Ike and aides begin shipboard talks aboard Helena
President elect Eisenhower opened formal conference with advisers and future administration members aboard the USSS Helena after Wake Island arrival. Discussion centers on Korea with no announcements planned. Conference to continue to Pearl Harbor and include Gen. Omar Bradley and other military leaders.
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Usss
Helena
Eisenhower
Wake Island
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Foster Dulles
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior
George M. Krey
Treasury
Jus Clay
Joseph M. Dodge
C. D. Jackson
Emmett
Genesis Witte House
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Arthur Radford
Pacific
Wake
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Spencer Firm Centers Attention of Employees
Max Foresman, public relations director for Spencer Chemical, told the Lawrence Rotary Club that the happy employee is key to good public relations. He outlined a step by step orientation for new workers, home mailed materials for families, and constant personal contact by plant executives. He urged dignity in every job and warned against actions that could be used against the company.
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Max Foresman
Spencer Chemical Company
Lawrence Rotary Club
Foresman
Spencer
Spe
Darby Heads to Capital to Discuss New Chairman
Darby travels to the capital to discuss naming a new chairman as former chair Arthur F.E. Summertie enters the Eisenhower Cabinet as general postmaster.
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Arthur FE
Summertfie
Eisenhower
Talking horse helps search for missing Rhode Island boy
Richmond Times Dispatch reports a 27 year old talking horse named Lady in claims to aid in finding nine year old Gary Hayman who disappeared from Exeter State School near Providence Rhode Island on September 23. Police say they are studying information reportedly given by the horse through a typewriter like device.
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Richmond
Rhode Island
Gary Hayman
Exeter State
Providence
R.L
Nive
Benjamin Hayman
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wonder
Hayman
The
Times-Dispatch
Bill Mellwain
Meliwain
Kansas
McIlwain Re
United States to reveal Tunisian stance at UN Assembly
The United States plans to state its position on Tunisian home rule in the UN General Assembly Political Committee. Philip Jessup, who has submitted his resignation as ambassador at large, will speak while Britain and France clash over UN competence. The U S aims to stay moderate amid Arab Asian calls for a supervising commission and French objections to UN intervention.
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United Nations
U. S
Britain
France
U. N
Monlay
Philip Jessup
Truman
U. N. Assembly
Selwyn Lloyd
Jessup
Tunis
Storm Hits Coast As Northern California Suffering Casualties
A weekend storm battered Northern California with wind rain and snow killing seven people and stranding 1310 passengers on trains. Roads and communications failed and rivers swelled flooding Mendocino and Marin counties. Snowplows freed trains and rescued motorists while highways 99 and 97 reopened after blockages.
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San Francisco
California
North South Southern Pacific Ck
Dunsmuir
Here
Klamath Falls
Siskiyou Mountains
Oreg
Alifornia
U.S
Ukiah
Mendocino
Woodacre
Marin County
Ten-year-old Potter in Ft Scott hospital after car strike
Ten-year-old Donald Ray Potter of Hume Missouri lies unconscious in a Ft Scott hospital for 23 days after being struck by a car near his home on November 16 while tying his shoe. He suffered a basal skull fracture and has not fully regained consciousness.
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Donald Ray Potter
Hume
Ft. Scott
Emily Schwinn Dies in Wellington at 93
Emily Victoria Schwinn, 93, a longtime Wellington resident and widow of attorney Schwinn, died at her home Sunday. She and her family had lived in Wellington most of their lives, apart from three years in Salt Lake City and in Kansas City.
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Wellington
Emily
Victoria Schwinn
Schwinn
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Anniversary Shrine Breaks Ground at Pearl Harbor
On the eve of the Pearl Harbor anniversary, Americans gathered in misty rain as a $75,000 shrine to the dead of the U S Navy was started. Acting Hawaii Governor Frank Serrao warned of a creeping, ruthless Communism threatening nations, towns and doors World War II memories linger as Japan marks the anniversary differently.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Frank Serrao
Hawaii
Pacific
Weather stays fair across Kansas through Tuesday
Forecaster Tom Arnold expects continued fair weather in Kansas through Tuesday. Monday night temps will dip from the 20s in the NW to the mid 30s in the SE, with highs Tuesday from 45 to 55 across the state. Sunday highs ranged 49 to 58 and Sunday night lows mostly in the 30s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Goodland
Chanute
Hill City
Flooded Valley Farmland Yields High in Kansas
Kansas State College soil expert Dean R. J. Throckmorton says flood deposits in the Kansas River valley produced rich topsoil and strong yields. Wheat and corn benefited from heavy fertilizer on sandy loam, with corn reaching about 100 bushels per acre and wheat around 40. Some fields gained soil but damaged homes and machinery.
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Manhattan
Kansas River Valley
Dean R. J. Throckmorton
Kansas State College
Throckomrton
Rioting Convicts End 20 Hour New Mexico Prison Siege
Eight hostages were released unharmed as a 20 hour uprising at New Mexico State Prison near Santa Fe ended. Warden Morris Abram said a truce hoped for earlier was not reached as guardsmen state police and officers prepared to storm the prison. Ringleader Robert Eads, an 18 to 25 year inmate, led eight or nine convicts who controlled the hospital and Cell Block No 2.
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Morris Abram
New Mexico State Prison
Fred Beaters
Fred Johnson
Big Stone Ison
Santa Fe
Johnson
Hos‘pital
Abram
Los Alamos
Joe Roach
Robert Eads
St. Is
Fire destroys Pittsburg High gym gear in blaze
Pittsburg High School officials estimate losses at 5 000 after a Saturday night fire in the concrete walled equipment room destroyed most basketball and football gear. About 13 basketballs 2 700 worth of equipment and 52 football harness sets plus pads were lost while football suits and shoes in another storage room survived. Building damage is about 600. Coach Dale Conner aims to field the team with repaired gear for Saturday's game with St. Mary's of Wichita. Insurance should cover about 90 percent of the loss.
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Pittsburg
Dale Conner
St. Mary's
Wichita
John L. Engine
Relative of Presidents Harrison Dies in Kansas City
John Scott Harrison, 70, a nephew of Benjamin Harrison and great grandson of another president, died in Kansas City after a 35 year career in the Southwest Midwest.
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S. Harrison
Kansas City
John Scott Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Southwest
Midwest
Judge to subpoena missing man to testify at habeas hearing
Federal Judge in Topeka orders the subpoena of Nathaniel Germany’s uncle as a key witness in the habeas corpus hearing for Nathaniel Germany Jr. The stay of execution granted hours before the scheduled death of David W., a junior college student, was influenced by new statements from Germany’s uncle, leading to requests for further evidence and testimony.
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Topeka
Ji Delmas C. Hill
Nathaniel Germany
Rk I
Pete
Nathaniel Germanys
Sranesaton
Hine
Kaneda i
David W
Scott
Germany
Putnam In Charge Washington Wage Stabilization Move
Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam assumed control of the stalled wage stabilization program aiming to hand control to the Eisenhower administration if needed. Industry members quit the regional boards protesting Truman’s coal wage handling, with calls for resignations and fears of union protests if wage agreements stall.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
Eisenhower
Putnam
WSB
Boston
Chicago
Truman
Kentucky-Ohio
Defense
Henry Fowler
AFL
George Meany
Salinan Named Queen at KU Military Ball
Miss Donna Jean Johnson of Salina, a 19 year old sophomore in Fine Arts and Delta Delta Delta, was crowned queen of the annual Military Science Ball at Hoch Auditorium University of Kansas. Chancellor Franklin D Murphy crowned her. attendants were Janet Gabrielson of Hutchinson and Maureen Kelley of Independence Missouri. Henry Busse’s orchestra played before about 2500 students and faculty from Army Navy and Air Force ROTC attended.
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Donna Jean Johnson
Salina
Hoch Auditorium
University of Kansas
Johnson
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Franklin D. Murphy
Robert Springer
Lawrence
Janet'Gabrielson
Hutchinson
Chi Omega
Maureen Kelley
Independence
Janet Gabrielson
Franklin D. Me
Edward House
Aave
Kellogg
Air Force Rotc
Wilson M. Liggett
Army Rotc
Four Agencies Compile Christmas Help List
Four local agencies Douglas County Welfare Department Salvation Army Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross and the city schools solicit names of needy families to share holiday baskets and gifts. About 85 individuals or families need help with 20 having children and calls continue. Major C T Sundin leads the Salvation Army with about 100 names on its Christmas basket list while kettles fund dinners and Electa Kindlesperger contributes school-based referrals.
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Douglas County
Mildred Watson
Welfare Department
Salvation Army
Massachusetts Street
Vt. St
C.T. Sundin
Electa Kindlesperger
Steele
Pupils Return to Classes at Cordley Today
Cordley elementary school reopened this morning after a two day vacation caused by a flooded furnace room from a burst hot water tank. The flood knocked out heat lights gas and telephone service. hot water remains unavailable until the tank is replaced and clocks and intercom phones are still out of order.
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Cordley Elementary
High Court Refuses Costello Plea Again
The Supreme Court on Monday refused for the second time to grant gambler Frank Costello a review of his contempt of Congress conviction. Costello is serving an 18 month sentence in Atlanta Penitentiary for walking out of a New York City hearing by the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. The Court previously rejected a plea for review on November 10.
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Supreme Court
Frank Costello
Costello
Atlanta
Senate
Attee
Sue
Tello
High Tribunal
Vespers at K U Highlight 28th Annual Christmas Program
Three hundred people from all KU School of Fine Arts departments present two Hoch Auditorium performances on Sunday at 4 PM and 7 30 PM open to the public free of charge. The program features tableaux and music by A Cappella Choir University Symphony Orchestra and combined glee clubs with soloists and carillon pieces, candle lit processions and a slate of named performers and tableaux including The Christmas Feast Gloria in Excelsis Deo Good King Wenceslas and While Shepherds Watched.
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University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Hoch Auditorium
King Wenceslas
Robert Green
D. M. Swarthout
University Symphony Orchestra
Russell L. Wiley
Clayton Krehbiel
Laurel
Everett Anderson
Ronald Barnes
University
Gregory Turner
Dale E. Turner
Plymouth Congregational. Church
Paul Rogers Jr
Paul R. Rogers
W. Hills Terrace
Anderson
Brusser
Noel
Zipoli
Walton
Britten
Hodie
Willan
Dawson
Ann Reitz
Kansas City
Carole Royer
Oklahoma City
Sue Summerville
Kay Magers
Parlville
John Riederer
Holto Bill’ Hancock
Ronnie ‘Hickman
Topeka
Russell Short
Goodland
Gloria In Excelsis
Marjorie Brown
Mary
Richard Markle
Hutchinson
Joseph
Donna
Francis
Wenceslas
Jim Irwin
Jim Crates
Tal Streeter
Manhattan
Richard Wallace
Venetia
300 Are Expected For Grid Banquet
More than 300 guests are expected at the Downtown Quarterback Club banquet honoring the 1952 Kansas University football team and coaches at 6:30 p.m. in Hotel Eldridge. L. R. Dutch Meyer, Texas Christian University athletic director and former coach, will speak. The event will also present the Ormand Beach Memorial Trophy to the season’s standout team member, with Oliver Spencer and Charlie Hoag named captains for next season.
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Kansas University
Eldridge
L. R
Dutch) Meyer
Texas Christian University
Jayhawkers
Meyer
T.C.U
Othel
Abe) Martin
K.U
A. C
Lonborg
Jay Gridder
Kansas
Beach
Canada
Orban Tice
Wade Stinson
Oliver Spencer
Charlie Hoag
Hoag
Kansas City
McDonald
Frank McDonald
Robert C. Swift
Jules Sikes
Chi Galloway
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