Truman Left No Doubt on Russia
Alexandria Va Feb 22 President Truman urged readiness to use force against communism while pursuing peaceful means to settle international disputes. He supported Baruch plan for international atomic inspection and warned Russia and its satellites pose the threat of imperial aggression. He emphasized reducing arms and limiting weapons of mass destruction.
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Alexandria
Truman
United States
Free Nations
U. S
Truman Qa
George Washington
Washington
Russia
United Nations
Fire damages Morris E. Cleveland home and garage
An estimated 2000 dollars in damage occurred at the Morris E. Cleveland residence on Indiana Street last night around 10 10. The blaze started from a shorted cable on a battery charger, confined mainly to the basement apartment with smoke and water damage above. Cleeland had no insurance on the radio equipment. Firefighters later tackled a storage garage fire at the Auto Wrecking and Junk Co. Two trucks were damaged. cause undetermined at this time.
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Morris E. Cleveland
Indiana Street
Cleveland
Tucker Electric Company
Topeka
Paul Ingels
Cleeland
Paul Engels
Bob Crowley
Striking Miners Defy Court Order Amid Coal Shortages
The 372,000 United Mine Workers refuse to work, defying a federal court order as coal shortages spread. A 100,000 C. I. O. telephone workers strike deadline nears with no signs of settlement. Government weighs new court action targeting UMW leaders while picket violence is reported. Utilities cut electric service in several states and dozens of schools close. The CIO Communications union signals possible disruption if a telephone strike occurs.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Bell Telephone System
John L. Lewis
Washington
F. B
White House
Chicago
Big Loop
Cleveland
Indiana
Illinois
Cyrus S. Ching
Truman
John K. Steelman
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Union
Nashville
Britain braces for election as final polls clash
London observers weigh Labor and Conservative chances in Britain’s 34 million voters. Gallup’s final shows Labor edging Conservatives 45 to 43.5 percent with others 11.5. Express poll counters with opposite readings. Weather clear for voting day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time. Final results due Friday afternoon.
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Britain
Gallup
London Daily Express
Douglas
Duggie
Stewart
Labor Party
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Truman asks 60 day truce to avert nationwide phone strike
President Truman telegrammed Bell System interests and CIO unions urging a 60 day pause in the planned 100000 worker walkout. He cited Cyri S. Ching and a Friday deadline as insufficient for settlement and urged collective bargaining to resolve the dispute in the coming weeks. Beirne warned the strike now seems likely.
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Washington
Truman
Belt System Companies
C.I.0
Cyri S. Ching
Ching
Joseph A. Beirne
Nashville
Mercy killing trial jury formed in Sander case Manchester
An all male jury of twelve with average age 54 and at least seven Roman Catholics was seated in the mercy killing trial of Dr. Hermann Nelson Sander in Manchester. An eighteenth juror was named as alternate amid Catholic views on mercy death and church doctrine. Also report injured in accident near Moran Kansas a Mrs J Russell Nevitt, taken to KU Medical Center in Kansas City in fair condition.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann Nelson Sander
Iola
Kan
Pi—Mra
J. Russell Nevitt
Moran
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
William Steele
la Harpe
John Gage
Nevitt
Baldwin district votes to consolidate with surrounding districts
In a Monday special election Baldwin district 17 patrons approved consolidation with twelve neighboring districts, 10 in Douglas county and 2 in other counties, 44 yes and 3 no. Hopewell in Douglas voted 22 to 4 to join Baldwin with conditions. Superintendent Carl Knox noted potential valuation increases from under 1.5 million to 4 million if all districts join, or at least two to three larger districts to meet Hopewell’s 2.5 million target.
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Douglas County
Carl Knox
Oakdale
Irairie City
Independence
Hopewell
Sar Creek
Prospect
Black Jack
Clearfield
Adaline
Pleasant Oak
This
Johnson County
Franklin County
Knox
Koch enters Democratic race for governor in Kansas
August F. Koch, Hutchinson landlord, announces entry into the Kansas Democratic gubernatorial race. He says no extensive campaign is planned, no group backing, and he aims to present his platform to the public. The event marks a surprise bid in the 1992 Democratic primary season.
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Topeka
August F. Koch
Hutchinson
Washington
Koch
Democrats Deliberate as Topeka Rally Approaches
Kansas Democrats in Topeka await decisive moves in upcoming senatorial and gubernatorial races. Woodring keeps options open while urging tax cuts. Barr may delay senate decision until April. Big Ryan undecided between governor or reelection. Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark signals contentment as treasurer. Boyle arrives to address banquet. McDonald hints at opposing Rice if Aiken enters. Kansas headquarters to open in Wichita next week.
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Woodring
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Kansas
Washington
Herb J. Barr
Rotary International
Barr
Senate
Big Ryan
Statehouse
Ryan
Ting
Clark
Georgia Neese Clark
United States
Richland
William Boyle
White House
Carl V. Rice
Boyle
Tose H H. McDonald
Wyandotte County
Rice
Paul Aiken
McDonald
Leigh Warner
Wichita
Ipace
Second Speaker Max Dresden to discuss atomic energy basis
Dr Max Dresden associate professor of physics will be the second speaker in the Si Xi Atomic Energy and Man lecture series. He will present The Physical Basis of Atomic Energy at 7 30 pm in Strong auditorium explaining physical concepts and contrasting atomic energy with familiar power sources. Julius Driscoll hair stylist Swope beauty shop adv placeholders
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Max Dresden
Dresden
Lent Begins Worldwide With Ash Wednesday Observances
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent for millions with 40 days of fasting and penitence ahead. Catholics and others receive ashes in church services as Knights of Columbus parade about 10,000 members up Fifth Avenue to St. Patrick's Cathedral, with K of C mass planned. Washington's Birthday also observed with patriotic ceremonies and business closures nationwide.
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Anectatea Press
New York
Knights of Columbus
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Washington
Lawrence Chamber Adds 106 To Roster At Boosters Dinner
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce welcomed 106 new local merchants and professionals after a membership drive at the Eldridge hotel dinner last night. Only 10 of 117 prospects refused joining, with leaders outlining duties, objectives, and ongoing projects including a $50,000 expansion for Stokely Foods and a $240,000 duplex homes plan on Missouri street. About 150 members attended.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Chamber
C. of C
J. D. King
Lawrence
Richard Barber
George Noland
Emory Scott
Simon Hurwitz
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Zook
Kansas Color Press
Comercial Equipment Company
Stokely Foods, Inc
Blosser Construction Company
Topeka
Missouri Street
Tenth
Eleventh
Rush legislation sought to seize struck coal mines
Washington February 22. LRA moves for rapid legislation to grant President Truman power to seize the struck coal mines. Chairman Lesinski said Bailey and Dill are preparing the measure and the labor committee will act quickly. The administration is cool to seizure and President Truman says he has no power and does not want it. Without White House support, passage in Congress seems unlikely.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Lesinski
D.-Mich
House Labor Committee
Representative Bailey
W.va
Labor Committee
United Mine Workers
Stokely Foods to Expand Plant and Build Warehouse
Stokely Foods Inc announces a 50 by 200 foot concrete warehouse east of its Lawrence cannery to speed production. The $50,000 project targets 10 000 square feet and a completion by April 15. It plans a rotating schedule for five production lines and may hire more staff in the future. The move follows two years of work with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Santa Fe railroad with aid from the C of C.
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Stokely Foods, Inc
Robert W. Pickett
Lawrence Cannery
Indianapolis
Ind
East Tenth Street
Pickett
Paul Rogge
Stokely
Midwest
The
Food Company
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe Railroad
C, of
Snow and Ice Sweep Large Eastern Region Hard Hit
Snow rain and sleet pelted the eastern half of the country with travel slowed to a crawl. The precipitation stretched from the gulf states to the lower Great Lakes and the mid Atlantic. Temperatures moderated in the northeast after a harsh cold spell.
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Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes Region
Theorth Atlantic States
Penny elected chairman of city planning commission
M N Penny local contractor 639 Tennessee street was elected chairman of the city planning commission succeeding George Beal. A B Ewing was named vice chairman and City Clerk Harold Fisher secretary treasurer. The board adjourned to consider a doctors driven clinic near Lawrence Memorial hospital at Fourth and Maine with a hearing set for March 21. Santa Fe to move four railroad spur tracks to make room for a large warehouse. The cannery has used outside warehouses to store food stocks for 18 months.
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Tennessee Street
City Planning Commission
George Beal
K. A
Penny
James Parsons
Beal
A. B. Ewing
North Third Street
Fourth
Maine
Brand
Chamber of Com 1
Dianapolis
Santa Fe
Government reports 4.5 million jobless in January
UPI and Washington report government estimates show 4,500,000 workers without work in January, a postwar high. Industrial and commercial employment fell by 1,500,000 from mid-December to mid-January, leaving total nonfarm payroll at 42,221,000.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Police tow nine cars on KU campus for illegal parking
Nine vehicles were towed from the University of Kansas campus due to a traffic tie up at Crescent drive and West Campus road. Owners may reclaim cars at local garages after paying a two dollar towing fee, with additional fines at the student traffic court or Lawrence police court for parking in a no parking zone.
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Ilegally
K. U
University
Crescent Drive
West Campus Road
Lawrence
Nobel Prize Winner Opens K U Religious Week
Nobel Prize recipient Arthur H. Compton will keynote Kansas University Religious Emphasis Week at a 9:20 a.m. convocation in Hoch Auditorium. He will speak on Power With Purpose and lead a seminar in Fraser Theater at 4 p.m. Monday, with seven other religious leaders making daily appearances through Thursday.
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Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
K. U
Hoch Auditorium
Compton
Paul B. Lawson
Fraser Theater
KK. U
Gene Malcolm
Grace Church of
Nathan Hershfield
Cantion B'nai Jehudah
Kanesi City
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Presbyteria
Wel - Edward Bruer
Yterian
Fayetteville
Ark
William G. Schmiederer
Metropolitan
Kansas City
University
Richard H. Martin Announces City Council Candidacy
Richard H. Martin of 1048 Kentucky Street announces he will seek the Republican nomination for the city council in the March 7 primary. His entry brings the Republican field in the second ward to five, joining Lathro Read Jr., Arthur Sherrick, Dr. H. E., Lew Henry, and Martin. Martin, a Lawrence native since 1933, is a World War I veteran and active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club. he is married.
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Dick” Martin
Kentucky Street
Passions
Warren Decker
Saeek
Martin
Lathro Read, Jr
Arthur Sherrick
H. E
Lew Henry
C. F. Hardtaker
Ateast
Lawrence
Burdett
Kansas
K.U
the Universe
World
Ente
Short Cold Snap Alerts Kansas Weather Shifts
Topeka notes a cold snap with subfreezing lows around 20 to 25 degrees. He forecasts a wet trend tonight as a warming-up begins, with eastern readings near 45 to 50 and western areas around 55 by tomorrow. Skies stay clear through Thursday, while several towns report traces of precipitation and Garden City records nine degrees above zero.
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Yesteray
U. S
Chicago
Denver - Lom
Eames
Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robbaera
Russell
Wichita
Lebo
Garden City
Kanseo
Hilly
Hutchineca
Chanute
Jebo
Concordia
Fort Riley
Otatha
Leavenworth
Seven bad checks pass in Coffeyville case
Police say seven checks totaling $33.50 were passed today in Coffeyville by a woman described as "very at". The spelling seems garbled but indicates the woman passed the checks which failed to clear a local bank. The seven are not connected to thirteen other bad checks totaling over $701 posted by a couple over a three hour weekend period.
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Coffeyville
Kam
Pete Billups
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