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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1963
Page
1
An inquiring reporter asks residents if chivalry is still practiced today. Respondents vary from yes in form or to a limited extent. Several people offer opinions that chivalry remains present in some acts but has diminished overall.
Washington AP reports a Ft. Riley Kansas unit will be flown to Europe for a NATO exercise January 14 to 17. About 1500 men from the 1st Battle Group 28th Infantry Regiment 1st Division will move to Germany aboard C135 jets via Military Air Transport Service.
South Viet Nam claimed 47 Communist guerrillas were killed near the Cambodian frontier largely from air strikes. In a broader operation begun December 21 near the Viet Cong area known as D Zone, authorities said 127 guerrillas have been killed overall. US and Vietnamese officers cited intelligence gaps and coordination issues as factors in a setback noted near Ap Bac and Tan Hiep, with 68 government troops killed and about 110 wounded, three Americans dead and ten wounded. Helicopters remain central to tactics despite heavy Viet Cong resistance.
President Kennedy arranged a hastily scheduled Palm Beach meeting with CIA Director John A. McCone to discuss foreign policy implications. The White House also delayed a session with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and NATO envoy Thomas Finletter following news of Arthur Dean’s resignation, which Kennedy accepted with regret and gratitude.
Tolla D. Bolyard, 63, of Bird City, had a habeas corpus writ denied in Norton Kansas. He is charged with the July 14 double murder of Fritz Kehlbeck and his son Larry during a boundary fence dispute. Trial delayed from January 15 to January 21. defense argues insufficient evidence and unlawful search.
Police logged three minor traffic incidents yesterday. At 2 15 p m at 9th and Santa Fe James Evans 17 and Herma Smith 42 collided damaging the Evans 61 MG left rear 25 and Smith 59 Chevrolet front 100. At 3 15 p m near 1st and Evergreen Dean Eller 33 and Robert Manley Jr 17 collided damaging Eller 58 Plymouth front and Manley 60 Chevrolet front. Mrs Marion Johnson reported a backing car by Rev William Hunt 110 S Tennessee bumped her vehicle at the Santa Fe depot causing minor right rear fender damage.
Arthur C. Way a Madison Wisconsin contractor and his 16 year old daughter Toni were killed in a light plane crash in rain and fog south of Ness City Kansas. They had left Phoenix without filing a flight plan en route home from the Rose Bowl game. Way headed Way Construction Co.
The military government began a nationwide roundup of alleged Communists citing Moscow Prague and Havana as directing a subversive plot. Civil guarantees were suspended nationwide and about 300 persons were arrested in early raids on homes and leftist headquarters amid months of violence and strikes.
Gerald Conrad Burkholder parked his car near a busy highway. When he returned, the vehicle would not start because thieves had neatly removed the transmission valued at 225 dollars.
Weather summary reports a yesterday storm bringing 2 to 3 inches in northwest Kansas and icing in northern central and eastern parts. Skies thinning with clearing expected, highs in the 30s and lows around 15 to 25. Forecase calls for decreasing clouds cooler tonight and a generally fair Sunday.
The 1962 police year end summary records bonds and fines at 6270.50 and parking meter penalties at 3609.50, below 1961 totals of 7730 and 4100. The year saw 15251 parking tickets, 168?10 previously, 2389 calls for service, 11 felony arrests, 645 misdemeanor arrests, 25 breaking and entering, 26 petty larceny, 8 grand larceny plus 1 stolen car, 2 bad checks, 96 intoxication arrests, 17 DUI, 96 family disturbances, 348 traffic arrests including 73 speeding. 586 dogs picked up, 91 reclaimed, 54 placed in homes. Police cars logged 53666 patrol miles and used 5450 gallons gasoline. 415 meals for prisoners and transients. December bonds 397 and November 264, parking penalties 198.25 vs 304.50. Calls rose to 219, misdemeanor arrests to 80. A traffic accident report will be released next week.
Dr. Ralph Bunche pledged that the United Nations will continue its action in Katanga until the U.N. force gains freedom of movement across the secessionist territory. He arrived amid reports of a rift between U.N. headquarters and Congo officials over talks with Moise Tshombe and noted a temporary breakdown in communication.
A clipped item references an intercepted letter titled Dear Cha and jokes about a long range Telstar cure. It notes doctors have prescribed aspirin by electronics for years in a humorous aside.
AP report notes Kansas traffic deaths over 48 hours to 9 am Saturday standing at 0. January total 5 for the state. For 1963 the count is 5 with a comparable 1962 period at 7. Data reflects a brief snapshot of highway fatalities across Kansas.
Three former presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Miguel Aleman, and Harry S. Truman, attend a People-to-People Salute to Mexico in Kansas City during the group’s two day meeting. Events include a dinner with trustees, a formal gathering at the Nelson Gallery of Art, and performances by the Singing Boys of Mexico. Aleman heads Mexico’s Council of Tourism and calls the event a tribute to Mexico and U.S. friendship.
In Hot Springs Arkansas investigators suspect a fanatic or mentally disturbed person caused an explosion at the Vapors Club destroying a gambling school for operators. Eleven injured, three hospitalized, blast tore a 30 foot hole in the roof. Fire marshal confirms explosive device rather than gas.
Bell Labs engineers report a ground based service station repaired Telstar the ocean hop satellite after a six week outage. They traced the fault to radiation effects on a zero gate transistor in the decoder and used a notched pulse test to restore normal command signals. The fix occurred during Telstar’s orbital pass, and operation was fully restored Friday. Researchers credit Robert H. Sherman Henry Mann John S. Mayo Eugene F. ONeill Alton C. Dickieson Walter L. Brown and Walter M. Gibson among others. The future longevity of Telstar’s service remains uncertain.
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