Reds Gain Ground on Hainan Island Invasion Attempt
United Press dispatches from Taipei report a Communist attempt to seize Hainan Island's north coast amid heavy fighting. Nationalists claim aerial and naval counterattacks killed many invaders while some managed to land. Reports note 200 tanks and multiple guerrilla actions as the Nationalists brace for further incursions.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPA
Hainan Island
Hozhow
Hainan
Reds
Luichow
Man Tai-Tung
Chekiang
API Poate Chushansland
Shanghai
Terit Air
Acquitted of Charge Slaughter Defeated in Primary
Former Missouri Democrat Roger Slaughter of Kansas City was acquitted today of a lobbying violation after a brief trial before Federal District Judge Alexander Holtzoff. The case drew attention because Slaughter was purged from Congress in 1946 by President Truman and had opposed many administration policies. Know Axtell, the party nominee, lost to a Republican in the election.
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Federal
Alexander Holtzoff
Slaughter
Missouri
Congress
Truman
Know Axtell
Kiwanis Club Sponsors Lad Scout Jamboree Trip
The Kiwanis club backs a boys scout event with Duane Haverty of FONT Kentucky as guest. Funds cover trip costs for Haverty and other attendees, including a plan for a national jamboree with side trips to Washington and New York City. Tomorrow the city planning commission meets at city hall at 7 30 PM. Stock market index closing shows Dow at 76 1.
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Kiwanis Club
Duane Haverty
Font Kentucky
Duare Maverty
Junto
Joe G. Rbitlman
J. Haverty
Ashington
New York City
Niagara Falla
City Planning Commission
Scotland Yard Opens Probe Into Time Bomb On Airliner
Scotland Yard begins an inquiry after a two engine Viking airliner suffered extensive damage on approach to London. Investigators consider sabotage after reports of an explosion in the toilet near the galley. Passengers including Ralph Strauss survived.
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Scotland Yard
France
Benken
Habe Injartin
Ralph Strauss
Hannah
London
Eric Ingley-Cook
British Naval Intelligence
ngley-Cook
Uxbridge
Longley-Conk
Yard
Fraternity Break-ins and Car Looting Reported Over Weekend
A series of thefts at a Sigma Phi Epsilon house and three looted cars were reported after Easter break. Items stolen include clothing and golf gear from fraternity members and residents on Tellnessietreet, Louisiana Street, and Kentucky Street. Police noted unlocked houses and cars, with suspects described as four men in a black Buick. The incidents mirror a Topeka pattern from the same weekend.
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Tellnessietreet
John Whealen
T. H. Colethorp
Wayne Franke
O. P. Loevenguth
D. W. Boring
Tom Hawkins
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Louisiana Street
Hawkins
Delta Tau Delts
Weet Eleventh Street
Ray CG
Lawrence
Nean
G. Richardson
Kentucky Street
Richardson
Topeka
Jansen Mummer
Route 2
BK Worth
Nim
Search for missing plane abandoned over Baltic Sea
An aerial search for the Navy patrol bomber missing with ten aboard was called off. A yellow life raft found near Stockholm offered a possible clue but contained no food or occupants. The raft will be examined in Copenhagen while the ongoing sea and air search ended amid Soviet claims of maneuvers.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ts. Navy
Bember
Rultic Sa
Inez
Museians
Latvia
Mee
Niles Engl
Stockholm
Sweden
Lepaya Olibau
Veechland
Pinnieh
Kotha
Air Torre
PHY
Altha
Heechland Rm
Ita
Baltic
Austrian Students Visit KU Campus for Two Day Show
About 32 Austrian students and sponsor Dr Oskar Bach arrive by car for a two day visit to the University of Kansas. They present two performances of their show A Night In Old Vienna under the Associated Women Students. The group tours the United States to foster understanding between Austria and the United States. They visit classes and stay with hosts, with German club hosting poetry readings and dances. The main concert occurs at Liberty Memorial High School and Be A Teacher Day. Frank Carlson and state education officials plan to attend.
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Oskar Bach
University of Vienna
K. U
Old Vienna
Associated Women
Boch
United States
Austria
U. S
Nin
Palay
Liberty Memorial High
Pratt Elected Leader of Delta Kappa sorority Reinforces Kansas Chapters
Delegates at the state convention elected Pratt to lead the Tar Han of Delta Kappe Gamma. The honorary sorority for women teachers added two new chapters in Ole county and combined Orage and Coffey counties, expanding Kansas oR. Twenty-five new members were initiated, and necrology services honored Dr Beulah Morrison formerly of the University of Kansas faculty. Officers include President Iva James and President-elect Violetta Garrett. other trustees elected include Edyth Salven, Dorothy McPherann, Jennibelle Watson, Maude Gorham, Helen Ehock, Emma Myde, and Helen Taylor with Mertle Dougherty as executive secretary and treasurer.
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Pratt
Delta Kappe Gamma
Ole County
Orage
Coffey County
Royab
Kansas
Beatrice Richands
Emporia
Beulah Morrison
University of Kansas
Iva James
Hutchinson
Edyth Salveson
Lawrence
Violetta Garrett
Kansas City
Dorothy Waller
Atchison
Helen Torgenson
Junction City
May Make K C Inquiry In Underground Rings
A federal grand jury in Kansas City begins an inquiry into underworld activities connected to Culay Rinagala. Witnesses include Samantha Pecan and Harold Phillipa, with allies Donora club figures and a foreman leading early sessions. The probe also examines narcotics death cases and a mysterious death of Jene Sarno in the fur business.
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Katinas City
Apes
Charles Rinagala
Culay
Witenens
Hin Henchman
Charles Irotte
Alain A & Me
Donora Eluh
Harold & Phillipa
Binnegin
Gare
Witneanen
W. Robinson
Nee
Foremanual
Jamen Reel Butler
Nambler
Jene Sarno
Fur Business
Cold reception for Truman plans on government reorg
Washington reports Senate expenditures committee margins over 2 to 1 disapproved plans to end general counsel independence at the labor board and to restructure the treasury. If 49 senators back the disapproval, the plans die. each reform takes effect unless approved by May 24. Other panels probe gambling on monopolies and steel stockpiles shrinking iron ore. Senate aims for final vote on the 1.8 billion waterways bill today.
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National Labor Relations Board
Treasury Department
Comptroller
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Atorney
McGrath
Senate Commerce
McFarland
D.-Ariz
Justice Department
House Judiciary
Chapman
Lake Superior
Truman vetoes natural gas rate bill amid political clash
President Truman vetoed a measure aiming to curb the Federal Power Commission by barring oversight of independent gas producers who supply most gas but do not own pipelines. Congress passed the bill despite opposition warnings it would raise consumer gas prices. Key Democrats Kerr Rayburn Connally supported the measure.
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Washington
Truman
Vetio
Wald
Coms Misnion
Congress
Ths
Kerr
House
Rayburn
Connally
Texas
National President Will Speak at K U Frat Dinner
Tau Beta Pi national president Mellon M Cory will speak at a Memorial Union Kansas room banquet tonight at 4 30 oclock hosted by the local chapter About 19 students and faculty are expected Cory, from East Lansing Mich, taught engineering at Michigan State College for 37 years He is a graduate of the University of New pa te and now fulltime traveling begl presiding over the fraternity Also noted is a Rotary club event and an Oklahoma district judges nomination update Firemen answered a call to 1848 Ohio street yesterday at 4 30 to halt in erase firs.
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Penna
Tamerre
Ihea
John Robb
Ihe
Raernity
Hart Dean
Mt Lawrence Rotary Eivb
K.U
Kansas
Memorial Union
Melton M. Cory
East Lansing
Mich
American Institute of Architects
Kansas City
Kanaan City
Spring Weather Brings Rain and Tornado Risk Across States
The nation sees scattered moisture with heavy rainfall in Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and southern Nebraska. Oklahoma and eastern Texas report additional showers. Two tornadoes hit near Whiteface Texas Saturday night injuring five and causing damage southwest of Lubbock.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Whiteface
Lulbuck
Rain in Southwest Brings Scattered Kansas Moisture
Topeka reports weekend rainfall ending a six month drought across western Kansas. Totals ranged up to 1.10 inches in Elkhart, with many stations recording lighter amounts in central and eastern areas. Experts say the rain should benefit soils and future wheat prospects, though late in the season to save existing crops.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Elkhart
Sublette
Ashland
Garden City
Dodge City
Liberal
Ness City
Scott City
Quinter
Sharon Springs
St. Francis Dresden
Hit
City
Phillipsburg
Haya
Manhattan
Fort Riley
Junction City
Chapin
Tribune
Winfield
Runsell
Larned
Pratt
Medicine Lodge
Anthony
Hutchinson
Wichita
Wege
Topeka Oo
Lawrence Jaomvenworth
McPherson
Fort Seat
Coffeyville
Fala OT
Ottawa
Garten City
Andy Erhart
Kanne
Howe
Erhart
Riley County
Lee Brower
Lola
Fort Scott
Garrett
Atate
Red Crossfield workers discuss annual Douglas county dinner
Local Red Cross chapter in St. Louis area reports a dinner at the Eldridge Crystal room at 8:30 for supporters to hear a talk by Leaks Thin on Red Cross operations. Reservations close tonight. Directors will be elected at a business session with reports printed for attendees.
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Praicente
Douglas County
Tia
Crone
St. Loula
Red Cross Chapter
Eldridge
Lawrence
Thin
Red Cross
Red Cros
Thuy
J. W. Murray
Ralph Wolf
Red Crows
Lois Snyder
Mary Mackim
Winter Veterans Hospital
H. C. Brinkman
Rainfall Lifts Doug lan County Wheat outlook
Light rain revived hope for drought hit Doug lan County and the Kansas wheat belt. By 7 am Lawrence reported 0.25 inch moisture, with only 1.07 inches for the month to date and farmers noting limited sowing progress but forecasts of more rain easing drought and warm weekend temperatures around 68 degrees.
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Douglan
Kansas Wheat Belt
Lawrence
J. Doxey
Kale Benan
Saneiy
Blent
Hibbs named president of Kansas AIA chapter
M Robert Hibbs of Wichita is the new president of the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Other officers elected at a meeting here Saturday were Gilbert Geery Latvia vice president, Ernest Gilbert Wichita secretary treasurer, and Kenneth Miller Hutchinson new board member.
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Wichita
Kan
M. Robert Hibbs
Kansas
American Institute of Architects
Gilbert Geery
Latvia
Ernest Gilbert
Kenneth Miller
Hutchinson
McGrath Urges Move Against Gambling Threats
McGrath warns that denying gamblers access to telephone telegraph and radio information could cripple horse race bookmakers operations. The call urges action to curb gambling by restricting information channels used by bookmakers.
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CEG Merete
Peg Wealinadin
Apr LLC
Aueney
Coe
Mattrathy
McGrath
Conmiene
University of Kansas Dean urges business student ties
Dean Leonand H. Axe of KU School of Business tells Lawrence Rotary that business curricula are overly specialized and detached from practice. He praises adopting the case history method, with faculty visiting firms to study real problems and bring practical insight to students.
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Leonand H. Axe
School of Business
University of Kansas
Lawrence Rotary Club
Eldridge
Dean Axe
K. U
Axewald
United States
Nicholaa Lopes
Sprinkling System Installed at Haskell Field Project
The field at Haskell Field received a new irrigation setup and full coverage planned. Under M L Sallee head of the vocational department at the Indian school, students engaged in the project using a Jabur tool set.
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Hinkelsoadia
M. L. Sallee
Regei
Wlar Eny
Liberty Memorial Dairy Judging Team Places Second in Topeka
The Liberty Memorial High School vocational agriculture dairy judging team earned second place at the East Central Kansas Dairy Judging contest in Topeka, judging Holstein cows alongside 25 competing teams. Team members are Lou Mitchell, John Robison, Gaylord Schneck, and Robert Schaake. The group will soon compete at Emporia. Dean Paul Lawson of KU will speak at the Congregational church in Shawnee Mission on Wednesday evening to the young married couples class.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Kansas
Topeka
Lou Mitchell
John Robison
Gaylord Schneck
Robert Schaake
Emporia
Paul B. Lawson
K.U. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Shawnee Mission
C. Fosterg Hughes
Congregational Church
Lawrence
Relays Bring Busy University Weekend Of Events
Students return to Lawrence amid rain as the university hosts the 30th annual Silver anniversary Relays plus the Engineering Exposition and Music Festival with D M Swarthout. Alumni and rushers fill fraternity houses while high school bands and Boy Scouts attend. Next week adds four concert artists and honors convocation on April 24.
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Hornan
Lawrence
D. M. Swarthout
Fine Arts School
Engineering Council
Six Entrants Named for Glenn Cunning Mile Race
Six athletes will compete in the Glenn Cunning mile at Kanes plays on Saturday as part of the 25th annual Kanes meet. Wisconsin star Don Gehrmann leads the list with Trinity’s Howard Johnston, Alf Helmberg from Tennessee, Frank Prince of Savannah State, Bill Conrady of Loyola Chicago, and Javier Mantez of West Texas State also entered.
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Glenn Cunning
Mo E
Bill
Banton
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Howard Johnston
Trinity University
San Antonio
Tex
Alf Helm-berg
University of Tennessee
Frank Prince
Savannah State
Savannah
Bill Conrady
Loyola U
Chicago
Javier Mantez
West Texas State
el Paso
Texas
Arizona
Lindsey Attends Graduation At Ft Leavenworth
Col Adrian H Lindsey of 2289 Massachusetts Street wins one of 203 student officers at graduation exercises held Saturday morning at Ft Leavenworth. He attended the organized reserve corps division commander's course at Geneva College.
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Adrian H. Lindsey
Massachustts Street
Ft. Leavenworth
Organized Reserve Corps
Cnurne
the Command and
Geneva College
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