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Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1966

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Juco Bids Due for Neosho County Campus Project

Neosho County Junior College officials expect competitive bids for the new 2 million campus project. Bids are due tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the board of education building with general contracting, mechanical and electrical categories. Federal grants and bond issues total 2 020 187 dollars, and pre construction conferences will occur over five weeks before a 480 day construction window.

Neosho County Junior College Board Board of Education County Advisory Board of Regents Buford Fisher Floyd Naff Wilbur Allison William Guy Vera Harms Wilbur Thompson

Alcott Adopts School Lunch Program During National Week

Seventy five Alcott pupils joined a noon meal offered as District 413 expands school lunch service. The Alcott lunch, catered from Hutton School, used new aluminum tables and a dual heated cooled box system. Catering will extend to all elementary buildings. Hutton prepares meals for Murray Hill and Fairfield as well.

Alcott School Hutton National Alcott Hutton School Buford E. Fisher Fisher June Kiddoo Murray Hill Fairfield Roosevelt Lincoln School

Mrs Showalter Injured By Her Own Car in Kansas

Mrs Wilma Showalter 51 Republican candidate for Neosho County treasurer was run over by her own car in Erie Kansas after alighting it rolled forward. She suffered leg injuries with no broken bones per X rays at Labette County Medical Center Parsons. Her husband Marion Showalter holds the treasurer post.

Erie Kan Wilma Showalter Neosho County Labette County Medical Center Parsons Showalter Marion Showalter

Built in gadget eyed to boost driver safety

An intercepted letter notes a new law mandating safer autos and a group developing a built in device to enhance motorist awareness and consciousness.

Weather Day Forecast For Topeka

Area forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with a low tonight in the mid 40s and a high Wednesday in the 80s. Skies were clear in Kansas today with increasing cloudiness expected Wednesday and winds turning brisk southerly, remaining through tonight.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau

U S Soviet aim to reach accord on nuclear nonproliferation

Washington reports a U S Soviet move toward an early treaty on banning spread of nuclear weapons. Key hurdle remains whether NATO nuclear forces sharing German access would be prohibited or allowed under international control with U S veto.

Washington United States Soviet Union Gromyko State Department NATO U.S.S.R U.S

Sen James Pearson Visits Here Tomorrow Campaign Swing Southeast Kansas

U S Sen James Pearson will campaign in Chanute and Neosho County tomorrow. He arrives about 3 30 p m and will campaign in the business district visiting friends and constituents. The three day bus tour covers southeast Kansas with general campaigning and outreach.

U.S James Pearson Chanute Neosho County Sen. Pearson Kansas

Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Data

Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Tuesday October 1 1966 noting 555 fatalities for comparable 1965 period 504.

Topeka Kansas

Device Aims to Turn Drivers Into Good Samaritans

A Long Island firm tests a night headlight dimmer and daytime flashing device to signal a central dispatch for locating disabled cars on a stretch of the Long Island Expressway near Old Westbury. A $70 000 federal grant backs the two to three week trial with dummies if needed.

Deer Park N.Y Long Island Long Island Expressway Old Westbury Airborne Instrument Laboratories Federal Bureau of Public Roads Richmond-Petersburg Virginia Kansas Interstate 15 California Nevada

Viet Cong Diehard Band Wiped Out Near Qui Nhon

U S forces killed 33 Viet Cong and captured eight in a five hour engagement near Qui Nhon as a helicopter borne unit of the 1st Cavalry encircled and pressured a local Viet Cong group to surrender. Operation Irving has run ten days with 470 enemy killed and 503 prisoners.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S Qui Nhon Robert S 1St Cavalry

Parking Plan Shifts Near Post Office Approved

The city commission approved a state highway plan to modify parking at the post office corner Lincoln and Elm. It removes two spots near the northeast corner, keeps angle parking in front of the post office, and adds parallel parking farther north to improve turning space and visibility.

Lincoln and Elm

Registration Books Open for Chanute Voters

Chanute voters are reminded time is running out to register for the November 8 general election. The city clerk’s office says registration books are open during regular hours now, with a five day period of night registration starting Thursday and extending through next Tuesday. On night registration dates the office stays open until 9 p.m. Only city residents, including newly annexed areas, must register if they have not previously registered or if they moved or changed names since last registration.

Chanute

Car Crashes Reported In City Morning Incidents

Two minor crashes were reported today. Jim F. Davis Jr. and Sarah M. Best collided at 401 S. Highland as Davis pulled from a curb while Best passed in adjacent traffic. damages were 15 dollars for the Davis Falcon and 95 dollars for Best Valiant. A separate incident in a store lot at 1116 N. Santa Fe damaged a parked car belonging to Vivian Nielson. the other driver, Floyd Hamilton, promised payment and left.

Jim F. Davis Jr Sarah M. Best S. Highland Davis N. Santa Fe Vivian Nielson Floyd Hamilton S. Evergreen

Planners to Hear Urban Renewal Explanation Tomorrow

The city planning commission will hear an explanation of how urban renewal works at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Memorial building. Community Development Consultants, Inc. of Springfield, Missouri will present. Wayne D. Johnson, an associate and brother of Fred L. Johnson of Chanute, will participate, with city officials in attendance.

City Planning Commission Memorial Building Community Development Consultants, Inc Springfield Wayne D. Johnson Fred L. Johnson Chanute

Unknowing Heiress Inherits 1.6 Million In Chicago Estate

Rosemary Jelneck, 42, discovered she is the sole heir to Arthur S. Kruse's estate after probate judge names her as heir. Kruse, a Chicago insurance ex ecutive, died last March leaving no will. the 1.6 million payoff faces taxes and will likely be settled 12 to 15 months from now.

Rosemary Jelneck Mrs. Jelneck Swartz Creek Fred Niles Ottawa County Jelneck Arthur S. Kruse Chicago Kruse Here Ann Corbin Combined Insurance Company of America Calvin Cunningham

Brown urges six point plan for Vietnam at UN

British Foreign Secretary George Brown appeals to UN members to back a six point plan for peace in Vietnam. He invites Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to reconvene the 1954 Geneva conference. Brown cites no military solution and calls for a political settlement through negotiations. He notes Hanoi blocks progress and says Geneva 1954 remains a possible basis. Brown and Gromyko plan a private talks in New York later today.

United Nations, N.Y George Brown U.N Viet Nam General Assembly Andrei Gromyko Gromyko Brown Ho Chi Minh Hanoi Johnson U.S Arthur J. Goldberg Britain United States Brighton Geneva New York

Car Strikes Bridge on County Road Near Parsons

The sheriff reports a 7 p.m. collision in which 50 year old Parsons man Al Morris diverted to retrieve a cigarette and his car, a 1959 Chevrolet, struck a bridge. He was uninjured as the vehicle damaged the steel banister and hung on the edge of a 15 foot drop. Damages were $175 to the car and $100 to the bridge. The incident occurred on a county road six miles north and six east of Parsons.

Erie Parsons al Morris

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Juco Bud Roberts Evelyn Eastburn Melvin Owen Hutton and Erelyn Eastburn Hutton Force Frances Jackson Lurene Rice Catherine Pauley Dorothy Minniear Frances Junod Irene Tharp Bertha Chandler Cha Andrei A. Gromyko Dean Rusk McNamara North Viet Nam R. J. Hayes Fred Montague Carl Wortman Hayes The Kansas Assn. of Municipal Utilities Wichita Dave Evans Park Department 9Th Street Tennessee Larson Vincent Brown St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Grand Haven, Mich Southeastern Michigan Gordon Cunningham
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