Trans Atlantic Spy Plot Ties Soviet Official to Ring
U S accuses Soviet embassy official Yuri Novikov of masterminding a transatlantic espionage plot. Two Americans veterans studying in Vienna under GI Bill, Otto Werber and Kurt Ponger, are indicted as agents. A third American, Walter Lauber, is reported arrested in Vienna.動
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U.S
U. S
Vienna
Washington
State Department
Russia
Yuri V. Novikov
McGranery
Novikov
Otto Verber
Kurt L. Ponger
New York City
Walter Lauber
Verger
Ponger
National Airport
Werber
Europe
War Crimes Commission
Nurenberg
Germany
G. I
Centenarian Mary E. Davis Dies in Salina
Mrs. Mary E. Davis 100, a lifelong fan of baseball, died at her Salina home Thursday. Born June 19, 1852 in Amesville Ohio, she supported the Chicago White Sox and rarely missed their broadcasts despite advanced age.
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Mary E. Davis
Amesville
Lincoln Day Club Banquet Speaker Named
The Lincoln Day Club banquet will feature Washington state Attorney General Don Eastvold as principal speaker on February 12. Paul Stazel of Ionia, president of the Third District Republican organization, announced the plan Thursday.
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Independence
Don Eastvold
Washington State
Lincoln Day Club
Paul Stazel
Ionia
Third District Republican Organization
Fatzer Says KC Officials Complied With Ultimatum
Topeka attorney general Harold R. Fatzer announced that Kansas City Kansas officials Mayor Clark Tucker and street commissioner Francis Blake appear to have met the six requirements he set last December to reform city government or face ouster suits. He cited a letter signed by Tucker and Blake indicating they acted in good faith, including actions on city audit timing, civil service, and street construction statutes.
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Topeka
Harold R. Fatzer
Clark E. Tucker
Francis Blake
Kansas City
Kas
le Fatzer
Tucker
Blake
B. K. Frye Asphalt Company
Jawa
Jas
Edward J. Myers Jas
Taft-Hartley Revisions Hint Rise in Early Eisenhower Years
Rep McConnell said discussions with President-elect Eisenhower on the Taft Hartley act were general and no specific amendments were proposed. He noted Eisenhower opposed repeal but favored changes and expects Congress to consider revisions this session.
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New York
House Labor’ Committee
Eisenhower
Rep
McConnell
Pennsylvania
Congress
Pope Pius XII Names 17 New Cardinals in St Peter's
In a grand St Peter's ceremony Pope Pius XII placed red hats on 17 of 24 new cardinals including James Francis Cardinal McIntyre archbishop of Los Angeles. About 35 000 pilgrims and Roman dignitaries attended as trumpets sounded and Swiss guards stood watch. Two appointees from Communist Yugoslavia and Poland were absent. The pope appeared fatigued but commanded the ceremonial splendor of the basilica.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Great Basilica
United States
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
McIintyre
Yugoslavia
Poland
Apostolic Numcios
Spain
France
Portugal
Pius
Friday Cold Wave Continues Across Kansas
Forecast shows extended frigid temperatures across Kansas with winds diminishing. A cold front from Western Kansas shifts east by Thursday night, with lows around 5 below in the Northwest and near 10 above in the Southeast by Friday morning. Highs Friday expected 15 to 20, light snow and strong winds to 45 mph accompany the change, with city readings ranging from 0 at Goodland to 18 in Wichita and 70 in Garden City earlier in the week.
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Kansas
Garden City
Mercy
Goodland Hill City
Dodge City
Concordia
Salina
Hutchinson
Topeka
Wichita
Chanute
Emporia
RAF Planes Crash Near Valetta In Mediterranean
RAF planes collide in air over the Mediterranean off Valetta Malta. Two aircraft carrying 25 men crashed. British destroyers located wreckage with scant chance of survivors. One Valetta transport carried 18 bound for Marseille and home base in Britain. the other Lancaster Bomber had seven aboard.
Runaway Train Crashes Union Station in Washington
A Pennsylvania Railroad Federal Express locomotive crashed through a stopblock and the station concourse at Union Station Washington injuring 41 and killing no one. The crash halted near the waiting room as investigators from ICC FBI and station officials began probing the cause ahead of inauguration week.
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Washington
Union Station
Pennsylvania
Federal Express
Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frank J. McCarthy
Pennsyvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
FBI
ICC
ICC Safety Bureau
New Haven Railroad
Lawrence Temperature Plunges From 62 to 18 Amid Snow Flurries
An icy wind swept Lawrence early today driving temperatures from 62 at 3 a.m. to 18 by 9 a.m. with 1 p.m. at 15 degrees and snow continuing. Forecasters predicted clearing later, with Friday lows near zero. western Kansas could drop to 5 below, southeast Kansas to 10 above.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas
Mercury Topples As Storm Growls
A blizzard swept from Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas, plunging temperatures by up to 36 degrees in two hours. Winds reached 40 to 50 mph across the plains and readings fell to near zero in Nebraska and 5 to 10 above in western Kansas. Snow amounted to 3 to 5 inches in Nebraska with more falling in the east, while Kansas and Missouri faced continued cold and wind with a forecasted cold wave. Some buses were halted by road conditions. Colby recorded 1.5 inches of snow and towns reported minor disruptions.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Towa
Weather Bureau
Westpila
Missouri
Colby
Abilene Dropa
Glee Smith Named Temporary Assistant to Moyer in Kansas GOP
The Republican state headquarters announced Glee Smith as a temporary assistant to state chairman C. I. Moyer. Smith, chair of Kansas Young Republicans, will assist with legislative work and handle applications for federal post appointments in the state. The appointment takes effect Saturday.
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Topeka
Glee Smith
C. I. Moyer
GOP
Smith
Kansas Young Republicans
Ike Plans To Give Personal Talk
President elect Eisenhower will address Congress with his state of the union message soon after taking office. He will travel from New York to Washington by special train Sunday and stay at the Statler Hotel in the capital occupying the presidential suite. He plans to attend only church services before inauguration and has no other pre inauguration appearances scheduled.
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Associated Press
New York
Eisenhower
Congress
Tues
Washington
Statter
James C. Hagerty
National Presbyterian ‘Church
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Capitol
Aid For Schools Debate At Kiwanis Meeting
William Wolfe Lawrence schools superintendent spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Eldridge Hotel about state aid for high schools. He warned it is an urgent choice, either new aid or higher local taxes, noting many Kansas cities face funding shortfalls. He pointed out nearly a billion dollars in taxable property isn’t in any high school district and thus not taxed for high schools, and cited new industrial plants that contribute no school funds. Wolfe estimated the proposed bill would add about $60,000 annually to Lawrence schools.
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Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
William Wolfe
Lawrence
Wolfe
Kansas
Hutchinson
Achison
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Parsons
Topeka
Coffeyville
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita
TV permit for Missouri university station approved
The University of Missouri TV station in Columbia received FCC approval for two main uses. Dr. Frederick Middlebush said the station will carry educational programs to all parts of the state and serve as a laboratory for students.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Federal Communications Commission
Frederick Middlebush
Indictment Names Lopes and Luther in Federal Fraud Case
Former U S District Attorney for Kansas Lester Luther and ex-Justice Department employee Nicholas F Lopes were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they conspired to defraud the U S government. The action was announced from Washington and outlines alleged fraud-related schemes.
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U. S
Verber
U.S. Defense
Justice Department
Vienna
Valentin A. Gubichev
U. N
Judy Coplon
Jacob Lomakin
Madam Kasenkina
New York
Tice Department Employe
McGranery
Former Local Resident Lopes Career Centers in Law
Former local resident Lopes came to Lawrence in 1945 and ran a law office at 904 Mans St until 1951. He and his wife and son lived at 641 St. He studied at St John University and Fordham. He served as special prosecutor under Governor Dewey, worked with the U.S. Immigration Bureau, and in 1951 became assistant district attorney for Kansas, later moving to Chevy Chase Maryland. Continued with roles in the Justice Department and under Attorney General McGrath before moving. A Topeka grand jury previously declined to indict. the case moved to Washington, D.C. and President Truman fired Luther.
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Lopes
Lawrence
St. He
St. John University
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fordham
N.Y. University
Tepes
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
U.S. Immigration Bureau
Kanseas
Topeka
Luther
J. Howard McGrath
Justice Department
Chevy Chase
Kas
District of Columbia
Trum
First National Chooses New Officers and Directors
Stockholders of the First National Bank of Lawrence met Wednesday at their annual session and elected a slate of directors and officers for the coming year. Directors include I. C. Brinkman George Docking Robert Docking Kelvin Hoover George Kirchhoff Chris Kraft J. B. Mack E. B. Martin R. C. Miller C. C. Stewart M. S. Winter. Officers named: George Docking president Kelvin Hoover executive vice president E. B. Martin vice president and trust officer Robert Docking cashier and assistant trust officer Mrs Georgiana R Graves assistant vice president George Dunkley assistant vice president Harold von Gunton assistant cashier H D Flanders assistant cashier Joe Kelley assistant cashier.
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I. C. Brinkman
George Docking
Robert Docking
Kelvin Hoover
George Kirchhoff
Chris Kraft
J. B. Mack
E. B. Martin
R. C. Miller
C. C. Stewart
M. S. Winter
Georgiana R. Graves
Assiant
George Dunkley
Harold von Gunton
H. D. Flanders
Joe Kelley
Explosives Truck Rams Train Near Topeka
William D. Battenberg of Springfield Missouri was charged with failing to stop at a railroad crossing after his truck loaded with several tons of explosives rammed a Union Pacific passenger train five miles west of Topeka on US 2440 Highway. There were no injuries and the explosives remained intact. Battenberg was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol and posted a $500 bond. He was en route to Hawthorne Nevada with the explosives.
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Topeka
William D. Battenberg
Springfield
Union Pacific
Here
Battenberg
Kansas Highway Patrol
Missourian
Hawthorne
Nev
Careful pursuit uncovers two young car thieves
Sheriff Travis Glass arrested two boys aged 14 and 15 in Lawrence after a two day spree of auto thefts from Wichita to Lawrence. The youths, who had escaped from the Wichita Detention Home, admitted stealing cars in Eudora and Wichita and fleeing via Winfield and Independence. The arrest followed a deputy’s suspicion from the suspects’ careful driving and strict adherence to traffic laws.
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Lawrence
Wichita
Travis Glass
Glass
DeSoto
Thomas Urquhart
Eudora
de Soto
Kansas Highway Patrol
Winfield
Independence
Abso
Local Lawrence Residents Recall Inaugural Parades
Nine Lawrence residents, including Miss Flossie Kincaid of 625 R I Street, watched inaugurals since World War I. Kincaid, who spent 30 years in Washington as an IRS clerk, saw eight inaugurals from Wilson to Roosevelt and noted parade routes, seating costs, and security. Mrs John A Marlow of 1342 Conn Street recalled Harding's 1929 inaugural from her Veterans Bureau office window as troops and sounds from the new speaker system drew huge crowds.
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Lawrence
United States
Flossie Kincaid
R. I. St
Kincaid
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miss Kincaid
Miss Kin
University of Kansas
Washington
College Women's Club
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
John A. Marlow
Conn
St. Inj
Marlow
KU Budget Slashes General Research Funds Amid Cuts
Kansas University faces a 1.28 million cut in its 1953 55 operating budget as Gov. Andrew and aides trim the university request from 12.59 million to 11.78 million. General research funding bears the heaviest hit, dropping from 600 thousand to just over 400 thousand. Nichols notes the margin is slim and warns services and hiring will suffer, especially in engineering instruction. Franklin D. Murphy will appeal to the Ways and Means Committee to seek restoration.
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K. U
Raymond Nichols
The
Journal-World Today
Nichols
Theeneral Research
Eure Trent
Department of Bacas
K. U. Nichols
Geological Survey
Genere
Franklin D. Murphy
Ways and Means Committee
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