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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
1
At the Kansas State Fair a flap between singer Jimmy Dean and his back up band drew crowd attention. A Hutchinson attorney, J Clair Stevens, said he would send a telegram after Dean called the band crappy. The telegram taunts Dean's voice and sausage product as part of the dispute.
Three of the six Stanek sextuplets born Sunday night in Lakewood Colorado have respiratory problems and are on increased oxygen. The babies weigh between about two and three pounds and all six are in incubators. Doctors remain optimistic they will survive as some breathe with little oxygen.
Prime Minister Olof Palme and his Social Democrats with Communist allies hold 175 seats as three opposition groups also win 175. The opposition demands resignation or new vote while Palme vows to quit only if defeated on a major issue in Parliament.
E Howard Hunt Jr asks a federal judge to withdraw his guilty plea and dismiss burglary conspiracy and wiretapping charges. His lawyers assert the Watergate investigation was tainted by deliberate obstruction, destruction and withholding of evidence, perjury and subornation of perjury.
The United States and allies join the Soviet Union and Europe in resuming the CSCE process in Geneva. Swiss head Rudolph Bindschedler warns that declarations alone won't suffice without concrete implementation mechanisms.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates General Motors Ford General Electric and Sears Roebuck along with a major construction union and related contractors for alleged employment discrimination based on race color creed sex and national origin.
United Nations General Assembly opens its 28th session as East and West Germany are slated for full UN membership. The major issue expected is the future of the UN Command in Korea, with Communists seeking its removal while the U.S. and South Korea want to retain it. In Saigon, 46 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were reported killed in clashes, with Saigon noting no casualties in 56 engagements. Cambodian fighting around Kompong Cham remained limited.
American Television and Communications Corp. explains that microwave service was interrupted last November after Southeast Kansas Microwave demanded a $50,000 surety bond. ATC says the bond would force subpar service for five years. A verbal purchase deal would have let ATC restore service and modernize. Sekan later pressed for a higher price. ATC plans its own system for Parsons and Chanute and offers month to month service from Sekan during negotiations. Dale Hudson confirms a verbal purchase but notes ATC lowered its offer from 158000 to 125000.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16 to 1 to back Henry Kissinger for secretary of state, succeeding William Rogers. McGovern opposed as Vietnam war protest. Kissinger would keep his national security adviser role. Full Senate confirmation could come within a week after a favorable subcommittee report.
Mrs N E C explains that a two party check requires two endorsements and is not created when a payroll check is paid to the named payee. If the payee endorses and passes the check to another, it becomes two party. If two payees are named, only one endorsement is counted. Banks prefer known parties for two party checks.
A Washington Post report says a senior Republican believes Vice President Spiro Agnew will resign this week. The Post cites Agnew discussions on resigning and pressure from family and President Nixon, with no formal denial from Agnew's aide.
A source close to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew says he is increasingly sure reports of a resignation this week are false. A White House spokesman for President Nixon refused to comment on the report.
The 25th Amendment allows President Nixon to name a replacement with simple majority approval in both houses. Proposals were ratified in 1971, giving Nixon leeway should Agnew resign. A president with strong congres sional backing could push through a preferred successor.
The state Fish and Game Commission with city approval will kill fish in the south end of Santa Fe Lake after a July chemical spill. About 70 gallons of a bio degradable toxicant will be poured, then the sealed causeway opened to mix fresh south end water with north end water. Dissolved oxygen remains scarce and restocking plans for spring will follow once the lake stabilizes.
Chrysler and the UAW announce a three year pact ending a strike at midnight. The agreement caps overtime at 14 hours weekly and guarantees retirement with a full company funded pension after 30 years. It includes a 5.3 percent wage rise in year one and 3 percent in each of the following years along with cost of living adjustments and company paid dental insurance.
Today's low 38 ties the record low for Sept 18 set in 1938 while yesterday's precip was trace. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 50s and milder Wednesday with scattered showers and thundershowers. South winds 5 to 15 mph. rain chances around 30 percent.
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller rules the Highway Department cannot legally spend any current funds to update the Kansas City to Galena turnpike feasibility study. The Turnpike Authority must decide if work will proceed this year, with minimal highway department assistance. The 1973 legislature authorized updates but provided no new money, and the Authority reports no funds available.
Senate Watergate committee announced public hearings resume Monday with E. Howard Hunt testifying. Witnesses to follow include John Caulfield Patrick Buchanan and John Ragan. Executive session Wednesday to decide on Charles Colson’s status amid potential indictment and Fifth Amendment issues.
An intercepted note quotes a statesman saying a negative vote for McGovern is the highest compliment, framing the political rebuke as a badge of honor.
The RC&D Board approved a plan to develop a prospectus for a southeast Kansas pork packing plant using RC&D Mid-America Inc See-Kan Planning Commission and extension service. Criteria include 1 million hogs yearly, surplus feed grain, groundwater and natural gas, and soil suitable for sewage abatement. A tour to major packing firms will follow.
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