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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1963
Page
1
Downtown Chanute residents express mixed views on a potential state income tax withholding plan. Mrs Berthol Snyder and Mrs Berthot oppose private-bookkeeping for the state and red tape, while Mrs Arnett supports a different school tax and Ms White mentions farming. Mrs Arnett also suggests withholding could ease long term payments.
Manhattan Kansas AP report says Donald Douglas 22 a New Orleans native Air Force cadet student at Kansas State University died from injuries after an airplane collision early today. The incident occurred on campus and prompted an investigation.
Rebels in South Vietnam announce the death of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Nhu and install Nguyen Ngoc Tho, a Buddhist, to lead a provisional government. Reports say the brothers may have killed themselves after capture, with conflicting accounts from Bangkok and Washington and no independent confirmation.
About 120 Neosho County youths from six high schools will participate in County Government Day in Erie next Wednesday under the American Legion sponsorship. Students will work with county officials, attend a mock trial, and receive certificates and oaths of office.
Indianapolis AP reports at least 18 families lost more than one member in the Indiana State Fair Coliseum blast that killed 64. Dr Jesse Staten 50 his wife Mary 45 and mother Lena 72 of Greencastle died. Their son David 14 perished. Three Worland family members were killed from Kokomo as debris removal continued and Coliseum was sealed.
In Washington two Kansas Republicans and Democrat Edward Long of Missouri joined the Senate majority to reject sending the $4.2 billion foreign aid authorization bill back to the Foreign Relations Committee. Democrat Stuart Symington of Missouri supported the motion, which was sponsored by Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon.
Bob Murrah, 1719 Edith, was arrested on a city court warrant charging simple assault and released on $25 bond for a 4 p.m. hearing next Thursday. He allegedly struck Jerry Baker, 209 S Kansas, outside Senior High School during a student Halloween dance. Baker received treatment at Neosho Memorial Hospital for a mouth injury.
October police department report shows bonds and fines totaling 447 with parking meter penalties at 251. Year to date bonds and fines reach 5296.50 and meter fines 2637. There were 1270 parking meter tickets last month, 1242 in September. Calls for service rose to 281 from 242. The month saw two felony and 41 misdemeanor arrests, with intoxication and driving while intoxicated arrests down. Traffic citations dropped to five. Sixteen traffic accidents were investigated, nine injuries recorded this year, and 51 dogs picked up by animal control, with 22 on hand. Patrol cars logged 7,288 miles and fuel use was 778 gallons.
Police investigated a three vehicle accident on Lincoln between Island and Main at 9:45 a.m. A 1959 Chevrolet pickup driven by E H Rana bargar 55 of R 2 a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Eleanor Wilson 48 of 525 S Highland and a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Judy Bower 21 of R 1 were northbound. Bower said her foot slipped off the brake causing her car to hit Wilson rear, Wilson then hit the pickup. Damages: Wilson about 150, other car about 100, pickup under 5.
The Tribune notes 224 entries in the snowfall guessing contest with today as final submission day. Prizes include $10 for the reader closest to Chanute's first snowfall date of one-quarter inch or more at the FAA flight service station. Post cards must be postmarked today and include the guess plus the name and address of the guesser.
Leavenworth Kansas AP reports temporary injunctions are sought against nine taverns charged with creating liquor nuisances.
Joe Tigerman, 54, a Democratic faction leader in Kansas City, was shot three times while at his used car lot office. The fast-talking figure had long claimed threats and a self-styled political “boss” role, a 1950 bookmaker label and prior vote fraud indictments coloring a turbulent career. The lone note found on his body weighed $2, a ruby ring, a diamond ring, and a wristwatch.
Mrs Edward Osborn 25 of 814 W Beech was bruised but not seriously hurt in a intersection collision at Washington and Beech about 3 50 p m yesterday. She was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital for examination and released. The 1959 Mercury wagon driven by Mrs Osborn collided with a 1950 Chevrolet driven by Linda Hasty 19 of 1109 S Washington. Each had a passenger. Police said Hasty was southbound and Osborn eastbound. Osborn car continued east then left the street jumped a ditch and stopped in a vacant lot. Damage to the Osborn car about 450 dollars and the Hasty car also substantial.
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha describes a ghostly presence tied to Kansas City. The note references Pendergast’s ghost lingering in the area, implying a haunted or spectral theme without further detail.
Kansas Supreme Court overturned a Shawnee County District Court ruling that allowed Southwestern Bell to raise rates about four million dollars above the Kansas Corporation Commission schedule. The decision implies Kansas telephone users should receive refunds near eight million dollars.
AREA FORECAST: Fair and warmer tonight. Mild Sunday. Low tonight to 40s. High Sunday to 70. Relative humidity at 11 a m and barometer readings are listed but unclear from the fragment.
Reports from Algiers say Algeria and Morocco renewed artillery and machine gun fire near Figuig as a midnight Bamako truce began. Col Mohammed Hadda of Morocco said his troops fired back after ceasefire violations. The Bamako accord creates a mixed commission to define the disputed zone and supervise troop withdrawals along a 550 mile frontier.
Cha nute records October fire loss at $200, per Fire Chief C. W. Brennan. Ten month total through November 1 stands at $10,720, down from $37,605 a year earlier. Seventeen runs occurred last month including residential alarms, a car fire, multiple grass and trash fires, and aid in freeing a cat from a water cooler air conditioning unit.
In Wichita a homemade bomb found in weeds near a parking lot exploded injuring 14 year old Gary Lathem and injuring or mangling his friend’s hand. The device, described as a white Christmas tree ball, was thrown by 16 year old George Hale after an earlier blast. One year old Suzanne De Camp, who picked up a similar object, lost part of her hand in the blast. The youths reportedly made the bombs themselves.
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