Danehower Installed as President of First National Bank
Rhodes Danehower of Marion Indiana was elected president of the First National Bank of Chanute at a board meeting. Dale Painter will become chairman succeeding his father R D Painter, with no other management or staffing changes. Danehower, a veteran of manufacturing, will run the bank from today. He has lived in Marion since 1949 and previously headed Alloy Products Company. He was born in Osceola Arkansas and is married to Virginia with two daughters and eight grandchildren.
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Rhodes Danehower
Marion
Ind
First National Bank of Chanute
Dale Painter
Painter
R. D. Painter
Danehower
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
National Bank
Sedgwick
Kansas
Wyandotte
Johnson and
Shawnee
Jewell
Mitchell
Lincoln
Ellsworth
Chanute Couple Finds Happiness in New Home Search
In Chanute, a couple expresses happiness about relocating to the city and settling into a new home. Danehower notes the positive outlook, while Dale Painter’s recent promotion after 11 years as president and manager of First National Bank is mentioned as part of the local business context.
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Chanute
Danehower
Dale Painter
First National Bank
February Fire Loss In Chanute Reported At 100
Fire Chief C. W. Brennan estimates February fire loss in Chanute at 100 dollars, with January at 300 and year-to-date total to March 1 at 400. The fire department logged 31 runs in January and February, five more than last year, including 16 runs in February and numerous incidents such as grass fires, residential alarms, and calls to townships, buildings, vehicles, and a child locked in a bathroom.
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Big Creek Township
Tioga Township
Kansas Juvenile Code Amendments Declared Constitutional
Judge B Mack Bryant ruled the 1965 amendments to the Kansas juvenile code constitutional. The district court judge said the code violates neither the U S Constitution nor Kansas law as alleged by the defendant.
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Wichita, Kan
B. Mack Bryant
Kansas
District Court
United States
State of
Intercepted Letter Describes Clay’s Draft Front Fight
An intercepted letter suggests Cassius Clay is set for a fight on a foreign front amid draft concerns. The note implies timing and location specifics, with Clay’s boxing career intersecting military obligations.
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Cassius Clay
President Signs Cold War GI Bill in White House ceremony
President Johnson signed the Cold War GI Bill into law in the East Room with unanimous congressional approval. The program expands educational benefits housing loans and limited medical treatment for veterans with 180 days service since January 31 1955. The cost rises beyond Johnsons initial recommendation by 245 million the first year and 1.8 billion over five years with projected annual costs reaching 500 million by year five.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Throckmorton Opts Out of Reelection Bid
Adel F. Throckmorton, Kansas state superintendent since 1946, will not seek reelection. His aide W. C. Kampschroeder plans to run for the Republican nomination. Throckmorton advocated unifying Kansas education under one board and a appointive commissioner, while a constitutional amendment would remove the superintendent as an elective official.
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Topeka
Adel F. Throckmorton
W.C. Kampschroeder
Throckmorton
Wichita
Kansas
Kampschroeder
Completing Ist Lincoln Parking Lot
City workmen finish the Ist and Lincoln municipal parking lot with bump rails and meter posts installed and lines to be painted. Meter posts are placed on 1st adjoining the south side. this completes metering for blocks on 1st between Lincoln and Evergreen as part of downtown parking improvements.
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Ist
Lincoln
1St
Evergreen
Main
Santa Fe
Highland
Nashville hotel praised for 31 year old pillow slip gift
A Memphis reader signed E M L sent a thank you to a Nashville hotel manager for its linens. She and her husband kept a pillow slip from their wedding night 31 years ago and used it with three children and four grandchildren. The manager, Leon Womble, said a name and address would have earned a replacement.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Memphis
E.M.L
Leon Womble
Mrs. Sigley
Larry
Rebecca
Viet Cong Attack Kills 11 Saigon Police and Net Pigeons
Viet Cong ambushes an oil tanker near Saigon kill at least 11 Vietnamese policemen in the 17th Parallel zone. Three government workers found shot in a Saigon outskirts lot. US air strikes report losses including two planes missing from Ranger. 101st Airborne decimates Viet Cong near Tuy Hoa and captures an enemy carrier pigeon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Ranger
Qui Nhon
1St Cavalry
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Seven Klan Members Indicted for Contempt in Congress
A federal grand jury indicted seven Ku Klux Klan members for contempt of Congress after they refused to produce subpoenaed records. Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton of the United Klans of America led the group, with Shelton based in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton
Congress
House
Committee On Un-American Activities
Shelton
Tuscaloosa, Alt
The
United Klans of America
Special Session Action in Kansas Reapportions House Seats
The Kansas Legislature in a special session reapportioned the 125 House districts on a population basis and sent to voters November constitutional amendments on education annual sessions and tax returns conformity. It revised election laws to carry out reapportionment and authorized tuition and transportation for border county students attending adjacent-state schools. It also amended the police and firefighters pension act and made minor adjustments to school foundation aid formulas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rice
Reno
Kingman
Harper
House
Senate
Atty
Robert C. Londerholm
Londerholm
School Foundation
Clyde Hill- R
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
State Supreme Court
Thomas Cavanaugh Found Dead in Home
Thomas Cavanaugh aged 56 was found dead at his home four miles east and a half mile north of here in the early hours. Authorities say he died in his sleep during the night likely from a heart attack. He was a former employee of Heaton Mfg Co in Erie. The body was taken to Carson Funeral Home in St Paul.
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St, Paul
Thomas Cavanaugh
Here
Cavanaugh
Heaton Mfg. Co
Erie
Carson
St. Paul
Kansas Legislature Finalizes 125 House Districts in Special Session
A special Kansas Legislature session carved 125 new House districts with at least 38 lawmakers losing constituencies. The move shifts balance toward urban centers, awaits Gov. Avery's signature, with a Senate reapportionment by next year and three constitutional amendments headed to voters.
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Topeka
Kansas
William H. Avery
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Weather Forecast with Temperatures and Topeka Note
Mostly fair tonight and Friday with lows in the 30s and highs around 60s. Topeka report notes sharply colder air moving in, showers missed the state, with expected highs 55 to 60 in the southeast and near freezing in the extreme northwest. Overnight lows range from 10 to 15 degrees northwest to the lower 30s southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchison Receives KU Summerfield Scholarship Honor
Hutchison, a Chanute senior, is named a Summerfield scholar by the University of Kansas Lawrence. Twenty five boys and nine girls earn the awards for academic achievement leadership and character with up to full KU tuition coverage renewals for four years. He has already won VFW Voice of Democracy honors and will travel to Washington DC for the national competition.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
Bill Hutchison
Ray Hutchison
N. Forest
The
University
Summerfield
Bob Billings
Watkins
Solon
Hutchison
VFW
Washington, D.C
Kansas City
Chanute
Kansas Senate Votes for Microphones and Phones
In Topeka Kansas the Senate approved up to 6500 for microphones and telephones at each desk pair. House leaders protested the cost saying it violated the earlier 150000 appropriation and questioned the need since many senators already have secretaries and some chairs have two aides.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Bill Fribley
R-Crestline
Fridley
Fribley
McNamara predicts Vietnam war peak by year end
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he expects the enemy troop buildup in Vietnam to peak by year end. He said the United States has made it clear there is no justification for Communist China to become involved, and that U.S. actions have aimed to deter escalation.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S
McNamara
Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
United States
Four Checks Passed by Same Person Named Variants
Four checks cashed by apparently the same man used different signatures. The suspects named were James N. Fitzsimmons, Charles O. Phillips, L. H. Schmitt and Fred R. Myers. A partial description says the passer is a white male, well dressed, wearing glasses, about 5 feet 8 inches, 145 pounds.
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James N. Fitzsimmons
Charles O. Phillips
L. H. Schmitt
Fred R. Myers
Tribune Phone Contacts For Reachable Service
Instructions urge calling Tribune or the carrier for contact. If unavailable, try HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. This note directs readers to use the provided telephone number to reach a representative in the evening.
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Tribune
Squatters Leave Junk for Better Housing in India Camp
Migrant squatters in Box Canyon abandon junk shacks for 80 newly built federal housing units at the India Farm Labor Center. The Sigley family moves into a new government house as others receive job offers from ranches and factories in the West. Riverside County Health Department ordered departures to avoid living in old shacks, caves, cars, or cardboard packing cases. Adjacent cabins house farm families awaiting placement.
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Mecca
Calif
India
Box Canyon
India Farm Labor Center
Sigleys
Riverside County Health Department
Canyon
Riverside County Housing Authority
Two Brothers Plead Guilty In Local Burglary Case
Two brothers charged with breaking into the Chestnut liquor store on February 15 pleaded guilty in district court yesterday to second degree burglary and larceny. Michael Mike Brooks, 23, and Vaughn Spud Brooks, 35, were granted suspended sentences. Mike Brooks was arrested February 21 and Vaughn later the same day. Sentences suspend for five years contingent on court costs within three months and restitution for the store loss within six months.
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Chestnut
Michael Mike Brooks
Vaughn
Spud) Brooks
Mike Brooks
Lola
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka March 2 1966
Kansas traffic death log summarizes fatalities in Topeka within a 24 hour period ending 9 am Thursday. The report covers comparable figures for March and the 1965 period, noting totals 96 for 1965 and 85 for 1966.
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Topeka
Kansas
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West
Los Angeles
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