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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
1
Washington reports a likely upcoming meeting on the Pueblo seized by North Korea. No date was set for the 25th gathering in Panmunjom, and officials denied any plan to free the 82 captured sailors.
The hurricane Gladys battered north Florida and the Gulf Coast, killing at least three people and injuring several as it toppled trees and shattered windows. Power outages and flooded roads hampered relief efforts, with crews surveying damage from St. Augustine to Tampa Bay.
Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy were secluded on Scorpios Island as a wedding near the end of a five year widowhood loomed. A Onassis spokesman said the ceremony would occur Sunday or soon after, while religious issues linger over Catholic Kennedy marrying a divorced Orthodox groom.
President Nguyen Van Thieu in Vung Tau said there has been no breakthrough in negotiations with Hanoi for a bombing halt of North Vietnam. Washington sources backed his view while cautioning there are certain things he is not informed about. Administration officials denied any imminent halt and said North Vietnam has not accepted mutual de escalation terms. Thieu compared the situation to President Johnson, stating there is no breakthrough yet.
City manager R J Hayes details responsibility for gas lines from main to meter and steps to prevent leaks. He notes workers walk mains for leaks, with weather and conditions affecting detection, and cites infrared checks by Heath Co. as improving safety.
The U S naval hospital in San Diego plans a tissue bank to store heart valves skin bone tendons cartilage and other tissues for transplant operations. It will be the second of its kind in the United States and the fifth in the world and will freeze dry tissues for repair of injuries and diseased tissue.
An intercepted note to Cha discusses a pleasant forecast for a weekend drive. The writer describes autumn colors and a scenic countryside outing as an appealing plan.
Apollo 7 commander Walter Schirra led a live nine minute comedy from space with Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham performing weightless marching drills. The broadcast marked a lighter moment as the 11 day mission neared its midpoint. Schirra’s wife Jo and Cunningham’s wife Lo Ella watched from Houston as the show aimed to ease monotony aboard the capsule.
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra will play at Memorial Auditorium at 7 30 p m on April 20 arranged by the Neosho Valley Arts Council. Council president Rev Myron Slater says tickets will go on sale soon as local residents join planning meetings for a broader cultural movement here.
Five year old Ricky Fogle and his red dachshund were reunited after a Tribune reader reported the lost ad. The note urges readers to use the classifieds to connect buyers and sellers and to call 431-4100 or mail ads.
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