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Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1961

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Ogden Job Fight Shrugs Off Commission Action

AP reports in Topeka that Republican members Byrd and Grauerholz voted to abolish the conservation director post held by Jewel Ogden, while Democrat Wiles dissented. Civil Service Board later called the move a subterfuge and sought reinstatement with back pay as Atty. Gen. Ferguson plans to join Friday hearing in Shawnee County District Court.

Topeka Harry 'Cor Corporation Commission Jewel Ogden Civil Service Board Commission Ogden Richard C. Byrd Alvin Grauerholz Wiles Commission Oil and Gas Wichita Byrd Grauerholz William M. Ferguson Shawnee County Finance Council

Week's Activities At Schools Here

Chanute schools highlight a busy week with student trips faculty meetings and Alcott elementary elections. Junior high bands perform at a halftime massed band event while Pittsburg Fort Hays game is attended as students tour Kansas City. Various faculty conferences and a pantomime program at the high school are planned with a November play cast announced.

Alcott Chanute Royster Junior High Ae College Pittsburg Fort Hays Glen Bacus George Washington Larry Anderson Dick Anders Jonie Smith Diana Weber Bob Newton Sharon Belt Linda Bollig Gana Thompson Tom Tweddell Sue Schwartz David Oyler Gary Garrison Dan Freeman Roma Turner George Wheat Sonja Nelson Stephen Gray

Deer Wanderer Spotted in Southwest City Area

Residents reported a brown lame deer roaming early yesterday in southwest city. Park caretaker Kenneth Dillon verified all deer were accounted for at Highlands Park, while Mrs. Vernal Crabtree observed it crossing Plummer toward Neosho Manor. Authorities noted no clear source, wild or private, for the animal. The rise of wild deer in the state has grown in recent years.

Kenneth Dillon Dillon Vernal Crabtree Gretchen Plummer Neosho Manor Kansas

Unseasonably warm weather continues across Kansas

Forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with temperatures near 80. Kansas highs this afternoon reach into the upper 70s to mid 80s while overnight lows fall from the 40s to 50s. A cool front from Wyoming and North Dakota will arrive Thursday, bringing a return to normal 70s with increased cloudiness.

Topeka Kansas Olathe Wichita Hill City Goodland Concor Wyoming North Dakota

Alcoholism Agency Revision Studied

TOPEKA AP Possible revival of the Kansas Commission on Alcoholism will be discussed at a state budget hearing Wednesday. The commission has been inactive since 1957. James Bibb state budget director said the hearing was scheduled at the request of Rep. Carl Weiner II Chanute.

Topeka Kansas Commission James Bibb Carl Weiner II R-Chanute

Segregation End Ordered For Railroads

Atty. General Kennedy announced three major railroads the Illinois Central Southern and Louisville and Nashville have ordered desegregation of all facilities in the South. Dr. Martin Luther King said the Justice Department told him of the orders and that railroads issued directives to desegregate immediately. Kennedy prepared a Justice Department statement as King spoke.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy South Kennedy Martin Luther King Justice Department Illinois Central, Southern Louisville& Nashville King Atlanta

Five Children Rescued From Burning Kansas City Home

Kansas City AP reports five children aged 2 to 6 were rescued from a burning home at 4125 Michigan Ave. Firemen evacuated them after hearing cries from an upstairs room. The children were treated for smoke inhalation. Father Carl E. Mayfield was at work and mother was shopping. home damaged about $1,700.

Kansas City Michigan Ave Stanton Gladden Carl E. Mayfield

Chanute United Fund Workers Meet Tonight

An orientation session for about 400 Chanute United Fund workers and other volunteers is planned for 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building. Campaign chairman John Nation will outline drive goals and collection methods while packets are handed out. A skit will show the door approach. Advanced gifts drive starts next Monday and residential canvass follows.

Chanute United Fund Memorial John Nation

Eisenhower Denies Role in Yugoslav Sabre Jet Sale

Former President Eisenhower told a Newark news conference he had no involvement in the 135 Sabre Jet deal with Communist Yugoslavia. He noted the sale was approved after he left office and described policy in 1958 on cash sales and secret equipment. He also commented on Nixon as GOP head and Khrushchev’s 3 megaton bomb, calling it unnecessary and noting fallout risks.

Newark N.J Dwight Eisenhower Yugoslavia Eisenhower State Department Kennedy United States Perrin Air Force Base Tex New Jersey James P. Mitchell GOP Russia Richard M. Nixon Nikita Khrushchev

Governors to dedicate new National Reserve Life regional office

Kansas Governor John Anderson and South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud will attend a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for the National Reserve Life Insurance Co regional office building in Topeka on October 27, joining an insurance convention nearby.

Topeka Kansas South Dakota John Anderson Archie Gubbrud National Reserve Life Insurance Co

New Trial Denied In Murder Case

Boonville Missouri AP Circuit Judge Frank Hayes denied Monday a motion for a new trial for W A Brookshire convicted of second degree murder. Bond set at 25000. Brookshire, Columbia lawyer and farmer, will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. He was convicted June 28 of shooting his farm hand Rodgerick J Neiss 44 of Lawrence Kansas. He has appealed a previous manslaughter conviction in the slaying of another employee Ralph Collings of St Louis shot at Brookshire's farm in May 1959.

Boonville Frank Hayes W A. Brookshire Brookshire Missouri Supreme Court Columbia Roderick J. Neiss Lawrence Kan Ralph Collin

Governor's Move Delayed Topeka Mansion Completion

TOPEKA AP The John Andersons will not move into Cedar Crest by Christmas but early next year. Gov Anderson says crews are building the new governor's mansion on the west side of Topeka and will finish after the first of the year. Cedar Crest was given to the state to serve as the governor's residence replacing the longtime center of Topeka home.

Topeka John Andersons Cedar Crest Anderson

Reservations Open for Economic Growth Conference

Joe Melnyk of the Chamber of Commerce said reservations are being taken for an area economic growth conference next Tuesday. Sponsored by the local chamber with the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce, the dinner meeting at the Tioga Hotel begins at 6 30 p m with a 90 minute program and audience participation.

Joe Melnyk Chamber of Commerce Kansas State Chamber of Commerce Tioga Hotel

Angus steer named grand champion at American Royal show

An Angus steer weighing about 1000 pounds owned by 17 year old Judy Vining of Osage Iowa was named grand champion at the American Royal livestock show. Showed by Judy and her twin sister Joy the steer Maybee II stood first among the entries.

Kansas City Judy Vining Osage Iowa Judy Joy

Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For October 1960

Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday in October 1960 showing 415 fatalities, compared with 387 in the same period of 1960.

Topeka Kansas

Soviet Premier Bets on Nuclear Test as German Peace Talks Drag

Premier Khrushchev announced in Moscow that the Soviet Union will explode a nuclear bomb equivalent to 50 million tons of TNT on October 31. He said a 100-million-ton device exists but will not be used at home, citing tensions over Germany and the Western powers. He pressed for a German peace treaty with all states admitted to the United Nations and demanded equal rights in UN agencies for socialist, communist, and neutralist states, while seeking China’s UN participation.

Moscow Khrushchev Soviet Union Kremlin Soviet Communist Party U.S Hiroshima Congress Germany West Berlin East Germany United Nations U.N Red China Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy Britain Harold Macmillan

Treasury Chief cites higher deficit in 1962 budget

Secretary Dillon announced the 1962 deficit would be somewhat more than 6.75 billion dollars due to record harvests requiring farm price supports and rising postal costs. He forecast a balanced budget for 1963 and noted further savings from federal agencies.

San Francisco Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Dillon American Bankers Association Kennedy Congress Dillion Dwight D. Eisenhower Berlin Budget Bureau

Poems Haunt Liberal Officer in Escape Case

Sheriff Lynn Urwin is haunted by poems left by escaped inmate Ben Jerman Jr. after he fled a California armed robbery sentence. Jerman, 36, is believed hidden in a field five miles from town armed with a rifle. a hack saw blade and a mocking note were found at the jail. The Southwest Daily Times says a poem ridiculing the sheriff appeared in a box and another at the newspaper office.

Liberal (Ap Lynn Urwin Ben Jerman Jr California Jerman Southwest Daily Times Times

Change of Venue Denied for Odom Trial in Jasper County

Charles Harvey Odom of Wellington Kansas was denied a change of venue for his rape trial in Jasper County. The trial date is set for November 6 with both defense and state presenting witnesses. Judge Ray E. Watson rejected the request after testimony on fair trial prospects.

Joplin Charles Harvey Odom Wellington Kan Jasper County Odom Lisa Schuh Wichita Ray E. Watson

UAW-Chrysler talks resume after secret bargaining plan

Walter Reuther met with Norman Matthews and aides to map a bargaining strategy ahead of talks with Chrysler Corp. The UAW prepared for preliminary maneuvers as a broader settlement with GM Ford and AMC loomed, while Ford operates with recalled workers after a 13 day strike.

Detroit Walter P.iday Reuther Seshuddie United Auto Sion Chrysler Corp General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co American Motors Corp Chrysler UAW Ford Norman Matthews

Ruling of Funds For Indians Asked

Federal court is asked to decide between two groups over the distribution of about 1.2 million dollars awarded to the Potawatomi tribe for land claims. An amended petition follows a ruling that the court lacked jurisdiction. plaintiffs include tribal counselors and customs claims committee members. U.S. District Attorney Newell George says the Bureau of Indian Affairs should settle the dispute.

Topeka Federal District Court Potawatomie Indian Tribe Dist Arthur Stanley Tribal Customs Claims Committee U.S. Dist. At Newell George Bureau of Indian Affairs

Farmers Union Holds Meetings Across 70 Kansas Counties

Kansas Farmers Union president Martin J. Byrne announced plans for about seventy county meetings on Wednesday night. The gatherings will select delegates to the state convention to be held in Wichita on November 17 and 18, marking the largest single-day total of meetings in state history.

Topeka Kansas Martin J. Byrne Kansas Farmers Union Byrne Wichita

Accident damages and minor incidents reported in city

Dr William H Bailey 78 of 118 S Highland and Mabel M Carlos 60 of 530 S Highland collided on Main Street as Bailey backed into Carlos. Bailey Buick damage $50 Carlos Chevrolet $100. Also a bicycle hit and fled from Vernon Diedel, Jimmy Odell 6 identified as the rider, unhurt. A truck damaged an awning at Young America store and a minor collision between Mrs John Sherman Jr and Tom Stevenson with slight damage.

William H. Bailey S. Highland Mabel M. Carlos E. Main Dr. Bailey Carlos Vernon Diedel W. 4Th Jimmy Odell Tioga Hotel Betty Butcher Young America FE. Main John N. Sherman Jr Tom Stevenson Chanute Stevenson

Bullet Wound Fatal to Lola Resident

Donald L. Reed of Lola Kansas died at University of Kansas Medical Center after being wounded by a .22 caliber bullet to the head in a target shooting accident near Colony Kansas Sunday. Reed was 32.

Kansas City Kas Donald L. Reed Lola Colony University of Kansas Medical Center Reed

Speeding Car Overturns Near Smith Center Killing Driver

A speeding car overturned Sunday night near the Nebraska state line north of Smith Center. Driver Alden H Johnson, 22, of Macon Nebraska, died in the crash. Police noted the vehicle's high speed as a probable cause.

Smith Center Kan Kansas Nebraska Alden H. Johnson Macon Neb

Yates Center youths face court over tavern incident

A 14 year old Yates Center boy was adjudged a miscreant child in probate court after a drink at Tic-Toc tavern on Sept 28. Doug Rucker 17 of Yates Center is charged with contributing to delinquency. his jury trial set for Saturday, bond posted, Erie custody ongoing.

Yates Center Doug Rucker Rucker Erie S. Santa Fe

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