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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1958
Page
1
A 9 year old cerebral palsy victim Eller Tuten and her dog Trixy died within hours of each other in Miami after a fire set by a lighter. Eller called for Trixy as she died and the dog was run over eight hours later. The family plans a small monument.
Four McDonnell F101 Voodoo fighters from Andrews Air Force Base attempted a nonstop six hour flight to Liege Belgium for an air show. Two spare jets returned after refueling over Newfoundland while the primary four proceeded toward Belgium with air commander Gen Curtis LeMay visiting Liege. Pilots include Maj John R Burns Capt Ralph J Maglione Jr Capt Robert J Massoni and Capt James R Davis.
The heavy cruiser U S S Salem, flagship of the 6th Fleet for eight years, sails to Norfolk for retirement as U S S Des Moines takes over the flag. Commissioned 1949, Salem evacuated Americans during Suez, aided Jordan crisis and rescued a burning yacht crew.
Alfred Noyes, 77,British writer, died in a hospital on the Isle of Wight. A robust poet whose best known works include Kew In Lilac Time and The Highwayman, which was adapted into a film. He lived by poetry, with many verses set to music and wide appeal in both the United Kingdom and United States.
A car and an automobile transport truck collided on the south edge of Independence Missouri. Richard Kellett, 27, a post office worker, was killed. Myron Hoyt of Kansas City, driver of the truck, was not injured.
AP reports two McKeesport Tech High graduates from Pennsylvania have signed letters of intent to enroll at Wichita. John Allen stands 6 foot 12 and Tom Reilly 6 foot 11 as new Wichita basketball players under coach Ralph Miller.
Rebels abducted ten U S engineers and two Canadians from a Moa mining camp near Cuba's northeast tip. A rebel commander is Raoul Castro, brother of Fidel. One report says the hostages will be treated well and released after a few days. U S Ambassador Smith expected release soon and unharmed. Local mining officials sought their release, hoping Castro would act to limit bad U S publicity.
Olga Lepeshinskaya, famed Bolshoi star and former Stalin favorite, was stopped at a Brussels department store for shoplifting. Police said she admitted taking an umbrella gloves cuff links and tape before being taken to the Palace of Justice for questioning. Officials indicated no international action would be pursued.
A 17 year old Garden City boy, Harold Bowman, died from burns suffered in a gasoline fire at a filling station on June 16. He was cleaning a floor with gasoline when the fuel ignited and flames enveloped him. He was the sole support of his family as his father is disabled and jobless. A local fund has raised $200 in two days to aid the family.
Johnson County Democrats debated the source of vicuna wool tied to the Goldfine Adams case. A resolution condemning Eisenhower for backing Sherman Adams described vicuna as a mountain goat. delegate Thomas McCorkle corrected it, stating vicuna is a dwarfed camel, and the convention revised the description before adoption.
Chanute police warn that shooting fireworks before 6:00 AM on July 4 is illegal under city rules. Police urge residents to celebrate safely and avoid fines or citations.
A two story frame house of Mr and Mrs Albert Dyck burned in Elbing Kansas killing three children Gene 13 Barbara 8 Norman 7 who were trapped in upstairs bedrooms. The parents escaped uninjured as the father shouted for them to jump the son replying I cant. Fire possibly started by a hot water heater. Dyck, a trucker, lived near New ton with work for a grain elevator firm.
Police reported two accidents yesterday evening. Mrs John Leroy Jr and Leslie L Hummer were involved in separate backing and collision events at Main and Grant streets. Harley Roberts drove a pickup involved in a second minor collision near 21 North Grant.
Enforcement of Saturday night parking meter rules is dropped effective today. Meters operate 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except Sunday as police shift to Thursday night shopping hours per city policy. Police say current ordinance lacks authority for Thursday paid parking.
Captain Olsson testified that the Empress Bay suddenly crossed the Nebraska s bow before the collision. The Nebraska hit the tanker on its port side as the tanker sank with two crew members missing. Pilot Haughn said the tanker did not answer two signals including a danger signal. The Nebrask a was nearly stopped with slight headway when impact occurred. Hearing resumes Monday.
Airman J C Veale of Washington Indiana died Friday night at Scott Air Force Base after nearly six months of leukemia treatment in Japan and the United States His wife Kiku and their 4 year old son Kenneth were flown to the U S by air force friends there were delays due to Mrs Veale’s tuberculosis being arrested The body will be returned to Washington Indiana for funeral and burial
Beirut AP reports a 12 hour battle in Tripoli between government forces and insurgents. Eight killed and about 20 wounded as fighting surged in the northern port city, with heavy artillery and air support cited by the army. Rebels say they control much of Lebanon, while Chamoun’s government vows to press on.
Police say Ed Bolden 33 was stabbed to death near terminal railroad tracks in Kansas City. Investigators seek a Black male suspect. Bolden resided in Kansas City Missouri. insurance listing Ph. 119 adv.
A year-old sea lion named Cyril escaped from London Ontario to Lake Erie region then traveled by water and road to Toledo. Toledo Zoo officials tranquilized him to ease capture after a long trek and dispute over ownership between Toledo and London authorities.
In London Ontario, residents sign petitions to Cyril the sea lion, nicknamed Slippery, asking Toledo Zoo to send him back. Telegrams urge his return to Storybook Gardens where 100,000 Londoners await his arrival, with a second note thanking Toledo if he is sent back.
Arrangements are set for the annual Fourth of July celebration by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Chanute merchants led by post commander Earl Morgan. City Park hosts free stage shows at 2:30 and 7:30 pm, a 9:30 pm fireworks display, and a chance to win a new station wagon. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday with a carnival starting Monday.
A Circuit Court jury convicts Tex Varner of second degree murder for the July slaying of 15 year old Larry Dale Irwin, a stable hand at a rival riding ranch by the Lake of the Ozarks, after three days of testimony. Varner had earlier been acquitted of killing Irwin's employer Edwin Boysen.
In Rawalpindi a five hour clash saw more than 1,000 volunteers marching toward Kashmir with 200 injured as police used batons and threats of gunfire. The peaceful invasion aimed to reclaim Indian-held Kashmir with no weapons carried by volunteers.
Topeka AP reports state accident records show 218 fatalities to date in 1958 with 251 in the same period last year. In the last 24 hours two deaths were recorded.
Independent oil producers press for a mandatory import cap. They urge the Senate Finance Committee to amend the reciprocal trade act to match import levels to roughly the 1954 ratio of imports to domestic production. A similar House effort recently failed.
The Golders Felt Telephone Assn of LaCrosse Kansas received a $201,000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration. The funds will be used to improve the companys rural telephone system.
Farmers report the wheat harvest resuming with optimism across area elevators. Moisture around 12–13 percent, test weights steady. harvest about 60 percent complete with yields from 25 to 48 bushels per acre. Some fields remain too wet in parts of Neosho County and weeds rise as storms pass.
Weather summary notes a generally fair and warm weekend with a Sunday high in the upper 80s to 90s and a tonight low around 60 to 65. Previous nights brought a cool spell with a high today near 79 and a low around 76 for June 28 1957.
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