Girl Lost in River Near Chanute After Raft Disaster
Anne Bowes twenty appears lost after seven youths rafted near Brown Wells Dam. The craft overturned at the dam and Bowes is presumed drowned. six others escaped. Search by sheriff, pilots, and locals followed the Sunday incident.
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Neosho River
Anne Bowes
Chanute
Brown Wells Dam
Leonard Cox
Ditmar’s Ford
David Kern
Russell King
N. Highland
Fred Montague III
Platte City
Squirrel in Toilet and River Rescue at Dam Incident
An intercepted letter describes a raft accident at John Redmond Dam near Burlington. Three youths remained trapped as the raft overturned and currents swept others downstream. One girl identified as Miss Jones surfaced. officials closed dam gates from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. to reduce danger.
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Craigs
Miss Jones
John Redmond
Burlington
Corps of Engineers
Fair and cool night with mild Tuesday forecast
Area forecast calls for fair and cool conditions tonight with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Tuesday will be partly sunny and mild with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Light northeast winds today shifting to variable tonight. Rain chances zero tonight and Tuesday.
Erie BPW Wins State Awards at Wichita Convention
The Erie Business and Professional Women's Club crowned two state winners at the BPW convention in Wichita. Lois Carlson, Neosho County extension home economist, was named state woman of the year, with James Rowland earning the state BPW Young American award for men under 35. Carlson is active in multiple groups and writes for The Chanute Tribune, while Rowland chairs NCCJC trustees and has long service with local civic groups.
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Erie Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lois Carlson
James Rowland
Wichita
Carlson
Neosho County Extension Home
Rowland
BPW
Beech Aircraft Activity Center
Wreck kills former Chanute resident William Jenkins
William F. Jenkins 27 of Topeka died when his car hit a guardrail on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence service area. A Chanute High graduate and former Tribune employee, he held a journalism degree from Kansas State College Pittsburg and worked part time at the paper in 1964. Survivors include his parents and siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Chanute
The
Chanute Tribune
William “Bill” F. Jenkins
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Chanute High School
Jenkins
the Tribune
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
First United Methodist Church
Howard Jenkins
S. Allen
Cathy Martin
H. Edward Jenkins
Chicago
Randall D. Jenkins
David (Liewlyn) Thies
Shawnee
Livingston N. Witten
Memorial Park Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
114 Students Graduate At Neosho County NCCJC 1973
Neosho County Community Junior College held its 37th commencement in the college fieldhouse with an audience over 800. Sen. Dale Hudson gave the address titled Freshman Again. Degrees were presented by Dr. James A. Rowland and Dr. Erik Conard announced by the board chairman. The NCCJC stage band and Chamber Choir performed. Sigma Alpha members were introduced as the top 10 percent of the class.
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Dr. Rowland
NCCJC
Boy Scouts
Erie
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis, Jaycees
Senior Housing Project
Erie Industrial Committee
Neosho County
Dennis Gates
Cherla Heaton
Richard McMeekin
Brian Mee
Lucy Ricketts
Mark Roberts
Linda Smith
Tim Watts
Lester Young
Erik Conard
James A. Rowland
Paul Hett
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Sigma Alpha
Kim Anderson
Annette Bouray
Gayle Defenbaugh
16 year old driver in St Paul car crash
Michael J. Grosdidier, 16, of St Paul escaped injury in a one car wreck at 11 30 PM Saturday at US 57 and First Street. Deputy Stever Lopeman said Grosdidier lost control while leaving a driveway and struck a tree. Vehicle a 1969 Chevrolet sustained about 900 dollars in damage.
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ST. Paul
Michael J. Grosdidier
US 57
First Street
Steve Lopeman
Grosdidier
Dole Compares Refinery Loss to Watergate Impact
US Senator Bob Dole lauded Neodesha’s recovery from Standard Oil’s withdrawal at a dinner honoring William Paxson St. Clair as Kansas Small Businessman of the Year. Dole framed the refinery setback as a test of resilience akin to Watergate, praising local industry and St. Clair’s firm Fiberglass Engineering in boosting eight daily boat units and full August sales.
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Standard Oil
Nixon
Neodesha
Dole
Washington
Republican Party
Senate
St. Clair
Neodesha Industrial Commission
Small Business Administration
Kansas City
Wichita
The
Industrial Commission
Neodesha Industries
Bob Dole
Paxson St. Clair
Kansas
Bangkok military court charges police lieutenant in Cathay Pacific bombing
Somchai Chaiyasut, 31, a former police lieutenant, is charged with premeditated murder and related crimes for blowing up a Cathay Pacific plane over South Vietnam last June. Police say he insured his daughter and girlfriend, both killed in the crash, for $270,000. The bomb exploded 22 minutes after departing Bangkok for Hong Kong. there were no survivors.
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Bangkok
Cathay Pacific Airways
South Vietnam
Somchai Chaiyasut
Hong Kong
Somchai
Khadafy Says Israelis Worked in Oasis Oil Fields
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy accused Oasis Oil Co of employing Israelis in its desert fields during a six hour news conference. He called the situation a scandal for America and said Israelis had crept into Libyan oil operations. No retaliation was indicated.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Oasis Oil Co
America
Cambodian Troops Rebel in Phnom Penh Over Pay
About 500 Cambodian troops marching through Phnom Penh fired their guns in the air hungry and unpaid. They received a month's pay and bread but threatened to advance on Marshal Lon Nol's presidential palace if wages were not settled.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Intelligence notes on Moscow and Beijing pressuring Vietnam ceasefire
U S intelligence analysts study signs that Moscow and Peking may urge restraint on the Vietnamese Communists from seeking a quick military victory in South Vietnam. Reports circulated through intelligence channels suggest Russia and China are pressuring to observe the ceasefire.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
Peking
South Vietnam
Russia
China
Commission to probe Viet Cong bombing charges in South Vietnam
The International Commission of Control and Supervision unanimously voted to investigate Viet Cong accusations that U S planes attacked Communist territory in South Vietnam in violation of the cease fire. The United States denied the charges beforehand.
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Saigon
International Commission of Control and Supervision
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Gold Breaks $100 An Ounce On European Markets
Gold reaches $100 an ounce in early trading on Europe's bullion markets, with the U S dollar slipping. The price hits the key level in both London and Zurich, more than double the level from a year ago.
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London
Europe
U.S
Zurich
Bruce in China heads for Peking after border crossing
America's first diplomatic representative to Communist China David K. Bruce crossed from Hong Kong into China heading for Peking. The 75 year old diplomat called the assignment very intriguing and said Watergate and Vietnam cease-fire issues would not affect his work.
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Hong Kong
America
China
David K. E. Bruce
Peking
Vietnam
Rogers to Inspect Managua After December Quake
Secretary of State William P. Rogers flies to Managua to inspect preliminary rebuilding after the earthquake. He will inaugurate the new U S embassy offices and lay the cornerstone for a hospital being built with U S aid as Nicaragua begins a tour of eight countries.
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Mexico City
William P. Rogers
Managua
U.S
Rogers
Nicaragua
Rogis
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