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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
1
City spray program using DDT aims at Dutch elm disease but worries rise over effects on wildlife. A robin and ten goldfish died as residents report animal distress and officials note potential harm to aquatic life. City manager seeks entomologist input while denying bird danger.
President Eisenhower weighs a nationwide statement to the American people before departing Saturday for the Paris summit. Anne Wheaton, AP secretary, said he may record a message for broadcast around his 7 45 p.m. departure.
A light plane was shot down on the highway west of Havana, killing the pilot identified as Matthews Edward Duke. Cuban authorities said the craft carried U.S. registry N4368 and targeted counter‑revolutionaries, with four men and one woman arrested at the scene as fugitives from Cuban justice. The incident increases tense Cuba‑U.S. relations amid recent downings and tightened Florida plane rental controls.
A breakdown from the U S Bureau of Census shows 74 area residents work at the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons. Parsons leads with 273 employed and 47 temporary Washington supervisors. Pittsburg has 118 and Oswego 54. The plant’s workforce is expected to exceed 1 000 next month as 1959 farm census data are tabulated.
The Public Health Service reports births in 1959 surpassed deaths by about 2 632 000 in the United States. Marriages reached 1 494 000, up from 1 451 000 in 1958, while divorces and annulments totaled 396 000. The birth rate was 8.5 per 1 000 population and up 1.2 percent from 1958.
AP reports Liberal shows rapid growth with a preliminary 1960 population of 13,946, up from 7,134 in 1950 and 4,410 in 1940. Seward County totals reach 16,068, per district census supervisor Gay C. Smithe of Garden City.
In FAIR LAWN New Jersey health workers counted 34 Scottie dogs at Frank Brewer's 14 room home and impounded the lot. Magistrate Arthur Minuskin fined 200 dollars and ordered 15 days in jail for dog ordinance violations, with sentences held pending appeal. Brewer was given 10 days to dispose of the dogs while neighbors report excessive barking.
State Printer Lillian Washabaugh said no evidence showed deliberate sabotage by workers after a printing error affected 800000 envelopes used to mail vehicle registrations. She noted four employees were laid off for a third error, and she took responsibility while declining to name those involved.
Vernon Lee Sutton 32 of Prairie Village Kansas died when his car crossed a curb and struck a bridge railing on the 18th Street Expressway in Kansas City Kansas at about 3 am. Sutton was alone and was slated to host the Missouri Junior Chamber state convention in Kansas City tomorrow.
Arthur Bradley Musson of Kansas City Kansas was killed on U S 81 seven miles north of Medford Oklahoma in a freak accident when a wheel from a tractor trailer broke loose and struck his car causing a crash. He died of a fractured skull.
The bid basis for a new fire truck was submitted to the Kansas Inspection Bureau in Topeka and approved with minor wording changes. City Manager R J Hayes said the purchase aims to retain current insurance rates for Cha ute. Bids will be opened at the city commission meeting on June 27.
Police report a meter was stolen from a post at Main and Grant last night. Officers believe it was taken for the money it contains. meters of this type cost about 60 dollars each, as stated by City Manager R. J. Hayes.
Carl Weiner II 44 of 823 S High Land petroleum engineer and oil producer declares candidacy for State Representative in Neosho County 28th district subject to August primary. He is Chanute native, Navy veteran, and active in oil and gas associations while serving as secretary and vice president in related groups.
Columbus, Kansas, residents report Billy Lee McKee aged 26 died when his pickup collided with a Frisco freight train 22 miles southeast of Columbus. He drove the truck for Farmers Union Elevator Co. His survivors include a widow and an 18 month old son.
The United States sent a formal reply to the Soviet protest over the May 1 U S spy flight in the Soviet Union. State Department spokesman Lincoln White offered no details, saying the note would be released later. Khrushchev warned of a chilly reception, while Eisenhower indicated he still plans to visit Russia next month if invited.
London reports Soviet Tass claims pilot Francis G Powers was captured with espionage materials. Khrushchev vows severe punishment, noting penalties of 10 years to execution. Tass recounts his Moscow news conference and exchanges with reporters about Eisenhower and Herter.
A warmer trend is expected across Kansas with a today through Friday forecast of fair skies and rising temperatures. Overnight lows ranged from 32 at Fort Riley to 43 at Lawrence with Topeka at 34, marking another record cold May 12. Daytime highs reached 61 to 66 across cities including Olathe Manhattan Salina Garden City.
Topeka AP notes a Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am shows 1 death in the 1960 period compared with 135 and 168 in prior 24 hour frames for 1959 and 1960.
Carlos Coffman 26 from Wichita was arraigned on a federal complaint charging bank robbery. He and Richard Bowman, in custody at Wichita, allegedly took 2454 dollars from the State Bank of Fredonia Kansas on February 12. Coffman held under 7500 dollar bond and to be returned to Kansas for trial.
Police said drivers whose cars strike parking meter posts will be charged for the damage and replacement labor costs. The charge policy was directed by the city commissioners and adopted at their Monday night meeting.
Neosho County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis elected its executive committee for 1960 61 at the annual meeting. Eldon Penner was named vice chairman, Mrs Dormois secretary, and John Gorton treasurer. Gorton remains county chairman designate. The chapter reported 1960 contributions totaling 2660 with funds split between the national office and county use.
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