Knudsen cites hope for stabilization of work
General Motors President William S. Knudsen told the Senate unemployment committee that consumer confidence is key to stabilizing jobs this year and next. He noted GM laid off 80,000 workers since January 1 and warned of further cuts if demand remains weak, while expressing optimism for a spring upturn.
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Washington
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Senate
Knudsen
Byrnes
G. M
Clark
D-Mo
House Judiciary Committee Backs Roosevelt Successor
Washington January 6 The House Judiciary Committee proposed President Roosevelt as successor to the retiring Associate Justice George Sutherland. Chairman Representative Samuels of Texas led the panel in recommending the nomination as the January retirement became effective.
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Ashington
House
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Sanmers
D-Tex
Ice George Sutherland
Garner Must Don Tails for White House Dinner
Washington reports Vice President Garner must wear formal tails for the annual White House dinner tonight at 7 30 with Mrs Garner assisting. Eighty guests will attend the dinner and 250 more will join later for a musicale as part of a long standing social tradition.
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Garner
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Senators Predict Liberal Court Majority Cuts Reorganization Hope
Washington observers expect a liberal majority on the Supreme Court with a Roosevelt nominee to fill the Sutherland vacancy. Senate rules may require hearings on nominations, with several names floated including Reed, Minton, Schwellenbach, Bratton, La Follette, and Murphy.
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Supreme Court of
George Sutherland
Roosevelt
Bridges
R-N.h
Senate
Supreme Court
Copeland
D-N.y
Hugo L. Black
Sutherland
Brandeis
Stone
Cardozo
Black
Logan
General Court
Willis van Devanter
Justice Sutherland
Stanley Reed
Justice Black
Minton
Progressive Party
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Study U S Defense Plans Draw Keen Japanese Attention
Japanese newspapers closely read President Roosevelt's budget message re national defense. Editorials urged no alarm while naval commanders were told to watch developments, with Western coastal defenses noted and Hochi Shimbun cautioning that the provocative program will not bring world peace.
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Tokyo
Japan
Roosevelt
Kokumin
Hochi. Shimbun
Farmers Union Chief Vesecky Heads to Washington Meet
John Vesecky national president of the Farmers Union will attend a two day meeting in Washington this week with farm organizations to check pending farm bills. He stopped in Michigan and Ohio along the way for Farmers Union activities.
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Vesecky
Washington
Salina
Kan
John Vesecky
Farmers Union
Michigan
Ohio
House Appropriations Considers Far-Reaching Economy Drive
Washington January 6 UP The house appropriations committee began an economy drive by recommending 1 414 818 515 to fund over 30 independent agencies for the coming fiscal year a saving of 118 538 800 over the current year The bill slashes budget bureau estimates with most cuts borne by TVA and CCC reductions while boosting social security and other programs The CCC would be cut to 226 831 000 with 412 camps eliminated and 65 000 fewer enrollees. TVA receives 37 087 000 plus 4 000 000 contract authorization The committee criticizes agency publicity and notes decisions on camp closures not yet final.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gilbertsville
TVA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Veterans’ Administration
Railroad Retirement Fund
Social Security Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service Retirement Fund
National Labor Relations Board
House
CCC
Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Borah Recounts A Boise Lynching Prevention
Washington reports Senator Borah once prevented a mob from lynching a Black man in Boise Idaho when he was a young lawyer. He rode a improvised train to Nampa with Ras Beener, argued, and secured the jail keys then escorted the prisoner aboard a train to Boise. The man was later sentenced to the penitentiary.
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Washington
Borah
Ras Beener
Nampa
Beener
Be wise Winterize at The Motor In
Winterization advice for vehicle upkeep appears in a brief advertisement urging readers to visit The Motor In for seasonal service and maintenance. The note highlights prudent steps for cold weather care and checks.
U S Navy to Strengthen Air Force Across Pacific from San Diego
The U S Navy will fly 42 patrol and bombing planes from San Diego to Hawaii this year to fortify the Pacific airfront. Eighteen planes depart January 19 for Pearl Harbor under Lieut Com S B Warner, with twelve more leaving in late July or August and twelve in November.
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Calif
U. S. Navy
Hawaii
Pacific
Navy
B. Warner
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Seattle
Coco Solo Naval Airforce Base
San Francisco
Pudget Sound
War Department rejects flood protection funds for Lawrence
Final word from the engineering corps of the war department states no money will be spent on flood protection at Lawrence now. Col. C. L. Sturdevant cites two reasons: current protection suffices and local interest lacks willingness to provide right of way. North Lawrence levee plans were discussed. locals favor strengthening the levy northwest of town to protect Lawrence and surrounding farms.
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Engineering Corps
The
War Department
Lawrence
Biggee
North Lawrence
Act of Congress
Douglas County Raw Drainage Board
Colorado to issue record pension payments to elderly
Colorado announces January pension payments from 32.77 to 72.77 dollars totaling an average 67.36 for 34,804 aged recipients. The first annual jackpot distribution raises couples’ maximum to 145.54 dollars. Governor Ammons orders 10 percent budget cuts as funds exceed 2.3 million while a 1936 amendment funds minimum 45 dollar monthly pensions.
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Denver
Colorado
State Pension Fund
Earl M. Kouns
Kouns
Teller Ammons
Rumanian move to recognize Ethiopia conquest alarms allies
London reports that Romania’s nationalist anti semitic government announced it would recognize Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia causing concern in London and Paris over Rome Berlin axis influence. Britain and France issued mild representations while recalling the 1919 Paris treaty protecting minorities. The United States is a signatory.
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London
Rome
Rumania
Ethiopia
Paris
Berlin
Reginald Moore
Bucharest
France
United States
Kaw Valley Potato Growers to Meet in January
Extension division of Kansas State College sponsors a Kaw valley potato growers meeting in this city on Saturday January 22. Growers from seven counties are invited to attend. John O. Miller extension specialist in plant pathology leads the event and elections for the Kansas potato show board will be held. Speakers include Charles Real on traffic rates to Kaw Valley markets Vance Rucker on the potato outlook for 1938 and S. W. Decker on potatoes from the consumers standpoint.
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Kansas State College
Kaw Valley
John O. Miller
Kansas Potato Show
Charles Real
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Hit and Run Driver Seeks Newspaper Advice
A Cleveland postcard from a hit-and-run driver pleads for what will happen after injuring Betty Queisser. The Plain Dealer replies with two choices, urging the driver to face the truth, confess, and accept legal consequences.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Betty J. Queisser
Wells College
Aurora
N. Y
Romanian Crown Prince Miahi Rescued in Black Sea Blizzard
Crown Prince Miahi of Romania, 16, was landed at Constanza after transferring from the crippled destroyer Queen Maria to the liner Dacia amid a severe Black Sea storm. He had endured 36 hours of freezing darkness while the ship was battered. he was Athens bound for the Greek royal wedding. The Queen Maria, damaged and towed by the Dacia, faced near-hurricane conditions with broken rudder and frozen pipes.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Miahi
Constanza
Dacia
Athens
Romania
Paul
Greece
Fredericka Luise
Brunswick
Queen Maria
Two Fake Bombs Found in Kansas Penitentiary Mines
War den Kirk Prather announced the discovery of two fake bombs in the Kansas state penitentiary mines. He described them as sand and celluloid stuffed in empty bottles. He said he set one off on the island but nothing happened and no smoke issued.
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Lansing
Kan
Kirk Prather
Kansas State Penitentiary
Prather
Tonight to Be Colder Across Kansas
Slightly colder weather is in prospect for Kansas the next 24 hours with temperatures moderating for the season. Readings tonight expected between 20 and 25 degrees and from 35 to 40 tomorrow. Federal meteorologist S D Flora forecast today.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Vandalism Probes In St Louis Target Ford Workers
Police held two CIO United Automobile Workers members for questioning over acid attacks on Ford and Lincoln employees and vandalism to new Ford and Lincoln automobiles in St Louis.
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St. Louis
CIO
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln
House Tax Report Ready for Subcommittee Revision Plan
A Washington report notes a House tax subcommittee completed a plan to revise the tax system including undistributed profits and capital gains. It proposes taxing closely held corporations at higher rates, with a 16 percent rate for undistributed income and graduated rates for others. A standard defines closely held firms by stock ownership, with exceptions if control over dividends is shown.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Vinson
Forty Detectives Pursue Robbers After Manhattan Restaurant Hold-Up
Forty detectives hunted two armed men who robbed a Manhattan restaurant today and killed Patrolman Frank E. Zaccor. A wounded lookout, Thomas Kirwin, 21, lay dying at Bellevue hospital denying real names, saying he was not sorry. The pair escaped with $40.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank E. Zaccor
Bellevue Hospital
Thomas Kirwin
Kirwin
Du Ponts Sue for Libel in Federal Action
EB Du Pont de Nemours & Co filed a libel suit in federal court against Ferdinand Lundberg author of Americas Sixty Families and Vanguard Press seeking damages of 150000 dollars. The suit centers on claims the book lists the Du Pont family among those exerting control over American business and industry.
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New York
EB. J
Union Employees Halt Detroit Offices Over Staff Cut
A two hour work suspension at UAW international offices in Detroit followed news of headquarters personnel reductions. A formal statement mocked reports of a sit-down strike and clarified the union’s stance on the action.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
Post Office in Ottawa Break‑ins Continue With Little Loot
The Lane post office in Ottawa Kansas was broken into for the sixth time in seven years but sheriff Olin Minckley says nothing of value was taken this time, as in five prior attempts.
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Post Office
Ottawa
Kan
Lane
Olin Minckley
Bela Lugosi Linked to New Hollywood Heir
Bela Lugosi and Mrs. Lillian Lugosi welcomed a son born last night. The baby weighs 71 pounds.
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Bela Lugosi
Hollywood
Dracula
Lillian Lugosi
New York Governor Earns Highest State Salary
The New York governor receives an annual salary of 25000 dollars, the highest among states. South Dakota pays its governor the lowest at 3000 dollars, highlighting stark pay differences in state executive pay.
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New York
South Dakota
HOLC Foreclosures Forecast to Fall Below 10 Percent
Washington January 6 The Home Owners' Loan Corporation told Congress that foreclosures for the current fiscal year would be under ten percent of the value of total loans outstanding. A year earlier HOLC projected about sixteen percent. Charles A. Jones said borrowers are better able to make payments now. Fifty thousand loans valued at forty six million dollars had been paid in full. The corporation's obligations stood near three point one billion dollars on one million loans.
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Washington
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Congress
HOLC
Charles A. Jones
Corporation
House
HCLC
John H. Fahey
Kraus of Kansas Named President-Elect of American Chemical Society
Dr. Charles A. Kraus, KU graduate of 1898 and Brown University professor, named president-elect of the American Chemical Society. He is the fourth KU alumnus to head the society and follows Dr. E. R. Weidlein as president. Kraus earned his PhD at MIT and has taught at UC, Johns Hopkins, Clark, and Brown. His work includes ammonia chemistry and early vacuum sealing methods.
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University of Kansas
Brown University
American Chemical Society
Kansas
Kraus
E. R. Weidlein
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
K. U
John Harper Long
E.C. Franklin
Stanford University
Franklin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California
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Clark University
Brown
Nichols
Willard Gibbs
Navy plane missing after radio contact loss
Navy bombing plane with seven aboard vanished after last contact at 5 p m yesterday. The aircraft was a flying boat capable of landing at sea. Planes and fleet surface units hunted through the night and continued the search today.
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San Diego
Calif
Alva D. Bernhard
Navy
Bernhard
United States
Embassy Reopens in Nanking after Japanese Capture
The United States embassy in Nanking, closed since the Japanese captured China's capital on December 13, resumed operations today in Shanghai, marking a reopening of U.S. diplomatic presence.
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U. 8
Shanghai
Unit States
Nanking
China
Stock Market Index Rises to 45.8 in Yesterday's Reading
The average of 60 stocks climbed to 45.8, up from 44.9 reported yesterday. Investors watched early gains as market breadth showed cautious strength across sectors.
Two Bands Enter Sophomore Hop Music Battle at KU
Two bands Arlie Simmonds and Ben Pollack may both play at the KU Sophomore Hop as a contract dispute unfolds. Local and national union rulings allow either unit to perform with pay, leaving the final arrangement and venue hours to be ironed out.
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Arlie Simmonds
Ben Pollack
Soph Hop
K. U
University of Kansas
Pollack
Simmonds
Pices
Vist
O University
Lawrence
Union Ballroom
Fire at Fraser Theater sparks inquiry in Lawrence
Stage electrician Iden Long at Fraser theater smelled smoke and alerted authorities. Fire crews arrived before 6 pm and found a smoldering awning on the west side with scorch marks on the facing window. Fire Chief Paul Ingels suspects a cigarette stub started the blaze.
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Lawrence
Mount Oread
Fraser Hall
Iden Long
Fraser Theater
Paul Ingels
Topeka Runaway Boy Returned Home by Undersheriff
A 13 year old Topeka boy abandoned world plans and walked away after his parents left for WPA work. He rode to Lawrence with a motorist and appeared at a South Lawrence home seeking food. The woman notified authorities and Undersheriff George Price sent him home by bus after confirming his wish to return.
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Topeka
George Price
South Lawrence
Sheriff’s Office
Svork
Lawrence
Blizzard Drives Ice Floe North of Norway
Russian Arctic weather camp ers report a blizzard driving their ice floe south to 79 degrees north, a drift of about 69 miles since Saturday. Experts fear the floe could break up before a Soviet rescue ship reaches it.
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Tromsoe
Norway
UPI
Kansas Weather Forecast and Temperatures Report
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with a dip in temps especially in the east. Morning conditions show clear skies with partial cloudiness near Garden City and good road conditions. Temperature readings include 49 at 7 p.m. yesterday and 24 this morning with a high of 59 yesterday and a low around 20s today.
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Garden City
Bininrnertteni LD
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