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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
8
President Kekkonen appointed Reino Lehto to lead a nonpolitical caretaker government after Premier Karjalainen resigned when two minor parties balked at a tax plan to balance Finland's economy. The 20 month-old government faced reform stalemate this week.
Eldon Vook suffered a painful hand injury from a cyanide gun last week and rests at home after several days in hospital. Mrs. Marion Dorris has been ill, while Mr. and Mrs. Seth Reed plan Christmas visit with the Q D Reed family of Galesburg. Community events include a courthouse Christmas supper for county employees, a Bible study moved to Clyde Hodgdon home, and a Dean Hammer lecture at the Brethren church with pie and coffee served. Rev and Mrs John Groth host a visitor from Oregon for the holidays.
Stephen J. Fox a bulldozer operator from Ronkonkoma Long Island found 89000 in currency while clearing a three acre Hicksville site three years ago. A court ruled Fox is entitled to two thirds of the fund or 59333 with the present and former property owners sharing the remaining one third.
Members of the officers rotary wing aviation course at Ft. Rucker raised 165 dollars for a graduation party but the base banned celebrations in honor of President Kennedy. The money was redirected to 13 month old Margaret Ann Langford and her family to brighten Christmas after a train car crash killed 11 relatives.
Exeter New Hampshire obituary reports Dun can R. Taylor aged 94 former royal clock watcher for Queen Victoria who ensured Bal moral Castle clocks kept correct time. He left the post in 1893 and later emigrated from Scotland to the United States.
At Orly Airport a U S Defense Secretary McNamara and staff narrowly avoided impact when a passenger plane crossed the K135 jet's takeoff path. The tires blew as Capt Meredith Sutton applied brakes and the jet stopped about 500 feet from the runway end. McNamara heads to Saigon for a second on the spot Viet Nam assessment amid rising Guerrilla attacks after the Diem coup.
Ann Landers answers readers with practical counsel on a husband blaming marriage for a friend's heart attack and a mother praising positive discipline. The column discusses marital strain, parenting methods, and safe transportation choices with guidance to seek professional help and practical solutions.
Volunteers assisting during the Red Cross bloodmobile visit include doctors Reuben Burkman Donald Ray Dean Gough Earl Gehrt Albert Kihm and J R Satterfield. nurses Mines Bert Toomey Irwin Lassman Charles Lesher Dick McMimmy Dewey Maghe Donald Ray and Margaret Wood. Nurses Aide Mrs Fred Thielenhaus. Gray Ladies listed. canteen staff named. registrar Mrs Leo Gottlieb. typist Mrs Logan Hut and records Mrs Robert Lopeman.
In New York an apartment building posted a sign warning thieves that cameras hi fi systems radios jewelry and other valuables had been stolen in prior burglaries. The sign was later stolen, leaving residents wary after four unsolved burglaries in 16 months.
A freshly cut Christmas tree lot in Missoula delivered trees to a service club funding its Light Conservation program. One tree trunk grew through a pair of eyeglasses, apparently lost by its owner years ago, adding a curious note to the sale.
Judge John Fronton said he would rule today on whether the Kansas Parole Board can lawfully operate with two members. Albert Murray of Wichita challenged the board after his parole was revoked when membership dropped from three to two following Wilbur Leonard's resignation. Murray seeks release via a writ of habeas corpus, with E Dexter Galloway of Hutchinson and Arthur Palmer arguing for the state.
A distressed woman in Hampton Virginia reported she had thrown her false teeth into a litter box with hot dog wrapping. Newport News police located the dentures and sanitation workers recovered and returned them.
State Sen. Zell Miller said he will ask the Legislature to grant state patrolmen authority to stop any car loaded with trees or shrubs and demand proof of ownership. He cited poachers cutting trees on private and government property in the north Georgia mountains and selling them in urban markets.
In Richmond Henry F. Fall of the Bank of Virginia describes a customer who used upper false teeth with his name and address engraved to identify himself. The check was cashed after the dental ID method.
Mrs. Frank Fitzmorris a 76 year old in Fredonia Kansas was found semi conscious clinging to a door jamb in her living room by her son Morton who arrived to pick her up for a surprise birthday party. A gas heater in the room had been turned on but not lit. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
T. N. Tenniman, manager of the S. H. Kress store at 107 E. Main, was announced as the second prize winner in a nationwide contest by The National Key Company of Cleveland Ohio. He distributed mis-cut keys to promote the store’s key duplicating service, claiming the keys wouldn’t fit locks but that Kress would cut keys at a special price. Tenniman reports outstanding results from the promotions.
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