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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson, after an $11.5 billion income tax cut, says a second round of tax relief could come in a few years if the first proves successful. He cautions any move depends on this year’s behavior by business and labor while rallying leaders at White House dinners to support pro growth policy.
Atty. Gen. William M. Ferguson said he will not appeal a federal ruling that Kansas congressional districts are invalid due to population spread. He welcomed the court’s decision to withhold changes until after the 1964 elections to let the new legislature fix the apportionment.
A string of bomb blasts near Hal Evans's home in Larned Kansas has police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigating. The latest blasts damaged a wall and porch after three explosions were reported near Evans's back yard. Police say three youths were seen nearby shortly before the incidents.
Washington reports Uncle Sam may profit from a new wheat program Congress enacted. Marketing certificates totaling 1 billion bushels will be issued to cooperating farmers, split evenly between 70 cent and 25 cent values. Processors buy the higher value certificates, exporters the lower. excess funds go to the federal treasury.
Eight cars of a Santa Fe freight train derailed in Galva on Tuesday night with no injuries. An empty propane tank car tipped over while the remaining cars stayed upright.
The city schedules a hearing on proposed assessments for completed street improvements at 7:30 p.m. May 11 in the Memorial building, aligning with the regular city commission meeting. Objections may be presented, and the assessment roll is available at the city clerk’s office. Work covers blocks on Lafayette, Wilson, Santa Fe, Malcolm, Ashby, Pine, Forest, Cen tral, Highland and Evergreen to Central. Total cost listed as $59,986.39.
Corvallis Oregon AP reports the city ended complaints about humane treatment of three bears by tranquilizing and killing them after living six years in a concrete pit. City Manager John Porter said release would fail due to lack of wild survival experience and that nearby zoos would not take the bears.
Dennis Burke an eight year old from Humboldt Tennessee was rescued by FBI agents in New Orleans after four days in captivity by fugitive Joseph Francis Bryan Jr. The boy reunited with his parents and brother in Memphis with emotional scenes at the airport. Bryan who is among the nations ten most wanted was arraigned in New Orleans on kidnapping John D Robison ten from Mount Pleasant South Carolina with the victim’s body found later in Hallandale Florida. Bond set at 100000 for kidnapping and 50000 for unlawful flight.
William M. Ferguson publicly clashed with Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren over a Kansas obscenity seizure case. Ferguson urged religious leaders to speak out, defending seizure as a curb on obscenity and arguing that arrests of sellers are less effective. He claimed editorials supported his stance and criticized the court for narrowing obscenity definitions.
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy weather and warmer conditions tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in the upper 40s with a high near 80 on Thursday. Yesterday's precipitation was a trace with relative humidity around midday and a falling barometer.
AP reports fair and mild weather across Kansas ending a period of spring storms. Skies clear through Thursday with warmer temperatures spreading statewide. Highs today range from the upper 30s to lower 70s, and tonight lows reach the mid to upper 40s. Tempo of temperatures noted includes 33 at Goodland to 44 at Pittsburg highs yesterday and 60 to 69 degree early morning lows at Manhattan and Hutchinson.
NEW YORK AP reports a row over President Johnson lifting beagles by the ears. Bernard Workman of London defends the practice, while critics from veterinarians to kennel groups condemn it. Johnson noted the uproar and said the photo was taken to please an AP photographer.
Washington AP reports Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee voiced broad opposition to the antipoverty bill. In a caucus they proposed 22 changes, and chairman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. said full committee action, planned for Thursday, has been abandoned.
Delayed AP report from Topeka details Kansas traffic death tolls over a 24 hour period up to 9 am. It lists totals for April and year to date figures for 1964 and compares to the 1963 period.
One person won 132232.80 dollars on a two dollar wager. The hundreds of losers who paid the stake will feel their time is coming next.
Gov. William W. Scranton captures over 60 percent of the GOP vote in Pennsylvania’s presidential preference primary, shattering write in records as Henry Cabot Lodge places a distant second. With 7,281 of 9,261 precincts reporting, the tally shows Scranton 188,831. Lodge 64,828. Goldwater 27,242. Nixon 30,045. Romney 178. Rockefeller 5,831. Smith 550. Stassen 147.
An Army helicopter on a training flight at Ft Campbell, Kentucky, crashes killing six aboard. The Public Information Office lists two crew and four passengers but will not release names until next of kin are notified. A board of officers will investigate the accident.
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Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance said Kansas military installations contribute more than 500 million dollars yearly to the state economy. He noted 331 million in contracts plus about 170 million in payroll. The 1.3 million Kaw River bridge, dedicated for Robert T. Henry, replaces a WWI structure and signals support for future Ft Riley expansion.
A second bogus check cashed April 18 was turned over to police. A man about 45 wearing white painters overalls cashed a $37.40 check at Johnson's Studio, getting $3440 in change for a camera. Another bogus check for $36.80 paid $4.50 at Jack's Jewelry. Both checks drawn on a Parsons bank made payable to Thomas C. Mott. signatures read Harry E. Slusher and James A. Woodson. Officers said he tried to cash a check at another Main Street business.
Emporia Kansas board of education will purchase an 18 acre tract in the northwest corner of Emporia's Industrial Park for the vocational technical school recently approved by voters. The purchase price is 750 dollars per acre with an extra 39000 dollars for sewer and water service to the tract.
Washington AP A bill to authorize a 150000 appropriation for the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City Kansas was introduced Tuesday by Rep Robert F Ellsworth R Kan A similar measure was brought last year but the House Interior Committee did not act on it
Emporia Kansas bids are due Thursday for the first building of a Lyon County Association of Retarded Children complex. The 104 by 70 foot structure will sit on a one acre tract on the south edge of Emporia and include special facilities for handicapped children.
A, tentatively identified as a woman, won 132232.80 for a $2 bet on the twin double at Roosevelt Raceway Tuesday night setting a world record for that wager. Historic Value driven by George Shorty won the ninth race at $2 for $2 as the key 7 5 1 2 combination paid out, with an accident aiding the setup.
Massachusetts Republicans back Henry Cabot Lodge for president in a landslide write in over 7 to 1 as returns come in. Lodge, in Saigon as U S ambassador, says the show of confidence means much to him and declines further comment. Johnson leads Democratic write ins.
In Washington, KG&E president G. W. Evans challenged a $160,000 start for a 75 mile federal line from Carthage Missouri to Coffeyville Kansas, arguing Kansas Gas & Electric can supply Coffeyville cheaper with larger transformers. The Carthage Coffeyville link ties with regional interconnection plans including Chanute Erie Neodesha and Girard as potential ties between Southwestern Power and municipal power.
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