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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
2
A Chanute Tribune excerpt presents letters and responses about Ann Landers and her book's teenage chapter on necking. Religious leaders praise the guidance, while a mother criticizes the advice. Landers defends frank, practical counsel and urges parents to discuss teen sexuality.
Kansas City AP William Butch Hunter, 19, was found guilty of second degree murder for the fatal shooting of Cpl. Arthur Marti, 26, during a street investigation. A circuit court jury imposed life imprisonment after ruling the shooting occurred as Marti attempted to seize a gun Hunter claimed fired accidentally.
The passage describes Canada geese as brownish gray birds with boldly marked black heads white cheeks and long black necks.
In Wichita a 42 year old Alfred Wesley Ratzloff, linked to the kidnapping and shooting of 16 year old Sandra Lee Smith in Aurora, was questioned by three Colorado officers in a Wichita hospital. He suffered severe burns in a gas explosion and may have attempted suicide. Police said no admissions were obtained.
Deputy County Attorney Guy Goodwin said Ratzloff will face arraignment once he is able to be brought to the courthouse. Loff remains under guard at a hospital while notes found on Ratzloff place him in Wichita during the attack on the Smith girl.
Marlene Dietrich filed a $2 million damage suit against McCall Corp alleging harm from an article titled The Dietrich Legend in the March 1960 McCall's magazine. A spokesman said details were not disclosed.
Altoona reports funeral services for James Hurst of Wichita with Rev. Kenneth Richards officiating. Burial followed in Altoona Cemetery. Local notices mention residents visiting relatives, anniversaries, and holiday hospitality including the Gamble and Stafford households.
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A P reports Polaris an advanced A2 model zipped from a land pad racing over 1000 miles delivering warhead component data. Atlas also scored a 5000 mile intercontinental test and released 32 capsules with flares to study atmospheric dispersion. The A2 to be operational early 1962 with range about 1725 miles.
A mass of arctic air chilled the northern edge from Idaho to the Dakotas bringing snow flurries. Central and Southern Plains see fog and mild conditions with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. California damp with showers. Montana towns report near zero to 5 degrees above. Local social notes include Thanksgiving visits and gatherings in Carver and nearby areas.
Walter M. Harvey, 52, a bearded recluse living in a cardboard and tree-branch shelter, faced a vagrancy charge in Municipal Court. He represented himself, saying he studied the vagrancy laws while hoping not to be picked up, and Judge Donald T. Barbeau released him and praised his presentation as better than many lawyers.
A Minneapolis family report recalls the moving crew leaving a banana on the kitchen sink a pail of garbage and a dead cat in the van. The family says the driver asked to fill the radiator check tires and water the battery before departure.
M. P. Niven, president of Carolina Manufacturing Co., says a government check received Friday will more than pay for $2,303 worth of Army handkerchiefs. The AP report notes the check was issued in connection with overpayment.
Niven returned the amount of 999,976.95 to the Government Disbursing Office in Atlanta as part of a 1961 Chanute Tribune report.
Advertisement invites sewing enthusiasts to order Pattern 9475 for an eleven inch teen age fashion model doll. Price listed at thirty five cents with five cents for first class mailing. Readers directed to Marian Martin care of The Chronicle Tribune Pattern Dept. 132 West Temple St New York. Invitation to FallsWinter tech show with ten styles in new Pattern Catalog. Readers asked to provide size and style number.
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