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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1968
Page
1
Paris and other cities report scattered electricity cuts as 11 day strike ends with union leaders calling for ratification in a brief period. Georges Pompidou heralds partial gains while Georges Seguy says decisions should come soon amid ongoing student protests and police friction.
Rapid rise of the Neosho River after heavy rains trapped Lloyd Carter and Bert Kralicek in a stilt cabin a mile south of St Paul. George Neely said 6 a.m. rescue by three men in a boat freed them. River reached 25.3 feet at Erie before flood stage of 26.0 feet.
Kansas State University will confer its 50 000th degree at the 105th commencement exercises on Saturday. Through last June the university had granted 49 396 degrees and more than 2 100 degrees will be awarded this year. The ceremony includes 426 graduates from last August and 578 from January, with 1 191 candidates this spring.
The city commission will hold a regular session at the Memorial building tonight starting at 7 30. The meeting agenda includes standard municipal business and public comment opportunities.
The manhunt for two escaped Atascadero State Hospital patients extends to San Francisco after the last of four hostages is freed unharmed. Frank Svehla, a psychiatric technician, hailed a patrol car at 4 am. The three remaining fugitives, all with criminal records, are armed and considered dangerous.
Rain drenched the Poor People's shantytown but leaders of Resurrection City pressed to march on federal offices to press food program demands. Reies Tijerina and others voiced concerns of minority groups, while Rev Bevel and Rev Abernathy outlined a shift to full nonviolent action and a strategy meeting to blend campaign goals.
Mira Slovak world champion pilot in 1958 was gravely injured when his sailplane Spirit of Santa Paula crashed in a drainage ditch near the Santa Paula Municipal Airport after a 9000 mile Atlantic to North America flight. The crash occurred as a large welcome awaited outside the airport.
More than 1,000 economists from 125 institutions urged a nationwide income guarantee system. They said it must be need based with incentives to work and save, criticizing current aid programs as hindering work and stable families. The statement was sponsored by Samuelson, Galbraith, Tobin, Watts, and Lampman and released at MIT.
Kansas traffic death log covers 48 hours to 9 am Monday with May totals 39 and 1968 total 23. 1967 comparable period shows a prior unreported fatality included.
Weekend fighting across the Saigon perimeter and the Dong Ha area saw heavy Viet Cong assaults with antiaircraft guns deployed north of the DMZ. U.S. forces reported 16 enemy guns destroyed, more than 1,000 enemy deaths, and 16 American fatalities with 33 wounded. Marine and Army units fought in dense terrain and fog, while air strikes and naval support aided operations.
Paris AP reports U S Ambassador Harriman stated that over 200000 North Vietnamese troops have fought or been stationed in South Vietnam over four years. He pressed Xuan Thuy to admit their presence as talks in Paris tackle the bombing ban and peace terms.
Twenty two students at Royster Junior High School received scholastic scholarship certificates and pins for maintaining at least a 2.50 grade average on the three point system across both semesters. Six earned straight A’s. Names include Dennis Gates Rick McMeekin Mark Roberts Tim Thuston Carolyn Kensett Cynthia Murrill and others across 9th 8th and 7th grades.
Several non injury car accidents occurred in and near Chanute over the weekend. Notable crashes involved Clella Null and Bonnie Allen at 4th and Lincoln around 11:10 a.m. Saturday with reported damages of 800 and 700 dollars. Null cited for failing to yield right of way. A truck collided with a cow on South Plummer Road near Rex River, minor truck damage. Additional fender benders occurred on Central and 7th Streets and in a school lot near St Patrick’s Church. Police documented careless driving charges and backing incidents with modest damages.
The area forecasts show partly cloudy skies and a warmer trend through Tuesday with a 20 percent precipitation chance tonight. Topeka reports variable cloudiness with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers in western Kansas and highs around 70 today. Overnight lows range from 45 to 50 with scattered light showers reported earlier in central and western Kansas.
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