Self Defense Rights Tied to Japan Policy
Postwar Japan faces conflicting signals as Gen. Douglas MacArthur asserts Japan retains the inalienable right to self defense while backing a pacifist constitution. U.S. officials weigh bases and a possible Asia policy as Joint Chiefs plan a February visit to discuss Formosa defense and postwar arrangements with MacArthur.
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General MacArthur
United States
Japan
State Department
Washington
MacArthur
Asia
Defense Department
Far East
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Olimar N. Bradley
Army
Lawton Collins
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
Formosa
Senator Connally
Jd.texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nothing In Sight To Avert A Strike
St Louis reports a last minute appeal for a 15 day postponement of a 50 000 employee strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co led by Gov Forrest Smith of Missouri. Union leaders say the walkout may start after midnight with Tuesday meeting to decide on postponement. Missouri legal powers include arbitration injunction and possible government seizure of the company.
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St. Louis
Southwestern Hell Telephone Company
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Bell Telephone Company
Misouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Alahoma
Texas
State Mediation Board
County studies option on removing Lawrence Woman's Club from tax rolls
Duglas county officials review a state directive authorizing removal of the Lawrence Woman's Club building at Twentieth and Massachusetts from the tax rolls. Action hinges on county commission chair Elmer Ousdahl’s return from vacation. current levy is 315.43 dollars per year and a district court appeal could keep the property taxable until a ruling.
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Duglas
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Lawrence Woman's
Robert Oyler
State Commission
Topeka
Women’s Club
Twentieth
Massachusetts Streets
Ogden
Commission
Ovler
Kansas sites eyed for Air Force Academy selection
Kansas cities compete for the planned new Air Force Academy with visits by the Army Engineer Missouri district. Seven cities including Leavenworth Harrington Topeka Salina Wichita Great Bend Arkansas City are to be inspected January 4 5 6 7. All have wartime active airports and other states also seek the academy.
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Washington
Kansas
Air Force Academy
Palasks
R.-Kan
Army
Missouri
Leavenworth
Harrington
Topeka
Salina
Wichita
Great Bend
Arkansas City
Bargain Classified Ad Offer
It’s a bargain. Your 4 line classified ad will be printed 45 000 times for only 1 00 dollars. Phone 22.
GI Insurance Refunds Begin January 16 For WWII Veterans
Washington dispatch says about 14,225 applications have been processed with 25 percent of the letters returned for missing forwarding addresses. Checks totaling 2.8 billion dollars will be issued at 200,000 a day starting January 16 and ending by June 30. Each check ranges from 90 cents to 528 dollars, averaging roughly 75 cents per veteran.
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Washington
Veterans
Veterans Administration
Ems
Truman to urge tax cuts and new levies in special message
Washington reports a top adviser says President Truman will ask Congress to cut some luxury excise taxes and then enact new levies to trim the budget gap. The plan includes postponing details until a special tax message after the State of the Union, with a goal to balance the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Engress
Marion
Congress
Capitol Hill
Scholars' Meeting Honors Biblical Instructors Anniversary
The Rev. Harold G. Barr of the University of Kansas returns from the largest U S meeting of biblical scholars held at Hebrew Union College Cincinnati Ohio The event marks the 40th anniversary of the National Association of Biblical Instructors and the 70th anniversary of Hebrew Union College with about 50 attendees including other associations.
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Harold G. Barr
K. U. School of Religion
United States
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
National Association of Biblical Instructors
Hebrew College
Jewish Theological Seminary
Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis
American Schools of Oriental Research
Plan to Stay in Area to Aid Hunt Two Convicts
Kansas City dispatch reports CMR B McPherson of Shreveport Louisiana will remain in Kansas City for several days to assist in the search for two men who knocked him unconscious and tied him in a field near Fort Scott Kansas yesterday. He says the men described themselves as escaped Texas convicts and he was shown photos of three fugitives at FBI headquarters.
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Kansas City
Cmr
B. McPherson
Shreveport
Fort Scott
Kan
McPherson
Texas
FBI
Huntsville
Social Security Deducts to Be Hiked Starting Tomorrow
Washington reports a midnight start for a 1 percentage point rise in the social security tax, raising the worker rate from 6 to 7 percent. The change will cost about 45 dollars yearly for someone earning 3,000 dollars or more, with employers' contributions also up. The overhaul aims to expand coverage and boost future pensions, with a pending Senate bill proposing gradual increases through 1970 and, if enacted, higher minimum and maximum benefits.
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Washington
Senate
House
FSA
Congress
Michigan May Become Key Uranium Ore Source for U S
Lansing reports Michigan may become the United States’ first major source of pitchblende after the Atomic Energy Commission authorized further exploration of a northeast Baraga county find. Twelve other mining applications are pending review. officials caution prospectors to stay out until spring due to snow and detection challenges.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Aten Energy
United
AOD
Jones and Laughlin Ove Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Baraga County
Stead Peninsula
Michigan Conservition Department
Atoomic Energy Commission
Upper Peninsula
Jones and Laughlin
Douglas county farmers ponder crop allotments and prices
Douglas county farmers reflect on next year’s corn and wheat allotments and current price levels. Deal Six reports December figures for 20 commodities with parity percentages, highlighting wheat soybeans corn potatoes tobacco cotton apples and other crops and their price status.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Snow in Some Spots Foretold for New Year
The weather bureau forecast a cloudy day with rain and some snow across a large portion of the United States for Sunday. Expect near or above normal temperatures in the east, cooler in the west and northern plains, with cold snowy weather in the west and mixed rain and snow in the North Pacific and California regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Christas
United States
Gulf States
Misissippi
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
New England
Dakotas
Florida
Atlantic States
Rockies
Colorado
North Pacific States
Californim
City Council Approves Housing Aide and Appointments
The final meeting approved claims of 22,62.30 dollars for irregular city pay. Elmer Martin, 48, was appointed to the police department with employment starting January 1. The housing project at 1810 Louisiana Street received expanded authority to housing committee members for approving residence applications and evicting tenants as needed. The council set rules to continue rental under existing policies while a housing emergency exists. Additional actions included land appraisal for a fire station setback, investments in government bonds, water pipe purchases, and agreements with Niagra Alkali and Santa Fe rast road. Present were James Postma, Alan Asher, Warren Decker, Sam Ferguson, F. A. Russell, R. O. Burgert, Oliver Beaman, and Rev. O. E. Allison.
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Sear Dast Mit
Elmer Martin
Rhode Island
Martin
Lawrence Paper Company
Veterans Housing Project
Louisiana Street
Lawrence
George Starkey
L. E. Eby
William Kollender
Number Two
Massachusetts Street
Fire Department
G. H. Phillips
Water Department
William J. B. Turner
Niagra Alkali Company
Sam Ferguson
F. A. Russell
R. O. Burgert
Oliver Beaman
Malotts to Return Home After World Flight
Chancellor and Mrs Deane W Milsett of Kansas University are due in Lawrence tonight or tomorrow after a round the world flight and a two week conference in New Delhi on Indian American relations. They visited Hawaii and Tokyo en route and stopped in London before heading home.
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Chancellor
Deane W. Milsett
K. U
Lawrence
New Delhi
India
Malotts
Hawaii
Tokyo
London
New York
Kansas City
VA warns POWs against buying forms for compensation
The Veterans Administration cautioned former prisoners of war not to purchase blank forms for War Claims Commission compensation filings. The VA said the commission is set up and that free forms will be available soon. Veterans should avoid paying individuals or groups for filing help.
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Veterans Administration
War Claims Commission
Early New Year Press Shift in Journal-World
In observance of New Year’s Day the Journal-World will go to press at 11 o’clock Monday, keeping with the city holiday schedule.
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Journal-World
Acme Starches Shirts Advertises Quick Quit Offer
A terse classified ad promotes a quick quit deal for shirts from Acme Starches, providing a contact phone number 646 for inquiries.
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Acme
Maintenance costs at K U hit 837 000 in 1948 report
University records show 1947 48 maintenance expenses for physical properties totaling 867 000 in general upkeep plus 70 000 for other departments. Major items include roads drainage tennis courts steam tunnels and sprinkler installations with a postponed power plant expansion valued at 400 000.
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Bayles
Frank Strong Hall
Snowhall
Frank Strong
Large Rural Electrification Loans Move Forward
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 1 025 000 loan for the White River Valley Electric Cooperative of Hollister Missouri and a 345 000 loan for the I R S W Electric Cooperative Association of Wamego Kansas. Recreation officials said the community building children’s activities will resume next Saturday after a Thursday night disturbance led to closure. tighter supervision and policing were proposed at the city hall meeting.
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White River Valley Cooperative
REA
Washington
White River Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc
Hollister
Rural Electrification Administration
I. RS & W. Electric Cooperative Association, Inc
Wamego
Kan
Recreation Commission
Two Changes on the Textbook Board in Kansas
Gov Frank Carlson appoints Horace H Rich Democrat and Charles G Kroxstrom Republican to the Kansas state board of education. They replace C G Deane and W E North, terms run three years to Dec 31. Board handles textbook selection and curriculum standards statewide.
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Ropeka
State Board of Education
Frank Carl- Sur
Horace H. Rich
Coldwater
Charles G. Kroxstrom
Eis- More
Rich
C. G. Deane
Subiete
Krokstrom
Moran
Board of Education
Kansas
State Superintendent of Publi Instruction
Lawrence Area Offices and Stores Set to Close for New Year
The Lawrence area will observe New Year’s Day with many offices and stores closed on Monday. The post office will not deliver but special deliveries and outgoing mail will proceed. University of Kansas and Lawrence city schools end first semesters and resume classes next week. Mt Oread begins spring term February 2. Superintendent W D Wolfe returns to duty Tuesday at Liberty Memorial High School with his family at 2100 New Hampshire Street. Indian students return to Haskell Institute Wednesday.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas and
Mt. Oread
Springs
Onew 9
W.D. Wolfe
Liberty Memorial High School
Rain For The East Topeka Dispatch 1950 Weather
Forecaster Richard Garrett predicts occasional rain in southeast and extreme east Kansas tonight and tomorrow. Elsewhere expect partly cloudy tonight and mostly cloudy tomorrow with temperatures warming, lows 20s to 40s and highs near 40s. Measurable rain in the 24 hours ending 6 am was mainly southeast. Emporia reports .70 inch, others show varying traces across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Emporia
Weather Bureau
Quenemo
Hoyt
Cottonwood Falls
Wamego
Ottawa
Wichita
Leavenworth
Anthony
Fort Riley
Hutchinson
Hill City
Goodland
Barr Considers Senate Run in 1950 From Kansas
Goodland Kansas on December 31 reports Herb J Barr a Democrat from Scots a farmer and stockman and district governor of Rotary International said he is thinking seriously about running for the United States Senate in 1950 He inspected the Goodland Rotary club and met with political leaders here.
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Goodland
Kan
Herb J. Barr
Farmer and Stockman
United States
Barr
Rotary International
Rotary Club
Bond Debt Totals Reported For Lawrence City And Douglas County
City officials report bonded indebtedness at 1 017 995 29 at year start with 507 970 for general city bonds tied to fire station garage and street resurfacing. Internal improvement bonds total 510 025 99. funds come from property assessments. County debts include 124 300 for special assessments 507 15 00 for county school districts and 2 200 for drainage districts. Net retirements cited include 88 lo of general city bonds and 5 1 1 0 for improvement issues.
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Lawrence
City Ciers
Harold Fisher
Fisher
Ime Praoverrendt
Douglas County
Mildred Eo Sner
Lone Star Park
Barkers
Learnard Avenue
Twenty-third
Lousiana
le Suer
Ask for injunction in UMW coal dispute
Northern and midwestern coal operators asked the National Labor Relations Board to seek an injunction against John L. Lewis to end the three day work decree. They accuse him of unfair labor practices and failing to bargain in good faith. Denham will decide by next week whether to pursue the court order.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
N.L.R.B
United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
Weather Outlook for Kansas Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy conditions western Kansas and mostly cloudy eastern areas tonight with occasional rain in the southeast and far east. Sunday brings further clouds and rain in the southeast and extreme east with warmer conditions in the far west. lows range from 25 to 40s, highs only in the 40s.
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Kansas
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