Russians Seized in Renewed Raids Near Berlin
Berlin reports describe Soviet soldiers kidnapping four German policemen in the western and central Berlin sectors, with two beaten and carried into the Soviet zone. One man escaped. six of nine officers remain in Soviet hands as Americans seek face to face talks for a truce amid fears of a broader international incident. British and American forces bolster patrols along the sector boundaries as plans for discussions with Soviet commandant Maj. Gen. Alexander are pursued.
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Berlin
Gividad
Des Man
Bellion
Yemerdas
Germerican
Estern
Wady
Detivarey
Watt
Americana
Totev
Reroie
Chemnisis
Paul Markaras
Pota- Platz
Russsians
Metro- Gold
Curt Mueckenberger
Mueckenberger
U. S
Bertin
Alexander
Fair and Pleasant Weather for Midwest Vacationers
Weather report from Chicago notes fair and pleasant conditions with some local cloudiness. Temperatures rise along the gulf coast seasonally while light rain may affect parts of the east and west coasts.
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Chicago
Gulf Coast
Rene Sai Re
Greagh
Governors to Hear Defense Plan
Defense Director Russell J. Hopley outlined a proposed national civil defense plan to the executive committee of the governors conference in Chicago. The plan, prepared by the office of civil defense planning, may require state legislation to implement and will be recommended to Secretary of Defense Forrestal. Lead figures include Gov. Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming as committee chair and Gov. Frank Carlson of Kansas.
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Guckis
Governors Conference
Defense
Russell J. Hopley
Hopley
Chicago
Office of Civil Defense Planning
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
Frank Carlson
Kansan
Woman Known as Axis Sally Returns to Face Treason Warrant
Washington marshals await the arrival of Misa Gillars known as Avia Sally for a treason warrant. The 48 year old Portland native faces a federal grand jury on charges tied to wartime broadcasts from Berlin aimed at American troops. Gillars, who studied music in France and went to Germany in 1934, allegedly led Berlin radio programs for the Nazi regime and broadcast propaganda to England and U S forces during World War II.
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Washington
Berlin
Justice Department
Miss Gillars
U. S
France
Germany
England
Department
Miss Tillars
North Africa
Italy
Misa Gillare
Axis Aailt
Mildred D. Gillare Pict
Portland
Maine
United States
Europe
Talks To End Sunday In Moscow Four-Power Talks
Western diplomats and Stalin were seen as nearing a conclusion to Moscow talks. The discussions focused on conditions for four power negotiations on Germany, not direct reparations or Ruhr. No discord reported among American British and French envoys. no planned Molotov meeting expected tonight. four power session looming or unlikely tomorrow.
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Moscow
Stalin
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Mascow
WU. S
Walter B. — Smith
Yvee Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
U.S
V. M. Molotov
Look to another top year at K U
University of Kansas officials expect another large student body for the 1948 49 term with fall enrollment likely near last year’s peak. Despite veterans graduating and prewar levels, summer 1948 brought the largest enrollment yet and space constraints persist. New students arrive for orientation September 12, with registration on September 15 16 and 17.
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University of Kansas
Mt. Oread
K. U
James K. Hitt
Lawrence
Hitt
Raymond Nichola
Army and Navy
T. C
Tall Corn Contest At Lawrence Bank Headline
Growers of tall corn enter stalks at Lawrence National Bank for the annual tall corn contest. Judging starts at 1 p m with Walter Schaal as director. Length only. ears not counted. Participants chase the 16 feet 7 5/8 inches mark from 1927 contest reference.
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Lawrence
Lawrence National Bank
Walter Schaal
Meteorite Fragment Shared By Kansas And Nebraska
An achondritic meteorite fragment, 39 inches wide and 16 inches thick, was found 12 miles north of a location after a February fall. Discovery credited to Dr. Lincoln Paz of New Mexico University. A 1000 pound piece remains in an eight foot crater on the owner Miss Helen Whitney’s farm. the fragment will go to Kansas and Nebraska schools jointly.
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New Mexico
Nebraska
Here
Lincoln Paz
New Mexico University
Park
B. F. Butler
Cambridge
Neb
Helen Whitney
Soviet Consul General Lomakin faces expulsion and departure
Washington reports Lomakin is expected to depart next Saturday amid U S expulsion orders. Reservations indicate the Soviet official and family will travel on the liner Stockholm, despite potential Moscow protest. In New York officials note Lomakin planned a return, while doctors Lomakin named to exam Mrs Kasenkina are rejected by Roosevelt Hospital as not surgeons. Mrs Kasenkina’s condition improves, with surgery pending, as consular access remains limited.
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Washington
Jacob M. Lomakin
Stockholms
New York
Stockholm
Zot L. Cherpunykh
Lomak
State Department
Lomakein
Moscow
Lomakin
Zot I. Chepurnyxh
Soviet Union
Altho
Mra
Oksana Kasenkina
United
Rocal Roosevelt Hospital
Zena Ivanova
Kasenkina
Miss Ivanova
Alexander Tolsoy
Chicken theft claims 35 hens from Spray farm coop
Mrs. Chester Spray reports to the police that about 35 laying hens were stolen from her Route 1 Spray farm coop. She noted the hens began missing yesterday and described the flock from the farm in the damaged report.
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Chester Spray Farm
Chester Spray
Spray Farm
Gytel
Spray
Eons
Ten Japanese Hanged at Sugamo for Prisoner Deaths
Ten Japanese convicts executed by Allied military commissions for the deaths of prisoners of war were hanged today at Sugamo, as announced by the army. The hangings follow convictions for responsibility in the deaths of Allied POWs.
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Yokohama
Sugamoetisca
Edmondson named C O P chairman in Douglas County
Charles A. Edmondson deputy warden of the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing and Lawrence precinct official was elected chairman of the Douglas County Republican central committee in an at courthouse meeting. He defeated C B Osford 31 to 16. Ford urged unity and future cooperation. Lucifie McCreath named vice chairman with Wakarusa officials filling key posts. Edmondson pledged a vigorous fall campaign for the November elections and opening party headquarters. Thirty seven committeemen attended with nine proxies.
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Charles A. Edmondson
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Lawrence
Douglas County
Republican Central Committee
J. B. Wilson
Edmondson
G.O.P. St
C. Bosford
Hosford
Central Committee
West
Wakarusa
Allen
E. E. Alexander
Rankin
Wilson
R. C. Rankin
Hunsinger
D. M. Harris
Eudora
H. D. Johnson
Fourth Ward
Trucker Held Without Bond in Kinred Slaying
Marion Kansas district court held 21 year old William Gater without bond on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Herbert Kinred 60 Emporia Loan operator. Judge set preliminary hearing for August. Kinred’s body was found on a country road near Florence after he had been missing since Monday. Kinred’s car was found in Joplin Missouri.
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Marion
Kan
Wiliam E. Gater
Ems
Herbert J. Kinred
Emporia Loan Company
Ray Hargett
Aumust
Marion County
Lioyd Davies
Emporia
Lyon County
Sam Mellinger
Gaver
Kinred
Florence
Joplin
Man Grabbed From Missouri Picket Line
Holden Missouri August 21 A man was grabbed from a union picket line tarred and feathered and beaten last night Marshal Paul Stare said Victim Norman Bailey about 25 a Holden resident was unknown to his assailants Six of the Golden MillMand Elevator Companys 33 employees have been on strike since Wednesday night Bailey was a known strike mover Donny Loveaul another mill worker was dragged from his car and beaten Thursday night on his way to work Sheriff Nichols said no action would be taken without a formal complaint
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Holden
Paul Stare
Norman W. Bailor
Olden Millmand Elevator Company
Bee Ey
Bailey
Alex Nichols
Warrenswae
Here
Clarence Bailey
Donny Loveaul
Greek Army Advances in Grammos Mountains Reported
Reports from Athens say Greek forces push into Grammos mountain area to cut communist pockets as battles continue. A military communique cites casualties with dozens dead and hundreds wounded in the Nestorian sector yesterday, while guerrilla losses are listed at 57. In New York, a federal court issued a temporary injunction blocking east coast action for tonight.
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Athens
Hars
Grammos
Zanive
New York
Quantrill Raiders Strike Lawrence in 1863 Fire Marked by Massacre
Lawrenced residents recall the Quantrill raid of August 21 1863 when 450 raiders burned business districts and homes. Nearly 200 killed or bound for death in the fires, churches turned morgues, and survivors recount the siege. The event helped spur Order No 11 and long lasting border tensions with Missouri. Memorials and a 1941 film recount the tragedy, with reenactments in South Park and a staged burn of a replica Eldridge House.
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Lawrence
Quantrill
Altho
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Bbym
Jesse
Frank James
Jackson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hollywood
South Park
Eldridge
Haskell
Mount Oread
Tornado on the Road To Lawrenc e in Temperance Campaign
The Temperance Tornado caravan led by Glenn Cunningham, former Kansas star miler, arrives in Lawrence tomorrow morning to campaign against repealing prohibition. A 8 p.m. rally at South Park bandstand features speeches by Cunningham, Willard Mayberry, and youth speakers. The group, directed by Paul Stover, will tour Lawrence after church services, visiting University of Kansas and Haskell Institute, with local HQ at the high school. The caravan aims to reach Kansas City after stops in Atchison and Leavenworth, where small crowds attended demonstrations.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Glenn Cunningham
University of Kansas
South Park
Cunningham
Willard Mayberry
Elkhart
Woestemeyer
Douglas County United Dty Forces Committee
Paul Stover
Ottawa University
Haskell Institute
High A
Kansas City
Atchison
Leavenworth
Mayberry
Lawrence Mayor 1863 Dies in Well Rescue
Lawrence mayor George W. Collamore fled Quantrill’s raiders on August 21 1863 and hid in a well near his burned home. He spoke to his wife once before neighbors tried to assist him but he died from asphyxiation during the rescue attempt.
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George W. Collamore
Quantrill
Gar
A Slight Cooling Off In Kansas State Weather Report
Topeka August 21 1935 The cooler weather spreading over Kansas is expected to dent with a slight warming weekend, the state forecaster says. Forecaster S D Flora notes this is the first time in 120 years August has not reached 100 degrees in Topeka. Highs may top 95 after further cooling tonight, with scattered showers possible. Yesterday’s highs reached 98 in Topeka Salina and Hutchinson and lows fell to 55 in Goodland while eastern readings stayed 74 to 77. Tonight should be comfortable with lows 58 northwest to 70 southeast.
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Topeks
Kanaag
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Topeka
Flora
Salina
Hutchinson
Goodland
Tonigne
Totay
Wa. m
Trace
Hicklow Pree
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre
Montmoeeneemane
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami RR
Minnea
New York
New Orleana
Melahoma City
Washington
Building may go on at Crown Heights subdivision Garden City
Bus Prater, a Wichita builder, flew to Garden City to review the 450 unit Crown Heights project. He will decide after a Stanolind conference next week whether to continue building for sale or pause. Prater aims to reach 120 sites soon to speed city provision. Thirty six houses are under construction with some to be finished within two weeks.
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Garden City
Kan
Crown Heights
Bus Prater
Wichita
Stanclind
Prater
23rd Kansas Reunion Veterans Meet in Topeka
Veterans of the 23rd Kansas volunteer infantry regiment gathered in Topeka to observe the 50th anniversary of mobilization for the Spanish American War. Gov Frank Carlson delivered a welcome address as a barbecue and military ceremony began. memorial services were planned for the following day.
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Topeka
23Rd
Kansas Voluntary Infantry Regiment
Frank Carlson
Kansee
Cuba
Parking lot plan aims to ease downtown congestion
The Chamber of Commerce planning committee in Lawrence approved an aggressive drive for free off street parking in the business district bounded by Sixth Vermont Eleventh and New Hampshire streets. The plan envisions five lots, with space for about 495 more cars and one lot in each two block east west segment.
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Lawrence
The
Chamber of
M. N. Fenny
Sixth
Veremont
Eleventh
New Hampshire
United States
E. Zook
Zook
Rosson
Rhode Island
Altho
Douglas County
Chambers Nlan
Eighth
Vermont Streets
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Greet Pinchers
Louise Wiedemann
Massachusetts Street
FE. J. Wieman
Louise Preisach Dinglestedt
Louisiana Street
Jennie Engle
North Lawrence
Wantrill
Prohibition
C. of C. Committee
Commerce
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