Three Powers Reach Agreement on Atomic Question
U S Secretary Byrnes announced that the United States Soviet Russia and Great Britain have reached an agreement on the atomic issue after an 11 day tri power conference in Moscow He said other world peace topics were discussed but details would be released in a joint communique from Moscow Washington and London He noted improved relations among the Big Three and the talks were constructive with expectations for future settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Washington
Vyacheslav Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Ress
Spasso
Moscow
Truman and Atom Bomb Share Honors for 1945
Time magazine named President Harry S. Truman as man of the year for 1945, noting the atom bomb shared the honor. The piece says the bomb was the era’s greatest event and that Truman became closely tied to its use, more than any other figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Time Magazine
Harry S. Truman
Time
Germany
Japan
Call For One Man From State HQ Prompts Inquiry
Douglas county selective service office received a call from state headquarters in Topeka requesting information about one colored man on January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Selective Service Office
Topeka
Pearl Harbor Committee Seeks New Counsel After Renews Effort
Washington reports renewed effort by the Pearl Harbor committee to appoint a new counsel after the death of a key figure. Senator Barkley returns to push for Weymouth Kirkland as the committee post and three nominees are under consideration. Admiral Harold Stark is slated as the next witness when hearings resume Monday.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Pearl Harbor Committee
William D. Mitchell
Daeblnan
Mathiey
Kentucky
Lucas
D-Il
Weymouth Kirkland
Chicago
Gearhart
Rcalif
Warren Atherton
Stockton
Calif
Harry Colmery
Topeka
Kan
Communists Push Postponement of Japan General Election
Tokyo reports say the Communist party proposed delaying Japan's general election by at least a month to allow a truly democratic opposition to form. Election date to be set after advice from supreme allied headquarters, with mid January as a likely window under the new law.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyodo
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Kisuro Shidehara
Independent Socialists
Communist Party
Social Democrats
Diet
Died Christmas Day In Peiping Puppet Leader Wang Keh Min
Wang Keh Min, long seen as Japan’s lead puppet in North China, died in Peiping’s military prison on Christmas Day. Born 1875 or 1879 in Hangchow, he studied in Japan and held various posts in Republican cabinets before guiding the Japanese pro visional government in Peiping. He faced assassination attempts and held the North China political affairs chairmanship before resigning in 1940 and again this year.
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Peiping
Wang Keh-Min
Japan
China
Wang
Hangchow
Wang, Keh- Min
Wang K’e-Ming
Wange Ke-Min
Tokyo
WPJL
Altho
North China
Bombs Rock Center of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Seven bombs exploded in the center of Jerusalem with two blasts in Tel Aviv. The criminal investigation department building in Jerusalem was damaged near 7 23 p m with reports of people trapped inside and part of the structure collapsing. Traffic was halted and troops with armored cars patrolled the city while heavy gunfire was heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Criminal Investigation Department
Returning Troop Pfc Ellsworth Rice Arrives in New York
Associated Press reports Pfc Ellsworth Rice has arrived from Europe aboard the Coaldale Victory, reaching New York yesterday as part of returning troops.
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Pfc
Ellsworth Rice
Associated Press
New York
Europe
Coaldale Victory
Troop Departure From Southampton Sets Homeward Run
A total of 16 829 U S troops will leave for home from Southampton aboard the Queen Mary and four other ships between December 29 and January 8, U S base headquarters announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
United States
U. S
Four Power Rule for Japan Agreed by Big Three
London reports say the United States Russia and Great Britain agreed to a four power rule for Japan and a five year Korea trusteeship. The deal would place Japan under four powers including China with a UN backed atomic control plan to be presented in January. Byrnes Molotov and Bevin reportedly concluded procedural terms for postwar peace treaties.
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London
Byrnes
Moscow
Japan
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Korea
China
Four Power Council
Washington
CST
London Informartt
Council
Douglas MacArthur
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Italy
United Nations General Assembly
Britain
Canada
France
United Nations Security Council
Atomic Control Commission
United Na
Lord Halifax to Speak at KU Convocation January 22
Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, will address an all University convocation at the University of Kansas on January 22. Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced the event noting Halifax will discuss British American relations. He is also scheduled to speak in Topeka that day under chamber auspices.
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Lord Halifax
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
State School
University
Hoch
Topeka
County Selective Service Calls 28 Men to Leavenworth
The Douglas county selective service office received a Topeka directive to send 28 white men to Fort Leavenworth on January 17 for pre induction physical exams for armed forces service. The local office already had a prior call for 23 white men dated January 9 for induction.
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Douglas County
Selective Service Office
Topeka
Fort Leavenworth
Thirty Servicemen Hurt Aboard Athos II After Atlantic Storm
Lloyd's reports that thirty American troops were severely injured aboard the French liner Athos II, damaged by a hurricane in mid Atlantic last Sunday. The 15,000-ton ship carries 3,000 U.S. servicemen to New York and heads for the Azores at reduced speed due to engine trouble.
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London
mid-Atlantic
Lloyd’s
U.S
New York
Azores
Truman Prepares Return Trip From Kansas City Visit
President Truman plans a national radio address after the holidays to push his labor and other proposals. He may deliver the state of the union message in person, possibly via television, as White House officials weigh using the medium for the first time.
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Kansas City
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
White House
Capitol Hill
Washington
Henry T. Myers
Myers
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Grandview Masonic Lodge
Federal Building
Altho
Washington News and Radio
Veterans Administration Seeks Hospital Space Nationwide
The Veterans Administration plans 20 000 beds in 3 400 private hospitals and 9 375 in navy and 10 000 in army facilities to aid 40 000 patients. Maj Gen Paul R Hawley said 7 000 more beds will come with seven army hospitals, as Congress funds new 44 000 bed facilities but not ready for two years.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Army
Paul R. Hawley
Congress
Hawley
All Soldiers to Leave Manila Depot by Monday
Manila announces three troop ships will carry homebound troops from the 21st replacement depot. Ten ships are allocated to the Manila area through December 31 with space for 31,300 men to clear both depots, and the depot will be cleaned out by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
J. C. Campbell
21St
Flowers of Distinction Call Allison Thomas Flower Shop
Phone 368. Adv notice urges readers to contact Allison Thomas Flower Shop for arrangements and delivery inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison’ Thomas Flower Shop
MAKE NEW PLANS FOR MVA BILL
Rep Cochran says hearings on the Missouri Valley authority bill will be more favorable in March when the Senate Agriculture Committee takes up the measure. He notes prior disapproval by Senate Commerce and Irrigation sub committees and says proponents have not given up. Hearings postponed to March 15 at the request of Chairman Elmer Thomas.
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Washington
Missouri Valley Authority
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cochran
D-Mo
House
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Commerce and Irrigation
Committee On Agriculture
Missourian
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Cochrane
Confessions Tie Two Men to Hold Up of City Cab Driver
Two men Robert Lee Moore and John D. Moore confessed to police to beating L D King a Union Cab driver last Monday night. They claimed the billfold with ID was hidden at Sap James residence 715 Michigan street and later recovered. King identified them and suffered a fractured jaw broken bones in his left hand and facial cuts.
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L. D. King
Union Cab Company
C. A. Bliesner
Robert Lee Moore
John D. Moore
King
Sap James
Michigan Street
Oince
Christaas
Memorial Hospital
Elm Street
Robert Moore
John Moore
Union Cab
737Ichigan Street
Robert
Mount Oread
Tennessee Street
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Independence
Kan
S.0.w. Plant
Robert Oyler
Bretton Woods Monetary Agreements Signed Worldwide
Washington reports two multi billion dollar institutions come into being with Bretton Woods signed at the state department. President Truman designates Fred Vinson to sign for the United States as 23 nations attend the 4 pm EST ceremony establishing the currency stabilization fund of 8.8 billion dollars and the international bank of 9.1 billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Bretton Woods
Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
United States
N.H
Independence Man Alive Among Pearl Harbor Day Crash Survivors
Two Marines identified as survivors return alive to Tsingtao after a December 7 crash in which eight fliers were aboard six Hell Divers. 2nd Lt. Robert E. Blount of Independence Kansas and 1st Lt. Raymond Bernard Wordehoff of Jefferson Oregon survived. five bodies of the eight killed were later identified.
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Tientsin
China
Robert E. Blount
Independence
Kan
Tsingtao
Pearl Harbor
Blount
Raymond Bernard Wordehoff
Jefferson
Ore
Stock Market Index Report Shows Slight Decline
The average of 60 stocks stands at 75.2 points, down from yesterday’s 75.8 as traders assess shifts in the market. The movement indicates a modest dip in overall index performance with broad participation across sectors.
Strikes Loom Over Electrical and Telephone Industries
The Associated Press reports threats of two major strikes affecting about 500000 utility workers. CIO unions plan a walkout at Westinghouse, General Electric, and General Motors, while a separate 30 percent wage dispute could trigger a nationwide telephone workers strike. Pickets to target Western Electric centers nationwide are planned if talks fail.
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Associated Press
Electrical and Telephone Company
New York
Western Electric Company
New York-New Jersey
Warren
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
Henry Mayer
Independent
Western Electric Employer Association
National Federation of Telephone Workers
New Jersey
Mayer
Bell System
Western Electric
N.F.T.W
Western Electric Workers
Joseph A. Beirne
W.E. Group
Chicago
Baltimore
Haverhill
Mass
San Francisco
Three Room House Destroyed by Fire at Prospect Street
A two mile fire burned the three room residence at 1419 Prospect Street owned by Joe Lucka Overbrook. Mr and Mrs Lee Braden who moved in days earlier were present. Firefighters saved the neighboring Rockhold home as heat shattered its windows. Cause undetermined. Braden was at home when fire broke out.
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Prospect Street
Joe Lucka
Overbrook
Lee Braden
George Rockhold
Rockhold
Braden
1946 State Auto Tags Go On Sale January 2
County Treasurer Roy Flory announced that 1946 state auto tags will go on sale at his court house office on Wednesday morning January 2, 1946. Applicants should bring car titles and 1945 registration receipts. Two tags will be issued this year for the first time since the war began.
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Roy Flory
Court House
Flory
Fifteen Thousand Service Men Return Home
Fifteen thousand service men will set foot on home soil today arriving aboard 29 troopships due at three east and three west coast ports. The Douglas County Building and Loan Association and the Lawrence Building and Loan Association note they will be closed December 31 and January 1 to close year books, reopening January 2, 1946.
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Associated Press
Douglas County Building and Loan Association
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Chinese Factions Hold Meeting in Chungking
Chinese Communist and government leaders met formally to pursue peace and unity for the first time since November 17. They discussed preliminary plans for the January meeting of the political consultative council and noted the session date likely after January 10. Gen Chou En Lai, Communist delegate, met Gen George C Marshall at luncheon, presenting the communist view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Political Consultative Council
Chou En-Lai
George C. Marshall
U. S
Marshall
Douglas County Soil Conservation district to elect three supervisors
January 5 election named three men to join Emil Heck and Wilson Counts on the five member board administering the new Douglas County Soil Conservation district. Voting places are listed from Lawrence to Stull and Pleasant Grove with all land occupiers in the county eligible to vote.
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Douglas County Soil Conservation District
Deal Six
Lawrence—Green Brothers
Bear Rabiverier
Baldwin
Brown Gorge Vinland—Reusch
Worden
Globe—Turner
Lone Star—Flory
Clinton—Clinton
Big
Emil Heck
Wilson Counts
State Soil Conservation
Heck
Pete Bahnmaier
Lecompton
J. M. O’connor
Kanwaka
George H. Butell
Palm
Weather Outlook for Topeka and Kansas as Snow Melts
Unsettled conditions prevail across Kansas with rain sleet and snow in many areas. Forecaster S D Flora notes warmer temps will melt much of the snow while lows dip to near 18 to 25 tonight and highs reach 35 to 40 in the west and east.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Carri
Kansas
Dodge City
Flora
Goodland
Eagles Distribute Christmas Baskets to 25 Families
William L. White, chairman of the Christmas baskets committee, says the Eagles delivered provisions to 25 families on Christmas. Lave includes canned foods, fruit, bread, nuts, candy, bacon, and butter. Most baskets went to elderly residents, some shut-ins. six of the homes served were noted as African American.
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William L. White
White
Journal-World to Post Oklahoma City Basketball Score
The Journal World plans to publish the final score of the Kansas Oklahoma A and M basketball game played in Oklahoma City tonight. Tipoff is at 7 45 with final results expected around 9 30.
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Journal-World
Oklahoma City
Heartometer Diagnoses Heart Abnormalities In Office
Dr. C. R. Albright offers heart abnormality diagnosis using the Heartometer from his office at 1023 Massachusetts Avenue. Appointments can be arranged by visiting the office or calling 1531.
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C. R. Albright
Massachusetts
Julius C Holmes Joins TWA Staff as VP in International Division
Brigadier General Julius C Holmes of Lawrence named vice president of Transcontinental and Western Air in the airline’s international division with headquarters in Washington D C. Holmes, former assistant secretary of state under Stettinius, will help lead TWA’s expanding international operations alongside Brig Gen T B Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Holmes
Lawrence
State Department
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
International
Jack Frye
T.W.A
General Holmes
Washington, D. C
James R. Holmes
University of Kansas
Pleasanton, Kan
Holmes
Edward R.stettinius
Washington
Protocol Division
Douglas
Jefferson
TWA
T. B. Wilson
Williamstown
Wilson
Postponement Authorized for Rail Class Rate Changes
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads to indefinitely postpone the May 15 freight rate adjustments. A federal court injunction halted a 10 percent increase in northern and eastern states and a corresponding southern and western decrease. The ruling delays the January 1 effective date as nine northern states sought relief.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taik Roads
ICC
Utica
N. Y
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Harold R. Stark
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Independence Man
Pearl Harbor Day
C.I.0
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Edgar L. Warren
U.E
Prospect
Douglas County Soil District
Eagles
TWA Stafe
Major Holmes
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
North Africa
Mark Clark
North African
Gibraltar
Clark
Ansiers
Afr
Sicily
Allied Force Headquarters
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