Air crewman survives 800 foot fall over Korea
Pfc. Robert A. Foelske of Waterloo Iowa fell 800 feet from a C 119 flying boxcar near Changjin reservoir after cargo shifted and knocked him out. He deployed his parachute, landed in a tree, and survived to describe the harrowing incident to Far East Air Forces.
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Tokyo
Korea
Far East Air Fcrcea
Robert A. Foelske
Waterloo
Iowa
Changjin
U. S
Foelske
Poelske
Hungnam Air Strip
Forlske
New Faculty Club House Nears Opening at University
Construction on the Kk U Faculty Club building progresses with plumbing, electrical and insulation complete. The former University High School is enlarged into a two story facility on the east side, with new entrances from Louisiana Street and a west porch facing the Memorial Union.
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Kk. U
University High School
Louisiana Street
Memorial Union
Elmer F. Beth
Deane Wlott
Natalie Calderwood
Helen Lohr
T. DeWitt Carr
school_of engineering and architecture
M.C. Slough
Joseph J. Wilson
Penns
Universi
Iss Lohr
Wilson
University
Bost
Club
Clock Crushes Pedestrians in Kansas City Street Crash
A one ton clock at Twelfth and Main street was struck by a trailer truck driven by John M. Calbasin of Denver. Earl Grant and Mrs. Florence Courtwright were pinned under the clock but rescued by pedestrians. Both sustained non serious injuries. The crash blamed shippers streets and marked the clock’s 20 year presence at the corner.
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Kansas City
Dic
Main Street
Earl Grant
Florence. Courtwright
Shippers
John M. Calbasin
Denver
Newsprint price hike spreads to New York buyers
Great Northern Paper Co. says newsprint price rises by $5 per ton, boosting delivered New York City price to 31m4 a ton. The increase aligns with peers' recent increases, marking the last step in a regional price pattern.
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New York
Great Northern Paper Co
New York City
Great Northern
Colleges Should Focus More On Scholarships Not Football
Kansas City reports that T. Hawley Tapping head of the American Alumni Council urged at a joint conference with the American Public Relations Association that colleges abandon ranking by football success. He said the public has taken over college athletics and stressed scholarships over athletics.
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Kansas City
American
T. Hawley Tapping
American Public Relations Association
Tapping
University of Michigan
Fine Arts Recital at University of Kansas Tomorrow
Five students from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts will appear in a recital tomorrow afternoon at Frank Strong Auditorium. Performers include Martha Heck pianist with Beethoven Bagatelles, Carel Martin flutist with a concerto, Marilyn Barr playing Jeux d Eau, Il Wright tenor with Una furtiva and Betty Ist performing Excursions Nos 1. Public invited.
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Unive of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Wille
Frank Strong
Martha Heck
Beethoven
Carel Martin
Coetry
Marilyn Barr
Ravel
Il Wright
Donizetti
Betty Ist
Abe Delores
Filen Beckler
Camera Magazine Publisher Dies After Long Illness
Baltimore dispatch reports John J. Rowan, 62, publisher of Camera Magazine and founder of a motor controls firm, died after a long illness. A notable amateur photographer, he led The Camera from 1942 and chaired Rowan Controller Co. which he formed in 1910. He left a widow, two sons and a daughter. funeral services set for tomorrow.
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Baltimore
John
Rowan
Camera
Motor Comim
Rowan Controller Company
Tomorreaw
Willing to Go Halves for a Christmas Bicycle
In Snyder Texas a seven year old named Jere James writes Santa asking for a bicycle. He explains he has earned money selling soft drinks and offers to pay half the cost himself if Santa covers the rest. The letter was opened by mistake enroute to the North Pole.
Free Volcano Wrath In Two Sicilian Villages
Mount Etna erupts forcing evacuations in Renazzo and Milo as lava and ash close in. Fire crews from Catania and Messina coordinate shuttles and safeguard local wines moving to storage while residents abandon homes along the eastern slopes.
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Catania
Sicily
Renazzo
Milo
Mount Etna
Messina
Etna
Doctor's rupture test offer in Kansas City attracts volunteers
Kansas City Missouri readers are invited to test a new reducible rupture device for 30 days. The Physician's Appliance Co. offers a free $3.50 truss with the trial and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Send your name to 6261 Koch Build. or 2906 Mair St. for participation.
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Kansas City
Physician's Appliance Co
Koch
Mair St
Wellington to Build Sumner County Courthouse and Jail
Groundbreaking for Sumner county's new courthouse and jail in Wellington was planned after a decision by general contractor Dondlinger & Sons of Wichita. Weather permitting, construction should start soon and finish in about one year, shorter than the prior estimate of eighteen months.
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Court House
Wellington
Kan
Dee. G
Sumner County
Dondlinger & Sons
Wichita
Blood Transfusions and Donor Signups Reported
November activity at Lawrence Memorial Hospital shows 47 transfusions under the Community Blood Service program with a donor bank maintained by volunteer contributions. University staff and K U faculty also registered, reaching 126 signers, as a chest X ray clinic spurred donor drives and hospital notices.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Community Blood Service
Raymond Schimmel
Lorraine Nichols
John Buzzle
Irvin Burgess
Dean Nesmith
Ley Simons
Russell Sehon
Eliwin
Robingon Irvin Graham
Donald Blair
Gerald Messer
G. Q. Wulfkuhle
K. U
Grace Scnti
Army to reopen Lake City ordnance plant at ten percent capacity
The army said it will reopen about 10 percent of its Lake City Missouri ordnance plant near Kansas City. A spokesman said this will provide roughly one fifth of the World War II production capacity. About 1,890 workers, mostly civilians, will be employed. The timing of reopening is left to army authorities in the area.
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Washington
Lake City
Kansas City
Army
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