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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
6
AP reports autopsy findings suggest the first bullet to Kennedy’s back may not have been fatal and could have allowed survival if he had hit the floor. The second shot struck the head, causing instant death, with Gov. John Connally wounded in the chest.
The U N General Assembly closed its 18th session in New York after a three month run marked by East West harmony and anxiety over Kennedy’s assassination. Johnson pledged continuation of policies as the council urged disarmament talks, space cooperation, and a global oil embargo against South Africa. Africans urged Security Council action on segregation in South West Africa.
Erie vicinity updates include Don Lytle family visiting relatives Durward Hines with Mrs. Hines and other Ottawa visitors. Farmington N M residents Jay Beard and Lori plan a late week Christmas stay. Mrs Cleo Dalton returned from Denver to help care for newborn Jeffrey Gordon born Nov 24. Community club events note study club at Mrs Floyd Johnson Chanute with readings and music by Sister Madelena. Federated church to host a turkey dinner postponed due to ice. Business and Professional Women held a Christmas party at Mrs Lillie Ewing with gifts and refreshments. Next meeting Jan 20 at Mrs Bess Debus.
Parson s Kansas AP report says Labette County Medical Center has welcomed six newborn males since December 2 with no girls among the newborns, highlighting a run of all male births at the facility.
A historical note recounts Rafael Trujillo’s long rule over the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, ending with his assassination by unknown assailants.
Kansas City residents approve a 50 cent per $100 earnings tax in unofficial results 42 703 for 25 635 against amid cold weather. Mayor Ilus W. Davis pushes the tax to fund street and building repairs and essential services.
Pope Paul VI has accepted an invitation to visit India for the first papal trip abroad in 150 years. He will begin with a Holy Land pilgrimage January 4 to 6 and may attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay next November.
The Kansas Board of Health won a Cherokee County court order directing Galena to chlorine sanitize its public water. Judge Jerome Harman issued the ruling after years of state pressure. Galena claims its samples since 1960 show purity, but the board cites contamination risks in distribution lines.
A car traveling 90 to 95 mph struck a bridge 5 miles south of Lamar Missouri, killing George S. Carter 32 of Independence Missouri. Trooper C W Hampton reported Carter was looking ahead with both hands on the wheel. Carter had lived in Independence a year and previously in Wichita and Seymor.
Senate investigators probe the source of thousands of dollars in cash kept in Robert G. Bakers Senate office. President Johnson signs an order allowing the Rules Committee to examine Bakers tax files as part of a broader inquiry into his business dealings and conflicts of interest.
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