Battles Rages South of 38th Parallel Near Seoul
Chinese and Korean communist forces clash just south of the 38th parallel near Kaesong and Seoul as Lt Gen. Ridgeway takes command. U.N. forces brace for a possible major offensive while Red China calls for foreign troops to leave Korea.
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Senate Group Probes Recent Food Cost Increases
Washington December 26 An urgent Senate investigating committee led by Senator Gillette Iowa has until January 31 to complete its inquiry into food price hikes. The panel reviews sudden spikes in items following a presidential emergency declaration and seeks facts amid broader concerns on meat and sugar prices and market gyrations.
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Stock School Sessions In Kansas For Sheep And Swine
A series of 16 district sheep and swine schools will be held in Kansas including January 5 at Wa and January 15 at TC. G Elling extension animal husbandry expert from Kansas State College will discuss new recommended production practices. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open evenings and Sundays. Colored Cenbee 2nd and Hint-
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Unified Command Over United Nations Forces in Korea
Tokyo reports United Nations ground forces in Korea placed under a single unified field command of the U S Eighth Army. Gen Ridgway becomes field commander reporting to MacArthur with Maj Gen Almond under him. The move follows withdrawal of the 10th Corps from Hungnam and ends dual command noted by officers as problematic.
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Tokyo
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Hungnam
Reteh
Wash
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
MacArthur
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Ridgway
Walton H Walker
United States
North Korea
110Th Corps
Plane crash near Hope kills at least three
An Oklahoma City bound Beechcraft exploded and crashed in a field near Hope Arkansas killing at least three aboard. Victims tentatively named Fred Jones Jr Max Allen and Eddie Johns all of Oklahoma City. One passenger Allen had just passed the bar exam and faced law school graduation next month. Johnson from Amarillo Texas attended Oklahoma University. Jones was a senior majoring in business administration. Police described mangled wreckage along state highway 29.
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Ark
Fred Jones, Jr
Max Allen
Eddie Johns
Oklahoma City
Miami
Fla
Melton Mosier
Arkansas State Police
College Board selects two KU students for board
Rita Honer daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Roney Route 3 and Emalou Watkins of Salina both KU students are among seven appointers to serve on the Mademaiselle college board. The board will report on campus news fads and fashions during the college year.
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Roland Roney
Route 3
Emalou Watkins
Salina
K. U
Mademaiselle College
School Fence Damaged Near McAlaster School
A fence around McAlaster school was knocked down last night by a vehicle. George Newton, case taker, reported 10 police this morning.
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George Newton
Casetaker
Debt Free Units and Household Debt Trends
A Federal Reserve Board survey released yesterday shows about half of the nation’s 40 million consumer spending units owed debts early this year. It details that four in ten families were worth $5,000 or more including debts, while one in ten had net worth above $25,000. The report notes that high income groups owed a large share of total consumer debt, with home mortgage status and car ownership also highlighted.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Wintry Punch Hits North Half of the Nation Today
The northern half of the nation faced another wintry punch of snow and cold. A fresh blanket covered Montana to New York, with the heaviest snow from southeastern Minnesota through northern Indiana into southern Michigan. Temperatures fell to 17 below in North Dakota and Minnesota and 11 in South Dakota as cold waves spread toward New England.
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Funeral of Walter Damrosch Held in New York
Funeral services were held today for Walter Damrosch, 88, a dean of American musicians. The retired German born composer and conductor died Friday night at his Manhattan home after a heart attack.
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Nation Counts Grim Christmas Toll Across 78 Hours
The Associated Press reports a grim three day Christmas toll of 674 deaths from violent accidents. Traffic fatalities exceeded 500, highest since 1936. Ice and new snow caused 523 highway deaths, with 151 from other accidents. Last year’s toll was 580 and safety council estimates of 440 were far below actual. California Texas New York and Illinois led with deaths. 262 drunken drivers were arrested. Tragedies included a hotel fire in Buffalo and drownings in Paris Kentucky.
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National Safety Council
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Paris
Red River
Hotel Fire Toll Six in Buffalo On Christmas Night
Six men died when a Christmas night blaze swept the top floor of a small east side hotel in Buffalo. Victims named by morgue officials include Clarence F. Wagner John Edward Shea Jack Swain and Charles Hollis others identified only by first names Thomas and Mike. About 35 bedrooms all occupied by elderly white men led to a crowded scene as residents fled into 11 degree air. Rescue crews pulled several to safety none of the survivors injured. Fire officials attributed the blaze to an overheated heating unit with $3000 in damages.
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Clarence F. Wagner
John Edward Shea
Jack Swain
Charles Hollis
Thomas
Mike
Sam’s
Michigan
Myrtle
Harold R. Becker
Four Minor Fires Reported Across City Streets
The fire department made runs this afternoon to the 500 block on Wisconsin Street for a trash fire that spread to dry grass. Minutes later the No 6 school area required a grass fire containment. Early morning at 2 40 a m a car cushion in the 800 block on Indiana Street caught fire from cigarette sparks, destroying the cushions. Yesterday afternoon a Brass fire occurred at 2041 Barker Avenue prompting a firefighter response.
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Stock Market Index Ends Down on Quiet Trading Day
New York December 26 74 closing average for 60 stocks 86.1 down 2. Punk's Mortuary and Chapel Ambulance Service phone 118 advertised.
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Punk
Ambulance Service
Kansas Crude Oil Output Rises Sharply
United States crude oil production rose for the week ending December 23, increasing by 38,750 barrels per day to 6,681,100. Kansas led gains, up 34,150 to 319,300 barrels daily, while Oklahoma climbed 4,050 to 497,300. Mississippi fell 560 to 98,750.
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Oil and Gas Journal
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Truman cuts holiday to return to Washington for crisis talks
President Truman rushed back from Christmas Hickory Lodge in Kansas to the capital for top level conferences on defense and diplomacy as reports from Tokyo and North Korea sparked speculation of a fresh crisis. He will meet at Blair House with Acheson Marshall and Bradley, with Snyder joining at dinner. The White House denied any new development prompted the move. The president and Mrs. Truman spent Christmas at home with daughter Margaret, exchanging gifts and sharing turkey and ham.
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Methodist Church United States Membership Up in 1990
Chicago reports climate of growth for 1990 as Methodist Church in United States and possessions shows membership rising to 8,933,647 from 7,792,969 with total contributions around 204.6 million dollars and increased expenditures for missions and improvements. Debt payments reached 8.315 million as church schools grew to 37 thousand with nearly 3 million in enrollment. Women's Society of Christian Service claims largest among female groups with 30,480 units and 1,576,047 members. Reverend Albert C. Hoover notes data from 40,158 preaching places.
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Methodist Church
United States
Orly
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Albert C. Hoover
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Philippines red threat from Chennault warns of invasion risk
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, head of the China Air Transport line, says the Philippines face immediate danger of a Communist invasion on his way to Formosa. Civil service shows 2,160,000 federal workers as of December 1, with Defense Department hiring driving the rise. A bicycle theft on 740 Mississippi Street leaves a maroon bike with cream trim missing. Acme Dry Cleaners advertises family cleaning service.
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U. S. Ith Air Force
Philippines
Formosa
China Air Transport Line
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Civil Service Commission
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Murl Kent
Mississippi Street
Beal
Kansas Holiday Toll Reaches 24 In Christmas Week
A holiday weekend in Kansas left 24 dead in traffic crashes 18 of them on the highways. Three died in airplane crashes, two from random shootings, and one in a fall. Dozens were injured as the state safety office tracks the high tolls for the period Friday through Monday. Names and places across Kansas appear among the fatal crashes and incidents.
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State Highway Patrol
Topeka
Threeroisy
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Remington Trial Opens In Perjury Case
In New York on December 26 the government charged William W. Remington with prostituting his government position for Soviet spies while the defense dismissed the case as confused and without basis for a conviction. Remington, a former commerce department economist, denied ever being a communist as opening statements began.
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William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Remington
William
Onantes
Son's War Picture Two Days Late
Mrs. Ruby Cunningham of El Dorado Kansas saw a Korea war photo of her son Cpl Alfred Hugh Cunningham on December 1. On Friday a telegram from the defense department confirmed he was killed in action on November 29. Cunningham, 29, a lifelong El Dorado resident, was born in the local FL Dorado community.
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Ruby Cunningham
Korea
Cunningham
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Wolf Hunt Expanded in Wilamshire Alumni Event
The Wilamshire Alumni annual wolf hunt on New Year’s Day expands to 49 sections in Franklin county southwest, attracting Lawrence sportsmen and local participants. Hunters meet 1 p.m. in Williamsburg and Emerald, with lines at 1 45 p.m. Precautions urge storing rifles and dogs at home. roundup to occur on the Emmett King hay meadow or Williamsburg airport.
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Temperature Plunge Sweeps Kansas After Warm Christmas
A Kansas cold wave cut readings to below freezing after a warm Christmas with 60s and 70s statewide. Forecaster Richard Garrett warned of intensifying cold overnight with near zero in the northeast to 5-10 above in the southwest by morning. Tomorrow’s highs in the 20s east and 30s west, with a rest-of-week near 3-6 degrees below normal. light to moderate precipitation expected as snow Friday night or Saturday.
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Jayhawk Cagers Leave For Big 7 Tournament
Coach Peer Allen leads a 15 man Kansas University basketball squad to Kansas City Missouri for the Big Seven pre season tourney opening round against Iowa State in Municipal Auditorium. Assistant Coach Dick Harp, Trainer Dean Nesmith and Manager Wayne Louderback accompany the team. Players include Wally Bock Buddy Bull Ken Buller Dale Engel Lenny Enns Charlie Hoag Bill Hoagland John Keller Dean Kelley Bob Kenney Jenhard Clyde Lovellette Bill y Jerry Waugh and Dean
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John Keller
Dean Kelley
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Jenhard
Clyde Lovellette
Billy
Jerry Waugh
Dean
G M to Build Thunderjets At Kansas City Plant
General Motors announced it will build Republic F-84 Thunderjet planes for the air force at the Kansas City plant in Kansas. The facility will be retooled from Buick and Oldsmobile Pontiac assembly to jet production with tool work starting now and minimal layoffs expected.
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Kan
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Republic Aviation Company
Christmas Mail Volume Reaches Lawrence Highs
Lawrence postmaster Roger Williams reported outgoing Christmas mail set near all-time highs with 479000 pieces cancelled between December 15 and 25, up about six percent from 1949. A total of 14696 packages were accepted at the wrapping station and post office, up seven percent from last year, while postage and registration costs rose two percent to 4804.28 dollars. Regular mail delivery paused on Sunday and Monday, with limited service on Saturday, and most holiday mail wrapped up by today. Nearly 75 insured parcels remain unclaimed, with notices left for owners to pick up and potential return to senders if unclaimed in a few days.
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Lawrence
Roger Williams
Itheny
Williams
United Nations Staff Move to New York Skyscraper
U N staff begin work in a new 39 story East 42nd Street headquarters in New York City. By early January most of the 3 400 employees will occupy the $65 million building, with Lake Success offices retained until completion of the conference area. Nearby dogs found poisoned on Locust Street.
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United Nations
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Lake Success
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East 42Nd Street
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