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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
1
A Thayer Homecoming Fair giant watermelon weighing 96 pounds sparked a telephone betting cash spree after a Los Angeles caller claimed the photo was fake. In a separate note, Susie the parakeet was reunited with owner Ion Storck after a lost-bird mix up led to a homeward journey via Chanute and St. Louis.
Tri-Valley Newspapers of Camarillo and Simi Valley Enterprise will be owned by Publishing Enterprises of Hutchinson, Kansas. Majority interest was sold by Mr and Mrs Robert Cribb, who will head a new company as president. No personnel changes planned.
AP reports Mrs. Lucian A. Posey 74 died after two cars collided at a downtown Wichita intersection Thursday night. Police blamed the wreck on the complex intersection and investigated contributing factors. Posey lived in Wichita and was reported as a longtime resident.
An intercepted letter quotes a Pvt. Bazooka writing from a jungle outpost in Southeast Asia. The letter ridicules the government and muses that Valachi could be sent there and the Army would forget his location. The message ends with a personal signoff.
Joseph Valachi the talkative Cosa Nostra informer faces a federal dilemma over where to house him for life after he stops talking. The 60-year-old fears a $100,000 bounty, prompting talk of secluded federal facilities away from other inmates. The Bureau of Prisons weighs high security sites such as McNeil Island, Leavenworth, and the Springfield Medical Center, amid concerns of protecting him from killers while avoiding solitary confinement. Valachi remains under guard at DC Jail awaiting further Senate hearings and potential grand jury testimony with Canadian law enforcement involvement.
A Kansas Legislative Council report shows state salaries and wages rising from 51 million in fiscal 1955 to 114.8 million budgeted this year, while state payroll counts grew from 21,279 to 28,401. Education, health, highway, and general government all saw major increases.
The United States plans a gradual withdrawal of about 15,000 troops from South Vietnam, aimed to occur by end of 1965. The pace will rise as the South Vietnamese army grows stronger and political stability improves in Saigon. The White House demands end to Buddhist repression and signals possible silent early withdrawals without public notices.
Chanute will host an area political participation workshop on October 15, conducted by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and local chamber hands-on sessions. The program aims to boost business involvement in politics and government with topics on fundamentals of political organization and pressures. The Tioga Hotel will host the event starting at 10 30 a.m.
Continued fair weather with little change in temperatures through Saturday. Low tonight in the mid 50s, high Saturday 90 to 95. Kansas predicts warm dry conditions today and Saturday with no rain. Highs in the 90s, overnight lows in the 50s.
The sixth annual Biblesta parade begins at 2:30 pm with a 1:30 route tour by speaker and judges. Rolly Clymer of El Dorado speaks at 2:00, followed by the parade, a bean feed at 5 pm, and a Venables Quartet concert at 7 pm. Float prizes will be awarded as high school bands from Chanute Humboldt and Iola perform.
Kansas chiropractors protested questions on a license exam saying clinical and therapeutic items do not apply to their field. Harold Coe of McPherson and Donald L. Dean of Topeka led the complaint to the Public Health Committee. The stance drew agreement from a Kansas Medical Society spokesman.
The Cha nute United Fund reported 5 dollars in the past 24 hours, totaling 321 dollars for the first three days of the advanced gifts campaign. The overall goal is 21896.09 dollars. General chairman Glen Halbe noted strong collection signals as workers await completed calls. An organizational meeting of nine precinct chairmen for the residential drive, starting Oct. 21, was called by Mrs. Schere Booe for tonight at 7:30 in the community room of the First National Bank building.
A military coup ousted Honduran President Ramon Villeda Morales amid fighting in Tegucigalpa. He arrived in Costa Rica with his election candidate Modesto Rodas Alvarado. Loyal civil guardsmen still contested in Santa Barbara and Octopeque as the army claimed victory.
Hurricanes Flora battered Haiti for nine hours at 140 mph then weakened to 115 mph as it moved into the windward passage toward Cuba. Forecasters warned Cuba’s Oriente Province to take extreme measures while the storm’s path could affect the Bahamas chain. No U.S. mainland threat is seen for at least two days.
Chanute residents are urged to join Fire Prevention Week activities Oct 6 12 proclaimed by Mayor Althaber. NBFA notes national and state gains in fire safety with tips on home and store precautions, including matches and smoking risks, electrical misuse, heating hazards, proper disposal of combustibles, extinguishers, sprinklers and clear exits.
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara cut overseas duty pay for about 375,000 enlisted personnel mainly in Western Europe and Japan. The new system sets rates from 8 to 22.50 dollars monthly, while officers remain unaffected.
A city owned tractor struck a parked 1961 Plymouth station wagon on 20 S Forest at about 8 15 a m. Police said the kingpin snapped releasing the front wheels causing loss of steering control. The driver Arthur Dwinell 49 of 521 N Kansas reported no injuries or damage to the tractor.
A new St Ambrose Catholic church is planned in Erie in the 500 block on North Main. It will be a stone fronted metal building with 5100 square feet. LaForge and Budd Parsons has the general contract and Allen Whiteside of Tulsa is the architect. Groundbreaking was Sunday with Msgr E J Gunning turning the first shovel. Construction is set for 120 days. The present church is at 3rd and Grant and will be cleared and sold after completion. The Rev Thomas McGread is the pastor.
Kansas City AP report describes Robert F. Hess, 20, called to fix a television. The woman locked him in, hammered him on the hip, and demanded the set be tuned to her liking. Hess treated for a bruised hip. police advised him to obtain a warrant if pursuing charges. He quipped the incident could inspire a TV show.
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