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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1967
Page
1
In Steuben and Humboldt, mothers describe key lessons taught to children. Mrs. Frank Ogle of 112 Steuben says all teachings matter, while Mrs. Mildred McBratney emphasizes kindness and consideration for everyone.
Today at 11 am temperatures ranged from 47 to 55 with highs in the upper 60s Sunday. Forecasters expect partial clearing tonight with drizzle possible, then sunshine and milder temps early next week across Kansas including Concordia Liberal Goodland Wichita.
A 12-foot alligator invaded the Atlas Centaur rocket complex at Cape Kennedy. Guards led by Sgt A D Vann cornered it with a dug-under fence entry, wrestled it into a drainage ditch, and a fire truck flushed it away. The incident halted work briefly.
In Hannibal Missouri fresh troops join locals as we and national guardsmen aid the search for missing boys Craig Dowell fourteen Joey Hoag thirteen and Billy Hoag eleven believed to have entered Murphy s Cave through a newly exposed entrance. Earth moving equipment will dig the road bed area where bodies might be found and to address possible sink holes created during highway work.
In Redwood City California Leslie Cowger of Menlo Park was arrested twice and jailed once for driving a stolen car after a state computer database flagged the vehicle. Police later learned the car had been returned and the system had not been updated, leading to his release before an error was found.
Police found a car bought in Iola with a bad check after routine license tag checks in the same location. The Ross Arbuckle agency of Iola sold the car and faces pursuit by Allen County authorities, who issued a warrant for the buyer connected to multiple bad checks.
Intercepted letter notes weather confusion affecting sports seasons with skiing extending beyond spring football drills. The writer signs as Dear Cha and ends with a cordial closing.
Tom Blancett, 11 E. 8th, was elected chairman of the Neosho County Republican Central Committee at a special Erie meeting. He succeeds Marlin Blackston who resigned to move to Wichita. New officers are Mrs. Russell Page as vice chairwoman, Mrs. Louie Rogers as secretary, and Mrs. R. J. Burkman as treasurer. About 30 people attended.
Missouri Pacific Railroad on Friday gained control of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois by electing a majority of directors to the C E I board at the annual meeting.
Sen. Birch Bayh charged that a secret AID report shows a large import of chloramphenicol into South Vietnam and possible diversion to the Viet Cong and Chinese Communists. AID said imports were stopped, disputed Bayh’s figures, and denied diversion. Bayh urged congressional investigation amid Poats nomination backlash.
Photos from Lunar Orbiter 4 show a 200 by 10 mile crack in the moon’s crust near the south pole described as a new feature. Harold Masursky suggests lava filling the crack could indicate volcanic activity, while small trough craters may result from volcanic action rather than meteorites.
American airmen bombed within five miles of Hanoi facing heavy fire from Red guns missiles and jets Friday. Three U S planes were downed and five airmen listed as missing in action raising North Viet Nam war losses to 539 planes.
Francis A. Lambert in Chili near Rochester says he may fly a kite into the air space above his house to test if he owns that air. He notified the airport manager to warn pilots to avoid the area while his son and he test the height limits.
A Federal Court jury convicted D.A. Von Feldt and Howard B. Mitchell along with Inland Oil Co for violations of the Federal Securities Act and mail fraud. The case centered on alleged misrepresentation of oil and gas lease values on land in Rio Arriba New Mexico.
In Fatima Portugal on a hillside shrine the Pope led an outdoor Mass before about a million people kneeling to pray for peace and an end to hunger. He urged moral progress to match science and called for mutual strengthening and collaboration rather than destruction. He arrived from Rome in a rainstorm and rode 25 miles to the shrine in an open car amid cheering crowds.
U S Air Force reported seven Communist MIG fighters shot down in strikes around Hanoi with two more probably destroyed. No American planes lost in the engagements. Earlier reports noted three U S Air Force aircraft downed in North Vietnam. All fighters involved operated from bases in Thailand.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death toll for the 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday May 25 1967 totals 184 compared with 206 in the same period in 1966. Officials note variations in rural and urban fatalities and urge cautious driving.
An AP Special Correspondent notes Kremlin leaders appear cautious and focused on Soviet national interests rather than Cold War bravado. Brezhnev’s Sofia speech sticks to anti-U.S. clichés while suggesting path to peace may involve ending bombings in Vietnam. The piece argues Moscow pursues trade gains and Europe stability, with U.S.-Soviet naval clashes seen as isolated incidents amid internal hawkish pressure.
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