Byrnes says MacArthur not advised on Moscow talks
Secretary Byrnes told reporters MacArthur had not been advised of Moscow discussions on Japan and that the general accepted U S plans for control machinery. Byrnes said MacArthur correctly claimed no notice of Moscow deliberations while remaining confident in the overall U S admin plan.
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Washington
State Byrnes
Moscow
Douglas Macarthur
United States
Japan
Byrnes
MacArthur
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Britain
Brrnea
State Department
Thomas D. Blake
Far Eastern Commission
Blake
Tokyo
Comerat B
Misc-Arthur
Altho
U.S
Commission
Council
War Department
John J. McCloy
Frank R. McCoy
Iin
Far Eastern Commission (Press
Thomas Blake
Mos
Big 3 Jap Control Plan May Hurt MacArthur Prestige
Tokyo sources report that the Big Three plan for Japan has sown confusion and may undermine General MacArthur’s prestige. The Moscow backed scheme creates a four power council with veto power, prompting concern over his authority and the future of postwar policy.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
Moscow
United States
Ritain
China
Russia
Altho
Kansas Unemployment Office Reports Weekly Claim Totals
The Lawrence Kansas unemployment office reported 639 claims last week with 595 processed and 44 pending. Among processed claims 481 claimants drew checks including 94 veterans and 40 interstate claimants.
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Lawrence
Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division
U. S. Employment Service
Leo J. Phalen
Kansas
Forecast Revised For Eastern Kansas Weather Update
Topeka forecast shows partly cloudy skies and colder conditions in eastern Kansas with gradual improvement by tomorrow afternoon. Western Kansas expected clear, near 45 degrees, while eastern areas face near freezing highs and lows 15 to 18 in the north and west. Light snow flurries possible in the afternoon east of Topeka as east persistently cold air holds eastern snow.
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Topeka
Cp—Weatherman &. D
Flora
Kansas
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Dodge City
Goodland
Twenty miners declared dead as Kentucky mine sealed
In Pineville Kentucky Harry Thomas chief engineer ordered the main entrance sealed after an underground explosion at Kentucky Straight Creek Coal No 1 mine trapping 31 miners. Sealing aimed to smother fires and prevent another blast leaving seven survivors. Two more trapped men died. A relief fund was started for victims families.
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Pineville
Harry Thomas
Kentucky State Department of Mines and Minerals
Thomas
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company
Tom McQueen
Magnet
Pineville Community Hospital
Albert Bennett
KU Students Return From Christmas Break for Two Terms
About 700 students at the University of Kansas resume the 12 week November term mainly veterans and NROTC members. Regular fall semester students continue through the Christmas to New Year recess until January 7. The November term ends before spring enrollment on February 11 to align with NROTC and veteran-credit plans.
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University of Kansas
N.R.O.T.C
the State University
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
K. U
England Endures Deadly New Year Fog Crisis
England awoke to its worst fog since 1925. At least four children and three adults died as freezing conditions crippled transport. A collision between two suburban London trains in North Reed Hills left two men and a woman dead and three others injured as planes were grounded and ships halted. Visibility dropped to two yards in parts of the country with ice coated roads and widespread disruption lingered into New Year’s Eve.
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London
England
Sheffield
North Rced Hills
Trafic
Britain
Price Control Boards to Replace Ration Officers
Kansas will replace 108 war price and ration boards with 30 area price control boards beginning tomorrow. H O Davis district OPA director said the boards, staffed by 120 clerks, will focus on price control during the transition as veterans return and production lags. Douglas and Jefferson counties’ rationing boards were merged, with headquarters in the Community Building basement in Lawrence.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
H. O. Davis
OPA
Davis
Douglas
Jefferson County
Lawrence
Patterson heads to Honolulu on world flight route
Secretary of War Patterson departed Patterson Field to Honolulu aboard an ATC plane. He will conduct conferences with American commanders in Japan China and Germany as part of the round the world flight itinerary.
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Patterson
Honolulu
Hamilton Field
Calif
ATC
Japan
China
Germany
Chamber of Commerce Announces 32nd Annual Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States said its thirty second annual meeting will be in Atlantic City for three days from April 30 to May 2. It will be the first annual meeting held since spring 1943.
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Atlantic City
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
New 1946 tax law boosts incentives for business growth
Washington reports a $6 billion tax cut aimed at expanding business activity and accelerating peacetime production. Corporations gain $3.136 billion while individuals receive $2.8 billion in tax relief, with notable cuts for low income earners and broader stimulus expected through higher consumer spending.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
and Commerce Department
George F. Derby dies at 77 in Kansas City hospital
George F. Derby 77 died last evening in a Kansas City hospital after illness. Born May 17 1868 west of Lawrence he lived in Douglas county all his life and was a well known stock dealer. He survived by a daughter Grace Wunderlich three grandchildren and siblings. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Rumsey funeral home with burial in Memorial Park cemetery.
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George F. Derby
Vermont Street
Kansas City
Lawrence
Douglas County
Fred A. Derby
Vermont
Lecompton High School
Derby
First Christian Church
Alta Raber
Grace Wunderlich
Drake Hotel
Fred Derby
Derby Grain Company
Topeka
Grace E. Derby
Manhattan
Richard C. Thompson
R. Carolee Wunderlich
Mare
Broken leg mending Williams to stay in hospital two weeks
Dick Williams of 1607 Crescent Road remains in St Luke's hospital after a slip on ice in Kansas City Missouri on December 22. Doctors report his condition satisfactory and he hopes to be up in a wheelchair by the latter part of the week.
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Dick Williams
Crescent Road
Kansas City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Many May Borrow From Uncle Sam
Washington reports administration officials expect foreign loans in 1946 to top the prior year total of 2.458 billion dollars. A 3.75 billion dollar loan to Great Britain is slated for Congress early in the year while export import bank officials prepare for a record year in smaller loans.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Administration
Great Britain
Congress
Britain
Russia
China
France
Althe
Genéralissimo
Stalin
Soviet Union
United States
Quarrel Ends With Shooting At Eudora Home
Archie Allen 80 critical after being shot three times by his wife Eula 25 during a domestic dispute at their Church street residence. Charles Ervin 16 wounded in the scuffle. Eula held in Douglas county jail awaiting further investigation.
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Archie Allen
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eula
Douglas County
Allen
Eudora
R. W. Sanders
Fred Coon
Allens
Kansas City
Dorothy Cates
Sunflower Village
Church Street
Chilly New Year’s Eve Across Much of Nation
The national forecast shows a cold snap with no major temperature drops. Snow is limited to New England while the Midwest and East trend colder with subzero readings in the north. Pem din a North Dakota ties record low. Boston warns of high winds. LaGuardia halts operations overnight.
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New England
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Middle Western
Moidwest
Mercury
Pembina
N. D
Boston Weather Bureau
la Guardia
New York
Weather Bureau
Miami
Names of Lawrence Troops Listed on Allied Ships Return
The Associated Press reports that Pfc. Melvin D. Avery and Pfc. George A. Mowder, both of Lawrence, appear on passenger lists for ships returning from Europe. The Rock Hill Victory arrived in New York harbor, and the P. S. McGuire is due to dock at Newport News, Virginia today after the Europe voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pfc
Melvin D. Avery
Lawrence
Rock Hill Victory
New York Harbor
Europe
P. S. McGuire
George A. Mowder
McGuire
Newport News
Koreans Miffed by Trustee Plan Sparks Seoul Unrest
In Seoul crowds clashed with American troops over the five year trusteeship plan. Rightist leaders urged immediate recognition of a provisional government and a general strike of workers under the US military government. An 8 p.m. curfew was ordered as protests spread across the city.
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Seoul
Korea
Big Three
Communist Party
Wreck at Junction Involving Ford Trucks And Chrysler Sedan
A traffic wreck at Baldwin Junction yesterday afternoon involved a large trailer truck carrying four Ford pickups and a 1941 Chrysler sedan. Millard E. Bowlby of Terre Haute Indiana received minor injuries and was arrested for reckless driving with a $300 bond. He faces a county court hearing Wednesday. Earl E. Blevens of Kansas City driver of the transport and Henry Brousard a Terre Haute passenger escaped injury. The crash blocked the highway center for four hours while traffic detoured.
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Baldwin Junction
Millard E. Bowlby
Terre Haute
Ind
Chrysler
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
J. B. Wilson
Earl E. Blevens
Kansas City
Henry Broussard
Mrs. Louie W. Roberts Dies at 72 in Lawrence
Mrs. Louie W. Roberts, aged 72, died at her home 1146 Kentucky street after long illness. Funeral at Funk's chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. O. E. Allison officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. She was born in Lawrence, daughter of John and Catherine Watkins, attended local schools, studied art at the University of Kansas, and belonged to the Rebekah lodge and First Methodist Church. Surviving: husband Frank H. Roberts of the home, daughter Arlene Roberts, two sisters Mrs. J. A. Benson and Mrs. W. E. Bunton.
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Louie W. Roberts
Kentucky Street
Funk’s
O. E. Allison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Roberts
Lawrence
John
Catherine Watkins
England
Brooklyn
N. Y
University of Kansas
Rebekah Lodge
Lawrence Reading Club
First Methodist Church
Frank H. Roberts
Roberts Jewelry Company
Arlene Roberts
J. A. Benson
W. E. Bunton
Mead, Colo
Police Ball at Community Building in Lawrence
New Year's Eve event raises funds for Lawrence police uniforms. Serenaders will play at the Community Building from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets cost $1 per couple or $1 per stag, available at advance sales or at the door with tax included.
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Lawrence
Car Collision Near curb Causes Minor Damage
Ted Brown of route 5 rear ended John Bradley’s car early last Saturday afternoon as Brown stopped to let a vehicle pull into a parking spot. Police report notes damage was slight.
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Ted Brown
Route 5
John Bradley
Brown
Flowers of Distinction Call Allison Thomas Flower Shop
An advertisement directs readers to contact Allison-Thomas Flower Shop for floral services with a phone listing 263. The notice emphasizes style and selection for special occasions.
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Allison - Thomas Flower Shop
Truman at Work On Report To Nation
President Truman on the presidential yacht Williamsburg works on his report to the nation for January 3 and the upcoming state of the union address to Congress. He signed several bills as the ship nears Quanaoco Virginia while reconversion director Joan Savner and John Steelman stay aboard. He returns to Washington midweek and plans a radio address for Thursday at 1 PM EST. The formal message to Congress will follow when it reconvenes January 14.
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Byrnes
United States
Japan
Molotov
London
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
White House
Truman
Williamsburg
Quantica
Moscow
State Department
Britain
Animis
China
Korea
Romania
Bulgaria
Bevin
Washington
State of the Union
Congress
Quanaco
Joan W. Savner
John Steelman
Missour
Snodgrass Resigns From Lawrence First Baptist
The Rev. Ernest L. Snodgrass resigned as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lawrence after two years. He will preach his final sermon January 30 and depart for Chicago to lead Bethany Union Church. The move follows 35 years in ministry and includes a long-standing church expansion and membership growth.
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First Baptist Church
Ernest L. Snodgrass
Firsts Baptist Church of
Lawrence
Ray
Brewster
Chicago
Weer
Bethany Union Church
Bevony Bilts
Snodgrass
Clyde Moves
Union Enue
Cntiren
Senion Harter
U. of
Chazo
Snederass
Ute
Sse
Snedgrass
University of Ottawa
Davia
Securai Cn
Prescect
Sneodgrass
Tr Snodgrass
Kansas
Chicazo
New Management At Local Airport In Lawrence
Lawrence airport changes hands to Suares Ware Flying Service led by two Lawrence WWI veterans, Everett E. Sailer and Cap Liewd Ware. They plan to renew aviation interest, cut previous charter rates, offer instruction, and sign with the University of Kansas to expand aerospace engineering courses. They aim to acquire larger aircraft and set up special flying events.
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Ace
Som Wt
Tte University
Kansag
Cenmeccen
Waco Advance
Incoming Vessels Unloaded Promptly at Los Angeles Ports
Los Angeles December 31 veterans faced travel delays as incoming ships were unloaded and processing began at camps like Haan and Anza Santa Ana base. More than 30 men stranded aboard ships and at harbor camps before Christmas. 12,000 Santa Ana backlogs had been cleared, though many spent the holiday away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Haan
Anza
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Santa Ana
Army Discharge Rules Cut 500,000 Eligible for Release
Cut in point scores for enlisted men from 55 to 50 and for officers from 73 to 9 will release about 500,000 more army personnel today under changes announced December 19. The article notes the updated discharge criteria apply to both soldiers and officers.
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Washington
Back to Court House Beans ZL Navy Service Details
Fragmentary text describes a person named Zealou Beans ZL who served in the United States Navy for years and held a lieutenant rank. It mentions training, assignments, and periods of service with garbled dates and places. The report appears as a terse military obituary or notice with uncertain specifics.
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United States Navy
Douglas Mlanmoy
Tieutenant
Navy
Devemter i. Line
Se Iniepsyad
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