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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
1
President Kennedy told Congress the nation met 1961 recovery aims and is on track for full employment with a goal of up to 600 billion dollars in 1963 production. He urged tax cuts and public works funding, plus authority to temporarily cut taxes and expand spending to spur demand.
Athens Greece Roger P Ou le as Ranney's attorney Demetrius Pouleas reports optimism over a Supreme Court appeal for a new trial in the murder of two Greek seamen. The case centers on trial procedures and potential bias, with possible outcomes including a retrial mercy or continued death sentence.
A massive avalanche in Colorado’s Mount Elbert region swept four houses in Twin Lakes, killing six, injuring two, and leaving a 14 year old missing. About 600 rescuers labored in freezing conditions after a three day storm dumped 30 inches of snow.
In Sedan Kansas Randle Smith aged 16 died from carbon monoxide fumes that also killed his mother Mrs Jewell Smith. Randle collapsed and was found unconscious on the floor as the faulty flue caused the deadly fumes.
Chanute attorney Joe Balch has been appointed by Kansas Bar Association president Alex Fromme to fill a vacancy on the American Bar Association House of Delegates. He joins George Powers of Wichita as Kansas delegates and will attend meetings in Chicago in February and San Francisco in August.
Neosho Memorial Hospital reports a three day period last week with all rooms filled including the new wing. Nine patients occupied private rooms while January's first 20 days averaged about 55 daily. Repair work in the old surgery room progresses with tiling nearly complete. The former delivery room is now a second surgery room and two delivery rooms exist in the new obstetrics wing.
Police and the sheriff’s office investigated two non injury crashes yesterday and today. A collision at 12th and Santa Fe involved Florence Kauffman and a stalled 1952 GMC pickup causing $275 total damage. A Walnut and 2nd Erie crash damaged a 1956 Chevrolet and a city 1957 Chevrolet pickup with slick streets cited.
Ernest Kelsey an oil field worker died at Neosho Memorial Hospital at 10:25 a.m. after a tavern brawl. Witnesses said Browning struck Kelsey during an argument at the Travelers Inn tavern. Browning, a Santa Fe Railroad firefighter, was questioned as police sought charges pending further investigation.
An Emporia crash at a crossing killed Edwin Benton of Lebo when a truck collided with a westbound Santa Fe freight train. Benton reportedly tried to jump from the truck before impact and was crushed between the train and the vehicle. The truck driver, Richard Hallway of Emporia, survived unharmed.
A fire in El Centro California destroyed the Barbara Worth Hotel a 45 year old Imperial Valley social center. Two firemen were injured fighting flames that began in the basement of the five story building. A hundred guests fled the hotel and four business offices also burned.
NASA and officials postponed John H. Glenn Jr.'s three orbit mission from Wednesday toward next Saturday to complete checks on a faulty environmental control oxygen system. The delay marks the fourth postponement after earlier date shifts due to Atlas booster issues. Glenn, training intensely, will undergo medical checks and final briefings before the flight.
Italy reports a Bulgarian MIG 17 crash landed near Acquaviva delle Fonti Apulia after a secret aerial spying mission over a NATO base near Bari. The pilot Milose Sokolov Kirov is injured and in Bari military hospital. authorities confirm espionage evidence from film aboard.
United States Senator Andrew F Schoeppel of Kansas dies at 67 after abdominal cancer. He served as governor of Kansas before entering the Senate in 1948 and was in his 14th year in the chamber. Plans call for his body to lie in state in Topeka with funeral in Wichita.
Last week's top tip of the week goes to Raymond Hutchens of Thayer 2 for reporting a race with death to save a month old Tammy Kramer of Galesburg. Tammy nearly choked on a jack but Wichita passersby helped her reach an Erie doctor in time to save her life. The Tribune offers a weekly $3 tip prize for notable local events and unusual happenings.
A car collision southwest of Paola, Kansas, claimed the life of 10 year old Margaret Annette Filby. Her sister Jeannette 14 and mother Jewell Filby were lightly hurt while four other occupants were uninjured. The road maintainer operator August F Reiter 59 was unharmed.
Kansas traffic death log shows 1962 fatalities for January 25 with 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday. The record compares to 31 fatalities for the same period in 1961. Tribune phone contact details are included for readers seeking information after hours.
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