U S Seeks Strong Security Alliance
Washington reports Secretary of State Acheson affirmed that the United States will push to make the North Atlantic pact a true security alliance. He rejected claims of U S backing down, citing Truman's inauguration pledge to provide clear defense against aggression. Senators Connally and Vandenberg pressed for limits on automatic war commitments, while officials fear Western reactions to a tentative draft.
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Washington
State Acheson
United States
Triuman
Truman
Connally
Vandenberg
Alliance
Acheson
Senate
United Nations
North Atlantic
Flood Threat Looms In Kansas And Missouri
Flood threats rise as high temperatures boost thaw in Kansas and Missouri. River forecaster Ralph Aldrich notes Kaw tributaries reaching bankful levels. South Grand at Browning over banks and near bankful near Osceola by Thursday night. Blue Lick backwater five feet over banks but no higher. Neosho cresting below Parsons today. Old ice jam above Leavenworth remains restrained by cold.
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Kazani City
Kansas
Ralph Aldrich
Topeka Indica
Missouri
Aldrich
Brownington
Osceola
Blue Lick
Hosford Reported in Good Condition at Lawrence Memorial
Clitus B. Hosford, who underwent an operation yesterday morning, was reported in good condition today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Clitus B. Hosford
Wan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Domination Of World Tied To A Space Ship Rocket Project
Washington reports on a Curtiss Wright chart outlining an earth satellite vehicle program and two fast craft speeds. Officials hint at a crewless space ship able to circle the Earth as a satellite and potentially guide or launch atomic rockets, with peacetime uses in radio radar navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sud
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Alan
Scient
Defenae Forrestal
Earth
New Aid Plan Urges Europe Recovery Funds Renewal
Secretary Snyder urged Congress to renew the European recovery program without tying aid to nation participation. He advocated funding as an appropriation and granting authority to determine loan terms with expert councils. The briefing noted a proposed Marshal plan second installment around 5.58 billion dollars and touched on price stability and future costs.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Iwans
National Advisory Council
Sny=der
Senate Foreign Relations
State and Commerce
Federal Reserve Board and Export-Import Bank
E. C. Av
Fred Price
D. A. Fitzgerald
E.G.A
Food and Agriculture Division
Europe
Fitzgerald
EL C.A
University of Kansas arts division expands curriculum
Deal Taul B. Lawson announced a broadened arts division within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. A new music and art division will sit with languages sciences and social studies, with courses developed by history and arts appreciation faculty and a fine arts advisory group. A full time ecologist will teach music for non professional students, and two new surveys at the freshman-sophomore level will launch Introduction to Music and Introduction to Painting Sculpture and Architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Liberal Arts
University of Kansan
Deal Taul B. Lawson
School of Fine Arts
Lawson
Vatican audience hears diplomats protest Mindszenty sentence
Diplomats from two nations informed Pope Pius XII of Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty being sentenced to life in prison. The pope called the mass audience historic and thanked them in gratitude. Carlos Arango Velázquez of Colombia read the official address as dean, expressing solidarity with those facing religious persecution and defending fundamental freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Josef Candinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Carlos Arangzio Velch
Rapleing
Children Injured In Foreman School Bus Train Crash
Foreman Arkansas February 16 nine negro school children were seriously injured when their bus collided with a Frisco passenger train at the Foreman crossing this morning. No deaths were reported initially though several injuries were critical. They were taken to Texarkana and Ashdown hospitals. The bus carried 50 to 55 pupils. driver Paul Roberts escaped injury. Fog and boxcars on a siding obscured his view and he did not see the train.
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Foreman
Ark
Foreman Crossing
Texarkana
Ashdown
Paul Roberts
County Purchases Rock Loader and Tractor at Stull
County commissioners bought a front end loader this morning for 1239.65 to be used with a tractor, bought Monday at a cost of 3961.50 at Stull. The pair will be used to place crushed rock on Kanwake road and other west county roads damaged by loose traffic counts, with five features cited.
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Stull
Kanwake
Burglary Reported at Rachelle Studio in Ti
Park Hetzell, IL manager, said a thief pried a wire mesh section and removed glass to enter the Rachelle Studio on Ti Massachusetts Street. About $63.60 in cash was taken from a desk drawer in the rear attic. Police officer Walter Palmateer investigated the scene.
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Rachelle
Ti Masachusetts
Park Hetzell
Hetzell
Hetzel
Atticko
Walter Palmateer
Mild river level changes on Kaw and Wakarusa areas
Mild temperatures and fair skies eased sleet and ice in Kaw and Wakarusa. Runoff halted drops in river levels with no immediate high water flows seen. Wakarusa rose about one foot overnight to near 13 feet, ice jam five miles long intact. Kaw stayed around 11.7 feet with clear current.
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Kaw
Wakarusa
Louie Holcom
Holcam
Senator Morse proposes loyalty statement for all seeking government services
Washington February 16 Senator Morse Oregon proposes a general loyalty statement to the U S government from every person seeking services at a government agency. He favors this over Taft Hartley era pledges for union leaders to win non communist assurances before unions may use National Labor Relations facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morse R.-Ore
U.S
Morse
Imber
City to switch to manager form. no candidates yet
Garden City Kansas moves to a city manager form in April, but three commissioners Mayor A M Fleming Leigh Perry and George Anderson say they will not seek reelection. Anderson supported the manager system last April by a 17 vote margin.
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Garden City
Kan
A. M. Fleming
Leigh Perry
George Anderson
Anderson
Soviet repatriation mission ordered out of U.S. zone in Germany
General Lucius D. Clay requested the Soviet repatriation mission in the U S zone to leave American occupied territory in Germany. The Russians argued the mission was indispensable, and the army announced it would not operate after March 11 as voluntary repatriation waned. The move follows rumors of Soviet activity beyond repatriation and prior incidents where mission staff were attacked by displaced persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Germany
Frank
Tike
Clay
U.S
United Nations
Soviet Union
Truman seeks peacetime controls to fight inflation
Washington reports President Truman introduced a broad economic stability plan with stand by powers to regulate prices wages and allocations plus authority to build plants to curb inflation and deflation. The package includes a 34 billion tax increase and drew swift Republican opposition with Walcott calling controls inconsistent with the American way and Cole denouncing it as sweeping peacetime power over private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Walcott
R.-Mich
Albert Cole
K.-Ketu
Mild Weather Returns to Kansas With Warming Forecast
Topeka February 16. The weatherman predicts milder temperatures and clearing skies through Thursday. S D Flora state forecaster says ice cover should melt today. A low pressure arc brings southerly winds and highs to 45 to 56 degrees, colder in the northeast tonight. Overnight 25 to 30. Southern edge of a large snow ice field limits miracles. No recent rain or snow in Kansas. rivers fall below overflow except Neosho near Parsons at 1 3 feet above bank. Yesterday's Kansas highs 40-45, Topeka 45 highest, Goocland 14 for the state's low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kanens
S. D. Flora
Flora
Santa Claus Land
Kansas
Neosho
Parsons
Toneka
Goocland
Railroad Union Leader Demands Denham's Removal
Washington February 16 A. F. Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen asked President Truman to remove Robert T. Denham immediately from his post as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Whitney endorsed Senator Neely's call that Denham be ousted Neely accused Denham of bias and prejudice which Denham denied at Senate committee hearings
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Washington
A. F. Whitney
Truman
Robert T. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Neely
D.W. Va
Denham
Senate
Approve Permit Sought for Eleventh Street Oil Plant Expansion
The city planning commission urged granting Socony Vacuum Oil a permit to expand its bulk storage at Eleventh Street and Haskell Avenue. Approval depends on fire and health sign-offs and council action at the February 28 meeting. The plan includes moving four tanks totaling 28 000 gallons to North Lawrence and adding loading docks for oil barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Socony-Vacuum Oil Corporation
Eleventh Street
Haskell Avenue
J. B. Yeomans
Eastern
Kansas
Anleg
Locust Streets
East Lawrence
Fleventh and Haskell
A. B. Carter
Carter
Vormans
Secony
Lawrence
Douglas County
Death of Mrs Badsky at 90 in Lawrence
Mrs Nannie Sizer Barsky known as Mrs Badsky died at her daughter's home 701 Louisiana street Lawrence aged 90 after long illness Born in Fincastle Virginia November 26 1858 she moved to Kansas 1875 married Jacob Badsky August 12 1876 lived Twin Mound Overbrook then Lawrence She was a farmer stockman and past director of People's Bank Surviving daughters Mrs Funk Mrs George E Maichel Mrs Dwight H Elder Mrs Roger Williams a son Theodore Thurston Badsky died in infancy Funeral at First Methodist church Friday 2 30 pm Dr O E Allison in charge Burial Oak Hill cemetery
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Lesa
Nannie Sizer Barsky
T. D. Punk
People’s Bank
Badaky
Methodist Church
Cosmos Club
Mra. Funk
George E. Maichel
Overbrook
Dwight H. Elder
Denver
Cole
Roger M. Williams
Route 6
John D. Phillips
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
George E. Manchel
Charles
E. Dyas
Lawrence
Jacqueline
Lea
George W. Maichel
Charles Talmadge Dyas
Theodore Thurston Badsky
First Methodist Church
O. E. Allison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Russia links Vatican U S axis in new fascist plan
Moscow reports claim from the Soviet trade union paper Trud that the Vatican and the United States are backing a plan to form a new fascist axis and a Mediterranean bloc. A commentator describes Catholic reactionaries as active under the Papal Crown, with Knights of the Black Cassock aiding militaristic pacts and U S A influence.
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Moscow
Trud
Vatican
United States
Knights of the Black Cassock
U. S.A
Kansas House Debates Liquor Plan and Health Funding
Topeka February 16. The Kan sap senate moved to February 25 as the final date for intro of individual bills in the 1049 legislature, allowing only committee originated bills after that. The Kansas house prepared for a full debate on liquor control, with Rep Grover L Dunn pledging a complete and fair discussion of private enterprise versus state monopoly. The house voted to place amended Senate provisions before the body, with Dunn explaining sections as needed ahead of further debate. In a separate move, the house sent to conference a rural health bill after senator amendments that would fund a 3.862 million dollar appropriation from the general fund. the house had proposed using sales tax surplus. The measure would expand KU Medical Center facilities to train more medical staff for rural areas. The House also approved raising the maximum school levy from six to eight mills, and enacted measures on ballot printing fees, pistol ownership restrictions for felons and addicts, and city off street parking. Rep Coral Hawks introduced licensing for nursing professionals. The record notes that most worm species act as parasites in many animals and some plants.
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Grover L. Dunn
Arkansas City
House
Dunn
Senate
Kansas House
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kateas City
Kan
Coral Hawks
Topeka
Food prices edge up on wholesale index advance
New York Feb 16 The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index rose for the first time in eight weeks to 5.76, up 1.8 percent from last week’s 28 month low while remaining 14.3 percent below the level a year earlier. The index covers 31 commonly used foods with mixed gains and declines across items.
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Inrertan
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Weather Grip Reports Western Storm Disruptions
Fresh snow and cold blasts cripple western storm states with widespread travel blocks. Idaho towns isolated, Montana and the Dakotas endure subzero lows, while Oregon and Washington face avalanches and rail shutdowns. California reports pasture damage from January freezing, contrasted by milder conditions in the southeast and middle Atlantic.
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Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Bingham Canyon
Timberline
Mt. Hood
Oregon
Thee
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Snoqualmie
Blewett and Stevena
Milwaukee
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Merritt
Wash
California
Nevada
Anderson Ranch Dam
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Plains
Grand Forks
N. D
Nebraska
South Dakota
Army
North Dakota
California Department of Agriculture
Middle Atlantic
Transfer of Property to Lose Welfare Eligibility Bill
Topeka reports a Kansas House bill from the public welfare committee aims to deny welfare to anyone who transfers or assigns property while on aid or applying for aid without county welfare board consent. Ineligibility lasts as long as the transferred property would have maintained the recipient. PT A meets at Cordley Holloway's hall tomorrow at 2 30 with Fred S Montgomery presenting Visual Education. A nursery will be provided for children.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Public Welfare Committee
PT. A
Cordley
Gordley P.T.A
Ait Holloway's
Fred S. Montgomery
Kansans Tour 1000 French Gifts Display in Wichita
Kansans flocked to Wichita to view 1000 gifts from France in the "Thank You" train display at the Municipal Forum. The items include oil paintings, dolls, lace, ivory plaques, and a Paris wartime dress uniform. The gifts will be distributed to libraries, museums, schools, and patriotic groups across Kansas, with Kirke Mechem assisting in planning.
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Wichita
Kan
France
Kanes
H. M. Berard
Alfred de Musset
Eisenhower
Paton
George Washington
Kansas
Ete
Wichita Evening Eagle
Sponcora of the Ear
Urope
Frank Carlson
Long
Kirke Mechem
Topeka
Kansas State Historical Society
Fritz Meyn Dies Aboard Train In Transit To Kansas City
Fritz O Meyn 54 a retired businessman died this morning aboard a Missouri Pacific train near Osawatomie on the way home from visiting his daughter in Colorado His death followed a sudden illness at 430 am and he was pronounced dead in Kansas City General Hospital The Lawrence resident had built a local auto accessories business from a single repair job and retired in 1941 His memory is linked to athletic crowds and a booming voice in the community and state with a long career starting at Kansas University where he played football in 1914 and 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz O. Meyn
Missouri Pacific
Colorado
Ines
Mre. Gare
Beaun
Mra
Er Dexter
Kansas City
Giddhcim
Meyn
Fritz Company
Eighth
New Hampshire Streets
Roger Allen
Har
University of Kanais
K. U
Ax 9
Crown Drug Store
W. O. Hamilton
Busiicas
Massachusetts Street
Kansas
J. D. Bowersock
Lawrence
New Hampshire
Newshoy Killed In Bicycle Auto Collision
Sedalia Missouri February 18 14 year old newspaper carrier Joe Kettle son of Mr and Mrs HR Kettle was killed when his bicycle was struck by an automobile in downtown Sedalia The boy worked as a carrier for the St Louis Globe Democrat and his family had moved here from Parsons Kansas He was a Missouri Pacific employee.
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Sedalia
Ald
Joe Kettle
Hoy
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
H. R. Kettle
Parsons
Kan
Kettle
Missouri Pacific
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Mise Strbeen
Socony-Vacuum
City Council
Mrs. Badsky
Roger Wi
Russia
Bulletin Topeke
Kan‘sap Senate
Kansas House of Representatives
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