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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1948
Page
8
Berlin reports printed material not distributed amid wartime constraint. The German and American fronts exchange claims about censorship and control of information. Names and dates are unclear due to the OCR damage, but references to governors and universities indicate a public notice on wartime publishing and propaganda restrictions.
Douglas County elementary teachers may enroll in a University of Kansas extension class on essential reading starting Saturday at Libe Memorial High School. The 64 hour course earns three semester hours toward the elementary certificate, with FLO R 1], associate professor of education at KU, as instructor. The class likely runs 16 weeks at three hours per session, pending final decision by the teachers.
Lawrence Kansas February 17 1948 crowds witness chaos as a cab driver Toren C Meadows of Waterloo Indiana dies after a collision with a struck vehicle. Officials report traffic fines and meter receipts disputes amid a broader pay dispute among striking cabbies.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a prisoner and a detention context with unclear details. It references a special diet, a cost, and various garbled phrases suggesting a courtroom or confinement setting without clear names or dates.
Douglas county teachers approved the date April 30 for the county spelling contest for rural school pupils. At Liberty Memorial High School the group named Misa Katherine Kelley Baldwin and David Wilson delegates to the Kansas State Teachers Association. Moving pictures from British Columbia shown by Dr LR Lauden highlighted the meeting.
The race marks the first county contest for the district judge post in 22 years. Judge Shrack seeks the nomination and faces Jo The Lawrence FL Day, appointed successor to the late Judge W A Jackson. The last election for the office occurred in 1896 when Judge Jackson defeated Patrick Hayer.
Capt John VV Pete commanding officer naval training unit leads a five man board to map a three week summer cruise for contract NEO TS students. Board meets in Alameda California for planning sessions.
In New York a political stir centers on Wallace and Democratic reaction as votes tilt. The piece notes Elen Johng, Rabin, and Roosevelt family figures shaping the race, with campaign maneuvers and party tensions over civil rights. It also mentions McGrath canceling a rally and Truman's chairmanship, alongside broader notes on Stassen and economic outlook. Florentine reformer Nightingale is briefly mentioned among historical notes.
In Pittsburgh a taxi strike turned deadly when a cab passenger fired on a crowd of about 20 downtown. A Yellow Cab driver was killed and several others injured as violence erupted near Southfield Street and the Boulevard of the Allies. Police detained a suspect hours after the incident.
Connors said Roter Massie, 38, a fellow Yellow Cab driver, had access to murder and is a material witness. Several drivers testified one shot came from a passing taxi into Joshua Allen, 35, with rel cabeer.
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