Allied air power pummels northwest Germany and Sofia
American heavy bombers escorted by fighters struck targets in northwest Germany while RAF Mosquito raids hit Sofia Bulgaria. The operations, including Liberators over Sofia, followed a day of allied dominance with no losses reported.
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London
Germany
Eighth Airforce
Hitler
Sofia
Bulgaria
North Sea
R.A.F
Leipzig
France
Algier
Balkan
U. S
Mediterranean
Berlin
Istanbul
Britain
Anglian
Thames
Northwest Africa Airforce
British Broadcasting Corporation
Balkans
Josip Broz
Tito
Women Voters Meet with University Educator Speaker
The Lawrence League of Women Voters will host Dr. J W Twente dean of education at the University to discuss the senate bill on federal aid to education outlining eight arguments for and against. The December 14 meeting at Wiedemann's begins at 12 15 PM prompt.
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Lawrence League of Women Voters
J. W. Twente
Twente
Wiedemann’s
The
League
Hilden Gibson
Department of Government and Economic Welfare
F. J. Moreau
Moreau
Three Kansans among 327 POWs named by War Department
The War Department released the names of 327 U S soldiers held as prisoners of war by Germany. Among them are three from Kansas: Lawrence E. Gueulette of Fredonia, Richard L. Kern of Topeka, and Edward E. Shuff of Hutchinson.
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Washington
War Department
U. S
Kansas
Germany
Pfe
Lawrence E. Gueulette
Fredonia
Richard L. Kern
Topeka
Edward E. Shuff
Hutchinson
Price pressures blamed on high money in circulation
Washington reports money in circulation hit a record 19.25 billion dollars in October as price levels rise for the second straight month. Chester Bowles, Price Administrator, warns ongoing pressures threaten the price line and urges full citizen support to hold prices, noting the OWI summary and data from the OPA, Treasury, Labor, and Fed.
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Washington
United States
Chester Bowles
Office of War Information
OPA
Treasury Department
Department of Labor
Federal Reserve Board
OWI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kansas Teachers choose Clyde U. Phillips president
Clyde U. Phillips, superintendent of schools at Hays, was elected president of the Kansas Teachers association, succeeding W. D. Wolfe of Atchison. Phillips takes office March 1. The group will meet in Emporia on February 3 to select a successor to Glenn Archer, who resigned as professional relations director to join the National Education association staff in Washington.
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Topeka
Clyde U. Phillips
Hays
Kansas Teachers Association
W. D. Wolfe
Atchison
Phillips
Emporia
Glenn Archer
National Education Association
Washington
Kansas Sets Fourth War Loan Quota at 112 Million
Kansas' quota for the fourth war loan campaign starting January 18 will be 112000000 dollars, the same as the third loan. W Laird Dean, chairman of the state war finance committee, predicted the state would meet the quota.
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Topeka
Kansas
W. Laird Dean
State War Finance Committee
Cuota
Roosevelt Visits Carthage on Route Home from Teheran
President Roosevelt spent 48 hours at Carthage with General Eisenhower, briefing him on the Mediterranean war strategy devised with Churchill and Allied staffs. He noted Allied advances from El Alamein to Tunis and described Carthage’s villa and ruins once occupied by Nazis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carthage
Teheran
Cairo
White House
Eisenhower
North Africa
Italy
Italy, Mr. Roosevelt
Mediterrean
Africa
Oran
Tunis
Allied
Algiers
Marshal Stalin
George E. Dunne
Joint Staff
Churchill
Mediterranean
Germany
George C. Marshall
Marshall
London
Valetta
Malta
Durno
el Alamein
Tobruk
Dunne
Desert
New Zealand
Cap Bon
Supreme Court Asked for 60 Day Rehearing Extension
The Supreme Court has been asked for sixty more days to file a petition for a rehearing of the Arkansas river dispute between Kansas and Colorado. Eldon Wallingford, assistant attorney general, said compromises failed and both states lack a workable definition of rights to resolve the matter out of court.
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Topeka
U. S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Colorado
Eldon Wallingford
Supreme Court
Memorial Hall planned at Baker University
Baker University trustees vote to hire Topeka architect T R Griest to design Memorial Hall a $180 000 gymnasium replacing Taylor Hall lost to fire last January It will honor World War participants and fund raising aims for a $250 000 campaign by Oct 1 to cover repairs and a new heating plant. State Guards dance set at Armory features high school orchestra and acrobat Maxine Lindley.
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Memorial Hall
State Guards Company
Lawrence Company
Kansas State Guard
Armory
Modern Orchestra
Oliver Hobbs
Maxine Lindley
Skating Act by Billie Dillon Draws Local Officials
Billie Dillon headlines a skating act with invited guests including the chief of police, county commissioners, city councilmen, Civil Air Patrol, Army and Navy staff at the university, and a Chamber of Commerce group. England’s fishing fleet faced pirate threats protected by warships in 1580.
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Billie Dillon
Chief of Police
Civil Air Patrol
Army and Navy
University
Chamber of Commerce
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Notre Dame
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Hook Malone
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Wiliam Bendix
Richard Conte
Anthony Quinn
Rangers
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MR Dowall
Donald Crisp
Green Was
MY Valley
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Edmund Gwenn
Nigel Bruce
Elsa Lanchester
Lassie the Wonder Dog
Brenda Marshall
George Sanders
Paris
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Green
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K. C
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Goldbricks
Hoch Auditorium
Rhythmaires
Wren
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