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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1968
Page
1
South High School in Columbus moved a portrait of retired General Curtis E. LeMay after students objected to his running mate, calling him an avowed racist. Principal Harold Washburn confirmed the action at the alma mater.
Rain did not stop Humboldt 11th Biblesta as 23 floats and five high school bands rolled along the parade route. Dr. Robert Roelfs of the University of Arkansas gave the address from a KS Gas and Electric display area, drawing 5000 listeners in shelter and by radio. Winners included First Baptist Humboldt for The Rich Man and Lazarus and other church entries earning trophies and cash for foreign missions. A free bean dinner followed, with Elmer Childress and Singing Wills family performances.
The 1968 Chanute United Fund Drive launched at Tioga Hotel follows a 1967 success. Campaign president Dean Sutcliffe urges ten day efforts with 16 chairmen guiding eight agencies toward a 23900 goal, up from 22778.09. Agencies include Red Cross Boys Scouts Girl Scouts Salvation Army and others with door to door canvassing hoped to be minimal.
Allied task forces of U S Marines and American and South Vietnamese infantry pressed new offensives in the Khe Sanh and Da Nang areas, finding enemy ammunition stockpiles and signaling possible Russian gun movements into the South. Four American aircraft were lost in three days to ground fire. An observed downed plane and helicopter were reported, with one observation plane shot near the Khe Sanh base. A stockpile two miles below the DMZ yielded 200 rounds of 152 mm artillery ammunition and 100 fuses.
Area forecast shows fair and warmer tonight with partly cloudy to cloudy conditions Tuesday. Highs in the middle 70s Tuesday, lows in the middle 50s. A frontal system tracks across Kansas tonight into Tuesday bringing chances of showers and cooler air by Wednesday.
A two car collision 4.7 miles east of Chanute on E39 Saturday morning killed three people outright and a fourth died later at Neosho Memorial. Victims include 73 year old farmer Hugh Hunt and Mr and Mrs Guy Rush. Rain was reported at the time of the 9 a.m. crash. It remains under investigation to determine exact causes.
A brief intercepted note urges Cha. to push the United Fund Drive beyond its goal within ten days. The message closes with a cordial sign off.
Democrats were criticized at a Kansas Republican barbecue held at the National Guard Armory. Thunderstorms disrupted plans forcing cancellations by U.S. Senators Charles Percy and James Pearson during a four stop fund-raising tour.
The Kansas State Health Department and Christmas Seals unit will hold free chest X rays for residents 20 and over in Chanute and Memorial Building. The program runs Tuesday 10 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. and 1 30 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. at the Chanute site then at the Memorial Building Wednesday through Friday and next week Monday to Thursday with varying hours. X rays are funded by Christmas Seal sales and followup X rays may be paid by the county association.
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