Rules Committee Quits in a Tangle at Paris Peace Conference
The Paris peace conference rules committee adjourned amid a tangle over voting rules with Yugoslavia signaling it will not abide by less than a two thirds majority. Byrnes charged Molotov with seeking to dictate the conference while Molotov accused the Big Four of American design.
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Paris
Yugoslavia
Russia
U. S
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Byrnes
Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministers Council of Four
Peace Conference Rules Committee
W. Lackenzie
King
Canada
McGarran to Lead Topeka Public Health Training School
Dr. E G McGarran named head of the University of Kansas School of Medicine department of public health and preventive medicine and will help start a five state training school at Topeka under the U S Public Health Service. He has served six years as health commissioner for St Louis County Missouri and will train doctors to serve as public health officers.
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E. G. McGarran
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Topeka
United States Public Health Service
McGavran
St. Louis County
Isouri
Kk. U
Major Wood and family Safe After Detention Near Caporetto
Major George Wood of Philadelphia and his wife with seven year old son were held by Yugoslav soldiers near Caporetto in Venezia Giulia but were returned to allied control. A U S Army note said detainment lasted about a day and captors behaved courteously before release.
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Rome
George Wood
Philadelphia
George, Jr
Caporetto
Venezia Giulia
Gorisia
Italy
U. S
Heirens Confesses to Degnan Slaying and Two More
William Heirens, 17, confessed to the Degnan kidnapping murder and to the lipstick killing of Frances Brown plus the stabbing of Mrs. Josephine Ross. He described entering through an open window, strangling the Degnan girl, and dismembering the body after returning to his room.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Lue
University of Chicago
William J. Tuohy
Tuohy
Heirens
Degnan
Carlson Leads in Kansan primary amid light turnout and liquor issue
Early returns show Rep. Frank Carlson leading the Republican governor race in Kansas with 491 votes in Topeka precincts while Harry H. Woodring trails in the Democratic contest. Turnout is expected to be light, with Parsons and Wyandotte County showing small counts and Wichita area votes potentially exceeding 1944 levels. The primary selects governors, state officials, six congressmen, and judges amid debate over prohibition.
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
William L. White
Lawrence
H. W. Turner
Eureka
Harry H. Woodring
Fred Hinkle
Wichita
Ewell Stewart
Worden Howatt
Parsons
Newton
Leavenworth
Carlson
White
Turner
Albert Cole
Holton
W. P. Lambertson
Congress
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
State House of Representatives
State Supreme Court
Harry Crane
Harry Castor
Democratic
Barry
Fire closes College Inn and vet housing expansion begins
Fire severely damages the College Inn at 1344 Tennessee street forcing closure and repairs. City housing officials announce unmarried veterans will be housed in 28 two story dormitories at Sunflower Ordnance Works with priority given to veterans and non veterans to follow.
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K. U
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Richard Treece
Treece
Irvin Youngberg
Fort Worth
Federal Public Housing Administration
Cool primary day in Topeka as statewide temps ease
A welcome cool spell touched Topeka and much of Kansas with light breezes for the primary. Forecaster S D Flora said no rain through today or tomorrow with highs around 82 to 86 in the northeast and 90 to 95 in the south and west. Tonight lows near 65 to 70 as Columbus reports .30 inch rain and Coffeyville tops at 100 degrees yesterday while Ellis cooled to 55.
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Topeka
Aug
Sete Kangas
S. D. Flora
Columbus
Kansas
Chanute
Coffeyville
Ellis
American Legation Damaged in Beirut Bombing Report
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the American legation at Beirut Lebanon was heavily damaged in a Sunday night hand grenade bombing. Also a classified recruitment notice for young women ages 17 to 35 to assemble Hallmark Tags and Seals by Hall Bros Inc invites applicants at 739 Mass.
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Washington
CPI
Dean Acheson
Fegion
Beyrouth
Lebanon
Hall Bros., Inc
Polio on Increase in Kansas Cases Rise and Deaths
Topeka reports 204 polio cases in 1946 with 23 deaths as of July end. Dr. F C Beelman warns the year may rank as worst after 1943 761 cases 66 deaths. Deaths last week include Wichita Kansas City and Franklin County. He urges keep children from crowds and over exertion.
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Topeka
Kansas
F.C. Beelman
State Board of Health
Wichita
Kansas City
Franklin County
Beelman
Federal anti trust suit in banks rent scandal
Federal government files civil anti trust action charging 37 insurance companies savings banks and a firm owned by the savings banks with keeping rents high and blocking new construction in the New York City area. The lawsuit names Mortgage Conference of New York Savings Banks Trust Co of New York and 37 conference members seeking injunctions and dissolution. A federal grand jury recommended the case after hearings since June 11.
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New York
New York City
Mortgage Conference of
Wall Street
Savings Banks Trust Company of
Ice Price Hike Granted to National Ice & Service
Wichita reports price increases approved for the National Ice and Service Company of Kansas City on the basis of justifiable information supplied by the company according to District Director H. O. Davis of the Office of Price Administration.
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Wichita
Kan
National Ice & Service Company
Kansas City
H. O. Davis
Office of Price
Truman votes with daughter in Missouri primary
President Truman and his young daughter cast ballots side by side in Blue Township Missouri. Margaret asked what to do with the ballot and he explained to fold and drop it in the box. He then left to vote in a separate district and autographs an admirer outside the Memorial building.
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Independence
Truman
Memorial Building
Seventh Ward
Blue Township
Missouri
Margaret
Aether Tae
Roger C. Slaughter
Harry Truman
Oak Ridge marks atomic age birthday with quiet reflection
Oak Ridge Tennessee observes the first anniversary of the atomic bomb development with no celebration. Scientists plan peaceful uses for by products like carbon 14 now aiding medical research. The population has fallen from wartime peaks to about 43 000 with 32 000 workers remaining as the army maintains control of the reservation.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Hiroshima
Ice Shortage Worsens in Lawrence as 25 Pound Limits Set
Lawrence faces deeper ice shortages with a 25 pound daily limit for homes and ice docks. Manager H C Thornton blames a heavy run yesterday and expects the low quota to persist for days. Relief hinges on cooler weather or imports from neighboring plants. drinking water and soft drink coolers stay embargoed.
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Lawrence
H. C. Thornton
Thornton
Topeka
Collet to take key role in economic stabilization office
President Truman flies to Washington with Federal Judge John Caskie Collet who has agreed to assume a leading position in the new economic stabilization office under Reconversion Director John R. Steelman. Collet, a long-time ally of Truman, previously served as stabilization chief and will join the administration aboard the President’s plane. He earlier returned to the Missouri bench after a drafting by Truman for a legal arbiter role between Bowles and Shyder.
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Kansas City
John Caskie Collet
Truman
Washington
Collet
John R. Steelman
OPA
Chester Bowles
John W. Shyder
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri Public Service Commission
Kan
Close Finish Seen In One Race In Lawrence County Primary
Unofficial afternoon returns show T R Gerhart and Waldo F Durr neck and neck for county clerk with Durr leading 308 to 305 across 14 precincts. Other races include Haviden over Johns for sheriff and Hagaman atop the lieutenant governor Republican field.
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T. R Gerhart
Waldo F. Durr
Durr
Lawrence
Wakarusa
Will Johns, Jr
Charles Haviden
Willard G. Brammell
Overbrook
Margaret Kritzel Kurley
Elmer W. Qousdah
M. N. Penny
Ousdahi
Penny
Frank Carlson
W.L. White
H. W. Turner
Eureka
Carlson
White
OPA Sets Ceiling Prices on Groceries in Lawrence
New price ceiling list covers nearly 20 dry and canned items including baby foods tuna sardines peaches pineapples pudding mixes peanut butter soups beans corn and mixed vegetables. Canned meat milk and salad oils not included and other items await updates from the Douglas County price office as changes are anticipated today.
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OPA
Lawrence Grocers
Douglas County Price Control Office
School Budget Passed by Board Without Protest
No taxpayers appeared to protest the proposed budget for School District 60 at the August board meeting. The board adopted the budget as published, with a levy of 19.58 mills and total expenditures of 359,720 dollars. The general fund levy is 15.58 mills and 4 mills are set for the building fund.
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Board of Education
Journal-World
General Fund
Building Fund
Cole Leads in Topeka First District Race Counts 826 to 304
In Topeka and from 26 precincts an incomplete tally shows Representative Albert M. Cole leading challenger W. P. Lambertson for the first district seat. Cole has 826 votes to Lambertson's 304 as reports come in from the August 6 contest.
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Cole
Topeka
Albert M. Cole
W. P. Lambertson
Lamm
Holton
Congress
Stock Market Index Dips to 76.5 Point Average
The index based on six stocks settles at 76.5 after yesterday's 76.8 reading. Investors watched small-cap movements as market activity cooled.
McARTHUR'S CONTROL OF JAPAN PRAISED
Senators praised General Douglas MacArthur for organizing and controlling Japan after its defeat. They urged a speedy withdrawal of U S troops and an end to direct aid, believing the occupation can be scaled back to a small force and a routine command as the job progresses.
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Washington
Eliender
D.-La
Bauer
Geveral MacArthur
Japan
Flender
Butler
MacArthur
Merchants Recommend Store Closings for KU Football Games
The Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce proposes closing Lawrence stores from 2 to 3 pm on October 19 November 2 and November 9 for KU football games with Nebraska Oklahoma A and M and Oklahoma. A committee was named to study itinerant salesman ordinances and downtown trash collection funding will be reallocated to city services. Nominating committees were appointed to select a bureau chairman for September 1.
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Merchants’ Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Nebraska University
Oklahoma A. and M
Oklahoma University
Nebraska
K. U
W. G. Bougher
Ernest Pentius
George Melvin
John Brand
Clarence Gorrill
Merchants Bureau
Beougher
Merchant’s Bureau
Charles Radcliffe
Mel Fisher
Lloyd Houston
Jim Schubert
Jess Hamilton
Clarence Houk
Nurses urged for infantile paralysis care in county meeting
Douglas County Red Cross board discussed nurse recruitment to treat possible infantile paralysis patients. A follow up meeting was set with Ruben Fox and Dr. J. M. Mott to plan nurse registration for duty. Reports showed 343 services to veterans families and a July aid total of 433.10 with student loans of 1437 to KU and Haskell attendees.
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Douglas County
American Red Cross
Electa Kindlesperger
Ruben Fox
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
J. M. Mott
Lawrence-Douglas County
W. G. Beougher
Miss Kindlesperger
Red Cross
Robert G. Oyler
H. G. Barr
Cary] Dodds
Home Service
Ils
Dodds
K.U. and Haskell
Col John Alfrey Named R U R C T C Commander
Col John Alfrey of Camp Bliss Texas will replace Capt John D Bradley as commander of the ROTC unit at the University of Kansas in September. Alfrey, a 1935 West Point graduate, earned an MA from the University of Oregon, attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, and served two and a half years overseas with the Sixth Army on Luzon and in Japan. Capt Bradley plans to enter civilian life in September.
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John Alfrey
Camp Bliss
Tex
John D. Bradley
University of Kansas
Alfrey
West Point
University of Oregon
Command and General Staff School
Leavenworth
Sixth Army
Luzon
Japan
Captain Bradley
Purcell Whipple Re-elected Leads in District 60 Board
Lloyd Purcell and F C Whipple were re elected as chairman and vice chairman of School District 60 in a regular meeting at Liberty Memorial high school. A. E. Woestemeyer was re elected clerk. several teachers were appointed. resignations were accepted. seven vacancies remain. insurance boosted. bills totaling 8512 39 paid. attendees listed.
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Lloyd Purcell
F.C. Whipple
Board of Education
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
Purcell
Whipple
A. E. Woestemeyer
Thelma MeGreger
Irene B. Nall
C. K. Wolfenberger
MeGreger
University of Kansas
Lesley College
Cambridge
Mass
Nall
Topeka
Welfenbarger
Winslow, Ariz
Shawnee Mission Rural High School
C. J. Ahlstrom
Alice V. Bernhard
Kenneth Bruce
Ellen Curris
McAllister
7The
Purcell, Whipple
Corlett J. Cotton
Lloyd Houston
Woestemeyer
W. H. Quakenbush
Sam Wiley to resign as Laweerence night watchman
Sam Wiley of 5 East Eighth Street, a night watchman for the Merchants Bureau in Lawrence downtown for 15 years, resigns effective when a replacement is found. If he works until September 1 he will have logged about 5,500 consecutive nights off, over 15 years of continuous duty. Chairman Wilmer Beougher praised his service at the bureau meeting and a committee was formed to pick a successor. Applications for the night watch post are to be filed at the Chamber of Commerce by August 15.
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College Inn
K. U
Tennessee Street
Donakin Reynolds
William Alves
Reynolds
West 14Th Street
Alves
Spence
William
Lawrence
Green Lantern
Sam Wiley
East Eighth Street
Merchants Bureau
Lawerence
Wiley
Merchant’s Bureau
Wilmer Beougher
Weather forecast for Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska
Scattered thundershowers across western Nebraska late Wednesday with lighter precipitation elsewhere. Warmer conditions midweek, cooler in Nebraska Thursday and Missouri Friday, then warmer again in Nebraska and Kansas Friday. Temperatures about 5 to 8 degrees above normal. Kansas shows generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with highs 95 to 100 in the west and south, lower 90s in the northeast.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Frank L. Hagaman
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