Schoeppel to Speak at Kansas Auto Dealers Convention
Senator Schoeppel of Kansas will address the Kansas Automobile Dealers Association convention in Wichita next Saturday. He travels from Chicago where a Senate subcommittee will hear fuel oil supply issues December 13 and 14 before returning to Washington. A separate report from Houston notes the Interstate Oil Compact Commission’s push to allocate steps for the oil industry and add it to the critical manpower list amid war threats.
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Sam Rummel Shot Dead On Hollywood Steps
Hollywood police report Sam Rummel, longtime attorney for Mickey Cohen, was ambushed and shot with a 12 gauge shotgun on the steps to his Hollywood Canyon home. Cohen reacted in shock and later was ushered inside as investigators searched the shrubbery for the weapon.
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U.S. Senate Committee
Loyalty Check On Woman Defense Nominee Anna Rosenberg
In Washington on December 12 CPI Senators pressed the inquiry into Anna M. Rosenberg’s nomination as assistant secretary of defense. After her emotional plea for a quick decision she urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to complete its investigation and denied ties to communist groups. She said disloyalty would be worse than any charge.
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Washington
CPI
Anna M. Rosenberg
Earliest Record of Asbestos Lamp by Sculptor in 450
A historian notes what may be the oldest known use of asbestos objects dating to the year 450. An anonymous sculptor reportedly crafted a lamp from asbestos fibers, suggesting ancient familiarity with the mineral's heat resistance.
Buddy System in Korea Aims Meet Mixed Units
Frontline commanders critique the buddy system, pairing Korean volunteers with U S troops along the Naktong. Volunteers faced language gaps and cultural barriers under combat stress, with some units embracing integration while others resisted.
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Hal Boyle
U. S. Eighth Army
Koreas
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Incomplete wartime remarks on integration and replacement troops
A fragment discusses troop leaders views on educating troops to their level and the handling of Korean volunteers versus American replacements. The diction hints at wartime policy debates and informal reactions within military ranks.
Oklahoma Court Upholds State Right to Set Gas Price
The Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 8 to 1 that the state may fix a minimum price for natural gas from the Guymon Hugoton field in Texas County. Justice Clark writes for the majority. Phillips Petroleum challenges due process but appeal is dismissed as not presenting a substantial federal constitutional question. The 1946 rule set wallhead gas price at seven cents per thousand cubic feet, up from 3.6 to 5 cents, to prevent waste and safeguard public and producer rights.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
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Oklahoma Supreme Court
Dies a Second Time in New Orleans Woman, 35
A New Orleans woman, Mrs. Lloyd C. Borgstede, 35, died after brain damage from a prior heart stoppage. She had been revived last week following a nerve injection. surgeons massaged her heart during an emergency operation to restore rhythm.
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New Orleans
Lloyd C. Borgstede
Passage of Union Shop Bill for Railway and Airline Workers
The Senate yesterday passed a bill to permit the union shop and the deduction of union dues for railroad and airline workers. It was approved by voice vote and moves to the House where a similar measure has been stalled in committee for months.
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House
House Rules Committee
County Teachers Meet in Douglas County Community Building
The Douglas County Teachers' Association held a Saturday morning meeting to discuss teacher retirement and social security. Lawrence Paper Quont writer James Owen and Harley Yowder delivered the lecture This Is Your Problem, in its 27th presentation as a Junior Chamber of Commerce project.
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Ibba Stauffer
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