Six Die and Sixty-One Hurt in Bomber Crash at Mather
A delayed-action explosion from a crippled Air Force B-25 atop a crowded guardhouse at Mather Air Base in Sacramento killed six and injured 61. The bomber, approaching for landing after an engine failure, struck a power line and slammed onto the guardhouse roof, triggering a devastating blaze that destroyed the building. Rescue crews, including a firefighter among the dead, aided trapped inmates and workers during the chaotic blast and fire.
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Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
Mather Air Base
Howard B. Scholten
Cit Ia
American Heritage Committee Announces Lectures on Government
The American Heritage Committee of the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce will continue illustrated lectures on the American way of life for clubs and organizations. Bill Hough, chairman, announced foray. The program, titled Gun Gun Making, analyzes government and taxation under democracy, with speakers Harold Anderson Ed Carleton Bob Docking Alan Fisher Marvin Garret Hough Glenn Kappelman Owen Dale Sillix Jack Starkey. Hamner Jack Harris Houseworth Kim Hotchkiss handle bookings.
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Jaycer Committee
Harold Anderson
Ed Carleton
Bob Docking
Alan Fisher
Marvin Garret
Hough
Glenn Kappelman
Aa Owen
Dale Sillix
Jack Starkey
Hammer
Jack Harris
Houseworth
Kim Hotchkiss
Skating and Sledding Party Ends in Tragedy
On Cayuta Lake a year old Cornell junior Allen Sibley and four Alpine children vanished after slipping through ice. A 120 man search found five bodies, last seen Saturday afternoon. Victims included Jonathan Sibley 10 and Claire Sibley 6 along with June States 6 and Sharon Loveless 3. The Sibleys are linked to Dr Charles Sibley of John Burroughs High School.
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Ofessa
N.Y
Cayuta Lake
Allen Sibley
Cornell University
Sibley
Jonathan
Claire
June States
Sharon Loveless
Alpine
Charles IX. Sibley
John Burroughs High School
Clayton, Mo
Means Expected to Make Announcement at Meeting
One major election decision is expected to surface at a Fourth Judicial District Bar Association banquet at Hotel Eldridge Wednesday evening. Judge Hugh Means, president, will likely announce another candidacy for his current judgeship overseeing Douglas, Franklin and Anderson counties. Means has served since January 1921 amid ongoing speculation about his plans and district influence.
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Eld Re
Hugh Means
Firist
Fourth Judicial
Tin
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Franklin
Anderson
Fane
Means
Slaying of American Nun Probed Amid Suez Fighting
United States and British officials clash over who killed Sister Anthony 52 as British and Egyptian forces battle in Suez. U S consul Lamar Mulliner investigates alongside a British court of inquiry while a public requiem mass is planned at the convent before burial in the Moascar military cemetery.
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Sister Anthony
Brigitte Ann Timbers
Samuel Timbers
Pockskill
N.Y
Suez Canal Zone
U.S
Jefferson Catfery
Cairo
United States
Caffery
Lamar Mulliner
U. S
Moas
Car
Seven Live: Survivors Recount Plane Crash Wing Rescue
In a detailed account survivors describe clinging to a wing after a fuselage sank and a boat arrived about 90 minutes later. They recount pulling others from the wreck, steady prayers, and one man baptizing a drowning peer as others became numb from cold and fear.
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Baker
Pre Demetris G
Jimi Foton
Hinton
W. Va
Gor
Es MH
Richard PB. Fields
Brothers
Temple City
Cali
Pic
William A. Price
Chicago
Set
Gregory Calkins
van Nuys
Calif
H. D. Maynard
Spruce Pine
Ala
Local Memorial Hospital Notes Include Numerous Births and Names
Fragmentary notice from Memorial Hospital lists many individuals and families connected to births or residents. Names include Mrs Ora Fox, Cora Bright, Regina Rodina, Patricia Sneegas, Earl Jene Brokmann, Jeff Pittman, Edith Cooper and baby girl, and others with addresses in Conn St, N Y St, Elmwood St, and nearby towns. The text mentions a daughter born today to Mrs Richard Ledom and a daughter to Nan, with multiple residents cited across Norman Williamstown Sunflower Baldwins and Overbrook areas.
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Ora Fox
St. Irs
Cora Bright
Norman Hanistowny Vv
Baddlot
Laynor Lotas
Regina Rodina
Dorethy Marcott
Patricia Sneegas
Elmwood St
Earl
Jene Brokmann
N. Y. St
Norman Conk
Williamstown
Jeffrrey Pittman
Sunflower
Edith Cooper
Jessie Miller
Mary Thomas
Baldwin
Grace Eart
Elaine
Sanilmwver
Sunnysidefield
Korean Casualty List Adds 59 Names in Sunflower Korea
The Defense Department released a list naming 59 new battle casualties identified in Transferred to Sunflower Korea. The report includes Dackson S. Maurer of Fond du Lac Wisconsin listed as killed in action or missing. It also notes 10 more widely reported missing from the Hercules Powder Co. facility at Hopewell Virginia. Maurer, a shift supervisor, had worked with Hercules Powder Co. since 1936 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Deense Department
Sunflower Korea
Dackson S
Maurer
Hercules Powder Co
University of Pennsylvania
Budget Message Highlights Military Growth and Reforms
A 1952 budget outlines stronger armed services with 143 Air Force wings, 21 Army divisions, 408 major Navy vessels, and 16 carrier groups. It notes active armed strength rising to 3,700,000, rent controls covering millions of units, and calls for price, wage, and credit stabilization. Address also urges housing, farmer incentives, and a proposed insurance system with a 50 million dollar appropriation.
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Marine Corps
KentseeThe Office of
Senate
Congress
Golf tourney memory and Hall of Fame notes
Sports Mirror recalls a 31.90 Lake Pool open golf finish in Long Beach where Mangram, Middlecott and Horns placed. It also notes five years past Hall of Fame selections for Hubbell Frisch Cochrane and Grove, and ten years ago Joe Louis winning the Edward J Nell Memorial Award. Ten to twenty years ago Quip signed a major league baseball contract.
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Lloyd Mangram
Cary Middlecott
Julius Horns
Long Beach
Cary Hubbell
Frannie Frisch
Mickey Cochrane
Lofts Grove
Joe Louis
Edward J. Nell
John P. Quip
Uae Brackis Fmdeers
Cardinal Spellman Returns From Korea Trip
Cardinal Spellman returned to New York after globe girdling trip centered on a Christmas visit with American troops in Korea. He arrived by train from Boston where he landed yesterday from Europe, continuing a journey that included a high profile trip to support servicemen.
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Cardinal
U.S
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Korea
Boston
Europe
Son Dies for America Not Any One Man
Castile, N Y Jan 21 Frank E Spring says his soldier son did not die for any one man He accepted a posthumous Purple Heart awarded to Lt Mervill T Spring an Air Force bombardier who died in World War I in Germany He would not return the medal despite disagreement with President Truman's policies saying it was America and not for any one man.
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Castile
Frank E. Spring
Spring
Truman
Air Force
Germany
Mervill T. Spring
America
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Charles Marvin Calhoun 77 died yesterday after a police career in Lawrence and farming. Survived by Mrs. Thomas and daughters Mrs. Henry Welsh and Mrs. George Frakur, plus brother Perry Calhoun. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rumsey Funeral Home with M. Sippel in charge. Henry Annl Venry 78, former Jefferson County farmer, funeral arrangements pending. Sister Mrs. Paula Canavan notes. Elizabeth Milman of Los Angeles, Libby Simmons remembered in Lawrence. funeral and burial in California. Mrs Katie Leighton 87 funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Schubert Funeral Home, Oak Hill Cemetery. Holmes’ Furl stolen in London. losses about 8 pounds. Former Lawrence resident Julius Holmes learns of theft upon arrival. First telephone sentence spoken in Heston in 1876. Oak wilt affecting oaks and pines as well as forest stands.
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Charles Marvin Calhoun
Ars
O. D. Thomas
Lawrence
Thomas
Henry Welsh
George Frakur
Laywnee
Perry Calhoun
Baldwin Park
Calif
Rumsey Funeral Home
M. Sippel
Gak Hil Cometeny
Amit Henry Annl Venry
Satuyca
Elizabeth Allman Ward
C. 5. Hagerman
Tenn. St
Elzabeth Milman
Los Angeles
Katie Leighton
Atie Leighton
Schubert Funeral Home
Harry L. Smith
Oak Ieil Cemetery
Lawrence Bulletin notes KU remains top in AP poll
The Journal World reports Kansas University basketball keeps the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll for the fourth straight week. Other items include auto and truck license sales up to date, a Warren speech letter to Eudart Arndt, a spring adult cral shop session, a Taft interview note, and a traffic survey plan.
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Kansas University
Associated
Alinoin
Press
E. F. Arndt
Earl Warren
California
Arndt
Wartety
Warren
Republican Committee
Warren Club
Gov
Market News Roundup Reflects Mixed U.S. Prices and Kansas City Livestockdata
New York market notes show barley and oats firming with jitters about supply. Hogs ease while cattle bids vary. Kansas City Livestock report cites slow slaughter, weak cows, and steady to strong feeder demand with mixed prices across steers, heifers, and bulls.
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Kansas Uliy
Ap-Usda
iCarle
Wwe
Hors
Wneven
Freday
Siwe
kiMi
Kanaan
Ctese
Tan
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Minder
Aid
Choles
Moes
Wall
Congress on Television? Senate Debates Stir and Wander
A columnist notes TV coverage of congressional sessions faces limits on debate control and dramatic appeal. An average Senate day featured the Universal Military Training bill and home rule for voters, with wide-ranging talk on Kentucky’s Sandy River, Japan, and state department probes. Four hours and 46 minutes yielded modest drama.
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Wiley
House
Senate
Congress
Washington
Kentucky
Biz
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Big Cage Games on Top For Kansas Conference
Kansas City, Jan 21. Ottawa McPherson and Bethany lead the conference with three wins and one loss each. A key game features Bethany at McPherson on Friday with the loser dropping from the sole share of first. Ottawa must beat Bethel on Saturday at Newton to stay in the lead. Non conference games include Bethel vs Tabor and McPherson vs Southwestern. Salina hosted Emporia State by 60-37. Snow hindered travel in cold weather.
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Kansas
Ottawa
McPherson
Bethany
Ottawa Braves
Bethel
Newton
Tabor
Southwestern
Winfield
Emporia State
Kansas Aesleyate
Salina
Central City Markets and Stock News Update
A chaotic Central City market snippet notes wheat and corn prices, car counts, and assorted commodity listings from Kansas City and Chicago. It references sugar cabinet brands, cement, and distillers, with weather and market sentiment sections showing a steady to modest trading tone amid poor weather and a brisk Wall Street rally context.
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Robert J. Rowlands
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March of Dimes
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Ray Evans
Johnson County
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Mission
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Community Forum
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Praiie Court
George Prank Readie
Doris Arlen Wilt
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Bernard L. Turner
Rosalind G. Griffith
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