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Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1963

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President Kennedy Joins Cousins in Dunganstown Tea

In Dunganstown Ireland President Kennedy relaxed with third cousin Mary Ann Ryan and neighbors in the family barnyard, then traveled to New Ross and Wexford where cheering crowds hailed him. A holiday atmosphere prevailed as locals presented gifts and the President spoke of peace before returning to Dublin.

Duncanstown Ireland Kennedy Mary Ann Ryan Jack Boston Mrs. Ryan Dunganstown New Ross Patrick Kennedy United States Key Wexford Irish Sea Wexford Park Barry Crescent Quay Dublin A.R. Minihan John XXIII

Khrushchev May Visit East Berlin With Spacewoman

Berlin AP reports speculation that Premier Khrushchev could bring Soviet spacewoman Valentina Tereshkova to East Berlin Friday to counter Kennedy's West Berlin visit. Observers doubt the stunt will rally crowds. Goetting denounces Kennedy, praising Ulbricht and peace policy. Khrushchev to land at Schoenefeld, tour East Berlin, with exact stay undisclosed.

Kennedy West Berlin Gerhard Goetting Communist Party East Berlin Khrushchev Goetting East Germany Walter Ulbricht

Wirtz backs JFK civil rights plan in Congress

Secretary of Labor Wirtz testified before a House judiciary subcommittee supporting President Kennedy’s civil rights package. He said new federal project nondiscrimination standards would require contractors’ compliance before contract award, tightening industry rules. Republican critics demanded concessions on the seven point program as a price for support.

Washington W. Willard Wirtz Wirtz House Judiciary Kennedy Congress Robert F. Kennedy

Tax Cut Prospects Dwindle In 1963 Congress

Washington AP Republican leaders said a tax cut this year seems increasingly remote due to civil rights pressure. Senate minority leader Dirksen questioned administration support, noting it appears there is little pressure for a tax cut. House minority leader Halleck agreed evidence makes a tax cut more improbable as the year progresses.

Washington Everett M. Dirksen R-Nl Senate Charles A. Halleck R-Ind House Dirksen

Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka County June 1963

Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death counts for the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday show 46 fatalities for June, 244 for 1963, and compare with 251 in the same period of 1962. The log reflects yearly totals and indicates ongoing road safety context.

Topeka Kansas

Weather Summary for Area Including Thunderstorms

Partly cloudy with little change in temperature through Friday. Widely scattered thundershowers likely. Night lows 70 to 75, highs Friday 90 to 95. Records note high 103 in 1927 and low 58 in 1912. Precipitation today at 1 pm trace, yesterday 0.02 inch. Humidity around 49 percent at 1 pm. Barometer 28.95 inches.

Heat and storms grip Kansas with hot stretch continues

AP reports hot humid weather returning through Friday with scattered thunderstorms possible in north central and northeast Kansas. Wednesday highs ranged from 89 in Concordia to 99 in Goodland while early lows spanned 65 at Goodland and Lawrence to 71 at Salina, Manhattan and Russell. Rain largely stayed north and east of Hill City, Russell, Wichita and Pittsburg.

Topeka Kansas North Central Concordia Goodland Lawrence Salina Manhattan Russell Hill City Wichita Pittsburg

Reckless Driving Charged In Curfew Case

Police cited Robert L. Rice, 1109 N Garfield, for reckless driving at 12 25 a m. Four other youths were in the car, including a 14 year old girl. All were released. The girl was taken home by police and her presence violated the city curfew, leading to juvenile authorities being notified.

Robert L. Rice N. Garfield

Flags from graves used for bonfire in Rochester

Five teenage boys in Rochester are charged with malicious mischief after building a bonfire using hundreds of veterans flag markers from grave sites. Detectors quote one youth saying the act was done "for the heck of it." Four of the suspects are 15 and one is 14. They were released to their parents pending family court action.

Rochester N.Y

Mitchell Starts KCC Position Today

AP reports William L. Mitchell former speaker of the House begins his new role as a Corporation Commission member in Topeka. He may become chairman next Monday signaling a rapid rise within the agency and his influence on state utility policy.

Topeka William L. Mitchell House Corporation Commission

Competition Pushes Toward New Industries at Chamber Luncheon

Industrial leaders at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Chanute discussed tight national competition for limited large industries, noting only about three percent relocate annually. W H Caldwell of Mid-America praised Chanute’s shell building plan as a strong inducement, with 24 of eight county area industries in existing facilities during five years. The shell will be built at the west city limits on highway K39 and repaid via rental or purchase by the locating firm.

Chamber of Commerce W. H. Caldwell Mid-America, Inc Southeast Kansas Industrial Development Organization Caldwell Chanute Mid-America K39

Stenographer to Wed Nigerian Prince in Los Angeles

A 20 year old stenographer in an LA area aviation plant will marry 22 year old Nigerian Prince Otuokere Paddy Njaka this Saturday. The prince, Loyola University student, plans to stay in Los Angeles until finishing electrical engineering studies in 1965, then move to Nigeria with his bride Linda Faye Lee. The prince's father, Chief Maduneme G Niaka, rules 50,000 tribesmen in Kaokwa, eastern Nigeria.

Los Angeles Otuokere Paddy Njaka Loyola University Linda Faye Lee Nigeria Maduneme G. Niaka Kaokwa

Wall Street Last Resident Departs as Building Becomes Office Tower

New York AP reports Hugh Harley the building’s final resident will vacate 108 Wall Street on June 30. The 18th century four story structure, once a home and import export hub, will be razed for a 27 story office block. Harley plans to divide his eclectic collection among 16 grandchildren and four children before joining his wife abroad. He once edited the Philadelphia Inquirer and served in World War I.

New York Wall Street Hugh Harley Harley Joseph Turner Tiffany Eleanor

Lightning Kills Four Cattle on Clark Chandler Farm

A lightning bolt struck a hedge tree during a rainstorm, killing four head of cattle at the Clark Chandler farm two miles east and four north of Buffalo. The Chandler livestock, two cows a heifer and a calf, were valued at about $500 and not insured. A similar incident nearby two weeks earlier killed five cattle and a bull on Gale Mc Millen’s farm west of Chanute.

Clark Chandler Farm Yates Center R. 2 Chandler Buffalo Gale McMillen Chanute

Eighteen Fireworks Stand Permits Issued by City Clerk

Eighteen permits for operation of fireworks stands were issued today the first day of the sales period. Permits authorize sales today through July 4 with discharge limited to the Fourth inside city limits. No fee is charged. permits enable fire department checks for state safety compliance.

Fire Department

Trapped Farmer Rescued After Tractor Overturns

Herman Geisler a 62 year old farmer was pinned under his overturned tractor for nearly three hours in a creek bed at Alma Kansas. He was found with his head just above water and taken to a Topeka hospital where doctors reported his condition as fair.

Alma Kan Herman Geisler Topeka

Retroactive Pay For Boeing Workers In Wichita

About 10 000 Boeing employees in Wichita will receive roughly 2 million dollars in retroactive wages under a new three year contract.

Wichita Boeing Co

Kansas Progress In Eliminating Discrimination

Kansas officials told the Legislative Council that progress against discrimination is uneven, with housing showing backsliding. Executive director Carl Glatt cited private fears of devaluation, bank lending practices, and five to six Topeka neighborhood groups suspected of blocking Negro residents. He noted no religion-based complaints outside Kansas City and said hearings will continue into 1964 with invited groups including real estate groups.

Topeka Kansas Legislative Council Committee Carl Glatt Kansas Commission On Civil Rights Glatt Kansas City John Glades R-Yates Center Glades

Police Bout Father Son From Home

In Wichita Kansas Malcolm M Day 44 was arrested after holding his 10 year old son hostage for three hours and threatening to shoot. Officers deployed tear gas and mustard gas. Day and his son fled as police entered. Police found five firearms and blood in the basement.

Wichita Kan Malcolm M. Day Day John David Dasie 1. Lambdin Aircraft Company Armith Malcolm Day Marvin Moss Eugene Pond

Williamson Bond Set on Untaxed Alcohol Charge

Roy Williamson of Chanute was arraigned in a U S federal court commissioner at Fort Scott on charges of possessing untaxed distilled alcohol. Bond set at 500 dollars. He was reportedly taken into custody east of Chanute near noon yesterday by federal tax agents operating independently of local authorities. Details were not available.

Roy Williamson Chanute U.S Fort Scott Williamson

Hidden talent in youngsters sparks debate in Kansas City

AP reports Dr Harold Taylor criticized modern education at the American Home Economics Association meeting. He warned that many 4 and 5 year olds appear talentless and urged new ways to nurture potential, warning against pushing children into specialized roles or public relations culture.

Kansas City Harold Taylor M.lt Taylor Asters Sarah Law Billboard Brand Rence College

Harvest progress in Kansas near finish amid rains

Wheat cutting in Kansas races to completion with most areas reported as near finished. Harvest labor is needed in Mitchell and Wallace counties while rain delays linger in Cloud Dickinson Jewell Smith Ottawa and other counties. Yields vary with Ford 20 25 bushels per acre Wichita 12 dryland and 38 irrigated in Gove and Ottawa.

Great Bend Kansas Harvest Labor Control Office Rush Pawnee Phillips Saline Mitchell Wichita Ottawa Gove Trego Graham Norton Ford Logan County Scott Cheyenne Sherman Finney Wallace Rooks Cloud Dickinson Jewell Smith Ford County Wichita County Cheyenne County

Tribune Phone Contact Requires Carrier

Instruction urges readers to contact Tribune by phone if unavailable. If the primary line is unreachable, callers are advised to dial HE 1 3400 after p.m. for assistance.

Tribune

Berlin Visit Teaser Gimmick Suggests Bulldozer Wall Tear

An intercepted letter hints at a stunt for a Berlin trip where Mr K could promise to personally start tearing down the Berlin wall with a bulldozer to draw larger crowds and press attention than Kennedy. The notion, though sensational, underscores the era's heated rhetoric and propaganda tactics.

Mr. K Berlin Kennedy Berlin Wall

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