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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1958
Page
1
In Columbus Ohio the Navy unveiled a new supersonic carrier based bomber the A3J Vigilante. The 70 foot long jet driven aircraft features inertial guidance and a pod bomb delivery concept with no internal bomb bay. Admiral Burke christened the aircraft and officials suggested it would surpass 1000 mph once flight testing begins.
Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms late tonight and Sunday. Warm trend continues with high today around 80s and lows in the 60s, backing cloudier skies and breezy conditions as Topeka reports eastern state activity.
About 100 scouts from a four county area gather for a camping study led by Chuck Rodgers. The event runs from 4 p.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow three miles south of town with 21 troops enrolling five scouts each. Topics include commissary work, activities, sanitation and quartermaster duties as tents are pitched and a campfire program held. It is described as the first of its kind and may become an annual institute.
E R Goff of 502 N Evergreen pleaded guilty in police court to leaving the scene after his 1950 Pontiac struck a 1948 Chevrolet driven by Ned E Watts at Fourth and Central. Goff was arrested at home after the car was traced by its license number. the left front fender of the Chevrolet and right side of the Pontiac were damaged.
ERIE The county board of equalization composed of county commissioners will convene at the courthouse on Monday to hear grievances from the 1958 tax assessments. The session runs for 10 days with Sunday adjournment.
An 18 year old Humboldt boy arrested early yesterday for hubcap theft pleaded guilty in police court to petty larceny and was fined 25 dollars. The youth allegedly stole two hubcaps from a car owned by Manuel Martinez of 1007 North Lincoln.
In Paris and Algiers Gen. Charles De Gaulle gains leverage as Jacques Soustelle returns to Algeria to pressure Premier Pflimlin. De Gaulle plans a Paris news conference while authorities arrest rightists and mobilize forces as public safety committees form and stores report shortages.
Madelyn E. Hitt, 26, returned to the United States from Okinawa to face charges of smothering her infant son and burying him there. Husband Terrence Hitt pledged support as she appeared before a U S commissioner in San Francisco. The case was continued. psychiatrists may be appointed for evaluation.
More than 100 persons were given Civil Service examinations for engineering jobs this morning at the Senior High School. Howard Jester, principal, said the tests were for positions with the state highway department. Additional exams for stenographers, typists and clerks were to be held this afternoon.
President Camille Chamoun and Prime Minister Sami Sohl urged citizens to end the upheaval as Beirut shows signs of calm after a week of strikes and riots. Government accuses opposition leaders of serving Nasser's UAR aims while negotiations with Druze tribesmen move toward peace talks and a summoned parliament hopeful for a wider cooling period.
About 500 persons attended last night's three-band concert at the Junior High School. The program featured 170 students and was the final concert of the school year. Glenn Peak directed the bands with brass, clarinet and flute ensembles, a trumpet solo by Danny Donovan, and a pantomime by Ricky Hummer.
Wayne Umbarger of Kiwanis Club said the kite contest for students up to ninth grade starts at 2 p.m. in the southwest corner of Santa Fe Park. Awards go to largest smallest and most unusual kites. organizers include Dick Good Bob Davenport Richard Evans Bill Helton Dean Skinner Glen McLaren and Pete Rosenthal.
Three Neosho County youths will report to the Army in Kansas City Tuesday for induction and pre induction examinations. Dean Duane Strack will report for induction while Robert E. Bunn and Carl L. Yockey will report for pre induction examination.
In a ramshackle South Phoenix apartment a Friday night blaze claimed six young lives aged 5 months to six years. Alfred John Stafford, 9, escaped as the kerosene lantern accident sparked the fire, while mothers Betty Lou Warrick and Freddie Mae Williams faced questions about the children's care.
Four Navy airmen were killed when a photo reconnaissance plane collided with a Cougar jet near Jacksonville Florida on a Friday. Lt David Mc Culley parachuted to safety. Dead include Lt Emile Nagels and Lt George De Saulles both of Jacksonville and enlisted men Robert Samuels and Donald Mutchler from Jacksonville.
Washington reports that Explorer III, America's third Earth satellite, is going silent with one radio dead and the other erratic. Officials expect reentry and disintegration into the atmosphere around mid July as latest estimates indicate.
Nationally known poet Robert Frost, 84, shared views on life and poetry during a Denver stop. He compared poets to baseball pitchers, discussed money in writing, and offered a quip about his faith and a couplet in progress.
The Southeast Kansas Dahlia Association will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. at S. A. Mannoni's home 2205 S. Larson to finalize plans for the eighth annual dahlia show on October 5. If Tribune delivery fails, call 700 after 6 p.m.
Secretary of Defense McElroy said lawmakers will try to reshape Eisenhower's defense reorganization plan to fit administration aims. The House Armed Services Committee approved a 32 to 0 bill, but admin concerns remain on two provisions including transfers of service functions and separate administration of the armed services.
About $100 in bills vanished from the cash register at the Arthur Goodsel all night filling station in St. Paul when an attendant left briefly for a hamburger. The thief was a youth, and a late model 1956 light blue Ford with out of state tag and a single male occupant was linked to the case.
Harmony Grange will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the school. Pot luck refreshments will be served.
Air Force Captain Walter Wayne Irwin flew a jet to a new world speed mark of 1 404.19 mph, 1962 mph faster than the previous record. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross as wife Christine praised him and recalled their wedding day. Irwin, born in Everett and raised in Wenatchee, has served since 1942 with a history in crop dusting and instruction before rejoining the Air Force in 1951. He is flight commander of the 83rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hamilton AFB near San Francisco.
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