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29 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1961
Page
1
Car Bus Crash Near Dorrance Kills Two Injures Ten
In Dorrance Kansas a car and a school bus collided at a rural intersection killing two women from Bunker Hill Ida McWhirt 59 and Anna Patrick 65. Six others were hospitalized including the bus driver 24 year old Duane Nichols and four Dorance School children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorrance
Kan
Ida MeWhirt
Anna Patrick
Josiah MeWhirt
Bunker Hill
Russell, Kan
Elton Tippe
Jerry Kaps
Bruce Bohnen
Dorrance School
Nichols
Kansas Highway Patrol
McWhirt
Traffic Deaths Rise In March Nationwide
A National Safety Council report shows 2700 traffic deaths in March, up 14 percent from March 1960. For January through March 1961 the toll reached 7730, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Cities over 200000 population such as Richmond Virginia Charlotte North Carolina and Kansas City Missouri posted dramatic declines in the first three months of 1961 compared with 1960. Other notable reductions were recorded in Richmond Wichita and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Richmond
Charlotte
N. C
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Des Moines
Iowa
Emperor Hirohito marks 60th birthday with public cheers
Tokyo reporters say tens of thousands gathered at the palace as Emperor Hirohito appeared hale and hearty amid cheers of long live. The event marked a peaceful celebration of the democracy’s symbolic sovereign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hirohito
Meter Covers Stolen From City Utilities Meters
Police responded to the 1000 block on North Forest early today and found four city utility meters with their covers removed and partial damage reported by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Forest
Phone contact details for Tribune carrier
Instructions to contact the Tribune carrier by phone after 6 p.m. if the regular number is unavailable and provide alternative HE 1 3400 dialing option for evening reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Kennedy and top brass discuss Laos crisis
President Kennedy met with his diplomatic and military advisers in Washington to review options for Laos. Officials said moves ranged from waiting for a cease fire to possible U.S and SEATO intervention as rebels press their advantage. The meeting followed a string of NSC sessions and reports on Soviet and rebel moves in Laos. Kennedy returned to Washington after a Chicago fundraiser where he asserted the United States would defend freedom amid rising global danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Laos
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Russia
Britain
Boun Oum
National Security Council
White House
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Army
Elvis J. i Stahl
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Security Council
Chicago
U S Warning Test Fast and Reliable for Civil Defense
Washington reports on Operation Alert 1961 the nationwide civil defense drill aimed at testing warning and emergency systems Kennedy urged prudence as sirens paused broadcasts. Frank Ellis warned many would die needlessly without basic protection while officials praised fast reliable systems and noted shelter space exists in buildings for at least a quarter of the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sons
Kennedy
Civil and Defense Mobilization
Frank B. Ellis
Ellis
Rioting Youths Plague Galveston Splash Day
Thousands of rioting youths mainly college students turned Splash Day into a chaotic scene in Galveston. Police and sheriff deputies battled fights and bottle throwing on Sea Wall Boulevard while fire crews sprayed hoses. Hospitals filled with minor injuries as arrests ranged from several hundred to 2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston, Tex
Galveston
O. E. Henson
R. L. Keller
First American Astronaut Set for Near Space Flight Next Week
NASA announced a planned near space mission with a five minute weightless flight and a 11 g peak, using a 3000 pound capsule lofted by a Redstone missile. The astronaut will be one of John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, or Alan B. Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
U. S
Agenthrust
The
National Aeronautics
Naut
Se Space Administration
Viet
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Union
Navy
Air Force
John H. Glenn Jr
New Concord
Ohio
Virgil I. Grissom
Mitchell, Ind
Alan B. Shepard
East Derry
N. H
Centennial Queen Nominations Open for Sekano Rama
Lou Luas, nominations chairman, urges rapid selection of candidates for Centennial Queen in the Sekano Rama celebration June 11 to 17. Eligible candidates aged 16 to 25 may be married or single. nominations may come from any organization. More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded to the queen and eight attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Luas
E. Main
Truce Attempt Fails as Laos Emissary Seeks Rebels
In Luang Prabang a government envoy crossed into no man's land under a white flag to meet Pathet Lao rebels for a truce. He did not gain contact, while Royal Lao Government forces were told to refrain from firing unless fired upon. Gen Phoumi Nosavan sent the gesture from Vientiane as a sign of goodwill for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luang Prabang
Laos
No Man's Land
Pathet Lao
Phoumi Nosavan
Vientiane
No Man’s Land
One Killed, 7 Hurt In Abilene Crash
AP reports a midnight collision two miles south of Abilene on highway K15 killed 17 year old Francis Harrington of Abilene. Seven others were injured including Ronald Wenger 18 the driver of Harringtons car. Second car driven by Steven Lederenz 18 of Herington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
John W Reep Celebrates 94th Birthday At Home
John W. Reep turned 94 and was honored at a dinner hosted by his daughter-in-law Mrs. John H. Reep at 602 Lafayette. He and his wife reside at 508 West Beach and remain active, selling eggs, gardening, walking, and attending church regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Reep
John H. Reep
N. Lafayette
Reep
W. Beach
Cool Weather Across Nation Keeps Temperatures Low
Unseasonably cool conditions persist nationwide with 30s to 40s in the northern tier and 50s to 60s in the South. Showers blanket the central Atlantic, Northeast and Northwest while Texas sees thunderstorms. High winds gust to 50 mph in Roanoke. Snow falls in the northern Rockies and light snow expected in the northern Plains and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Texas
Central Atlantic
Roanoke
Rockies
Plains
Minnesota
Parade Drums End Season With Century in Music Theme
About 500 spectators watched the Senior High drum and bugle corps in the fifth annual Drum Corps on Parade show in the school gym. The program titled A Century in Music had three parts Stars and Stripes Forever We’re From Kansas and Drum and Bugle Glory. The Royster Junior High corps performed between the second and third parts. The Senior High group has 38 members with 13 graduates this spring. Royster has 29. Maxine Comstock directs the Senior High corps Barbara Keller the Junior High. The act marked the year’s climax with 19 public appearances including Topeka Girard Emporia Independence Erie Iola Joplin Bartlesville Wichita and Chanute with Centennial parade at Topeka May 20 still ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Royster Junior High
Royster
Maxine Comstock
Barbara Keller
Topeka
Girard
Emporia
Independence
Erie
Iola
Joplin
Bartlesville
Wichita
Chanute
Weather warms across Kansas with 70s forecast
AP reports rising temperatures across Kansas. Forecasters expect highs around 70 today and Sunday with mid 70s possible in places. Clouds may bring showers in the northeast, while lows range from the upper 30s to mid 50s across towns like Salina and Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
Goodland
Salina
Chanute
Pittsburg
Traffic Fatalities Log Reports City Deaths
Kansas traffic death log lists 4 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Saturday. April total 47 up from 1960s figures. 1961 period shows 154. An earlier fatality was not yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
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