Patrol Seeks Youth in Death Of Taxi Driver
State Highway Patrol announced a statewide search for James W. Lutz 22 of Fayette for questioning in the murder of Boonville taxi driver Lewis Pogue. Pogue’s body was found near Marshall after a Christmas night call from a dance hall. Police traced a stranger linked to a Kansas City incident involving two Marshall youths who carried the taxi. The case centers on a .22 bullet wound and a forged identity suspect also sought by Howard County authorities.
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Hugh H. Waggoner
State Highway Patrol
James W. Lutz
Fayette
Lewis Pogue
Boonville
Lutz
Col. Waggoner
Howard County
Missouri
Pogue
Marshall
Chester Banks
C. L. Lawless
Ietheck
Kansas City
J. R. Treece
Wilbur Butts
Treese
Bults
Noices
Thieves Loot Farm Smoke House For Fresh Meat
Thieves broke into a smoke house on William Gibler's farm five miles northwest on old Highway 50 Thursday night and stole eight hams four shoulders nine sides two five gallon cans of lard and sausage. They entered by smashing a window and carried the meat across a wheat field to a parked vehicle. Officers reported the loss to Cordell Vaught and Gibler and noted the door had been secured by a chain and padlock.
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William Gibler
Here
Gibler
Cordell Vaught
State Highway Patrol
Vaught
Governor to Resign for U.S. Senate Seat
Governor Edward Martin announced he will resign as Pennsylvania chief executive on January 2 to take his U S Senate seat the following day.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
U. S. Senate
Rita Hayworth Collapses On Movie Set In Illness
Rita Hayworth collapsed on a Columbia Studio movie set and was diagnosed with a severe cold bordering on influenza. The incident occurred in HOLLYWOOD as AP reported the actress received immediate medical attention and was expected to recover.
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Rita Hayworth
Hollywood
Columbia Studio Toaday
Look Out January This December Is Similar to 1939
Kansas City weather records show 72.6 degrees at 1 30 pm, second highest December reading. The 1939 high was 74 on December 6, with a similar trend of mild December followed by a cold January. Forecaster Lloyd warns of a cold snap to reach around 20 in the morning and 10 to 15 tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. R. Lloyd
Weather Bureau
Lloyd
Missing Airliner Found Near La Tuna Peaks
A Western Airlines plane missing since Christmas was found smashed and partly burned on a 6,000 foot peak near Cuyapaipe Peak in the La guna mountains about 50 miles east of San Diego. All nine passengers and three crew members are dead. Wreckage lies 100 feet from the top, near the site of the reported blaze. Deputies said recovery will be delayed until tomorrow.
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San Diego
Calif
Western Airlines
Cuyapaipe Peak
Laguna Mountains
Ed Neil
San Diego Tribune- Sun
Record strike losses top all postwar years in 1946
Washington December 27 1946 report shows 107 475 000 man days lost to strikes from January to November surpassing all previous years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes three and a half times the 1945 figure and nearly fourteen times 1944. November weekly earnings in manufacturing averaged 45 65 dollars, about five dollars higher than November 1945, with a workweek about one hour shorter.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Fire at Red's restaurant closes for holidays
A pot of grease boiled over and ignited on a stove at Red's restaurant 618 East High Street. Firemen said damage was negligible and the eatery remains closed for holidays.
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Red's
East High Street
Butter Prices Up 4 Cents as Inquiry Begins
federal investigators probe market manipulation as New York butter climbs four cents to 79 cents a pound while Chicago rises half a cent to 74. The gap between markets persists. Officials expect no immediate drop in farm or food prices though retail costs may shift for housewives. New York Attorney General Goldstein launches a state price-law inquiry.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Anderson
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
League
Washington
New York State
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Panthers Break Out Of Cage On Train
Three panthers broke from a crate in a baggage car near Big Springs Texas stalling a passenger train for ninety minutes. Police and railroad workers used tear gas and blank cartridges to drive the animals into an empty baggage car. The panthers, consigned to Louis Goebel of Camarillo California, were shipped from Dallas overnight by Noble Hamiter, a wild animal trainer.
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Big Springs
Texas
Louis Goebel
Camarillo
Calif
Dallas
Noble Hamiter
U S Deaths Hit 1945 Toll Heart Disease Tops List
The Public Health Service reports 14,782 suicides in 1945 nearly twice the 7,412 homicides. Heart disease and cancer remain the leading killers, with 601,792 total deaths among 1,401,719. Deaths rose from 1944 to 1945, while motor vehicle fatalities climbed to 28,076.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Continental
Blood donors urged to aid injured student
An urgent appeal seeks volunteers to donate blood for Jack Keyser a Junior College student critically injured in a December 10 accident. Keyser faces hip surgery Monday and needs Type O blood for transfusions. Five donors Kenneth Gill Phyllis Lancaster Barbara Wolf Glen Legree and Linda Jones have already given blood and a radio as a Christmas gift. Keyser Korsmeyer were struck by a car on High street while helping a dog. Korsmeyer died later. Keyser remains seriously ill but improved.
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Jack Keyser
Keyser
Kenneth Gill
Phyllis Lancaster
Barbara Wolf
Glen Legree
Linda Jones
George Korsmeyer
Korsmeyer
Charles Keyser
Young Keyser
Mrs
Morris Reynolds
High Street
Delay Fight on Bilbo Until He Begins New Term
Republicans drop plans to bar Senator Bilbo from seating January 3 and shift to a campaign to oust him later. The move hinges on new Senate majority after sworn-in members. potential charges include war contractor contributions, narcotics money, and voter intimidation in last summer primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbo
Washington
Republican Steering Committee
Senate
Narcotics Bureau
Ferguson
Michigan
Mead
D-Ny
Mississippi
Blum Plans U S Trip To Meet Byrnes
Socialist deputies say Premier Leon Blum may travel to the United States to confer with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Paris dispatch notes the potential visit would mark Blum's second trip to the U S and follows his earlier talks with American officials.
Weather Update for Missouri and River Levels
Partly cloudy and decidedly colder Saturday with a clear night. Highs range from 20 to 30 across the state with Sunday forecast as fair and cold. Lake of the Ozarks inflow 0.8 outflow 1.2 draft 0.4 near full by week end. Osage river at St Thomas shows a rise of 3.4.
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Missouri
Missouri River
Kansas City
Viecees Ceeeeneres
Boonville
Jefferson
Nes
Osage
St. Thomas
Lake of the Ozarks
Beet
Five Killed in Bus-Truck Crash Near Glasgow
A rear-end collision between a jackknifing truck trailer and a southbound Santa Fe Trailways bus near Glasgow Missouri killed five people and injured five others. The bus carried 147 passengers. the impact tore a six by four foot hole in the bus side. Identified deceased include Mrs Marjorie White and her son Jerry Lee White, Kenneth Ashley, Clarence Fainter, and Mrs James Dooley. Patricia White, four, severely injured. others reported non fatal injuries. The truck driver Morris R Elliott declined comment. bus driver Max Canon aided passengers. The route was a detour over Doxie Creek bridge. trucking firm Oliver Teach involved.
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Glasgow
Here
Santa Fe Trailways
Marjorie White
Hale
Jerry Lee White
Kenneth Ashley
Clifton Hill
Clarence Fainter
Springfield
James Dooley
Keytesville
Patricia White
Canon
Morris R. Elliott
Jefferson City
Doxie Creek
Snow Replaces Warm Weather Across Kansas Missouri
A cold Canadian air mass brings freezing temps and snow from Kansas to Missouri, with rain changing to snow overnight. Gusty winds of about 40 mph caused injuries in Kansas City as temperatures linger in the 60s in places like Clinton and Kansas City while West Plains records 63. Traces of moisture fell in multiple cities.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Canada
Northwest
Clinton
Kansas City
West Plains
Springfield
St. Joseph
Joplin
Kirksville
Divorce Petition Filed in Cole County Circuit Court
Elwood P. Oliver seeks a divorce from Pauline Oliver in Cole County Circuit Court citing marriage on December 9 1937 at Wesinhall and separation last Christmas Day. The petition was filed at the circuit clerk's office yesterday afternoon and charges general indignities.
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Elwood P. Oliver
Cole County
Pauline Oliver
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Oliver
Population shift warned by geography professor
Columbus reports a National Council of Geography Teachers delegate warned that the U S population may fall by 40 million over the next century while Oriental populations could double. O E Baker of Maryland warned rich western nations risk decline amid rising Eurasian population and resource pressure, with internal laxity and external power ambitions cited as threats.
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Columbus
United States
National Council of Geography Teachers
U. S
O. E. Baker
University of Maryland
Orient
Russia
Baker
Debate over Soviet settlement on lend-lease aid
The Capitol Hill dispute over Russia’s lend-lease settlement followed the 23rd presidential report to Congress. It shows 70 percent of the roughly $50 million aid has been paid or written off, while Russia has received 23 percent with no clear response to negotiations. Rep. Gearhart urged action, Rep. Hoffman criticized special treatment, and Bloom urged patience as Russia faces rebuilding tasks. Truman notes lend-lease value exceeds monetary measures.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Russia
Congress
Gearhart
Calif
Hoffman
R-Mich
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Britain
France
Australia
India
New Zealand
Belgium
Turkey
South Africa
Norway
Greece
Netherlands
Japan
Baruch Fights to Ban UN Veto on All Violations
LAKE SUCCESS New York December 27 AP The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission postponed its final vote on an international control plan after Baruch demanded the veto be kept in the report as essential to Senate approval He stood firm against surrendering atomic secrets without UN veto on violations and the panel sent the report to the full commission for Monday The Soviet delegate abstained while American officials indicated continued U S support for the plan in principle.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Barnard M. Baruch
United States
U. N
Russia
France
Great Britain
Baruch
Senate
S. P. Alexandrov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Close Mexican Border Over Cattle Disease
P O Wilson secretary of the National Livestock Producers Association urged the Agriculture department to keep the Mexican United States border closed as long as hoof and mouth disease persists in Mexico. A Washington dispatch said a formal order closing the border to cattle and other animals imports was expected today. Wilson praised the contemplated action calling cattle imports from Mexico playing with dynamite and noting past criticism of sanitary provisions.
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Chicago
P. O. Wilson
National Livestock Producers Association
Agriculture Department
Redmen Seek Cedar Point Claim Led by Cherokee Chief
Detroit lawyer Peter P. Gilbert, an honorary Indian chief, pursues a 141 year old land dispute where Tom Pee Saw asserts the 1805 sale of 3,840,000 acres to the Connecticut Land Co and the United States excluded Cedar Point. The Cherokee tribesman from Parsons Kansas says white settlers kept Cedar Point outside the purchase. Gilbert, once jailed Indian-hunting stories in Michigan, gains tribal support as Chief OneeWash-Ka-chief and aims to reexamine the Cedar Point boundary.
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Detroit
Redman
Cedar Point
Ohio
Peter P. Gilbert
Tom Pee-Saw
Parsons
Kans
Connecticut Land Co
United States
Saw
Gilbert
Michigan
U. S
Redmen
Onee- Wash
Missouri Hearing Cancelled Over State Employment Service
The Social Security Administration canceled a planned hearing on whether Missouri met federal unemployment compensation rules after confirmation that the state maintains a statewide free employment service. Officials said tax credits for 1946 are no longer in jeopardy and a court appeal path was discussed if needed.
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Federal
Social Security Administration
Missouri
Federal Department of Labor
State
Social Security Commission
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Phil M. Donnelly
Altmeyer
Alumes
Kansas City
Michael J. Carroll
Carroll
End to St. Paul Teachers Strike Ends
St Paul teachers ended their strike after the city charter commission approved added funds for pay raises and school improvements. Classes resume January 6 and will run through Easter vacation with extended June sessions. salaries rise to a 2400 minimum and 3600 maximum January 1 1947, then 4200 by September 1.
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ST. Paul
Minn
City Charter Commission
Fred M. Truax
Mollie Geary
Teachers’ Joint Council
Montgomery to visit Moscow early 1947
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery chief of the imperial staff will visit Moscow in early 1947 according to a war office announcement.
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Montgomery
Russia
London
Viscount Montgomery
Imperial Staff
Moscow
War Office
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Patrol
J. W. Lutz
GOP
M. R. Effiott
Elliott
Leach
Donnelly
Eurasia
Friend of Indians
Social Security
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