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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1966
Page
1
American paratroopers fought for four hours on the ninth day of Operation Silver City as 600 Viet Cong attacked 173rd Airborne units near Sai gon. Casualties cited include 142 Viet Cong killed and 3 captured, while U.S. losses were light.
Topeka Kansas AP reports a 24 hour traffic death log ending at 9 am Wednesday. The March tally for 1966 stands at 107 compared with the same period in 1965 which was 113.
The Erie County valuation program moves to commercial properties after rural and residential field work. Dan Bubb and Robert Nelson lead a two to three month phase starting in Erie and visiting St Paul Stark and Earlton before Chanute. Inspectors will measure buildings review age construction cost land cost remodeling and rents and obtain a signed field card.
Natives from the Alaska interior gather in Fairbanks for the fourth annual native potlatch. They bring bear meat beaver salmon moose and muktuk whale skin fat and other delicacies. The weekend climaxes with the North American sled dog races.
Don Huffman of Chanute remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott from injuries in a traffic crash near there on Monday. His brother in law George G. Palen of Chanute was fatally injured in the same crash.
Gemini 8 forged a precise 105000 mile chase toward the Agena target satellite as Armstrong and Scott aimed to link two orbiting spacecraft. President Johnson pledged the U.S. would beat Russia to land a man on the moon in the 1960s while the Soviets scored a dog mission.
President Johnson signs a bill to raise about 6 billion dollars in revenue over 15 months. The measure broadens Social Security coverage to about 309,000 people and funds Viet Nam war efforts with tax changes including higher excise on car sales and reinstated 10 percent tax on phone calls.
In Wichita a sandpit raft tragedy left two of three 4 and 5 year olds dead Tuesday. Dean L Bartlett apparently fell overboard first. Vernon Elliott tried to aid him and also fell in. Randy D Shruanen reached shore to raise the alarm near the Wichita Big River Sand Co pit at the south city limits.
A bomb hoax prompted a St. Paul students holiday after an anonymous call claimed the school would be blown up. Police and school officials cleared two buildings, searched them thoroughly, and traced the call to a pay phone in St. Paul, with no source determined.
Area forecast calls for fair tonight and mild Thursday with high in the upper 70s and lows around 45 to 50. Topeka reports warmer than normal temperatures with a Pacific front expected to reach central areas by Thursday bringing southerly winds and a chance of showers.
The notice directs readers to contact the Tribune via phone if a carrier cannot be reached The after hours number HE 1 3400 is provided for evening calls and requires dialing after 6 p m
A 15 year old Chanute girl admitted writing three fraudulent checks and signing them with another name. Police said she passed a $10 check at a clothing store with a false address and used two more checks for $1 and $1.50 at a different store. Juvenile proceedings are planned.
An Irish scholar at the University of Detroit suggests St Patrick may be two different people. He says documents show an earlier Patrick who did part of the work later credited to St Patrick. Yale’s Vinland map and other remarks spark debate among Irish groups as parades near.
Kansas traffic safety figures show 1965 fatalities total 667 with rural areas accounting for 538 deaths. Urban areas logged 112 fatalities and 22,356 urban accidents, while rural areas had 419 fatal and 6,213 non fatal injuries. Friday had the most accidents and fatalities. Sedgwick County led in fatalities, Wyandotte in total accidents. Total injuries reached 21,500 with economic loss over 119 million dollars.
A brief intercepted note references a St Patrick sentiment and addresses a person nicknamed Cha. The fragment hints at a personalized message or inside joke about an Irish theme. Further context is not provided in the readable text.
In Watts California a riot sparked by an arrest led to a violent outbreak with a white truck driver killed and a Negro man shot. Police quickly deployed hundreds to seal 103rd Street and restore order as rioters hurled missiles looted shops and set fires.
The Wichita city commission approved an ordinance requiring go go dancers to register with police and be fingerprinted and photographed. It also regulates their conduct with patrons during working hours. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union protested the measure.
A gasoline spill ignited while pouring into a storage tank sparked a fire in Russell Kansas destroying the Vincent Motor Co buildings and threatening two adjacent structures. One motor firm employee suffered leg burns as the blaze took several hours to bring under control.
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