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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1968
Page
5
Federal labels allow two new rootworm products Dasanit and Dyfonate for corn. K State tests in 1967 show promise. trial use only in 1968. Compare against current insecticides in split plots. monitor root systems in late June to early July. Use respirator, gloves, and protective clothing due to high toxicity.
Kansas State University forester Bill Loucks notes that controlled burning of pastures and fields reduces unwanted residues while avoiding large wildfires. He urges contact with local fire personnel, prepares firebreaks, uses strips, and schedules for 8 to 15 mph winds, 50 to 80 F, and 25 to 50 percent humidity.
Arbor Day is celebrated Friday with emphasis on tree appreciation and planting. Instruction from Kansas State University experts highlights choosing hardy, purposeful species to provide shade color windbreak and landscape benefits, noting trees require time to grow and contribute to disease control and beauty.
AP reports Kansas State University pathologist Claude L. King says soil-borne mosaic virus is spreading westward in Kansas wheat. The disease stunts plants and lowers grain yield, surviving in soil despite crop rotation and prompting growers to switch fields or plant resistant varieties.
Roy D. Adams of 06 W. 4th became a life member of the American Polled Hereford Association, headquartered in Kansas City. The group reports over 2,500 new life memberships in six months, more than 33,000 active owners and breeders, and nearly three million Polled Herefords registered since 1901 when the breed started with 11 head.
Kansas State University Extension economist Leslie Frazier notes small towns gain edge in attracting new plants as air pollution traffic and blight worsen in metros. Data show rural communities host more agricultural related industries and more varied sectors than larger towns, highlighting livability and labor force as key factors in site decisions.
Federal and state agricultural agencies gathered in Parsons to discuss forming a Resource Conservation and Development program covering nine southeast Kansas counties. DeWitt Abbott outlined goals like water resources for recreation, flood prevention, soil surveys, conservation planning, land-use changes, recreation facilities, industry attraction, and livestock crops improvements, with county participation guiding project features.
U S Air Force Captain Loren D. Eastburn of Chanute Kansas received five Air Medals at Nellis AFB Nevada for meritorious aerial service in Vietnam. He now has eleven Air Medals and serves in the Tactical Air Command at Nellis. He is a Chanute High School graduate and earned a BA from the University of Wichita before his 1959 commission. His wife Delores is from Chanute.
Orville E Chandler has been appointed Standard Oil agent at Chanute effective immediately, replacing retiree Ed Brown. Chandler, a U.S. Army veteran and AF&AM member, completed a training course and is married with three children Debra 14, Georgia Mae 12, and David 7. Previously he worked for Port and Cement Co.
Seaman Ronald Carpenter on a 14 day leave from Great Lakes visits Humboldt wife in Iola and mother in Wichita before returning for seven weeks of training. Other items note nursing students Nelda Pullman and Bonnie Headley starting student teaching in Chanute. BYF district rally at Uniontown with church hosts providing transport, program on chalk art music and Bible quiz, and Sunday devotionals in chapel.
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Brief items from the Chanute Tribune dated Tuesday March 26 1968 cover local happenings and notices. Read as a compact snapshot of community events, concerns, and small announcements in Chanute and surrounding areas.
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