Schools Will Get An Airing Monday
Kansas legislators enter the sixth week with education as a key issue. A joint senate-house hearing is set to publicly airing school financing matters and possible reforms amid lobby pressure. Governor Carlson pending bills include a division in the state industrial development commission and liquor control changes.
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Lawrence
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Givernor
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House
Rominer
Frank Carlson
Senate Budget Battle Splits Republicans and Truman
Washington Feb 15 A Senate battle over budget cuts sparks resistance to trimming the armed services. Senator Garney predicts a fierce showdown as the Senate committee trims President Truman's 87 million budget toward 217 million. House Ways and Means debates the scope, while Brewster says the Senate will not accept the reductions. A separate note reports Washington U naming a new head football coach, Stuart West, after two successful seasons.
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Detrie
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House
Jtree
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Stuart
Washington University
Russia to propose ban on atom bomb production at UN
Lake Success N Y Feb 15 Russia expected to formalize a demand that the UN Security Council immediately halt all further atom bomb production. Andrei Gromyko outlined a plan emphasizing a conversion outlawing the bomb as the first step and Security Council control with veto power. Britain signals international settlement of Palestine. a special general assembly session may be called.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Andrei Myka
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Gromy
Security Council
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United Nations
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
U.N. General Assembly
Liquor and banking notes feature in 1946 court case and check data
Federal court trial against 11 liquor law violators includes statements from Michael J. Farrell about securing wholesale rights and pressuring others. Separate federal figures show banks in Wichita and Atchison leading gain in check volume, with New York and Chicago far ahead in nationwide totals reaching trillions.
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Kepler
Carl Aitmayer
Ray Murray
George FL Os Pernic
Specter
No Butger
Ray Kemner
Tarrell
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Arthur J. Melott
Manday Moffat
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Atchison
Textbook Committee Meets in Douglas County School Office
The Douglas County high school textbank and attention committees meet in the office of County School Superintendent Mrs Margaret Huriey to discuss textbook acquisitions and instructional materials for the upcoming term.
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Douglas County
Atlention
Margaret Huriey
Sitdown Strikers Return After Mine Pay Pact
Thirteen Pennsylvania miners ending a 60 hour sitdown strike 800 feet underground emerged at Lansford’s Lehigh Navigation Coal yard at 10:30 a.m. EST. United Mine Workers said the strike ended by company approval to deduct wages that sparked the protest.
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United Mine Workers
Shortage of Fuel Holds in England
Britain faces a prolonged fuel shortage as northern plants suspend operations for at least a week. Prime Minister Attlee expresses confidence in recovery while regions curb power use and households endure a five hour daily electricity ban. Coal shipments rise and Sunday work efforts expand to help resume production.
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Wales
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Coal Cabinet
Financial Times
Springlike weekend forecast across Kansas
Topeka reports sunny skies and warm conditions with highs near 55 to 60 degrees over the weekend. Wichita marked 65 degrees yesterday while Topeka cooled to 26 at night with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. no extended break in mild weather is expected.
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Ora
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Flaro
Susan Anthony Birthday Tribute by Capper in Senate
In Washington on February 15 Senator Capper Republican directed the senate’s attention to the birthday of Susan B Anthony, termed one of the three greatest warriors for liberty in U S history. The note marks the 127th year of the woman suffrage leader.
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Capper R-yan
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Lincoln
Cost of Living Is Down A Little
Washington reports a modest fall in living costs from mid-December to mid-January. The January 15 index sits at 153 percent of the 1939 average, 18 percent above a year earlier and two and a half percent higher than June 1920. Retail food prices in large cities declined one percent, egg prices fell ten percent, dairy products down five percent, fats and oils down about two and a half percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beekeepers To Converge On February Meeting
Frerett Sperry president of the Kaw Valley Beekeepers Association announced an open district court room meeting on February 21 at 7 39 pm. Beekeepers from Douglas Franklin Johnson Wyandotte Leavenworth and Jefferson counties were invited to learn methods for checking American foul brood. Sperry noted the disease has destroyed hundreds of colonies and urged eradication before spring.
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Kaw Wall
Sperry
State Entomelogical Commission
Douglas County
Kaw Valley Beekeepers Association
Another Judge for Talmadge in Georgia
In Georgia on February 15 CPL Superior Court Judge Almand ruled Herman Talmadge is governor after a 7000 word decision. He cited Judge Hendrix and noted Talmadge led Thomason 2 to 1 in governorship rulings. The Fulton National Bank suit directed which state official should draw on the executive fund.
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Georgia Supreme Court
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Local airport in Kansas named for stimulus funds plan
Lawrence municipal airport stands among 178 Kansas airports recommended by the Civil Aeronautics Administration for construction or improvement over three years. The project totals $985.8 million nationwide, with $166,000 slated for Lawrence funded by $75,000 federal aid and $91,000 city funds after bond validation. Plans include 160 acres leased from KU and 60 acres to Highway 40, two runways, an administration building, hangars, and runway upgrades to support twin engine planes, with progress staged at 20 40 70 85 and 100 percent and rigid inspections.
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William Simpson
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Rebbi Fierman to Speak at KU During Religious Week
Rabbi Fierman will participate in religious emphasis week at the University of Kansas from February 23 to 28. Sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society, the group sends lecturers to colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to illuminate Jewish history literature and religion to Christian students and faculty.
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University of Kansas
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Western Reserve University
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Ation Bai
OPA Seeks Supreme Court Review On Sugar Rationing
Government attorneys pressed a third attempt to overturn a court ruling on OPA sugar allocation. The case, brought by the Mod Mile Co, challenged the agency s historical use formula for granting sugar to blackened condensed milk producers. The ruling droplets say the program remains in effect until March 4 and possibly beyond.
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Arnall Urges Education and Unity for a Better World
Former Georgia governor Ellis Arnall urged a diverse audience to build a better world from educated minds and moral character. He warned war escalates from internal disorder, called for decentralizing industry, and praised democracy while advocating free elections and stronger national unity.
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Poland
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Will Speak Tonight at Haskell Organ Dedication
Willard W. Beatty arrives from Washington to keynote the Haskell organ dedication honoring Vinckelalusans who served in the last war and as a memorial to those who saved lives. A dinner in the Crystal room of the Eldridge in Annor will host Gov. Frank Carlson as headliner. At 8 o'clock, a memorial service and organ concert by P Hana Flath will follow, with a reception to end the program. Harald P. Trusler elected president of the William Allen White Memorial association planning a bust of the late Emporia Gazette editor. STOCK MARKET INDEX noted.
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Washington, D. C
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Beatty
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Haskell
Chamber of Commerce
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Mons
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Kansas City
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White Memorial
Emporia
Kan
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Grain Company
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Emporia Gazette
Stock Market Index
Red Cross Drive Set For March 3
The 1947 Red Cross fund drive in Lawrence will run March 3 to 8 with a county goal of 15 thousand dollars, 63 percent staying local and 37 percent for national work. Chairs for divisions include Gerald Hesse, Corlett Cotton, Walter Varnum, Mrs Verner Smith, and others. volunteers urged to call Mrs Smith at BG15-M or the Red Cross office.
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Douglas County
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Corlett Cotton
Walter Varnum
Lawrence
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Dwellings Off Market Rent Controls Hold Them Back
The National Association of Real Estate Boards reports 88,550 homes are kept off the market to avoid rent controls. A survey across 475 cities in five states finds 120,750 residential units converted to commercial use. The group blames administration, red tape, and transfer of control away from owners under GPA regulations.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
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