03 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1964
Page
1
Chanute school officials grapple with funding as enrollment grows adding 542 staff positions while tax levies cap at four extra mills. Board grants small raises to three non degree teachers and maintains current admin salaries, awaiting July funds and potential budget changes.
Western Kansas faces heavy snow and near blizzard conditions tonight with easterly winds and 3 inches plus accumulations in central areas. Rainwestern eastern portions shift to snow, while northwestern counties report freez ing drizzle and hazards to driving.
Southwestern Bell customers will see lower rates retroactive to today but not appear on bills until about March 21 due to the state Supreme Court mandate delay. The case stems from Bell's 1959 request for a $5.8 million annual increase trimmed to $1.3 million, with refunds due for overpayments.
Fire Chief C W Brennan reports a February loss of 1000 dollars in Chanute with January at 275 dollars, bringing the year to 1275 in two months. The department logged 21 runs in February, 59 alarms from January to February, including seven fires in Tioga township and multiple in-town incidents such as car fires, a brick plant fire at Buffalo, jail calls, and a carbon monoxide test.
TOPEKA RP Senator Charles Forsyth Republican of Erie filed for reelection to the Kansas Senate. In the new apportionment he will represent the 2nd District including Wilson Neosho and Labette counties. He is completing his first term.
Kansas traffic death log reports 24-hour totals to 9 a.m. Tuesday for March 1964, with 1964 figures listed alongside a comparable 1963 period. The record names locations and timing, highlighting fatalities within Topeka and statewide trends.
A 20-ton cast iron and boiler plate steam tractor at Marion Wise’s home is nearing restoration after 23 years idle. The Aultman Taylor engine, built 1903–1913 in Mansfield, Ohio, once plowed and threshed near Sheldon, Missouri. Now Quoted as rare relic, it may exceed 90 hp on belt and 25 hp drawbar, with large wheels and a 13-barrel water tank.
March appears like a fairy godmother with a cut in income taxes lower phone rates and a rebate due from Southwestern Bell. The note suggests changes may arrive as climate shifts prompt travel catalogs.
AP reports Kansas motorists without 1964 licenses faced arrest and fines as the Motor Vehicle Department began enforcement today. A mix up prompted some in the Kansas City area to expect after March 3, delaying arrests until Wednesday. About 100,000 vehicles remained unregistered as of Monday morning.
A weekend surge of vandalism reports shows 28 car radio antennas snapped as police log new incidents. New witnesses include J. D. Lightfoot, Wayne Norman, Jim Morris, Kenneth Summers, Merle Kelly, Jewel Green, Frances Myers, Robert Raney, and a woman identified only as Mrs. Lacey, with addresses in the city.
Substitute Judge J Frank Wilson began presiding over Jack Ruby's murder trial in Dallas after a bench dispute with defense counsel Melvin M Belli. Belli argued Brown was ill and absent, objecting to Wilson's seating and to further peremptory challenges as jurors were exhausted.
Acting for the sheriff's office police yesterday arrested Carl and Perry Watkins of 109 N Central on an assault and battery warrant. They were taken to Erie in lieu of bond pending a city court hearing set for 3 30 p m Thursday. The brothers are charged on a complaint by Gary Morrison of rural Yates Center accusing them of striking him and breaking the back glass of his car Saturday night in the Sunset Club parking south of town.
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Two Chanute youths were bound over to district court on burglary and larceny charges after a preliminary city court hearing. Six others faced petty larceny charges with sentences of 90 days jail, one year parole, and restitution. Names include John Gibson and Don Everly. incidents tied to Erie filling station and other local break-ins January through February.
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