26 May 1971
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
1
Nine transient fruit workers were killed and buried in shallow graves in two local orchards near Yuba City California. Juan V Corona a 37 year old farm labor contractor was arrested on nine counts of murder.
An intercepted note titled Dear Cha states one fault in welfare is that most people are mainly concerned with their own interests. The fragment reflects a personal letter voice and social commentary from a historical period.
Welfare costs in Neosho County rose only 21 percent since 1965, far below Kansas growth. Welfare Director John Kirkwood cites smaller population, rising medical expenses, expanded services, more staff, and a park work program as factors. ADC incentive payments encourage work while GA and OAA rules differ. The article notes 1966 to 1971 caseload shifts and details on earnings exemptions.
Neosho County welfare director John Kirkwood dismisses myths about abuse and car ownership among recipients. He notes 710 people on welfare in February with 305 ADC and 279 Old Age Assistance, adds most claimants are honest and lists services beyond public aid. He cites a 35 dollar per month cap per child and ongoing birth-control support. An area forecast follows.
A 14 year old Chanute boy was brought to police headquarters on extortion allegations at Royster Junior High School. Authorities say other students reported he would corner younger children and demand a dime or a quarter, threatening to rough them up. He was released to relatives pending further juvenile investigation by Ray Zumalt.
Quantas paid 560000 to an anonymous group claiming a barometric bomb was aboard a Boeing 707 with 116 passengers. The jet landed safely in Sydney after the ransom, with five minutes of fuel remaining, and the caller said there was no bomb. Police link the plot to a TV movie Doomsday Flight. The second item notes Sen. Bob Dole proposes a bill to let farms hire teens to drive farm vehicles, amid upcoming federal highway rules. The Governor’s Economic Development Conference at Kansas State University will hear from 350 Kansas leaders, though Gov. Docking is hospitalized after back surgery.
A Jasper County Circuit Court granted a permanent injunction blocking a proposed rock festival this weekend on abandoned mining ground northwest of Joplin. The ruling ends plans by organizers to hold the event on the site already zoned for other use.
President Park Chung Hee’s Democratic Republican party appears headed for a solid majority in the new National Assembly, while the opposition New Democratic party wins several upsets and could block constitutional changes with over one third of seats. In Topeka, NEA officials report contracts signed by over half the district teachers as bargaining pressure to reopen talks, though they deny a strike and warn school may not start on August 23.
Kansas Highway Patrol and local officials voiced concern over Neosho County ambulance response times. Delays have occurred in several incidents, including a fatal St Paul crash and a Thayer Chanute chain of events, with calls sometimes routed to the wrong service. County leaders consider changes and funding to staff more drivers, while hopes linger for a stable, quicker system.
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