Planners Urge Delay on Main
The city planning commission recommended delaying Main widening until results from the 701 planning program traffic and street study are ready. The vote had all nine present in favor, with two absences. John Welker said phase two studies could finish in three to four months, with federal approval no longer necessary. Total 701 costs are about 40,000 with 7,800 for Chanute costs. state and federal participation expected.
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City Planning Commission
Main
Planning Board
Buford Fisher
W. G. Bodley
Robert N. Allen
Fred Montague
John Welker
Burgwin and Martin
Chanute
Welker
City Commission
Highway Commission Planning Department
Chamber of Commerce Highways and Transportation Committee
1St
Lincoln
Evergreen
Island
South Santa Fe
Memorial Building
Fred Harris
Chamber
Milt Snyder
John McMeekin
Highways and Transportation Committee
Jack Loss
Lapham
Parsons
George Lightfoot
Charles Ballou
Main Street
Lightfoot
Ballou
H. Craig Graham
JayCees Honor 14 New Members At Awards Event
Fourteen men joined the Chanute JayCees in the last three months and received pins during an orientation and awards ceremony. About 50 attended with delegations from Pittsburg Parsons Coffeyville Fort Scott Garnett and state and national JayCee leaders.
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JayCees
Chanute JayCees
JayCee
Pittsburg
Parsons
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Garnett
Bill Skinner
Caney
Kansas JayCee
Jack Swartz
Dodge City
John Pate
Bill Smoot
Carl Fletcher
Gene Reinhardt
Mel Williams
George Heger
Jim Morris
Bob Wells
George McCune
Larry Fair
Bob Rhodes
Don Cutsinger
Howard Lambert
Don Morris
Ray Christiansen
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment from a wartime era newspaper cites a reader's view on mothers losing influence over their sons to the reach of legal authority. The piece rails against judges using law to assert control, framing it as a moral failing by mothers.
Traffic Fatalities Log Report From Topeka
Kansas traffic death log lists 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday. April 16 1964 shows 3 fatalities, 157 for comparable 1963 period, 119. The data records include Topeka entries and reflect yearly comparison totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact Notice
If you cannot reach your Tribune, contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Dutch stowaways linger aboard Willem Ruys voyage
Sydney reports Fritz Meyer and his wife, total 32 weeks aboard the Dutch liner Willem Ruys, after being discovered as stowaways. Captain Van Den Heuvel says the couple posed as immigrants, sharing cocktails and wine at parties. The ship demands 810 for passage home, threatening to return them to Rotterdam. they may remain aboard until the voyage ends in a month.
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Sydney
Australia
Fritz Meyer
Willem Ruys
Herman van den Heuvel
Rotterdam
Holland
Meyer
Weather area forecast for Kansas turns cooler ahead
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a cooler late Friday. Widely scattered thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Low tonight 60 to 65, high Friday in the 80s. Kansas will see warm windy conditions as a cold front approaches, with 80s highs and lows from 39 to 64 across points like Goodland and Hutchinson. Southerly winds 35 to 45 mph accompany the day.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hutchinson
Pittsburg
FCC Orders View of LBJ TV Option
The FCC ordered Capital Cable Co to submit for study a stock option held by the Austin station controlled by the Johnson family. Capital Cable must provide the agreement by April 22 and may file confidentially over trade secrets. The commission also launched a general inquiry into CATV ownership by TV stations with comments due by June 19.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Capital Cable Co
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Capital Cable
Tv-Cable of
Austin, Inc
Austin
Texas Broadcasting Corp
Ktbc-Tv
Lyndon B. Johnson
Community Antenna Television Systems
CATV
Judge orders neat haircuts for youths in Roeland Park
Police Judge Francis Smith fined and sentenced five Kansas City youths for loitering and vagrancy. Robert L. Anderson Dana W. Ode and Ronald D. Yadon were ordered to cut hair or face contempt, with suspended jail if they return May 12 with short hair. Two other boys facing traffic violations must report next Tuesday with neat hair. Mothers praised the ruling, saying long hair looked like ruffians.
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Roeland Park
Kan
Francis Smith
Robert L. Anderson
Dana W. Ode
Ronald D. Yadon
Kansas
Johnson push to speed rail bargaining with day and night talks
The White House said bargaining in the rail labor dispute will be stepped up with round the clock sessions as federal mediators prepare a report. President Johnson aims to know by next Monday if the parties will settle voluntarily, else a possible nationwide strike looms.
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White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Reedy
Congress
Tax Booklet Humor Depleted by Oilmen
Washington AP notes the IRS added sketches to Your Federal Income Tax but an illustration on depletion drew strong objections. Minor S Jameson Jr of Independent Petroleum Association blasted the image linking pools to oil wealth. Caplin defended intent and pledged not to use the illustration again.
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M. Caplin
Minor S. Jameson Jr
The
Independent Petroleum Association
R-Tex Caplin
Jameson
Caplin
Two Miners Die In Star Mine Cave-In at Burke Idaho
RESCUE teams recovered Barney McCoy 47 of Wallace and Reed Peck 41 of Wallace killed in a Star mine cave-in at Burke Idaho. Officials say rock bursts and shifting earth hampered a long search at the 6900 foot level. McCoy’s wife and two daughters awaited news as crews neared his location within six feet.
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Burke
Idaho
Star
Barney McCoy
Wallace
Reed Peck
McCoy
Peck
Hecla Mining Co
Gus Voltolini
the Star
Voltolini
Finney Announces Candidacy for Kansas House Seat
Rep. Robert A. Finney of Humboldt, a Republican in his second term, announced his bid to represent Allen County in the Kansas State legislature. He chairs labor and is vice chairman of industrial development, also serving on education and public utilities committees. He headed a 1963 subcommittee on educational foundations for public schools and urged 1965 finance reform and real estate tax relief for schools.
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Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
Allen County
Kansas
Finney
Jury Selected in Judgment Suit Over Traffic Crash
Jury impaneled in district court today for the judgment suit filed by Edna Stark’s parents against Ella Mae Mitchell over a Chanute traffic accident. The panel of 15 includes Joe S. LaRue Alta Herold R W Burghart Clinton Turner Gerald Gifford Marvel Thompson Clifford L Manley Lester Mason I R Dorris Eric Chester Bailey Rabern Powers Joe O'Brien.
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Edna Stark
Ella Mae Mitchell
Chanute
Joe S. LaRue
Alta Herold
R. W. Burghart
Clinton Turner
Gerald Gifford
Marvel Thompson
Clifford L. Manley
Lester Mason
I. R. Dorris
Eric
Chester Bailey
Rabern Powers
Earlton
Joe O'Brien
St. Paul
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Lester Petty
Duke Myers
Ronald Poor
Dean Elder
Herman Colvin
Jack Groves
Gary Lantz
Dean Sutcliffe
Craig Thompson
Harvey Young
Larry Mathews
National Guard
Starlighters
K39
Chanute Club
N. Rutter
Chamber of Commerce
Mittee
Dave Evans
Howard Wilson
Women’s Committee
Cecil Brinkmerger
Cha
Commission
Lee Loevinger
Internal Revenue Service
Commissioner Mortimer
America
Oil Country
Sen. John
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