Chanute records show 1963 driest year on rainfall
The Chanute area logged 20.6 percent moisture in 1963, the driest year since rainfall records began 33 years ago at Martin Johnson Airport. Historically low totals include 1956 at 22.08 inches and 1952 at 22.83 inches, while 1961 saw a high of 61.13 inches and 1951 a flood year with 56.02 inches. February was driest (.09) and July was wettest (3.66).
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Chanute
the Tribune
FAA
Martin Johnson Airport
Pledge Cut In Postal Payroll
President Johnson secured a pledge from Postmaster General Gronouski to cut the postal payroll by 5000 workers within six months after a meeting in Johnson City Texas. The move aims to streamline operations and reduce costs across the service.
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President Johnson
John
A. Gronouski
Castro Attacks Alliance as Cuban Revolution Advances
Fidel Castro declared the Alliance for Progress doomed while praising Cuba’s five years in power. He denounced U S and allies’ plans as failures, boasting Cuba’s military might and vowing victory against Yankee imperialists. The address came during Havana’s anniversary parade and followed U S budget and postal notices.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Havana
Castro
Cuba
Latin America
United States
Gunshot Wound Suffered Accidental Injury at Home
Jerry Lester a 15 year old Erie resident was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital for an accidental gunshot wound to the lip teeth and tongue from a .22 rifle. Police say the rifle fired while Lester and his 12 year old half brother Gary Freeman, who had been rabbit hunting earlier, were handling it. Arthur L. Lester his father transported him to the hospital.
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Jerry Lester
Erie R. 1
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lester
Gary Freeman
Arthur L. Lester
Methodists Transfer Seven Negro Churches in Kansas
In Topeka AP report bishops Eugene Slater and Matthew W. Clair Jr announce the transfer of seven Negro Methodist churches into the Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church. The churches named include Hamilton Chapel Parsons St Luke Chanute Mason Chapel Oswego St James Coffeyville Second Methodist Independence St Paul Chetopa and Mason Memorial Kansas City.
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Topeka
Kansas Conference of the
Methodist Church
Eugene Slater
Kansas Conference
Matthew W. Clair Jr
St. Louis
Hamilton Chapel
Parsons
St. Luke
Chanute
Mason Chapel
Oswego
St. James
Coffeyville
Second Methodist
Independence
St. Paul
Chetopa
Mason Memorial
Kansas City
Traffic Fatalities Reach Reported Toll For January
TOPEKA AP Kansas traffic death toll tallies 7 for January 1964, comparing 5 in the previous year. The count covers hours through 9 am Thursday, documenting a snapshot of road fatalities and indicating trends between 1963 and 1964.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fire Fatal To Three In Mississippi Nursing Home
A morning fire swept a one story nursing home in COLUMN A Mississippi town killing three of the 17 occupants. An employee, Mrs. Boyd Hamm, said the blaze likely started from a floor furnace. No survivors were reported injured. Sixteen residents were men, most veterans of World War I.
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Mississippi
Boyd Hamm
Navy Plane Down Near Hawaii After 2300 Mile Flight
AP reports an Air Force C124 carrying 22,000 pounds of cargo with eight aboard and a Navy corpse on board may have gone down 450 miles west of Honolulu. The event followed prior unconfirmed notes of loss of contact and fuel exhaust.
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Honolulu
Air Force
Pacific
Wake
Hawaii
Midway Island
Twelfth Night Tree Burning at Santa Fe Park
The annual Twelfth Night Christmas tree burning is set for Sunday at 5 30 p m at Santa Fe Park in Chanute with co sponsorship by the Optimist Club and the Ministerial Alliance A junior college choral group conducted by Harold Tarpley will sing A brief meditation will be given by Rev William T Hunt Scripture will be read by Rev Duff Wagoner with prayers by Rev Raymond Owen and Rev Dale Sneeringer The fire will be lit on the west side of Santa Fe Lake and spectators are urged to join for carols Treats will be handed to children by Optimist members Trees should be brought to Central Park pavilion for transport to the site The Chanute fire department will supervise the burning This Epiphany Eve observance marks Jan 6 and closes the holiday season.
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Santa Fe Park
Chanute Optimist Club
Ministerial Alliance
Harold Tarpley
William T. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
Duff Wagoner
First Methodist Church
Raymond Owen
First Assembly of God Church
Dale Sneeringer
First Baptist Church
Santa Fe
Central Park Pavilion
Chanute
Accidental Shooting of Former Illinois Star
In DuPage County an accidental shooting at a suburban bowling alley left former Illinois football star Tony Parrilli dead after a fight with an unidentified man. Willowbrook Police Chief Robert Winthers said his service revolver discharged while breaking up the melee involving Bears players. An inquiry continues as a grand jury may review involuntary manslaughter or reckless conduct charges.
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Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
Chicago
DuPage County
University of Illinois
Chicago Bears
Tony Parrilli
Illinois
Robert Winthers
Willowbrook
Parrilli
Mike Ditka
Bears
New York Giants
Winthers
Stanley Lachta
Marconi
Atty
William J. Bauer
Sgt. Lachta
Chanute Fire Loss for December Estimated at 10076
Fire Chief C W Brennan reports December fire loss in Chanute at 10076 with one death attributed to fire. The month brings the year total to 21176, far below 1962’s 98905, while runs rose from 180 in 1962 to 239 in the prior year, with 32 calls last month including residential alarms and various other incidents.
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C. W. Brennan
Tioga Township
Thayer
Firehouse Door Injury From 12 Year Old Fire Buff
A 12-year-old fire buff accidentally triggered a closing overhead door as a hook and ladder truck departed in New York. The door fell onto the wind shield of the rear driver's seat injuring tillerman Joseph Almon, 36. Firemen note the boy often visits the firehouse and called it an accident.
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New York
Tillerman Joseph Almon
Second Day Of Watch At Neosho Memorial Hospital
The sky watch at Neosho Memorial Hospital entered its second day awaiting the area's first baby of 1964. Chanute merchants offered a wide range of prizes for the newborn and parents, though no prospects were visible by noon. Last year's winner arrived one minute after midnight on Jan 1, while the 1962 winner came on Jan 5.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Holiday Traffic Deaths Exceed Early Estimates
The Associated Press reports 223 Americans died in the 48 hours around New Year’s Eve and Day with further state reports expected to raise the toll. Experts warned the figure likely surpassed initial projections.
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Associated Press
Kansas Traffic Kills 9 During New Year Holiday
Nine people died in Kansas traffic accidents over a two day New Year holiday period. Victims include New Mervin Sorenson at McConnell AFB Wichita Margie Gillstrap and 13 year old William Frye. Four more deaths occurred near Eskridge Lebo Junction City and Kansas City Kansas with icy roads and pole impacts cited. Final toll topped 180 nationwide, far above the 30 hour safety council estimate.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Mervin Sorenson
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Darwin E. Kraus
Alma
Eskridge
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Kansas Jobless Dip Shows Seasonal Fall Amid Migration
Kansas employment estimates for mid November put total jobs at about 761,800, down from October’s 780,100. State official M. W. Buffon cites seasonal cutbacks in agriculture and withdrawal of young workers as causes, with unemployment rising slightly while overall employment dips. Manufacturing and retail trade show minor gains.
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Topeka
Kansas
M. W. Buffon
Buffon
Weather Area Forecast Friday Outlook
Friday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with lows in the middle 30s. Highs Friday range from 45 to 50 degrees.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Prompts Quiet New Year
A brief note mentions an intercepted letter to Cha with a quiet day as people focus on New Year's resolutions. It predicts a noisier weekend as many resolutions are broken.
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Cha
Quiet New Year's Holiday in Area Reported by Police
Local law enforcement reported a quiet New Year holiday with no major crashes in Erie county. Chanute police investigated a two-vehicle crash at 9th and Rutter injuring no one, while highway patrol logged 81 moving violations, one DWI arrest, nine accidents, and two fatalities in the 15 county division. A Joplin man, Vern Durosette, was fined after a DWI and open bottle arrest in Erie. minor domestic disruption and a rock-throwing incident yielded no arrests.
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Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Erie
Chanute
Dale R. Ward
R. 2
Don Neely
Earlton R. 1
Ward
Neely
Chrysler
Pontiac
4Th Division
Lebo
Coffey County
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