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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1962
Page
6
Chanute and Coffeyville will meet in opening rounds of the 3rd District American Legion baseball tournament at Winfield. The eight team, double elimination bracket was released today with games all next week and the finals Saturday night.
Only Church Softball League action occurred last night as the Cha nute Blue Jays played a double header at Altamont. Various baseball and recreation events are scheduled today and tomorrow weather permitting with multiple league matchups at City Park, Highland Park, and related fields. Chanute leads the season with a 2-1 record, while Coffeyville has one win. opening tournament play is Monday with several evening games and potential brackets advancing to semi finals.
AP reports Topeka schedules an August 7 election on adopting a city manager system after petitions prompted the move. The article also notes Turkey’s principal exports include tobacco cotton metals and fruits and vegetables.
A 16 member group from Fort Hays Kansas State College returned to Washington after a month touring northern postings with Mary Maude Moore. They performed in Ireland Greenland Labrador and Newfoundland before visiting lawmakers in the Capitol including Representatives Dole and Shriver and Senators Carlson and Pearson.
London doctors disclosed that Sir Winston Churchill, aged 87, suffers a blood clot in his broken left thigh. The bulletin says the thrombosis has not extended and the left leg is less swollen, following earlier phlebitis inflammation of the leg.
More than 100 golfers are expected for the annual Paola Country club event on Sunday. The 18 hole medal play tournament features four flights plus a championship flight with over 500 dollars in prizes. The course mixes sand and grass greens while a new pool and lunch will be available for players and families.
All-Star game at Washington is the only scheduled event with Wednesday’s Houston at Philadelphia game listed as canceled or not scheduled.
Report says a vein inflammation developed last Saturday with a thrombosis risk. Doctors at the hospital were giving injections, likely anticoagulants, to prevent clots. Despite complications, Sir Winston sat up and read newspapers today after a June 29 fall in Monte Carlo.
The Associated Press reports several boxing outcomes. Moyer outpoints Robinson in Portland. Moore KO’s Diaz in Los Angeles. Johnson stops Duncan in Los Angeles. Giar dello outscores Beechman in St Paul. Duarte stops Mendoza in San Francisco. Watanabe KO’s Del Villa in Tokyo.
Washington University in St Louis and the University of Missouri will award Hoover honorary degrees at the West Branch Iowa library museum dedication. Admiral Strauss will preside as foundation chair. Hoover, a Stanford 1895 graduate and former president, has long been honored by universities for work in education science and industry.
In Cambridge Massachusetts the Harvard Business School Association awarded the Harvard chair to Faith Alden Potter an administrative assistant for alumni relations marking the first time a woman has received the honor The note cites Ecuador’s Jose Velasco Ibarra who once said he could win with a balcony in every town for speeches.
St Patrick's broke a 2 5 deficit with an eight run fourth inning to beat First Baptist 14 6. Dave Savala started for St Patrick's and Harley Ponce finished. Lupe Godinez caught. Royce Wells and Earl Grogan pitched for the Baptists as both teams totaled 11 hits.
Lowell Lee Andrews had an execution date set by the Kansas Supreme Court for a hanging at the State Penitentiary in Lansing between 12:01 and 4 a.m. The ruling followed denial of a rehearing petition as prosecutors seek to finalize his death sentence for killing his parents and sister near Walcott in 1958. Lawyers from Washburn University indicated they would appeal if the court ruled against him.
The Senate will vote next Tuesday on tabling and killing the Kennedy plan for Social Security health care for the aged after Republican demands to curb debate. Senator Anderson and supporters seek more votes to ensure a comfortable margin, with final action on the bill likely by midweek.
Chanute Blue Jays drop a 10-9 decision to Altamont before winning 14-2 in four innings. Chanute moves to 9-4 in the Southeast Kansas Women's Softball League and hosts Erie, the league leader, on Thursday. Gloria Erickson started the opener with Stella Hoffman and Charlene Bailey in relief. Linda Rice was catcher. Bailey and Rice played the full second game as Chanute exploded for seven runs in the first.
Manhattan AP James Roembke, director of the Civil Defense office division, told a National Academy of Sciences summer institute that radiation shielding will be as essential as fire escapes in future building design. He cited a national shelter survey showing over 50 million spaces exist, with potential to double if safety features had been planned in.
A new janitor told to clean the basement ends up in a rival store next door. He spends the day performing a thorough clean up while neither employer questions his identity or task.
The American Automobile Association estimates more than 110 million people will visit U S national forests in 1962, an increase of 8 million from 1961. The figure reflects growing public interest in outdoor recreation and forest facilities across the country.
Senate ratified a three year international wheat pact expected to save the U S about 70 million dollars if world prices rise by 10 cents per bushel. The agreement sets price ranges and reduces export subsidies during a program to stabilize supplies and prices for importing and exporting nations.
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