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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
1
Kansas leaders convene for a 30 day budget session while court orders push reapportionment of the House and Senate. Governor Avery to present 1967 budget. taxes not central this year.
India's prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent at 61 after signing a peace pact with Pakistan. Gulzarilal Nanda pledged to carry through the agreement, saying Shastri concluded a mighty effort for peace and a state funeral was planned in New Delhi.
A bulldozer accidentally uprooted a natural gas line in Lyndon Kansas cutting off fuel to the 1100 residents for several hours. Most service was restored by eight this evening. Mayor Leona Morris said there was little hardship.
Chanute officials approve an electric department revenue bond issue to finance a new substation for intertie with Coffeyville. The repayment term may run 10 to 15 years. Other actions include airport land use, board reappointments, and plans for a park funding inquiry. A joint meeting with Neosho county commissioners is slated for late January.
Three Chanute youths Roy Howell Gerald Morrison and Allen Shepard were found not guilty in city court on misdemeanor assault charges from a late Friday fight at East Main. The judge ruled no evidence connected Morrison or Shepard to the complainant and Howell's guilt was doubtful after testimony about a gun shown by the victim and prior statements. Witnesses included Lee Craft and the Moran men Jerry Rawlings and Buddie David with Sue Brown.
Mediators met with union negotiators then reported to Mayor Lindsay that no formal decision had been reached as the 11 day strike continued. Traffic volume eased from record levels as Lindsay warned against capitulating to any power group.
Kansas traffic death log shows 10 fatalities in January, 10 for the year through 9 am Tuesday, 24 hours ending Tuesday, and 17 deaths in the comparable 1965 period. The report covers Topeka and statewide figures with 1966 totals and historical context.
John H. Gipson of Slidell told the House Un American Activities Committee that two Negro churches in Slidell Louisiana were ordered burned by a Klan wrecking crew for civil rights activity. He said he quit the Klan last week and that violence extended to whipping a white youth named Clarence O Berry.
Darrel Sherwood a 17 year old of Erie pleaded guilty in police court to reckless driving and driving without a license. He was fined 25 dollars and must pay by 5 pm tomorrow. A charge of resisting arrest was dropped for lack of jurisdiction under the new juvenile code effective January 1.
Unified School District 413 announces a remedial reading program for grades 1-12 starting January 31. Instruction until the new services building opens will be at Alcott for grades 1-6, Royster for juniors, and the Senior High for high school students. Staff includes Pauline Briggs guiding elementary readers and Nancy Sparks Dudley overseeing secondary readers. Sunny Erickson becomes elementary reading coordinator January 18, with transportation provided.
Retta Fulcher, 507 E 1th, was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by Chanute Ambulance Service at 9 35 a.m. today after being found unconscious at her home Police said the woman in her 30s showed signs of possible medication effects but no definite diagnosis was made.
U S and Australian forces press operations near Saigon and in the central highlands as Viet Cong flee into jungle. In four days of Operation Crimp the death toll rises to 84 with 38 captured. paratroopers and infantry report clashes, tunnel finds, and multiple Viet Cong casualties.
Rep. Gallagher says an aide memoire direct to North Vietnam was transmitted after the bombing pause began. Moyers notes the peace offensive is being evaluated, with officials unsure if the move marks progress or a shift in policy. Ball declined to comment as reporters were kept to the corridor.
An early morning blaze gutted the Marion Implement Co. in Marion Kansas damaging adjacent businesses. Fire Chief Hazel Meierhoff said insurance estimates ranged from 110000 to 115000 dollars.
The budget session concerns the state's fiscal future while the redistricting session affects many legislators. The note contrasts two political meetings and their impact on governance.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with decreasing clouds and cooler Wednesday. A few light showers possible Wednesday morning. Lows near 40 tonight, highs 50 to 55 Wednesday. Kansas sees mild winter pattern with southerly winds and rain chances in eastern and southeast areas through Wednesday.
A Breckenridge Colorado blast at a week-old operations building killed 31 year old Richard L. Lanning of Casper Wyoming and injured 11, three critically. John Bos a lift manager from Chicago reported hearing a puff of smoke and seeing the building collapse in about 15 seconds.
Hutchinson Kansas AP A district judge ruled that Amish father Leroy Garber violated state compulsory school laws by failing to ensure his daughter Sharon attends a public or denom inational school. The judge suggested options for the Amish to qualify a parochial school or seek home instruction. The misdemeanor charge carries no fine yet as motions and possible appeal proceed.
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