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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1967
Page
1
Inquiries with seniors about college plans reveal varied views. George Wiltse favors six years of education for business readiness. Others advocate high school plus junior college, or at least four years of college, with emphasis on practicality and common sense.
Kansas weather outlook shows widely scattered showers tonight with generally fair conditions Sunday. Tonight’s low in the 50s and tomorrow’s high in the 70s. Topeka reports 11 am readings: high 78 low 62 with humidity around 58 and a 30.03 inch barometer. Sunrise at 6 04, sunset at 8 34.
U Thant told the U.N. Security Council that a clash over Israeli shipping through the Strait of Tiran could ignite a general Middle East war. He spoke after meeting President Nasser in Cairo and warned the crisis risks a wider conflict as Egypt blocks the Gulf of Aqaba. The United States seeks diplomacy to ease tensions while Israel vows to keep the gulf open and combat any closure. A Danish freighter, Estelle Maersk, neared Aqaba as tensions rose.
Washington reports Abba Eban left the United States after a 112 hour set of talks with President Johnson. U S diplomats shift to United Nations efforts to prevent a shooting war amid the Middle East crisis as Israel’s foreign minister returns to report to his prime minister.
Goodland Unified School District 352 voters approve an $885,000 bond issue after four prior defeats. Ballot passes 1,205 to 812 to fund two new elementary schools and convert an existing grade school into a junior high.
A report mentions a wooden art treasure and old furniture up for sale causing delays to attic cleaning projects. The intercepted letter appears in a brief note sent to Cha and reflects the impact of a potential sale on typical organizing tasks.
In Joplin Missouri a car overturned twice on a street west of town. Driver Jim Blair Ellis Jr. 16 of Joplin was killed. Passenger Eddie Lynn Webber 17 of Galena Kansas was hospitalized with cuts and possible broken bones. Troopers said the crash occurred at a jog in the road.
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday May 1 1967 reports 48 fatalities, compared with 242 for the comparable period in 1966 and 211 in 1967 so far.
Memphis AP report notes Mrs. Jack K Guess received a paycheck of 0.01 for 12 minutes worked after an auto accident. She was sent home by RCA plant officials under doctor orders not to do heavy work. Gross pay was 0.03, with 0.35 deducted for United Givers Fund and 0.02 for Social Security.
Police cited Michael L Roberts 16 of 302 S Central for failing to yield after a minor collision at Main and Central around 6 50 p m involving a 1964 Buick driven by Roberts and a 1960 Dodge driven by Deborah Wells 17 of 638 S Central. Damaged right front fender of Roberts car and left front door of Wells car.
A brief note instructs readers to contact their Tribune phone if unavailable. If the person cannot be reached, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. This item conveys a practical contact procedure likely from a community column.
In South Vietnam border provinces heavy fighting continued as U S jets struck North Vietnamese MIG fields and Haiphong power facilities. Marines evacuated the DMZ southern half while Hue near Thua Thien faced a three hour battle killing about six dozen Communists.
Pleasant nationwide weather boosts auto travel for the four day Memorial Day holiday. The National Safety Council forecasts 650 to 750 highway deaths, with 45 fatalities reported in the early hours. An AP survey tallies 560 deaths from May 12 to 16, and past four day holidays show records of 748 deaths.
An art expert in Vatican City says an armless olive wood crucifix sold with old furniture from a Viterbo monastery is a rare Michelangelo sculpture. The piece, once bought for 25 million lire, drew a possible $2 million offer from a New York gallery, while the owner plans to lend it to museums.
Army Pfc. Larry L. Reissig of Assaria Kansas was killed in action in Vietnam, the Defense Department said Friday after previously listing him as missing.
Hail wiped out the wheat crop in a 35 mile square area north west of Smith Center. In Athol eight miles west of Smith Center runoff from heavy rain piled hail three feet deep in gulleys. A small tornado caused minor damage near Phillipsburg. Heavy hail was also reported at Natoma fifty miles south.
Chanute High School will hold its 1967 commencement Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial auditorium with Derrill L. Pierce of Mid-America Inc. as speaker. Pierce, 33, a native of Oklahoma City and former Dun and Bradstreet manager, will address 160 graduates, evenly split 80 boys and 80 girls, as Robert D. Ward presides over diplomas.
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