United Nations approves basic arms plan amid Troop data clash
The U N General Assembly unanimously backed a world wide arms reduction plan and tasked the Security Council with drafting a detailed method for ratification. Molotov criticized U S atomic stockpiling while Byrnes disclosed the U S troop disposition abroad and precise counts.
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New York
General Assembly of the
United Nations Today
Assembly
Security Council
Molotov
United States
Britain
V. M. Molotov
America
James F. Byrnes
U. S
Ernest Bevin
Reinforcements Called For Marine Plane Search
Seattle December 14 reinforcement of servicemen searchers and a doctor, all expert skiers, were requested as the search base moved from Longmire to Paradise on Mount Rainier for a missing marine corps transport plane with 32 men aboard. The craft was en route from San Diego to Seattle when it vanished Tuesday afternoon. Also noted, eighteen Star 4-H club members attended a monthly meeting with new leaders named for boys and girls sections.
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Seattle
Longmire
Paradise
Mount Rainier
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Star 4-H Club
John Metsker
Jad Powell
Chuo Ise
Republicans Stay With Plan To Cut Income Tax Rates In 1947
Washington December 14 Republicans reaffirmed a 20 percent average cut in personal income taxes but warned some taxpayers could see higher or lower relief. The final form hinges on the Ways and Means Committee’s draft bill for January, with revenue offsets under review by the joint committee on internal revenue.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue
Ways and Imeans
Congress S
Housing policy shifts may open veteran shelter options
Washington reports key agency heads debated relaxing eligibility for new home priorities, possibly letting non veterans build while releasing old housing for veterans to rent. Proposals also consider raising the top sale price for new homes to 12000 and changing the 80 dollar monthly rental cap, weighed by Steelman Fleming Foley and Creedon.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
John R. Steelman
Philip B. Fleming
Office of Temporary Control
Wyatt
Raymond Foley
National Housing Administration
Frank R. Creedon
Weather forecast for Kansas warms Sunday skies partly cloudy
Topeka reports southerly winds will push warmer temperatures across Kansas Sunday with highs of 45 to 50 degrees. Tonight mostly above freezing, with 30s in the north and upper 30s to mid 30s in the south. Precipitation was light in spots with drizzle and traces reported in several towns.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Wyoming
Canada
Flora
Wichita
Concordia
Dodge City
Ellis
Coffeyville
Goodland
Gas Office
Edmonton
Fort Wart Havre
Monti
Kansasity
Los Angeles
Miami
Kao
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Washington
K U Memorial Trustees to Have Annual Meeting Here
Trustees of the K U Memorial association of World War II will hold their annual meeting here Sunday and hear the financial report of the progress of the campaign to raise 500000 from alumni for a campanile and memorial drive around the campus. Attending from out of town will be Hugo T. Wedell Kansas supreme court justice and president of the association Carl V. Rice association vice president Kansas City Bertha Lueckan McCoy Emporia John G. Somers Newton Oscar S. Stauffer Topeka member of the board of regents Edward W. Tanner Kansas City Carl I. Winsor Wichita president of the Alumni association Donald K Alderson Topens Persis Snock Wichita and Charlies B Shaeffer Kansas City Mo.
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K. U. Memorial Association of
School of Fine Arts
Hugo T. Wedell
Kansas Supreme Court
Carl V. Rice
Association
Kansas City
Bertha Lueckan McCoy
Emporia
John G. Somers
Newton
Oscar S. Stauffer
Topeka
Board of
Regents
Edward W. Tanner
Carl I. Winsor
Wichita
Alumni Association
Donald K. Alderson
Topens
Persis Snock
Charlies B. Shaeffer
Christmas trees for Kwajalein soldiers from Netherlands sale
Christmas may not be white on Kwajalein but troops there will have silver tipped trees. A royal Netherlands sale of silver tipped trees is arranged for the island to provide holiday greenery for the garrison.
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Burbank
Calif
Kwajalein
Royal Netherlands I
Rail Wreck Fatalities Counted In Crash
A three train collision near Crestline left 19 fatalities including Edwin Gene Krautblatt, aged 19, a Chicago soldier, who died in Crestline hospital from injuries.
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Edwin Gene Krautblatt
Chicago
Crestline Hospital
Transit Tieup Ends in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Dec. 14. Bus and streetcar operators returned to work today, ending a 24hour transit tieup as 600 union members meet for 15 hours. An agreement with the Oklahoma Railway Co provides a 15 cent an hour wage increase with five cents retroactive to July 1, while waiving other demands for now. The base rate rose from 85 cents per hour and an emergency rate hike was granted until a permanent hearing.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Railway Company
Barre! Michaelis
A.F.L. Amalgamated Street and Electrical Railway
Arbitration Board
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Rev F D Berry Dies Preteens Chaplain at Wadsorth
Reverend Franklin D. Berry aged 65 died at the Wadsworth Federal Home in Kansas. He served 11 years as Protestant chaplain, came from Leavenworth where he led First Baptist Church. He previously pastored in Concordia. Survived by widow and four children. Also a Kansas-SMU basketball broadcast from Kansas City at 9:30.
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Wadsworth, Kan
Franklin D. Berry
Wads ‘Worth Federal Home
Leavenworth
iFirst Baptist Church
Coneo Kan
Bilbo Denies Receiving Any Of $25,000 War Contract Cash
Senator Theodore Bilbo declares from Quitman hospital that he did not get a dollar of the $25,000 cash linked to the 1942 Mississippi war contractor campaign. Witnesses testified funds were used to back Wall Doxey, with committees pursuing traces and Bilbo’s anticipated testimony delayed until after evidence is closed.
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Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
Dmiss
Mississippi
Bilbo
Senate
Mead
D-N. Y
Ferguson
R-Mich
F. T. Newton
Witneses
Wall Doxey
Doxey
Forest Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Robert Gandy
Gandy
Ross Collins
Roland Wall
Wall
Collins
Iast
Colling
Rexey
Eastland
D-Mass
Food costs rise 41 percent in month says Labor Bureau
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the food bill for the average moderate income city family rose about 4 percent from mid October to mid November. Overall goods and services costs increased two percent, while rents and other expenses rose less than one percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Words May Affect Bilbo's Future
Quitman Mississippi December 14 Edward R Terry former secretary to Senator Theodore G Bilbo said from his hospital bed that his testimony before the senate committee would affect Bilbo's political future He said his testimony can be verified from written records and that he hopes the hearing be open He denied entering the hospital to prejudice Bilbo and cited a heart attack and a million dollar loan inquiry as his current concerns
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Mead
D.-N.y
War Investigating
Bilbo
Sesson
Edward Terry
Quitman
Terry
Washington
Miss
Edward R. Terry
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate Investigating Committee
New York
KU Students Pack Busy Holiday Week Schedule
In a bustling pre Christmas period University of Kansas students face a packed slate from today through December 21. A series of Christmas dances parties and concerts plus interim exams and a 16 day vacation to start January 6 accompany caroling and charity sleigh activities at Memorial Union.
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University of Kansas
K. U
Hoch Auditorium
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Triangle
Alpha ‘Tau Omega
Delta Gamma
Alpha Kappa Psi
Eldridge
Delta Tau Delta
Skyline
Watkins Hall
Independent Students’ Association
K. U. Dames
Recreation Hall
Sunflower Village
Mary Larson
Kentucky Street
Fraser Hall
J. A. Buzzle
Winona Street
Memorial Union Building
Union
Lawrence
Douglas County tax deadline nears with penalties explained
Douglas County treasurer Roy Flory warns the December 20 deadline for first half taxes is near. Real estate uses 10 percent interest after December 20 if unpaid, and personal property may trigger full tax bill after December 21. January 10 notices seek unpaid taxes, with warrants to sheriff after 30 days. 1946 collections exceed 1947 by about 18,500 dollars, reflecting the tax rate increase.
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Douglas County
Roy Flory
Flory
Inquisitiveness Pays Off in Laguna Beach Bank Line
Laguna Beach California December 14 Charles G Branham became $50 richer after he observed a dozen ahead in a bank line discard a soiled envelope. He picked it up found $400 inside and turned it over to the bank manager. The rightful owner returned later to claim the reward.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Charles G. Branham
Branham
Tenement Death Toll Reaches 34 in Manhattan Collapse
The bodies of two women were removed from the rubble of a six story Upper Manhattan tenement, raising the death toll to 34. Rescue workers say there is little hope for the three others still believed trapped.
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New York
Cph
Upper Manhattan
Music Vespers At KU Draws Big Crowd
The University of Kansas Hoch Auditorium hosts all-musical vespers presented by the school of fine arts with two performances tomorrow at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A large audience from campus and town is expected. Christmas carols, choral and instrumental pieces, and tableaux are scheduled, with KFKU broadcasting 4 to 5 p.m.
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School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas At
Hoch Auditorium
Meribah Moore
Irene Peabody
Merton Anderson
Frank Alderson
Two Hurt In Accidents At Local Hospital
Two people were admitted to Lawrence Memorial yesterday with broken bones. Mrs Janet Brock of Linwood sustained a fractured right wrist from a fall at 1 35 p m. J C Van Sickle a 12 year old De Soto resident, fractured his right leg while playing at De Soto grade school grounds.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Janet Brock
Linwood
J. C. van Sickle
J. T. Lange
de Soto
Scotland Yard Threatened With Bomb Plots Today
A Scotland Yard spokesman said two threats to blow up the world famous police center were received today in London. Police reported heightened security around the headquarters as investigators reviewed the messages.
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Scotland Yard
London
Wants Rent Control Given to States
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin denounces federal rent restrictions as blockhead control and urges shifting rent regulation to states without delay. He argues the OPA caused blanket freezes, with rents kept at low levels never adjusted, and says local authorities are generally better suited for the job. He backs removing federal construction curbs as industry representatives seek. The Senate small business subcommittee adjourned to December 18.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Congress
OPA
Senate
Cast Is Selected For Haskell Christmas Nativity
The Nativity cast includes Ramona James as Virgin with Elsie Taylor as the white angel and Iris Massey as annunciation angel. The 8 p.m. December 13 performance features participants from Fairbanks to Versailles, involving 30 campus children, 40 Indian club members, staff and students, plus 200 chorus members.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yuma
Ariz
Nespelem
Wash
Millsboro
Dela
Versailles
N. Y
Margaret Pearson Speelman
Ramona James
Elsie Taylor
Iris Massey
Thomasine Hoyle
Cleo Pecard
June Blevins
Gene Tyner
Kathleen Gage
Bertha Sorrell
Bell Moore
Bernice Foraker
Patsy Halfmoon
Christine Hart
Dorothy Patterson
Ramona Greenway
Anne Gallen
Phyllis Carter
Donna Jean Fowler
Odessa Keaditch
Emma Redbird
Neal Hart
Alan Coombs
Priest
E. Russell Carter
St. Joseph
Charles Pruner
Wallace
Clayde Gooday
Johnnie Daniel
Henry Lee
Ben Zuraga
Harold Walker
Rush Sadonger
Indian Club
Norma Jo Cox
Northeast County Officers Council elects Simmons secretary treasurer
Mrs Mary Ellen Simmons clerk of Douglas county district court was elected secretary treasurer of the Northeast County Officers Council at the quarterly Lyndon meeting. Attending officials included Mrs Mildred Watson Mrs Margaret Hurley Emil Larsen Roy Flory Lou Griffith and Emil Heck at the one day conference.
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Mary Ellen Simmons
Douglas County District Court
Northeast County Officers Council
Northeast County Officers Association
Lyndon
Douglas County
Mildred Watson
Margaret Hurley
Emil Larsen
Roy Flory
Lou Griffith
Emil Heck
Wrapping Depot Opens At Post Office For Christmas Mail
The post office will keep one window open this afternoon to handle Christmas mailing. The wrapping station, sponsored by the merchants bureau, operates in the WREN building basement from 9 to 6 on weekdays and until 9 tonight. Manager Frank Fitzpatrick and Bruce McKee lead staff including Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Faye Wricht as the station runs through December 21.
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Roger Williams
Frank Fitzpatrick
Indiana Street
Fitzpatrick
Bruce McKee
Post Offic
University Post Office
McKee
Faye Wricht
Maine Street
County Youth Are Bankers Guests at Achievement Banquet
Boys and girls from 33 4 H clubs and the local Future Farmers of America attended a Douglas County Bankers Association achievement banquet in the Eldridge Hotel crystal room. About 223 were present for awards, pledges, and recognitions including blue seals, 4 H club charters, and superior ratings. Olin Petefish, Lawrence attorney, spoke on the four part 4 H pledge and civic service.
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Future Farmers of America
Crystal Room
Eldridge Hotel
Douglas County Bankers Association
Howard Wisman
Bakers Association
Groun
Ike Schellenberg
Naomi Schellenberg
Vinland
Ronald Howard
Jayhawk
FFLA
John Morgan
Douglas County
Harold Johnson
Rock Springs Ranch
Johnson
Belleview
Clinton
Meadowlark
Hesper
Jally
Brackett
Morgan
Rita Roney
Barbara Clough
Doris Cox
Shirley Powell
Naomi Schellenherst
Frank Hagenbach, Jr
Laverne Kalb
John Morgans
Dale Meeder
Dick Durbin
Shirley Laughlin
John Jackson
Kenneth Hubbard
Owen Craig
Alfred VanMeter
Olin Petefish
Kanwaka
Petefish
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