Kansas Parties Organize As Woodring Seeks 40,000 Vote Edge
Topeka August 27 Democratic and Republican committees reorganized to draft platforms as Kansas eyes the liquor issue. Woodring predicted a 40,000 vote majority while pledging repeal of constitutional prohibition and opposing unworkable appeals to keep Kansas dry. Party officers were named and emphasized campaign activity and statewide tours.
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Topeka
F. Quentin Brown
Greensburg
Frank Carlyon
G.O.P
A. Harry Crane
D.C
Buzz) Hill
Wamego
Hill
Harry Castor
Wichita
Carlson
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas
Woodring
Kangas
Fall Weather Forecast From Topeka Prediction
Weather man S D Flora predicts an early fall mix with chilly north winds and scattered rains across Kansas. He notes showers in the west today and in the east and south tomorrow with highs near 70 to 80. The Solomon River is rising after Sunday rain, but no city flood damage is expected. Rainfall amounts are listed for multiple towns around the state.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Solomon River
Beboit
Solomon
Elkhart
Climax
Liberal
Pratt and Scott
Columbus
Winfield
St. Francis
Florence and Dodge
Fort Scots
Hill Cty
Chenate and
Dependence
Phsnetone
Goodland
Arkansas City
Price levels for livestock under price control talks
The CPA backs price ceilings at June 30 levels for hogs and cattle, while Agriculture Secretary Anderson seeks higher cattle and hog ceilings to spur production. Reconversion Director Steelman joins a three way call with Porter to settle the issue before Thursday. OPA and the agriculture department anticipate an agreement, despite normal agency differences. Meanwhile OPA advances decontrol by removing price lids from canned and frozen soups.
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CPA
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Anderson
John Steelman
Albuquerque
N. M
Price
Paul Porter
OPA
Department
No Weapons Sold Offic er Convicted In China Surplus Verdict
Shanghai officials deny charges surplus American military supplies are being secretly sold to China. The joint claim says no ammunition or military items are part of any surplus sale, while civil air rights are unrelated. Separate matter concerns civil air talks led by Powell.
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Shanghai
Howard C. Petersen
Thomas B. McCabe
China
Pacific
Peterson
McCabe
Bolling R. Powell
State Department
Petersen and
Powell
United States
Petersen
Marshal
Chiaang
Britain open to Mufti as Arab delegation head
British sources say London will invite the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem as head of the Arab delegation to Palestine talks starting September 9. Detained Jewish leaders in Palestine are also reportedly acceptable for the negotiation conference.
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London
CPI
Britain
Mufti
Jerusalem
Palestine
Schedind
Franklin Democrats Rally Over Woodring Sea Gap
Ottawa Aug 27 Franklin Democratic campaigners rally against Woodring sea gap plan as election season intensifies with September 3 dates and related political activity.
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Ottawa
Franklin Democratic
Promised Freedom Testimony in Kronberg Jewel Case
Promised freedom was alleged as a motive in the Kronberg castle jewel theft case heard by a court martial. Kathleen Nash Durant and Col. Jack W Durant face charges of larceny and embezzlement over 1.5 million dollars in royal jewels.
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Rankfurt
Germany
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Kronberg Castle
Countess of Hessen
Jack W. Durant
Chicago
Patterson
Eisenhower
Washington
Durant
Beasts Expected Across Morgan Line Tonight
A report notes an animal crossing the Morgan line likely tonight near Ardussina about midway between Gecisia and Triste, with observers tracking its movement and potential crossings.
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Ardussina
Gecisia
Triste
Tempered Tensions Flame at Paris Peace Confere nce
Australian delegate J A Beasley blasted Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky accusing Russia of lies intimidation and power politics. The clash ended amicably as Beasley and Vishinsky left smiling amid a vote to form a French backed standing committee to probe Italian frontier disputes.
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Paris
J. A. Beasley
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Political and Economic Commission
Australia
Italy
Yugoslavia
France
Austria
Beasley
Vishinsky
Col. W. R. Hodgson
Italian Treaty Economic Commission
Lief Egeland
South Africa
Europe
Asley
Hodgson
Czechoslovakia
Balkan Commission
Romania
U. S
Bsrnea
Kimeon Georgiev
Wet spell continues with more rain in regional forecast
The weather bureau forecasts two additional days of rain and cooler temperatures across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Nebraska. Ground soaking showers will spread from Nebraska Iowa and western Oklahoma into the southeast tomorrow with higher temperatures peaking near Kansas City.
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Associated Prass
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas City
Iowa
Okiahoma
Issouri
North
Wese
Tn Ad
Elsaim
Seation
Denver
Havre
Kas
Fey
Los Angeles
New York
Age Before Beauty Wies Kentucky Isn’t Ready For Miss America
Paducah teenager Emma Lee Blackford, age 17, won Miss Kentucky at the state fair in Louisville and was set to compete for Miss America in Atlantic City next month but must relinquish the state title due to age.
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Louisville
Emma Lee Blackford
Paducah
Atlantic City
Dr Jardine Critically Ill in Boulder Area
A brief note reports Dr W M Jardine critically ill in the Boulder area. The ad fragment mentions a 30 second chance and a Millers Bar-B-Que closure until further notice, with a 96 cent figure and a phone contact.
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W. M. Jardine
Boulder, Cole
Change in control of construction
Washington Aug 27 Civilian Production Administrator John D Small announces transfer of authority over all non residential construction to housing Expeditor Wilson W Wyatt The shift halves weekly non housing construction from 45 million to 35 million dollars to speed veterans housing and finish dwellings before winter The move approved by Reconversion Director John R Steelman and affects 1200 to 1500 workers with steps to redirect materials to homes and housing priorities and speed up completions
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Washington
John D. Small
Wilson W. Wyatt
Small
John R. Steelman
National Housing Agency
Wyatt
City approves land purchase for emergency veterans housing in 1990 block
Lawrence City Council approves an ordinance to buy 4.32 acres in the 1990 block on Louisiana street via a 3.44 acre purchase for 5000 dollars with an additional acre leased from R O Burgert. part will be housing site for 13 units to aid 35 veterans and their families, with the remainder becoming a park after the emergency. The council also approves four percent interest on the price and moves to start work once published. A Federal Housing Agency letter urged a complete plan and signed contract for units before the deadline.
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Lawrence Veterans
Louisiana Street
R. O. Burgert
H. E. Eustace
Fourth Ward
F. A. Russell
Federal Housing Agency
Russell
KK. U
Sunnyside
Lawrence
Truman and Friends Off On Another Fishing Trip
Hamilton Bermuda August 27 President Truman plans another fishing outing with his vacation party after a successful first trip. Three boats were booked and Ted Marks of Kansas City, veteran reemployment regional director and former tailor, joins the group noting their shared Missouri National Guard days.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Truman
Mr. Truman
Ted Marks
Kansas City
Veterans Reemployment
Marks
Missouri National Guard
Democrats Call for Outright Repeal of Prohibition in Kansas
Topeka August 27 The Democratic party platform calls for repeal of constitutional prohibition to end bootlegging in Kansas. It supports state sold liquor in stores, coin option, local option by counties, and opposes machine politics. It also backs highway reform, voter age 18, and veterans housing and administration measures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Democratic Party Council
Harry H. Woodring
Woodring
State Highway Department
Veterans Administration
Republican State Veterans Advisory Committee
Veterans Affairs
Greece Asks for Seat in Albanian UN Membership Talks
Greece formally requests a seat at the United Nations Security Council table to discuss Albania’s bid for UN membership. Ambassador Vassili Dendramis filed the letter through Secretary-General Trygve Lie, with council delegates to discuss the issue next day amid expected debate on hearing new member applications.
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New York
United Nathority Council
Sea Council
Albania
Vassili Dendramis
U.N
Trygve Lie
Thore
Yugoslavia May Be Before Council
Under secretary of State Acheson declined to rule out bringing Yugoslavia before the United Nations Security Council over attacks on American personnel. He said a protest would only go to the council if a threat to peace existed and that Yugoslavia had complied with the ultimatum. He noted no known violations by U S forces and called for a thorough army investigation.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
State Department
Yunislavia
U. N
Tutlert Sant
Gas Levy Proposed to Tax Kansas Natural Gas Exports
Professor Eugene A. Stephenson urged Kansas to tax natural gas from its irreplaceable reserves. Speaking before the Rotary Club he cited Texas as a model where a gas withdrawal tax funds state higher education. He warned Kansas must not lose revenue as pipelines target Hugo ton field and warned the field’s pressure suggests supply could last about 24 years under new withdrawals.
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Kansas
Eugene A. Stephenson
Stephenson
Rotary Club
Texas
Kk. U
Hugoton
California
Detroit
Hugeton
Europe
George Washington
Amerea
West Virginia
Fredonia
New York
Hovey Hanna
Wallace Weekes
Ed Novetny
F. JC. Ailen
Rotary
Monay
Cattle Receipts Return to Normal at Kansas City Stockyards
The Kansas City stockyards reported a normal cattle run with about 9,500 receipts, down from 29,140 yesterday as stockmen rushed in before OPA ceilings return. The figure matches typical Tuesdays after the summer influx, with 6,073 last week and 17,245 a year ago.
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Kansas City
Turkeys Crop Down Nine Percent From Last Year
The agriculture department estimates this year’s turkey crop at about 41,512,000 head, nine percent below last year’s record. Despite the decline, the forecast is 27 percent above the 1928–42 average, reflecting spring feed uncertainties and higher costs. A fall market outlook is uncertain. Enroll this week for the Lawrence Business College.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sunflower dormitories face housing crunch for KU students
University of Kansas housing director Irwin Yeunebere says 1809 Sunflower dorm rooms are on a non guaranteed wait list for single men students at Sunflower Ordnance Works near Lawrence. Efforts to house single veterans and married couples continue with canvasses and appeals to Lawrence residents.
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Sunflower
Irwin Yeunebere
Uniersity of
Kansas
Sunflower Ordnance Works
T.awrence
Yeinsberg
Lawrence
Polio Rate in Kansas Shows Downward Trend
Dr. F C Reelman secretary of the State Board of Health reports Kansas infantile paralysis rate falling with 69 new cases in the week ended last Saturday. Johnson Cherokee Wyandotte and Bourbon counties each show new cases. Wyandotte leads with seven cases.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
F.C. Reelman
State Board of Health
Johnson and Cherokee
Wyandotte
Bourbon
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Chanute
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Garden City
Renater
Ray S. Pierson
Burlington
Republican Party Council
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State Senate
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Pendergast
Teally
Office of Price Administration
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Bad Nauheim
F. Richard E. Lobuono
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Lobuono
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Highland Park
Kilian
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Kentucky
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