20 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1969
Page
1
In Clifton Hill near Moberly Missouri over the weekend robbers, seeking a bank that no longer existed, cut power lines to a burglar alarm after stealing a ladder from a lumber yard. They gained entry by removing bars from a window into the empty building, which had been vacant for nearly two years. The owner found blow torches left at the site on Sunday.
Police in Tokyo brace for massive demonstrations tied to International Antiwar Day with claims of 996000 participants in 594 locations. In Britain strikes disrupt transport and coal mining, with 30000 workers idle at Standard Triumph and major train guards walking off. Oslo awards the Nobel Peace Prize to ILO, worth 72700 dollars, for its work since 1919 to improve conditions and world peace.
Prelates from around the world secretly voted at the synod on decentralizing church authority. A large majority urged Pope Paul VI to share more power, though Bishop Joannes Vonderach said only the Pope can accept or discard the bishops’ recommendations. Voting occurred within nine language groups among 146 prelates. full session to hear reports on Tuesday.
Police and army officials report a quiet weekend after Northern Ireland bars closed three hours early on Fridays and Saturdays. Two gasoline bombs were thrown and a Protestant women's sitdown occurred Saturday night. Officials hope for a continued peaceful outcome while noting riots had been scarce in recent weekends.
The Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins arrived in Ankara after touring Yugoslavia. A lunch crowd of tens of thousands cheered their motorcade while Orhan Eralp and U.S. Embassy officials greeted them under sunny skies.
Wilkes Barre hearing covers whether Kennedy statements can be admitted as evidence in exhumation petition. Police Chief Arena testified on scene details and Kopechne body recovery on Chappaquiddick Island. He described a dead, unclothed sighting with no visible injuries and noted no blood on clothes.
Washington reports Nixon weighing a unilateral cease fire as calls for faster U.S. withdrawal grow. In Saigon fighting spikes while activity remains down. Laurie may intensify from tropical storm to hurricane as New Orleans awaits its path. Agnew leads backers in policy counter offensive after Vietnam Moratorium. Marijuana penalties may ease per medical advisers. Draft lottery may entice math talent among 18 year olds. Senate black magic claim clouds Nixon proposals. Soviet talks with China show limited progress. Space program may shift to unmanned flights after space station failure.
The forecast calls for clear and cooler conditions tonight with little temperature change Tuesday. Low temperatures range from 40 to 45 degrees, with a high near 70 degrees on Tuesday.
Intercepted missive addressed to Cha discusses a hypothetical extra billion, signed by Nute. The terse exchange hints at financial concerns and planning behind the scene in a private correspondence.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird will not seek an additional $1 billion for ship construction this year as urged by Rep. Rivers. The decision follows a House vote authorizing $3.5 billion for current shipbuilding while the Senate sticks to $2.3 billion. Moot notes inflation fight and predicts a slowdown in defense spending.
President Nixon defended Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. against what he called vicious character assassination and said he would not withdraw the nomination. Nixon said his review of Haynsworth shows integrity and that enough senators will vote to confirm. The coverage also notes opposition citing anti-labor and anti-civil rights rulings and possible stock conflicts. Meanwhile traffic accidents in Kansas claimed at least 12 lives over the weekend, including Kenneth N. Allison of Belton, Missouri.
Gary Jobe 27 of Erie injured in a single vehicle crash one mile south of Erie on a county road. Vehicle a total loss and Jobe transferred to University of Kansas Medical Center with injuries not yet determined.
Chanute area chamber of commerce directors will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in the chamber office at Memorial Building. Other chamber meetings this week include service station operators at 7 30 p.m Tuesday, ambassadors at noon Wednesday at Tioga Hotel, and county civic club leaders at 8 p.m Wednesday to plan National Farm and City Week in November.
Edwin Rideau Sr. reported his 1964 Pontiac stolen from Main and Forest at 5 p.m. Thursday. A farmer found the car abandoned on a county road two miles west and a mile north of Dennis in Labette County. Parsons police reported its recovery at 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the Neosho County sheriff's office in Erie.
A near record crowd attended Buffalo Homecoming despite rain and cloudy skies on Saturday. The 11 am parade was delayed and then canceled before completion, with many units absent. Midway school sixth grade won froat contest. Buffalo Boosters 4-H second. bike contest winners listed. horse pulling limited to two competitors. bean feed used 275 pounds of beans.
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