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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
2
Southeast Kansas Corner reports Arnold Fast as spokesman for a city workers committee seeking a sizable raise based on a two week pay of 116.50. Mayor Ross Lawrence says the commission is studying the request with no decision yet.
HAL BOYLE argues that massive amphibious assaults like D Day are unlikely to recur due to modern strategic weapons and missiles. He cites Spain’s Armada failure and notes that future warfare could turn any location into a potential beachhead, with the earth itself becoming a target.
Frank Naylor of Kansas City led the Sunflower Boys State election as governor defeating John Brown. The weeklong training session sponsored by the American Legion drew 544 high school students led by Kansas Gov. Fred Hall praising civic preparation for local state and national governance.
In Schenectady New York an Army carrier pigeon based there quit a mission on a rainy Saturday, repeating the same behavior the prior week. The bird is now missing. The Army said if found it will fly in an airplane to Fort Monmouth New Jersey for a refresher course.
Kenneth Dobler, a Sears forklift operator in St. Louis, admitted stealing about $6,000 worth of items since 1949. Police say the goods include a furnace, water heater, septic tank, electric range, copper tubing, fire brick, cabinets, and 42 bundles of asphalt shingles. He recently finished a house and is charged with theft of a $59 mower.
Evergreen Colorado reports a missing Indiana girl, age withheld, found in the mountains after searches. Authorities say the child is safe and being reunited with family as local investigations conclude.
A Hays Kansas couple, Anna and the Zimmermans, filed a $10,000 privacy suit in District Court against W E Peterson of Salina and W L Brown of Hays doing business as Memorial Art Co. The stone with the couple’s names was put on display to collect an owed account, causing embarrassment and alleged unauthorized use of their names in advertising. The tombstone appeared in the lot May 10 1953 and was removed last month after protests.
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