Congress to probe Operation Smack in Korea crisis
Rep Short will question Army Chief of Staff General Collins on the controversial Spud Hill raid amid calls for a full investigation into whether American troops were used as publicity fodder. Rep Hoffman seeks a defense briefing and a public session to reveal military purpose and casualty details.
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Washington
Rep. Short
R-Mo
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Congress
Hoffman
R-Mich
Short
House
Armed Services Committee
Gen. Collins
Japan
Korea
Collins
Rep
Holtman
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Entagon
Bray
Indiana
Defense Department
Pacific
Spud Hill
4Sault
World Wheat Talks Seek New Price Stabilizer Deal
Delegates from 46 nations meet in Washington to seek a new world wheat marketing program to stabilize prices and supplies. The existing 1949 agreement expires July 31 and aims to set maximum and minimum world prices to protect importing and exporting countries. The U S Canada and Australia have subsidized exporters during losses, with total subsidies about 600 million dollars over four years.
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Washington U
Uuctions
London
U. S
Canada
Australia
Senators Probe Canadian Wheat Fraud in U S Imports
Senate Agriculture Committee heard evidence that large volumes of Canadian wheat labeled unfit for human consumption were milled into flour in the United States to undercut high grade U S wheat. GAO estimates show millions of frost damaged bushels imported in 1952 with 8 cent tariffs, while diversion and mislabeling reduced U S price supports and aided exports improperly.
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Washington, W
Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S
Frank H. Weitzel
Comptroller General
U. S
Aiken
R-Vi
U. S. Taxpayer Up.” Weitzel
Truman
Weitzel
General Accounting Office
GAO
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Citizens' Committee to Back City Commission Reform
The Lawrence Citizens' Committee for the Support of Good Government will meet tonight at the Municipal Building auditorium to launch a campaign for well qualified candidates for the City Commission and District No. 60 School Board in the March 24 city primary. All citizens are invited to attend as three seats on both bodies will be up for election. no filings had been made yet. The group helped move Lawrence to a city manager-commission form in 1951 and seeks strong candidates for the five City Commission seats and three School Board seats.
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Lawrence Citizens’ Committee For
Vt. Sts
City Commission
Dist. No. 60
Citizens’ Committee For
Kansas House swells bill list on Kansas Day
Kansas House members submitted 17 new pro bills on Kansas Day, pushing total introduced measures in the 1953 session past 100. Proposals include a 75 cent minimum wage bill by Rep. Robert Green, county fund shifts for engineers, school transport limits, youth driving penalties, higher fee retention for motor transfers, sales of unused school buildings as community centers, and clerical support for soil conservation districts.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Kansas
Robert Green
D-EIl_ Dorado
Republican Party
GOP
John E. Buehler
R-Atchison
Ralph Upham
Junction City
Marvin Cox
R-Kingman
Sid Jagger
Minneapolis
Edward W. Beaman
Rhoyt
Arno Windscheffel
Smith Center
Windscheffel
Donald Lunt
Aluka
Two Survivors Tell of Reds' Savage Attack
Vision Korea reports that only two Marines survived a savage October assault near Panmunjom on the Western Front. Pfc Charles D. Rogers of Arkadelphia and Chick Bowlan of Huntington were wounded or evacuated. Bowlan later returned home, recounting a six hour defense of the outpost with six Marines delaying attackers until ammunition ran out.
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Korea
Pie Curtis
Chick Bowlan
Leathernecks
Huntington
W. Va
Pfc
Charles D. Rogers
Arkadelphia
Ark
U. S
Bowlan
Panmunjom
Rowlan
Journal-World Chosen County Official Paper by Board
The Journal-World was designated an official county paper by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. It will publish county bills and real estate tax delinquency notices, joining Baldwin Ledger as the judicial paper and Lawrence Outlook for delinquent tax lists.
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Journal-World
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Baldwin Ledger
Lawrence Outlook
Stevens Talbott to Sell Stock for Senate Approval
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Robert T. B. Stevens and Harold E. Talbott for Army and Air Force secretaries. Both pledged to dispose of or give away stock holdings, aside from limited family holdings, to avoid conflicts. Harold B. Anderson testified for Navy confirmation.
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Washington W
Senate Armed Services Committee
Robert T. B. Stevens
Army
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Ert
T. B. Stevens
Harold Talbott
Senate
Stevens
Eisenhower
Talbott
Talbott Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Saltonstall
R-Mass
CIO Textile Workers Union
Emil Rieve
Aead
Textile Workers Union
New England
Armed Services
Speculation on Next Bureau of Reclamation Chief
At the 62nd Missouri Basin Inter Agency Committee meeting speculation focused on who will become the next commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. Most expect a technocrat from civil service rather than a political appointee, with possible under secretary level Interior Department leadership.
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Sioux City
Missouri Basin Inter - Agency Committee
MBIAC
Bureau of Reclamation
Army
Inter-Agency
Interior Department
Eisenhower
Dulles Choice Approved for Top Diplomats
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved two diplomatic nominees after Secretary Dulles vouched for their loyalty. Winthrop W. Aldrich was set as ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs Oswald B. Lord named U S representative on the U N Human Rights Commission.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Great Britain
Oswald B. Lord
U. S
U. N. Human Rights Commission
Encephalitis Fatal to Andover Boy
Four year old Terry Patrick McGraw died in a Wichita hospital after an 18 month battle with encephalitis. His father, John R. McGraw, superintendent of nearby Andover schools, was a schoolmate of Allie Reynolds who helped stage a benefit party in the Andover school gym to aid the family. The campaign supported their long, ongoing effort to save the boy.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Terry Patrick McGraw
Allie Reynolds
Terry
John R. McGraw
Andover
Kas
Reynolds
New York
McGraws
Sful
Wheat Gains Seen in Douglas County Amid Dry Fall
Western Kansas farmers worry about wind and soil heaving while Douglas County growers report small but steady wheat growth. Moisture is still needed to reach January standards, but sprouted plants push through in bare spots as warm weather returns. Local observers note improved stands and greener fields, with reports of later rains potentially boosting yields in March and April.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Melvon Wertzberger
Soil Conservation District
Dick Wise
Route 3
Don Breithaupt
Route 4
Breithaupts
Alfred Seele
Route
Louis Millerett
City to Install New Speed Signs in Lawrence
City officials led by City Manager Jim Wigglesworth announced new speed limit signs will be installed soon to curb traffic violations in Lawrence. Signs will go up after alley markers between Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire Massachusetts Streets are set, with designated one way travel in two alleys. A timing device will measure car speed between painted white lines about 176 feet apart, aided by a portable radio for patrol coordination. Residential areas default to 30 mph, with West Sixth Street an exception for eastbound traffic.
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Lawrence
Jim Wigglesworth
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wigglesworth
J Wigglesworth
West Sixth Street
Mild Cloudy Weather for Kansas Thursday Night and Friday
Topeka forecasters predict partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures across Kansas Thursday night and Friday with minimal precipitation. Lows range from the Northwest mid twenties to near 40 in the Southeast, Friday highs in the 30s, after a Wednesday mild day with limited clouds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Mami —Ecinien
Sir Minneapolis
New York
Oklahoma City
Washington
MT Wréers
Februaty Smtwt
Bes
Overhaul Sought in U S Government Abroad
Sen Olin B Johnston urged a sweeping overhaul of U S government activities overseas. He called for immediate cuts and major reorganizations, citing as many as 184,222 federal employees including 36,690 overseas, and warned that wasteful practices and high living costs undermine Western Europe goodwill. The proposals were submitted to Vice President Nixon.
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Washington
Sen. Olin
D. Johnston
D-Sc
Nixon
Senate
Johnston
Senate Civil Service Committee
Near East
Africa
Europe
U. S
Sunflower State Republicans Call Kansas Day Celebration
Sunflower State Republicans gathered in Topeka for Kansas Day as they marked the 92nd birthday of the state with nonbinding meetings and an officers’ election. A keynote talk by Sen. Karl Mundt was planned while attention centered on Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer and Lt. Gov. Fred Hall amid ongoing 1954 governor and senate speculation.
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Joy Over
Capital City
Washington
Kansas
Will
Harold R. Fatzer
Fred Hall
Fatzer
Hall
Mothers Collect $1,400 For Polio
Mothers volunteers struggled with illness during the March of Dimes drive on Wednesday night yet raised 1400 toward the 9000 goal. Chairwoman Mrs. Melvin Huxtable noted about half of volunteers reported collections while others planned to call again tonight. Residents were urged to donate via checks to George Dunkley, treasurer, or request pickup from J. H. Schubert.
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Mercy Call
Gilbert Ulmer
Vt. St
Richard L. Ehrman
Ehrman
Journal-World
Melvin Huxtable
Huxtable
First National Bank
Schubert
New Speed Zone Change Near Sunflower Ordnance Works
The State Highway Commission approved a revised speed limit along Highway 10 near Sunflower Ordnance Works, 14 miles east of Lawrence. Eastbound traffic will drop to 45 mph for about 0.8 mile, 35 mph for about 0.5 mile, then rise to 45 mph for another mile, replacing the current uniform 35 mph limit. The change, supported by engineers and traffic investigators, will take effect once signs are erected.
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State Highway Commission
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
S.C.W
Highway Department
Workmen grading area for drive in theater west of Lawrence
Workmen are grading land just west of Lawrence on Highway 40 for a new outdoor drive in theater. The site on the south side of the highway is about 2 percent miles west of Massachusetts Street and will accommodate 500 cars. Owner M B Landau of Horton has over 15 years in the theater business.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
M. B. Landau
Horton
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