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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1973
Page
1
An interim committee endorsed a bill to add a five cent deposit on beer and soft drink containers. Chairman John Simpson said it has a fair chance in the 1974 legislature as litter from disposables amounts to about 3 to 5 percent of total litter in Kansas.
The Chanute City Commission reports no changes to the building code but may alter interpretations to aid builders homeowners and merchants. Key points include no roof fire retardant requirement in the No 1 zone unless 25 percent or more of the roof is capped or a new roof covers 25 percent or more. residential reshingling permits not needed unless 25 percent or more of the roof is stripped. and approval for using used lumber under specified limits. A plumbing code input session is set for Nov 12.
Jeffrey Burke was awarded a ten thousand dollar judgment in a district court suit settled out of court today arising from a March 30 1971 rock throwing incident. The case had sought twenty five thousand dollars for eye injury medical expenses and loss of vision caused by a rock thrown by Rocky Sharp son of Clayton and Mrs Sharp. Burke's parents are Mr and Mrs James Burke of 601 N Washington.
The Israeli military said Egypt fired three surface to air missiles at reconnaissance aircraft over Sinai but none were hit. UN forces expanded surveillance with six new observation posts and 53 troops, raising the emergency force to 660. Egypt and Syria withheld Israeli POW lists, while Meir delayed releasing wounded Arab prisoners until lists are provided.
The Tribune apologizes for late delivery due to issues with new offset equipment. Readers are told the paper is working to restore normal delivery times by week’s end and to share comments on the new product.
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir will travel to the United States to confer with President Nixon on the Middle East crisis. Nixon also plans talks Wednesday with Egypt's acting Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy and will meet at Camp David with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin as part of ongoing peace efforts.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered light rain or drizzle through Wednesday. Cooler tonight and Wednesday with northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Low tonight in the upper 30s, high Wednesday in the 50s. Rain chances 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday.
A free clinic sponsored by the Kansas Crippled Children's Commission Labette County Medical Society and the Kansas Society for Crippled Children will offer examinations by three orthopedic surgeons at the Washington Avenue United Methodist Church Parsons. Appointments should be made by Nov 8 through the Commission in Wichita.
The House Judiciary Committee granted Chairman Peter W. Rodino authority to issue subpoenas for evidence and witness testimony without full committee approval as part of its investigation into possible grounds for impeaching President Nixon. The decision passed on a strict party line vote.
The Senate Rules Committee will call Rep. Gerald R. Ford as the first witness at hearings on his nomination to be vice president. The hearings begin Thursday morning. The committee also agreed to limit access to raw FBI reports on Ford per a Justice Department request.
The county coroner ruled Jerry J. Ashenfelter 24 deliberately drove into a train after shooting his divorced wife 23 near Fredonia Kansas. He and Mrs. Ashenfelter were connected to the Kansas Bank Note Co. and the couple had a 4 year old child. The motive remained undetermined.
After a City Court preliminary hearing Beth Uphoff of Emporia was bound over to district court on charges of possession of heroin and methamphetamines. Her bond of 10,000 remained. Sammy Sutherland, also of Emporia, faced similar charges and his hearing was continued to Monday.
A reader asks if any group is collecting newspapers. The Tribune says it knows of no current collection drives. Readers who know of an organization should share the information.
A brief intercepted letter quotes Dear Cha stating that change for its own sake is tyranny and urges caution against rapid political shifts. The fragment highlights concerns over perceived overreach and the call for stability.
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