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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1967
Page
1
The inquiring reporter asks what people would save in a house fire. Mrs Pascal Wiggans of Bronson says her sewing machine. Mrs Dorothy Dannenberg of 1201 N Garfield replies my children.
Area forecast calls for fair skies and mild temps through weekend in Kansas. Northwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph today with highs 55 to 60, then around 60 Sunday. Lows tonight 26 to 32, readings Friday ranged 62 to 68, with lows 22 to 39 across cities.
A white 1963 Buick four door owned by Charles Rubow of 1 E. 8th was stolen from in front of his residence around 5 50 p m yesterday. Police said the keys were in the car and it had not been recovered today. The license tag was 2056.
Kansas Governor Robert Docking called for increased state coordination and quality in community junior colleges and area vocational technical schools. He warned fiscal limits mean significant new funding is unlikely and urged debate on location standards control and state financing of posthigh school education.
Gov. George Romney announced his candidacy for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination from Detroit. He spoke at a jammed news conference at the Veterans Memorial building, becoming the first major figure from either party to publicly declare for the presidency.
The Senate voted 55 to 12 to reject Sen. Prouty’s amendment that would move the increased Social Security benefits to January. The bill's March 1967 start remains for boosts, with checks due April 3, while opponents warn of cost and delayed pay.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for the 24 hours to 9 am Saturday shows 42 deaths in November 1967 and 582 for the year, compared with 656 in the comparable period of 1966.
Intercepted reports indicate a surprise shift in the race with Lester and Romney leading efforts. The development signals a crowded contest as campaigns mobilize support across key states and political groups.
Edwin Ward Robinson a 49 year old fruit salesman from Thayer was killed in a two car collision on highway K47 northeast of Thayer yesterday. Gerald E Carroll 63 of Walnut suffered multiple injuries and was listed in serious condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital. The crash occurred 2.7 miles east of the K47 US169 junction.
AP reports heavy fighting nine miles west of Dak To as U S forces clash with North Vietnamese troops near Laos border. Simultaneous heavy action near Dak To involved South Vietnamese paratroopers and rangers. Mortar and artillery exchanges frequent with high casualties and prisoner captures noted. Mekong Delta actions also reported with a Viet Cong assault on U S positions.
United Nations Security Council members began a weekend of talks to break the Middle East stalemate after a nine minute adjournment on Friday. Bulgaria requested delay for Monday at Soviet urging, while the Russians pushed blame and left the assignment to Bulgaria.
Boston woman Mrs Patricia Diaferio and John J Kelley were acquitted of taking part in the $1.5 million U S mail truck robbery near Plymouth. A 11 member jury deliberated 10 days after testimony, with Diaferio crying and Kelley expressing relief. Prosecutors said Diaferio helped divert traffic at Route 3 exit ramp to enable the heist on August 14, 1962.
A 3 month old boy Johnny Ray Wilson died when a car overturned on U S 50 three miles west of Williamsburg. His parents Larry R Wilson and Rebecca Jane Wilson of Amarillo Texas were returning from St Louis and sustained shock and bruises.
The House approved 167 to 143 a foreign aid bill at 2.196 billion dollars, far below the President's request of 3.226 billion. If the Senate agrees this would mark the deepest cut in the program's 20 year history, while Rusk planned to press for partial restoration.
Four fountains in Halemaumau’s central vent reached about 100 feet with numerous smaller spouts at the edges. The new central lake rose up to 10 feet daily, breaking crust levees and spilling lava over roughly 40 acres. Observers note the fountaining seismic activity and summit swelling have stayed steady since November 16.
New York AP reports Spec. 4 Frank A. Coronato 22 of Staten Island will reunite with Joe the dog aboard the freighter Robin Hood docking at Bayonne New Jersey. Coronato who finished a 122 month Vietnam tour faced heavy clearance requirements for the animal, claiming the dog required more papers than he did.
CHICAGO AP The national president of the Girl Scouts urged parents to end isolating children in safe environments and expose them to other cultures. Mrs. Holton Price Jr. of St. Louis spoke at a Friday meeting with 2,500 leaders praising programs that mix inner city and suburban girls to break down walls of misunderstanding.
In Joplin Missouri a 435000 bond proposal for a second high school physical education building fell four votes shy of the two thirds needed after a second election. There remains dispute over seven ballots set aside for missing black stickers. School officials say accreditation depends on the new facility.
Earle T. Cook, 37, a bottling company manager, was held on 100000 bond after federal charges allege he planted a dynamite bomb aboard an American Airlines Boeing 727 traveling from O'Hare to San Diego. The device failed to ignite and no one was harmed aboard the November flight.
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