04 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
1
A Newport News man fights police as he grabs a bank deposit bag and jumps into a car with a driver he seeks aid from Detective Lt. John Epling. Dirksen rests well after cancer surgery with six weeks hospital stay projected. Massachusetts students win board seats but face 16 to 1 elder majority at state colleges. Topeka sues for 25000 over a July mob disturbance near a resident’s home and hospital stay.
AP reports U S and South Vietnamese troops clashed inside Cambodia after an American helicopter was shot down across the border. Weekly casualty figures show declines on both sides with 185 Americans killed and 1 057 wounded, and enemy dead 2 493. B52s bomb near Song Be as four days of fighting end with regrouping troops. New York rainfall breaks records and floods Newark streets as weather disruptions mount. A Senate draft reform push urges Congress to act regardless of Vietnam, citing fairness. August marriages rise in Neosho County with 30 licenses issued in June and 28 in August.
A federal grand jury indicted four men including James J. Ryan, president of Community National Life Insurance Co. of Tulsa, on 17 counts of fraud for obtaining more than half a million dollars in loans by using policies with no cash surrender value as collateral. Co defendants Satiris Fassoulis Lionel Reisler and Sanford Rafsky face charges tied to paid up policies and Tintair stock deals. If convicted, they could face up to 85 years and $21,000 in fines.
The Chanute police department prepared a safety brochure listing driving regulations parking meter rates citation procedures and bicycle information. It is available free of charge at the station.
The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered a state wide probe into railroad safety and track and equipment adequacy. Chairman Dale Saffels said derailments and wrecks prompted the investigation to assess inspection standards and practices.
Gov Docking tasked the Kansas Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration with studying causes of campus unrest. Midwest Research Institute in Kansas City conducts the survey to help prevent unrest rather than merely react. The committee members come from law enforcement, aiming for a fair report free of demagoguery.
An intercepted message shows an individual objecting to Secretary Kennedy in a personal tax discussion. The letter is addressed to Cha and notes disagreement with federal tax policy proposals.
North Vietnam began a week of mourning for Ho Chi Minh after his death from a heart attack at 79. A state funeral was planned, with Hanoi urging the party army and people to unite in defense and victory against the U S and to build a peaceful, democratic, unified Vietnam.
Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy called the House tax reform bill a milestone but argued it overperforms for individuals. He urged reducing net tax relief from 2.4 billion to 1.3 billion and trimming corporate tax increases. He pressed prompt Senate action and suggested controversial changes across oil and gas, banks, capital gains, foundations, and bonds.
Favorable scheduling delays push back Project Rulison, a 40 kiloton underground nuclear test in western Colorado. The postponement, due to forecasted bad weather, increases costs for Austral Oil Co. despite legal and safety assurances from federal judges and the Atomic Energy Commission.
An AP analysis outlines Ho Chi Minh's lasting role as a unifying symbol in Vietnam and the potential power shift after his departure. It names Le Duan Truong Chinh Pham Van Dong and Vo Nguyen Giap as likely key players shaping North Vietnam's post Ho leadership and faction dynamics.
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