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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1962
Page
1
In downtown Chanute, residents answer the question of which life year they would relive. Harold Kimble says he would not pick one, enjoying all his years. Johnnie Quinn Jr. recalls senior year in high school as formative. John Wade’s wife Wade Elder recalls 1957 at age 20 in California as a memorable time.
The Central Committee ordered a sweeping government and party overhaul to close gaps between urban workers and peasants. A new separate party agricultural organization will extend from the Kremlin outward, allowing farming specialists to focus on agriculture while urban members handle industry and construction.
Eighteen youths from fourteen states were named national 4-H winners in field crops bread demonstration and dairy contests at the 41st 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Each award carries a $400 college scholarship. Terrence Rice, 17, Valley Falls, Kansas, leads the field crops winners.
If you cannot reach Tribun use your carrier and dial HE 1 3400 after 6 am for contact.
Morton Plevener a 19 year old College of Emporia student from New York City collapsed and died Friday night while watching an NAIA semifinal football game in Oklahoma City. His school lost 20 to 0 to Central State College of Edmond Oklahoma. Authorities said cause of death was not determined.
Miami Beach AP report shows National Council of Teachers of English urged high school English teachers to confront mass media as the main learning source. William D Boutwell said media overload has broken the classroom monopoly and pressed teachers to guide discerning audiences. He highlighted a Stanford study showing high youth media exposure across newspapers books movies comics magazines radio and TV.
Chanute JayCees announce a Christmas home and church lighting contest. Four ward prizes lead to a grand champion plaque. a separate church division will award a traveling trophy. Entries due by midnight December 17 within city limits. contact HE 1-3974 or HE 1 2130 to enter.
A large crowd is expected at the Memorial building for the Roger Williams program tonight. The 8 o clock show features the pianist and showman with sponsor Vernon McCune noting remaining seats at the box office. Williams arrives from Tulsa this afternoon and will perform on the Steinway grand piano before heading to Natchez Miss for Monday’s concert.
Partly cloudy today with a high near 50 to 55. Warmer tonight and Sunday with a low around 35 to 40 and a high on Sunday in the middle 50s. Relative humidity 11 a.m. about 80 percent. Barometer 29.39 inches.
Washington expects a Kennedy Macmillan conference soon to map a united course on East West relations amid major unresolved issues including India China Berlin disarmament and the Congo. Britain and the United States plan joint effort as talks on Cuba and Berlin continue.
Islamabad reports say Red China offered a non aggression pact to Pakistan through Peking. Mohammad Ali declined comment while confirming a possible visit to China. Dawn citing sources notes pact could allow Pakistan to stay in CENTO and SEATO if signed. Opposition calls for neutral policy, withdrawal from alliances.
In Ellicott City Maryland 17 people died when United Airlines Viscount Flight 297 crashed near Baltimore. CAB FAA United and Air Line Pilots Association officials met to coordinate inquiries as investigators noted routine radio chatter before disappearance. Witnesses described a sudden sharp nose dive into Howard County woods.
A brief intercepted note shows a speaker asking if Christmas lights will come next after Thanksgiving and hoping Santa can cover the electric bill, signed Dear Cha.
Three Kansas City men Erick Davis 17 Willie Joe Barrett 17 and Charles Henry 38 were arrested about 9 PM and held for investigation. Barrett faced charges of transporting an open bottle and no license while Henry was charged with intoxication permitting an unauthorized driver and illegal plates. The 1954 Oldsmobile lacked registration or proof of ownership. Barrett claimed parole from a September 1961 car theft. Police checked records with Kansas City and the FBI after a highway patrol tip sighted a suspected intoxicated car approaching Chajnute from the north.
Jimmy Rodgers age 4 died Friday at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio Texas from burns suffered in Salina. Medical reports indicate the child sustained injuries when a blaze occurred in Salina. The case details remain under local investigation.
Airman 1 C Gerald M Anderson was jailed over seven months for the Johnson family murders when Theodore Dickie confessed to the crimes. Investigators found Dickie’s account matched the evidence, and Anderson could be freed by court order pending Monday. Dickie faces first degree murder in the Reitan case and is jailed in Boise.
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