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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1961
Page
1
A two vehicle crash in Nevada killed 11 people Friday night in a head on collision between a pickup truck in the wrong lane and a stallion wagon. The crash marked an early grim tally for the Independence Day holiday period with millions on the road.
A Teamsters strike in the New York area began at 12:01 a.m. on contract expiry affecting Local 282 and about 160 firms. Some 2,000 truck drivers face material shortages, with 1,200 hauling sand and gravel and 800 handling other supplies, threatening near a billion dollars in construction. Officials warn effects will appear within hours and widen to thousands of workers across five NYC counties and Long Island.
Nixon told 5,000 California Legion delegates that the U S must risk war on occasion to keep the peace. He urged backing Kennedy's military buildup and administration Berlin stance, saying the Soviet leader respects U S strength.
Garden City Olpe Luckey of Manhattan and Emmett win plaques in Class AA A B and BB divisions in the Kansas Peace Officers Association safety contest. Winners are based on safety projects during the school year safety measures and overall safety records.
A Trail Blazers Club gathering is planned in Fort Scott Kansas on Tuesday. The event invites area residents aged 70 and older to join. For details call Tribune or your carrier. after 6 PM call HE 13400.
President Kennedy escapes Washington for a long weekend of rest at the Hyannis Port retreat on Nantucket Sound. About 23 Kennedys plus pets are expected, with no official duties today. He plans to stay through the Fourth of July and return Wednesday morning.
Floyd Ray filed a $65 000 alienation of affections suit in Wichita alleging Lloyd Drake, former husband of his wife Mable Drake, tried to undermine their marriage after Ray wed Drake's ex-wife on March 13. Ray says Drake wrote telephoned and visited Mable while he worked, and she left him April 15 and filed for divorce.
Terry McClelland 14 from Huntington Beach, rescued 90 miles southwest of San Diego after three days at sea aboard a frail raft with Russell Bradford 48 and Alvin Hartman 57. Bradford and Hartman died. McClelland survived thirst heat and delirium, telling reporters of the ordeal before hospital recovery.
San Francisco AP reports the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges adopted a resolution condemning crime violence and sex driven TV programs. President Judge Henry Riederer of Kansas City urged that impressionable children react to a steady diet of blood and thunder. About 200 judges will meet in Cleveland next June and voted to hold their next gathering in Chattanooga in 1963.
Washington AP reports the Community Facilities Administration approved a $130 000 loan to Valliant Oklahoma to help fund a sewerage system project estimated at $150 452 in total cost.
In Topeka AP reports a stalled northwest cold front brings hot conditions across Kansas with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly along the northern border tonight and Sunday morning. Temperatures stay hot today and tonight with high 90s expected Sunday across the southern two thirds. overnight lows 60s to 70s. Top statewide highs reached 88 in Pittsburg and 101 in Russell Goodland and Manhattan, while overnight lows ranged 66 to 75 in cities including Goodland Topeka and Manhattan.
Kansas traffic death log notes 50 deaths in July and 0 in June 1961-263 for comparable 1960 period 238. Data covers Topeka area fatalities up to 9 a.m. Saturday.
French forces in Algiers and Blida opened fire on moslem mobs attacking them with stones and clubs. One rioter was killed and scores injured as clashes broke out over de Gaulle’s partition plan amid a national strike call by the FLN. Police and troops fired after rioters charged and shouted rebel slogans. Oran reported a moslem strike with no violence.
The Chanute Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a four day July observance with open offices on Monday and closures Tuesday. Free shows begin at City Park Stadium with acts from trained dogs to ponies and rope spinning, culminating Tuesday night with a $1,600 gift certificate drawing led by the VFW.
Northern Natural Gas Co. seeks a rehearing in the Kansas Supreme Court challenging a recent order that requires the company to take gas on a ratable basis from all wells in a common supply pool.
A British aircraft carrier Bulwark landed Marines and Centurion tanks in Kuwait with 750 troops to deter an Iraqi invasion. Saudi Arabia sent troops. Kuwait requested a UN Security Council emergency meeting. Britain acts under Sheik Abdullah's request while Arab League weighs Kuwait’s accessions.
Carolyn Thompson, 17, daughter of Wilbur and Mrs. Thompson of Chanute, won the District No. 3 Dairy Princess title in Pittsburg. She will compete for the state Dairy Princess crown in Hutchinson in September with a $300 scholarship and travel expenses. First alternate is Janet Patton of Galena.
A Brahma bull threw 15 year old Pat Hayes of Creston Iowa and trampled her during a Kansas City Rodeo at Benjamin Stables. Hayes was severely injured and taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital after falling from Clyde near the chute. Her father Ralph Hayes rushed into the arena as crew and clowns separated the animal and an ambulance arrived.
Washington AP report says two weeks of US Soviet talks failed to set up a general disarmament conference. A second Moscow round is planned July 17 with Kennedy pressing Zorin at the White House. Officials fear no progress on major Cold War issues as UN approaches.
DETROIT AP With early bargaining set to begin next week, the United Auto Workers targets job security for current workers and new jobs for the unemployed while the Big Three push for non inflationary terms. UAW President Reuther accuses inflation overreaction as Ford and GM insist on non inflationary settlements. Reuther heads to American Motors while Chrysler faces concessions questions amid managerial issues.
Larry Blair, longtime publisher of the Chetopa Advance, resigns to become advertising manager of the Palisadian Post in Pacific Palisades, California. He is succeeded by Lyle D. Stice, printing foreman for the Advance. The paper is owned by Blair’s father W. A. Blair of Oswego.
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