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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
1
Astronaut Gordon Cooper neared the end of a 22 orbit flight in Faith 7 with a Pacific Ocean landing planned. Controllers reported him in excellent condition, conserved fuel and oxygen, and ready for a 6 20 p m descent if no issues arose.
Grandma the elderly buffalo on Carl and Mrs Hutchison’s R 2 land west of Chanute shares pasture with two white tailed deer. The rest of the herd was sold to a Montana rancher who never returned for Grandma. Parallel to this, Chanute’s Miracle Baby Billy King aged 14 underwent his tenth operation, a hernia, at Parsons State Hospital after years of frequent surgeries for cleft palate.
Kansas traffic death log reports 0 fatalities in 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Thursday May 26, 1963, in Topeka. Comparable figures for 1962 show 136 deaths to date and 157 for the comparable period.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young of 112 S. Rutter returned from Denver where Young was patient at St. Luke's Hospital since April 20 with an abdominal infection after attending a regional Boy Scout meeting. He is president of the Ledan Area Boy Scout Council and now convalescing. The couple flew home and were greeted in Wichita by Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fisher. Young is a retired automobile dealer.
John Wayne Lowery age 20 of Dayline Louisiana was sentenced to five to 10 years in the Hutchinson state reformatory after pleading guilty to second degree burglary and larceny. The sentences run concurrently. He was part of a trio linked to the April 4 break in at Henry Smith Highway Supply south of Erie. Albert Edwards 25 of Wichita and Bobby MacGuire 27 of Branson Mo await trial with Edwards seeing his bond reduced from 5000 to 2500 and not posted, he remains in custody.
The Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee said 300 to 400 more acres must be pledged to produce alfalfa for a dehydrating mill. At a Tioga Hotel breakfast meeting members targeted completing the acreage survey next week and arranging a cost price seed program. They also briefly discussed Neosho county dairy princess contest plans for June with date to be announced.
Walter Tucker aged 47 died after falling 15 feet down an elevator shaft at the Northern Natural Gas Co plant in Larned Kansas Wednesday. He died soon after arrival at a local hospital.
Intercepted letter discusses Neosho County figures with rural population steady but reveals a leak in the largest urban area. No further details on names dates or places are provided.
Mrs Gordon Cooper began packing in Houston as the family plans a flight to Honolulu to join her husband at the end of his 22 orbit space mission. A Manned Spacecraft Center spokesman said Mrs Cooper and their two teenage daughters will depart Houston on Friday for the reunion.
Washington AP reports farm payroll employment climbed 800000 in April to a record 55900000, marking a year‑over‑year gain of about one million workers. The Labor Department released the figures indicating continued strong farm labor demand.
In Denver three people died Tuesday night in a gun attack at an apartment house. Donald L. Reed, 30, shot and killed his estranged wife Mary Jane Reed, 25, and a man friend Keith L. Francis, 32, then turned the gun on himself. A neighbor reported Reed demanded entry, forced into the former wife’s room, and fired after a plea from Mrs Jane Johnson, 18, who alerted the manager.
LaCygne Kansas faces acute water shortage as three wells reportedly run dry while the town of 850 awaits reconditioning of its water tower for two weeks. Officials consider pumping from Marais des Cygnes River if needed. Civil Defense stockpile near Neosho Missouri prepares to ship three pumps and a purifying unit to LaCygne.
Birmingham police reported an uneventful night amid ongoing racial tensions as a desegregation pact draws business leaders and a boycott threat. The city faced renewed pressure from white shoppers urged to boycott downtown merchants while desegregation supporters insist on compliance. Governor Wallace denounced federal troops in Alabama and vowed a federal suit, and Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth Jr. was convicted for parading without a permit in a mass march.
The police department received four reports last night about acts by youths. Ruby Marhasin operator of the Ru Bar tavern at 6 S. Evergreen told officers a group of youths created temporary disorder there. They took glasses belonging to the tavern carried beer to cars where companions sat some underage damaged a screen door and threatened an employee when sales were cut off.
A weather summary notes a mostly cloudy forecast with showers and possible thunderstorms, cooler through Friday, with a high near 60 and a Friday high around in the region. Reports include youths questioned over a car heater switch theft, a failed river-push attempt, and a drunken brawl called erroneous. storms brought heavy rain in parts of northeast Kansas, with Heston and Effingham recording the day's rainfall amounts.
Washington AP report shows industrial production rising to a fresh April record for the second consecutive month, signaling ongoing strength in the nation's economy.
A man raced past guards at the White House front gate on Wednesday and went 15 to 20 yards inside before being restrained. He carried scissors, later seized and removed. Identified as Edgar L. Clayborn, 34, of no fixed address, he was taken to District General Hospital for mental observation. Also in brief, the Army named six priority divisions to be called up in emergencies and assigned two missions, while VA housing activity rose across three of four categories in April with starts at 7,241 and loan guaranty applications at 16,996.
Geneva AP President Kennedy’s trade chief Christian A Herter urged unanimous approval by 73 nations for a plan to abolish duties on tropical products. He outlined five points including market access, stabilizing prices, a halt on new barriers, reducing home-market charges, and linking the move to the next general tariff round.
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