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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1962
Page
1
Mrs. W C Newcom of Kansas City will present her collection titled Fashions Through the Years in Topeka on Monday for the Woman's Kansas Day club. The exhibit spans bridal attire from 1829 with accompanying lingerie veils and parasols, reflecting pioneer history and heritage.
Light rain moved across Kansas with a surge of colder air. Central and eastern sections saw 2 to 3 inches of snow melt. five inches or more still on the ground. Tonight's lows 10 to 25. Saturday expected fair.
Gov. John Anderson said it is improbable he will be an interim successor for the late Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel. He plans to name a successor by Monday morning and expects Washington seating by week’s end. Anderson noted many capable contenders and said he has consulted various people without naming names.
The Kansas Senate opens a full debate on the Prairie National Park land appropriation in Pottawatomie County amid questions on school aid taxes and a possible special session. A companion health bill trims general funds for boards and hospitals while proposing allocations to Topeka and Osawatomie facilities.
The Kansas House introduced a $20.2 million general fund appropriations bill for state health and hospital agencies and a companion $2.9 million measure from hospital construction funds. Rep. John Conard, Ways and Means chair, said only two more bills remain to be introduced.
The Neosho County Young Republican Club adopted a constitution in a meeting at the Savings Association building. Attendees included Allyn McGinnis, fifth district chairman. Dr. Dwight Blackpool screened a film on communism followed by group discussion. Tickets for the Lincoln Day Celebration were announced as available from Robert Allen or any officer. Bill Walters urged youth to join and participate in politics.
A countywide meeting to discuss a survey report by Kansas State University is planned for early March. Four attendees braved bad weather to discuss organizing a Neosho County steering committee to act on the report and publicize findings. The survey covers economic factors and trends in southeast Kansas.
In Punta del Este Uruguay the United States pushes for stern action against Castroism but faces opposition from hemispheric partners. Uruguay joins the soft seven bloc hindering a two thirds vote for sanctions. Brazil and Mexico oppose a watchdog committee and Cuba’s status within the OAS is debated. Negotiations extend as ministers seek a workaround to eject Cuba.
Lewis Walker of 1729 S Katy reports his father C R Walker of San Diego California is critically ill after a heart attack, with word received from a family source.
Cape Canaveral awaits the Ranger 3 launch as NASA races a tight window to lift the 102 foot Atlas Agena B booster. The mission aims to deliver television footage from 15 miles and record moonquakes, with three identical spacecraft prepared in case one succeeds. Rangers 4 and 5 planned later in the year follow earlier tests of Moon missions.
Cape Canaveral reports John H. Glenn Jr. prepared for a world orbit mission with weather favorable for a launch around 7:30 am. NASA spokesman Lt Col John Powers notes risk remains, outlines fuel and life support limits, and says glenn could complete two or three orbits depending on launch time and daylight for recovery.
Luciano dies in Naples at age near seventy eight after a heart attack. The former New York underworld boss and wartime crime figure is reported dead in Italy.
In Wichita, Mr and Mrs Robert L Riggs rushed their 2 year old son Tommy to a hospital as his temperature hit 104.8. Doctors diagnosed chickenpox measles and pneumonia. Tommy was admitted on Wednesday and Thursday night attendants said he is responding satisfactorily to treatment.
A car struck and killed 14 year old Howard Sloan as he walked home from a basketball game in Kansas City. His companion suffered a leg injury. Sloan was the son of Mrs. Freida Sloan.
Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico introduces a bill to impose a permanent import tax on lead and zinc and aid the depressed domestic industry. The measure is sponsored by several Western Republicans and Democrats, echoing a similar 1961 Senate rejection.
The Forestry Fish and Game Commission announced that state law forbids ice fishing on rivers and streams. It allows ice fishing only on ponds and lakes during this unusually cold winter.
A large crane boom fell Thursday at a pipe laying site near Burrton Kansas killing Lester Culver, 47. Three other workers escaped injury in the accident reported by AP.
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