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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1965
Page
1
The hurricane Betsy battered Nassau Bahamas with 135 mph winds and massive tides. Florida warned of days of danger as Betsy moved west toward the southeast coast. Gusts hit 90 mph in Miami and the Keys faced rising waters and mass evacuations.
The United Steelworkers Union and industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper signed a 35 month labor peace pact in Washington after White House pressure from President Johnson. The agreement, approved by the wage policy committee, gives about 450000 steelworkers a nearly 50 cent hourly raise, exceeding the 3.2 percent yearly guideline and nearing 3.5 percent. Experts assess potential impacts on steel prices tied to the multimillion dollar contracts.
A block woman, soon traveling to help with a newborn grandchild, plans to write a book titled Grandmothers Role in the Population Explosion, as noted in an intercepted letter Dear Cha.
The United States reportedly suspended military aid shipments to India and Pakistan, citing concern that U S equipment is used by both sides during the conflict. Economic aid reviews were mentioned, but no decision on economic aid suspension was stated.
Kansas Farm Bureau announced two leadership moves in Chanute territory from its Manhattan office. Charles Esslinger becomes assistant director of the Legislative Research Department and will headquarter in Manhattan after serving as Southeast Kansas field man since 1958. Delbert Ekart succeeds him as field man in Southeast Kansas and will live in Oakwood Heights, Chanute.
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change through Wednesday. A cold front from Nebraska moves toward northern Kansas with a high pressure system. Showers, possibly heavy, are expected tonight and Wednesday in northern and southwestern Kansas.
A 4000 strong Jean Ashley Day crowd cheered the U S amateur golf champion upon her Chanute homecoming. Gov. Avery, the Ashley family, and local officials attended a Memorial Building ceremony and luncheon, with letters of congratulations from Humboldt and Iola.
Three people were injured in Chanute area traffic incidents over the Labor Day weekend, all reported in satisfactory condition. Victims include Chet Ackerman 57 of Chanute Michael J Herman 30 of Iola and Doris Koester 11 of Chanute. Ackerman and Herman faced intoxication related charges. A separate bicycle collision involving Koester occurred at Santa Fe and Sycamore. Additional crash and enforcement statistics are provided by state patrol.
Topeka AP notes the Kansas traffic death log covers 48 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday for September 9, 1965. Comparable data for the 1964 period shows 44 fatalities. The log tracks fatalities within a two-day window and provides period comparisons.
The extended Labor Day holiday produced a record 558 highway deaths after the 78 hour period ended. The prior record was 557 in 1963, with 531 deaths the previous year. 604 deaths total from weekend accidents included 25 beating mishaps and 41 drownings. Wisconsin and Texas saw multiple fatalities, while Missouri reported ten deaths. No deaths were recorded in Kansas.
Two Burg win and Martin consultants from 701 planning firm will review transportation recommendations for Chanute at the city planning commission meeting tomorrow night. The commission will also decide on the Glen Lacey rezoning at 227 Elith for home business use. Meeting at 7 in the Memorial Building, city commission room.
Hugh Chapman and Milt Snyder of Chanute will attend a Mid-America Inc meeting in Pittsburg today at 4 p.m. Other chamber events this week include a 3 p.m. retail committee meeting today at chamber offices and a 7 a.m. Ambassador Club gathering tomorrow at the Tioga Hotel.
U S Marines pressed a major assault on the Batangan peninsula near Qui Nhon and Chu Lai but reported no major contact with Viet Cong forces by day end. A Marine spokesman said tear gas was used to clear civilians from tunnels where suspects hid, causing only crying. Vietnamese units north or south of the Marines exchanged limited contact as helicopters evacuated wounded to Da Nang hospital.
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