Public safety plea as Memorial Day travel nears
Police and officials join an expanded holiday drive urging safe driving on crowded streets and highways. The American Legion and the highway patrol sponsor Light Up and Live from 4 to 6 pm with lighted cars and safety pamphlets. Road crews stress stop signs visibility and a standing reward for removing traffic signs, urging quick reporting of any missing signs.
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American Legion Post
Police Department
Highway Patrol
Lifeguard
Ray Coder
Coder
Mariner 4 Signals Indicate Endurance Through 1968
Pasadena officials report Mariner 4 photographed Mars last July 14 and may operate until 1968. The craft uses a solar powered transmitter and was picked up by JPL’s 210 foot Goldstone antenna from about 197.5 million miles away last Saturday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Mars
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Goldstone
Intercepted Letter Hints at City Rivalry and Tensions
A controversial intercepted letter reveals a country hawk harshly criticizing city doves. The missive implies heightened tension between rural and urban factions, signaling potential political fallout.
Fire crew rescues youth at Brown Wells dam spillway
The fire department helped a rural Chanute youth stranded on an inner tube near Brown Wells dam northeast of town at noon. Wayne Erickson of R.2 was pulled toward the spillway current and could not free himself. Chris Kirkwood of 704 West Main summoned aid, and firefighters threw a rope pulling Erickson to shore.
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Brown Wells
Wayne Erickson
R. 2
Chris Kirkwood
W. Main
Erickson
Gemini 9 Rendezvous Delayed One Day at Cape Kennedy
NASA announced a one day postponement of the Gemini 9 mission from Tuesday to Wednesday to give the Atlas target rocket extra time for prep. The plan calls for Atlas launch at 9 a.m. and Gemini 9 at 10 39 p.m. CST, with a three day flight and a 2 hour 25 minute space walk by Eugene Cernan.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Atlas
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cernan
Take-Charge Hawk Dominates Hospital Grounds
A large hawk, wingspan about ten feet, harasses workers and deters activity around St. Joseph's Infirmary in Louisville. Window washers quit, priests avoid sun porches, and crews watch for the bird while conservation officers authorize measures to remove it.
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Louisville
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Edward N. Cline
Kentucky
Road improves link to sales barn in county project
A county black topping project began on East 14th road near Cha nute Livestock Auction, extending to highway K39. The resurfacing aims to provide an all weather connection from the highway to the sales barn and city limits.
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Chanute
East 14Th
Accept Challenge, Neosho Community Junior College Graduates Told
Pittsburg State College President Dr George F Budd urged Neosho Community Junior College graduates to face life’s challenges. He said success comes from entering the arena and meeting difficulties head on, with will power and ethics guiding decisions. Robert Ward presented diplomas to 60 graduates as Buford Fisher presided at the Senior High college auditorium exercises.
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George F. Budd
Pittsburg State College
Neosho Community Junior College
Buford Fisher
Fire damages kitchen at Williams home
A grease fire in a skillet at the Neil Williams residence 1106 S Tennessee triggered an alarm at 10:25. Mrs Williams extinguished the blaze before firefighters arrived and suffered burns to her hands. The skillet fell, injuring floor covering and denting the range hood and cabinet trim.
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Williams
Neil Williams
S. Tennessee
Library Announces Summer Hours and New Facilities
The Chanute Public Library will observe summer hours starting Saturday, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. A new copy machine at ten cents a page and a microfilm unit have been added for public use, enabling copies from reference books and past Tribune issues. Magazines on microfilm are available, with no plans to acquire new magazines at this time.
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Chanute Public
the Tribune
Vietnamese Troops Break Up a Mob in Saigon
Vietnamese marines used tear gas and automatic fire to disperse antigovernment Buddhist demonstrators outside the Buddhist Institute in Saigon after leaders rejected Premier Ky's peace feeler. The clash followed a secret Ky Thi meeting under U.S. auspices and amid a broader crisis over civilian rule.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
U.S
Thi
Chu Lai
Hue
Mental Health Center expands Territory in Southeast Kansas
The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center in Humboldt extends its service area to Bourbon Labette and adds board appointees from Bourbon. The merger will combine Bourbon with Humboldt and affect staffing and satellite offices in Fort Scott and Parsons as the plan awaits state welfare board approval.
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Humboldt Center of Mental Health
Kansas
Humboldt
Allen
Neosho
Woodson County
Labette
Bourbon County
W. Eugene Myers
Iola
Bourbon
Southeast Center
Roy Lamer
Henry Benedict
Eva Krull
Myers
Southeast
Bourbon and
Loyd C. Brannon
Leila Myers
ACSW
Seymour Epstein
la Rene Epstein
Ottawa
Betty Johnson
Inez Mottit
Fort Scott
Parsons
Dr. Myers
State Board of Social Welfare
Leslie L. Norton
Edward E. Long
R. C. Buchanan
St. Paul
Robert H. Geiger
Memorial Day Observance Scheduled at Elmwood Cemetery
Memorial Day observed Monday with city, county and state offices closed. Chanute veterans groups hold a 10 a m service at Elmwood Cemetery featuring Milo Peterson Ray Hames a Legion and VFW firing squad and Taps. Scout buglers provide a salute with Rev. Giezen Tanner delivering the prayer. Graves will be decorated in Erie and Buffalo communities also hosting ceremonies.
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the Tribune
Chanute Veterans’ Organizations
Elmwood Cemetery
Milo Peterson
Unified School District 387
Midway - Altoona
Ray Hames
Boerstler
May
American Legion
The
Legion
Cecil J. Meeker
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Robert Giezentanner
First Presbyterian Church
Erie
Buffalo
Traffic Death Toll Listing For Topeka Area
Topeka area traffic death log shows 4 fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 a m Friday. May totals reach 43 for 1966 with 232 for the year, compared with 227 in the comparable 1965 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather: heat continues in Kansas into weekend
Area forecast calls for generally fair and warmer weather tonight and Saturday. Low near 60 tonight, high around 90 Saturday. Topeka reports more hot and dry conditions with cooler temperatures and possible light rains by weekend end as a cold front moves south then moderates statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodd Revises Libel Suit Against Columnists
Senator Thomas J. Dodd has pared his libel and conspiracy suit against Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. He lowers damages to 2 million dollars and seeks a speedy trial while asking the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate charges of improper conduct.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Senate Ethics Committee
First Five Months Dry in Kansas
The first five months of 1966 may be the driest on record in Kansas with nine stations reporting precipitation at 24 to 52 percent of normal. Topeka logged 3.17 inches, 29 percent of normal, while Johnson near southwest Kansas reported 1.28 inches, 24 percent. May has been especially dry with many stations at near zero to .15 inch.
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Kansas
Topeka
Johnson
Goodland
Tribune
Ellsworth
Concordia
Goodland, Horton, Tribune, Ellsworth
Horton
Independence
Rainfall Totals Fall Short of Average in Chanute
The 1966 rainfall through May totals 8.02 inches, about 60 percent of the January to May average of 13.82. January through May precipitation at Martin Johnson Airport is recorded by the Federal Aviation Agency.
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Chanute
Federal Aviition Agency
Martin Johnson Airport
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