07 May 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
1
Mary Walker aged 103 in Chattanooga credits a reading class begun at age 100 with literacy gains. Born in 1866 in Bullard County Alabama she recalls hard farm labor left little schooling and now reads the Bible and newspapers.
Space Center Houston AP Col Frank Borman, commander of the Christmas moon flight, is named field director of NASA's space station task force. He will study large Earth orbiting laboratories to support months long space missions after the moon landing. Topeka AP A cafe waitress was shot multiple times and a manhunt is under way across three counties. Mrs Twila Hubbard 24 is in serious condition in Topeka hospital. A suspect described as about five feet tall and 30, armed with two pistols, fled. A car was then stolen at gunpoint near Meridan with Canadian plates. A separate Holton farm reported a man with a gun at a residence.
Congress leaders from both parties debate a Kennedy suggested opposition report on the antiballistic missile system. The hesitant analysis argues the ABM cannot meet its missions even with upgrades. Meanwhile the American Security Council lauds ABM as essential peace insurance for the 1970s.
The Hasbaya region near the Israeli border sees heavy fighting as about 2000 Al Saika Thunderbolt guerrillas, linked to Syria, clash with Lebanese forces. Beirut reports one soldier killed, with both sides trading accusations over non Palestinian fighters and Syrian infiltration amid tensions.
A clash on New York City College campus between Negro and Puerto Rican students and white students left several whites injured as police moved in to break up sit ins. At Dartmouth parallel protests involving students, police removed sit ins with no injuries reported.
Chanute manufacturing firms set up displays at the National Guard armory for a three day Spring Industrial Show opening at 1 p.m. featuring 25 plus booths. A Thursday dance and Saturday parade are planned with callouts for more parade units.
Neosho Junior College trustees approved a $3,872 federal matching grant to fund equipment for a closed circuit TV educational hookup. The college will match the grant for a total $7,744 to buy a video tape recorder, transmitter converter and multiple receivers. The system links classrooms and lending centers to cable TV for nationwide sharing of college programs.
An intercepted note suggests the Smothers Brothers as a possible opening season pick for the Junior College television hookup. The reference notes a direct appeal to Cha and frames a debut season plan around the pair.
A U S Army Chinook carrying South Vietnamese infantrymen crashed and burned 75 miles north of Saigon killing 34 aboard and injuring 35, the U S Command said. Two American crewmen died and one was injured.
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