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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1963
Page
1
In Birmingham Alabama a federal court ordered 1000 Negro children back to school today after outbreaks of antisegregation actions. A state court ruling installed a new city government and Alabama Supreme Court later affirmed the election of Mayor Albert Boutwell, described as a moderate.
In McPherson Kansas an attempt to serve an execution order on farmer H B Goering ended in a scuffle after he refused the papers. Goering wrestled with sheriff officers Kling and Peden, swung a wrench, and was subdued after a struggle on a plow. He received 60 days for resisting arrest and assault.
United Presbyterians at Des Moines adopt stronger mandates for racial integration and set guidelines for contacts with Roman Catholics. The 175th General Assembly calls for closer ties among Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, and Catholic churches and prays for Pope John XXIII. Eugene Carson Blake reelected as chief administrator for five years.
Public notice advises readers to contact the Tribune by phone or dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. to reach the carrier if the main line is unavailable. The fragment mentions reaching a person by telephone and provides a backup number for evening calls.
The Kansas State Board of Health mobile X-ray unit offers free chest X-rays this evening in front of the Memorial Building. This is the only night it operates here with hours 2:30 to 5:30 this afternoon and 6:30 to 8:30 tonight. It ends its Neosho County public X-ray visit tomorrow with hours 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Richard C. Byrd, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, will resign next Monday with his term ending July 1. Governor Welsh announced Byrd’s appointment as administrative assistant for a special study committee of the 33 state Interstate Oil Compact Commission. Byrd plans to return to private law practice and commute between Ottawa and Oklahoma City to handle the study.
Sen Frank Carlson predicts passage of a new wheat bill this session arguing urban opposition will not block it. He notes the 1964 plan was defeated in a national referendum and favors a voluntary program similar to the feed grain plan. Carlson also criticizes the Kennedy administration as highly political.
A federal court jury in Wichita acquitted Mack Nations of tax evasion for 1955 while he served as executive secretary to Gov. Fred Hall. Jurors deliberated 3 hours 26 minutes and heard testimony about a $10,000 payoff tied to a parole for Mrs. Annas Brown. Nations testified he handed the envelope to Hall unexamined.
An intercepted correspondence referred to as Dear Cha appears in print. The note hints at sentiment toward a public event and mentions a ticker tape absence in space, suggesting a playful or cryptic tone.
In Wichita AP report, sheriff's deputies moved the Bowlin murder probe to an oil field near Greenwich and planned to drain a pond for evidence. Since April 13, six ponds have been drained. Bowlin body parts were found at multiple nearby locations. Suspect McCorgary, 35, Arkansas City, denies involvement and is jailed in Lansing for parole violation.
OTTAWA AP Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned NATO ministers that the East-West lull could end any day citing Berlin Cuba and South Vietnam as trouble points. He spoke on the second day of the NATO Council meeting while noting no intent to prophesy gloom. Allies were told the lull may be indefinite despite a major NATO milestone agreeing on a framework for nuclear striking power under the alliance.
BLUEFIELD W V A P plans for the 1963 West Virginia American Legion convention in Bluefield were canceled after both white and Negro hotels refused Negro reservations. The convention HQ at West Virginian Hotel said it would not house Negro legionnaires and Negro hotels canceled space.
A Navy recruit with spinal meningitis was listed in fair condition at San Diego Naval Hospital. Richard Leon Baer of Wichita Kansas, admitted from the San Diego Naval Training Center, awaits further tests. San Diego County Health reports 24 cases among servicemen this year, most at the training center, with three fatalities.
The Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities for 24 hours to 9 am Thursday May totals. May 1963 deaths reached 39, with 171 for the year. The comparable 1962 period shows 202 deaths.
A misdemeanor check charge against Ramon Borjas of 807 N Santa Fe was abated in city court yesterday after payment of the check and court costs. The check cashed at the Donaldison Food Store for 5.50 dollars.
President Kennedy granted Secretary Freeman authority to curb wheat dumping under the International Wheat Agreement Act after farmers rejected strict production controls. The move aims to support farm income and avert a price drop from about $2 to $1.10 per bushel, with world prices potentially falling below $1.45 to $1.50. Republicans urged Freeman's resignation, while Kennedy and farm leaders cautioned Congress may not pass new wheat legislation before June.
The 1963 wheat harvest in Cowley County is set to begin mid next week with early fields turning color. Federal and state crop officials note overall conditions improved, yet continuing rains may delay cutting and many acres already show drought damage.
Kennedy opposes corporal punishment in schools while urging strong home discipline. He signaled likely veto of a DC school corporal punishment bill during a Wednesday news conference, though White House secretary Pierre Salinger avoided comment.
Adlai Stevenson labeled the Soviet boycott of five budget items as the gravest U.N. crisis since the Korean War and the troika concept. He urged Latin American diplomats to help stop financial paralysis, noting Moscow would withhold $7,759,754 of 1963 budget assessments.
A warming trend will push temperatures up in Kansas today and Friday with more light showers in western sections. Garden City reports .14 inch rain, Dodge City .13, Russell .03, while Wichita had traces. Highs reach 60s to 70s with a few 68 at Russell. lows in the 40s and 50s. Topeka set a record low for the date at 39.
The Chanute Community Council met Tuesday night with President Harold Williams in charge. Hazardous driving was discussed with plans to promote safe driving. A letter from Senator Carlson answered the council’s concerns about irresponsible spending.
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