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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues a single Third Street hole under the Santa Fe tracks cannot handle growing traffic from nearly a dozen streets. It urges a crossing solution between Third and 14th streets, possibly an overpass or subway, as housing, hospitals, and the airport expand.
The famed aviatrix Jackie Cochran campaigns for Congress in California, saying she runs out of obligation to a nation that honored her aviation feats. The piece argues elections favor professionals or skilled amateurs and warn against voters being fooled by a strong self-promoter.
A lighthearted column notes a youth seeking old magazines for a dentist game, jokes about family size and the householder’s illusion, and observes aging tech dreams from color TV to a doomed satellite joke. It closes by lampooning the Joneses and in-laws as social targets.
In a late night Midtown Manhattan fire, tenants fled into the street with valuables. A woman writer saw the man above her carrying a large covered bird cage and asked what it was. He replied, That’s my pet rooster, and she fainted before revival.
A distressed speaker reveals a year of psychiatric treatment after claiming to hear a rooster crow inside, describing the unusual mental health episode and seeking understanding.
Twenty five years ago Chanute reported six million in annual business across two forty two stores from the federal census. The Laming Motor Company marks its third Chanute birthday with a new hydraulic lift and power equipment for greasing all cars. Roy Bass sold a team of mules for four hundred dollars last week. John Pool, Woodson County commissioner, visited from Rose on business yesterday.
A waitress writes about why smiles fade and patience wears thin in service. She cites rude customers studying menus, constant distractions, lingering orders, and tipping patterns that differ by town size. The piece notes waitresses juggle duties while maintaining composure amid distracting customers and lingering dangers.
Senate panel treated Murray Chotiner with unusual mildness as it explored his ties to Marco Reginelli, the South Jersey racketeer. The hearing touched on deportation cases and government contracts, with McClellan shielding the witness while Kennedy pressed for broader facts. Reginelli was eventually approved for deportation relief after Chotiner intervened, despite a lengthy delay.
Dr. Crane argues engineers overlook buyer demands in autos and other products. He cites push button windows and brake pedal placement as examples of misaligned design. He notes sales psychology and consumer surveys are needed while warning big firms control markets and reduce competition.
Topeka Kansas osteopaths are barred by law from giving Salk Vaccine, according to Attorney General John Anderson. He said courts interpreted the osteopathic licensing act as governing remedial medicine while vaccination is preventive, a distinction he called legal hair splitting.
The passage notes that the largest lions reach 45 inches in height and exceed 92 feet in length from nose to tail tip, indicating remarkable size among specimens observed or described.
Chanute Tribune issues from Chanute Kansas list publication details and subscription rates for local editions. The item confirms editorial staff names Ernest W. Johnson and James Fehrenbach and notes AP rights and publication terms with pricing by county and mail subscriptions.
Washington A House Foreign Affairs Committee debate centers on trimming President Eisenhower's request for three billion dollars in arms aid to foreign nations. The committee may reach a decision today on the size of the cut and its impact on policy.
Mrs. Joe Ostenberg of Iola awarded Woman of the Year by the Iola Business and Professional Women's Club for her extensive church and club work. She is the wife of Iola's superintendent of schools. The piece notes local civic activity and honors within Allen County.
Predictions circulated that the House committee would trim up to ten billion dollars from the total. Eisenhower's requests had mixed signals as the committee closed its first session. They supported boosting private investment abroad but rejected part of his plan for more flexible foreign aid funds. They limited the economic aid section and cut 15 million from the proposed 30 million for Yugoslavia.
Roland and Donna Davis, arrested for driving 90 miles per hour on the wrong side of the road, were sentenced by Judge Aubrey Boswell to three days in jail. He fined the groom $75 plus costs for drunk driving and fined Donna $29.70 for drunkenness. She could not pay and also jailed.
The piece notes a detour route for a 1,872 mile Labette corridor and a highway completion timeline. J C Penney chief to visit Parsons at 9 30 p m with a morning store call and a graduation address in Altamont at 8 p m. Senate confirms Thomas M Holmes as Altamont postmaster while Neodesha hosts Mrs Gausman as Kansas Dental Assn auxiliary president designate and Emporia’s Somers elected president-elect.
Dallas police search for a prankster who tied a note to a rock and threw it through a south Dallas residence window. The note stated your window is broken.
A dense schedule of shows across Ford Theatre Four Star Playhouse Video Theatre and more with start times from 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday May 18 featuring news Today Morning in Joplin Dragnet Climax and a packed lineup across daytime serials game shows and films.
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