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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
1
Topeka Gov. Avery proposed a 60.9 million Kansas tax hike to finance a record 507.6 million budget. The plan boosts school aid by 35 to 36 million annually and adds 37 million in sales tax, 21.48 million in income tax, 2 million on cigars, plus 425 thousand on inactive state funds interest.
Washington AP reports December consumer prices rose one tenth of a percent as the Labor Department notes a moderate advance. The CPI reached 108.8, meaning $10.88 buys the same basket that cost $10 in 1957 59. For 1964, overall prices rose 1.1 percent while purchasing power for about 13 million factory workers increased roughly 4 percent.
A public hearing in Fairfield east of Chanute revealed sharp division over unifying with Chanute. Some patrons oppose join, presenting 193 signatures, while others favor Chanute or prefer joining Stark. Hearings on Erie and Stark combine petitions follow, with final state approval expected soon. About 125 to 150 people attended.
Robert B Fulmer ailing 58-year-old ex sailor in Santa Barbara Calif recalled firing a .25 automatic at his forehead on December 30 the bullet lodged behind his upper jaw and missed his brain He survived three days in his trailer before a friend called an ambulance Doctors said the shot could not have hit the brain and Fulmer cited losing strength from multiple sclerosis as the motive saying he could not care for himself and wanted to act
Joe Sutcliffe 55 a prominent oil field supply operator here died of an apparent heart attack at the Tioga Hotel where he resided. He operated Sutcliffe Pipe and Supply in Cha nute and Wichita and had a 35‑year career with three sons in the business. Survived by widow Velma Edith, four sons, five grandchildren, two sisters and several in‑laws. Funeral arrangements are being announced by Johnson Mortuary.
Kansas oil production in 1964 declined by more than 2.4 million barrels from 1963, with Wichita noting lower output across the state.
Clyde L. Hayes 34 of Bentonville was seriously hurt when his 1964 International semi collided with Richard S. Scroggins 43 of Joplin driving a Wichita liquor truck on Highway K39 east of Chanute. Spilled gasoline and liquor prompted fire crew cleanup. Hayes was knocked unconscious and taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital. Damage totaled $17,000 plus unknown liquor loss.
Washington AP President Johnson predicts a fifth straight year of growth and urges Congress to act on swift tax cuts if needed. He pledges possible further fiscal action if 1965 growth falters, and outlines Great Society goals including Social Security, education, housing, and urban development. He also calls for ending the 25 percent gold backing for banks deposits while retaining currency cover.
The Southeast Kansas Poultry Jamboree features an egg show with cash prizes and four classes, plus commercial exhibits and talks by poultry specialists at the National Guard Armory in Chanute. A barbecued chicken lunch, tickets via Chamber of Commerce, 10:15 a.m. entries, program runs 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. with speakers from Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Kansas Poultry Association, and Kansas Wheat Commission.
Topeka forecast shows a cold front dropping temperatures into the teens today with zero or below readings likely by Friday morning. Snow is forecast for much of western Kansas though expected to be light. Mostly cloudy and much colder tonight with Friday highs in the middle 20s.
WASHINGTON AP An additional award under an existing Air Force contract to Boeing Co of Wichita was announced Wednesday. The $1,039,000 contract covers surveys and engineering flight testing of B52 aircraft, said Sen. Frank Carlson R Kan.
An intercepted communication ends with a warning that any receipt of the letter implies payment, referencing a Kansas proposed budget and a terse sign off Dear Cha. The fragment suggests a political or fiscal dispute context without full details.
Dr. Lloyd W. Smith of Kansas State University led a Stark Fertilizer Conference on Kansas crop production and fertilizer use at Stark High School gym. Verlin Peterson and Oliver Russ discussed broadcasting versus precision fertilizer placement and pre-emergence herbicides to curb weeds. Fred Delano spoke on soil testing and rising nitrogen and potash deficiencies as the 14th annual event teased plans for tonight in Thayer with W-G and B-H companies aiding.
Kansas traffic death log shows 37 fatalities in January 1965 and 50 in the comparable 1964 period. The AP report notes 24 hours to 9 a.m. Thursday data, detailing deaths in Topeka and statewide trends for the cited periods.
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