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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
1
In downtown Chanute, an inquiring reporter asks residents for their view on the safest way to travel. The brief street exchange captures varied opinions and cautious advice from local pedestrians.
In Topeka a field of residents favors varied transport modes citing safety. Answers include airplanes for experienced pilots, trains for low collision risk, buses for fewer accidents, cars when trusted drivers are behind the wheel, and walking as safest after a wreck. Temperature and rainfall updates follow with scattered showers in the south.
Supt. Buford Fisher explained that a counting error in Chanute school district funds caused the 1963-64 levy to be reduced by 46,485.26 dollars. The auditor allegedly provided an incorrect figure to be used in calculating the November payment, with three county tax distributions affecting the Chanute schools.
Edith Helm, the first woman to receive a kidney transplant, and her sister Wanda Foster have led normal lives seven years after the operation. Helm, once diagnosed with glomerulonephritis, became a mother with a son in 1958 and a daughter in 1960, while Foster’s three sons followed. The twins live near Tulsa and Davenport, while surgeons at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital pioneered the procedure.
Temperatures show 87 and 71 with 11 am readings. Year-ago figures were 88 and 66. Highest on this date in 1956 was 110, lowest 56 in 1943 and 1962. Humidity at 11 am 39 percent, barometer stable. Area forecast calls for a few scattered showers and thundershowers tonight, followed by mostly fair conditions and little temperature change Sunday. Low tonight in the middle 60s, Sunday high in the upper 80s.
Wichita oil price war pushes down rates at times with 15.9 cent regular gas advertised by one independent chain yet stations mostly out of regular gas selling premium at 22.9 cents. Other outlets list 19.9 cents. The volatile prices follow months of clashes between independents and major chains.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Ronnie L. Massingale a 21 year old resident of Arkansas City was killed in a single vehicle crash on a county road east of Oxford. Massingale lived at 1110 North 10th Street in Arkansas City.
A Union Pacific freight train derailed five miles north of Minneapolis Kansas on Friday. The last car and the caboose left the tracks, blocking the branch line between Solomon and Beloit. No injuries were reported. Local crews worked to clear the rails and restore service as road traffic detoured.
A cryptic intercepted note hints at a message about taxes with phrases like taxes up and taxes down. The fragment ends with a playful, byplay line implying a game or taunt directed at Cha. The source text reads as a partial, puzzle like communication with no clear event or attribution.
Tax totals for Chanute rise to 86.36 per 1000 valuation for 1964 covering county school and city levies. County adds 2 mills for a county home project while a school budget error reduces 4.27 mills. State tax of 1.75 per 1000 is not included. County 37.21 up 3.94. School 41.15 up 2.06. City 8.00 up 2.38.
A 300 ton ferry named Midori Maru sank about 16 miles west of Okinawa in heavy seas. 104 people were rescued while crews from U S military and local authorities began a rapid search for survivors. The vessel had 194 passengers and 15 crew, including some Westerners. The sinking occurred four miles north of Maejima island, near Naha.
Washington unions tentatively accept a Labor Department plan for arbitration on firemen jobs and train crew makeup, signaling progress toward averting a nationwide rail strike set for August 29. The agreement hinges on procedures for handling other issues and ongoing talks with carriers and lawmakers.
Parachute jumping enthusiasts schedule a Sunday sky diving show at Martin Johnson Airport at 1 p m weather permitting. A previous attempt was canceled due to overcast skies drawing a large crowd. Additional practice jumps were staged last Sunday and planned for this afternoon.
Police appeal hikers and picnickers to help find the remaining seven million dollars in stolen loot from Britain's great train robbery as four bags with cash are discovered in Surrey. Arrests rise, with two men charged in Bournemouth and a florist couple linked to the haul. Parachute demonstrations and local skydiving interest draw crowds in Chanute as investigators pursue big players and possible overseas escape routes.
Gov. John Anderson and Kansas leaders were briefed at Norton Air Force Base on an intercontinental ballistic missile program. The plan includes 39 Atlas and Titan missiles in Kansas by year end, with Wichita and Forbes and Schilling bases hosting multiple squadrons.
A fatal blaze in Niagara Wisconsin killed five Comstock family members and a neighbor's child. Howard Comstock 41 and Marjorie 39 died with their children Christine 10 Paula 15 and Peter 7 along with Mary Jo Schelfhout 9 visiting the home. The bodies were found on the second floor as a watchman at a Kimberly Clark paper mill alerted authorities. Robert Comstock 19 was away visiting friends at the time.
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log showing 0 fatalities for the 24 hours to 9 am Saturday. For August 28, 1963, total fatalities reached 346, compared to 367 in the comparable 1962 period.
In Houston 11 year old Cathleen Wakeland sold 31 homemade maps of Taylor Lake Village homes for ten cents each earning 3.10 from curious sightseers seeking astronaut residences. City Marshal A A Red Lancon halted the venture to protect astronauts privacy. Cathleen plans another batch with her mother backing.
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