Northwest Airlines crash near Spokane kills ten
A Northwest Airlines twin engine Marti ni 202 crashed after leaving Spokane 17. The wreckage in a wheat field 342 miles north of Edeal left no signs of life with only scattered debris. Victims include Curtis Edwards Yakima W a J Craft San Mateo Robert Mann Tacoma Mr and Mrs G L Milligan Fairfax Charles Flood Seattle and crew Lloyd Rickman Edmund J Gander 28 Joann Tabor 22 all of Seattle.
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Eawall
Wash
Washin
Northwest Airlines
Fred Campbell
Chicago
Seattle
Spokane
L. E. Bundy
W. J. Craft
San Mateo
Calif
Robert R. Mann
Tacoma
G. L. Milligan
Fairfax
Charles Flood
N. W
W. H. Goodrowe
San Francisco
Lloyd Rickman
Edmund J. Gander
Joann Tabor
Approval to Navy Funds Carrier and Fleet Modernization Plan
The Navy requests a military budget of 41.4 billion dollars for the year starting July 1. A new 65,000 ton carrier would cost about 235 million, with inflation blamed for cost increases on the smaller unit. A bill proposes naming the carrier for James Forrestal and authorizes two prototype ocean escorts for anti submarine testing, plus many other ships and upgrades across the fleet.
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Truman
Vinson
Louis Johnson
Y Vinton
Anderson
R.calif
James Forrestal
Defense
Mhodlong
Des Seagera
Fourteen Bills Move Through Kansas House Actions
Representatives Ervant Pat Warnick Wichi ta and Harry Best from Clearwater push licensure reforms for optometrists requiring four years of training and higher annual fees. Other measures raise city court salaries in larger towns, allow street designations in third class cities, and expand municipal appeal jury rights while increasing state transfer rates to government functions. A separate note reports Mrs Harris sustaining a broken knee cap after a street incident and Topeka obituary of Theodore F. Yost, 56, state weed supervisor, died of heart illness.
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Harry Dunn
Hutchinson
Lew Énry
Lawrence
Herman W. Smith, Jr
Faron
Walter L. McVey, Jr
Kansas City
Myles Stevens
Topeka
Theodore F. Yost
Kansas Board of Iculture
Ocococooc
Lawrence Kansas University parking permits renewal notice
In Lawrence Douglas County Kansas the University of Kansas fall semester parking permits expire January 31 with spring permits required from February 9 to 10. Faculty staff and students must present 1-D cards at the Business Office to obtain or validate permits and checks may be needed to confirm new applications.
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Ing
Old Fowler Shops
Harold Swartz
Business Office
Theee
K. U
Oklahoma A
Acheson Says No U S Obligation To Deploy Large Forces
Secretary of State Acheson told reporters there is no obligation under the North Atlantic treaty for the United States to place large military forces in Europe. He said ratification of Brussels defense arrangements is not required and any action would hinge on Eisenhower's command structure and Senate review after his defense survey.
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GPI
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Europe
Senate
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Capitol Hill
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Eisenhower
Congress
North Atlantic
K U Newsman Ralph W Ellis Dies at 71
Ralph W Ellis former Kansas City Star reporter and editor died in Larned Kan at 71 He worked for the Chicago Tribune Washington Times and Commonwealth Edison He was native of Iuka Kansas Survivors include his widow one daughter two sisters and a brother Three grass fires were reported by the fire department on Louisiana Alabama and Tennessee streets with times from 1 to 10:55 p m
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Kan
Ralph W. Ellis
Kansas City
Chicago
Washington
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University of Kansas
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Alabama Street
Tennessee Street
Local Hospital Report Notes Multiple Births and Injuries
Memorial Hospital records a series of births and family notices with multiple addresses in Sunflower Holton and nearby streets. Several residents, including Mr and Mrs Anderson and Mr and Mrs Dooley, announce a daughter and a son respectively yesterday and today. James McNeal, 62, of 745 Grant Street, treated for a 2 inch laceration on his right arm after a car door incident. Olive Martin, 715 Milinois Street, treated for fracture to the little toe after a fall yesterday afternoon.
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N. W. Anderson
Dennis Dooley
Louisiana Street
Roy Siscoe
Kenneth Keller
Rhode Island Street
James McNeal
Grant Street
Olive Martin
Milinois Street
Allied Forces Spur Gains Across Korea Front
Washington reports four generals visiting Tokyo for Korea conflict briefings as Allied and air forces hit targets across Korea. Bundled advances at Suwon threaten Chinese positions while Kaesong and Chongju rail yards suffer 176 tons of bombs from B 29s.
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Trent Wedness
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intermedice Agency
Alexander R. Bolling
U. S. Army Inteligence
Tokyo
A. P
Suwon
Osan
Seoul
Kunyangjang
Far East
Kaesong
Chongju
Korea
Manchuria
Ichon
Wonjo
U.S
Eighth Army
Lamchok
Korean
Two Million for Defense Housing Move Aims at Speedier Prep
Washington January 17 The federal security agency estimates 2,000,000 workers will shift from non defense to defense jobs in six months. Assistant Administrator John Thurston urged Senate Banking Committee to approve defense housing bill to avoid delays from housing and facilities shortages for expanded labor force. Republicans say they have Democratic backing to avoid deferring budget measures.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
Congress
John [Lo ]Thurston
Senate Banking
Labor Department
Thurston
Government Tightens Credit Curbs on Stock Market Sales
Federal board tightens stock market credit rules, raising cash down payments from 50 to 75 percent on purchases and short sales. The move aims to curb inflationary speculation and is supported by the New York Stock Exchange, though some Wall Street figures doubt its effectiveness amid a rising market.
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Federal
New York Stock Exchange
Robert P. Boylan
Wall
Federal Reserve
Brink's Colossal Robbery Remains Unsolved After Year
A year after the Brink's heist the massive harbor front garage case stays a mystery. Police expanded probes to include hundreds of suspects and many clues but no breakthrough. Five drivers were fined in county court for traffic offenses as part of the ongoing case.
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Boston
North Railroad Station
Brink
Wlite
Frank Gray
Clarence Sparks
Marvin Leeuggies
Hugh ‘Cromer Minter
George LaVerne Moll
Frank Foley
Fire Service Instructors Attend Memphis Conference
Keith Royer and Konaia and Rus sail instructors in firemanship returned from Memphis where they attended the 23rd annual Fire Department Instructors conference. About 900 attendees from 38 states the District of Columbia and Canada included fire chiefs marshals and manufacturers. St James A M E Church Bazaar and white elephant sale slated Friday at 3 p.m. at 1316 New York Street hosted by General Aid.
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Keith Royer
Konaia &. Russail
Memphis
Tennessee
Fire Department
District of Columbia
Canada
St. James A. M. E. Halde
St. James A. M. E. Church
Arnold Freman
New York Street
Public Works Pushes ESA Staffing and Price Hikes
ESA moves to establish 13 regional offices by February 1 with 450 workers, plus field and district offices. Max McCullough reorganizes the field staff while industry heads are named to commodity divisions. Retail food prices in eight cities spike to 218.9 percent of 1935 39 averages, the highest since July 1948. A key official defends delaying a price freeze due to staff shortages.
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E.S.A
Max McCullough
Pleven to Meet Truman in Washington January 29
French Premier Rene Pleven will travel to Washington on January 29 for a two day conference with President Truman. Officials said they will discuss mutual interests including Cold War strategy, Indochina, Western European rearmament, and possibly the atomic bomb.
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Rene Pleven
France
Truman
Thas
State Department
Pleven
Plevendanta
French Indochina
Tokyo bath houses launch all out drive
Tokyo public bathhouse operators unveil a bold campaign with incentives for families including a milk bath for young mothers, free soap mineral water and tea, and a $390000 Turkish bath project featuring perfume baths a cabaret a hotel and free massages in bathing suites. andere
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Tokyo
U. S
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
James F. Barrow 75 dies at Napa California. Services set 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal in Lawrence with pallbearers Frank EF Banks R B Stevens Justin Hill J W Murray Fred Ellsworth Richard Wagstaff. Al C Short 92 dies at daughter’s home in Leavenworth County. Funeral 3 p.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Leavenworth with Dr Mid dents. burial Mancie cemetery. Neville Carter former Lawrence resident dies Osawatomie Hospital. funeral plans to be announced.
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Kan
Retta Conroy
Jefferson County
John Shirley
St. Louis
James F. Harrow
James F. Barrow
Napa
Oalif
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lawrence
Frank Ef, Banks
R. B. Stevens
Justin Hill
J. W. Murray
Fred Ellsworth
Richard Wagstaff
al. C. Short
H.C. Short
Mra. T. A. BE
Massachusetts Street
Short
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth
Atchison
Oliver Short
Kansas
Meade
University of Kansas
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First Presbyterian Church
Dirk Middents
Baril
Neville Carter
Osawatomie
Mrs. Mary M. Kanode dies at 83 in Topeka home
Mary M. Kanode 83 mother of Ernest Kanode of Lawrence died at her Topeka home yesterday. She is survived by three other sons and four daughters, a sister, three brothers, 11 aunts and 11 great grandchildren.
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Mary M. Kanode
Ernest Kanode
Lawrence
Topeks
Markets at 8 Stance 1 Mew Jan. 17
Stocks remain steady with cash grain demand waning. Oats and corn show modest price changes as markets reflect weather and supply shifts. Wheat and butter prices listed with minor gains and regional variations in dairy and poultry markets.
Ben Franklin Birthday Observed Quietly in Philadelphia
Philadelphia marks Ben Franklin's 245th birthday with a simple observance due to a national emergency. James J. D. Spitlan, president of the Poor Richard club, says the tradition is kept but ceremonies are curtailed and gala parades and oratory are foregone.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Old City
James J. D. Spitlan
Poor Richard Club
Race Horses Die in Fire at Arizona State Fairgrounds
A fire at the Arizona state fairgrounds in Phoenix killed an estimated 10 to 15 race horses and damaged multiple barns. About 350 horses were in the barns when the blaze broke out, injuring track worker J. N. Cooper and prompting an under-control hold after 46 minutes. Cause undetermined. insurance coverage noted.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona State Fairgrounds
J. N. Cooper
Celebrates 100th Birthday in Fort Dodge Kansas
Elizabeth Showalter a resident of the Kansas Soldiers Home since 1920 celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Born in Zanesville Ohio she came to Kansas as a young woman and is the widow of a Civil War veteran.
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Fort Dodge
Kan
Elizabeth Showalter
Kansas Soldiers Home
Zanesville
Kansas
Livestock and Hay Markets Mixed in Kansas City Report
AP report from Kansas City details cattle receipts around 3400 head with calves 300 and hogs steady to a bit lower. sheep and lambs show active trading with woolly and No. 1 grades up. Bulls and veal steady, feeders mixed, with prices cited for various weight classes and carcass types. hay prices for alfalfa and prairie quiet to lower as market adjusts.
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Liveston
USDA
Pearce
Khood
Kansas City Hay Market
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