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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1963
Page
7
A Navy jet crashed on a baseball field and burned into a nearby day camp bathhouse during a family picnic. Seven people died including four children. 17 others were injured. Pilot Captain John W. Butler bailed out safely as the plane struck trees and the bathhouse. A major investigation was announced by base commander Captain Albert Waldman.
Erie area residents hosted family and friends over the weekend with travels to California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ojai, Big Bear, and Independence. Local gatherings included pinochle scores, Fourth of July activities, patio parties, cabin trips on the Neosho, and visits from relatives stationed in Baumholder and Weisbaden.
AP reports star Ethel Merman arrived in Atlanta for a week’s engagement and was presented the city’s symbolic key by Alderman Rodney Cook who warned a replica would be sent later. Also noted Eunice Shriver to attend July 21 camp dedication in South Kingston and Gunnar Hellstrom to marry Pamela Browne on August 24 in Stockholm.
A Missouri man and woman were held for further questioning in the fatal shooting of Utah musician Louis Garcia, 28, in Farmington. They told police a hitchhiker did it. Davis County Sheriff Kenneth Hammon identified the victim and noted the couple as Charles Roger Bierschaal, 18, and Barbara K.
A New York report states the asthma formula doctors use most for private patients is now available without prescription. Primatene tablets claim to stop attacks in minutes, ease bronchial tension, loosen congestion, and provide hours of relief without injections.
Washington Today reports on Senators and Glenn speculation about a next year's Senate race involving John Glenn while a White House measure hints at a tax cut. Dillon expects a satisfactory bill though Congress remains preoccupied with civil rights issues as talks also drift toward a long standing U S Mexican boundary dispute near El Paso. Press coverage notes negotiators may cede land to Mexico and resolve compensation for U S buildings and citizen resettlement costs. A separate note discusses legislation to shield confidential sources, with Keating backing the measure amid journalist safety concerns.
Four people die in a three car crash on US 40 two miles west of Danville Missouri. Georgia couple Todd Phillips 24 and Sylvia Phillips 23 and their 2 year old daughter SuzAnne die. Also killed is Gould Miller 25 of St. Louis. Seven others injured including Phillips Jr. 5. Witnesses say Miller car hit a bridge railing, then Phillips car and Gillig car hit the wreckage.
Haarmann, 22, and Garcia, who died from a .22 caliber head wound in Salt Lake City, were from Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sheriff Hammon said no gun or hitchhiker found. BierSchaal and five others, two dropped along the way, were being driven back to Helper. Bierschaal and Garcia were musicians.
New York AP reports scientists from the American Petroleum Institute say a process converts petroleum compounds into edible proteins and vitamins. The goal is to produce low cost food supplements for animals.
Prepare the stew a day ahead, cool it fully, cover it, and refrigerate. When ready to serve, lift off the top hardened layer and proceed with reheating and serving.
Timothy O'Brien of Seattle awoke in a Vancouver hotel to find a prowler taking his pants. He phoned the desk shouting there is a marauder. The night clerk misheard as murder and the alarm drew quick attention.
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