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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
2
President Kennedy outlines an antirecession program with tax cuts and public works to cut unemployment from 6.1 to 4 percent by mid 1963. He seeks authority to accelerate up to 2 billion in works projects and a temporary debt ceiling raise to 308 billion while pledging safeguards and careful review by Congress.
A fire erupted in a third floor Roosevelt Junior High School classroom in Salina. The gym had burned last December 11. The building was cleared quickly with no injuries. Firemen gained control before spread. School officials said the fire began in an unoccupied coat closet used only one period daily.
Mrs. C. V. Crissman of 914 S. Highland learned of her brother H. R. Gallion's death last Friday in Chester Nebraska. Funeral services were held today but she could not attend due to bad road conditions. Gallion had been a Chanute visitor.
Kansas City prices show cattle steady to 25 lower for select groups with steers 22.00 to 26.00, hogs down 25 to 50 cents, sheep steady to weak. Kansas City eggs and produce mixed. Chanute council meeting and local notices follow with births, court fines, and cancer society events.
Donna Marie Evans infant daughter of Roy Lee and Mrs. Evans dies at Emporia hospital. Graveside service Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Earl ton cemetery with Rev. Paul Life officiating. Frank E. Palen 38 of LaGrange Ill. dies in Berwyn hospital after extended illness. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary with Rev. Life officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery.
In Jacksonville a man named Percy Fisher drowned after jumping into a creek to recover his hat blown from a car crossing a bridge. The accident occurred Sunday during the drive.
Pittsburg District Judge Don Musser overruled a motion to disqualify him in a Crawford County grand jury matter slated for February 19. A.S. Graham, Pittsburg attorney, had sought to force a grand jury and claimed bias. Graham then alleged the judge acted prematurely after the ruling.
Bitterly cold air remains over Kansas with highs 5 to 15 degrees and valleys near zero tonight. Goodland reports 68? No new snow expected as a storm shifts south into New Mexico. mornings drop below zero in western districts while Pittsburg reaches near 38 earlier.
Daily hospital notices list Saturday admissions including Michael Robinson Humboldt and Mrs Eugene Geyer Iola among medical patients. Dismissals cover Mr B E McCoy Iola and Mrs Vera Solomon 1301 S Evergreen. Sunday admits include Joe Sly ker 602 S Evergreen and Mrs Lindsay 1415 W Ist undergoing surgery. Birth reports a son to Mr and Mrs Carl Fisher 818 W Main. Dismissals Sunday name multiple patients across Humboldt Thayer and others. Fire run noted at 1501 St Ashby for smoking motor on forced air furnace with minor smoke damage. Police cite Ira Marshall Jr of Fredonia for speeding with a $5 bond. trial Jan 25 set.
Merlin A. Eastburn's funeral took place at Johnson Mortuary on Sunday afternoon with Rev. E. M. Pearson of Grant Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. C. H. Pankratz and Mrs. Hazel Slane sang. Bearers were Edsel Noland Charles Carter O. M. Dunham Norman Peacock Roy Williams and Homer Romine. Burial followed in Shaw cemetery.
Firefighters arrived to find a bathroom heater knocked down and a gas line broken. The resulting blaze scorched a wall and copper water pipe, which ruptured and stopped the fire. Firemen only shut off gas and water before returning to station.
Glenn prepares for launch with physical exams and psychological testing after reports of rising tension. Dr. Robert Voas notes his calm demeanor and strong focus on the voyage of discovery while awaiting a March 10 schedule, with Kennedy’s plans unclear.
President Kennedy will hold a news conference Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the White House. The event will not be carried live on television or radio but recording and filming will be allowed for later broadcast. Salinger said Kennedy last met reporters on Jan. 15 and will attend the Gridiron Club dinner on March 17.
Kansas City Star reports President Kennedy will nominate George Templar of Arkansas City a Republican and Wesley Brown of Hutchinson a Democrat as federal district judges in Kansas. Brown is a bankruptcy referee and Templar a former U.S. attorney. The White House is expected to forward Brown’s name within 10 days to two weeks followed by Templar.
As far back as 5 000 years Chinese doctors dispensed ma huang an herbal drug containing ephedrine now used to treat asthma and hay fever in modern times.
Gov. John Anderson says the current Kansas budget session is the most advanced yet as lawmakers return for week three of the 30 day fiscal session. He backs a 398.7 million dollar budget with no tax increases and notes the main fight centers on emergency school aid per child. Anderson says the week will resolve differences between houses and he does not expect new money beyond a one year five million boost from merging funds.
Dr. Wolfgang Sporrel, anesthesia professor, told a Kitchener meeting that mouth to mouth resuscitation is now new. He cited its description by two Danish physicians in 1790 and a mention in the Bible.
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