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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson told Congress that 1965 was the most successful year in American aeronautics space history. He cited a walk in space and a two-ship rendezvous as turning points and said U S space efforts advance knowledge and help address future global challenges.
Mostly cloudy through Tuesday with freezing drizzle and light snow tonight then turning colder. Low tonight in the middle 20s and Tuesday high in the upper 20s. Heavy snow warnings issued for north central to east central Kansas with 2 to 4 inches possible. Light snow predicted elsewhere as bitter cold eases. Early lows ranged from 3 to 17 degrees across Kansas.
In Topeka the Kansas House advanced $228 million in appropriation bills on an emergency basis as the 1966 budget session winds down. Speaker Clyde Hill said bills should pass Tuesday and go to the Senate, with education and judicial amendments under study for statewide vote this fall. A joint education committee meet was set, and Senate concurrence on three amendments is expected, with a possible repeat vote in a later special session.
The National Safety Council postponed its annual skid and tire traction tests in Stevens Point Wisconsin as extreme cold slowed ice preparation. Test director Gus Whitehurst cited temperatures from zero to 19 below and water freezing before spreading, delaying nine acres of surface needed for testing.
Extensive livestock and feed losses reported from two separate early morning fires. At Floyd McKaig farm near Erie a barn blaze killed 47 pigs and several sows with hay and baled alfalfa destroyed. faulty wiring blamed. At Wayne Stitt farm near Chanute, three small pigs burned in a straw fire in a hog shed as firefighters report no shed damage. No further losses reported at Carrie Deck residence from a water pipe thaw incident.
Topeka Kansas records show 48 hours ending 9 a.m. Monday with 5 traffic fatalities in January 1966. The comparable 1965 period logged 46 deaths.
A Bowie Maryland fire killed an estimated 60 thoroughbred horses in fire barns at the snowbound track. Grooms freed 150 to 175 horses. some injured animals likely faced destruction. Freed horses wandered to a nearby shopping center and into woods. No human injuries reported. Track superintendent Martin Myer said reopening would be delayed to at least Wednesday.
Intercepted message indicates ongoing but discouraged peace talks with a note of renewed effort. The sender signs as Yours, addressing Cha with a tentative tone.
Norman Madill resigns from the Madill city fire department effective with tomorrow's shift to take a job with the Santa Fe railroad. He joined the force in August 1961 and no replacement has been hired, Chief C. W. Brennan announced.
Toby Siemer 59 of rural St Paul was found dead at his home about 10 15 am today. Death was from natural causes, said Neosho County Sheriff George Neely. District coroner Dr Albert Kihm joined the investigation. A neighbor found the body and notified authorities. Time of death not exact but appeared to be since Saturday. Carson Funeral Home of St Paul will handle arrangements.
President Johnson orders renewed bombing of North Vietnamese military targets to protect U.S. and allied troops. He calls for a UN Security Council session to discuss the collapse of the pause and a path to diplomacy, while endorsing Pope Paul VI’s peace appeal.
Johnson’s decision to resume bombing North Vietnam drew mixed support from leaders. Senate figures Mansfield and Fulbright urged measured action and continued negotiations, while Ford backed the move and UN appeal to bring the conflict to the world arena.
Senators Morse and Stennis spar over bringing Viet Nam to the United Nations Security Council as bombing resumes after a 37 day lull. Secretary Rusk says Hanoi rejected peace gestures while Johnson vows renewed action to press for peace and orders UN Council talks.
US air and naval forces attacked North Viet Nam from the coast to central areas. Bridges ferries barges warehouses and storage sites south of Hanoi Haiphong were struck followed by raids on Highway 1 near Vinh. Ground fighting pounded Viet Cong positions as a Navy plane was shot down and a helicopter rescue saved Lt Cmdr Sylvester Chumley.
The Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee will meet at 8 p.m. to map a 25000 dollar drive for site purchase and railroad spur costs for the Alcorn Combustion Co. plant. Santa Fe will sell adjoining acreage south of the Kansas Highway grounds and lay a spur. The plant carries a 750000 dollar capital investment and was announced Friday.
Michigan Governor George W. Romney told Kansas Republicans that federal programs are flooding out private efforts and volunteers. He urged more individual and group action while saying military power alone cannot win Vietnam. Romney warned against communist peace aims and said government must aid citizens.
Franklin A. Coffman a Kansas State University graduate who directed the USDA winter oat improvement program for 38 years will be honored at the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station conference banquet. Retired in 1962 he helped develop 34 oat varieties in the United States and contributed to 53 more.
The United States urged the U N Security Council to meet urgently over the Vietnam conflict and use its prestige to push a prompt solution. Council members quickly began consultations on timing and the U S said it was ready to meet this afternoon if others agreed after President Johnson announced the move in a nationwide broadcast.
In Topeka the Kansas House tentatively approves a bill to revive the Kansas Commission on Alcoholism. Debates range as Rep Don Teter questions state responsibility while Rep John Conard argues the panel would collect and share information on alcoholism.
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