Chinese Troops Head Toward Seoul Amid Fierce Retreats
Tokyo reports Allied forces abandoned their last foothold north of the 38th parallel as Chinese troops push toward Seoul. U.N. units withdrew about six miles. American artillery and air cover aided retreating columns while a rescue operation freed at least 120 men. Casualties and losses top estimates, with heavy smoke and air power shaping the costly advance.
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Clouds Remain Over Topeka Weather Update Apr 26
Partly cloudy conditions persist across Kansas through Friday with little temperature change. A few showers possible in western areas tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight expected 40s west to 50s east, highs tomorrow 65 to 75, statewide. Yesterday’s highs ranged 61 to 73, lows mainly 40s except Goodland at 37. Trace rainfall reported in the 6 am hour at Wamego and Dodge City.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
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Concordia
Chanute
Goodland
Wa|mego
Dodge City
Red Cross Opens Water Safety Course on April 30
A Red Cross water safety course will be offered with qualified instructors to teach lifesaving techniques and issue Red Cross certificates. The first meeting will run from 7 to 10 p.m., with sessions on designated weekdays, led by Walter, a member of a university education staff.
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E Horday
Foun & Bat Iiname
Walter Ba
University of Ane Aphabelee
Bomb Manchurian Bases If Red Air Attacks Are Launched
United States proposes bombing Manchuria if Communist air attacks hit United Nations forces in Korea. A U S spokesman said the plan was outlined to 48 allied nations and no objections were raised. Talks in Washington discussed terms of potential counter raids with modest progress reported.
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Truman Says Communists Must Choose Between Peace Or Wider War
President Truman told reporters that the choice of peace or a broader war rests with the communists. He declined to comment on reports Lt. Gen. Ridgway has power to bomb Manchuria and noted policy disputes with Gen. MacArthur over hitting the Manchurian sanctuary. He affirmed loyalty to Acheson and indicated Hoffman will not succeed him, while stating MacArthur may speak freely within remaining limits.
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Acheson
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Citizens Committee Forms to Plan School Finance
In Topeka on April 26 a Citizens Committee organized to draft proposals for financing Kansas elementary and high schools. The group, sponsored by the Kansas Association of School Boards, met with 21 attendees and formed a sub-committee including L. H. Brotherson Minter Brown W. W. Wright L. A. Grotenhal Dr Carl B Atthaus Carl Nordstrom and Clarence Rupp to develop adequate funding ideas.
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Kansas City, Kan
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Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
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Santa Fe Railway
Carl B. Atthaus
Lawrence
Carl Nordstrom
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Rupp
Manhattan
Kansas Farm Bureau
MacArthur welcomed in Chicago on a brisk day
General Douglas MacArthur arrived at Midway Airport as thousands cheered in Chicago. He rode through the Loop in a coral red convertible, greeted by Mayor Kennelly, reviewed the 174th military police, and rode with his party to Mammoth Soldier Field for a civic tribute expected to draw millions. A later motorcade carried anti Truman handbills signed by American People's Citation Inc. lasting ten hours.
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Nebr
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Japan
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Truman asks Congress for tax hikes and price ceilings
President Truman told Congress inflation has not peaked and urged rapid action including higher taxes, tighter credit controls, and fair ceilings on farm and consumer goods. He proposed amending the defense production act to stabilize prices and warned of possible food subsidies if needed.
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Truman
Congress
KU Extension workers injured in Stanberry crash recover
Two University of Kansas Extension employees injured in a car train crash near Stanberry Missouri are recovering in a St Joseph Missouri hospital. Four colleagues were killed and four others from Chicago and Oak Park Illinois and were not identified by name. Names cited include Norma Lee Klug Rita Mae Serafin Charlotte Schuchman Alice Mae Summers. The group had borrowed a car owned by K Extension for a performance.
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Guy V. Keeler
Bureau
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Arlo Tatum
Chicago
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Rita Mae Serafin
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Alice Mae Summers
Oak Park
Jil
Keeler
Jin Lawrence
K. A
Prague editor vanishes as police seize correspondent
Frankfort April reports AP chief of Prague bureau Oatis disappeared Monday after shadowed by secret police. The Prague government indicated actions against Oatis while the U.S. embassy described 24 hour surveillance. The story notes Oatis was seized while at his car in a garage and mentions widespread honors convocation at Hoch Auditorium with dozens honored from Lawrence.
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British Defense Policy Focused on Preventing War
Retired General Morgan warned that Britain aims to deter conflict by military buildup, arguing defense priorities span Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. He cited universal training, air power emphasis, and large overseas commitments while noting U S Europe ties and a cautious view on Red China.
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Great Britain
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Red
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Symington Okayed by Senate Group
Steart and colleagues approve Symington after an open hearing on his nomination to head the reorganized REC. The nominee vowed independence from the White House and promised a free hand to run the agency. Senate Banking Committee questioned him about alleged White House influence and a five member board replacing current directors.
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D.-Ark
White House
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Highway 24 59 improvements planned near Williamstown
The state highway commission filed condemnation proceedings in Jefferson county district court at Oskaloosa to acquire right of way for relocating junction 24 59 near Williamstown. Plans call for about a mile of relocation, grade elevation, and a new 162 foot bridge to reduce flooding at the junction eight miles northwest of Lawrence. Construction may start this spring or early summer, with bids pending approval. The project includes Stonehouse Creek drainage work to ease flooding and rerouting traffic during high water.
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Topeka
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Former Journal-World City Editor Dies at 65
Earl D. Keilmann aged 65, former Journal-World city editor and chief news writer, died today in a Topeka hospital after a heart attack. He served in France with the U S Army in World War I, later worked at Topeka papers including the State Journal and Daily Capital, and spent his career as a market editor. He lived much of his life in Lawrence, was a KU attendee, and leaves a wife, daughter, and a sister Beulah A. Ricketts in Lawrence.
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Journal-World
Topeka
Topeka State Journal
Capital
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
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France
Aes
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Kentucky
Service Station Fire Damages Main Building At eCall Station
A fire at the eCall Service station near ute 8 caused considerable damage to the main building shortly before 1 p.m. today. No estimate of the loss is available as the fire cracked the front window and damaged woodwork.
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War Industry Expands Fast Across Kansas State
The Sunflower State increases defense output with Wichita airplane plants and Parsons Ordnance facility. Kansas leads in munitions contracts, Wichita payrolls rise by 21,000 to 98,500, and Sunflower Works at De Soto begins nitric acid production for rocket propellants. Parsons expands ordnance capacity. Leavenworth sees no boom yet as defense orders remain small.
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Plan to strengthen university morals amid public scrutiny
President James A. McCain of Kansas State college outlined three measures to meet a challenge to moral integrity. Speaking at the University of Kansas convocation, he urged rigid moral principles in institutional behavior, a rededication to character building, and a college life guided by high ethics, addressing recent criticism from a basketball scandal and the Kefauver crime hearings. He defended American higher education and its resilience.
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Kansas State College
University of Kansas
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Senate Crime Investigating Committee
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Kefauver
Midwest
House Passes Defense Bill in Washington Controversy
Washington April 26 the house today approved a defense appropriation of 36 463 206 000 primarily for weapons of war. It supplements about 42 billion dollars previewed for national defense for the fiscal year ending next January. Passage was by voice vote after Rep. Mako of Texas said the United States is not yet ready for all out war but warned no other nation is ready for a major power conflict.
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U—The House
Mako
D.-Tex
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United States
Eisenhower to Speak at K State Commencement
Milton S. Eisenhower returns to Manhattan May 27 to deliver the commencement address at Kan san State college where he once led. More than 900 students will receive degrees as K State showcases its new field home and Milton S. Eisenhower Jr. follows his father’s journalism path with a degree in 1924. Stock market index shows New York average up 3.
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Milton S. Eisenhower
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