Jet airliner crash kills 81 aboard in storm over Philadelphia
ELKTON Md AP A federal investigator said he is convinced the four engine jet airliner exploded in the air before plunging to earth, killing all 81 aboard. Robert Allen of the Civil Aeronautics Board said we cannot tell if the Boeing 707 was struck by lightning, and he has not ruled out any possibility including bombing. The FAA released an unofficial partial transcript of the final tower-crew communication.
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Elkton, Md
Robert Allen
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American World Airways
Allen
Federal Aviation Agency
Philadelphia
Paul Alexy
Alexy
Roger
B. R. Allen
Puerto Rico
Wilmington
Del
U.S. 40
Maryland-Delaware Line
Dean Wilmoth
Meadow View
Elkton
Edgar Startt
Bainbridge
MD.) Naval Base
Elkton National
School Boards urge cigarette tax and sales tax hike in plan
A Kansas Association of School Boards committee backed a two cent cigarette tax increase and a one cent sales tax boost to fund public schools. The plan would finance a ten dollar per pupil rise in state emergency aid and create a foundation program raising total state support from about fifty million to eighty seven million dollars.
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Salina, Kan
Kansas Association of School Boards
M. A. McGehey
McGehey
Left Hand Pitch Animals Spark a Mischief Trail
The Trib une reports tales of mice, a missing calf limb, and a bobcat trapped near Thayer. Mrs. Eunice Campbell recalls a dead mouse found after a kitchen trap snapped, while a mate’s death is attributed to shock. Ralph E. Carter owns a three legged calf, and Wayne Hughes trapped a 22 pound bobcat nearby. Temperatures rise across Kansas with windy, dusty eastern areas and minor damages from a Sunday storm.
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Eunice Campbell
N. Evergreen
Area Forecast: Increasing clouds and milder temps
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low near 28. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and warmer with a high around 50. Strong northeast winds taper by afternoon. Mostly dry conditions expected across the area.
Calf Captured After Hit Run On US 169 Near Santa Fe Park
A Greyhound bus and a calf collided on US 169 near Santa Fe Park about 4:30 a.m. yesterday. The calf fled but was chased down by police and a firefighter, then placed in a pasture for owner claim. Bus driver James A. Alger of Independence Missouri reported no injuries or bus damage.
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Greyhound
Santa Fe Park
James A. Alger
Independence
Fred Cook
Charles Record
Don Puckett
Sinatra Jr Abducted By Gunmen At Lake Tahoe Casino
Frank Sinatra Jr was abducted from his Stateline Nevada California border motel by two armed men during a hotel room visit. Deputies identified suspects as Joseph James Sorce and Thomas Patrick Keating, wanted for a Long Beach bank robbery and escape from a California juvenile camp. FBI involvement followed as roadblocks were set amid snow in the Lake Tahoe region.
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Stateline
Calif
Frank Sinatra Jr
Sheriff's Deputies
Joseph James Sorce
Thomas Patrick Keating
San Francisco
Keating and
Sorce
FBI
Lake Tahoe
Sinatra
el Dorado
California
Reno
Joe Foss
Dorsey Band
Sinatra Jr
Foss
Room Service
Smail
Sheriff's
Gem Show Draws 300 Attendees Across States
The Chanute Gem and Mineral Society hosted its annual show in the Memorial Building Federation Room. Over 300 visitors from Oklahoma City Tulsa Wichita and Kansas City attended. C K Davis chaired the event which featured 100 displays on Indian artifacts fossils minerals jewelry and fluorescents. Robert E Williams demonstrated silver mountings and prizes were awarded to Mrs Ethel Doane Fredonia for a malachite pendant and to Mrs Ella Gaughn for a silver bolo tie.
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Chanute Gem and Mineral Society
Federation Room
Memorial Building
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Wichita
Kansas City
C. K. Davis
Robert E. Williams
Ethel Doane
Fredonia
Ella Gaughn
Sinatra Junior Gets Press in Intercepted Letter
An intercepted note mentions Sinatra Junior not for singing but receiving press notices today. The letter is addressed to Cha and notes a curious press focus on the young figure.
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Sinatra Junior
No News Tip For Last Week
The Tribune reports no qualified tips were received for its weekly contest offering a $3 award. Residents of Chanute and surrounding four counties were urged to call or bring tips about fires serious or freak happenings traffic accidents and human interest events to the Tribune during nine-to-five hours, with weekend hours listed and alternate numbers provided.
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Tribune
The
Chanute
Topeka Crash Fatal to Airman
Topeka report says 27 year old Marion Williamson of Forbes Air Force Base died after a one car crash in South Topeka. Harland H Hill, another airman, was hospitalized with facial injuries at Forbes AFB Hospital after the car struck an embankment.
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Topeka
Marion Williamson
Forbes Air Force Base
South Topeka
Harold H. Hill
Forbes Afb Hospital
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log Dates
In Topeka Kansas the traffic death log lists 542 fatalities for December 14, 1963, compared to 563 for the same period in 1962. The report covers the 48 hours up to 9 am Monday. The figures reflect statewide traffic fatality monitoring.
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Topeka
Kansas
Interior to Set National Oil Policy
President Johnson directs the Interior Department to draft national oil policy, distancing White House control. Udall notes a hold-the-line budget emphasizing water project starts and potential defense budget cuts. Johnson also reviews overseas military aid reductions and a Bolivia aid offer tied to freeing American workers.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of the Interior
Udall
Interior Department
White House
Texas
Congress
Udall’s Department
Kennedy
Jobless Training To Begin In Kansas Cities
Training courses for the unemployed will start in Topeka Wichita and Dodge City soon after the new year under the federal Manpower Development and Training Act. Topeka trade school will begin January 6 with two 37 week sections for 20 household appliance repair men. Wichita East High will begin March 2 with 36 weeks for 20 auto body repairmen from Sedgwick County. Dodge City will start January 27 with 52 weeks of licensed practical nursing for two 10 trainee sections from Western Kansas. Eligibility prioritizes jobless heads of families under $1200 annual net income. single persons may also qualify. Trainees may receive weekly allowances up to 37 dollars plus $35 subsistence and limited commuter transportation.
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Topeka
Wichita
Dodge City
M. W. Buffon
State Labor Department
Employment Security Division
Wichita East High School
Sedgwick County
Kansas
Seventeen Adoptions Remain on Christmas List
Twenty three families and individuals are still to be adopted on the Christmas adoption list coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce. The list grew from 50 to 53 with three more additions last week, verified by the county welfare office and the Chanute school nurse. Recent adoptions have come from Westminster Sunday school class, First Presbyterian church groups, Optimist Club, EUB church Sunday school, Senior High Future Homemakers, and the Rum Dubble class of First Methodist.
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Chamber of Commerce
County Welfare Office
Chanute
Westminster
First Presbyterian Church
Channcomers
Optimist Club
EUB Church
Plastic Bag Fatal To Topeka Girl
A two year old Topeka girl died from asphyxiation after becoming tangled in a plastic bag used for clothes. The victim was Jennifer Peoples, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Peoples. Her father is stationed with the Air Force in Panama.
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Topeka
Jennifer Peoples
Earl Peoples
Air Force
Panama
The Torch Is Passed Offered Here
The Associated Press plans a book about Kennedy assassination and the aftershocks. It covers Lee Oswald, the Texas tour, the hospital death, Johnson’s succession, and global reactions with AP bylines and witnesses. A 10 by 13 inch hard cover includes photos, 100 pages, selling for $2, not in bookstores. Orders are being taken by The Tribune, Chanute, with name, address, and payment.
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Associated Press
Kennedy
Lee Oswald
Kennedy Texas
Arlington
Johnson
the Tribune
The
Tribune
P. O
Chanute
Deer Killed as Car Hits Mule Buck on Highway 59
A 1964 Chevrolet driven by Raymond A. Griffitt of Hallowell struck and killed a six point mule deer weighing 200 to 251 pounds on US 59 near the Neosho River south of here about midnight. Vehicle damage was about 200 dollars. Sheriff George Neely took the deer to Parsons and turned it over to a state game protector. The meat will go to an institution chosen by the protector.
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Erie
Raymond A. Griffitt
Hallowell
US 59
Neosho River
Here
George Neely
Neely
Parsons
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Mrs. Campbell
Mama Mouse
Ralph E. Carter
St. Paul
Thayer
Wayne Hughes
Hughes
Goodland
Olathe
Lawrence
Wamego
Central Plains
Ralph Heaton Jr
Plummer
Anders
Howard Wilson
Women’s Committee
Main
Larry Mathews
Sinatra, Jr
Long Beach
Youth Authority
Tracy, Calif
George Byers
Douglas County
Nev
California - Nevada
Sinatra Sr
Palm Springs
Cha
Yours
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kermit Gordon
Justice and
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McNamara
Dean Rusk
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
U.S
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