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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1962
Page
4
Betty Lou Butcher writes from 1309 W. 5th urging Chanute officials to lift park maintenance and budgeting. She cites Central Park lacking picnic tables, Highland Park ghost-town features, and water hazards deterring visitors, calling for funds and citizen action ahead of next city budget.
A columnist notes American confidence in education and commerce amid commentary on soda brands, stock market resilience, rising malpractice suits, and a proud secretary whose spelling is imperfect but coffee is strong, while praising military spending growth and national protection.
Tribune Files notes milk prices rose six cents as cream at 38 cents for sweet cream 32 for No 2 sour and 3 and a half percent for sour. The weeklong armistice conflict involved truck drivers and station buyers.
Washington note highlights Jackie Kennedy declining a 400 mile flight to greet Ecuador's President Arosomena and First Lady amid regional tensions. analysis links her decision to diplomatic considerations and Latin American ties. The column also alleges a Senate bribery episode by Senator Kerr affecting Medicare fate, tying Randolph and West Virginia funds to a political deal.
Officials in Sandoval Illinois learned helium balloons from the 1959 centennial celebration had drifted 1200 miles to a Florida shore by May 1962. A fisherman explained he used the discarded balloons to test a fishing technique during a Florida vacation.
1. The sentence is awkward due to forced passive construction and misplaced adverbial phrase. better: I was forced to wait for Johnny for more than an hour before he finally appeared. 2. Patois is pronounced pat-wah with the stress on the first syllable. 3. Acoustics is the misspelled option if intended word is acoustics. the correct spelling is acoustics. 4. Impassioned means filled with or showing intense feeling or passion. 5. Didactic.
Dr Molner explains varicose veins arise from internal pressure and weak support. Elastic stockings help. injections, ligation, or vein stripping are options but risky at age 77. Advise avoiding long standing, elevate feet, and moderate garden activity. For the booklet How To Deal With Varicose Veins request via self addressed envelope with 20 cents.
A light AP column recounts curious facts and quips from reader mail. Notes include pools in about one in 120 homes, hard boiled eggs and coconuts as safe foods, tears as longevity aid, rising doctor visits, a Lincoln quote, and odd bits on cells and perfumes. Also travel costs, a shortest name in French lore, executives holiday trends, will and mourners, and a Rochester joke about parenting theories.
Cape Canaveral reports the Atlas Agena B rocket failed shortly after liftoff destroying the Mariner 1 payload and a second Venus mission is scheduled. Officials cite a flight control problem and aim to launch Mariner 2 within the 19 month Venus window to study Venusian atmosphere and guide 1964 lander plans.
A dense rundown of Monday and daily schedules across KOTV Channel 6 KODE TV Channel 12 WDAF TV Channel 4 KOAM TV Channel 7. It lists show times from morning cartoons to late night programs including To Tell the Truth Cheyenne Pete and Gladys Price is Right Lucy Desi Hennesey Beyond the Threshold Ive Got a Secret Tonight Show Peter Gunn and more across the four stations.
The Chanute Tribune prints a registration notice stating books for voter registration will stay open 8 AM to 10 PM from July 23 to July 27 1962. Voters must re register if they moved changed name or are foreign born and must appear in person at the Memorial Building. Howard Parsons City Clerk.
Honolulu AP reports the United States will detonate its second high altitude nuclear warhead above Johnston Island tonight barring weather or technical delays. The test will occur around 10 p.m. HST and reach 30 to 40 miles altitude with a sub megaton yield, far weaker than the July 210 mile blast seen across the Pacific.
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