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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1964
Page
1
In downtown Chanute residents discuss whether members of Congress and government officials should publish income tax returns. Opinions vary with some saying it would deter public life entrants and others stressing privacy or accountability.
A Middle East Airlines Air Liban Caravelle crashed into the Persian Gulf near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, amid a desert sandstorm. All 49 aboard are feared dead, including 23 Americans. The flight originated in Beirut and was en route to Dhahran when contact was lost. ARAMCO employees and relatives dominated the American passenger group. Rescue efforts continued with helicopters and boats scanning the wreckage. The crew included five Lebanese, one French, and one Swiss. nationalities among passengers included Saudis Lebanese Syrians Bahrainis Jordanians and Palestinians. Dhahran is a major ARAMCO oil hub with a large American presence.
Topeka AP Kansas Republicans opened their state convention amid widespread uncertainty with several races up in the air. Governor John Anderson seeks a seat on the 20 member national delegation to San Francisco in July while chairman Richard Rogers urged orderly proceedings and rejected a slate for the five at large posts. Mrs Semple, retiring national committeewoman, sought a slate but was rebuffed.
Two 25 year old men, Jerry Wayne Caldwell of Independence and Kenneth Dean Bockover of Chanute, were charged with second degree burglary and larceny for a drive in theater break in. Caldwell held in Erie county jail, Bockover in Chanute, with glasses and cigarettes traced to Caldwell and a tape reproducer recovered. Authorities say they seized 60 packs of cigarettes hidden in a car arm rest. tape machine valued at 65 to 70 dollars. The piece notes the investigation by Chief Lige Matlock and Sheriff George Neely and mentions related party politics items about district conventions and a Kansas delegation.
District court jurors returned a verdict for the defendant Edna Stark and her parents against Ella Mae Mitchell in a December 1961 traffic accident near Murray Hill school. Trial began Thursday with the jury hearing the case at 11 30 a m and deliberating about an hour.
Cloudy, cool weather across Kansas gave way to a warmer outlook by Sunday. Temperatures today ranged from near 50 at night to around 70 by Sunday with scattered showers or thunderstorms possible. Paola reported about an inch of rain with light hail, Morse 0.85 inches, and Kansas City Airport 1.7 inches.
City Manager R. J. Hayes said spring winds have delayed the annual tree spraying against Dutch elm disease. The operation began in the northwest part of town but has not advanced beyond that sector. Spraying will be finished as weather permits.
Kansas hatchings reached 1.76 million in March, up 13 percent from March 1963 but well under the five year average of 2.911 million. Egg-type chicks totaled 1.5 million and 260,000 were ceentefolks. overall egg production was 89 million, eight million below March 1963 and the smallest for the month since 1925. Average rate stood at 19.5 eggs per layer, slightly below average.
Kenneth S. Taylor, 48, of Topeka was killed Friday when his truck went through a guard railing on Interstate 70 near Alma and dropped about 30 feet to a concrete fill.
Walter L. McMaines 53 of Montzeuma Kansas died when his car veered on a Denver street after an apparent heart attack. The vehicle struck parked cars as it traveled.
Mrs Jerrie Mock lands at Port Columbus at 9 36 p m completing a solo around the world in 29 days She holds the women speed record and first globe circling flight in her plane class State and city officials honor her with a telegram from President Johnson and a future aviation medal additional details include her family and celebrations with Mayor Sensenbrenner proclaiming Jerrie Mock Day.
Washington AP reports rail labor talks reach a critical phase as the White House presses to prevent a strike that could paralyze the nation. President Johnson weighs weekend developments to judge if a voluntary settlement is possible in the five year dispute affecting about 200000 rail workers and nearly 200 railroads. He warns a walkout would throw millions out of work and severely hit production and health as essential supplies dry up. The deadline looms next Saturday with a Monday decision hoped on by mediators and officials seeking to extend talks or seek emergency congressional action.
Roger Williams of Humboldt won the Allen County spelling championship at the county spelling bee. He earns an expense paid trip for himself and an adult sponsor to the state contest May 2 at Washburn University in Topeka, plus an engraved pen and certificate. Michael Oberg of Elsmore took second and Janet Perkins of Iola third she had won the title the previous two years.
Police received disturbance complaints noting youths at Memorial Park cemetery grounds on South Katy late at night. Officers found three boys not involved in the disturbance but drawn by noise, with discarded beer cans reported at the south end. A speeding complaint on West Main involved a specific car and driver set to be charged. The same occupants argued with an irate father over a missing teenage daughter who returned home in the early morning.
AP report records Kansas traffic deaths for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Saturday in Topeka and surrounding area. April 17 1964 figures compare with a similar period in 1963. The log notes 158 total fatalities for the month so far.
W L Connelly, a key figure in Sinclair Oil and a promoter of major oil deals, died in Tulsa at 91. He began drilling at 22 in Ohio, joined the Kansas oil boom eight years later, then built a 53 year arc with Sinclair, becoming head of foreign Sinclair operations in 1928 and retiring as chairman in 1950 while remaining a consultant.
The city awarded B&L Electric Co of Clinton Missouri a $13 087 contract to build an outdoor substation linking two new diesel generating units to the city power system. Competing bids were Parr Electric 26 018 E A Pedersen 14 755 S S Construction 15 950 Trans Am 16 235. Power Plant No 2 sits on the north edge of town with completion before summer peak loads.
An intercepted letter discusses a hoax at Princeton University and the dangers of image manipulation, noting that even without a clear subject, creators can influence perception and that a day of reckoning may come.
A group of six students from Princeton Columbia and Michigan State exposed an elaborate hoax that produced a fictitious applicant named Joseph David Oznot. Princeton admissions mailed a rejection and later a letter of acceptance before officials learned he did not exist. The hoax involved forged high school records and fake exam results. The creators admitted the prank but faced no disciplinary action.
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