PLAN MAJOR HIKES FOR ARMED FORCES
Washington reports that Korea and rearmament push will yield 17 army divisions, 23 carriers, and 69 air force groups. The defense plan requests 10.5 billion dollars in supplemental funds to raise strength to 834 thousand by next June. Army combat divisions rise to 11, plus more replacement training units. Navy expands ships to 282 combatant and 429 amphibious/auxiliary craft, with 911 operating ships total and 3 more attack carriers. Marine Corps needs 2,997 officers and 60,579 men to meet expanded force demands.
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Korea
J Lawtna Collins
Collins
Johnson
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Ree
Iast
Tring
Marine Corps
Clifton B. Cates
Marine
Cates
Red Casualties Report From Tokyo Broadcast
Tokyo reports a North Korean radio broadcast claims 11 582 civilians killed or wounded and 11 industrial plants destroyed. General MacArthur's HQ is airing a 14 000 word report in daily installments from North Korea.
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Red Korean
Puzsling
MacArthur
Anid
North Korea
United Nations
Red
Frank Phillips Improves in Atlantic City Hospital
Frank Phillips, 76, former head of a large oil empire, remained in Atlantic City Hospital after an operation last night. A company spokesman said he was reported strictly improved today.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Frank Phillips
Atlantic City Hospital
Presbyterian Young People Assembly Planned at Salina
About 150 young persons are expected to attend the Kangas synod assembly of the Presbyterian church at Camp Webster Salina August 27 to September 1. Robert Ball of Garden City is moderator of the assembly. Harry Pasenasa of Hutchinson and Catherine Burrows of Coffeyville are advisors.
Guests At Rotary Luncheon Names of Attendees At Lawrence Event
Rotary club luncheon drew several visitors led by Miss Nancy Lind who will be queen contestant at the Lawrence horse show at Haskell Institute. Ed Wood, former Liberty Memorial high school coach, was introduced by Neal Wherry. Other guests included Dick Barber and Winton Winter with Rev. John Patton hosting his father in law Wilbur Harrington and a Siamese university student. Visiting Rotarians ranged from Indianola to Topeka and Bartlesville with attendees from multiple towns.
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Nancy Lind
Ady
American Royal Rotary Club
Haskell Institute
Bob Charleton
Ed Wood
Liberty Memorial High School
Ilinois
Neal Wherry
Dick Barber
Lawrence
Ri I Boreham
Ship Witer
Winton Winter
John Patton
Wilbur Harrington
Siam
Rochana Loharun
Walter Gresham
Indianola
Miss
George W. Metsker
Kansas City
Kan
Chet W. Gates
Baldwin
John P. Morris
DROWNS IN CREEK DURING FISHING TRIP IN LEAVENWORTH
Leavenworth Kansas Aug 22 Emmett McAlester Jr drowned last night in a creek near downtown Leavenworth where he fished with a companion Lawrence Kene hoch 10. Hoch saw him slip from a ledge behind a freight station. A search found the body in 10 feet of water after an hour. Fire department efforts to revive him were futile.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Emmett McAlester, Jr
Lawrence Kenehoch
Emmett
Emmett McAlester
Fan dancer Sally Rand weds her manager in Toledo
Sally Rand, famed fan dancer, married manager Harry Finkelstein by a justice of the peace in Toledo yesterday and honeymooning today. Rand listed age 46, real name Helen Gould Beck, born in Missouri. Finkelstein, 40, owns three New York night clubs and has prior marriages.
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Sally Rand
Harry Finkelstein
Miss Rand
Finkelstein
New York
Helen Gould Beck
Hickory County
Thurkel Greenough
Montana
Memorial to Child Kathy Fiscus Plaque Dedication
In Los Angeles a bronze plaque unveiled by Kathy Fiscus’s sister Barbara honors the child who died in a San Marino well. The marker reads the dates 1945 to 1949 and dedicates the memory to child safety, funded by contributions from 20,000 people.
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Los Angeles
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Barbara
Reckless flier charged after cutting paper in sky
Ohio pilot Robert F. Simmons of near Terville allegedly threw tissue from his Piper Cub and performed dips and dives to cut the paper, charged with reckless flying. He is set to appear in municipal court Wednesday. Separately, a £1500 loan for Hudson, Kansas, water system planning was approved by the housing agency.
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Highway Patrol
Columbus
Robert F. Simmons
Terville
State Highway Patrol
Washington
Hudson
Kan
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Phillips Petroleum chairman tied to abdominal and heart condition
The text notes abdominal condition and heart weakness led to complications for Phillips, who lives near Bartenville Oklahoma and heads Phillips Petroleum Co. The article also mentions John Nance Garner possibly leaving the United States during Roosevelt’s absence in 1936 when Cordell Hull acted as president.
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Phillips
Bartenville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
John Nance Garner
United State
Cordell Hull
Franklin Roosevelt
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