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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
1
STATELINE Calif AP The FBI blocked details on the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr as fears for the 19 year old son rise FBI agent Curtis O Lynum said the bureau will not release more information until there is a development.
Secretary McNamara announces Air Force will build a manned orbital laboratory to orbit within about four years and attach to a Gemini capsule on Titan III. Unclear mission, insurance against space war needs, first crewed flight aimed for late 1967 or early 1968, replacing Dyna-Soar.
Red Cross blood mobile returns to Chanute next Monday and Tuesday with a 245 pint quota. The drive, theme The most important gift you can give, runs Monday 1 to 6 15 p.m. at First Methodist Church and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations stay needed as 156 pints have already been used in Neosho County this quarter.
The Tribune announces a tentative order of 25 copies of The Torch Is Passed, AP compiled portraits of Kennedy’s assassination era. By noon today, 29 orders were received for the 10 by 13 inch hard covered 100 page volume, to be delivered Dec. 30 or later. Orders at The Tribune P.O. Box 559 Chanute require name, address and $2 payment.
Intercepted letter details improvised notes about forced activity including storing the lawn mower and putting up storm windows. The fragment mentions Dear Cha and ends with a closing Yours.
AREA FORECAST calls for cloudy and colder conditions through Wednesday with light snow tonight andWednesday. Northerly winds 25 to 35 mph by Wednesday. Lows 15 to 20 tonight. highs in the middle 20s Wednesday. A glaze warning issued for southeast Kansas. Light snow and freezing temperatures appeared in Chanute today, signaling Old Man Winter as downtown businesses adopt a Christmas mood. Snowfall trace at FAA station by 1 p.m., with continued accumulation tonight and tomorrow. Temperature 22 at 2 p.m., expected to fall to 15 to 20 tonight.
The Chanute Tribune snowfall guessing contest counts 292 entries with 98 remaining as of today amid light accumulation. Contest relies on official FAA readings. winners take a $10 prize if multiple guesses share the winning day, with postmark determining ties. Western Kansas faces a real winter storm, forecasts show up to four inches of snow in the northwest and mixed precipitation elsewhere, with temperatures dropping into the single digits northwest and 20s southeast.
Four entries have been received in the second annual Chanute home Christmas decorations contest sponsored by the JayCees. Participants hail from Huffman Orville 715 S Grant Haynes Don 1202 N Garfield Haynes Ronald 116 S Lafayette Traylor Charlotte 501 W 1st Schiesser Dale 501 W 1st, with Schiesser a former Southwest Ward winner. Judging by three out-of-town judges occurs Dec 19, with winners announced Dec 20.
Bronson firefighters from Bronson and Moran battled a morning blaze that destroyed the interior of an 11 room home owned by Bill Molen. No one was home. Fire, smoke and water caused major damage with six inches of water in the rooms. Onlookers, including Bronson high school students, helped save three rooms of furniture and most clothing of the four Molen children, though Mr and Mrs Molen lost most other possessions.
Two Plainville men died when their empty cattle truck struck a bridge pillar on the Kansas Turnpike about three miles east of Topeka. Victims were identified as Robert W. Smith, 21, and Donald E. Wise, 41.
AP report shows Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday December 5 and 19 for 1963, with 547 fatalities compared to 564 in the comparable 1962 period.
The Santa Fe railroad renewed its appeal to the city commission for authorization to install automatic electronic gate guards at the Main Street crossing, replacing current flagmen. A proposed ordinance would require continuation of flagging and better protection at Walnut and 14th Streets, with Dec. 23 session for consideration.
President Johnson told a bipartisan leadership briefing that American defense will remain strong and able to absorb a surprise attack through the 1960s. McNamara, Rusk, and McCone led the briefing, stressing a force large enough to deter and destroy the aggressor.
Kansas Gas & Electric representatives will attend the city planning commission meeting tomorrow night to discuss municipal private utility power interconnections as part of a city power study. City officials reviewed the power outlook after a recent engineering study and the commission has ordered two diesel generating units subject to sale of revenue bonds, with installation targeted for next summer. The 8 PM meeting in the Memorial building city commission room remains informational.
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier for assistance. If he cannot be reached, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
Erie. Jury trial of the Virgil Taylor versus Iowa Mutual Insurance Co and others opened in district court today. The jury was impaneled at 10 am with jurors listed from Chanute, Earlton, St Paul, Thayer and nearby areas. One trial remains on the current term’s calendar. Murphy appeal on DWI charges set for next Monday.
Police reports show bonds and fines totalled 312 for November, down from 462 in October, with 11 month Dec 1 figure at 5,623 50. Meter penalties reached 220, down 31 from October, and 1 046 parking meter tickets were issued.
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