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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1965
Page
1
Cape Kennedy AP Saturn 1 closed its flight program with ten straight successes sending Pegasus 3 into a 330 mile high orbit. NASA says the mission tests meteorite impact to gauge risk to long spaceflights while planning future Saturn 1B and Saturn 5 launches for Apollo lunar missions.
The Public Health Service reports a ongoing drop in births through May, with 302000 births and a rate of 18.4 per 1000 in May. In May 1964 there were 331000 births at a rate of 20.5, fueling expectations that total births may fall below 4 million for the year.
President Johnson travels to Missouri to sign the 133 page Medicare and Social Security expansion bill in a joint ceremony with former President Harry S. Truman at the Truman Library in Independence. The measure adds hospital care for the elderly and a low cost option for doctor’s bills with increased Social Security benefits.
Heinz Holzapfel an economist from Leipzig his wife Jutta and son Guenter tunneled from the five story House of Ministries roof in a rain soaked bid for West Berlin using a nylon cord a hammer with phosphorescent head and a bicycle wheel axle as a pulley they slid down a homemade harness to cross the wall.
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hour period ending 9 am Friday July 0 1965 with 52 fatalities, compared to 347 comparable 1964 351. Report notes Topeka area totals and regional trends in roadway deaths.
Mrs. William Wing’s 12 year old Boston terrier George Bing amuses neighbors with piano playing and singing. Two passersby overhear loud boisterous performance as dog belts out tunes with gusto and rough melody. George reportedly began playing at 3 months old and enjoys singing along with himself.
Actress Patricia Neal, 39, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in February, will enter a London hospital Monday to await the birth of her fifth child. Husband Roald Dahl reports she is feeling fine after a stroke left her paralyzed and speechless.
The Veterans Administration regional office in Kansas City will close August 27 as part of nationwide consolidations. About 25 percent of the equipment will move August 20 to Wichita, Kansas, with the rest to St. Louis a week later. The Wichita center will serve 10 eastern Kansas counties, while St. Louis will cover 52 western Missouri counties previously handled by Kansas City.
City Manager R. J. Hayes says demand for power is down as mild temperatures reduce usage. Year to date generation is slightly above last year, with July generation lagging behind last July. Records show peak hourly output of 12 250 kwh on July 13 and 215 000 kwh in 24 hours on July 24, compared with 12 750 kwh and 236 000 kwh in 1964.
Washington reports selected National Guard and Reserve units will be placed in peak readiness with extra weekend training new clothing and spare parts. Two to three first line infantry divisions may receive special treatment. Selected eight priority infantry brigades also to undergo readiness boosts.
Viet Cong attacked the Tan An regional training center 75 miles southwest of Saigon, with an estimated 125 to 500 guerillas using 57mm recoilless rifles and machine guns. A demolition team failed to reach an ammunition dump, while other Viet Cong actions included a blown bridge and mortar fire near Cao Lanh.
Partly cloudy skies linger as Kansas endures a record low of 59 degrees this morning, the coldest on the date since 1918. Forecast calls for a cooler weekend with highs in the 80s and isolated thundershowers, especially in the north and east.
Intercepted letter suggests the President grows bored with frequent trips between the Texas ranch and the White House and may have flown to Texas via Independence, Missouri. The writer hints the area could have been overflown.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Browne Jr. says the Kansas National Guard 69th Infantry Brigade is in exceptionally high training and could be expanded from about 2,500 to 4,000 if mobilization prep plans proceed. The unit will conduct summer field training August at Camp Ripley Minnesota, while Kansas officials report no changes to guard status.
Sheriff reports two separate accidents near Thayer. Three teens Denny Anderson 18 Larry Padley 18 and Rita Bowers 17 were injured in a 1957 Ford crash east of Thayer. Damage estimated at 350 dollars. A second crash near Stark involving John R. Eggen 62 caused a total loss Pontiac and guard rail damage estimated at 100 dollars. no injuries.
AP reports Kansas moves toward general enforcement of a new private club law starting Saturday while a Leavenworth County district court issues a restraining order against enforcement for the plaintiffs. The case, brought by Leavenworth club owners, also targets licenses class A non profit clubs and class B commercial clubs. The appeal by former Gov. Arn seeks to overturn differing standards of regulation.
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