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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
10
Lawrence AP Kansas Mineral production value in 1961 estimated at 505.8 million, sixth straight year above half a billion. Natural gas set a 1961 record at about 71.5 million above 1960, crude oil near steady at 335 million, natural gas and other minerals showing mixed gains and losses across categories with coal down 17.5 percent.
Wichita Southeast beat Hutchinson 62 to 53 Wichita South defeated El Dorado 49 to 39 Independence edged Altamont 65 to 53 Bonner Springs won 61 to 36 over Shawnee St Joseph Liberal topped Garden City 42 to 41 Olathe beat Paola 58 to 53 Rosedale defeated Bishop Miege 47 to 40 Baxter Springs fell 43 to 41 to Sarcoxie Missouri Scott City 50 to 39 over Goodland Effingham over Valley Falls 50 to 31 Caney beat Elk City 52 to 48 Jetmore 48 Spearville 42 Elkhart 62 Hugoton 46 Concordia 57 Lincoln 35 Yates Center 56 Cherryvale 40 Kiowa 48 Wyanoke Oklahoma 42 Caldwell 78 Oxford 51 Kinsley 68 Hoisington 38 Osawatomie 50 Burlington 37 Pierce City Missouri 45 Galena 30 Armadillo crosses creek by gulping air then paddling or walking across bottom.
Kansas Farmers Union president Martin J. Byrne voices worry that the administration may trade off farm interests in upcoming negotiations with European common market nations. He cites a recent tour and multiple meetings, noting cautious support for Kennedy and Freeman but rising fear of cheap food pressures and shifts to urban areas. Byrne plans 10 district meetings to discuss legislation. Meanwhile in Portugal Salazar signals possible UN withdrawal and alliance reevaluation amid a suppressive crackdown on a New Year’s revolt.
In Lisbon Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar vowed Portugal will surely be among the first countries to leave the United Nations, stating Portugal will refuse collaboration in items not in its direct interest. He criticized the UN, the United States and Britain for not supporting Portugal.
Larry E. Winger aged 16 from Dodge City and Roger Potter aged 21 from Syracuse will represent the squad in Manhattan. They are named as the primary players for the forthcoming event and are expected to compete for the team.
Kansas will participate in the 11th annual grain marketing clinic and tour of the Chicago Board of Trade from January 9 to 11. Winners of 4-H club grain market projects from 13 states are expected to attend.
The Topeka Board of Education approved pay raises totaling over 440000 dollars annually for about 900 teachers principals and administrators. Increases range from 225 to 600 dollars a year with the largest boosts going to teachers with seven to eight years experience.
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson told British French and West German colleagues about his discussion with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The briefing covers preliminary talks to gauge a basis for formal negotiations on the Berlin issue among Western powers.
Belgrade dispatch cites Moscow sources as saying President Kennedy may visit the Soviet Union. The same reports say U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s mission in Moscow goes beyond atmosphere checks on Berlin, with instruction from Washington guiding his talks.
The Chanute Tribune notes a larger authorization reported by Tanjug on page 10 of the January 3, 1962 edition. The brief item highlights increased approval levels affecting the referenced program, with no additional context provided in the scant OCR snippet.
Amersham England AP Earl Attlee convalesces from abdominal ailment and heart attack marking his 79th birthday in hospital. His wife, also hospitalized with lumbago, is in the same Buckinghamshire market town. Both expect discharge within a week.
The magazine SP names Generalissimo Francisco Franco as Spain’s man of the year for 1961 for his moral merits and constructive works while Soviet Premier Khrushchev is chosen as foreign man of the year in reflection of his sad and destructive actions.
In Wolverhampton Alec Lowe, 48, died after promising to make his wife tea at a Christmas party. He dozed, the kettle boiled over, water flooded the gas, and he died in the kitchen the next day, a coroner's jury ruled.
Saigon reports say two Viet Cong units destroyed a bridge about 30 miles north of Saigon on New Year Day, halted 33 vehicles, and robbed occupants before releasing them. Local papers provide the account of the incident and its timing.
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