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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1962
Page
1
A college blood drive boosted the 240 pint goal as 174 pints were collected by noon with 81 more pints expected from 110 junior college students. Fifteen physiology students, led by Martha Stoltz, donated, with 12 approved after processing 3 rejected.
Two elderly Chanute women, Mrs Mollie Dixon and Mrs Maude Riley both past 89, were found seriously ill in their home at 703 North Steuben. Police and a nephew aided entry after a call at 6 15 p m. A doctor advised hospitalization and the women were moved to Neosho Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Forecast calls for fair weather today and tonight with increasing cloudiness Thursday. Highs in the middle 40s, low tonight near 20. Records fall as Chanute reports a record low of 17 degrees, well below the 1932 mark. Temperatures expected to stay cool through tomorrow with another near 20 degree low.
The Topeka AP report notes slowly rising temperatures with clear skies across Kansas through Thursday. Today’s highs reach the 30s and nightly lows range from 10 to 15 degrees in the northwest and in the 20s in the east, with Thursday afternoon expected highs in the 40s. Early today lows span 5 degrees at Goodland to 26 at Pittsburg. Monday’s highs were 27 at Concordia to 42 at Pittsburg.
AP summarizes Kansas traffic death log showing 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday. For March 8, 1962, the total is compared with the 1961 period totaling 90. Details record fatalities across the state for the 1962-77 log.
President Kennedy signed a bill raising the temporary national debt ceiling to 300 billion dollars, increasing the limit by 2 billion. The action lifts a cap that governs the government's borrowing authority and funds ongoing operations.
Heat tests on Tasmania west coast giant carcass discount a deep ocean origin. The 18 by 20 foot, several ton creature may remain unexplained until an expedition next weekend to study bone structure. A R Haly of CSIRO notes the flesh shrank at 68 degrees, not matching whale flesh, implying no deep ocean habitat. Bruce Mollison reports no bone structure found on probing carcass.
The Defense Department issued a draft call for 6000 men in May for the Army. The same number was drafted for March and April, bringing total called since last August to 135000 as Berlin crisis military buildup continues. The Navy Air Force and Marine Corps do not plan to draw on Selective Service in May.
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Wilson County offers free immunizations for children and adults at Neodesha and Fredonia armories in March April and May. Clinics run 2 to 4 p.m. with diphtheria pertussis tetanus vaccines for various age groups plus smallpox and polio vaccines. Parents urged to bring children for boosters and adults to get shots. Slogan: Remember the life you protect is your own or your loved ones.
Lawrence AP reports the body of Harold Schweitzeberger aged 56, missing since Sunday after leaving for a fishing trip, was discovered in the Wakarusa River late Tuesday. Officials have not yet determined if death was due to drowning or a heart attack.
Opening of the March term in Erie and Chanute set eight jury trials with four moved from Erie to Chanute to avoid construction noise. Trials include Roy Browning for fourth degree manslaughter, Petefish car theft, and several judgments or transfers from Erie through May 16, naming parties such as E. E. Kelsey and MFA Mutual Insurance Co. Trial dates span April 5 to May 16.
A smoke plume from a motor underground at Site No. 2 near Worden set a Broken Arrow alert at Forbes Air Force Base Topeka. Officials reported no explosion no fire no injuries and minimal damage as fire trucks ambulances guards and radiology teams moved in.
In Holtsville New York a school bus carrying a teacher and 26 Knox School students crashed after the driver collapsed at the wheel. The girls basketball team escaped unharmed. Driver John Waeger age 70 from St James regained consciousness then collapsed and died shortly after leaving the scene.
Apparent low bids totaled 283 939 dollars Tuesday for construction of a 396 seat lecture auditorium at Emporia State College AP reported.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a measure to grow the Peace Corps to ten thousand volunteers, both in the United States and overseas. The proposal seeks to broaden service opportunities and bolster international aid through a larger volunteer corps.
Geneva report on the resumption of 17 nation disarmament talks between Russia and Western allies. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko led sessions, with cautious optimism for agreements to halt weapon production and curb the arms race, but poor prospects for a verifiable testing ban and Berlin negotiations. Russia cited inspection resistance as the main hurdle, while Kennedy’s proposed test ban faced likely failure.
Mrs. Ova Noss of Clovis and her son Harold Beckwith of Wichita pursue federal permission to explore Victoria Peaks at White Sands proving ground seeking ownership of rumored wealth. Beckwith says he aided in moving gold ingots from a cave and claims a half billion dollar treasure with potential cultural artifacts. Defense Department halted excavation. heirs seek court action to determine value and claim rights.
Police Lt. Francis J. Dux investigates a poltergeist in the Beck household, where glassware shatters have ceased during a long stakeout. The German described spirit reportedly acts when a teen is away, with Mrs. Beck and her daughter puzzled as cash and a restaurant valise vanish and reappear.
An editor’s note reflects on Lent as a time to spread the gospel, urging Christians to embody the Easter message through faith and action. It cites the resurrection as central, cites Paul’s understanding, and asks readers to renew commitment to preach to all nations. The piece stresses outreach and living the faith as the modern church’s duty.
Sam Morford age 23 remains in critical condition after an automobile accident in Denville New Jersey. He is reported to be in a coma with brain concussion two fractured arms and a spinal injury. Morford is not in the Navy but works as a shoe store manager and is son of D D Morford of Parsons Kansas. He attended Chanute schools and the University of Kansas.
A 70 year old retired carpenter Alvin Ron sick died in a Paola Kansas fire that heavily damaged his home. He was found on an upstairs floor while his wife Mrs Ronsick age 58, worked at a nearby grocery store and could not reach the flames.
An intersection collision at Grant and Walnut around 9 35 a m caused extensive vehicle damage but no injuries. A 1953 Ford station wagon driven by Mrs Harold Palmer 26 of 716 W 10th and a 1962 Buick driven by Emil Lofgren 75 of 417 N Forest were involved. Mrs Palmer rode with her daughter Judy 4. Police said Palmer was eastbound on Walnut and Lofgren northbound on Grant. Estimated damages were 300 to the Palmer car and 500 to the Buick.
The Kennedy family drew global attention as the President scheduled a Washington news conference. Rose Kennedy rested after hernia surgery in Boston. Jacqueline Kennedy spoke in India and New Delhi delivering a gift of a portable playroom and art studio and saying children’s art is universal. Robert Kennedy testified before a closed Senate session on his world tour. Edward Kennedy announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the President.
A preliminary hearing was set this afternoon in a traffic crash near Somerville Tennessee that killed 10 month old Pamela Marie Vaughn of Salina Kansas. Her parents were injured in the head on collision with a car driven by A Maceo Walker. The baby’s father Pamela Vaughn 22 remained in serious condition at Memphis Naval Air Station hospital. The mother 20 was not seriously hurt. The father is an airman at Schilling Air Force Base.
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