30 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1972
Page
1
Vice President Agnew says the United States will not be ready to sign the Vietnam peace agreement by Tuesday but expects a deal in due course. He notes only a few points remain unclear between parties before finalizing the accord.
A Neosho County workshop explored the roles of foster parents and social workers and how to handle separation trauma. Speakers Mrs. Joyce Reed and Mrs. Pauline Flynn urged openness about reality for foster children, while Dr. L D Hutt highlighted early positive physical contact and developmental stages from infancy to middle childhood.
The first major early winter storm neared northwest Kansas with up to four inches of snow by midnight and a temperature drop of up to 25 degrees. Rain fell in southeast Kansas as the cold front moved in, while roads iced in several counties and travel warnings were issued for northwest and western Kansas.
Dena Belt of 521 S Ashby won the Safari Junior Miss title on Saturday in the Memorial Building and will advance to the state Junior Miss Pageant later this year. Finalists included Virginia Burress Mai Anderson Rosemary Cottle and Dixie Woolkry with Anderson receiving Best Talent honors.
Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers and thundershowers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Tonight turns colder with rain likely. lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Winds north to northwest 15 to 25 mph. Tuesday remains cloudy, windy and colder with rain likely. highs in the mid to upper 40s. Rain chances 60 percent tonight, 70 percent Tuesday.
Democratic candidate Lloyd Kitch presses Rep. Joe Skubitz to release his birth certificate citing Skubitz as the only Kansas congressman not listing an age. Kitch accuses Skubitz of secrecy over an aide and missed TV date as the campaign heads toward 1974.
An intercepted note to Cha hints the stockman’s guidance should cover kids and other perishables. The fragment suggests extending advisories to include tens, children, and perishable goods.
A reported accident near Earlton on Friday night proved a hoax after Chanute and Thayer ambulance crews the sheriff and highway patrol searched area roads without locating a crash. Jack Reddick of Reddick's Ambulance said several prank calls have occurred and pledged nam e and phone number verification before leaving the city.
A Sunday dawn crash at the US160 and K126 junction near McCune killed Opal E. Beasley 68 and James N. Beasley 78 of Cherryvale. Jack D. Grant 31 of Scamon was hospitalized at Labette County Medical Center, Parsons. Both cars suffered total losses.
Kansas population as of January 1 1972 reached 2 277 905, an increase of 28 657 from 1971. County and town figures include Neosho 18 531 and Iola 6 658, with Topeka cited in historic growth from 1860 to 1955.
Oakland police probe a $500 scarlet macaw theft from Stan Shane’s home Sunday night. Shane notes the bird cannot fly and suspects a deliberate stealing in a case described as a peculiar heist.
A rear end crash of two commuter trains during morning rush hour on Chicago's South Side left 34 dead and over 100 injured. Mercy Hospital treated about 100 injured with 15 dead on arrival. Cook County Hospital Michael Reese and Billings Hospital reported additional deaths.
An Eastern Airlines flight from Texas to Cuba was hijacked. One airline employee was killed and another wounded. FBI identified two hijackers a former Commerce Department executive and his teenage son. The jet returned to Miami with 35 passengers and seven crew after leaving four hijackers in Havana.
The Los Angeles Times reports President Nixon has risen to about 1.08 million dollars in personal worth due to increased market value of the Western White House at San Clemente. A Sept. 16 financial statement listed his net worth at 765,118 dollars when property was recorded at cost value.
Canadians vote to decide if Pierre Elliott Trudeau remains prime minister and if he wins a sizable Liberal majority in the House of Commons. Some analysts see the Liberals as unbeatable, while Trudeau seeks a comfortable majority and sympathetic legislature.
McGovern strategists report secret polls leaked by a Republican insider show the Democrat closing within 12 points of Nixon across 33 states. A Nixon-aligned spokesman calls the poll dubious as aides request anonymity.
President Nixon criticizes opponent on defense cuts and calls for the high road of peace through strength. He says there will be no amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters as the Vietnam war nears its end, noting past presidents from both parties.
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