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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1962
Page
2
Kansas City livestock report shows cattle 400 head, calves 75, steady. Hogs 2,000 head, barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher, sows steady. hogs 190-250 lb 16.75-17.35, 270-425 lb sows 15.00-15.75. Sheep 25 not enough for test. Produce prices list eggs with multiple sizes. poultry and butter unchanged.
Six day old Sherry Gay Groff of Parsons dies after birth with twin Terry Gene Groff died a day after. Survivors include parents Gerald and (Mrs.) Groff and grandparents Willis and Groff. Services Saturday at Pierce Funeral Home Erie. Burial East Hill cemetery. Chicago produce notes and market prices follow in same column including Wheat and Soybeans.
Police were informed yesterday by airport manager Fred Montague that a microphone was stolen from a 1962 Cessna at Municipal Airport. The plane had last flown February 12 and the microphone's value is estimated at about $50.
A study notes four of five females and half of males leave classrooms within three years after graduation. It warns women shift toward male-dominated fields and men move into industry.
The New York stock market fell irregularly in dull trading late afternoon as volume reached about 2.9 million shares, down from 2.96 million on Thursday. Losses ranged from fractions to over a point among major stocks, while U S government and corporate bonds showed mixed prices.
University of Michigan professor Ned A. Flanders tells a House subcommittee that education quality could rise without cost to government if lawmakers bar attractive intelligent women aged 20 to 25 from marriage and pregnancy. He notes the ban could not be passed, highlighting what he calls a paradox in the aid program.
President Kennedy proposed eight new recreational areas and one historic site in a conservation message to Congress. Prairie National Park in Kansas and Ozark Rivers National Monument in Missouri are among the sites. Senator Pearson urged public hearings in Kansas on Prairie National Park with a likely April location at Kansas State University.
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Yesterday admissions include Mrs Francis E Orr 418 N Highland surgery Clyde Howard 911 N Grant surgery Vivian McGill 12542 N Grant surgery James Lindsey Jr 1415 W Ist medical Harris Powell R 1 surgery Dismissals list Mrs Nette Daughtery Long View Tex Mrs Clyde Brenner 528 S Lincoln George Uthmann R 2 Stanley Rawn 1312 W Std Birth shows Leonard and wife Iola a girl Admissions today Loretta Barnett R 1 surgery Kim Houdashelt Humboldt Lee Lasater 218 N Grant Mrs Lee Sharp 227 S Western surgery Dismissals today: Mrs Ralph
In Waldorf Maryland a man Edward L. Jones and his three sons John 12 Doug 5 and Mark 8 months died as Jones reentered a burning two story home to rescue them. Mrs Jones and daughter Carol 16 and Jerry 14 sought help nearby as flames enveloped the structure.
A 3 by 2 foot sheet of metal identified as part of the Atlas booster 109D tied to John H. Glenn Jr. The fragment, recovered on a South African farm, was confirmed by General Dynamics Aeronautics as part of the fuel tank from Glenn's orbital rocket.
An overdue U2 aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base was unaccounted for after a routine training mission. Officials said the plane could not be located by 10:15 p.m. and refused to discuss mission details. The incident echoes the 1960 Powers U2 crash in the Soviet Union.
Stephen Glazer, 20, a plumber's helper, confessed to stabbing his fiancée Alma Schulman, 20, to death during an hours long narcotics party dispute over who would buy heroin. Police report.
Burglars looted three Garden Plain businesses of merchandise and cash, doused Clarence Stuhlsatz’s service station with starter fluid but did not start a fire. Stuhlsatz’s station lost ammo, tires, batteries, and cash. Heimerman’s station reported tires, batteries, cash. Stepanek’s grocery took cigars, cigarettes, and pennies. Garden Plain lies on Highway 54 west of Wichita.
In Salyersville Kentucky Big John Hank a six foot two hundred fifteen pound handyman is hailed for rescuing about 40 people trapped by the Licking River flood. He dragged a small motorless boat through five foot water for hours with Paul Marshall to bring victims to safety. Hank 45 said someone had to act while County Judge Clyde Salyer praised his strength and courage. The floods hit eastern Kentucky Tuesday with Salyersville among the hardest affected.
Stephan A. Shaw a 48 year old inventory controller for G R Kinney Corp, his wife Ruth and two children Emily 14 and Stephan Jr 7 were among 95 victims of the Jamaica Bay jet crash. Neighbors on Macatee Place remember him as a helpful commuter and family man as Mrs Shaw endures hours of suspense before confirmation of the tragedy.
Thirty seven bodies were recovered from the debris of a third class hotel in Assiut, southern Egypt, after it collapsed early Thursday. All victims were Egyptian.
The heir to the throne Charles joined the royal luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. He sat in for his father Prince Philip who is away touring South America.
Pack 27 held its 6th annual Blue and Gold banquet on February 24 in St. Patrick gym. Allen Willis served as master of ceremonies with speakers Bill Young George Palen and Fr Finnegan. A skit was presented by Jim Davis Darrell Gates and Chuck Busse. About one hundred cub scouts parents and guests attended.
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