23 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1967
Page
1
An inquiring reporter canvasses voters about the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. Respondents name Nixon, Rockefeller, Romney, or a Nixon-led outcome, with varied support and skepticism.
Cooler, drier air settles across Kansas with a cold front moving southeast. Today highs in the 70s to 80s, lows in 40s to 50s depending on location. Friday highs from 71 to 86, overnight lows 46 to 59.
US pilots report explosions and fires in North Vietnamese gun positions as Marine deaths rise to 41 and 541 wounded after 11 days of heavy bombardment. In fierce six hour ground fighting near Con Thien Marines engage a reinforced Communist company in Kingfisher operations, with 249 Marines dead and 2,145 wounded since July. The DMZ clash involves B52s B57s F4s and Navy destroyers amid massive conventional firepower.
Kansas U S 69 Association members urge a gas tax hike to speed highway construction. Fort Scott judge Harry Fisher argues for approval while Gov. Docking remains opposed. Highway officials discuss toll roads and bond funding to accelerate U S 69 work. $16 million spent over 30 years with $4.3 million proposed for next four years.
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At a United Nations meeting in New York the Big Four foreign ministers may raise the Vietnam war. Gromyko said the topic could be discussed if invited, with U Thant hosting a dinner on the 38th floor.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urges a four point plan to tighten the Western hemisphere quarantine on trade with Havana. He says the OAS must isolate Cuba until Fidel Castro quits promoting subversion and cuts military ties with Moscow. The 21 nation OAS ministers meet to discuss containment with no calls for force.
At Nuclear Fuel Services Inc. in West Valley New York a plant employee was hospitalized after radioactive plutonium was detected in the body. Officials said no ill effects are expected after removal treatment and suspect exposure occurred during removal of contaminated protective clothing from a sampling operation.
A brief intercepted letter to Cha discusses Autumn opening in wonderful style today and signs off with a warm closing Yours.
Chanute city officials will attend the Kansas League of Municipalities convention in Hutchinson. Attendees include Mayor J W Kenseth Dr R J Burkman E J New R J Hayes City Attorney John Sherman City Clerk Bonnie Moffatt and their spouses. Don Hummer of HUD will speak on Building Better Cities and the Monday night session moves to 7 30 p m Wednesday.
Bank teller Karen Paciera used a booby trap in a robber s sack that released gas after the heist. Deputies traced the getaway car eight blocks away and arrested Charles Guillot and Ann Allen Boaz for armed robbery. The stolen money was recovered.
Sharie Ann Duncan, a 22 year old University of Colorado coed dubbed Miss Bleed-in, has remained in a semicomatose state since a September 17 1966 automobile crash. Her mother Joan Manfredi clings to hope as doctors at Spalding House pursue treatment.
Mid-America Inc trustees urged public support for extending navigation from the Port of Ca toosa near Tulsa. A public hearing by the Corps of Engineers is set for Coffeyville on October 4. The group plans a brochure to attract physicians across nine counties and weighs a new environmental health program.
Beulah’s floodwaters swelled the Rio Grande threatening the International Bridge at Rio Grande City and isolating about one million people across a 40 000 square mile area in South Texas. The 14 day hurricane caused 36 deaths in Texas and damages around 1 billion dollars as crests raced down rivers and streams.
Four women from ILGW Local 469 Osawatomie joined a picket line at Mode O Day Dress Shop 7 E Main. About 1 000 workers in Mode O Day factories in California Utah Nebraska and Ottawa Osawatomie have been on strike nearly three weeks over unfair labor practices. They say they seek to preserve a 27 year benefits agreement with a new owner.
Baltimore report details Hilda Whitcher whose number 078-05-1120 caused thousands of wage reports and errors after her boss duplicated her card in 1938. Despite a new number later assigned, the misprint lingered, with about 40,000 corrections over 30 years and 150 new mistakes yearly.
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