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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1968
Page
1
U Thant warned that rapid population growth ranks as a critical problem of the era and urged enlightened public opinion to deepen understanding and inform policy. He spoke at UNESCO and referenced prior remarks to the U.N. council on developing family planning programs.
The Associated Press reports four national surveys and a California poll show Richard Nixon leading Hubert Humphrey. Time Newsweek Gallup and the New York Times project Nixon winning if election held today. Wallace would carry four Deep South states for 39 electoral votes, while Humphrey trails by about 12 points in Gallup.
A Princeton University committee urged admitting at least 1,000 women to make up no less than 25 percent of undergraduates, stating the current male enrollment of about 3,200 and 115 women among 1,600 graduate students. Decision would take months.
John Erler, 24, the so called catch me killer of Hollywood Florida, surrendered to an off duty Maricopa County deputy and family. He was armed with a 36 caliber revolver and resisted death by own action before handing the weapon to the deputy. He is held for Florida authorities on murder charges in the Hollywood case.
KU Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe announces his resignation effective June 30 1969 after 19 years in the post amid a convocation of about 4000. He says he plans a second career before turning 50 and that the decision may reflect a need for a new voice at the university.
A fragmentary item notes an intercepted letter with terse lines about catching a slaying suspect, written in a brisk, coded style and signed with Nute. The text suggests a wartime or investigative context and implies ongoing pursuit of a suspect.
South Vietnamese and U S forces reported heavy casualties and seized stockpiled ammunition including rockets and mortars near Da Nang and along the Cambodian border. Communiques tallied 184 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in two major fights, plus 169 enemy soldiers in smaller skirmishes from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ. allied losses were 44 dead, 109 wounded and 11 captured.
Gales and heavy rains hit southern England, triggering widespread disruption from Kent to Dorset. The army aided relief efforts while roads and railways faced extensive damage and thousands were left homeless. A weather collision of warm and cold air spurred severe storms.
Humphrey presses Nixon to face off in a debate as Nixon aides avoid formal debate. Muskie says the nation cannot seal off Black people for safety. Wallace launches campaign swing across Texas Oklahoma and Missouri with a Dallas convention. Agnew blames crime rise on confusion over proper dissent.
A two day Mexican Fiesta drew about 5 000 attendees while 630 people in 228 camping units registered at the Safari Campground at Santa Fe Park. Campers came from Council Grove Salina and Topeka and were invited during Kanapolis Fall Campout.
Eleven minimonorail cars derailed after a train struck another at HemisFair Plaza causing one death and 49 injuries. Witnesses described a crash and people falling from cars into a lagoon. The deceased is Emilee Schmidt, 65, of Ellisville Missouri.
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