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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1963
Page
1
Local residents recount where they were and what they heard when news broke of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. Answers include radio broadcasts and immediate reactions from families and neighbors.
Earl S. Wright aged 44 died Friday when a high loader fork truck toppled while he assisted with heater installation. The accident occurred at the worksite in Kansas City. It is being investigated by local authorities.
James Edward Carter, 39, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, stands trial in U.S. District Court on charges of smuggling contraband into the Leavenworth federal peniten tiary by paying a truck driver to deliver five jars of instant coffee. The jars carried dirt rather than coffee, yet Judge Wesley E. Brown ruled dirt still constitutes contraband. Carter serves a term for forging securities across state lines.
In Osborn Missouri a masked bank robber stole 2543 dollars from the Bank of Osborn on a Friday afternoon. He fled as police set up road blocks but returned no arrest. Bank bookkeeper Annebelle Schumacher recorded a license number later found on a rental car in Kansas City. Cashier J W Johnson said the thief took the cash from a drawer and did not attempt the vault.
Washington AP report says President Johnson would spend the weekend at the White House in his office. He planned to meet staff aides advisers handle correspondence and make preferred phone calls.
A Chanute resident and his three year old daughter were injured when their bike was struck by a car on US 169 in front of the National Guard Armory south of Chanute at about 3 50 p m They were taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital with the man in critical condition The 75 year old driver Thomas M McQuin said the bicycle appeared suddenly from a hidden source and the car was traveling no faster than 35 mph The bike and rider were demolished and the car had only a broken headlight The Johnson family possessions were being moved into the executive mansion amid a White House reshuffle involving Jacqueline Kennedy and the Kennedy family events at the time
Louisiana Democrats named their governor choice in the first statewide election since President Kennedy's assassination. If no majority, top two face a runoff Jan 11. Candidates include Delesseps Morrison Gillis W Long John J McKeithen Robert F Kennon Shelby M Jackson with polls 6 am to 8 pm and 1,182,676 voters including 154,247 African Americans.
The Kennedy assassination probes seek extraordinary powers to compel testimony and grant immunity. Senators Russell and Cooper introduced a sweeping Senate resolution, with backdrop of Texas inquiry and FBI findings on Oswald’s lone role and Ruby’s subsequent death of Oswald.
T Eugene Thompson, 36, is convicted of arranging his wife Carol Thompson's brutal murder in St Paul. He receives life imprisonment. no capital punishment in Minnesota. Jury took over a day to convict on first degree murder after six weeks of emotional courtroom proceedings. Thompson accused of hiring the killer for love of another woman and more than $1 million in insurance. He awaits transfer to Stillwater prison. potential parole after 172 years with good behavior. Bond requests and appeal likely, with state Supreme Court decision pending.
Rural Grange No. 1872 met Thursday night with Master Wayne Stitt presiding. Twenty persons attended. Plans were announced for the Christmas dinner and gift exchange to be held Dec. 19 at Rural school, beginning at 6:30. All members were asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Turkey will be furnished. The charter was draped in memory of President John Ken.
Cape Kennedy Florida announces Sundays open for public inspection from 1 to 4 p.m. starting December 15. The space and missile center will be accessible to the public for the second time since Armed Forces Day 1961.
In Dallas area, the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, President Kennedy's accused assassin, cares for her two children while Secret Service keeps her whereabouts secret. Funds totaling around 7700 dollars have been donated to Marina Oswald, handed to the Secret Service. Mrs. Marguerite Oswald defends her son, while Texas officials reconsider a state court inquiry. The FBI evidence is with the Justice Department and may go to the White House.
November fire losses in Chanute totaled 350 dollars per the city fire chief Bill Brennan. There were 16 fire runs in November matching last year, lifting the 11 month total to 203 with yearly losses at 11 070 dollars. Last November's losses reached 60 000 due to Dannen Elevator damage.
The forecast notes generally fair conditions today and Sunday with a colder Sunday. Tonight's low near the 30s and Sunday highs generally in the 40s.
A fragmentary intercepted letter jokes about Democrats on a Louisiana hay ride, noting the sender observes activity and signs off with a personal closing. The content implies political commentary rather than a formal report or事件.
Washington AP Three year old John F Kennedy Jr carried an American flag into the Kennedy family's Georgetown residence as they left the White House. Jacqueline Kennedy and the children waved to neighbors from a second floor window while Secret Service kept watch.
Twenty three motorists faced possible license suspension after attending a driver improvement clinic run by the State Motor Vehicle Department. Held in Chanute at Fourth Highway Division HQ basement, the session offered lectures on accidents, a traffic laws test, and a film on safe driving. Drivers from southeast Kansas with past good records were told to attend. 30 were required, and a six month grace period was granted if no further violations occurred. William Stevenson oversaw the program. more clinics will be scheduled as needed.
Pearl Harbor ceremonies were planned at the Arizona memorial marking the 1941 attack. Navy tradition honors 2,300 dead as wreaths and flower garlands are laid while the flag flies at half mast for a fallen veteran, John F. Kennedy.
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