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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1964
Page
1
Residents weigh in on a woman leading the nation with mixed views. Riley Niles Plummer and Willard Riley express skepticism about women in high office while Mrs Criger supports qualification over gender. The Rev Bumstead notes lingering un readiness.
Albert G. Young, a Cook ware maker, testified he used President Johnson's name in television advertising but did not discuss the deal with Johnson. He said a June 11, 1957, letter mentioning Johnson was “purely background music.” The inquiry probes advertising time bought on a family owned Austin Texas station tied to Robert G. Baker’s dealings.
Scientists jubilant as Ranger 6 heads toward Mare Tranquillitatis for possible future landings. If all goes well, impact is set for 4 24 a m EST Sunday after a midcourse correction near Cape Kennedy.
Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver says he does not expect the Democratic vice presidential nomination. He also hints that brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy would be a terrific choice, as he testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about needing 115 million dollars to fund the Peace Corps for the next fiscal year.
Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater accused the Johnson administration of cockeyed thinking on the cold war and bunkum on Cuba during airport rallies in St. Louis and Kansas City. He urged the GOP to offer a clear choice and criticized Defense Secretary McNamara as failing to prove missiles are dependent, while naming Nixon as his toughest rival for the nomination.
Karen Schwartz Miss Kansas of 1964 will appear at the annual Miss Chanute Pageant on April 4. Sponsoring Chanute JayCees approved the contract, cost about 75 dollars. The 1963 Miss Kansas also appeared last spring. JayCee actions included board resignations and donations, with attendance planned for the Salina convention and various state awards candidates.
A playful note references Ranger 6 and the moon, imagining a safe voyage with a light joke about not injuring the man in the moon. The remark blends spaceflight curiosity with humorous superstition about lunar contact.
Generally fair conditions through Sunday. Overnight lows around 30 degrees. Sunday high near 60 degrees. Dry weather expected with light winds. No significant precipitation anticipated.
Fair skies and mild temperatures give way to partly cloudy conditions this weekend across Kansas. Highs today range 55 to 60 with western lows near 20 and eastern lows around 30. Sunday should see partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 50s.
Kansas traffic death log shows 1 crash fatality in 24 hours to 9 am Saturday. February still shows 0. January 51. 1964 total 51. Comparable 1963 fatalities stand at 25.
Two break-ins and an attempted third netted burglars less than four dollars last night. Entries at Tommy Anderson filling station Island Central and Nu-Way Cleaners 332 West Main operated by Al Goodwin. An attempted entry at Disney Market 1116 North Santa Fe. Police noted pennies four dollars stolen from the cleaning shop.
Cecil B. Green of Lawrence Kansas owned the Say When won a fine harness class for junior Shetlands at the Fort Worth Stock Show on Friday.
Washington reports despite declining birth rates the United States maintains a yearly baby crop above 4 million. November births fell to 327000, the lowest since 1953, while projections show a postwar baby boom expanding the population through increased childbearing in coming decades.
A calm House debate on a broad civil rights bill continues with plans to proceed to amendments next week. Southern objections persist though the chamber largely avoids delays while leaders aim for a Feb 11 passage and quick Senate action on the $11.6 billion tax cut amid Johnson urging swift approval to avoid economic impact.
Frank Knox a local pie baker and distributor suffered a heart attack about 11 40 a m yesterday at Elm and Central. Police took him to the hospital where his condition was listed as improved but still serious today. His home is 402 South Rutter.
London AP report says Greece and Turkey accepted a U S British plan to send an allied peace keeping force to Cyprus. Cypriot leaders remained opposed as Commonwealth Relations Secretary Sandys announced Turkish acceptance after Feridun Cemal Erkin’s briefing. Erkin expressed hope the idea materializes soon and peace returns.
Two men, Edgar Vasquez and Wil ford Hall, were arrested in Kansas City on mail fraud charges. Vasquez, a stock man for Western Auto Supply, mailed about $20,000 worth of goods to Hall via 23 parcels and three tires. Investigators watched the pickup, and a 3 ton truck hauled away recovered merchandise. Western Auto covered postage. suspects released on $1,000 bonds each. They lived as roommates and kept goods mailed to Hall.
El Dorado and Augusta liquor stores were robbed Friday night by the same man. Mrs. Ethel Mae Callway, wife of the El Dorado store owner, was robbed of 173 dollars and owner Paul Kinneman in Augusta was relieved of 239 dollars.
Kansas City AP Guy Frederick Brown aged 38 pleaded guilty to the rape of one woman and the attempted rape of three others He was sentenced to 25 years on each charge with terms to run concurrently The offenses included assaults on the University of Missouri at Kansas City campus and at high schools The victims included a 19-year-old stenographer and a 16-year-old student Brown was previously convicted in Jackson Michigan in 1946 and paroled in 1956 with revocation in 1958 and release again in May 1960 He is described as a Negro and has a wife and children.
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