President Invokes Taft-Hartley Law in Coal Crisis
President Truman invoked the Taft-Hartley law to restore coal production. He named a three member board headed by David L. Cole to investigate the dispute between United Mine Workers and the soft coal industry. The panel must report within a week, potentially leading to an 80 day court injunction and possible penalties if miners disobey.
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Washington
Truman
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
William W. Wirtz
John Dunlop
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles G. Ross
Man
Board of Inquiry
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Itis
White House
Rayburn
D.tex
Cole's Food Center Opens With 2000 Visitors In North Lawrence
More than 2,000 guests attended a preview party as Cole's Food Center in North Lawrence debuted. The store opens daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. under owner Jimmy Cole with his wife and staff, plus IGA officials. Visitors toured gleaming meat, produce, dairy, frozen foods, and a large magazine stand amid colorfully decorated 60 by 119 foot premises and a built in public address system playing soft music.
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Jimmy Cole
Cole
IGA
Chicago
Topeka
U S Commissioner Reprimanded Officials In Western Germany
Stuttgart Germany Feb 8 The U S high commissioner for Germany reprimanded West German officials for criticizing western allies and outlined a nine point policy. John J McCloy warned against blaming others and said the United States will keep a firm grip on occupied Germany while helping political recovery and internal reform. He urged Germans to focus on their internal problems and reject outside meddling.
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Stuttgart
Germany
U.S
West Germany
Egan
John J. McCloy
United States
McCloy
France
Saarland
McBoy
Hoover Testimony Focuses on Fuchs Case
Washington reports that J Edgar Hoover briefed the congressional atomic committee on the FBI role in arresting Klaus Fuchs. Bridges pressed for a probe of suspected American contacts and possible high level ties as Groves may testify again later. Ambiguities linger about who else knew of wartime atomic plans and where the inquiries will land.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional Atomic Committee
FBI
Russia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clyde Tolson
L. B. Nichols
Hoover
Leslie R. Groves
U.S. Atomic Enterprise
Groves
Senator Bridges
R-N.h
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
London
Bridges
Senate Appropriations
Senate-House ‘Atomic Energy Committee
Congress
Senate House Group
Seanec & Move
House Committee On UN
Teen-agers linked to string of local burglaries and car thefts
Ottawa police captured 18-year-old Dale E. Mitchell after a high speed chase early Sunday. He admitted 17 burglaries here and stole a car he drove, with charges pending. A 14-year-old Kansas City youth was later arrested for stealing a different car, while an 11-year-old was not involved. Police described a wild ride with speeds between 80 and 90 mph, ending at a Standard service station.
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Dale E. Mitchell
Baldwin
Ottawa
Kansas City
Mitchell
Bert Oyler
Johns
West Twent-third Street
Pleasant Grove
West Twenty-third Street
Walt Wagner
Phillips 66
Texaco
Allis-Chalmers Intlement Company
Canke Feed
Curtis Lore
Standard
Ninth
Vermont Street
Jon Bingham
1600
West Fourth Atreat
Massachusetts Street
Kan
Lawrence
Fort Riley
Jerry L. Mather
Ronald L. McAdams
First Traffic Test on Massachusetts Street a Success
The first no left turn traffic test on Massachusetts Street was successful from 1 to 6 pm at Eighth Ninth and Tenth. Chief D Moore said traffic officers handled the flow well and speed improved. He notes the test is not conclusive and more Saturday trials will follow before any recommendations.
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Massachusetts Street
Felice
D.moore
Moore
Boyle to be Speaker at Topeka Democratic Dinner
William Boyle, chairman of the national Democratic committee, will speak at the Kansas Democrats annual Washington day dinner in Topeka on February 6. The announcement, by Barnes Griffith, Pittsburg attorney and Kansas Democratic club president, marks a push to rally top campaig orators and funds for a state comeback. The dinner caps two days of activities starting with a February 21 reception and including veterans and youth luncheons, a state central committees meeting, and a women’s division breakfast on February 22.
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Topeke
Kansas
William Boyle
Boyle
Barnes Griffith
Pittsburg
Democratic Club
State Central Committees
Baker University enrollment drops to 653 for spring term
Dr. Benjamin A. Gessner announces Baker liberal arts enrollment at 653 for the second semester, down from 690 the first, a decline about five percent. Harold Beck notes mortgage registration tax of 24,708.75 on Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad deed, to be apportioned among 258 counties including Douglas. Tomorrow is someone’s birthday. Flowerfans offers $20 wards flowers.
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Benjamin A. Gessner
Baker University
Douglas County
Salina Eyiday
Harold Beck
Register of Deeds
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad
First National Bank of Chicago
Beck
Walkout Spreads Across Nation Amid Soft Coal Strike
Pittsburgh reports the soft coal strike expanding as thousands more miners join a nationwide walkout. Production halts at Pennsylvania and West Virginia pits. Kentucky Illinois Indiana and Tennessee show broad disruption while 80 000 hard coal miners in eastern Pennsylvania stay at work. Negotiations continue and a Taft Hartley act risk looms. Local scenes include idle mines in Johnstown and Indiana County.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
AIE
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Truman
Union
John S. Lewis
Indiana County
Johnstown
Hinds
Atate
Hugh White
C. A. Hughes and Company
St. Charles
Ome
Heaviest drunken driving sentence in Douglas County
Raymond Ryan of 624 Walnut Street pleaded guilty in county court to drunken driving, receiving the maximum penalty under the new state liquor law: a $500 fine and six months in jail, plus $100 and three months for carrying an uncapped bottle in his car. It was his third recent drunken driving plea as sheriff arrest occurred on Highway 40 west of Lawrence.
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County
Ince
Raymond Ryan
Walnut Street
Frank Gray
Ryan
Highway 40
Lawrence
Unemployment Surges to 4.48 Million in January
The January unemployment figure rose by 991,900 to 4,480,000 the highest level since the war. The Liberty To The Captives Bible address drew 1,011 attendees at the Community building. Nicholas Rovatak Jr a Watchtower Society representative from Brook Inn NY spoke on Bible education freeing people from Satan's world and the people's hope in God's kingdom of righteousness.
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Washington
Nicholas Rovatak, Jr
Watchtower Society
Brook Inn
New York
Diplomatic Push Fails in Bell Telephone Talks
Washington and New York dispatches report a nationwide Bell Telephone strike looming with 300000 workers in 43 states. Negotiations stalled over wages hours vacations pensions and training. Federal mediators spearheaded by Cyrus S. Ching pursued a postponement to February 24 as union officers signaled potential inevitability of a walkout.
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Weaver
U.S
Cyrus S. Ching
Nationel
Bell Telephone System
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
C.I.C. Communications Workers of America
Ching
William N. Margolis
Margolis
Federal Bureau
Ragland to Stand Trial on Burglary Larceny Charges
Judge Hugh Means bound Sylvester Ragland over to district court on first degree burglary and grand larceny charges arising from the November 21 theft of about $4,000 from Mrs Leta Ingalls. Ragland posted 2500 bond. Dollie Rangland's charges were dismissed as the couple sought habeas corpus.
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Hugh Means
Sylvester Ragland
Ragland
Dollie Rangland
Raglands
Sherif
Leta Ingalls
Connecticut Street
George Melvin
Plan to Score Kansas Colorado Game Tonight in Boulder
The Journal-World will report halftime and final scores of the Kansas versus Colorado basketball game in Boulder Col tonight starting at 9 o clock Lawrence time. The first score is expected about 10 oclock.
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Journal-World
Boulder
Colo
Lawrence
Stock Market Tumbles as 60‑Stock Index Drops to 74.0
Closing the day, the 60‑stock index ends at 74.0, down by 3 points. Valentines Keeler's Bookstore appears in the market notes with a minor impact, reflecting broader trading weakness.
Regional research conference at KU focuses on Southwestern Kansas
Influential industrialists and financiers from the Midwest attend a KU hosted regional conference. Speakers include Henry W. Riley of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Robert S. Donaldson of the Committee for Economic Development. The event, organized by KU Bureau of Business Research and the Business School, explores how university research informs regional industrial development.
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K. U
Kansas
Bureau of Business Research
Business School
Paul E. Malone
Bureau
Henry W. Riley
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Lean Axe At & O
Leonard H. Axe
Memorial Union
Deane W. Malate
K. A
Malone
Robert S. Eckley
Donaldson
T. Bruce Robb
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
E.R. “Bus” Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Northeastern
Russell Tutt
Western Kansas Development Association
Orlin J. Scoville
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
J. Earl Schaefer
K. U. Research Foundation
Bowing Aircraft Co
Wichita
Randall T. Klemme
Kanaan City Federal Reserve Bank
Robert 5. Donaldson
Committee
Eco
Kansas grants Shell fellowship for geology Ph.D. study
University of Kansas announces a Shell fellowship for 1950 53 to a graduate geology student. The award includes 1200 for the student 300 for the geology department for research and expenses and possibly tuition if not covered by the Veterans Administration. Selection by Dr Robert Dreyer, geology chair, with final Shell approval.
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Shell
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Department of Geology
Veterans’ Administration
Robert 3. Dreyer
Dreyer
K. U
Drever
Varied Weather in United States Across Regions
Rain returned to the Midwest and Pacific coast while flood danger eased in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Light rain and fog touched the Ohio valley and midwest states. heavier rain spanned from western Washington to southern California. Most areas were fair and warm, with sub-zero pockets in New England and plains near Canada. About 29,000 homeless in Arkansas region as bottomlands flooded, but rivers were falling. Ohio River crest at 59.1 feet, 7.1 feet above flood stage, and 1,200 lowlanders began moving back after the crest.
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Pacific Coast
Ohio
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Washington
California
New England
Canada
Plains States
Arkansas
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Better Roads Plan Aims Ten-Year Concrete Gains
Kansas unveils 1950 road program with longer curing and coarser cement, using redwood joints and adjusted cement to aggregate ratios. Tests on US-75 near Topeka show promising results. projects to bid include 9.5 miles on US-281 Great Bend to Hoisington and 6.6 miles on US-40 Dorrance to Russell county line.
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Topeka
Fed
Kansas
R. C. Keeling
Atate
Keeling
Us- 75
Keeling Apne
Great Bend
Hoisington
Dorrance
Russell County
Russell Friday
Cooler air and above normal readings forecast for Kansas
Weather summary from Topeka notes mild January temperatures through Tuesday with highs of 60 to 65 in the east and 65 to 70 in the west. Northwest areas may turn colder tomorrow afternoon. Lows tonight near 30. Skies mostly fair east, partly cloudy west, little precipitation expected. Fog observed in south central Kansas with 0.03 inches near Wichita. City council to meet at city hall tonight under normal regulations.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Kansan
Leho
Hutchinson
Wichita
Anthony
Dotee City
Liberal
Invest
Fort Riles
Republicans Approve G O P Policy Declaration
Republicans approved with minor changes a party policy declaration drafted by a two man committee. Senatorial Republicans and the national committee prepared to release the platform, which criticizes Truman administration foreign policy and accuses officials of communist infiltration. The statement cites the Hiss case and promises an alternative GOP program while keeping dissent few.
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G. O.p.house
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Republican National Committee
G. O. P. National ‘Committee
G.O.P
Asia
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Gabrielson
Word
Truman
Farmers anxious to start planting oats in Douglas county
Farmers in Douglas county anticipate spring planting amid wet, frosty soil delaying work. Baldwin planter Herman Butell Jr. begins sowing oats today while rivals weigh ground conditions and variety choices like Cherokee Clinton and Clinton.
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Douglas County
Herman Butell, Jr
Baldwin
L. L. Kindred
Eudora
Louis
Appointments Name New El Dorado Parish Chaplain
The Rev Michael Blackledge was appointed chaplain of St Roseyiveome in El Dorado Kansas succeeding the Rev Vincent Eck who moves to Wichita parish. Blackledge was recently ordained in Ireland and the appointment was made by the Most Rev Mark K Carroll of Wichita.
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Kan
Michael Blackledge
Stroseyiveome
Vincent Eck
Wichita
Father Blackledge
Ireland
Mark K. Carroll
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