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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1966
Page
1
Hal loween events drew hundreds of costumed children in Chanute as Kiwanis organized the annual parade from Main and Forest to Memorial Building where prizes were awarded. About 600 youngsters received candy and praise for teamwork from Harold Anderson, with local bands and schools contributing performances.
The area forecast calls for a hard freeze tonight with clearing skies and colder conditions. Winds from the north bring low temperatures in the middle 20s, with a high near 50 on Wednesday. Snowflakes observed briefly this morning. a caution for exposed pipes and tender vegetation.
Chanute police and the Erie sheriff report a quiet Halloween with only two minor incidents. A pair of boys TP’d trees on North Washington and a radio antenna was broken from Wilbur VanWinkle’s car at the National Guard armory. Hydrants opened sparked concern over water pressure but a three car patrol halted the activity. Sheriff Neely called the night mostly uneventful and positive across the county.
Erie voters in Grant township will cast ballots at Stark Methodist Church instead of City Hall in Tuesday's election. Neosho County Clerk Virgil Lowe said other county polls remain in their past locations.
President Johnson traveled by train and helicopter into South Korea to praise American and Korean troops guarding the 151 mile border with North Korea. He spoke softly about freedom and cited U S support amid Viet Nam debates. He met with President Park Chung Hee before touring Camp Stanley and the 26th Korean Infantry Division.
A desk mate says the worst part of the day was not the cold wind to the post office but receiving his tax notices in the mail.
Viet Cong artillery bombarded central Saigon during National Day observances. Reports say six Vietnamese and one American died, with at least 30 Vietnamese and five Americans wounded. The attack hit the cathedral, a Catholic school, John F. Kennedy Square, Saigon market and Grall Hospital but did not disrupt the parade marking Ngo Dinh Diem’s overthrow anniversary.
A United Fund gauge lists target levels at 23 000, 20 000, 17 500, 15 000, 12 500, and 10 000 dollars as milestone benchmarks for donors and community support groups.
Today's contribution to the United Fund edged to 7107 dollars as 31 percent of the 23070 dollar goal is met. A total of 562 persons have contributed.
Staff Sgt. Herbert William Boeckenhaupt, 23, German born and U S airman, was arrested at March Air Force Base on charges of conspiring to commit espionage for a Soviet diplomat. He pled not guilty and faced $50,000 bail as the FBI pursued alleged meetings in 1965 and 1966.
Tax notices on Neosho County personal and real property were received today with no notices mailed yesterday from the county treasurer’s Erie office. County Treasurer Marion Showalter urged taxpayers to return notices with payments. December 20 is the deadline for paying the first half without penalty.
A national supermarket spokesman says substantial price cuts require fewer services. In Portland a housewives group plans to picket 170 stores, while others report a growing revolt against high prices. Governors, politicians, and executives debate how to translate profits and promotions into lower bills.
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