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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
1
In Chanute, reporters ask residents what style they enjoy. Theodore Perez of Humboldt prefers rock and roll for its liveliness. Debby Barker from 507 S Central dances to many kinds of music.
Ronald E Thorne 19 of 1014 S Highland and Nathan J Welch 17 of 1623 S Evergreen collided at 4th and Evergreen around 1250 p m causing about 200 damage to each vehicle. Welch cited for failing to yield. Thorne drove a 1956 Ford and Welch a 1954 Plymouth. A second crash at Main and Central involved Charles Crowder and Cecil Manley with Crowder in a 1958 Pontiac and Manley in a 1952 Chevrolet pickup after skidding on ice.
Longshoremen across the Atlantic and Gulf ports resume duties after a 34 day walkout that crippled the nations busiest port. In New York about 60 crews prepare to unload from the liner Italia while others handle cargo on multiple piers as maintenance crews ready mechanized handling equipment.
A mother and three children died in East St Louis Illinois after an oil stove exploded. In Texas a family lost three children near Lufkin, and in Alaska a trailer fire in Spenard claimed two children with another sister badly burned. A separate Mount Oliver blaze killed a man and a bystander during firefighting efforts.
Centerville Iowa AP A youth from Lebanon Indiana identified as Dennis Edward Ames 18 escaped from Ft. Riley stockade Kansas and stole a car. Authorities chased him through three southern Iowa counties causing three cars to be damaged in two accidents with no injuries. He was arrested near Centerville after ramming a vehicle carrying a family from Greentop Missouri. He faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Authorities planned to notify Ft. Riley officials.
Eureka California police described a 54 year old logger restrained after police found him in a parked car. Breshears registered a .50 blood alcohol score the highest ever recorded in Eureka, illustrating extreme intoxication and danger to his life.
Intercepted note reads Dear Cha asking if you are practicing fire prevention. The fragment indicates a casual inquiry about safety habits with a brief closing.
The forecast notes cloudy skies with light snow and a sharp drop in temperatures. Snow began Friday across Kansas with light accumulation, highest in the northwest and Goodland reporting up to two inches. highs Friday ranged 13 to 31 degrees, with subzero winds in the northwest tonight and continuing cold into Sunday with partly cloudy skies.
Salina Kansas AP report describes Wendy Pan grac discovering a mouse in her shoe after leaving it near a stove overnight. Her mother Mrs James Pan grace of Niles pulled the creature from the toe, screamed, and tossed the shoe. The mouse had spent the night in a warm place.
AP reports two young killers James Latham and George York receive a stay of execution pending appeals to the U S Supreme Court. They are set to die March 20 for the murder of Otto Ziegler at Oakley Kansas after a cross country rampage following AWOL from Ft Hood. York is 19 and Latham 20, from Florida and Texas respectively.
The White House said cash gifts totaling $98,369 have been donated since February 15 to its refurbishing project. The funds have purchased about 46 objects of art and furnishings for $92,869, part of a total $232,439 in cash gifts since First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the project. Nearly 350 direct gifts of furnishings paintings and objects have also been received.
Howard Morgan, resigning from the Federal Power Commission, warns regulation can become a fraud against the public under industry pressure. He urges capable, courageous leaders and notes his dissents favor stronger consumer protection while stressing the noble aim of utility regulation.
A U S federal court issued a 10 day restraining order under Taft Hartley Act procedures to prevent a national strike against Boeing Co. Union leaders reluctantly accept the injunction while Boeing keeps operations normal. Over 40,000 workers at multiple sites are affected as wage and seniority disputes remain unresolved.
Kansas highways turned slick as snow began to stick though accumulations were expected to be light. Highway Patrol reported surfaces were becoming slick with southeastern roads in fairly good condition.
Kansas City council reduced dog license fees to 1.50 for males and 2.00 for females. Acting Mayor Tom Gavin advocates pens and no tax. Councilman Harry Davis objects citing dogs as neighborhood friends. Councilman William Royster notes personal dog ownership. The measure passed 6 to 2.
The Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association asks for an immediate state investigation into gasoline marketing, claiming some suppliers dump excess stocks to undermine competition and damage the market. Tom Schwinn, executive vice president, signs the letter to Gov. Anderson's oil and gas advisory committee chair H. D. Moore.
Joyce Ann Cade of Quenemo Kansas Miss Kansas was chosen national Honey Queen at the American Beekeeping Federation convention in San Antonio. The 19 year old KU senior won over six rivals.
AP dispatch notes Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver arrives in Panama for the first leg of a 15 day Latin America working visit with Peace Corps volunteers. The report covers international assignments and short status updates from the region.
A small brown and white dog came to police headquarters in Chattanooga to ask for assistance for her 93-year-old master who was wandering the downtown area. Officers matched the dog to her owner by checking the tags and reunited them.
Topeka AP report shows 0 traffic deaths in the 24 hours up to 9 am Saturday. January 1963 tally reaches 18 fatalities, compared with 30 in the same period of 1962.
Film star Carroll Baker is bedbound with glandular fever in London as husband Jack Garfein reports her face and neck swollen and doctors ordering rest through the weekend. U S Ambassador Galbraith to dedicate Roosevelt House in New Delhi. Norman Dyhrenfurth flies to Darjeeling to meet Everest conqueror Tenzing Norgay and recruit Sherpas. Senator Javits travels to Mexico City to observe housing progress and address the American Chamber of Commerce.
An 11-year-old boy named Edward Nacol Jr. fell asleep at a department store magazine rack and woke to find the store locked. A passerby saw him outside through a plate glass door with an ad stating keys made inside. Police and the store manager freed him.
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