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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1960
Page
1
Police collected 590.75 in bonds and fines plus 290.33 in parking meter fines in June. The month saw 29 crimes and disturbances investigated, 285 service calls, 32 misdemeanor arrests, 1,185 parking meter tickets issued, and 14 traffic arrests. Seventeen daytime and two nighttime accidents occurred within city limits. nine injuries required hospital care.
President Eisenhower denied Nelson Rockefeller's charge that American military power has declined. He praised defense spending trends, criticized Khrushchev's meddling, and defended GOP resilience. He outlined budget and tax factors affecting a projected FY surplus and noted steel capacity and job gains as context.
Coast Guard searches wide Atlantic area for the 40-foot sloop Vat 69 with six aboard overdue after Bermuda race. Carastee, a 35-foot ketch with five, later reported in no trouble. Other Newport to Bermuda race vessels delayed. owner’s wife near Port Washington says no alarm.
The ACP pooling agreement assist plan for the Pecan Creek Watershed will be explained at a 8 p.m. meeting in the Grady school house. C P McKinnie of the SCS office in Erie noted the plan calls for three to five dams to prevent floods in Neosho County. The Kansas Watershed Review Committee last week disapproved a federal assistance application. Land owners operators and interested persons are urged to attend.
Aneurin Bevan deputy leader of Britain's Labour party and renowned selfmade figure in public life died today in London aged 62. The obituary notes his rise from humble origins and his influential political career.
Kansas traffic death log reports 3 fatalities in 24 hours ending 9 am with comparisons to 1960 and 1959 periods. Includes two June deaths not previously counted and notes overall toll for the Topeka area.
The Defense Department plans to launch Courier 1A, a 500 pound sphere with five tape recorders and six million bits of storage, from Cape Canaveral into a 750 mile orbit. It aims to relay radio messages instantly and record and replay them on command, with ground control at Ft Monmouth and Puerto Rico.
Former U S Rep Victor Wickersham from Mangum staged a surprising comeback to win the Democratic nomination in western Oklahoma's Sixth District. He apparently edged incumbent Toby Morris of Lawton as Oklahoma held its primary with Kerr and five other congressmen noted as nominated without runoffs.
AP report from Chicago notes 440 highway deaths during the three day Fourth of July period, surpassing the prior three day high of 407 in 1955. Accidental deaths include 34 boating, 123 drownings, and 110 other causes for a total 707.
John W. Lapham of 823 South Central announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for State Representative from Neosho County in the August primary. He has served as secretary of the Neosho County Democratic Committee, city attorney, mayor, and Chanute postmaster. Born in Chanute, he is the son of Amos and Josie Lapham, and a KU and Michigan Law School graduate.
An Army Redstone missile returned from Europe was fired 112 miles to a target at White Sands Missile Range New Mexico. The 70 foot weapon, originally with the 40th Missile Group in Germany, was fired under field conditions by Battery A of the 290th Field Artillery at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
The Chanute school board approved a bus purchase subject to budget funds and considered bids from local agencies. Superintendent Fisher noted current use of leased buses, predicting a new 7,000 dollar bus could pay for itself in about 32 years. The panel also set a one fifth contract for Dorothy McCoy to teach fourth grade at Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Police investigated a Tuesday morning crash when Bessie Haynes's 1947 Oldsmobile, with a stuck accelerator, veered from Santa Fe to 3rd then back south, jumped a wall and struck the Ernest Christiansen home at 303 S. Santa Fe, causing 325 dollars in combined damage. Earlier, at 14th and Edith, Liza Lyson's 1956 Dodge and Florence List's 1953 Chrysler collided, with 250 dollars damage to Lyson and 75 dollars to List, while Willis Baker reported his 1955 Pontiac damaged while parked at Tic-Toc on S. Santa Fe.
George Kenton Sipes 19 of Abilene died in a two vehicle crash ten miles southwest of Abilene. The Emporia State College freshman was the son of Mrs. Fred E. Sipes.
Deputy Sheriff reports the Full Gospel Assembly, about 20 families, barricaded in sealed houses and church on Benson outskirts awaiting an atomic strike. Neighbors say they bought 30 50 thousand dollars of food, filled trucks, and sealed doors with tape and newspapers, believing they would be the only survivors. The group arrived from Columbus Ohio six months ago led by Rev Ann Weimer.
Relatively cool temperatures persist in Kansas with a partly cloudy forecast and little temperature change through Thursday. Tonight Western Kansas may see scattered showers while Topeka expects cloudy to partly cloudy skies with low to mid 60s and highs in the mid 80s.
Al Oeting undersheriff said Donald White 21 was shot in the head while sleeping by his son Donald White Jr. 2 playing with a .22 pistol kept on the bed. Judy White wife was in another room when the weapon discharged and the father remained in critical condition.
Secretary of State Paul Shanahan warned urban area residents they must register to vote in the August 2 primary if they did not vote in the last general election or have changed name or address. Eligibility requires six months in the state and 30 days in the local area. Rural residents and some cities need not register.
The 87th Soldiers and Sailors Reunion in Erie runs all week starting Tuesday with a kickoff free concert on the courthouse lawn. Mike Parise and his Columbus band play Tuesday night, with other acts including groups from Pittsburg, the Neosho Valley Golden Clippers Saddle Club, and accordionists on Thursday. Friday features a 1000 pound bean feed, KOAM-TV entertainers led by Shorty Pruitt, and a Bobby Jones Band dance in Wilson Hall. The weekend ends with an amateur hour, prize awards, a top prize shotgun, and Wayne Brillhart’s Erie orchestra finale.
A Navy ZPG3W blimp with 22 crew aboard crashed in the Atlantic about eight miles off Barnegat lightship. Two helicopters and the aircraft carrier Essex responded. Some survivors were picked up by local fishing boats. four crewmen reportedly rescued.
Topeka AP The Kansas Supreme Court struck down a 1957 section allowing judges to set short minimum terms, affecting about 300 to 400 inmates. Pardon attorney Dale Spiegel says many inmates sentenced since July 1, 1957 may be re sentenced to longer minimum terms and parole could be delayed. The ruling in John C. O Connor's case removed discretionary parole power from judges and governor, prompting plans for appeals, while the state seeks clarity on future parole decisions.
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