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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
1
Glen Taylor, city inspector, faces a growing weed nuisance process as he hunts down owners, serves notices, and handles complaints. He notes weeds breed mosquitoes, raise allergies, drag down values, and can spark fire hazards, with growth over 12 inches justifying action.
Investigation into the probable murder of Robert B. Ehler, 71, of Parsons, continues with no new leads. Ehler was found shot on a Neosho County road near Parsons, with three bullets in his body. Officers seek a motorcyclist seen nearby and question robbery. money remained in his billfold. A KBI agent took evidence to Topeka, including clothing, bullets, and items from the car.
Senate confirms Elliott Richardson picks Archibald Cox, Harvard professor, to head the Watergate probe with full authority. Cox vows independence, will hire staff, and investigate bugging and 1972 election espionage. Meteorology forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with possible thunderstorms.
US Representative William O Mills was found shot to death at his Mulberry Hill Farm in Talbot County Maryland. Authorities indicated the death appears to be a self inflicted gunshot wound with powder burns on his shirt. Mills 48 had faced questions over a 1971 campaign contribution from Nixon campaign funds later alleged to have been unreported. He had just appeared on the House floor prior to the incident.
A fragment shows an intercepted note asking who holds the wine concession for the Jesus festival. The reader is left with a brief inquiry and signature Yours.
The Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission publishes its complete summer program schedule with pre enrollment policy and procedures. Appears in tabloid form for easy removal on pages seven and eight.
A special legislative committee in Topeka endorsed a study of a nine county Ozarks region plan to consolidate six southeastern Kansas junior colleges into one or two districts. The effort, funded by a commission grant, aims to evaluate feasibility and coordinate area vocational schools in Bourbon, Allen, Woodson, Wilson, Neosho and Montgomery counties.
The Laceys of Lacey Carpet Sales will relocate from 227 E. 1th to a 40 by 80 foot building at 818 S. Santa Fe to showcase carpets vinyl ceramics and drapes. The move aims to open by Aug 1 and add wallpaper Formica and home decoration services to their line.
The Rev. Bob McGuire will serve as master of ceremonies for the Jesus Music Festival '73 set for June 23 at Royster Stadium. The event features 11 musical groups from Chanute and surrounding areas with a candlelight finale and gospel messages from several pastors. Organizers note theme New World Coming ties Chanute’s centennial with a new century of religious thought.
In Tampa a first grade class writes about Watergate as a writing exercise with whimsical interpretations. In Washington Democrats raise a record $1 million for 1974 congressional races at a banquet, while a GOP event gathered $750,000. A bipartisan committee calls for a law to reform government secrecy after exposing abuses and rising costs.
London AP reports Lord Jellicoe, leader in the House of Lords for the Conservative government, resigns after his name links to a ring of call girls. He is the second Heath cabinet member to admit prostitution contacts, following Air Chief Marshal Lord Lambton. Athens AP notes Greece's military junta blocking a coup by two retired admirals and three officers, arresting them before the plan could be carried out.
The Skylab salvage ship in Cape Kennedy packed sunshades and repair tools for Ameri ca's crippled orbiting lab as a three astronaut Apollo mission readies to rendezvous with Sky lab 272 miles above Earth. Launch is set for 8 a.m. CDT Friday aboard a Saturn 1B rocket.
President Nixon and his family prepare a grand homecoming for returned prisoners of war. The White House plans a 1,214-guest dinner on the south lawn under an orange and yellow striped tent with volunteers aiding the effort.
In the Watergate crisis context, Nixon retains GOP support as 167 Republicans back him to uphold his veto against a Democrat-led Congress. The veto blocked a bill requiring Senate approval of his two top budget officers, yielding a 40 vote margin.
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