Allied forces press in western Korea as Han river line tightens
In western Korea Allied troops push up to three miles, while a French American unit is trapped by superior Chinese forces. The front traces an east west line near Suwon and Anyang as the UN eight day offensive presses toward Seoul, with tanks probing Wonchon and forces near Chipyeng.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations Limited
Seoul
Tenth Corps
Anyang
Suwon
Wonchon
Delaxing
Red
Chipyeng
Yoja
Casualty totals rise in Korea to 46 814 in U S report
Defense department tallies show U S combat casualties in Korea increasing to 46 814 through January 26. The breakdown lists 6 897 killed in action 30 615 wounded and 9 302 missing in action with 796 deaths among the wounded and 7 739 total combat deaths. Army 38 522 casualties Navy 528 Air Force 369. Some missing later returned or were identified as prisoners leaving 8 276 still listed as missing.
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Waahin
U. S
Korea
Euamallen
Kansas State Expects About 5,150 Students
Kansas State College projects spring semester enrollment near 5,150. Officials cite corrections to selective service policy, returning students who withdrew to enlist, and continuing enrollment as of February. The item mentions Valentine boxes and Carmel Corn as an aside in the fragment.
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Kansas State
Manhattan
Kan
Cpri
Wana State College
Farehad
UN votes to label China aggressor in Korea
Britain warns to proceed cautiously on sanctions. United Nations Assembly votes 44 to 7 declaring communist China an aggressor in Korea. It orders a study by the collective security committee, supports a good offices panel, and calls Peiping to withdraw forces while pledging to continue UN action if needed. Sir Gladwyn Jebb urges a peaceful settlement and slow sanctions.
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Douglas MacArthur
Assembly
China
Korea
Sion
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Peiping
U. N
U.N
University enrollment rises slightly at Kansas campus
Registrar James K. Hitt reported spring registration brings the University of Kansas enrollment over 6,300 with about 150 late registrants. Kansas City medical division counts 526, Lawrence campus 6,633, 1,328 veterans, and a mid year graduating class near 500. Attrition mirrors postwar years as 183 veterans register amid continued schooling.
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University of Kan
James K. ‘Hitt
Kansas City
School of Medicine
Lawrence
Hitt
E Hitt
Blaze hits Top Floor of Topeka Hotel
Topeka on February 1 reports a fire on the top floor of the four story Fifth Avenue hotel downtown. Firemen contained the blaze with no injuries. owner Tom Harvey estimates $10,000 damage. A cigarette likely started the fire after 8 p.m. About 90 guests were registered in the 60 room hotel. Also noted, Vinland Grange wolf drive set for Saturday at 10 a.m. hunters meet at Vinland Trucka to distribute hounds. round-up at Leo Hagerman farm with lunch served at noon by Grange women.
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Topeka Hotel
Topeka
Avenues
Tom Harvey
Vinland Grange
Vinland
Trucka
Six Square Mile
Leo Hagerman
The
Grange
Duplessis orders probe into $3 million bridge collapse
Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis called sabotage by subversive elements responsible for the Duplessia highway bridge failure as a government inquiry is announced. The 26-below incident at Three Rivers left four dead as the nine-span bridge, built in 1948, plunged into the St Maurice river amid cracks reported earlier. Victims identified as Henri-Paul Gendron Maurice Beaumier Noel Doucet and Paul Fiset residents of Cap de la Madeleine and Ville St. Laurent near Montreal.
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Three Rivers
Quc
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Duplessia Highway
Duplessis
St. Maurice
Henri-Paul Gendron
Maurice Beaumier
Noel Doucet
Cap de la Madeleine
Paul Fiset
Ville St. Laurent
Montreal
Laundries Fret Over Lipstick Hoodlum Threats
Laundry managers report lipstick in pockets as a costly nuisance and potential bankruptcy risk. Workers routinely remove items before cleaning. lipstick tubes, coins, bills, checks, matchcovers and other objects are discovered and returned to customers. The article notes theft risks and the constant need to train check girls to handle valuables honestly and efficiently.
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Noral Temple Shades
L Fraterni
United States
Rail switchmen strike cripples nation’s rail system
Dozens of engineers and firemen joined walkouts amid rapid spread across major lines disrupting freight and passenger service. Santa Fe reported near no shows in Chicago yards while Wabash noted engineers or firemen joining the action. Industry-wide layoffs and production cuts followed as New York Central and Pennsylvania lines warned of heavy disruption. President Truman reportedly considering a direct appeal to halt the tie-ups affecting defense and Korea war efforts.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
Santa Fe
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood 3
Tne
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Sante Fe
Chica
Wabash
East
Midwest
New York
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Sident Truman
Korea
St. Louis
Topeka Air Base Reopens Plans and Staffing Details
The Topeka air base is slated to reopen with a base population near 7,000. A survey team will determine specifics as plans outline staffing by a single air force division under the World War II era structure.
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A. C
Conforts
Session on Manager League Forms City Government Plan
The Lawrence Citizens Committee for the Support of Good Government met to plan the city manager form of government. Thirteen of eighteen members attended as candidates were discussed, with final nonpartisan selections due after further meetings. Filing closes March 9, primary March 26, city election April 3.
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Lawrence
Board of Compissioner
Box Car Shortage Remains Tight in Kansas
Transportation officials in Topeka and Hutchinson discuss ongoing box car shortages in Kansas. Gov. Edward F. A. urges prompt action while DIA officials attribute shortages to factors including routing constraints and conditions in major hubs like Chicago and St Louis.
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Kansas
Topeka
Edward F. A
Jor
Action Reuto
Hutchinson
Louis
Chicago
Tax Refund Totals Declared By Revenue Commission
The Revenue Commission reported that nonhighway users of motor fuel were refunded 7 971 113 dollars in taxes for the year. The notice appears in the Topeka area with filing details and related advertisements.
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Topeka
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Dry Cleaners
McCain to Speak at KU Honors Convocation
Dr. James A. McCain president of Kansas State college will deliver the 28th annual Honors convocation address at the University of Kansas announced by Chancellor Deane W. Malott. The program will list upper ten percent seniors from each school and publish names of juniors sophomores and freshmen readers.
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James A. McCain
Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Kansas State
K. U
McCain
Montana State University
Navy
Montana
Kansan
Milton Eisenhower
James Forrestal
Defense Secretary
South Carolina
Wofford College
Duke
Stanford
Colorado A
M. College
Eee
Trade School Funds Approved By Senate
The Kansas Senate passed a bill to allocate 35 000 in state funds for a Coffeyville board of education run trade school. Senator Becker noted the emergency measure would keep training workers for defense plants and await possible federal funds. The school has exhausted current resources while meeting a ramped up Boeing Wichita parts program.
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Topeka
Kanees Senate
House
Coffeyville
Kan
Board of Education
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Richard L. Becker
Coffeyville Republican
Werry Cottersite
Boeing
Wichita
Defense department calls for April draftees
The Defense Department announced that April draft calls will be issued for the Army while Navy and other services do not plan calls then. Thus far draftees have come from the Army since last fall. Kansas tax collections in January reached a record high of 3,799,049, up 26.75 percent from a year ago, with total tax and fee collections at 9,089,619, up 82.97 percent.
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Washington
Flo
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Tyo Roldan Shatters Silence In Major Incident
A serious disturbance erupts as Tyo Roldan and associates collide with authorities. Unverified reports mention tensions escalating near key locations, drawing in multiple parties and triggering emergency responses. Further details remain unclear as investigations commence.
New Air Program Expands College ROTC Access at KU
The Air Force approves a new officer training path open to juniors and seniors in any degree program at the University of Kansas. Eligible students must be under 25, have two years of basic RC T C, or be a veteran, have one semester left, and commit to a six week summer camp and a draft deferment. After commissioning, two years of active duty may follow if needed.
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Air Force
E.O.T.C
Reserve Commission
Air Branch
Journal-World Today
Lynn R Moore
University of Kansas Air Unit
Tenth Air Force Headquarters
Moore
R~ C.T.C
E K. U. Air
Ate Force
Pm Nie Esten
Enlistments Open For Marine Platoon Leaders
Enlistments are being accepted for the 1951 Marine Platoon Leaders class at KU R O T C unit. Regular students from freshmen to juniors may apply. Enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, they train two six week summers and may be commissioned as second lieutenants. Travel, pay, quarters, food, and clothing are provided. Contact Maj. H Poggemeyer at the NROTC unit Military Science building KU Rail Stop Pomona Ottawa Kan Feb 1.
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Marine Gorge
W. R Terre
University of Kaneag
Navy
PL. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Marine Reserve
Maj. H. Poggemeyer
Military Science
K. U
President to propose new tax plan in coming message
Reports say the president will send a special tax message to Congress tomorrow seeking 16.5 billion dollars in new revenue. The plan reportedly targets individual income, corporate, and excise taxes, aiming to raise funds for defense. No final details were disclosed.
Freezing weather grips Kansas with subzero depths
Snow blanketed Kansas as sub zero temperatures spread across the state. Readings included 22 degrees below zero in Topeka, with Wichita near its February minimum and several towns reporting single digits below zero. Skies cleared after snowfall, and forecasters warned of another cold night ahead, expecting winds to ease but temperatures to stay frigid across western and central Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
New
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Emporia-Hutchingon
Kansas Wheat Belt
Hutchinson
Richard Garrett
Great Bend
Hill City
Selinsardene City
Liberal
Philpaba
Concordia
el Dorado
Fopeta i Lawrence
Cofeyville
E High
Leavenworth
Reds in Britain oppose taking part in Korean War
In London on February 1 the British Communist party urged workers to build political and industrial strength to oppose British participation in the Korean War and the rearmament of Germany and Japan. A pamphlet called for active struggle against rearma ment and conscription and demanded the ousting of what it called an American army of occupation stationed at British air fields. Workers were urged to resist the plan to mobilize about 260,000 reservists for training that summer.
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London
Communist Party
Germany
Japan
Britain
Action Filed Against Darby After Kansas City Crash
A $26 505 damage suit was filed against Harry Darby former U S senator from Kansas in connection with a two car collision January 21 John J Septic driver of one car says Darby was driving at a high rate of speed A charge of careless driving was filed against Septie with a hearing set for February 15 in municipal court
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Kansas City
Yeaterday
Harry Darby
U.S
Kansas
John J. Septic
Darby
Eisenhower Urges Europe Spirit to Resist Aggression
In a Washington address to a joint session, General Eisenhower said western Europe shows the spirit to resist the Soviet threat. He urged a twenty year defense program, warning the cost of peace is high but the cost of total war would destroy civilization. France pledged 25 battle divisions by 1952 as part of a broader allied buildup and deterrence strategy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Senate
House
Lil of Congress
America
Eisenhower
Wpmenin
France
Still No Filings for City Offices
No candidates have filed with the city clerk for city commissioner or school board posts. Under the new commission manager system, filings require a petition with 25 qualified voters by March 9. The primary is March 20 and the city election April 3. several incumbents have uncertain plans to run.
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Shenk
Pine
Commission Manager
Lawrence Kiwanis Spotlight Scout Week Observance
The Lawrence Kiwanis club marked Scout Week a week early at Eldridge Hotel with Ed Burgess introducing Tom Denny of Kansas City Kaw Council. Denny cited 16 sponsoring institutions in Pelathe district and Kaw Council’s 5500 enrolled Boy Scouts across eight counties. film depicted Scout activities and training.
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Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Ed Burgess
Tom Denny
Kansas City
Kaw
Kaw Council
Pelathe
Douglas County
Sunflower
Tonganoxie
Denny
Kay Soonest
Parsons Axton Ouster Case Seeks Bonding Company Release
New York bonding firm filed in federal court seeking release from 4908.96 costs tied to Vernon Axton ouster in Parsons Kansas. Fidelity and Casualty says it bonded city against loss but no agreement covered Axton individually. Axton faced charges from State Attorney General Fatzer over gambling law enforcement. The petition cites 1989.58 for investigation and 2331.56 for court battles.
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Wichita
New York
Vernon
Axton
Parsons
Kan
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Axton Wos
Harold Fatzer
Mailman Didn’t Ring in Coffeyville Card Delayed
In Coffeyville Kansas on February 1 Mrs Ralph Zimmerman found a Christmas card postmarked December 20. She suspects it traveled on a detour while en route to her home. The card was mailed to or by neighbor Mrs G W Pete Easton.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Ralph Zimmerman
G. W
Pete) Easton
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