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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
3
Editorial notes reports of strong East Coast blizzard related sales drops and recession talk should not panic national shoppers or merchants. It argues local economies will recover, Christmas demand will hold, and rising costs loom next year despite rival city competition.
A brief item notes Proverbs 25 11 apples of gold in pictures of silver and mentions unemployment insurance collection in Hays. The snippet combines a Bible verse reference with a local notice about benefits.
A collage of light notes on Christmas gifts, Milan opera news, a Topeka hotel altered to an open air garage, and a humorous exchange headline. It mentions Maria Callas returning to La Scala, Potters Bar resident Mary Budd dying at 105, and jokes about ghostwriters and travel between nations as the year ends.
The Board of Regents urges a single blanket appropriation for higher education in Kansas to replace fragmented project funding. A centralized budget would give the system more coherent authority, reduce taxpaying public confusion, and improve opportunity and development for students across institutions.
A humorous note from the Blue Rapids Times mentions a Beatnik doll as the latest toy. The item suggests novelty in the toy market with a wind-up walking action.
A seven room two bath frame house half a mile south of Stark, built by Bernard Smith, features modern city conveniences and steam heating. The item notes completion and up-to-date farm house standards.
President-elect Kennedy’s 15 top picks emphasize brains and state leadership over business. Ten join the Cabinet with an average age of 47, many lawyers and four Rhodes or Phi Beta Kappa scholars. Second-rank appointees include ambassadors and state officials, with governors among the pool.
Ezra Taft Benson proposed his Washington DC house to Gov. Abe Ribicoff for a cabinet post location while Ribicoff as Connecticut governor faced a restricted housing issue. The exchange included details of bedrooms bathrooms and garden size. The piece notes the Hartford Club policy and Ribicoff’s refusal despite the club inviting him.
Chanute Tribune publication details list Chanute Publishing Company Dwight McCreight as publisher and staff roles. Subscription rates are outlined for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woods counties and Kansas outside the four counties, with monthly and yearly prices and sales tax notes.
The Electoral College met across 50 states to finalize the 1960 race. Kennedy secured 300 votes to Nixon 219, with Byrd earning 15. Hawaii remained unsettled amid a recount, potentially decided Jan. 6 when Congress counts votes. One elector briefly defected to Byrd and Goldwater.
Daily TV guide list for Chanute area shows by station KOAM KODE KOTV WDAF. Includes 6:15 p.m. Doug Edwards 12 comedy Burn notes and multiple hour by hour lineups from 6:15 to 11:30 p.m. with programs such as Father Knows Best Wyatt Earp Thriller Ted Skelton Garry Moore Stagecoach West Weather News and a late movie Big a Guy Yesterday’s listings span channels 4 6 7 12.
A reader asks about low morning blood sugar and candy for an eight year old. Dr Molner explains body fuel from food becomes heat and energy as blood sugar, and that a warm lemonade with lemon juice provides quick sugar without overdoing sweetness. He warns to ensure vitamin C from other sources and to limit sugar for younger children unless signs indicate need.
The notice directs sending 20 cents in coin to cover handling costs and addresses correspondence to Dr. Motner in care of Box 158, Dundee, Illinois.
Armco Steel Corp will merge its wholly owned subsidiaries National Supply Co and Union Wire Rope Corp into Armco effective December 31. Logan T. Johnston, Armco president, says the two units will operate as divisions. National Supply HQ is in Pittsburgh. Union Wire Rope HQ and plant are in Kansas City.
Haasan Zeghabe, an admitted bank robber awaiting sentencing, is home for Christmas after his 11 year old daughter Nadya wrote a plea to federal Judge Thurmond Clarke. The judge temporarily lowered bail to $20,000 and allowed him home with orders to return to jail next Wednesday. Zeghabe, 35, said he robbed the bank of $400 to buy tools for his trade as a tool and die maker.
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