Groves testifies no atomic secrets given to Russians
Lt Gen Leslie Groves testified that neither Harry Hopkins nor Henry Wallace pursued atomic secrets for the Russians. He said he never met Hopkins nor corresponded with Wallace and denied indirect pressure. Gove's remarks came as investigations probed wartime transfers and a note signed “CH Bosas” amid reports of Russian suitcase discoveries.
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Groves
Atenae
Fuse
Hopeine
Tion Ae
Wallace Gros
Etergy
Garuves
G. Racey Jordan
Air Force
House
American Activities Committee
Great Falls
Mont
Qusk Ridge
H.H
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Russia
Major Jordan
Great Falia
Alaska
State Department
Acheson
Major Operators Unimpressed by Lewis Contract Move
Washington dispatch reports nine coal mine owners signed with John L. Lewis to end a dispute yet major operators dismiss the move as inconsequential. They note production under 2.5 million tons toward a 354 million ton annual total and warn the broader strike remains intact. Basle of the National Coal Association demands names of signatories.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
Jasin Feom
van Kentucky
Drowe
Wwe
Com
Poyette
Watt Hd Nileld
Devon
John D. Basle
National Coal Association
Wintry Blast Forecast for Kansas Tonight and Coldest Night Ahead
Topeka reports a light snow forecast for extreme northwest Kansas with the eastern section set for its coldest night of the season. Forecaster Richard Garrett says temperatures will return to seasonal norms, not a cold wave, with lows from 15 to 20 in the east and 26 to 25 in the west. Cloudy skies spread from west to east, highs tomorrow expected in the upper 30s to low 40s regionally, and light snow with rising temps possible in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Porecanter
Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Anthony
Wichita
Garden City
Fir
Navada
Two Robberies Reported With Small Cash Loss
Police report two burglaries with total cash taken around 130 dollars. The Veterans of Foreign Wars club on Eighth and New Hampshire lost about 150 dollars from a basement window entry. A Wayman Lee Service Station on 700 Locust Street suffered more property damage than theft, with pennies, work gloves and candy bars taken, insured.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eighth
New Hampshire
August Vogler
Francis Skinner
V. F. W. Post
Wayman Lee
Locust Street
Lee
Timor
Pittsburgh Sign A Contract Ends Eight-Week Steel Strike
The United Steelworkers and Aluminum Company of America signed a contract ending an eight week strike by 17 000 workers across nine states. The deal includes 100 monthly pensions for workers 65 and over plus social security and a company funded social insurance plan. The Alcoa pensions follow a Bethlehem pattern with minor formula differences but similar results.
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Pittsburgh
C. S.o.united Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America Today
Alcoa
Roach resigns from Junior Chamber post in Lawrence
Ed Roach president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce tendered his resignation at a Jaycee invest last night effective January. He will be succeeded by Si-eeahe Doane a KU business senior. Roach, a Mutual Life Insurance agent, will move to Topeka next month to become district assistant manager. He has been in Lawrence since 1946, previously with Kansas Power and Light at Parsons and for three years led the veterans housing project at 1810 Louisiana. At the Florridge hotel meeting plans were set for a Christmas party for Jaycee children next Tuesday followed by a Jaycee Christmas dance.
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Ed Rouch
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Fie
Ieahe Doane
K. U
Roach
Lawrence
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Topeka
Kansas Power and Light Company
Parsons
Veterans Housing Precept
Louisiana Street
Florrdge
Rex Beach Dies From Self Inflicted Wound In Florida Home
Rex Beach, 72, famed novelist, was found dead with a pistol wound at his Florida home. The death was ruled suicide by Judge J Howard Livingston and Sheriff Broward Coker. He had battled throat cancer for two years and left unfinished work including Woman in Ambush. Beach leaves brothers Elmer Beach of Raleigh and Fred Stone of Los Angeles, with funeral plans pending. He moved to Sebring in 1927 and built ranches in Avon Park Fort Myers Indiantown and near Indiantown. His bibliography includes The Ne er do Well The Iron Trail The Auction Block Heart of the Sunset Rainbow's End Winds of Chance Oh Shoot Padlocked The Mating Call Son of the Gods Alas kan Adventures Masked Women Jungle Gold.
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Selig
Rex Beach
J. Howard Liveingston
Sherif Broward Coker
Reach
Misa Tania Simronian
Robert Fox
Beach
Miami
Nou
Elmer Beach
Raleigh
N. C
Fred Stone
Los Angeles
Stone
Sebring
Avon Park
Fort Myers
Indiantown
Michigan
Tampa
Rollins College
Winter Park
Rollins Alumni Association
Gas fumes kill Topeka woman in home death
Topeka reports Mrs. Edna Witte, 53, was found dead in a bathroom after covering a heater with a coat and blanket. Coroner H. L. Clark said she turned on a heater and ended up on the floor. Neighbors noted she had been despondent about her health.
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Topeka
Edna Witte
H. L. Clark
Emperor Hirohito Loses Money to Thief in Tokyo
Eight years after being deemed sacred the emperor is $4 166 poorer. A thief removed 150 000 yen from the imperial household account, signaling a shift in reverence toward the emperor Tokyo December 7.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Imperial Household
Westminster Fellowship Plans To Bring DP From Europe
The Westminster Fellowship at the University of Kansas plans to bring Tatjana Plume, a 22 year old Latvian refugee living in Innsbruck Austria, to KU as a graduate student. The group guarantees transportation tuition housing and more. Public fundraising December 12 18 will support the scholarship and potential future scholars.
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Westminster Fellowship
Presbyterian
University of Kansas
Europe
K. U
Tatjana Plume
Innsbruck
Austria
Marilynn Lee
Augusta
Westminster
Miss Plume
Kansas
Altho
United States
K. U. Westminster Fellowship
Lawrence
John Patton
India
Deane W. Malott
World Student Service Fund
Malott
U.S
Westminister Fellowship
Miss Lee
Monty Petiit
Paola
Patricia Speer
Milwaukee
Leon Stromire
Clathe
Donald Kerle
Topeka
Dale Judy
Leavenworth
Rollin Wade
New Hampshire Street
Trial starts for Kostov Titoist figure in Sofia
Former Bulgarian deputy premier Traicho Kostov goes on trial in Sofia accused of being a Titoist spy and traitor. The case links Rostov and 10 others to plans to subjugate Bulgaria to Yugoslavia and allies with Western secret services.
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Peest
Traicho Kostov
Bulgaria
Sofia
Rostov
Marsha
Tito
Yugoslavia
Kostov
Laszlo Raja
Budapest
Kremlin
Balkan
Kostev
U.S
Banquet Honors Undefeated Liberty Memorial Football Team
One hundred seventy five men and boys ate 15 pounds of turkey at a banquet honoring the Liberty Memorial high school football squad. Miss Mary Lou Hill directed the meal and freshmen served as waiters. Coach Chalmer Woodard presided as master of ceremonies and introduced W. D. Woulre, new city schools superintendent. Letter winners were named: 15 seniors, 12 juniors, three managers. seniors listed, followed by juniors and managers. The program closed with game films from Wyandotte Argent ine and Topeka.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Fourteenth Street
Mary Lou Hill
Chalmer Woodard
W. D. Woulre
Jim Holladay
Jack Imel
Jack Laptad
Arthur Lockard
Allen Moore
Bill Pulliam
Wayman Wilburn
Clark Keys
Orval Craig
Paul Malone
Car Collision at Third and Lyons Injures No One
Vernon Smith of 719 Lyons Street and Mrs. W. T. Blakely of Route 5 collided yesterday afternoon at the Third and Lyons intersection at about 4 40. Police report both vehicles sustained only slight damage with no injuries.
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Vernon Smith
Lyons Street
W. T. Blakely
Route 5
Lyons
Pratt County Farm Bureau backs state experiment station plan
The Pratt County Farm Bureau endorsed creating a state agricultural experiment station for sandy soils in south central and southwestern Kansas. A Christmas gift subscription to The Journal-World is offered with a gift card.
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Pratt, Kan
Pratt County Farm Bureau
Kansas
The
Journal-World
Uranium Flow to Russia Report Sparks Government Debate
A government statement claimed uranium shipments to Russia were approved under wartime controls. Officials said secrecy measures existed but documents indicate exports faced controversy and possible legal issues.
Two Day UN Meeting For Kansas Conference
The 2 day United Nations regional conference is set for January 2 at the University of Kansas. Gilbert Vartes Secretary of the Economic and Social Council will speak. James Orrick of the U N department of public intervention will lead a session. Mrs Benjamin Weaver chairs the Kansas Interim committee. Attendees include representatives from Kansas organizations to learn UN workings and practical application. About 150 people attended last year.
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United Nations
University of Kansas
Gilbert Vartes
Economic and Social Council of
US Nw
Yates
United Kingdom
U. N
Lake Success
Nly
James BL Orrick
U. Ni
U. ON
Univrsity Extension
Ul N. An
Nansas
Banquet Honors Italian Catholic Armies in Omaha
Mike Getto, hotel manager and assistant football coach at Kansas University, attended a UNIOC national club banquet in Omaha, Nebraska with about 12,000 guests. Awards went to John Gloriso of Missouri University and Leo Namellinic, an All-American tackle at SES Get te. Gette flew to Omaha and returned to Lawrence by 2:30 this morning.
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Mike Getto
Eldtidaes
Kh. U
Wae
Omaha
Nebi
UNIOC
Armeies
John Gloriso
Missouri University
Leo Namellinic
SES
Ses Gette Was the Guest of Dr. D. M. Nigro
Gette
Kansas City
Lawrence
Officials to Meeting in Oskaloosa by Douglas County Group
A Douglas county delegation attends the Northeast Kansas County Officials Association quarterly meeting in Oska loosa today. The group includes County Commissioners Charles Banning and Ray Ogden, County Treasurer Melvin Miller, District Court Clerk Marvy Ellen Simmons, County Superintendent of Schools Emma Berg, and Welfare Director Mildred Watson.
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Douglas County
Northeast
Kansas County Officials Association
Oskaloosa
Charles Banning
Ray Ogden
Melvin Miller
Marvy Ellen Simmons
Emma Berg
Mildred Watson
ERP Ends in 1952 Looms Over Industry Summit
At the 54th annual congress of the National Association of Manufacturers in New York the outlook focuses on ending the European Recovery Program in 1982 and balancing trade. Defense Secretary Johnson says the U S is better prepared for any attack, while Hoffman and Calder stress finding a post ERP trade solution and expanding imports to avoid a garrison state. The session also asserts victory in the European cold war and urges readiness for ERP termination.
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New York
Dev Tee
Ogatessen
Uwou
Bram Woerkadle
Nio
National Association of Manufacturer
Waldorf-Astona
Beard
Paul G. Hoffman
Curtis Calder
Fledtric Bond and Share Co
Hoffman
United States
Calder
N.am
Congress of American Industry
Europe
Cold Wave Warnings Spread as Temperatures Plummet
A winter weather alert describes a sharp cold snap across the region. Temperatures drop to near zero with subfreezing lows and wind chills. Forecasters expect continued frigid conditions through the evening and into the early morning.
AHEAD ON VIDEO PLAN FOR KU TELEVISION
KU and WDAF TV plan to televise University activities from Mount Oread to Kansas City. A tentative schedule may show most basketball games from Hoch Auditorium. Limited seating in Lawrence restricts home game viewing to students. A television committee will manage the new broadcasting program.
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University of Kansas
Wdaf TV
Kansas City
Hoch Auditorium
Lawrence
Mount Oread
Wdaf-Tn
Lawrence Resident News Item Seeks Christmas Gift Subscriptions
An appeal notes that gifting subscriptions to The Journal World may bring happiness to former Lawrence residents at Christmas. The brief ad invites readers to consider a subscription as a thoughtful present.
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Lawrence
Lft
Journalorld
Adv
Grant Township Leads CRROLP Fund Drive in Douglas County
Grant township completes its CRROLP solicitation with cash donations totaling 444 dollars and 400 bushels of grain pledged. County chairman WW C Gerstenher rer notes three elevators for grain drop offs and urges other townships to finish solicitations by December 17.
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Grant
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Douglas County
John Vowel
Howard Wiseman
Clrlolp
WW. C Gerstenherrer
Endora
Croll. Com
Underwood and Sons Grain
Lawrence
Baldwin
Baldwire
Farmer’s Grain
Deven Grant
Lawrence Learhard
Dale Eterich
Raymond Pine
Directors Favor Parking Lot Plan
A city council meeting discussed a proposed parking lot plan to bolster downtown business and curb tax shifts. Officials warned increased property valuations and higher taxes could follow, urging a voter and taxpayer mindful approach to the project.
Santa Claus To Visit Downtown Massachusetts Street
The Christmas activities committee of the Community Chest announces Santa Claus will visit downtown Massachusetts Street with his workshop parked on the west side. The event runs daily from 1 50 to 7 30 p m during the final pre Christmas week December 19 to 24 and continues with afternoon appearances on specific days next week.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence Fridaviate Proon
Ap Aenearance
Massaschusetts Street
Oa Seres
Community Chest
Shan Fr
DB Om
Vevmasters
Tha Sun Leek
Santa
New City School Head to Report for Duty Dec 19
W D Wolfe becomes Lawrence city schools superintendent designate and will report Monday December 19 with his wife and two sons. The family will move from 2100 New Hampshire street beginning December 27 with Bill Jr in ninth grade and John in sixth grade at Cordley. An official appointment notice will be made Thursday by the Atchison board of education.
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W. D. Wolfe
Lawrence
Wolfe
New Hampshire Street
Bill, Jr
John
Cordley
Atchison Board of Education
Anneyment
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China
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LU. N. Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
America
Soviet Union
Want
Tara TA
Mos
Sheety Sutton
Sutton
O. K
Aioe
Aoun
KK. U
Westin
Nerad Mar Weber
Peratures
Vestertas
Grant Township
Coot U. Otters Ass
Raliet & Beiter Co
Ingcome
Zoen
Zook
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Esperta
Wien
Presidemt
New City
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