U S Jet Planes Win Air Battle Over Korea
U S Thunderjets shot down four MiG 15s in a major air battle over northwest Korea. One F 14a scored a probable kill and damaged four more. All American planes returned safely. Ground forces reoccupied Wonju, seized nearby hills 233 and 273, and claimed control of Wonju. In Yongwol and near Tanyang, heavy fighting continued as Thunderjets attacked Sinuiju air field and Pyongyang defenses.
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Tokyo
Northwest
Korea
John Randolph
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Won- Ju
Ite
Gaid
Wonju
Yongrol
Yongwol
Tanyang
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Antung
Ing
Jeta
Shooting Star
Pyongyang
Lloyd W. Greene dies at 6&7 candy and news stands
Lloyd W Spud Greene veteran Lawrence confectionery and news stand operator died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He age 61 67 lived at 1031 Massachusetts street with wife L Belle Greene. He started a news stand casual confectionery in 1914 at 846 Vermont and later moved to Rexall drug store building. at one time ran two shops. Survived by wife son Lloyd Greene Carlsbad New Mexico and two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at the funeral home with Oak Hill cemetery burial.
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Lloyd W. “Spud” Greene
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Street
L. Belle Greene
Greene
Savoy Hotel
Eisenhower in Paris for final European stop enroute home
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Paris for his last European stop before returning to the United States. He plans to fly to Iceland and Canada, aims to rally Western Europe against Soviet influence, and faced police moves to curb a Communist demonstration in Paris amid a government pledge to block treasonous activity.
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Eisenhower
Paris
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Iein
Eiserhower
Icel Canada
Aes
Amicol
Shamnan
Europe
Frankfort
Konrad Adenauer
Fankfurt
NATO
Hitler
Reds
Communist Party
Defense chief urges draft extension and more replacements
Secretary Marshall told House Armed Services Committee that U S troops under General MacArthur need 15 000 replacements a month and April will see divisions at normal strength He cited a possible rise in the manpower goal to 3 462 000 by June 30 to meet worsening conditions He urged universal military training for 18 year olds and extending service from 2 months to 27 months noting Korea begun with divisions short of manpower and 30 000 South Koreans serving in American divisions He has twice traveled to Congress to press for the draft and training program.
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Washington
Marshall
U.S
MacArthur
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Defense
Japan
Heai I
Peace Move In Far East Boosts UN Cease Fire Push
Lake Success Jan 23 The revised Peiping peace plan for Korea boosts Asian Arab efforts to urge UN backed talks. Delegates await instructions, with private calls to exhaust all options before endorsing the US proposal labeling Peiping as aggressor. Attlee signals caution, Britain may seek another peace attempt or modify sanctions stance. A 12-nation bloc holds a private meeting to draft a new cease-fire appeal, postponed by news of Peiping communique.
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Attlee
Britain
Korea
United Nations
U.S
China
Far East
Peiping
Last Day for Aliens to Give Addresses Tomorrow
Lawrence post master Boger Williams announced the final date for aliens in the United States to report their addresses is tomorrow. Forms are available at the Lawrence post office and must be handed to a postal clerk after completion. Aliens not required to register include those temporarily admitted and students not over staying or violating admission conditions. Williams noted that those awaiting naturalization must report, and anyone unsure of status should fill a form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boger Williams
Lawrence Post Master
Lawrence Post Office
Alliens
Williams
Kansas engineer elected ASCE Kansas section president
Honor K U Professor D D Haines of the University of Kansas becomes president of the Kansas section of the American Society of Civil Engineers after the recent annual meeting in Topeka. The district court closes Saturday for November term and jurors report February 12 ahead of February term opening February 5.
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D. D.haines
University of Kansas
Kansas
American Society of Civil Engineers
Toneka
Troop Resolutions Into Committees
Senate splits the Wherry troops to Europe resolution between the foreign relations and armed services committees for study. The measure would have forced a February 2 return on whether to bar President Truman from dispatching troops to Europe until Congress acts. Connally urged committee referral with no guaranteed Senate return, while Wherry pressed for firm dates.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Wherry
R.-Neb
President Truman
North Atlantic
Congress
C.S
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Senate confirms two men to mobilization posts
Washington Jan 23 The senate confirmed President Truman's picks Eric A Johnston as Economic Stabilization administrator and William H Harrison as Defense Production administrator. Both appointments were approved by voice vote. Johnston heads the Motion Picture Association on leave and is a former U S Chamber of Commerce president, succeeding Alan Valentine. Harrison, ex International Telephone and Telegraph executive, has served in his government post for weeks.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Eric A. Johnston
William H. Harrison
Johnston
Motion’ Picture Association
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Alan Valentine
Harrison
International Telephone ,and Telegraph
Acme ‘Dry Cleaners
Mass
Broader power for new E S A chief
Washington reports the Office of Defense Mobilization says the White House abandoned plans to revamp mobilization and instead grant Eric Johnston, new E S A administrator, broader supervision over the anti inflation drive. OPS and the Wage Stabilization Board would gain autonomous power under Johnston’s policy control.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
AML
White House
Eric Johnston
Economic Stabiliation Agency
E.S
Alan Valentine
Office of Price Stabilization
O.P
Wage Stabilization Board
W.S.3
Johnston
C.D.M
Charles E. Wilson
Price Office
Michael V. DiSalle
Wage
Cyrus 8
Chinx
Early settler Mrs. Louise Wiedemann dies at 1611 Massachusetts
Louise Wiedemann, 89, longtime Lawrence resident and widow of the Wiedemann confectionery shop owner, died yesterday at her home. Born December 1, 1851 in Alsace, she came to America at six, lived in South Bend before moving to Lawrence with relatives, endured Quantrill’s raid while hiding near Central Park, and later helped raise a family connected to local business and education.
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William
Louise) Wiedemann
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Wiedemann
University of Kansas
Rence
Jacob Qeach
Neiderbronn
Alsace
France
America
South Bend
Ind
Philip Preisachs
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Leavenworth
Quan' Tyill
Central Park
Fair but colder for Kansas with slight moisture
Weather brief reports fair skies and a cold snap in Kansas. Forecaster Richard Garrett says the next five days will run three to five degrees above normal with no significant precipitation. Eastern cities saw light rain or snow totaling up to seven tenths of an inch in Topeka and Manhattan.
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Kansas
Richard Garrett
Topeka
Manhattan
Concordia
Leavenworth
Chanute
Russell
Goodland
Wee
1. S
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
New Orleans
New
Peete
Hercules Powder executive tapped for Sunflower post
George H. Ripley, slated to become manager of Hercules Powder Co at the Sunflower Ordnance Works, arrived in Lawrence with his mother to get settled pending government contract award. He said he cannot hire until the contract is secured and noted prior posts at Wilmington Del and two other Hercules plants.
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Webssee
SUN! Wee Plant
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Hercules
Gert
John C. Shinn
Judge Advocate General’s Office
W. W. King
U. S. Department of Labor
R. C. Tucker
George H. Ripley
Lawrence
Journal-World
Eldridge
Ripley
Wilmington
Del
San Jacinto Ammonia Works
Houston
Texas
Missouri Ordnane
Louisiana
Charlies S. Maddock
Richard C. Tucker
Port Ewen
N. Y
Arch. Benson
Army Ordnance Department
Raymond G. Garceau
Wage and Hour
Bridges Attacks Truman Budget As Invitation To Disaster
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire criticized President Truman's 71.5 billion dollar budget as a plan to ruin the country. He accused the White House of deceit over non defense cuts and warned that the budget could allow spending to soar to 94.5 billion with an extra 4 billion for aid liquidation.
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Washington
Bridges
N.H
Truman
White House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Staliners
America
Congress
Kansas House Debates Bills Expanding Candidate Disclosures
Topeka January 23 Kansas lawmakers hear a bill requiring candidates for any public office to file detailed affidavits with birth dates birthplaces length of residence in Kansas and family status. Other measures authorize deputy sheriffs police sharing equipment and joint purchases for law enforcement and bar property actions tied to long-ago ownership. Senate civil defense bills grant the governor emergency powers and permit mutual aid pacts for enemy attack scenarios.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dale Bryant
Wichita
Clyde N. Wilson
Emporis Republican
Wilson
New House
Kuppinger
Oliver D. Rinehart
Paola
Kansas Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
U.S. Air Strategy to Move Bomber Bases Nearer Russia
The United States seeks overseas bases closer to Russia to enable rapid, devastating retaliatory air strikes. Gen. Omar Bradley says bases must be near the enemy for prompt, sustained attacks, with B-47s B-29s B-50s and smaller jet bombers forming a layered force. Western Europe hosts growing U.S. air presence as bases expand.
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U.S
Russia
Washington
UPI
America
Air Force
U. S
Texas
Great Britain
British
Air Ministry
United Kingdom
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Chiefs of Staff
Continental America
Congress
U.S. Air Force
Royal Air Force
England
Europe
Hiroshime
Nagasaki
Tar- Ser
Rushia
Report on city sewage plant and fire defense plan
The city council accepted a Black and Veatch report proposing a sewer improvement program including a primary sewage treatment plant and new outfall sewers costing about 1.99 million at current prices. Additional facilities in South Lawrence and related projects would total about 1.415 million, with annual costs around 105 thousand and financing options via general property levies or sewer user charges. The council also approved a fire defense measure allowing mutual aid with neighboring towns and set a conference with local fire chiefs and Tagels to discuss disaster response.
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Black and Veatch
Kansas City
Kaw River
United States Public Health Service
Paul Ingelz
Tagels
Standing Hall
Leavenworth
Atchison, Topeka
Olathe, Onawan
Lawrence
B. A. Farmer
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Wakarusa
Farmer
Volcano blast in New Guinea raises death toll to thousands
Sydney reports a weekend eruption of Mount Lamington in New Guinea, long considered extinct, may have caused the region’s worst disaster. Officials estimate 4,000 dead or injured, with hopes that many more may later be found in the jungle. Rescue efforts are underway around Port Moresby as the extent of damage becomes clear.
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Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
Mt Lamington
New
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Oli
U.N
Lloyd Greene
Kansas City, Mo
Linwood
Arthur Peck
New Six Dormers
Honor K. U
Beenie
The
Astoctavid Press
William Wiedemann
Lodise Wiedemann
Funk's Mortuary
Chay
Servo Pho
Powder Company
S.O. W
Callisian
J. T. Coosze
Rhode Island Street
Guy Hunsinger
Route 3
London
John Strachey
House of Commons
New York
George Melvin
Pace 5
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