Eisenhower names civilian heads for armed services
President elect Eisenhower announced civilian leaders for the armed services under Secretary of Defense designate Charles E. Wilson. Names include Robert Ten Broeck Stevens for the Army and Robert Bernard Anderson for the Navy, with Harold L. Talbott named for the Air Force. Kyes named deputy secretary of defense, all subject to Senate approval. Anderson emphasizes his Democrat-for-Eisenhower stance. The selections follow conferences aboard the cruiser Helena and come as Congress nears decisions on defense controls and inflation strategies.
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Armed Services
Charles E. Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
General Motors
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
South Plainfield
N. J
General Electric Corp
General Foods
Jackson Mills
J. P. Stevens and ‘Co
Texas Bank
Navy
Robert Bernard Anderson
Vernon
Tex
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Texas
Air Force
Harold L. Talbott
New York
North American Aviation Co
Chrysler Corp
Talbott
Senate
Anderson
Republica
James C. Hagerty
Eie
Wilson
Helena
Korea
Congress
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mansecasee
House
Eisenhower Thurn- Gay
Phoning Suggestions for Holiday Calls
Holiday phone tips urge avoiding peak period from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. Southwestern Bell official Owen Smith warns crowded circuits may delay calls after 5 p m on the eve and Christmas Day. Placing calls at other times improves completion chances and warns not to ask operators for progress updates to speed connections.
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Owen Smith
Southwestern Bell TelePhone Co
Smith
TV price list from Fargo store entry
Anna Schmidt lists prices for Inte TEs TVs at 170.05 and 199.95, with model S705 ag and Goodrich branding noted.
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F. Goodrich
Lie Detector Confirms Legislator Truth in Bribe Claim
Topeka investigators pursued whether a crime occurred after Rep. Howard Bentley accused John Harvey of offering $50,000 for the state office building contract. Bentley’s lie detector test reportedly indicated truth, while Harvey’s test results were not disclosed.
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Kansas
Harold R. Fatzer
Coral Hawks
Howard Bentley
Kinsley Republican
John Harvey
Williamson and Loebsack
Harvey
Bentley
Fatzer
Hawks
John E. Reid
Evanston
Lattimore Pleads Not Guilty In Perjury Indictment
Owen Lattimore loudly proclaimed not guilty after a seven count perjury indictment alleging he lied about Communist sympathies. Judge James R. Kirkland set trial for early March and fixed bond at 2000.
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Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Thurmond Arnold
U. S
James R. Kirkland
Treasury
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Department of Justice
Justice Department
Kirkland
State Department
Taft Announces Candidacy for Senate Floor Leader
Sen. Taft announced Friday he will seek the Republican Senate floor leadership starting Jan. 3. He cited assurances from Sen. Bridges that the aim is a temporary presidency, and from Sen. Knowland that Taft will not seek Moor leadership. Earlier, Sen. Carlson indicated Eisenhower supporters had no objection to Taft leading.
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Taft
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Bridges
R-Nh
Knowland
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Eisenhower
Carlson
R-Kas
Centennial theme shapes Lawrence Historical Society meeting
The Lawrence Historical Society will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Municipal Building to discuss the 1954 centennial theme. Prof George Anderson of the University of Kansas is the principal speaker. M N Penny completes a year as president and leads the program with museum progress by Walter Varnum and nominating committee report by R B Stevens.
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Lawrence Historical Society
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George Anderson
University of Kansas
M.N. Penny
Walter Varnum
R. B. Stevens
Snow Fills Western Kansas Wheat Fields report
Gently falling moisture laden snow covered Western Kansas wheat fields Friday with no wind aiding settling. Up to five inches deep near Hays, with continued snowfall midmorning. eastern Kansas saw rain with freezing points in spots. Highway department warned drivers to stay cautious due to slick spots while moisture from rain and snow varied up to half an inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hays
State Highway Department
Pratt
Brink's Robber Named by FBI O'Keefe Identified in Boston Raid
FBI affidavits name Joseph J. O'Keefe of Boston as one of the masked robbers in Brink's Boston headquarters heist of 1 219 000 on Jan 11 1950. Additional affidavits recount loot totaling 60 000 hidden at 771 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway Boston and later traced to Mary O'Keefe in Stoughton. Contempt charges loom as family members face court questions about missing cash and a baby remark.
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Boston
FBI
Brink
O'Keefe
John B. Greene
Joseph J
Mary O'Keefe
Joseph O'Keefe
Stoughton
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Greene
Paul Hooley
First Award Here for God and Country to Rex Carleton
Rex Carleton, 15, becomes the first Lawrence Boy Scout to receive the God and Country award. He moved with his parents to Parkville, Missouri, after earning the award’s requirements through Bible study, church service, missions knowledge, welfare agency study, youth conference participation, and a personal statement of faith. The presentation will be at First Methodist Church during morning worship at 10:50 led by Dr. O Allison of Baker University.
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Lawrence
Rex Carleton
First Methodist Church
Dean Carleton
Parkville
O. Allison
Baker University
Baldwin
Carleton
Rex
Acheson Returns From Paris Contingent on Vincent Case
Secretary of State Acheson returned from the North Atlantic Council meeting in Paris and said he would discuss with President Truman the case of career diplomat John Carter Vincent. The Loyalty Review Board has recommended Vincent be fired for reasonable doubt about loyalty. Acheson and Treasury Secretary Snyder and Averell Harriman greeted the delegation on return from Paris.
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North Atantic Council
Paris
TruMan
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Snyder
Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Thru Hauling Wife Then Destroys Car on Tracks
Uf-Williare Welsh, 25, drove his car onto railroad tracks in Cincinnati, parked, and walked away. Patrolman Charles Denham said Welsh offered only the remark that he no longer would have to drive his wife to work.
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Cincinnate Uf
Williare Welsh
Drain
Charles Denham
Welsh
Faithful dog dies giving alarm in house fire
In Coffeyville a cocker spaniel alerted a family to a Christmas tree fire, awakening Paul Gordon and his two sons. Gordon guided Jerry Wayne from the bedroom as smoke and heat trapped them, escaping through a window with help after grabbing clothes.
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Coffeyville
Ae Gordon
Derry Wayne
Otset
Gordon
Paul Gordon
Jerry Wayne
Junior
Cities Service gas reserves keep pace with sales says geologist
Chief geologist Charles C. Hoffmann testified that Cities Service reserves rose from 2.5 trillion cubic feet in 1930 to 8.2 trillion in 1951 while annual gas handled grew from 74.2 to 273.8 billion cubic feet. He spoke as witnesses in a hearing on a proposed six cent hike in the well head price at the Kansas Hugoton Field. The hearing, before Commissioner DeWitt Stiles, may resume in a night session after a request from 142 Kansas municipalities seeking more time to prepare, amid opposing views from the firms and local governments.
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Topeka
Cities Service Gas Co
Charles C. Hoffman
Cities Service
Hoffmann
Kansas Hugoton
Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Lawrence
DeWitt Stiles
Stiles
Rainy cold day slows travel and shopping in Lawrence
Drizzling rain and a chilly north wind kept Lawrence area life slowed with temperatures around 40. Topeka forecast more rain and light snow tonight as crews moved extra buses on main lines. KU students rush home for Christmas vacation while downtown shoppers stay busy despite gloom. Total monthly rainfall reaches .46 inches, 1.34 inches below normal. yearly total sits at 22.46 inches, 13.99 inches under average.
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Lawrence
Topeka
K.U
Kansas City
Wichita
Journal-World
Polio Claims Life of Willard Cullum in Salina
Willard T. Cullum, 20, once of Hill City, died Friday from bulbar polio. Father of two, he fell ill last Sunday. He was the seventh polio death in the area this year. Halftime and final scores of the Kansas-Southern Methodist game at Hoch Auditorium will be released after 8:45 p.m. via Journal World, phone 22.
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Salina —Willard
T. Cullum
Hill City
Ft. P
Kansas-Southern Methodist
Hoch Auditorium
JournalWorld
Big Mail Total At Lawrence Post Office This Christmas
The Lawrence Post Office handled 618,690 pieces of outgoing Christmas mail from December 1 to 18, up 89,610 from last year. December 18 saw the peak day for both years. Officials credit early mailing for steadier daily totals and note few package rejections due to wrapping. Air mail and delivery estimates affect on time arrival for West vs East destinations. Main office and Strong Hall substation remain open Saturday until 6 p.m.
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Lawrence
Harry R. Barnard
Barnard
United States
West Coast
East Coast
St. Louis
Chicago
N. H. Sts
Kansas University
Strong Hall
Caveness Named to State Office Building Commission
Wilfrid Caveness longtime Republican state senator from Chanute was appointed to the State Office Building Commission by Gov. Ann Friday. He will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Fay Seaton a Manhattan publisher.
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Topeka
Wilfrid Caveness
Chanute
State Office Building Commission
Ann
Caveness
Fay Seaton
Manhattan
Deputy Sheriff Hoey Resigns from Leavenworth County
Deputy Sheriff Frank Hoey of Tonganoxie resigns after ten years in Leavenworth County to pursue other work. Sheriff Herbert Nye plans to appoint a successor within a week or two.
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Frank Hoey
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth
Herbert Nye
Hoey
Boeing aircraft workers donate 171788.28 in relief funds
The Good Neighbor Fund of Boeing Aircraft Co workers reported 171788.28 in relief and welfare aid for the year. Trustees noted it surpassed commitments to Community Chest Red Cross National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis American Cancer Society and American Heart Association by about 31000. A $19762.57 reserve remains after tornado relief and purchase of three iron lungs for polio treatment in Wichita hospitals.
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Ausoeates
Wichita
Good Neighbor Fund
Boeing Airplane Co
James A. ‘Duncan
Plane Workers’ Welfare Fund
Red Cross
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Alfred Bromelsick Christmas party movies at Hoch Auditorium
The first annual Alfred Bromelsick Christmas party at Hoch Auditorium on Saturday will feature Miracle on 34th Street with a Yuletide theme. About 1,200 Lawrence and Girl Scouts and Douglas County 4-H Club members aged 8 to 20 are invited, with two shorter films also shown. A memorial service for Bromelsick is set for Sunday at Oak Hill Cemetery with a devotional and a holly wreath laying by youth representatives.
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Alfred Bromelsick
Hoch Auditorium
K.U
34Th’ Street
Lawrence Roy
Douglas County
Thej
K.A
Lawrence
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bromersick
A. F. Bramble
First Methodist Church
Charles Stough
Lawrence Girl Scout Council
K U Brain Study Apparatus Shown For First Time
KU presents an eight channel electroencephalograph at Watkins Memorial Hospital. Dr Sigmund Gundle explains it detects 17 brain disorders while noting limits for neurotic and emotional issues. A student with recent concussion demonstrates the device's recording of eight brain wave traces.
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K.U
Watkins Memoral Hospital
Sigmund Gundle
Gundie
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Gundle
Tax Payments Up in Douglas County Deadlines Near
Douglas County treasurer Minnie Eudaly reports that over half of the first half tax total of 2,266,116.88 has been paid, with 1,230,914.44 received by Thursday. The county total shows modest year over year gains while penalties apply to late real estate and utility taxes, and personal taxes incur full due amounts plus interest if unpaid after the deadline. The first half is due by midnight Saturday, with second-half deadlines set for June 20, 1953. There are 28,538 tax billings across real estate, personal property, and public utilities.
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Douglas County
Ceounty
Minnie Eudally
Eudaly Sai
Tanea
Dean's Condition Poor After Major Surgery
Clifford D. Dean, notable Lawrence insurance man and former city schools superintendent, underwent major surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday. A hospital spokesman reported his condition as poor today. his home is listed as 1330 Tennessee Street.
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Dean
Clifford D. Dean
Awrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tenn. St
Weather outlook for Dec 18 across Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska
Forecast shows below normal temperatures across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with a warm spell Sunday then a dip early next week. Normal minimums listed as 36 in Nebraska 40 in Kansas 48 in Oklahoma with Western Nebraska and Western Oklahoma colder. Snow or rain possible in western areas. rain or snow elsewhere.
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Kanei
Oklahom
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Nebree
U.S
Hick Tow
Fort Worth
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Olahoma City
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