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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1963
Page
1
Cities Service Gas Co announced a federal application to raise rates to fund new transmission facilities and higher operating costs. The planned average rise is two cents per thousand cubic feet, totaling about 5.3 million dollars annually system wide, with Chanute and other towns awaiting local impact analysis.
Roy Marts and his son Steven rode 35 miles from 424 W Elm to Moran on Saturday. They left at 10:20 a.m. and arrived at 2:30 p.m. at Mrs. Paul Stinson home, then returned to Chanute by car. Mrs. Marts said they enjoyed the trip and accomplished their goal despite doubts. Roy is 29 and Steven 7.
Morocco says its army has penetrated deep into contested Sahara territory within seven miles of Tindouf, the iron ore hub near the Algerian frontier. King Hassan II and President Ben Bella plan to meet in Bamako with Haile Selassie and Keita for a four power push to end the North African conflict.
The Tribune awards $3 to Mrs. William Frederick of Humboldt R1 for tipping Vern Ostrander, a farmer craftsman who makes miniature furniture and toys as neighborhood gifts. A feature story and photo appeared in last Tuesday’s Tribune. tips help highlight unusual or human interest events.
Los Angeles AP four days last July a man lived with a substitute plastic heart pump driven by an air compressor beside him. Dr. Michael DeBakey, Baylor University Medical School, called the event a historic, partial success toward a temporary mechanical heart to support patients in crisis. The patient, 42, had severe congestive failure, lost 50 pounds, and died after four days. The device restored a strong heartbeat and normal blood pressure before complications ended the trial.
The Chamber of Commerce reminded area industries about the Aerospace Days event to be held at the Independence Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It aims to inform manufacturers about government contract items and procedures and services from the Small Business Administration. Planned by congressmen, the event serves Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas industries.
Parsons man ERIE Raynee Augustus Parsons was fined 35 dollars and 10 dollars costs in Erie justice of the peace court Saturday for transporting an open bottle and illegal parking on a traveled roadway. Accompanying him were Hillard Donald Collins and Cecil E Walker of Parsons who each paid 15 dollars and 5 dollars costs on intoxication charges after highway patrol arrests on the old US 59 detour road north of Parsons in Neosho county.
GOODLAND Kan AP A homicide charge will be filed against Olive Kaufholz 26 in the death of her 3 year old son Joey Vernon Kuyper County Attorney Selby Soward said She allegedly admitted striking the child several times over two days An autopsy found death from brain injury The boy was found dead in his bed Friday by his stepfather Leo Kaufholz He is not being held
An intercepted note discusses gas rate hikes and the impracticality of stockpiling a year’s supply at current prices. The brief mentions inflated costs and planning challenges amid expected rate increases.
The Tribune invites readers in the Chanute area to predict the date of the season first snowfall of at least a quarter inch. Postcards must be mailed by Saturday, Nov. 2, with name and address, and official measurements will be used to judge. The earliest postmark wins or the $10 is split in a tie.
Kansas fifth district counties Neosho Coffey Elk Greenwood Lyon Montgomery Osage join Allen Woodson in drought disaster program. Department of Agriculture allows soil bank land to be used for grazing and haying under the relief plan.
Kansas traffic death log lists 471 fatalities for the 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday October 45 1963, compared with 480 in the same period in 1962. The data reflects regional road tolls and highlights a year over year change in Topeka area.
Chanute United Fund officials report slow progress on the third annual campaign with 71.4 percent of the goal raised to date. By 10 a.m. today donations total $15,632.35 from 1,536 residents, averaging $10.17 per donor, with about 2,000 contributors since the drive began. The drive aims for $21,896.09, and officials hope to wrap up by Friday, citing contributions from Santa Fe Railroad and Ash Grove Cement Co. employees and school divisions overperforming while business gifts lag.
VAN NUYS Calif AP Parents of a 16 year old boy say he may be headed for Texas in the family car with his three young brothers and 4 year old sister. Police said Mr and Mrs David Porter reported that their son James David Porter and the other children were last seen Sunday morning. Missing with James were his brothers Floyd 7 Donnie 5 and Douglas 2 and his sister Darlene. Mrs Porter said some of their clothing 70 rent money and the family car were also missing. The Porters formerly lived in Fort Worth.
President Kennedy flies back to the White House with his two children after a weekend at the family home near Atoka Virginia. The return marks the end of a domestic trip that included time away from the capital.
Chanute downtown slated for Halloween windows showing ghost and goblin paintings by grade school and junior high students. Winners in each grade receive cash prizes up to 1.50, with ties sharing the full amount. UNICEF drive at Royster Junior High begins after school tomorrow with 250 to 300 students canvassing homes for UNICEF funding.
Senate hearings on a freedom of information bill to curb secrecy in government begin, with Sen. Edward V. Long championing expanded public access to executive agency records. Dean Earl English of the University of Missouri is named as lead witness to press for prompt disclosure and court appeals from refusals, with three noted exceptions.
Instructions urge readers to contact Tribune via phone or carrier. If unavailable, call after 6 p.m. at HE 1 3400 for reaching the subject. The item uses shorthand telecommunication cues typical of a late edition public notice.
Three miners Emil Pohlar 34 Fritz Leder 36 and Gerhard Hanasch 43 reported they are fit and well after more than 80 hours trapped in an iron mine near Broistedt Germany. They reached a surface air pocket through a 259 foot shaft as rescue work continued to finish a wider shaft and air lock. Forty miners were lost and 79 escaped earlier.
In a Carletonville gold mine incident near Johannesburg, two cages collapsed trapping 75 miners. Fifty-five rescuers reported the lower group, 1,000 feet down, uninjured, while 20 others at 5,000 feet remained unaccounted. Rescue teams seek contact with the deeper cage.
Area forecast calls for fair with fall like temperatures through Tuesday. Low tonight 37 to 42 and high Tuesday in the middle 60s. The first freeze of the season was reported in northwest Kansas with Goodland at 30 degrees. Elsewhere in the state, residents enjoy cooler weather after a hot spell. Highs Sunday in the 50s, about 25 degrees cooler than Saturday. lows ranged from 30 at Goodland to 49 at Pittsburg. The Weather Bureau expects fair, dry and moderately cool conditions for the next few days with a warming trend into Tuesday. A front bringing the cooler air caused notable precipitation north of the Kansas and Solomon rivers, from Kirwin Reservoir to Holton, with several areas reporting 1.5 to 2 inches.
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