Eisenhower to Address Congress February Second
President Eisenhower will deliver his state of the union before a joint session of Congress at 11 30 a m CST next Monday. After a brief conference with leaders, officials said he canceled his remaining engagements due to illness and would outline planned domestic and foreign measures including Taft Hartley Act taxes and the budget.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
House
Joseph Martin
White House
Martin
Sen. Taft
Atomic energy commission to begin new March tests at Las Vegas
The Atomic Energy Commission announced new and improved nuclear device tests to begin in March at the Las Vegas proving grounds. The program will include troop maneuvers and training exercises with about 18,000 service members from the army navy air force and marines. It may include first field tests of atomic artillery shells for the Aberdeen cannon program, with potential 20 mile range. Night atomic explosions were previously reported at Las Vegas in spring, bringing total blasts to 20 since 1951.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas New, Proving Grounds
AEC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Aberdeen
MD. Proving Grounds
Las Vegas Proving Ground
Nevada
Initiation Events by Lawrence Knights of Columbus
The Lawrence Council of the Knights of Columbus held second and third degree initiations for candidates from Douglas, trounding counties, a ceremony not seen in 25 years. Names include Clarence Carpenter, Raymond Cummings, Donald Roege, and others, followed by a banquet at St. John's Catholic Church with speaker Virgil Linot and toastmaster M. C. Slough. Also noted, Gen. Douglas MacArthur turns 73 with private dinner plans by wartime SW Pacific staff.
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Lawrence
Harry Sommer
Charles Short
U N praised by Cohen at Midwest conference in Kansas
Benjamin A. Cohen of the United Nations told about 170 Midwest delegates at the fifth annual United Nations Conference at the University of Kansas Memorial Union that seven years of UN work include a permanent building a top staff and preventing world war. He emphasized UN aid to underprivileged peoples and noted Korea and communist influence in the UN Secretariat as major issues. He clarified that a unified military command negotiates the Korean truce and urged readiness for a broader Far Eastern conference once cease-fire terms are set.
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Midwest
United Nations
K. U
Memorial Union
Union
U. N
International Organization
North Korea
U.N
Korea
U.N. Secretariat
United States
Kansas Baby Crop Up in 1952
Topeka report from the Kansas Board of Health shows about 43,739 births in the first 11 months of 1952, up 1,826 from the same period in 1951. The agency also recorded 11,999 deaths during the period.
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Topeka
Kans
Empress of Canada Aground After Dockyard Fire
A fire gutted and capsized the 20,235-ton liner Empress of Canada at Liverpool docks during an overhaul. Only about a dozen workers aboard escaped. Police suspect sabotage. 200 firefighters fought the blaze, with the ship listing heavily as water poured in. The cause remains unknown.
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England
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Herbert Balmer
Home Office
G. Greenslade
March Draft Call Shapes Kansas Quota Rise
Kansas resumes March draft call with a second increase for the year. General Joe Nickell of the state Selective Service said the nationwide March quota will be set at 718. January and February calls stood at 584 and 709 respectively.
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Topeka
Kansas
Guin
Joe Nickell
Night at the Met Excites Kansan Opera Backer
A Kansan recounts attending the Metropolitan Opera in New York to see Cosi Fan Tutte with a star cast and English performances. He notes the Met’s rise in status, the need to be a subscriber for good seating, and the bustle of standing room and ticket lines amid a culture-seeking visit.
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Slempe
Journal-World News
Opera
Metropolitan Opera
New York City
Broady
New York
Eleanor Steber
Blanche Thehom
Richard Tucker
Roberta Peters
Frank Guarrera
Keen
Formane
the Met
Youthful Kansas City bandits slain in possible loots quarrel
Police theorize a young couple tied to a $40,000 Rosedale bank robbery was killed over the loot or by hired gunmen who saw them as bought and paid for. James C. Fahnestock, 21, and Billie Fahnestock, 22, were found dead in a stolen car with $2,000 on James. Suspects Louis Sturgis, 24, and Virginia Iser, 29, remained under guard as investigators weigh robbery and underworld double cross theories.
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Ead
Louis Albert Sturgis
Virginia Iser
Fahnestock
Lester Haupt
Robebery Bureau
Chicago
Denver
Edmont
Fort Worth
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Mon
Los
Minneanoia
En Orleans
New York
NFIP Meeting May Reveal Aid for Polio
New York report states the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis trustees will hear progress on a safe polio vaccine. Officials expect a near reality vaccine with final barriers narrowing. It notes three virus types cause human paralysis and that vaccines must cover all three.
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New York
National Foundation For
Seyond
Lodge Asks Hoover To Probe U N Subordinates
United Nations, N Y Henry Cabot Lodge new U S chief delegate asked J Edgar Hoover to investigate all his subordinates and all American employees at the U N This goes beyond Truman order which covered high ranking workers and 2000 others Lodge said he handed a letter to Secretary General Trygve Lie Lie indicated it would cooperate fully with the directive and probe.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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U. N
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FBI
Truman
U. S
Massachusetts
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Last-ditch Senate bid to block Wilson for defense chief
Sen Morse led a faltering, politically charged effort to block Charles E. Wilson's confirmation as secretary of defense. Republicans pressed for votes as Democrats indicated support, while questions loomed over Eisenhower's other nominees and potential conflicts of interest in defense contracts.
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Senate
Charles E. Wilson
Republican Party
Eisenhower
General Motors Corp
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Taft
Republican
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
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Saltonstall
R-Mass
General Motors
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sualtonstall
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White House
Robert T. B. Stevens
Army
Harold Talbott
Air
Sen. Taft
Stevens
Talbott
Defense
Rita Hayworth Divorced from Aly Khan in Reno
Rita Hayworth was granted a divorce from Aly Khan in Reno Nevada on Monday and immediately departed for Hollywood. When asked for comment she replied I have none whatsoever.
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Neva
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Hollywood
Reason for Refusal to Attack Sought by Military Legalists
Washington weighs a legal question as judge advocates review why soldiers with valor refuse to attack. The issue ties to 65th Puerto Rican Regiment court martials for refusing a Communist position, with rotation and long unit history in Korea cited as possible factors.
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Judge Advocate General
Military Court of Anteals
Pentagon High Command
Korea Field Command
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Army
65Th Regiment
Korea
KU drives to raise 1000 pints of blood for Korea
KU and ROTC units with the Red Cross sponsor a blood drive in February aiming to collect 1000 pints from students faculty and staff. Parental consent slips are required for donors under 21. Appointments run Feb 9 to 11 at organized houses or the Navy ROTC office.
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Korea
Red Cross
K.U. Military Science Building
U. Navy
R.U
Navy Rotc
Kenneth Woodfin
U. Extension
Army
Navy
Allied air and ground assault on Korean front labeled Operation Smack
U N and Allied forces launched the heaviest ground action of the year near the Yalu River with Sabre jets and ground troops at Spud Hill and T-Bone Hill. The attack, planned since January 19, faced ready Chinese forces as armor flamethrowers and artillery faltered and reports cited 95 Chinese dead.
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Yalu River
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Spud Hill
Forrest Edwards
T-Bone Hill
Edwards
Fred Waters
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Navy
Illinois Site Chosen For Nuclear Arms Plant
The government on Monday selected a site in Illinois for a 29 million dollar plant to assemble nuclear weapons. The Atomic Energy Commission said the plant, designed to process and assemble atomic explosives, will be built along the Spoon River in Southwestern Illinois near the Mississippi River.
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Washington
Illinois
Atomic Energy Commissio
Spoon River
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Retail Milk Price Here Well Below Last Year
The article notes milk prices have fallen, helping family budgets. Increased supplies and competition drive the drop, with a cash and carry market offering milk at 11 cents a quart and another distributor cutting delivered price to 21 cents tomorrow. A year ago Lawrence billed 23 cents. Last fall prices peaked at 24 cents.
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Lawrence
Rubinstein Again Wins Order Against Deportation
Serge Rubinstein, wealthy Russian born financier, won another court order Monday to halt deportation. The government has pursued his deportation for 10 years based on a 1947 conviction on draft dodging charges.
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Washington
Serge Rubinstein
Rubinstein
AP The Globe Is Its Beat Epitom’s Vote
The Associated Press reports a new era of global news coverage as AP reviews 1952 achievements. The board notes faster dispatch via radioteletype and radiophoto channels to Latin America and the Pacific, and growth in member newspapers worldwide.
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Journal-World
Associated Press
Iva
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Dulletin
New York
Latin America
Far Pacific
United States
Mothers to Call At Home in City
Lawrence women plan a Mother’s March porch light campaign Wednesday evening to raise funds for polio. About 30 volunteers will visit homes with lighted porches to collect gifts, led by Mrs. Melvin J. Huxtable Jr. and local captains in a bid to exceed a $9,000 Douglas County goal amid high polio need.
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Melvin J. Huxtable Jr
Wren Apts
Vocal March of Dimes
Huxtable
Douglas County
Foundation For
First Class Tonight in Lawrence Salesmanship Course
The first lecture in a short course on salesmanship will be held at 7:30 tonight for 175 people in the Lawrence Municipal Building. Fred Sharpe of Kansas University Extension will speak on Your Job Is Important.
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Fred Sharpe
Kansas Universityy Extension
Retail Merchants Division
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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K. U. Extension
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