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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1963
Page
1
In downtown Chanute this week readers debate washing the dog's dishes with family dishes. Residents including Mrs. Martin McNamara and Mrs. Clarence Snart express mixed views on sanitation and pet care.
The city swimming pool will open tomorrow if weather allows with hours 1 to 9 p.m. It will be managed again this year by Mr. and Mrs. Keith Maring.
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City Commission discussed park care and adopted a policy banning carnivals at City Park to protect grounds. Commissioner Caldwell pushed for moving the zoo to Santa Fe Park and urged action on several park maintenance items while approving plantings and summer crews. The meeting covered street paving, bids for a shell building, gas line crossing, pedestrian crosswalk markings, a beer license, courtroom improvements, a water line petition, zoning for Main Street, a church use at North Malcolm Center, traffic signal changes, and Elmwood Cemetery mausoleum roof repairs.
Agriculture Department warns the speculative bubble in sugar may burst soon and high price buyers may incur losses when prices drop. Undersecretary Charles S Murphy notes hearings by Congress to study the situation and argues U S sugar supplies will be plentiful, aiming to restore market stability amid weather and Cuba supply issues.
MANHATTAN Kansas AP The Kansas Farm Bureau president warns against Washington plans to continue the present wheat program He cites a decisive farmer referendum rebuke and urges moving toward greater freedom rather than extending current controls He supports a voluntary retirement bid program as public policy
Weather data shows high around 63 and low in the 50s with 29.96 inch barometer. Precipitation today and yesterday small traces. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday, with temperatures in the 50s tonight and 70s Sunday.
Heavy rainfall drenched northeast Kansas with more thunderstorms forecast across eastern and central areas. The greatest gauge reported 3.12 inches at Neosho Rapids, with towns like Hoyt, Easton, Wamego, and Atchison posting over one inch. A squall line was expected to sweep the state late today into tonight, with potential heavy downpours and cooler to warmer temperatures across regions.
Washington AP report notes the 1963 tax cut bill currently raises net revenue as the House Ways and Means Committee lines up Kennedy’s tax revision. It has agreed to six items adding 136 million annually, with only one provision actually lowering taxes. A proposed $40 million averaging break aids fluctuating incomes for actors authors and athletes.
Car driven by Carole Rezabek 27 of Topeka collided with a 1962 International truck near Altoona on US 75. She was treated at St Margaret's Hospital in Fredonia and released. Damages were estimated at 1500 for the Buick and 300 for the truck. The truck owner is Midwest Sales of Dallas and driver John D Christoph of Fort Worth was uninjured. Wilson county sheriff's office and highway patrol investigated.
Leif Nelson will retire after 27 years as postmaster in Chanute with Mrs. Floyd Kelly appointed acting postmaster effective June 1. Nelson noted postal receipts rose from about 40 000 to 140 000 yearly as mail volume grew.
The California Board of Education approved four major revisions shifting emphasis to subject matter expertise. Elementary teachers will require a fifth year of college, superintendents seven years, and teachers may no longer major in professional education. Rhetoric, art, and drama join required subjects with an Einstein Clause for eminent specialists. Applications begin with freshmen.
Intercepted letter alleges sugar speculators enrich their banks while harming the public. The missive hints at private correspondents and market manipulation but offers no concrete names or dates. The fragment reflects concern over economic exploitation and public interest.
Two climbers Barry Bishop and William Unsoeld face a difficult airlift from Everest base as Nepalese helicopter access remains limited. Expedition leader Norman Dyhrenfurth says extraction may take two days. Hornbein and Jerstad reached the summit and descend, while Bishops and Unsoeld endured a cold night at high camp.
Albert Lesco, operator of appliance stores in Independence and Coffeyville, faces ten counts of third degree forgery. He allegedly forged at least five hotel mortgages on appliances and sold them to Gibraltar Finance Co. of Independence for 2263. Names of Coffeyville residents including Mrs. R. M. Seaton were forged. Lesco operated stores in both cities for years and opened the Coffeyville shop in November.
A two car collision Friday night in Fayette Missouri killed three members of a farm family and injured two others. The deceased were Cliff Fife 53 who lived near Armstrong and his daughters Elizabeth 11 and Denny.
Douglas John Brown, an armored car driver, arrived from Brazil in New York and said he would try a deal to recover the $325,000 stolen in Vancouver. Interpol and FBI agents met him at Idlewild, while Rio police had him in custody. He declined to reveal the money’s location, claiming it exists for discovery.
Chanute Junior College class of 1963 graduates will have commencement tomorrow afternoon with Dr. Harold Sponberg of Washburn University as speaker. High School exercises follow Monday night with William D. Wolfe addressing graduates. Baccalaureate services tomorrow night feature Rev. LaMoine Waldron and music by the mixed chorus. Supt. Buford Fisher presides over all programs.
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