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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
1
In Chanute questions to residents reveal mixed views on a new municipal course. Don Chickadonz backs it for golfers, while others skip golf or see potential benefits for non players and the community.
Lyle Dean Yowell, 18, of Humboldt Route 1, held on parole violation after a traffic crash at Plummer and highway K39 about 1 55 this morning. He had been paroled from a county jail for six counts of petty larceny.
A short note labeled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha states you won't be bothered with TV reruns next week. Nute Yours.
Atlantic City AP reports President Johnson advises a cool approach as Democrats wrestle civil rights tensions at the convention. Mississippi and Alabama delegates contest the regulars led by Gov. Paul Johnson, with Mississippi Freedom Democratic party delegates present. Humphrey remains front runner for running mate as platform talks stir. Alabama Gov. Wallace urges a repeal plank against civil rights laws.
Delegations from Mississippi clash over seating at the Democratic National Convention with a predominantly Negro Mississippi Freedom Democratic party challenging the regular Democratic group. The dispute could trigger a floor confrontation as the 24 convention votes are contested and Alabama's independent Democrats also loom.
Democrat Robert F. Kennedy faces Republican incumbent Kenneth B. Keating for the New York U S Senate seat. Mayor Robert F. Wagner endorses Kennedy, boosting odds at the state Democratic convention on September 1. Kennedy, 38, lives in Virginia and votes in Massachusetts, and plans a campaign roll out next week with top aides and a PR agency. Wagner’s support signalschurch nomination certainty as Kennedy delays resignation as attorney general.
Four Wichita boys played Monopoly in eight hour shifts from Aug 11, finishing 216 hours later. Participants were Mack and Mark Moore ages 15 and 11 and John and Jim Myer ages 14 and 13. Earlier Parson boys' group lasted 100 hours with three players Timmy Moore Steve Habiger and Paul Donnelly.
Martha L. Cameron faced a whisky sale charge after an undercover officer bought liquor. She claimed ignorance of the officer’s identity and said he looked like he needed a drink. Judge Harold C. Maurice fined her $100 in Richmond, Virginia.
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday August 1 1964 noting 47 fatalities compared with 368 in 1963 and 396 in a comparable period. Local authorities track annual totals and patterns to inform safety measures.
Washington AP Maxwell D Taylor returns from Saigon for consultations and to brief President Johnson on South Viet Nam developments. Officials said the trip signals no new crisis though the war policy becomes a campaign issue. Taylor may testify before congressional committees and spend four days in Washington.
Small but dangerous hurricane Cleo moves west northwest at about 20 mph toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with 80 mph winds. Warnings cover the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico as the center may pass off Puerto Rico's south coast early Sunday.
A lightning strike hit and burned the Gus Cox farm barn 32 miles south of Thayer around 10 30 Thursday night. About 12 tons of hay plus harness and stored lumber were destroyed. Mr and Mrs Cox were in Commerce Oklahoma where Cox works in construction. Neighbors saw the barn appear to explode as the fire started.
A mob of teenagers, mostly girls, trapped the Beatles in a Seattle coliseum for an hour before police and ambulances could separate the group. The crowd screamed and stomped through two hours of mop hair music, pressing against officers and sailors as they sought Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney.
CORNING Iowa AP Weekend quiet masks a nationwide NFO boycott in 23 states aimed at raising processor prices. Hold action reduces hog, cattle, and sheep receipts while plants cut slaughter and lay off hundreds. NFO seeks binding contracts on prices. leaders caution it may last beyond a few days. Targets include $22.75 per hundredweight on top graded hogs and $32.45 for choice beef cattle.
Dave Swanson 17 Shawnee Mission and Bob Staskoph 17 Kansas City Kansas began an August 11 journey that spanned about 400 miles. They spent last night with Swanson's grandmother Mrs. D A Woodring at 419 West Street and rode their English bicycles the entire trip except from Columbus to Chanute. They visited friends and relatives along the route, reaching Grove Oklahoma as their farthest point.
Philip Edminster Jr. 24 was practicing fast draw with a .22 caliber pistol in Redding California when the weapon discharged before clearing the holster. He received treatment for a bullet wound to his right leg.
Debbie Cappen, 4, was found under a Fairfax porch hours after a 14 year old boy admitted killing her. Police say George Rickey Jr. stabbed and choked the child to silence her after she screamed during an alleged sexual advance. Rickey led officers to the body and later to the shoe found in a culvert. he is jailed for juvenile authorities.
Republicans announce a 160 by 35 foot billboard featuring Barry Goldwater in Atlantic City New Jersey as Democrats arrive for their national convention opening on Monday A GOP spokesman says the sign will be finished by Monday night and the event underscores campaign activity ahead of the convention week.
Robert L. Becker, 30, of Topeka was killed when his car lost control on the Kansas Turnpike near the Lawrence service area about four miles east of the East Lawrence interchange shortly after midnight.
Area forecast shows continued fair and mild conditions through Sunday with afternoon highs from the 70s to mid 80s and lows around 60. Kansas towns report top temperatures from 80 to 87 and morning lows of 52 to 65 as the latest rain exits.
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