Major hurricane strikes Tampico coast with 100 mph winds
The storm lashed Tampico with winds over 100 miles per hour destroying homes and windows and threatening oil wells. Deserted streets, 15 foot waves, and broken instruments hampered measurements as the center moved inland toward Texas. Red Cross stood by and warnings urged ships to stay in port.
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Tampico
Mex
Oil City
Eyne
Weather Bureau
Bete
Marina
Texas
Red Cross
Areaa Uail
Grande Valley
Brownsville
Exenhower Prepares To Fly Eastward
General Dwight D. Eisenhower readies to fly eastward, scheduling travel and military briefings as Allied forces coordinate plans for the forthcoming campaign. The commander plans to depart from an American base toward European commands.
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Exenhower
U S Rejects Soviet Plan on Jews Arabs Big Four Draft Jap Treaty
Washington reports the United States rejected a Soviet scheme to let Jews and Arabs influence the pace of a Japanese peace settlement. The note insists on a conference of eleven powers to draft the treaty, with participation open to Russia only if it agrees later.
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Washingtes
United States
Britain
China
Russia
State Department
Semen K. Tsaraphin
Charles E. Bohien
Counseor
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
France
Philippines
India
Canada
Soviet Union
Council of Foreign Ministers
Thies
Italy
Hitsp
Balkan
Wiet
Molotov
Cairo
Yalta
Potsdam
Moscow
Far Eastern Commission
Japan
Independence Cheers as Two Nations Rise in 1947 Partition
Aug 15 dispatches report India gaining independence with Mountbatten handing over power to India and Pakistan’s leaders Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Gandhi’s peace mission amid communal violence. Lahore violence continues. Punjab administration shifts to Congress and Muslim League. Also Kansas weather update with rains and temperatures across towns. Lola hospital reports James H. Holmes dies from automobile crash injuries.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Lord Mountbatten
M. A. Jinnah
Moelema
Karachi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bellinghatta
Calcutta
Gandhi
Lahore
Punjab
Evan Jenkins
Congress
Mostem League
Boundary Commission
Mountbatten
Government House
Constituent Assembly
Delhi
Statesman
Lola Hospital
Lola
Kan
James H. Holmes
Lansing
Yates Center
Defend JAP Officers Trial War Bombing Statements
Defense for three Japanese generals in Yokohama argued U S planes bombed Osaka and Kobe indiscriminately. Captured American fliers Lt. Robert W Nelson and S SGt Algy Stanley Augunas were beheaded after their B 29 was shot down. Osaka and Kobe residents testified on bombings as cross examination planned for five witnesses.
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Yokohama
U.S
Osaka
Kobe
Robert W. Nelson
Minneapolis
Kan
Algy Stanley Augunas
Bay Shore
N. Y
Met
Eighth Army
Missouri Kansas Junior Legion All Stars Play Tonight
The baseball game between the Missouri and Kansas Junior Legion All Stars will start at 8 o'clock tonight at C.Y.C. Stadium located at Fifty-First street and Swope Park Way in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas Junior Legion “All-Stars
C.Y.C. Stadium
Fifty-First Street
Swope Parkway
Population rise in Kansas since 1940 noted
United States census bureau estimates July 1 1946 show Kansas population up by 60 187 from 1940. Nationwide growth reflects war era movement with California leading gains, followed by Missouri Texas Ohio Florida Washington and others as troops abroad are excluded from state tallies.
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Washington
Coabee Bee
Kansas
Missouri
Bureau
Pacific Coast
California
Ohio
Texas
Florida
Taxes Paid In Full In Three Townships
Three Kansas townships report all personal property taxes paid this year as county warrants totaling 996.17 are turned to the sheriff for collection. Delinquent real estate taxes will be sent to the treasurer September 1 and may lead to judicial sale if unpaid.
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Kanwska
Roy Flory
Ko Pai
Flory
Lawrence
North Werence
Baldwin
Euders
Lecompton
Clinton Township
Freeh Lecompton
Wakarusa
Marion
Yra
Willow Springs
Mine Blast Kills 118 in English Coal Mine
A massive explosion in the 133and William mine near Whitehaven England is feared to have killed 18 miners. Rescue teams searched the pit after the 7 p m blast with no contact made with trapped workers as crowds gathered at the pithead. The Whitehaven area mourns another mining disaster following a 1910 Wellington disaster.
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Whitehaven
England
Irish Sea
Britain
William
Cumberne
Wellington Ton
Pithead
Escapee Charles May Sought After Penitentiary Fence Break
Police and peace officers widen search for Charles May, 23, a Reno County inmate who escaped over a wire fence at the state penitentiary power plant. May, held for forgery, vanished yesterday and is considered dangerous. A broader manhunt is now in effect around the prison and surrounding areas.
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Charles May
State Penitentiary
Arden Robert Hudspeth
May
Reno
Word unity urged at inter American conference in Petropolis
President Dutra welcomed 20 nation delegates and urged Pan American solidarity against future aggressors. Raul Fernandes of Brazil was elected conference president to pursue a mutual defense treaty. Dutra called for neutrality between law and crime and for action in a world federation while honoring UN Charter ideals.
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Petropolis
Braml
Eurico Gaspar Dutis
United Nations
America
Three Die in West Frankfort Mine Blast
A mine explosion in West Frankfort Illinois killed three drilling crew members and slight injuries to two electricians. About two thousand onlookers gathered for hours fearing a larger disaster as authorities confirmed the blast was likely a local gas explosion and the night crew was accounted for.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Aus
Illinois
Charles H. Clark
Walter Clements, Jr
George L. Filkins
Mike Stinkiewic
W. A. Blair
Benton
Harold L. Walker
Three Japanese Killed By Hot Volcanic Ashes
Tokyo reports Mt Asama eruption 90 miles northwest of Tokyo killed three Japanese and left two missing. A P-51 pilot Hodson from Hutchinson Kansas observed a 7000 foot eruption near Nagano with a 10000 foot smoke column.
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Tokyo
Mt. Asama
Cenk Charles Hodson
Hutchinson
Kan
Nagano
Bus Accident Injures Eight In Kansas Town
In Marysville Kansas eight people were hurt last night in a bus crash near Water ville south of town. Driver Leo Nelson 23 Albion Nebraska sustained facial lacerations a neck injury and a cut to the head after his head struck the windshield. He was rushed to a local hospital. The remaining seven victims, Waterville residents, were treated by a Waterville physician.
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Marysville
Kan
Mons
Waterville
Here
Leo Nelson
Albion
Neb
Nelson
Slte
Marthe Aly
Left Ankle Fracture Reported At Lawrence Memorial
Virgil Geiger of 821 East Thirteenth street was treated yesterday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a fractured left ankle after a fall from a piece of pipe. The accident occurred last day when the pipe slipped and caused him to be thrown, swelling the ankle beyond a proper splint.
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Virgil Geiger
East Thirteenth Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Geiger
Oil Shortages Seen In Midwest As Demand Surges
The American Petroleum Institute says demand for fuel oil and gasoline is outstripping Midwest refineries, with shortages likely. It notes refinerys processing over 8 million barrels daily, well above prewar levels, while steel and other materials limits hinder expansion and transport.
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Chicago
Middlewest
American Petroleum Insitute
Gala opening marks annual Central Proes tive Agsec aion picnic
The asrd annual Central Proes tive Agsec aion picnic opened in Eudora to crowds over 700. The three day event runs today and tomorrow with afternoon and evening programs. Tomorrow at 4 30 Congressman Errett P Schrivner will discuss national affairs. Tonight KMBA musicians perform. Last night Lawrence entertainers opened the festivities with a 30 minute Chamber of Commerce sponsored program. Sydney Dawson Pat Jackson Felix Arnold were featured and introduced by Keith Lawton. The crowd enjoyed dancing a free motion picture show and carnival rides with ferris wheel merry go round and bingo drawing strong. Cotton candy soft drinks frankfurters and popcorn sold well. Activities included shouting galleries skill games and other attractions.
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Asrd
Eudora
Errett P. Schrivner
Ford near agreement on 107000 production workers pension deal
Detroit reports Ford Motor Co is finalizing a contract for 107000 C10 production workers with a 15 million dollar annual pension fund. UAW officials say most issues are settled though three remain and federal mediators pursue a deal by Monday at earliest. Nearby, Murray Corp. strike limts Ford and Studebaker output. Briggs and Packard idled workers add to a tense industrial scene.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
C. S
United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Ford
Studebaxer Corp
U.a.w.-C.lo. Murray
Studebaker
Briggs
Packard Motor Car Co
Officers Enrolled In Ft. Riley Ground School
Ft Riley Kansas announces the first class of the branch immaterial basic course opened with 133 officers enrolled. The 17 week program includes 173 second lieutenants from West Point and five Latin American officers from Guatemala El Salvador Haiti Colombia and Cuba plus officers from the Navy and Army. President Truman proclaims Fire Prevention Week and calls for a fully manned national guard for national security.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Ground General School
West Point
Navy
Guatemala
el Salvador
Haiti
Colombia
Cuba
Students face fall enrollment surge at Kansas University
More than 3,400 women and 9,000 expected overall enrollments at KU this fall. Shortages in courses and facilities cause waitlists and limited class access as physical space, staffing, and memos affect the spring and summer sessions. The university plans a memorial meal and updated dining and registrar procedures.
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Sansas
JOU
Hite
Uts
Lawson to Speak on The Christian and His Home at Series
Dean Paul Lawson of West Side Presbyterian Church will deliver the next sermon in the summer series The Christian and Life. Sponsored by the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance churches, the talk will cover religious home life. Richard Johnson, musician, will sing and accompany. Local service at Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Paul
Lawson
Churches of Lawrences Lipacae
Dean Lawson
Allege of
Liberal Arts
Weather District Forecast for Kansas and Missouri
Scattered showers in parts of Nebraska and northern Kansas. Little or no rain in central areas. Temperatures near normal with cooler west and south regions. Monday and Tuesday rise 2 to 4 degrees, with western Kansas and southern Missouri warming. Station readings list highs around 70s to 90s in various locales.
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Nebraska
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Missouri
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Denver Co
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Fort Worth
Havre
Mer
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