21 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1965
Page
1
The Chamber of Commerce directors voted to close three inactive funds totaling 351.80 and use the balances to purchase highway sign materials for Safari Campground. City to install signs, some miles away, delays noted due to other city projects.
A Christmas season fire at a Yonkers Jewish community center killed nine children ages 7 to 11 and three adults on the third night of Chanukah. Fire officials said victims died from smoke and fumes. two who survived later died after reentering the building to save others.
A clipped note reflects on a mild sunny first day while warning that a 3rd or 4th winter day may turn icy and blizzardy with bone chilling conditions in the near future.
The area should stay generally fair and warmer through Wednesday with a low around 30 tonight and a high near 60. In Topeka sunny skies and light southwest winds marked a day of mild temperatures, with melting expected where 1 to 3 inches of snow still cover the western third of Kansas.
Final surge of Christmas shopping in 1965 with stores open at night on Wednesday and Thursday until 8 30 p m and closing at 5 p m Friday Christmas Eve for shoppers convenience.
Victor Burgess of 904 S Plummer Chanute is grand champion in the Chanute Jay Cee 1965 Christmas lighting contest. Burgess home won southeast division and edged north division winner L M Dannenberg for the grand prize. First Baptist Church 118 N Forest won best church entry.
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Erhard agreed West Germany should have an appropriate share in nuclear defense. A communique noted U S plans to arrange for allied members without nuclear weapons to have a proper role. Hase said the current situation is not appropriate and pressed for a greater German say in Western nuclear defense.
Public hearing before the zoning board of appeals at 7 p.m. January 6 in the Memorial building for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ruggles of 401 N Lafayette. They seek an exception to permit a trailerhouse behind their home after a permit denial over lot size.
At Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital 38 patients organized an 8th annual Christmas sale. They raised 260.35 from 300 items including leather, ceramics, loom work, woodworking and painting to buy 95 gifts for Wichita Children’s Home nine kids in Chanute two needy families and 15 patients’ own children. Gifts included clothing and four dolls and toys.
The carrier delivered subscription for The Tribune in Chanute will rise from 1.50 to 1.70 per month starting January 1 1966. The last increase was in 1958 amid rising production costs. The one month advance payment remains, and carriers benefit from part of the raise.
Topeka report logs five fatalities in a 24 hour period ending 9 a m Tuesday December 5 1965 across Kansas. The list covers perished drivers and pedestrians with locations and minor details. Authorities compile the figures for state traffic safety records.
Mt Carmel Hospital business office safe was found closed but unlocked at lunch. Upon return, $1,750 was missing from the safe, police reported.
U S planes pressed air raids within 12 to 14 miles of Haiphong and targeted the Uong Bi power plant as the Haiphong Hanoi industrial complex faced deeper strikes. Air Force and Navy units reported direct hits and a reduction in regional power output. several aircraft were downed and a Dutch captive killed in Di An.
Six people died in Kansas traffic crashes Monday night and today raising the year’s toll to 635, with three fatalities in a three car smashup southwest of Wichita. Victims include Louis T. Henderson 59 of the Wichita Police Department and his wife Anna Mae 51 and Delphos Maxwell 24 of Garden Plain.
The county welfare office announced that all families on this year’s Christmas adoption list have been adopted. Social workers noted adoptions outside the list and praised cooperation from organizations and individuals.
Erie Neosho County taxpayers rushed the county treasurer desk to beat the half due tax deadline. More than 53000 dollars in counter payments arrived as mail was not processed that day. The final half taxes are due next June and motor vehicle tag applications continue with priority to tax accounting.
Upper New York State and northern New England faced subzero conditions as winter approached. Boonville New York recorded 13 below zero after 16 on Monday. Florida saw dawn readings in the 40s with widespread 30s across the northern half. Cold air stretched from the Appalachians to the Rockies.
The general strike threat to oust Dominican military leaders faded as labor leaders urged workers to resume work. President Hector Garcia-Godoy continues an investigation into Sunday's battle of Santiago between the army and rebels, after which the accord to avoid a strike was extended. Banks and many private firms reopened.
Instruction lists dialing HE 1 3400 after 6 pm for Tribune access if the primary carrier cannot reach him. The note implies a contact path and a fallback number for evening hours. The exact context and names are unclear due to OCR fragments.
New York AP report shows Stephanie Smith, 22, home for Christmas after a seven year battle with lupus erythematosus. Hundreds of letters from strangers and servicemen lift her spirits as she recovers at Rockefeller University Hospital, thanking her for courage and inspiring others.
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