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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
5
Edith Ward also known as Toni Mohr, a Vienaise dancer from Chicago, obtained a desertion divorce from Melvin Ward of Hunter Kansas in a superior court. They married in Germany in 1948 while Ward served in the army. she claimed she was forced to dance for Adolf Hitler during that period.
Delegates at the 1950 American Farm Bureau Federation convention urge President Truman to reject price controls. Allan B. Kline of Iowa warns senators and congressmen against pressuring for controls while the group condemns rationing and wage limits as anti inflation weapons.
P Lee M Johnson of Wichita pleaded guilty to second degree murder and first degree robbery in the August 13 holdup and slaying of Harry Blaize in a Baxter Springs area night club. Judge Jerme Hardman sentenced him to 30 years on murder and 10 to 2 years on robbery, to run concurrently. Three accomplices remain jailed for January trial. Blaize was shot when gunmen cleared the club and took jewelry and bills.
British born star Elizabeth Taylor says she will file divorce suit against hotel heir Nick Hilton early in the new year. She is not yet 19, turning 19 next February, and recently returned to Beverly Hills with her mother after seven months and one day since her Taylor Hilton nuptials marked the 1950 social high point.
General MacArthur cites a Chinese command broadcast as proof of active Chinese forces in Korea. He highlights Lin Biao orders and warns of a vast manpower influx from Manchuria. Air clashes near Namly and Eisushu illustrate ongoing air war as B 29 raids strike Pyongyang and supply yards.
The U S government begins its biggest tax collection period amid rising defense costs. Expect $16 billion or more over three months, about 40 percent of annual revenue, to offset a deficit run since July. Deadlines include January 31 and March 15 for various income tax payments, withholding, and declarations, with shifts to 1950 rates and later tax filings. Public notices outline forms, refunds, and enforcement checks to curb evasion.
The Communications Commission yesterday authorized KLWN Lawrence Kansas to assign a construction permit from Lawrence Broadcasting Co to Lawrence Broadcasters Inc for 3000 dollars.
President Truman nominated Ray M. Lynn 45 of Molton Kansas yesterday for temporary brigadier general. Lynn is an air forces member of the armed forces security agency.
The Assembly of God church on Thirteenth and Massachusetts hosts its annual Christmas cantata Sunday at 7 30 p m titled The Gift with words by Elsie Duncan Yale and music by Adan Cerihol depicting the Nativity under the program RinaE is Born Who is He
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