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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1965
Page
1
Kansas Governor William H. Avery pledges to modernize state government and expand resources as the state shifts from agriculture to a quasi industrial economy. He promises to address economic problems, strengthen education and religion, and pursue prudent management while avoiding specific programs until later legislative messages.
The 1965 AFL All Star Game will be played Saturday afternoon at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston. Oilers officials announced the switch from New Orleans after Negro players walked out over discrimination. Jeppesen Stadium seats 35,000 and has hosted the Oilers since the league’s formation. next season Oilers home games move to a new domed stadium.
William H Avery was sworn in as Kansas 37th governor at Municipal Auditorium joining a 3,000 crowd. Chief Justice Jay Parker administered the oath as family and officials watched. A parade led by Wakefield and Topeka bands preceded a review of National Guard units and a 19 gun salute.
William H. Avery was sworn in as Kansas' 37th governor at Municipal Auditorium, with eight Republican department heads inaugurated alongside him. The GOP holds a strong majority in both legislative chambers, as a Ft. Riley band and Tabor College choir performed for the gathered crowd.
A paper poem dated December 7 1903 signed by James Whitcomb Riley was found in a book at the Kansas executive mansion. Gov. Anderson said Riley hand wrote it for F. P. MacLennan and a facsimile was made for the State Journal. The poem will be turned over to the Kansas Historical Society.
The 60,000 member Longshoremen's Union struck ports from Maine to Texas at 12:01 a.m. today over objections to a clause in a new contract for gradual work gang reductions. The walkout mirrors last Oct. 1 when a Taft-Hartley compelled end to a 80-day cooling-off period. White House action unlikely unless immediate economic impact. Extra workers sped ships out as 20 plus vessels left New York. many ships stranded.
The Neo Valley Coyote Hunters Assn. reported 20 coyotes were killed in a drive near Stark. About 150 hunters participated, covering roughly 32 square miles in the effort.
Eight employees of Fibrac Incorporated announce daily output of 120 dozen mops at the old water plant site east of town. The unit assembles mop heads using cotton rayon or cotton nylon yarns. Production will rise as more machines come online. another Fibrac plant in Miami, Oklahoma handles handle hardware under Don Hicks, VP and GM.
In Grandview Missouri two girls, Pamela Hutchins aged 10 and Gloria McGrew aged 12, set out to explore the world on a sunny day. After a 10 hour search by about 350 volunteers, they were found sheltering in a fort built by local boys five miles from home as temperatures dropped to 30 degrees. The girls carried a box with extra clothes and 16 slices of cheese and were located by Richard Webb, 13.
Fred Ellsworth 69 known as Mr. KU and longtime secretary of the University of Kansas Alumni Association died after minor surgery at KU Medical Center. He served 39 years as secretary and helped with centennial plans while also writing historical pieces.
Surgeon General Luther L Terry reports a sustained drop in adult cigarette use based on national household surveys, indicating 7 percent more men quit since 1962 and a downward trend among women for the first time on record. He cites last year’s health hazard report as a major influence despite conflicting warehouse and tax data suggesting a rebound. The National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health, which includes the American Cancer Society, discusses the findings.
Fair to partly cloudy through Tuesday. Winds shift and temperatures rise tonight then fall Tuesday. Low tonight around 30. High Tuesday in the lower 40s.
AP reports mild weather across Kansas with some clouds and no precipitation. Cooler trends are forecast for Tuesday but no drastic changes. Daytime highs reach the 50s, while tonight's lows vary from the 20s in the northwest to the 30s in the southeast. Sunday highs range from 28 in Olathe to 54 in Hill City, with early lows from 12 at Goodland to 28 at Wamego.
Public officials and labor leaders defend Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as unfairly branded in a joint committee report on the Thresher sinking. Capt. William Hushing to brief to clarify findings amid claims of faulty workmanship and substandard pipe joints contributing to the 1963 disaster that killed 129.
Don Rott of Girard was elected president of the Bobwhite chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America at the annual meeting of the southeast Kansas group in Pittsburg over the weekend.
A 24 year old Salina woman, Marilyn K. Hurt, mother of four, was killed in a one car accident four miles east of Salina on a county road.
Topeka AP reports a traffic death log listing 48 hours to 9 am Monday with counts for January 1963 and January 1964, showing a comparable period in 1964. It notes 10 deaths in 1963 and 24 in 1964 for the referenced span. The brief table reflects changes in fatalities over time.
An intercepted letter to Cha. hints Avery's entry and Anderson's departure as a Kansas governor shift, noting that the difference may be noticed later. The message implies political moves and timing around a governorship transition.
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