Boeing to Hire 3 000 More at Wichita Plant
Boeing will increase its Wichita facility workforce to 12 000 to build the new B 47 Stratojet bomber. Earl Schaefer, Boeing VP, said subtier contracts will create about 16 000 additional jobs across the Midwest. The Stratos jet is touted as a large leap ahead of the H 298 and B 50s.
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Denver
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Eas
Earl Schaefer
Boeing
Schaefer
Wichits
Mid West
Cheer on Jobs For First Time in Five Months
Unemployment totals drop for the first time in five months signaling possible easing in joblessness. Analysts cite improved hiring in manufacturing and services as the drop narrows the jobless rate while fewer layoffs are reported across several sectors.
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Washington
Government Today
Idle ranks cut 54,000 seasonal agricultural tasks
Government data show 54,000 fewer seasonal tasks in agriculture offsetting layoffs in other sectors. Analysts say idle work reflects shifts in harvest timing and labor demand across farms and processing plants.
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Census Bureau
Bureau
Sp PACTS VOID of Moscow Protest Against antic Alliance Indicates tie Red Steps Due
A fragmented note references Moscow protest action and an antic alliance, suggesting a tied outcome with Red Steps cited as due. Names and clearer details are unreadable, leaving the main event implied.
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Moscow
Antic
Jone Atl Dras
Soviet to Consider 20-Year Pacts With Britain France Dead
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet Union likely to deem the 1942 British Soviet and 1944 French Soviet treaties null after denouncing the Atlantic security pact. Russian officials argue the coalitions against them violate treaty clauses. Britain may remove a painting commemorating the Anglo-Soviet treaty from Speridonovka Palace.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Russia
London
Speridonovka Palace
Defenses Emphasized in Defense Pact Note
A State department official asserted the Atlantic pact is strictly defensive and Russia need fear no attack on member nations. He said nations doubtful of the treaty can defend themselves by refraining from attacks as formal Hening plans proceed. The note aims to sway world opinion and is rejected as baseless by the United States government.
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John Hightower
Wasurnovon
State Department
Mame
Russia
Tha +e State department
Moscow
United States
Census Bureau
United States Employment Service
Denial From Britain on Pact Obeying Red Treaties
Foreign Office says the Anglo Soviet treaty and Atlantic pact do not violate Red Treaties. Officials conveyed the denial in a formal protest to validate Britain’s position amid Atlantic alliance talks.
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Foreign Office
Missouri students tour Kansas City on Frisco train
Pupils and parents from Springfield and Greene Taney and Webster counties Missouri arrived by special Frisco train and toured Kansas City in twelve Public Service buses. They visited Swope Park the zoo the Nelson Art Gallery the Municipal Air Terminal viewed Clark's Point and rode through downtown business areas.
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Upils
Springfield
Greene, Taney and
Webster Counties
Missouri
Kansas City
Weather forecast for Kansas City area
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers tomorrow. Lows around 38 tonight, highs near 60 tomorrow. Humidity 74% at 6:30 p m and 60% at 1:30 p m. River stage 16.3 feet, down 1.5 feet. Lake of the Ozarks at 3.4 feet below full. Precipitation in the last 24 hours trace.
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Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Russians Free 80,000 Germans Under New Repatriation Plan
The Russian press in Braun April 1 reports 30,000 German POWs returned today as part of an accelerated repatriation program. About 80,000 Germans are slated for repatriation under the new scheme.
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Braun
Standstill in Rimann death probe reported by police
Police chief Henry W. Johnson said there were no clues leads or progress in the week old death of Wolf C Rimann Hillcrest Country Club manager as the investigation stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Johnson
Wolf C. Rimann
Hillcrest Country Club
Todd Forfeits $25 After Driving Incident Involving Mrs. Truman
Howard Todd, 26, paid a $25 collateral for failing to give full time and attention to driving after his car struck Mrs. Harry S. Truman's vehicle. The collision occurred Friday. no indication Mrs. Truman was in the car. Todd claimed a giddy spell while trying to stop.
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Washineton
Harry
Truman
Howard Todd
Todd
Period of Showers Forecast This Weekend
Occasional showers are forecast for tomorrow and into Sunday morning with temperatures near 38 tonight and around 60 tomorrow afternoon. The high will reach the 50s on Sunday as the system slowly exits. Household Appliances for brides Jenkins Music Co. 1217 Walnut.
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Weather Bureau
Jenkins Music Co
Three Unions Go On Strike Demanding Wage Hikes
Hoisting engineers plasterers and affiliated truck drivers walk off in Greater Kansas City area seeking 22 to 25 cent raises. Missouri and Kansas projects in Jackson, Clay, Platte, Wyandotte and Johnson counties hit as builders warn of wide shutdown. Local leaders push for unified wage talks while some members continue working for willing contractors.
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Kansas City
Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties
Missouri
Wyandotte and
Johnson Counties
Kansas
William W. Hutton
Builders Association
Hutton
Carl Paulettc
Plasterers and Lathers
Outstanding features in the Sunday Star
The Nelson Gallery of Art opens a new wing on Rockhill road with a major exhibit. E B Garnett reports on how the million dollar acquisitions were made and a display showcases the treasures. Emmons continues Guests of the Kremlin with four American fliers held in Russia after bombing Tokyo. Hughes Rudd covers the Cree suit against the U S government, seeking six billion dollars. John Alexander tours Kansas lands in an auction tale of estates divided among relatives. Margaret Hamilton notes two early editions of Samuel Johnsons Dictionary found in Kansas City.
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Nelson Gallery OF Art
Rockhill Road
E. B. Garnett
The
Star
Kremlin
Emmons
Russia
Tokyo
United States
Oklahoma
Hughes Rudd
Kansas
John Alexander
the Star
Sunflower State
Samuel Johnson
Kansas City
Margaret Hamilton
Death Foils His Death by Own Action in England
Coroner rules British man Herbert Collier aged 65 died of a heart ailment while drafting a note stating he planned to kill himself with gas. The incident occurred in Stalybridge England on April 1 as reported by AP.
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Stalybridge
England
Herbert Collier
Bulgaria arrests about 100 in spy ring crackdown
The official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reported that Bulgaria has arrested about 100 persons, some in high government positions, in a crackdown on a spy ring.
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Betcrape
Tanjug
Bulgaria
U.S. Permits Japan to Sell Surplus Tea
Tokyo reports occupation authorities authorize the Japanese government to offer 174 tons of surplus U S army and navy tea for sale to its citizens. Japan is a major tea producer.
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Tokyo
Japan
Silent screen star Faith Hampton dies in Hollywood fire
Faith Hampton, a silent screen actress, and her husband Don Short perished in a blaze that gutted their one room apartment. A newsboy first spotted smoke as firefighters arrived. both were about 40 years old and had largely left film work.
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Hollilywood
Faith Hampton
Don Short
Miss Hampton
Military Tribunal in Salonika Sentences Ten for Sabotage
A Salonika military tribunal sentences ten persons to death for harboring aiding and supplying saboteurs. Six of the condemned are women. The report notes related mentions of Emery Bide nayer and a plug for Newcomer's presents Your Favorite Music at 6:45 tonight on WDAF.
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Athens
Salonika
Newcomer's
WDAF
Adv
Hemingway Ill in Padua Hospitalized in Italy
La Repubblica dispatch from Padua says American novelist Ernest Hemingway has entered a hospital for treatment of a face infection. His condition is described as not dangerous as he tours Italy with his wife.
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la Repubblica
Padua
Ernest Hemingway
Dispatch
Hemingway
Italy
Strike at Pan American disrupts two continents adding delays
On April 1 radio officers walked out at Pan American World Airways causing three flights to be canceled and another delayed for 24 hours. A union spokesman said the stoppage could halt worldwide airline operations as fully trained radio officers demand assignment to the new Boeing strato cruiser. The company insists pilot operated radiophones suffice. Flight to Frankfurt was first canceled, carrying 31 passengers including two Czechoslovakian delegates to a world peace conference. A Frankfurt radio operator reportedly refused to cross the picket line. London and Johannesburg flights were also canceled and a Damascus service delayed to tomorrow afternoon.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Pan American
Frankfurt
Germany
London
Johannesburg
South Africa
Damascus
Philharmonic to Proceed Season, Dale M Thompson Announces
Dale M Thompson announces the Philharmonic will proceed with its planned next season. Details on programs and dates are expected from the orchestra’s office.
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Philharmonic
Dale M. Thompson
Philharmonic funds near goal as deadline passes
The Philharmonic faces a final push to raise 8800 of the 35000 needed to save the orchestra with 1527 collected today bringing the total to 31120. Directors plan a Monday meeting at Hotel Muehlebach to finalize contracts for conductor Hans Schwieger, musicians, and guest artists for next season.
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Wangerin
Board of Directors
Muehlebach
Hans Schwieger
Philharmonic drive nears 35000 goal for next season
Thompson said reaching 35000 frees the orchestra from debts and allows a clean start for the season though future operations depend on ticket sales. Citizens of Greater Kansas City contributed, but funds fell short of the April 1 deadline to continue the orchestra.
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Thompson
Kansas City
Phil‘harmonic Association
Boon in Retreat Present Recession in Business Favorable to Nation
Marine S. Eccles says the current economic climate shows a recession in business favoring the nation. He argues that reduced demand helps stabilize prices and lowers inflation, benefiting long term growth.
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Marriner S. Eccles
Inflation Readjustment Seen Beneficial Not Harmful
Federal Reserve official Marriner S. Eccles told Kansas City bankers that the current deflationary readjustment should run its course and could benefit the nation if government actions do not prop up prices. He warned against artificial supports and urged lower building costs and restrained wage increases to avoid prolonged downturns. He described unemployment as inevitable in deflation and noted opposing forces from labor and agriculture.
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Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Kansas City Federal Reserve ‘Bank
Alry
Reading room closes after forty years in town
The Wednesday Morning Club of Framaield Mass stated it will end its long run after meeting for twenty years. Officials cited changing interests and commitments as the reason for disbanding.
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