25 Jan 1964
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1964
Page
1
Inquiries ask readers, listing several residents including Mrs Pendlay Max Dalton and Ralph Hathaway, for opinions on laws requiring proof of citizenship and mental soundness before firearms sales. Respondents largely support stronger checks, citing safety and responsibility concerns.
Washington official sources say Secretary Rusk will reassure Japan and South Korea that U.S. Far East policy will not change as France nears recognition of Communist China. Rusk to outline in Tokyo next week the aim to back free states and honor Nationalist China ties.
Car thefts for joy riding and minor accidents kept police busy yesterday. A 16 or 17 year old was seen exiting Mary Rideau's stolen car near Western Drilling Co. The 1959 Chevrolet from C L Fisher lot was driven through a fence and later found with two boys seen leaving near Murray Hill schoolyard. A 1956 Chevrolet theft also reported.
British commandos quashed a fresh mutiny in Tanganyika with Dar es Salaam reports stating three African soldiers killed and 20 wounded. Kenya uprising also suppressed by British troops. Nyerere feared a broader strike and racial unrest as mutinies spread from Colito Barracks to Caburu.
J E Bradshaw of Shaw road southeast of Chanute spotted his 1,400 pound horse Bob stuck in a nearly dry pond. He tried a tractor to pull him free but failed. Wayne Taylor arrived with a winch truck and tractor and pulled Bob from the mud. Bob recovered with no serious harm.
In Tarbes France Admiral Adolphe Lepotier said France is planning to build five atomic submarines with underwater missile launch devices. Work on a prototype has progressed for several years and the first sub is not expected in service before 1969.
Cliff Watson a 56 year old rural liquor store owner near Topeka shot it out with a robber Bernie O Jones 25 of Marlin Texas stationed at Forbes AFB Friday night Jones was killed and Watson wounded in the abdomen Watson’s wife heard the confrontation and Watson recovered. coroner ruled self defense and a jury convened at Forbes AFB Forbes Air Force Hospital status listed as serious for Watson the incident occurred on U S 75 about 10 miles south of Topeka
Echo 2, a 135-foot diameter balloon designed to be the world’s largest satellite, launched from Vandenberg AFB California and began an orbit around the Earth’s poles. The mission aims to relay the first American Russian communications via space while the balloon unfolds in space and transmits signals back to Earth.
The Chanute JayCees will honor several outstanding Chanute area men at a banquet in the Masonic Temple. Winners include Distinguished Service, Representative Young Teacher, and Outstanding Young Farmer for 1964, with others receiving certificates. Approximately 100 attendees are expected and remarks will be by Dr. James Kensett with Glen Halbe as master of ceremonies.
An intercepted note references air inflated by heat as part of a sequence. The statement notes that Echo 2 is not the first bag inflated by heat. It suggests a pattern or prior similar outputs without detailing the earlier items.
A group of 26 Californians, mainly women and children, pursue an isolated new life in southwest Utah to “escape open communism in the schools, sin and rampant crime.” Sheriff Otto Fife orders school attendance for children and health inspections, while relatives urge some to return home and reporters probe the camp. Mrs Margery Brown, from San Luis Obispo, says the plan began six years ago and they intend to move on to Idaho before a final settlement.
General warm and fair weather expected through Sunday with a rise in temperatures. Topeka reports a warming trend starting Sunday for western Kansas, eastern areas remain cooler today. Highs range from the 30s northeast to 50 southwest, with tonight lows in the 20s. Arctic air kept Friday highs around 31 in Topeka and 42 in Garden City. Morning lows varied from 11 at Russell to 25 at Pittsburg. Western Kansas dust from strong northwest winds due to dry topsoil. Light snow fell in northeast Kansas Friday morning, with only extreme northeast points receiving measurable amounts.
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