U.N Concedes Aerial Recon by Reds Truce Talks Advance
U N negotiators drop demand for aerial reconnaissance and offer to discuss troop rotation if Communists accept a new six point truce plan. Reds to disclose fate of about 50 000 unaccounted prisoners, many South Koreans. The plan includes military armistice supervision and port inspections to prevent buildup.
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United Nations
U. N
William P. Nuckols
R. E. Libby
Reds
Libby
Nuckols
Reda
North Korea
Funeral Services for Korean Veteran Tuesday
Funeral services for Cpl Amos Edwards Kizer, 21, killed in Korea on July 5, will be held at Ninth Street Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. He was the son of Mrs Inez Kizer of Maple Street and survived by seven sisters and one brother. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Kizer served three years in the armed forces and had been in Korea over a year. He attended Liberty Memorial High School.
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Cpl
Amos. Edwards
Kizer
Korea
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Inez Kizer
Maple St
Oak
Liberty Memorial High School
Jessie Newman
Ark. St
Wilbert Whiteside
Tenn. St
Alonzo Howard
Locust St
William Moore
Topeka
Wilma Kizer
Irma Kizer
John Nelson
Percy Kizer
Ts& Walnut
Accident Shoots 14 Year Old During Work on Shotgun
Kansas City Kansas dec 29 a 14 year old Gary Yoachum was killed last night by a shotgun discharge. Sheriff George Metz said the boy was handling a 2 gauge shotgun when it discharged. The boy’s parents are Mr and Mrs Stephen J Yoachum of Shawnee Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kan
Gary Yoachum
Bill Cummins
George Metz
Ming
Mia
Stephen J. Yoachum
Shawsee
Medal of Honor to Soldier Who Killed 50 Reds in Last Stand
Pfc Emory L Bennett of Cocoa Florida received the Medal of Honor for a lone stand near So Bangsan Korea on June 24. He killed about fifty enemy soldiers with a Browning automatic rifle while exposing himself to massed fire before he fell. His actions inspired his Company B, 15th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division to regroup and hold against the attack. First Lt Remer Y Brinson of Graymont Georgia recounted the critical onslaught and Bennett’s final sacrifice.
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Washington
Emory L. Bennett
Cocoa
Fla
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Bennett
Wane
Was
Ships In Trouble As Atlantic Storm Halts Europe
A severe European storm lashed the Atlantic coast with 89 mile per hour winds washing seas high and sinking ships. The Flying Enterprise listed 45 degrees with 40 crew and 10 passengers aboard as authorities aided other threatened vessels. Ports airports and railways faced disruptions from Spain to Denmark and the Queen Mary docked 72 hours late at Southampton.
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London
Europe
Atlantic
U. S
Hamburg
England
Flying Enterprise
Spain
Denmark
Shannon
Shannon International
Southampton
Harry Grandge
Ltoo
Plymouth
Four Die as Fire Ravages City Apartment Hotel
A wildfire in Kangag City claimed four lives and injured at least 47 when a fire swept through an apartment hotel. Officials said all residents may be accounted for after several had been listed as missing earlier. Victims include Francisco Morialli 55, Mrs. Ellen Lewis 38, Inez Brown 3, and Laura Brown 10 months, who were sisters. The manager reported about 250 residents lived in the half-block structure. cause remains undetermined.
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Kangag City
Francisco Morialli
Ellen Lewis
Inez Brown
Laura Brown
Morialli
Ralph L. Davis
A Second Resignation From Johnson County Draft Board
D M Ashlock resigns as chairman of the Johnson County draft board, following Elliott Major's earlier exit. The board, with H F Toohey as the remaining member, faced internal disputes over college student deferments and potential appeals to the national board. Open evenings and Sundays.
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D. M. Ashlock
Johnson County Draft Board
Johnson County
Elliott W. Major
H. F. Toohey
Ashtock
Selective Service
Washington
Ie Mactional Selective Service Board
U S Retaliates Over Hungary Airmen Case
U S and Hungary trade sharp steps after four U S airmen jailed 40 days in Hungary. The United States bans travel to Hungary and orders closing of Hungarian consulates in Cleveland and New York while paying the fines. Acheson warns future responses may be harsher. Capitol Hill calls for stronger measures.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
U. S
Acheson
Cleveland
New York
Capitol Hill
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Colder Northeast Kansas Weather With Light Rain Possible
Topeka reports a new weak storm bringing colder air to Kansas with the northeast expected to see the greatest drop. Occasional light rain or snow possible in the northeast. Temperatures not rising above 45 to 55 degrees statewide, with readings in the 60s in the western third yesterday. Top yesterday was 65 at Garden City. Leavenworth 23 to Wichita 35 last night. No precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Arnold
Garden City
Hill City
Dodge City
Leavenworth
Wichita
Kansa
Oklahoma
NeGrabkae
Teubera
Tis Nissenes
M.A
Yesterdi
Fisher Law A. C
Denver
Edmonton
Trace
Fort Worth
Poser
TL AG U
Kansas City
Lon Angeles
New Orleans
Pemeeneens
New
Washington
Maid Guilty of Raising The Checks of Actress
New York December 29 An all male jury convicted Mrs Evyleen Cronin former maid secretary to Tallulah Bankhead of raising three checks. The 59 year old defendant faces sentencing January 24 and a possible seven to fifteen year prison term. Cronin admitted forging checks signed by Bankhead claiming to recover money spent to support the actress in drink drugs and sex.
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New York
Evyleen Cronin
Tallulah Bankhead
Cairo Suez Line Agreed No Man's Land 6 Miles Wide
British and Egyptian commanders reach a six mile wide no man's land along the Cai road to prevent clashes. Egyptian army liaison officer Gen Saad El Din Sabour says the measure aims to avert future incidents. Police in Cairo ordered dispersal of would-be demonstrators by all means to prevent repeat anti British violence from earlier in the week.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cai Road
Saad el Din Sabour
Ministry of Interior
County Attorneys Meeting in Topeka January 28
The Kansas County Attorneys Association will meet in Topeka on January 28, announced by president Glee S. Smith of Larned. Smith, Pawnee county attorney, said Federal Judge Delmas C. Hill and Kansas Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer will be the main speakers. Dine-a-Mite reopens today.
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Topeka
Kansas County Attorneys Association
Glee S. Smith
Larned
Smith
Pawnee
Delmas C. Hill
Harold R. Fatzer
Kansas
Adv
Newsmen Delayed In Seeing Fliers Return To Home Base
Four American airmen held 40 days by Communist Hungary described their capture and release after $120,000 in fines. They were delayed at Erding until a Washington State Department official arrived. Col. Park Holland said the press conference would occur later. The airmen, veterans of the Berlin airlift, were greeted by a hero’s welcome upon landing.
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Erding
Germany
U.S
Hungary
Washington State Department
Frankfurt
Park Holland
Col. Holland
State Department
Washington
Klaus
Rhine- Main
Newamen
Holland
U. S
Dare Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
John J
United States
K. C. Man Acquitted in Union Funds Case
Kansas City reports federal Judge Richard M. Duncan acquitted Rep. Leonard Irving of Missouri and the AFL local 264 officers on multiple counts. Seven counts were dismissed earlier. two counts lacked sufficient evidence and three remained tied to campaign finance and anti corruption provisions. Irving, a Democrat from President Truman's home district, faced a grand jury indictment with Roy E. Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leonard Irving
D-Mo
Irving
Construction and General Laborers Union
AFL
Roy E. Livingston
Richard M. Duncan
M Sneay
Duncan
Truman
One Killed Three Hurt In Crash South of K C
Kansas City Kansas December 29 J E Schmucker 46 Kansas City was killed and two injured in a two car collision on U S highway 69 in Johnson county Joseph Horton 23 Pittsburg Kan was treated at a hospital and Geraldine Hopkins Columbus Kan a passenger in Hortons car suffered fractures of the left arm and leg and was admitted to the University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas City
Kan
J. E. Schmucker
U. 5
Highway 69
Johnson County
Joseph Horton
Pittsburg
Geraldine Hopkins
Horton
University of Kansas Medical Center
New York Stocks Mixed as Market Holds Steady
New York stock listings show uneven activity with most sectors little changed as traders await next economic signals. Banks and tech shares moved modestly, while blue chips maintained narrow gains and losses within narrow ranges.
Red War Losses Reach 1 515 688 in Korea
Seoul Dec 29— Chinese and North Korean Communist forces in Korea have suffered 1,515,688 casualties over 18 months, including battle and non battle deaths, frostbite, illness, and prisoners of war. Last month light fighting continued with no major ground action. U S Fifth Air Force reported 237 sorties by noon.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Christians warned of Asia wide expulsion in four years
Dr Frank Laubach urged Student Volunteer Movement delegates to act now against a supposed Christian exodus from Asia and Africa. He warned Communists gain by offering a gospel for the hungry while promising less. Education and literacy work would empower native Christians to read and write, with global missionaries training thousands of teachers and journalists. Eduardo Mondlane and Dr Surjit Singh spoke on oppression in Africa and religion in India before Dr Mott's afternoon lecture on unprecedented opportunity.
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China
Asia
Africa
Hoch Auditorium
Frank Laubach
Laubach
India
Surjit Singh
Saharanpur
Saharanpur Seminary
Singh
Eduardo Mondlane
Portuguese East Afriica
Lawrence
John R. Mott
Orlando
Kansas City Chamber Endorses Kaw River Flood Controls
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce officially endorsed Army Engineer and reclamation flood control projects for the Kansas River basin. The board approved a resolution urging Congress to appropriate funds for construction, or amendments, in the Pick Sloan plan and related river basin works.
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Topeka
Kangan Chamber of Commerce
Haz
Army Engineer
Reclamation
Kansas River
Chamber
Board of Directora
Congress
Marans
Pick- Sloan An Tor
Truman Battles Budget and Crackdown in State of Union Cast
Washington December 29 President Truman returned from Missouri to face top priority problems including next year’s military budget. A White House meeting with defense officials followed by a Pentagon session fueled speculation over potential cuts in armed forces and foreign aid. Lawmakers push for economy while Moody proposes jail for bribery in government. A steel strike threat looms as 650,000 workers await contract decisions before year end.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Military Budg
White House
Pentagon
Defense Lavett
Capital Hill
Rep. Mahon
D-Tax
House Military Appropriations Committee
Newsmien
National Airport
Moody
D-Mich
House
CIG Steelworkers
Seven Medal of Honor winners named grand marshals
Pasadena Calif December 29 seven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients arrived to serve as grand marshals of the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day. The group includes Lt Stanley T Adams of Olathe.
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Pasadena
Calif
Stanley T. Adams
Olathe
Train Conductor Charged With Blocking a Crossing
Wichita dispatch reports J G Tobin a Newton Kansas train conductor was charged with illegally blocking a rail crossing. Santa Fe freight halted a crossing for 200 minutes on Christmas night forcing firemen to detour to the Todds burning home where five of their ten children perished. State law bans blocking a crossing with a train for more than ten minutes.
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Wichita
J. G. Tobin
Newton
Kan
Santa Fe
Willie Todd
Tax Session Here Discusses 1951 Flood Tax Losses
Public meetings in Lawrence and Perry will discuss reductions in 1951 federal income tax payments due to flood losses. A Wichita Internal Revenue representative will speak at 7 30 p.m. Monday Jan 7 in Lawrence. Subsequent sessions in Linn city hall and Perry American Legion hall cover casualty loss provisions and Q A with time allocated for written questions first.
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Lawrence Amber of
Merce
Wichita
American Legion
Hall
Perry
Broderick
Congress
No Strike At Boeing After Truman Sets Wage Dispute
Machinists at Boeing B 47 plant call off planned strike after President Truman directs the Wage Stabilization Board to review the dispute. WSB hearings expected soon with 16,000 of 26,000 workers affected. Union seeks eight to 17 percent raise retroactive to November five, union shop, and service differential changes.
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Boeing
Truman
Wichita
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Nathan Feinsinger
Washington
Lodge 70
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Feinsinger
Joseph W. Chadwick
Lecompton Bridge Repair Plans Await Federal Approval
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency has not approved Lecompton Kaw River Bridge repairs but is expected to authorize plans soon. Jefferson County to submit repair schemes using used spans if steel is unavailable. project relies on HHFA reimbursement with county contracting and payment.
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Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Kaw River
Lecompton
HHFA
Jefferson County
Douglas County
Jefferson
Journal-World Today
Elmer Ousdah
Douglas
Douglas and
Eudora Bridge
Kaw
Joe Rise
Leavenworth
County Commission
Hag
Perry Jones
Carbondale
Jones
Eudora
Tecompton
MHFA
Congressman Hires Wife After Girls Get Married
Mankato Kan December 29 Rep Wint Smith said he put his wife Blanche on his office staff payroll last month because two of his girl employees married. Smith said he normally brought one secretary home but with both gone Mrs Smith helps at home. Records list Mrs Smith salary for November as 72 dollars but Smith says 320 dollars.
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Mankato
Kan
Wint Smith
R-Kan
Blanche
Beccause
Smith
Price Order Extended to February for Coke and Coal Gases
Washington December 29 the explanation of the price ceiling order on coke coal chemicals and coke oven gas was extended today from December 31 to midnight February 29.
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Washington
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