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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
1
AREA FORECAST: Fair to partly cloudy and warmer through Wednesday. Lows tonight middle 20s, high Wednesday middle 40s. TOPEKA AP reports warm air flows into Kansas, with eastern areas in the 30s and western parts near 50. Lows tonight mid teens east, 20s elsewhere. Central Kansas had traces of snow overnight.
Washington AP reports Congress ended its longest peacetime session with warning of tough choices ahead. Senate Leader Mansfield said the 1963 session was just a beginning as civil rights and tax cuts remain unsettled. Adjournment followed heated efforts and an early session around foreign aid. The Senate completed action on a $3 billion foreign aid measure with a provision granting the president discretionary authority to approve government guarantees of cred
Five men sought in a Coffeyville clothing store burglary were halted near Yates Center after a high speed chase on US 75. In a night station melee, deputies were beaten and a gun pointed at Shores before the suspects fled, later being captured at multiple points in southeast Kansas.
Most area businesses and offices will be closed in observance of New Year’s Day with reopening Thursday morning. No mail deliveries will occur. The Safari Museum will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. The Tribune will not be published.
A brief intercepted greeting letter wishes Cha a most happy and prosperous New Year of 1964 and signs off with Yours, conveying seasonal good will. The readable text emphasizes a personal, cordial exchange without further details.
Five people riding in a dump truck escaped serious injuries when the vehicle went out of control on a county road east of here at about 8 30 a m. The truck overturned, injuring Evelyn Henricks an expectant mother admitted for observation. Others escaping with minor injuries include Melvin Watkins Gary Berckefeldt and Jim Schaffer who crawled from the cab or bed. The truck owned by Dean Kepley suffered about 500 in damage.
Local residents plan watch night services and private parties to welcome 1964. Churches schedule vigils and services. civic groups host gatherings. confessions and New Year masses listed for multiple parishes. Strong entities include First Methodist First Baptist Church Church of the Nazarene Zion Lutheran Grace Episcopal New Hope Baptist St Patrick's American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Elks.
A sky watch begins at midnight for the first baby born in Chanute trade territory at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Chanute merchants offer prizes for the first baby of 1964. The year's winner is Gary Barney of Humboldt Rural Route 1, arriving at one minute past midnight on January 1.
In Topeka AP report Sen. Paul Wunsch says a large majority of state legislators favor restricting the upcoming special session to reapportionment after the 30 day budget session likely ends February 13. GOP lawmakers urged a February 17 start. hearings begin January 6 with a joint House Senate review of the fiscal picture and department hearings to follow.
Clifford Erickson was installed as president of the Kiwanis club at last night’s regular meeting. Retiring president Lewis Gerken handed over leadership, with Bill Wolfe as 1st vice president, Dwight Blackwood as 2nd vice president, Elden Penner as secretary, and Jim Beech as treasurer. Directors named were Carroll Adams, Wilbur Allison, Don Beach, Emmet Bolze, Jim Brown, Paschal Grimes and Wayne Umbarger. Forrest E. Short, 1863 lieutenant governor of Division 3, served as installing officer.
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A collection of lighthearted Kansan anecdotes from 1963 features a Wichita third grader praising a principal and asking what work he does, Englewood students debating parks, a Salina voice mail peanut butter sandwich query, and a cake recipe with unspecified flavoring. Additional vignettes include Liberal lemonade mix ups, a Topeka lineman solving a dog standoff, Parsons sermons swapped for tourists, Newton jail humor, Wichita jail mix up, a Great Bend misparked fire truck, Richmond hair swap for cold tablets, a pawn shop theft return, sleigh ride over a 192 year old patient, and a Winfield Santa joke about travel.
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