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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1968
Page
1
In Los Angeles the prosecution said Sirhan Bishara Sirhan will be tried on the premise that he alone killed Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The defense won a delay from November to December 9 for the start of the trial.
U S Navy reports the battleship New Jersey fired 16 inch shells into Hon Mat Island off the North Vietnamese coast, blasting part of the island and destroying an anti aircraft battery 2700 pound shells penetrated 30 feet of reinforced concrete. Meanwhile 100 B 52 bombers attacked four provincial capitals in South Vietnam with 300 tons of bombs as air and naval bombardments continued.
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham presented a live televised tour from NASA Space Center Houston despite colds. The crew displayed signs with jokes about Slayton and Haney while radio hosts guided the broadcast. Signs asked Are you a turtle provoking playful replies. Haney did not respond and Slayton was away from mission control.
A brief item notes an intercepted letter to someone named Cha and hints at an autumn foliage display expected to flash and splash in the area over the coming weekend.
The Chanute city commission approved a Chamber of Commerce housing survey to begin at month’s end. It also reviewed Cities Service gas-rate increases totaling 14 500 first year and 5 000 second year, with a third year pending. The panel authorized Alcorn Construction Co to buy 9.25 acres for plant expansion at 1 per acre, approved a Halloween street dance, discussed softball and Little League layouts, and authorized 65 000 in bonds for municipal airport improvements at Martin Johnson airport.
At Cummins Prison Farm Arkansas guards fired eight blasts into a group of about 75 inmates after they refused to work in the fields. 24 inmates were wounded. Gary Haydis allegedly fired the first shot after a warning shot. Governor Rockefeller called for a full investigation.
The United States suspended diplomatic ties with Panama following the Friday ouster of President Arnulfo Arias. Washington condemned his call to arms in the Canal Zone and would consult with hemispheric partners on recognizing the new military regime led by Col. Jose P. Pinilla under the Rio de Janeiro Declaration.
KU theater group of six students presents a two part montage from 1920 1950 and 1965 to present in Chanute on Oct 27 at the Chanute Tribune sponsored show. The performance features excerpts from The Glass Menagerie Awake and Sing Of Mice and Men Death of a Salesman Chicago The American Dream and America Hurrah.
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