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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
8
Humboldt C E Reed Jr Parsons to speak at Humboldt commencement with Rev Osborne delivering the baccalaureate sermon. 49 graduates include 32 boys and 17 girls. Finals run through Wednesday as seniors begin practice for graduation.
A Kansas City circuit court ordered 35 demonstrators restrained from blocking gates to a privately owned amusement park. The group including three whites was arrested during a protest against Fairy Land Park's segregation policy. A peace disturbance hearing was scheduled for June 6 as the Keinwart family holds a reunion.
The Army's Military Review says 37 Soviet launch pads and 14 rocket factories were identified from unclassified sources. Anadyr, Siberia, is noted as a pad site near Alaska. Russians may have 35 to 50 long range rockets ready, with at least 10 pads used for the 8000 mile T3. The U.S. has about 59 missiles ready, including 32 Polaris subs. Russia could produce up to 200 more strategic missiles by next winter.
HAL BOYLE reports Bundy, treasurer of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey, notes elephants eat 30 bales of hay daily on tour while lions and tigers require 550 pounds of horse meat. He recalls a lineup of animals and the constant challenge of feeding them, plus the endless appetite of the performers and crew.
In Utica New York a teenage aunt died and her 1 year old nephew was saved when they were knocked from a ravine by a charging bull on a family farm at Houseville Lewis County. The boy survives while the aunt, Dorothy Berrus 18, died after the fall.
AP reports optimism returning in business circles as April figures show industrial production up 2.5 percent to 105, with forecasts around 110 by year end. A stronger economy suggests higher personal income after taxes, with longer factory work weeks as output quickens.
HOLLYWOOD AP reports TV stars prepare for the Emmy ceremony with Bob Hope among the nominees in the humor category. Dick Powell hosts from the ceremony in New York while Joey Bishop handles the New York end. The night features 25 Emmys and a special award for the debates.
The Pittsburg district office of the State Geological Survey serves miners ranchers farmers and industries needing geologic and production data in eastern Kansas. It maintains oil and gas production records maps drillers logs and public access to data aiding oil exploration and local town projects.
Pittsburg geologists provide water supply data and explore underground water depth quality and quantity. They locate limestone and gravel quarries and answer inquiries on coal reserves and lead and zinc. They offer mineral identification and talks to schools and civic groups across the region.
Soviet built jet fighters owned by the Moroccan government operate at Nouasseur and another base in Morocco with Soviet technicians stationed there. Pentagon officials describe the arrangement as a new, inadvertent coexistence, noting the U S has five major bases in the country and the Soviet craft are based at both sites.
The bald eagle is not bald but crowned with white head feathers. Its name may derive from piebald or an old definition of bald meaning white or white streaked.
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