Milk Losing Fans across America
Kansas dairy economist Roger Wilkowske notes declining milk popularity as habits shift. He cites 1963 Kansas milk output down three percent from wartime levels, rising population with falling per capita use, shrinking by products, teens abandoning milk for other drinks, and less restaurant acceptance as Americans eat out more.
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Wichita
Roger Wilkowske
Kansas State University
Wilkowske
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Thomas Townsend
Southwest Milk Producers Association
Check Passer Using Credit Card
A man who cashed two forged Chanute checks on April 18 used a stolen oil company credit card. The card bore the name Thomas C. Mott and was linked to Amarillo, Texas, where the cardholder died about a year ago. Authorities traced inquiries across Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and California. the card had not been used for fuel purchases.
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Oil Company
Thomas C. Mott
Kansas City
Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
California
Divers recover man’s false teeth from lake depths
G M Rip Taylor of Hutchinson tried to crank his boat motor at Lake Kanopolis when he sneezed and dropped his false teeth 12 to 14 feet below. He recruited skin divers who recovered the teeth after about 15 minutes of underwater searching.
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Hutchinson, Kan
G. M
Rip) Taylor
Hutchinson
Lake Kanopolis
Taylor
Welcome Sign at Chanute West City Limits Unveiled
The Chanute JayCees announce completion of a large welcoming sign at the west city limits along K39. It stands 18 feet high and 20 feet wide, features shields for civic clubs, and space for public event notices. Material donations come from Sutcliffe Pipe, Young's Welding, Sherwin Williams, and Ash Grove Cement. Dr. Dwight Blackwood chairs the project.
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Chanute
Chanute JayCees
K39
Dwight Blackwood
All
Sutcliffe Pipe and Supply
Young's
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store
Ash Grove Cement Co
JayCees
Weather Area Forecast Brightens With Mild Showers Tonight
Mostly cloudy and mild with occasional light rain or showers tonight. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday. Low tonight 50 to 55. High Friday upper 70s.
Weather outlook for Kansas cools then warms
AP reports scattered showers possible in Kansas tonight with rising temperatures. Highs today mid to upper 60s and 70s, lows tonight mid 40s to low 50s. Wednesday highs ranged 64 at Manhattan to 72 at Russell and Wamego. early lows 38 at Garden City to 53 at Wichita. Light showers ended by Miltonvale with .18 inch, rain mainly central and northeast.
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Weather Bureau
Manhattan
Russell
Wamego
Goodland
Wichita
Miltonville
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructions urge readers to reach Tribune by calling their carrier. If unavailable, call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. The note implies alternate contact method and timing for inquiries or emergencies.
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Tribune
Humorous Student Answers From Mrs. Allen’s Class
Iola Kansas AP report recalls funny past tense of I want and witty definitions from 37 years of teaching. Examples include A myth is a female moth and Christians are allowed but one wife, a form of monogamy.
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Associated Press
IOLA
Kan
J. O. Allen
American Legion 3rd District Meet This Weekend
Chanute and Boerstler-May Post No 170 will host the third district convention of the American Legion and auxiliary this weekend. A special section on the convention will be carried by The Tribune tomorrow. Several hundred Legionnaires and auxiliary members are expected to attend. District officers for the coming year will be elected in closing sessions Sunday. A parade on Main Street from City Park is planned Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Chanute
Boerstler
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
the Tribune
Main
City Park
Distribution System Bids Due May 11
City to open bids at 11 a.m. May 8 for improvements to the municipal power distribution system linked to the No. 2 diesel plant. A 12,500 volt loop will encircle the north half of town, with plans for a second loop in the south. The north loop runs along 3rd Street, Plummer, Beech, Kansas, Ash Grove road, and ties to the diesel plant site. City Manager R. J. Hayes says the project will beef up capacity to handle increasing loads and allow power distribution within and beyond the loop. Some circuits from 1956 are near capacity, Hayes adds.
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Central Power Plant
Plummer
Beech
Kansas
Ash Grove
Town
2Nd
Garfield
Ash Grove Road
R. J. Hayes
Hays
Iola Man Arrested For DWI On US 169
Harold R. Arbuckle of Iola was arrested by highway patrol on US 169 north of Chanute for driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle. He was held overnight, released on a $200 bond, with hearings set for May 7 in city court.
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Highway Patrol
Harold R. Arbuckle
Iola
US 169
Chanute
Arbuckle
Robbers Hijack Silver Bullion Truck in Chicago
Three men hijacked a truck carrying almost three tons of silver bullion worth 75 000 to 100 000 dollars on Wednesday. Driver Salvatore Lavalle, 50, was held captive for nearly two hours on Chicago's South Side as the robbers halted near his destination. The 75 bars were to go to a National Lead Co. plant after leaving a shipment from U S Metals Refining Co. in Carteret New Jersey. Police recovered the empty truck.
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Chicago
Salvatore Lavalle
National Lead Co
U.S. Metals Refining Co
Carteret
N.J
Loyalty Day Observed Tomorrow in Chanute
Loyalty Day will be observed tomorrow in Chanute under sponsorship of Cecil J. Meeke Post 1654 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ray Sloan urged all businesses and individuals to fly the American flag to show citizens' dedication to American freedom ideals.
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Chanute
Cecil J. Meeke
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray Sloan
Indiana Oil Firm Cuts Crude Prices
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co cuts posted crude oil prices by five cents a barrel in Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and North Louisiana and by ten cents in Colorado Nebraska and the Julesburg Basin. The move announced in Tulsa comes as part of price adjustments across four and three states respectively.
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Tulsa
Okla
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kota
Julesburg
Colorado
Nebraska
Greeks Break Cease Fire In Cyprus Clash
In Kyrenia mountains Greek Cypriots fired seven mortars at Turkish Cypriots guarding St Hilarion castle within 15 minutes. The cease-fire ended 13 hours after its announcement and a government spokesman questioned a United Nations report of the firing.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Kyrenia
St. Hilarion
U.N
High Court Becomes 'Legislative Body' in School Prayer Ruling
Washington AP report states Fulton J. Sheen and Alabama Governor George Wallace condemned the Supreme Court for banning official prayer in public schools. Sheen argued the ruling makes the court a legislative body, while Wallace accused the judiciary of a sweeping socialistic pattern amending the Constitution.
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Washington
Fulton J. Sheen
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Supreme Court Today
Sheen
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Wallace
The
United States
Food Prices Dip But Living Costs Edge Higher
March consumer price index edged up one tenth of one percent with food prices falling while housing medical care transportation and other essentials rose pushing the index to 1077. A Labor Department spokesman said April may see gains but no inflation. Food costs slipped mainly meat and eggs while gas bills and other household costs rose.
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Washington
Labor Department
Dobbs Named Business Manager of Southeast Kansas TB Hospital
Elmer A. Dobbs of Topeka is named business manager of the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital effective immediately replacing John Colvin who resigns to head Miami County Hospital at Osawatomie. A Northeast Kansas native and U S Air Force retiree, Dobbs served in Alaska Guam and the Panama Canal Zone with earlier Coffeyville Army Air Base assignment. active in Scouts and church work. member of Kiwanis Masonic Lodge and Mirza Shrine. wife and two children reside in Topeka temporarily as they relocate.
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Elmer A. Dobbs
Topeka
Southeast
Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Fective
Dobbs
John Colvin
Miami County Hospital
Osawatomie
Kansas
U. S. Air Force
Alaska
Guam
Panama Canal Zone
Coffeyville Army Air Base
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Masonic Lodge
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Jean Ellen
Washburn University
Bill
Topeka West High School
Chanute FFA members win honors at state convention
Chanute Future Farmers of America members excelled at the state convention in Manhattan. Bill McMillen was elected State Farmer, with Chanute racers placing top in poultry, livestock, and horticulture judging. Team members included Ray Erickson Don Hurt Ron Hurt Wayne Erickson Neil Feld Charles Boaz and advisor Charles Carter Jr. Delegates also attended by Bill Hasty Dale Steinman and others.
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Chanute
Future Farmers of America
Bill McMillen
FFA
Manhattan
Ray Erickson
Don Hurt
Ron Hurt
Wayne Erickson
Bill Hasty
Dale Steinman
Bill Ehmke
Leonard Hopper
Rusk Arrives in Ottawa for Talks with Pearson
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Lester B Pearson and join a joint U S Canadian Cabinet committee on trade and economic affairs.
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Ottawa
Dean Rusk
Lester B. Pearson
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Summary
An intercepted note laments rising health costs as food prices drop but medical treatment for over-eating remains expensive. The missive expresses a sense of defeat.
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Cha
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