Traffic hazards highlighted by Chanute residents
In downtown Chanute inquiring reporters gather views on holiday highway risks. Everett Tebben cites ice and snow as sudden killers. Shirley Caudell cites drunkenness and speed. Mrs. Richard Wiles cites road shoulders. Ted Ludlum cites drinking and radio distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Everett Tebben
Humboldt
Shirley Caudell
N. Plummer
Richard Wiles
Altoona
Ted Ludlum
S. Santa Fe
Care and speed cited in local accident reflections
Residents of Humboldt Moran Fredonia and nearby areas comment on driving hazards. Jotted cautions include courteous behavior avoiding speed and passing without view of oncoming traffic and staying within safe following distances. Several callers emphasize alcohol impairment and the need to slow down to prevent crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srl Rothgeb
Fredonia
George Lore
Moran
Civil Defense Plans Local Standby Labor Pool
Chanute plans a voluntary standby labor pool to feed evacuees from a national emergency. City and county agencies join Paul Bryant of the state Civil Defense office and Maynard Hempstead of the Kansas State Employment Service to study labor recruitment as Chanute’s pilot for a fifty to one hundred worker standby group. The initiative aims to coordinate findings from all fifty states into a national program and outlines emergency responsibilities from federal to local levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Paul Bryant
State Civil Defense Office
Maynard Hempstead
Kansas State Employment Service
Topeka
Bryant and Hempstead
United States Employment Service
National Civil Defense Office
Bryant
Hempstead
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Details
Topeka traffic death log shows a December 1962 figure of 543 fatalities for the comparable period in 1961, with a daily log noting 24 hours to 9 a.m. Saturday. The AP report outlines year to date totals and compares December 1962 to 1961 figures, including a $43 amount related to the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Plane Crash in Fog Kills 25 at Idlewild, 26 Survive
An Eastern Air Lines DC7B crashed while attempting to land through fog at Idlewild. Capt Bech told passengers he might aim for Philadelphia. Survivors described a rapid descent and frantic exits as flames engulfed the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Idlewild Airport
Eastern Air Lines
Charlotte
N.C
Idlewild
Edward J. Bechtold
Philadelphia
Leonard Clementi
Huntington
Long Island
Lou Louft
Dover
N.J
M. V. Little
Garden City
N.Y
Walter Mueller
Floral Park
Louft
Louft Productions, Inc
Frank Smith
Manhattan
Frank Kolarek
North Carolina
Kolarek
Weather and air crash at Idlewild with 25 fatalities
Fog delayed arrivals as a fiery crash at Idlewild killed 25 people including one child. Ambulances and doctors aided survivors while airliners on the ground awaited guidance. Forecasters predict rain then mild weekend with 40s tonight and 50s Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idlewild
Peninsula General Hospital
Oswald Moran
Eastern
Boston Harbor
American Airlines
Tribune
Omaha Bay
Deadly Chlorine Gas Forces Cornwall Evacuations
A leaky tank car released chlorine over a square mile in Cornwall Ontario. About 103 people were affected with 27 admitted to hospitals, including nine children. Officials evacuated 200 more residents and sealed a 30 block area as crews treated victims and housed evacuees in halls and hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
Ont
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mass End
Hull
Que
Canadian Industries Ltd
Soviets Begin Moving Bombers From Cuba
U S officials report Soviet nuclear-capable bombers are being packed from Cuba and loaded onto ships headed back to Russia. The first shipment is due soon as U S naval observers monitor withdrawals under Khrushchev Kennedy terms. Verification remains central to remaining Cuban issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Union
Cuba
Russia
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Caribbean
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Dean Rusk
Havana
Fidel Castro
Mikoyan
Castro
Particu
United Nations
White House
Rusk
State Department
New York
Berlin
New Office Opens at 119 N Grant for State Employment Service
The State Employment Service moves into its new headquarters at 119 N Grant with an opening planned for Monday. The $48,000 building is complete and an open house will be held soon. The former office at 314 E Main is vacated over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Employment Service
N. Grant
E. Main
First Christmas Bible Verse Series Begins On The Tribune
The Tribune begins an editorial page series retelling the Biblical Christmas story with verses starting today and continuing through December 22. The feature chronicling the nativity will present selected scripture passages in a continuous format for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Oswego Kansas Gets 71000 Grant for Sewer Facilities
Washington AP reports that Oswego Kansas receives a 71000 grant from the Community Facilities Administration to help finance new sewer facilities in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
Kan
The
Community Facilities Administration
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Sent Santa Promise
An intercepted message quotes a letter signed Dear Cha with Santa promising gifts and urging activity on shopping lists as the sender signs Yours. The cheerful note emphasizes holiday cheer and urging readers to shop.
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Santa
Decree on Orthodox Unity Approved by Roman Catholic Council
The Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council approved the decree on unity with Orthodox churches and began discussion of a major thesis on the nature of the church. The unity decree, Ut unum sint, passed 2068 to 36 with eight null ballots, and aims to foster improved interchurch relations without compromising Catholic doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council
Council Fathers
Vatican
Secretariat
Council
Theological Commission
Formants
Red Chinese Withdrawal Claims Stir India Ties
Reports from New Delhi cite Indian civilian administrators to take over land vacated by Red Chinese troops, while Peking says troops are withdrawing behind the line of control. Indian and Chinese officials seek confirmation of pullback amid cease-fire tensions and disputed territory in Ladakh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Peking
Peking Defense Ministry
New China
United States
Ladakh
Chou En-lai
Nehru
Chou
China
Tezpur
Kennedy outlines oil import limits based on U S production
President Kennedy announced a new oil import program tied to U S production rather than consumer demand. The policy, effective January 1 for eastern imports, plans a 12.2 percent cap on crude unfinished and finished petroleum from east of the Rockies, including Canadian and Mexican Overland shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
White House
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Rocky Mountains
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tebben
Miss Caudell
Mrs. Wiles
Turner
Gene Turner
Harley Knapp
Elisa Serrato
S. Steuben
Freddie Markham
S. Malcolm
Mrs. Knapp
Miss Serrato
Mrs. Lore
Queens
Brooklyn
Helen Fournier
Forest Hills
Bechtold
Smith
Fournier
Tish Niver
Tish
Rex A. Niver
1604 S. Plummer
GAA
Larry Mathews
Larly
G AP
Cha
Yours
John XXIII
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