Eisenhower plans Abilene home by June 4 before GOP convention
Supreme Headquarters in Europe announced Gen. Eisenhower will end his NATO post on June 1 and return to Abilene, Kansas by June 4 to help found the Eisenhower Foundation. He said he will resign his five star commission only if nominated for president and pledged no political discussion while commanding NATO. Supporters forecast nomination chances, while Taft backers see his resignation aiding their campaign.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers In Europe
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Republican National Con
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Forces
NATO
Brussels
Europe
U. S
Eisenhower Foundation
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Morse
Oregon
Shh. Young
North Dakota
Young
Sen. Carlson
Kansas
Sen. Taft
Kentucky
Louisville
Paris
February liquor tax receipts show seven percent drop
Kansas liquor tax stamp revenue for February totaled 165,848 dollars, down from 177,900 the previous year. Director Arthur A. Herrick noted eight months of the current year were running ahead of the same period. Total eight month collections ending February 29 amounted to 1,667,354 dollars.
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Kansas
Dhe
Fetr Liquor Control
Arthur A. Herrick
Sai Riod & Int
Herrick
Stock Market Index Report Shows Small Gain
New York closing favorage for 60 stocks at 102.6 up .2. Wcey Dine A Mite to close Sunday. Adv.
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New York
Wcey
Eastler
Long haired Reds seen on Eastern Front shock troops
Allied reports describe fanatical long haired Communist units on the Eastern Front, recruited for special missions and guerrilla actions. Observers note their distinct appearance with clean clothes, uncalloused hands, and captured American gear. Some accounts claim groups of four, others report attacks by up to 100. The units reportedly aim to infiltrate UN lines and may be expected to stay behind lines with food and supplies.
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U.N
U. N. Lines
CIO Officials Weigh Nationwide Phone Strike Action
Washington CIO leaders met to discuss a possible nationwide strike against American Telephone and Telegraph and Western Electric. About 43,000 Bell system workers in Ohio California and New Jersey plus 16,000 Western Electric employees in 43 states are affected. The five day walkout already cut service as 200,000 non striking workers refuse to cross picket lines around Bell exchanges. Joseph A Beirne urged a full showdown.
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CIO Communications
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone
Ohio
California
New Jersey
Western Electric
AT and T
Bell Systems
Joseph A. Beirne
Lawrence Soldier Killed On Way Home For Easter
Pfc. Lester Ray Hadl 22 son of Mr and Mrs August P Hadl Route 6 was killed early today in a car crash near Bentonville Arkansas on Highway 71 en route home for Easter from Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi He had served since September The Benton County Sheriff says the death was instant and charges may be filed against truck driver James W Finch 26 of Gordon Arkansas Funeral plans to be announced later He is survived by his parents three brothers and a nephew.
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Lester Ray Hadl
August P
Gus) Hadl
Route 6
Bentonville
Ark
Had
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
United States Air Force
Benton County
John Black
Hadi
Black
James W. Finch
Gordon, Ark
Dean Hadt
LaVerne Hadt
U. S. Army
Korea
Gerald Nephew
Repulse Red Attacks On Korean Front Rebuffed
U N infantry beat back Red probing assaults along a 155 mile Korean front Friday night and Saturday morning while weather kept U N planes grounded. Naval units pounded Communist positions on both coasts. Fifth Air Force reports show Allied losses of ten planes on Communist territory, with four MIGs destroyed and seven damaged. The main clash centered on a hill near Mundung Valley where U N forces briefly yielded then retook the position at dawn.
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Seoul
Korea
U. N
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Mundung
Sixth Graders to Visit Junior High for Day
Sixth grade pupils from Lawrence's six elementary schools will visit Junior High School for a day as orientation for next fall. Cordley Lincoln Woodlawn New York on Tuesday Wednesday McAllaster Thursday Pinckney Monday April 21. Each pupil will have a seventh grade host a Buddy Day visitation term popularized by this program.
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Lawrence
Cordley
Lincoln
Woodlawn
New York
McAllaster
Pinckney
JHS
Froman Sees Pilot Husband Held After Pan Am Crash
Singer Jane Froman gained access to her pilot husband Captain John C. Burn after he was questioned by District Attorney Zoilo Bueno Colon amid a Pan American Airways crash near San Juan. The disaster left 52 dead with 17 survivors, Burn among them, praised for heroism as 39 passengers remained missing in the Caribbean.
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Puerto Rico
Jane Froman
John C. Burn
Pan American Airways
Zoilo Bueno Colon
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San Juan Harbor
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Caribbean
Coast Guard
Miss Froman
Tagus
Lisbon
Portugal
Compulsory Union Shop Stumbling Block in Steel Talks
Washington reports the compulsory union membership issue as the main obstacle in talks between the seized steel industry and the government and between the government and CIO President Philip Murray. Some firms favor a modified union shop, others oppose. The Steelworkers Executive Board warned that patience is not inexhaustible and urged a settlement based on the Wage Stabilization Board’s recommendations to avoid a strike.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Steelworkers Union
Unon
Wage Stabilization Board
Deadly Missouri flood storms sweep Midwestern plains
Massive flood along the Missouri River battered Pierre and Sioux City with 30 foot crests looming toward Omaha. Evacuations intensified as levees were reinforced and thousands of acres and livestock flooded across South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and Kansas. Thousands of homes were lost or made homeless as towns like Modale and Blencoe faced abandonment and engineers rushed to add protection against the rising waters.
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Sioux City
Omaha - Council Bluffs
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Council Bluffs
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Army
Missouri
Villaious
Red Cross
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Minnesota
Ruie
New Draska
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Coe
Mondamin
Chilly Easter Day Forecast For Kansas Paradegoers
Temperatures will run from the 30s to the 50s with partly cloudy skies through Sunday. Easter morning readings near 30s, afternoon in the 45 to 50 range. Light to moderate showers covered the state, tapering off from west to east by Saturday night. Concordia reported 0.70 inch moisture. overall regional rainfall varied from 0.10 to 0.50 inch. Temperatures held in the 40s, Chanute at 53 and Goodland at 32.
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Peka
Garden City
Concordia
Kansas
Smoky Hill River
South Central
Weather Bureau
Chanute
Goodland
High School Publishes Spring Sports Brochure
Liberty Memorial High School released a spring sports brochure for state sportswriters. Irby Hughes wrote and edited this two page guide detailing school track records and information on track golf and tennis squads. It features returning lettermen and coaches and honors five trackmen who set new school records last year.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Irby Hughes
Two Injured Slightly In Midland Accident
Two Kansas City men were hurt slightly in a minor auto wreck about three miles north of Lawrence on U S 8 near the Midland store at 4 40 p m. Levon Potts 31 and Willie Oaks 22 suffered bruises and shock but were not hospitalized. The other driver Clifford Abel 22 Perry was uninjured. Front ends of Potts and Abel cars were damaged as officers described the damage as light.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
U. 8
Midland
Levon Potts
Willie Oaks
Potts
Oaks
Clifford Abel
Perry
Abel
Bowman to Speak on Issues of the Times at Chamber Dinner
Dr. Neal Bowman NAM field man will address Lawrence Chamber of Commerce members at the Eldridge Hotel banquet starting 6 30 p m The talk will cover telephone and steel strikes and their economy impact Bowman has lectured for NAM since 1944 and formerly taught at Temple University He will meet E R Zook and other officers before the dinner Ernest Pontius retiring president will toast and present the year’s Chamber achievements and introduce the new officers headlining H W Stowits as president
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Times
Neal Bowman
National Association of Manufacturers
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Bowman
NAM
School of Business and Public Administration
Temple University
Philadelphia
Lawrence
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Zook
Ernest Pontius
Pontius
Journal-World
C of C
H. W. Stowits
Picket Lines at Lawrence Telephone Office
No new local developments in the telephone walkout. Owen Smith of Lawrence Southwestern Bell reports the usual supervisory force handles all calls as many workers remain out. A two-person picket line, mainly women, stood in front of 734 Vt. St. causing some delays on Sunday.
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Owen Smith
Lawrence Southwestern Bell
Vt. St
Stassen Backers In Economy Moves
Eisenhower backers see gains with his return to inactive status while Stassen supporters plan office closures for economy. Taft appears poised to win Kentucky’s 20 GOP votes as delegates for a Louisville convention are named. Contention grows over Eisenhower’s campaign role after June 1.
Young pupil bests surly teacher in traffic clash
Seattle reports a 58 year old retired teacher Esther Johnson faces traffic court after a pupil accused her of defying patrols. She reportedly refused to stop for crossing children, lectured the boy, took his paper with her license number and slapped his face before leaving.
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Seattle
Esther Johnson
March on City Tour Sees 600 Plus Residents Visit Kansas City
In a Good Friday excursion, over 600 Douglas County rural school panels teachers and parents toured Kansas City sites. One girl contracted measles and was cared for by relatives, while a boy recovered from stomach trouble. The group traveled by Santa Fe train and 14 buses visiting Municipal Airport Swope Park zoo Cliff Drive Lookout Point Sears Roebuck Union Station and Independence home of Harry S Truman. Weather started cool then warmed with intermittent rain keeping visitors indoors most of the day.
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Tressa Pierson
Emma Berg
Santa Fe
Lecompton
Eudora
Lawrence
Swope Park
Zoo
Cliff Drive
Lookout Point
Sears-Roebuck
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Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower emotional departure draws cheers from top officers
Supreme Headquarters in Europe reports a dramatic scene as General Eisenhower told SHAPE officers he planned to leave active duty for politics. British Field Marshal Montgomery praised his friend and the assembly, 70 plus high ranking officers, rose in applause and cried.
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Supreme Headquarters
Europe
Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Biddle
Montgomery
Annual meeting of Jas County American chapter April 24
The Jas County American chapter holds its annual meeting at the Community Building on Thursday April 24 with dinner at 6 45 served by the committee of the year nin council and Burnett in charge priced 1 25 attendees may join. Members who donated 1 or more to the fund drive may vote at the election during the business meeting. Prof Oldfather to sing will not attend dinner but join for the program at 8 00 featuring a film of last summer’s Kansas and Missouri areas.
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Douglas County Chhapter Jand
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Singh
Kansas
Missouri
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Kansas Law School
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Westminster Foundation
University of Kansas
Red Cross
Arvin LeSner
Ver
Walter Varnum
Robert Wilson
Ralph Wolfson
Larry Heeb
R. E. Love
Stanley Hipp
Douglas County
First Day on Job as Telephone Operator at AT&T Kansas City
Miss Pael Nichols, ex-secretary at the KU School of Business and former Stull resident, begins work with Ameria Telephone and Telegraph in Kansas City. After a brief training period she is prepared to assist on the switchboard during a strike, with reports of airline crews traveling to Minneapolis to aid similar efforts.
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Pael Nichols
School of Business
University of Kansas
Ameria Telephone and Telegraph. Co
Kansas City
Miss | Nichols
University of Kansas Business School
Stull
Lawrence
Miss Nichols
United States
Minneapolis
Rebels claim Bolivian victory as civilian leaders seize capital
Civil rebels in Bolivia declare success after a revolt to topple army officers. Siles, now ruling the capital and western regions, plans to hold power until exiled Victor Estenssoro returns to form a cabinet, with a new government expected by Monday.
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Spon
Siles
Victor
Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Party
MNP
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