United States charges Russians over Baltic plane shootdown
The United States formally charged that Russian fighters shot down an unarmed American Navy plane over the Baltic. Washington demanded an apology and indemnity for the loss of the aircraft and its ten American crew. The note rejected Moscow's version and cited violations of peaceful conduct between nations. A search for the missing four-engine patrol craft ended with no survivors found.
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Washington
Apr
United States
Rusis
Navy
Baltic
Ajiril
Moscow
Latvia
Patro
State Department
Russia
Michael McDermott
Prea
Ite
Ing
Yaroslavia
Kuss
Alan G. Kirk
U.S
Truman and Acheson to form bipartisan foreign policy
President Truman and Secretary Acheson pledged a bipartisan approach to U S foreign policy. They promised to keep Republican leaders informed, solicit their views, and involve them in formulating and implementing policy. Bridges, senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met at the White House amid talk of ongoing GOP consultations.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Pacman
Bridges
R.N. H
United States
White House
Michigan
Key Weat
Asaeta
Kremlin
McCarthy B.wik
State Department
Verdi Requiem Soloists Named For University Concert
Four soloists announced for Sundays Verdi Requiem in Hoch Auditorium to open Music Week. Maud Nosler, Irene Peabody, Clayton Krehbiel, and Reinhold Schmidt head a 225 voice choir and 85 piece orchestra. Swarthout notes Nosler highly regarded. Schmidt the baritone. Peabody previously sang in the 1946 university presentation. Additional week features Gans, Frances M, Leonard Warren, and FE Tower Rigas in recitals.
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Hoch Auditorium
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Fine Arts School
Whe Ie
Dean Swarthout
Maud Nosler
Chicago
Mias Irene Peabddy
K. U. Voice
Clayton Krehbiel
Reinhold Schmidt
Mian Naater
Middle West
Apello Club
Chicara
Poprano
Beauseum
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bres
Schmidt
Fine Arta
Philadelphia
Mira Peabody
Solviat
Krehbiel
K.U
Robert Shaw Chorale
New York City
University High School
Rudolph Gans
Strong Hall
Frances M
Leonard Warren
FE. Tower Rigas
Tornadoes Hit Mobile Bay Area Injuring Fourteen
Storms swept North Dakota and western Minnesota with floods and isolation. Twin tornadoes struck near Mobile Bay injuring 14 across Moffett Whistler Saraland and Spanish Fort. Destruction included demolished houses uprooted trees and downed lines as air and ground travel faced disruptions. Weather fronts brought mild conditions elsewhere with rain and snow in several states.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Mobile
Ala
Nooda
Mobile Bay
Hospitala
Gulf Coast
Moffett Road
Whistler
Sarstand
Baldwin County
Spanish Fort
Here
Mor
Ellis case preserves library items for university status
Probate Judge Frank Gray ruled that except for a few office furniture pieces and books from a family library, all property brought to BKU and deposited as part of the Ellis Natural History library goes to the university. The court confirmed KU owns the bird book collection, while portions may be deemed Mrs. Ellis personal property. An itemized exemption list will be drawn, and the collection stored in Strong Hall awaits final disposition after a lengthy bid.
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Frank Gray
BK. U
Ellis Natural History Library
University
Irene Ellis Whder
Gray
K. U
Ralph Ellis
State Supreme Court
Stronghall
D. C
Delayed corn planting in Douglas County fairs weather hope
Douglas county farmers await warmer damp weather and signs that cold snaps have passed before planting corn. Only a few have risked small-acre plantings, recalling last year’s earlier season when most fields were ready. Dry cool conditions threaten the start of a timely planting season.
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Douglas County
Eastern Star Grand Chapter to Convene in Topeka
The seventy fourth annual session of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will convene Thursday at the municipal auditorium in Topeka. Presiding officers include Marguerite Woheter and Jama tH Parnette with General Grand Chapter officers and dignitaries from multiple cities and states expected to attend and participate in ceremonies.
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Topeka
Seeaion
Mia
Marguerite Woheter
Otunwa
Jama Th Parnette
Lawrence
Frankland W. L. Miles
Waban
Mass
Ruth A. Jones
Waterbury
Conn
Wilbur H. Crambich
Bethanr
West Va
Florence Plummer
Fairview Village
Pent
Juanite D. Killion
Braman
Okla
J. C. Harper
Parsons
Vivien Webster
E. E. Alesander
William Gantert
Eugene Jane
Kansas State Employment Office Reports 128 New Claims
Walter Johns, director, says the Kansas State Employment Service saw 128 new unemployment claims last week. The agency notes many job openings for secretaries and stenographers as demand remains high for clerical workers.
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Kansas State
Walter Johns
Defeat the Dodgers no phn A 18 an Gane slammed oye
A battered game report notes Philadelphia Phillies offense overpowering Dodgers in a 9-1 win. Key players are mentioned,game action hinted, with the score and team names implied in a rough OCR fragment.
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An Gane
Philadelphia
Phils
McCarthy to Subpoena Communist Party for Lattimore Probe
Senator McCarthy announced plans to subpoena the Communist Party for witnesses in the Lattimore case. He said the hearing would test charges that Owen Lattimore is Russia’s top American agent, while Lattimore called the claims moonshine and denied being a Communist. Louie Buden, a former editor, is to testify as McCarthy seeks corroboration.
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Washington
McCarthy
Win
Trent
Communist Party
Ward P. Morgan
Senate Foreign Relations
Beo Warnkeee
Owen Lattimore
Russia
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Louie Buters
Budens
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Pernone
Perjury trial reveals Texas bank account linked to Maragen
Washington April 18 The perjury trial of John F Maragen showed he admitted only one bank account while hiding another in Texas under J H Maragen. Testimony from Carmine Belline and George Sexauer linked the San Antonio National Bank of Commerce account to Maragen as the senate investigates five percenters handling government deals. The evidence included ledger shorts deposits and a signature card, with Sexauer identifying the account amid earlier testimony.
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Washington
John F. Maragen
Texas
J. H. Maragen
Boothlack
White House
Senate
Inet Vear
Carmine 3
Belline
Maragon
National Bank of Commerce
San Antonio
George K. Sexauer
Sexauer
Missouri plans 5000-seat expansion at Memorial Stadium
Columba Mo Apr 1849 The University of Missouri moves to add 5000 seats to Memorial Stadium increasing capacity to about 40000 for football. Bids will be accepted immediately for an east side 40-row steel and wood grandstand across from last year’s 5000-seat west addition. A $93000 fund backs the project with aim to have the east addition ready for the opening home game versus Clemson on September 30.
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Columba
University of Missouri
Memorial Stadium
Missouri
Clemson
Memorial
Temary Bigachers
State Room
Missouri-Oklahoma
Preschool Clinic Set For Thursday In Woodlewn Lincoln
Health officials from Woodlewn and Lincoln school districts announce a preschool health clinic to be held Thursday. Sharon H. Lee and Mrs. Mente, health chairs, will oversee arrangements and supervise screenings for children in the districts.
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Woodlewn
Lincoln
Focey Bee Health
Earente Srw
Shiéron H . Lee Pueetay
Echeel
Mente
Shorter Season For Fireworks Sale Restricts Items
A government order shortens the selling season for fireworks and adds missile type devices to the prohibited items list. The move tightens restrictions and limits vendors during the festive period, impacting retailers and consumers seeking pyrotechnics.
Kaw Valley Garden Association 22nd Annual Meeting
About 130 women from ten surrounding towns attended the Kaw Valley Garden association 22nd annual meeting at Trinity Lutheran church. Activities included registration, a business meeting, a Holland tulips film by Harry Druckers Jr., Kansas Wyandotte county agricultural agent, luncheon by Lutheran church ladies, officer elections, a tour of Lawrence Gardens, and a tea at Mrs. W. W. Sherman’s home. Member clubs spanned Lawrence, Leavenworth, Kansas City Kansas, Baldwin, Ottawa, Atchison, Metooth, Minzini, Overland Park, and Fadors with Argentine Garden club of Kansas City as hosts. local arrangements by Mrs. J. Kronecker.
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Kaw Valley Garden Association
Trinity [Lutheran Church
Harry Druckers, Jr
Wyandotte County
Lutheran Church
Lawrence Gardens
Ohio Street
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kansas
Baldwin
Ottawa
Atchison
Metooth
Minzini
Overland Park
Fadors
Wss
Argentine Garden Club
Kenna
Mra. J. Kronecker
Kansas Science Talent Search Names Kansas Leaders
Tr W J Baumgartner of Law was named director of the Kansas Division of Science Talent Search. An organizing meeting in Wichita drew KU faculty and graduate students who elected officers including Dr P x Albbe as president and Dr Leonard as president elect. Editorial and executive board members from Wichita, Pittsburg, Lawrence, and Manhattan named. Lawrence chosen as 1952 meeting site.
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W.J. Baumgartner
Law
Kansas
Es Science
Science Edities
Suse
Wichita
Tuldvinon
Academy Aeliey
Laree
University of Kansas
Chinese Author to Speak At Knife and Fork Club
Lawrence Knife and Fork club meets Tuesday April 26 with Dr H H Chang as guest speaker. Harvard PhD, former diplomat to Poland and Czechoslovakia, author of Chiang Kai-shek s Man of Pestilence and other works. Meeting at 1 80 to discuss plans for the coming year. ATTEND ROTARY MEETING
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Lawrence Knife and Fork Club
H. H. Chang
Chang
Harvard University
Poland
Csechoslovakia
Chiang Kai-shek
Andy Hess
Rotary
Deaths Of Soviet Officers Fuel Purge Speculation
New York reports a Moscow dispatch noting 15 Russian generals and semirals have died in the past six months. The drift toward purge rumors centers on a pattern of young officers dying and raises questions about rearguard moves within Soviet leadership.
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William L. Ryan
New York
Moscow
Baetas
Rng
Stalin
Unclear Stock Market Debate Hints at Power Shift
The fragment discusses speculative shifts in political power and purge likelihood as Stalin ages. It questions whether purges would occur openly or quietly, suggesting a transition to successors like Molotov or Beria, with focus on aging leadership and avoidance of immediate upheaval.
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Stalin
Malenkov
Kansas Relays Bring Wide Field Of National Rank
Athletes from 22 universities across six conferences will compete in the 25th Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. Entries include 31 colleges and eight junior colleges plus Big Seven foes and six from the Southwest and Skyline groups, with Notre Dame and Tulane among entrants. Decathlon has ten entries led by Jim McConnell, while 46th annual interscholastic meet previews Friday with 25 AA to 89 B high schools. Scouts and Boy Scouts provide ceremonial presence as registration climbs toward last year’s figures.
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Memorial Stadium
Galleges
Town
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas
Aggies
Rice
Arkansas
Missouri Valley
Oklahome Aggies
Drake
Wichita
Tulsa
Bradley
Tulane
New Orleans
Notre Dame
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Jim McConnell
Nebraska
Corneline Anderson
Missouri Valley College
Mickey Dunn
Inet Yrar
Jayhawk
Kansas
Missouri
Seouta
Ing
Cuesta of
Mi 1 Union
Austrian Students on Mt Oread Campus Attend Welcome Events
The Associated Women Students at KU welcomed 23 Austrian students visiting for goodwill events. They will perform two shows of A Night to Old Vienna and stay with organized houses. The German club hosts a reception, lunch is planned with the American Association of University Women, and the group presents Be A Teacher Day art before the Hoch Auditorium performance.
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K. U
Gtudente
Old Vienna
United Staton
American Association of University Women
Memorial Union
Liberty Memorial High School
Hoch
University of Kansas
la Aub
Aiudenta
Lawrence Education Melt
Delta Kappa S Gamma
The
University of Kansaschool of Education
Hankell Institute
Lawrence Teachers’ Association
Lawrence Woman's Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Association For Childhood Education
Memorial Union meeting to pick Student Union officers
The Memorial Union operating committee will meet Thursday evening at 7:80 to select the officers of the Student Union Activities for the 1950 51 academic year from candidates submitted by the committee.
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Memorial Union
Candi
Slump in State Income Taxes Amid Processing Delays
The state tax deadline moved to April 18 this year, yet collections to April 1 reached 5.63 million from 240,544 returns versus 7.05 million from 203,942 last year. Tax officials warning that many returns are still being processed prevents precise comparisons until final figures are complete.
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Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Cmmission
Fred Horm
Topeka Youths Nabbed in Car Looting Spree
Dr Emmett Park an optometrist in Topeka spotted a youth wearing a sport car and slacks stolen from his parked car in downtown Topeka. Police arrested 19 year old Jack Martin and others George Qualton and Leroy Hendrix for looting cars in Lawrence and Topeka over the weekend. Nearly $1000 in goods recovered including clothing from two Lawrence victims Tom Hawkine and Ray Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Emmett Park
Park
Delta Tau Delta
West Eleventh
Qualton
To- Reka
Hendrix
State Reformatory
Martin
Showers in Kansas Offer Cooler Air Across State
A report from Topeka notes a few showers with cooler air spreading across Kansas from the west. No measurable rainfall was recorded. winds up to the hour were light, with topsoil blowing less. Clearing skies, diminishing winds, and frost advisories followed tonight, with a five day forecast predicting temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal and occasional showers Friday to Sunday. Dr. J M Jewett and Howard O’Connor from the state geological survey join Henry W. Schmitz on a Franklin county groundwater tour led by R B Elling to study farm water use.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Sue
Hill City
Goodland
J. M. Jewett
Howard O'Connor
State Geological Survey
University
Henry W. Schmitz
Soil Conservation Service
Ottawa
Franklin County
R. B. Elling
Kane Jane Bra
Ceol
Coler
Raul Will
Narnia
Asmou
Feng
Kreg
Arin
Einer LE Lam
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Hevre, Sons
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Ashington
Be a Teacher Day to greet visiting students in Lawrence
The second annual Be a Teacher Day will be held at Liberty Memorial High School with Gov. Frank Carlson and Chancellor Deane W. Malott among the speakers. About 14 persons from seven schools and local groups are expected, with tours, a luncheon, and a student demonstration titled The Teacher Molds the Future of the Nation.
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Ates
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
Frank Carlson
Deane W. Malott
Ray Wright
P.T.A. Counscil
Baxter Smith
LMHS
Neal M. Wherry i
Mina Aroula Henley
State Department of Public Instruction
Misa Helen Shaw
University of Kanga
Greeernor
Frank Carlsen
Stuents
Oy J. V. Powell
2 State Teachers Association
W. D. Wolfe
Lawrence Banker To Celebrate Birthday In Kansas City
Kansas City residents will join CRW Jiam Pocking a longtime banker for 87 years in celebrating his AAth birthday at a family dinner tomorrow night. Docking, former chairman of the board at First National Bank of Lawe, began banking in 19 or 20 and previously led the National Bank in Topeka. He served as general receiver for failed Kans banks from 1926 to 1928.
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Kansas City
CRW
Jiam Pocking
Kansas
Docking
First National Bank of
Lawe
National Bank
Topeka
Kans Ana
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