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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1966
Page
5
Editor note on the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico who face drought and poor crops. Louisiana residents sent relief while the Mexican government bars entry to supply carloads. Reporter Bruce Bissonette recounts drought last year and excessive rain this year. most Indians live in cave-like shelters.
El Paso Times reports Tarahumara Indians in Creel and Sisoguichi suffer deprivation amid drought. Jesuit Father Luis G Verplancken notes 50,000 natives in Sierra Madre need aid while 10 railroad car loads of food and supplies sit blocked at El Paso awaiting Mexican permission. He denies daily death tolls but warns of persistent hardship.
The Maldive Islands, protected by Britain since 1887, become an independent state in 1965 marking a major constitutional change and shift in governance.
Nancy and Mary Freeman, now 12, thrive after Mary received Nancy's kidney in a 1964 transplant. Mary gained weight and height, enjoys fried chicken and myths, while Nancy excels in school and rock n roll. The family celebrates a joyous, bustling home with Miracle the cat and four active daughters.
Kansas State University considers private funding for a new 34 000 seat football stadium, expandable to 55 000, northwest of campus at about 1.5 million dollars. Plans call for poured concrete construction with initial drawings due by Aug 1 1967 and possible start by Oct 1 1967 for a 1968 season opening.
History notes that on this date in 1789 George Washington named Edmund Randolph the first U.S. attorney general. It also recalls ten year and five year anniversaries involving Israeli Jordanian clashes and Andrei Gromyko at the UN respectively, plus a Viet Cong broadcast from one year ago.
The Steele Glacier on the east side of Mt Steele in the Yukon Territory advances at up to 50 feet daily, far faster than typical glacial speeds of a few inches to a few feet per day.
Local news brief from Chanute discusses community events and notices dated September 26, 1966. Details are sparse in the readable text but indicate standard town reporting and civic information typical of the period.
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