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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
5
Washington AP reports the Defense Department sets the Army draft quota at 9000 for March the largest monthly call since January 1962. The rise follows a plan disclosed in November to boost strength by 20000 through higher draft calls for six months aiming for an Army total of 980000. January and February quotas are 4000 and December saw 6000 drafted.
Washington AP reports winter wheat growers signed voluntary agreements to idle about half as much land in 1963 as in 1962. About 5.22 million acres will be retired under the 1963 program versus 11.15 million in 1962, with price supports and payments totaling roughly 125 million dollars for idled land and related production.
Washington AP Mona Lisa astonishes in person but a sound failure at the National Gallery of Art spoils the American debut. President Kennedy and guests faced a silent moment as a translator and Malraux spoke, while the elevator and acoustics failed. Thousands will view the painting during four weeks before a New York exhibition.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife arrived at Palm Desert for their sixth winter vacation, with an aide clarifying there is no plan to move permanently to California or to donate the Gettysburg farm as a shrine. Dr Edwin Ruthvan Henry to direct Peace Corps volunteer selection next year. Terry Jo Duperrault, survivor of the Bluebell sinking, settles for 61750 in an out of court claim against boat owner Harold Pegg.
Kansas, the chief wheat state, led in retirement for 1963 with 1,321,626 acres. Oklahoma followed with 717,903 acres, then Texas 676,593, Colorado 519,307, Nebraska 394,503, and Missouri 307,876 acres.
Detroit based report from AP notes passenger cars will roll from assembly lines at record rates in January, with estimates near 695000 units. General Motors may push the total higher, though its schedules are not released. January 1963 production could surpass last January's 346000 cars.
Charles D. Everett, 20, told Washington police he robbed liquor stores during daylight only, saying he fears being out at night with all that money. Police arrested him Tuesday in Washington.
Arthur Duperrault of Green Bay Wisconsin chartered a boat for a family cruise to the Bahamas. The plan involved his relatives aboard the vessel as they prepared for the trip.
In Hong Kong a medical project inspired by Tom Dooley seeks to aid about 50 refugee children in Kowloon and supply milk vitamins and chocolate to 300 more. A barge clinic costing 6000 dollars will dock in a typhoon shelter amid refugees from Red China. Inicial plans faced criticism as founder Dr James Turpin lacked a local medical degree and faced legal hurdles. After appeals to authorities Turpin earned cautious support and aims to expand to Southeast Asia with Paul Fleener.
C L Ewing said 37 claims from the March 1 1960 truck train crash have been settled for less than a million dollars. Santa Fe Railroad and Oglesby Brothers Petroleum Transportation Co. attorneys reached the agreement for survivors of 14 killed and the injured. A separate $2 million suit by Santa Fe against the trucking firm remains undisposed. Oglesby also has a suit with the driver’s widow. The 39 suits totalled eight million dollars. Crash occurred near Bakersfield.
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