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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1965
Page
1
New York lights returned to 3:35 a.m. after a widespread blackout that affected up to 30 million people across eight states and parts of Canada. The outage halted subways and trains, stranded riders, and prompted federal investigations led by the Federal Power Commission.
In New York the Holladays learned of the power outage during a phone call from Chanute relatives. The 16 month old and mother faced darkness with ice light and no water pressure while trains halted and elevators failed. Marvin Holladay, a local musician, prepares to perform in The Yearling on Broadway.
The Marine Corps canceled its December draft call as volunteer enlistments rose nearly 60 percent. The service said it would not need 5,024 draftees for December because enlistments had increased.
A massive electrical failure crippled New York causing a terror fraught blackout. Power returned but transit remained skeletal with spotty subway service and limited train schedules. Hospitals treated injuries while water and heat were restored to hundreds of apartments as dawn broke without deadly outcomes.
Veterans organizations sponsor events in Chanute including a 10 30 a m parade on Main, a beef stew dinner at City Park, and an amateur show at the Memorial building. Don Wilson of VFW Post 1654 urges participation in Operation Boost with a 11 a m moment of prayer for Vietnam soldiers. Partial holiday noted. public offices schools and some businesses close.
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 AM Wednesday lists 548 fatalities for November 14, 1965, compared with 587 in the same 1964 period. The Topeka AP bureau reports the state tally to monitor road deaths.
Decreasing cloudiness tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Low around 40 to 45 and high near 60. Topeka reports cloudy skies today with clearing later. trough from the south brought cooler, damp conditions before improving.
A community fundraising thermometer displays figures of $22,460 and lower campaign milestones as contributions come in toward the United Fund goal. The chart tracks progress through successive targets including $20,000, $17,500, $15,000, and $12,500.
The United Fund contributions totaled $16,314 today, 72.6 percent of the $22,460 goal. Business, professional and employee group captains and workers were urged to report their contributions as reports from the residential campaign continue to arrive.
Clyde M Boggs 85 former Kanotex Refining Co president and Home National Bank of Arkansas City board chair died Tuesday. He led Kanotex, now part of Apco Oil, and served as bank chairman in Arkansas City Kansas.
The Northeast endured a 10 plus hour blackout affecting 80 000 square miles and 30 million people across New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Connecticut Vermont Rhode Island and parts of Canada. Traffic halted subway elevators out. 850 000 stranded in subways. No major crime spike. Massachusetts prison riot with 300 inmates breaking furniture and being corralled. President Johnson ordered an investigation by the Federal Power Commission.
The first week of November saw 70 American deaths and 237 wounded, the highest toll so far. Most fatalities occurred around the Plei Me Special Forces camp in the central highlands, with 144 Vietnamese killed and a 2.5 to 1 kill ratio in Allied favor. Air strikes hit targets in North and South Viet Nam while ground actions diminished.
Doctors say former President Dwight D. Eisenhower has had a mild attack of angina pectoris and may be well in about two weeks. Six physicians described the condition as hardened arteries causing reduced heart blood supply. He was removed from an oxygen tent and could sit up, with no chest pain since the midnight attack.
A clipped wartime style notice urges Americans to display Old Glory on Veterans Day with a brief exchange implying cause and patriotic appeal. The message ends with a sign off Yours.
Two teenage Chanute boys Bill Gray III 17 of 1211 W Oak and Jay Criger 18 of 223 S Forest returned at 1 p m after leaving town Monday in a borrowed 1965 Mustang with permission from Ralph Taylor 602 S Kansas to get a Coke They were to surrender to police on a joyriding misdemeanor charge and were to be brought to the police department after a meal by the father of one of the boys
The notice directs readers to contact the Tribune by phone or call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for reachability when the primary carrier is unavailable. It emphasizes using the listed numbers for communications.
Kansas Finance Council approved raises for state officials including the state superintendent of public instruction whose pay rose by 1,044 dollars annually. Three divisional directors saw monthly raises from 827 to 910 dollars. Emerson, chief state economist, was set at 15 960 dollars yearly. A new post, administrative aid to the state superintendent, was allotted a pay scale of 647 to 910 dollars monthly.
Kansas Legislative Council backed a constitutional amendment to widen legislative power to align state income tax with federal rules. If two thirds approval by both houses, it goes to voters in November 1966. The measure, drafted by Rep. Lawrence D. Slocombe, would not require new state law but allow conformity while keeping state rates set by the legislature. The council also funded a comprehensive health study and proposed examining ports of entry for truck tax checks along borders.
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