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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1958
Page
1
Reaction Motors described tests of a portable rocket unit strapped to a man's body that provides thrust to overcome gravity and grant weightlessness. The device would boost troop mobility in battle, though officials call it not a flying machine. Tests at Lake Denmark showed speeds comparable to a thoroughbred horse.
Premier Charles de Gaulle arrives in Algiers to meet the insurgent ruling junta led by Gen. Raoul Salan. He faces questions over integrating Moslems and French settlers, aiming to unite Algeria with France amid a four year independence war. No clear program yet.
E E Lofgren of Chanute was elected vice president of Crisbee & Company a Tulsa based investment securities firm. Former First National Bank president Lofgren opened a local office Sept 27 after retirement. Robert D Wilson of 1321 West 5th will join as a registered representative.
A car with seven Erie youths was stopped by Cha nute police at Iola's request after a pop bottle was thrown into a passing car. The youths were released to return to Iola after names and addresses were recorded. One youth admitted throwing the bottle.
Fred Hall will tour Neosho County Friday in his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He will headquarters at the Tioga Hotel in Chanute during the visit.
Wichita AP reports 49 year old painter William C. Whittacar was fatally injured Tuesday in a fall at Lawrence Stadium. The accident occurred during an event at the site with authorities investigating the cause and confirming the deceased's identity and age.
Clyde Reed Jr. campaigns for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Kansas arguing for efficiency in government without cutting school funding. He favors a severance tax on oil and gas to fund rising education costs amid growing enrollments and quality gains. Reed accuses Gov. George Docking of ignoring school achievements while addressing KS party workers in Kansas City.
State income tax collections surpassed twenty million dollars for the first time, with $20,120,157 in the first eleven months, a $2,922,722 rise from last year. Total taxes and fees climbed 9.32 percent to $124,781,215, aided by higher rates and a six month oil and gas severance tax later struck down. Retail sales tax rose by $2,749,221 to $43,210,282 due in part to broader exemptions ending.
May in Chanute saw police calls rise to 264 from 180 in April due to family discord BB gun incidents and garden dog issues. Arrests for intoxication rose to 12, traffic accidents rose to 24 with two injuries, and total bonds and fines reached 1438.46.
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 2 deaths in the last 24 hours and 180 to date in 1958, compared with 215 in the same period in 1957.
The State Department announced all 11 invited countries accepted President Eisenhower's call to participate in a conference to neutralize Antarctica.
Don Wilson of 119 N Garfield reported to police that two hubcaps were stolen from his 1955 Oldsmobile parked at his home last night.
Sheriff deputies checked schools today to find two boys who tied 7 year old Michael Evans to railroad tracks with a clothesline. Michael, rescued by his father Frank Evans just before a train arrived, gave details and named two companions aged 6 and 5, who fled. He said the assailants planned to hang him to a pole but could not get the rope over an iron spike.
The Kansas Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles prepares for its 40th convention in Great Bend with 1000 plus attendees expected. A main feature is the dedication of a concrete monument bearing the Ten Commandments near the Barton County courthouse.
Reverend William T. Hunt, newly elected chairman of Neosho County Red Cross, urges full public support for the blood program as the county drive trails its $9,900 goal with under $7,500 pledged. He notes blood supply saves time and money and that patients receive free blood through Red Cross banks, with only administration fees charged at hospitals.
Mrs Nation and Joe Balch attended the 25th reunion of the class of 1933 at Kansas University. Balch served as general chairman and Nation as program chairman. Festivities included a mixer at the Student Union and a Sunday luncheon. Chancellor Franklin D Murphy attended the luncheon. Nation’s daughter Sheila earned her degree at the Monday commencement.
Gov George Docking appoints John J Williams of Arkansas City to the Kansas Turnpike Authority for a four year term effective July 1 He succeeds Republican John Blake and gives Democrats three of the seven seats on the authority with four Republicans remaining on the panel.
Eleven people were killed and 29 injured when an overloaded bus veered off the road and plunged from a cliff near Tulcan, Ecuador. Local authorities investigated the wreck as rescue teams retrieved victims and treated survivors.
The Associated Press reports a strong Democratic shift in California primaries with Edmund G. Brown edging Sen. William F. Knowland for the governor nomination. Brown led in Alameda County and across 14,257 of 26,363 precincts with 943,537 votes to Knowland’s 602,495.
Chanute attorney John C. McCall 50 announced as a candidate for position No. 1 on the Kansas Supreme Court on the Republican ticket, subject to the August primary. A Chanute native, he has 25 years of practice with wartime service in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps and is a former Neosho County attorney and Chanute City Court judge.
TOPEKA RP Three candidates filed for Congress today including two incumbents. Republican Myron George of Altoona seeks a third term in the 3rd District. Democrat J Floyd Breeding of Rolla seeks a second term in the 5th District. John Steineger of Kansas City joins the Democratic 2nd District bid, with Errett Scrivner the Republican incumbent.
Carl Lewis aged 25 who escaped from Ottawa jail in Kane County Sunday was recaptured in Kansas City after a block long foot chase. Patrolman Arthur Fisher spotted a stolen car from Ottawa and followed it until Lewis jumped out. Franklin County officers had been holding Lewis on a car theft charge.
In Dallas a jury recommended a five year sentence for Horace Emerson Winger 23 of Wichita Kansas on arms robbery charge for the $1000 Holdup of Main Finance Co on March 11.
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The Advisory Committee to the Neosho County Welfare Board toured the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital after a dinner at the Tioga Hotel. Dr Roy A Lawson reported on patient and outpatient services and TB treatment. Mrs Ethel Green discussed hospital economics and community support. The meeting closed with thanks to local services and will resume September 6.
Parsons Kansas voters chose to retain the city manager form by a 59 vote margin in a special election with 1,929 in favor and 1,870 against. Officials will conduct an official canvass Friday to certify the results. the plan was first adopted in August 1952 when 3,866 votes were cast versus 3,799 yesterday.
Topeka residents complained at 2 30 a m about a loud noise resembling a record player. Police found a Washburn University student asleep while studying with a tape recorder running in a nearby home.
AP dispatch from Topeka notes hot and windy weather in Kansas with highs in the 90s statewide. Cooler air from the north moving in tomorrow, with showers possible in the northwest and overnight lows near 70 tonight.
Topeka bondsman Albert Cowan was ticketed for jaywalking after buying Bermuda shorts and crossing a street. Acting judge T. M. Murrell told him the $5 fine would be waived on the condition he appear in police court Friday wearing the shorts. Cowan did not pledge to pay or attend.
Kansas Atty General John Anderson Jr. issued an opinion stating that canons of law require justices of the peace in cities with populations over 2000 to be elected at general elections rather than in city elections.
The Fairfield school Joint 110 holds its annual meeting at Harmony school house at 8 p.m. Friday to discuss the budget and school business. Marion Stevens notes three new board seats will be filled, enlarging the board from three to five members. Claude Camp’s term as treasurer expires.
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