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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1963
Page
1
Mrs E L Brand of Chanute set a 43 foot rod with six pound line for crappie when a 15 pound channel cat struck her No 1 hook near Buffalo. Richard Crawford helped, wrestling the fish ashore after a 15 minute battle. She kept the big catch in her bathtub overnight. Neighbor aid and rural community spirit are highlighted in this week's local notices.
The Kansas House sent the largest general fund appropriation bill of the session to Gov. John Anderson for signature. It appropriates 39.8 million for state schools under the regents plus 36 million more from fees and grants. It also allows 2.9 million from the educational building fund in 1964 and 3.7 million in 1965 for colleges. The bill includes tax increases on financial institutions and provisions for industrial parks, park stickers, insurance mandates, civil rights enforcement, and salary hikes for state officials and judges.
Partly cloudy and mild conditions give way to cooler air and scattered showers across Kansas. A backtracking cool front brings unsettled weather with highs ranging from 65 to 75 and overnight lows around 40 to 50 as the week advances.
Kansas traffic death log reports 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday. For April 1963 the total is 9, with 102 for the comparable 1963 period and 123 for the year to date.
The new City Dads move from introductions to action as they roll up their sleeves to start making hay, per an intercepted letter from Nute praising the session and urging progress.
The city commission adopted a new mayor and reorganized district roles while referring a rezoning request for the 900 block on West Main from residential to business to the planning commission. Foodtown’s construction proposal was rejected 2-1 with Evans winning a four year term, and policy reviews covered vehicle maintenance, library appointments, and official newspaper status.
Liberal victory leaves John G. Diefenbaker clinging to the office as party gains show 127 seats to 95 for Conservatives. Pearson expected to become prime minister if Liberals win a clear majority. Harkness calls for a leadership convention after the election.
In Rupert Idaho two amateur prospectors Floyd Gambrell Jr. and Darrell Hamilton were rescued after more than 12 hours trapped in a dry 600 foot well near the community. They were lowered to the bottom in search of gold and escaped unharmed.
The Kansas House shot down a foundation plan for school finance by a 56 to 55 vote to table the amendment. Proposed by Rep. Bill Fribley, the plan would have extended the $25 per pupil emergency aid and bypassed the Education Committee. An earlier bid to raise emergency aid to $30 per pupil, urged by Rep. John Case beer, failed, which would have added $2.5 million yearly.
U S and Soviet negotiators began discussions on a direct teletype hot line between Washington and Moscow to prevent accidental war. Ambassadors Stelle and Tsarapkin co chair the disarmament talks and see the circuit as a safeguard and a boon to East West tensions. For now the line remains a two nation effort.
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William L. Howard, 39, assistant superintendent of Parsons schools, will become superintendent of the Bonner Springs Unified District, effective July 1. He holds a master's in education from the University of Colorado and is a graduate of Emporia State. The district combines seven elementary schools with the rural high school system and serves about 2,000 students.
Marsha Morton leads with a $75 top prize in Chanute VFW Post contest for essays on What Can I Do For My Country. Adele Davis wins $50 and Virginia Madill $25, with all winnings deposited for future college use and state and national contest entry planned.
Troy New York AP report notes John Murphy reaches 100 years old today but jokes he is 98. He attributes longevity to hard work and recalls disliking his many jobs.
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature stalled on reapportionment and school foundation funding as the Senate tabled a House bill to redraw the Senate and the House balked on the foundation plan. A tax hike proposal to fund education faces final votes, while many bills are killed or advanced as the body nears adjournment.
The Soviet Union warned that a multinational NATO nuclear force would unleash a race in nuclear rocket armaments. Tass quoted a Soviet government note delivered to the U.S. ambassador in Moscow by Foreign Minister Gromyko. Washington said the note is under study and will be discussed with NATO allies.
Rescuers braved machinegun fire to reach a crashed two engine B26 fighter near Saigon. All three aboard the aircraft including two American pilots and a Vietnamese observer were killed when the plane went down during a Monday strafing run in remote mountains 260 miles north of Saigon.
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