Stalin Willing To Meet Truman Not A New Idea
Stalin hints at discussing a peace pact with President Truman in a Q and A session. Washington says no formal approach has been received. The North Atlantic pact talks proceed with nations invited to join, while Nordic states show mixed positions. Nanking moves toward open city status as Communist forces idle nearby amid unresolved tensions.
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Washington
Stalin
State Department
Russia
North Atlantic Alliance
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
China
Nanking
Miles Vaughn Dead in Tokyo Sampan Disaster
Tokyo reports that Miles W. Vaughn United Press Asia vice president and Maj Thomas R Haddock of the army dental corps drowned when a small sampan capsized in Tokyo bay during a duck hunting trip. Vaughn identified by his son and a U P Tokyo chief. two Japanese bodies recovered. Haddock resided in Cape Girardeau Missouri. Vaughn, native of Winfield Kansas, had long career in foreign news and authored I Cover the Far East. Feb 7 class noted at Franklin College. Feb 5 Adv.
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Miles W. Vaughn
United Press
Asia
Thomas R. Haddock
Army Dental Corps
U. S. Army
49Th General Hospital
Tokyo Bay
Vaughn
Orient
Sharman Vaughn
Earnest Hoberecht
United Press Tokyo
Major Hadock
Cape Girardeau
Miles
Peg” Vaughn
Winfield
University of Kansas
Winfield High School
K. U
Journal-World News
United Freas
South America
Japan
Far East
United
Democratic Congressman Sees Room to Trim Truman Budget
Washington Jan 31 chairman Cannon of the house appropriations committee said the 41 558 000 000 budget could be reduced though by how much and whether cuts would prevent a tax increase remains unclear. Senator Taft proposed a 3 0 to 3 5 billion cut while Byrd leads a bipartisan push to trim spending ahead of a requested 4 billion tax hike. Democratic leaders delay a tax showdown awaiting clearer appropriation figures.
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Cannon
D.-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Appropriations
Capitol Hill
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress
Treasury
Gloom in Forecast for Kansas Cold Spell Eases
Topeka reports gradual warming after extreme cold. Chanute records minus 24 degrees with 10 inches of snow and sleet. Tonight sights 12 to 18 below to 18 above in some areas, highs around 25 to 28. Weather remains unsettled with scattered snow flurries and lingering cold across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Chanute
Flora
Lebo
Goodland
Hill City
Dodge City
Garden City
Ottawa
Phillipsburg
Labor Bill Criticized For Lacking Teeth
Senator Aiken told the Senate today that the administration's new labor bill has hardly any teeth for handling strikes. Secretary Tobin testified as Aiken pressed the bill during senate labor committee hearings. The measure would repeal Taft-Hartley and end government 30-day court injunctions in national emergency strikes once similar action used against a coal strike last year.
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Washington
Aiken
RAWI
Senate
John L. Lewis
Tobin
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
County Officials to Visit Topeka for Welfare Talks
County commissioners Elmer Quidahl and Charles Banning with Ray Ogden will travel to Topeka tomorrow to confer with legislative committees on welfare and related matters.
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Elmer Quidahl
Charles Banning
Ray Ogden
Topeka
Fire destroys Tola’s harvest building in Iola
Fire in Iola Kansas destroyed the Northrup building on the square after being discovered at 3 40 am in frigid weather. The three story brick structure housed the Elks club on the third floor and many offices including Security and Loan, Shannon hardware, state agency district offices, Red Cross, Tola Athletic association, and more. Replacement cost estimates reached up to 500000 with first two floors owned by T H Bowlus and W S Fees. Fire crews contained the blaze in an hour and wind direction limited damage. nearby buildings sustained minor losses and embers caused no major damage on snow covered roofs.
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Kan
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Elks Club
H. V. Roberts
Iola Register
T. H. Bowlus
W. S. Fees
Kansas Republican
Roy W. Cox
Kansas Highway
Chanute Fire Department
W. H. Wood Furniture
The
Loan Association
C Hoyt
John McBrayer
End of Peace Officers Training School at KU
The last full day of the Peace Officers Training School at the University of Kansas featured FBI led sessions on oral examinations evidence handling courtroom conduct and practical investigation problems. Tomorrow morning a mock court in Mont Court will hear an investigation problem with Richard S. Stevens Milton Allen and James L. Postma as judge prosecutor and defense counsel. All attendees attended morning church services at Mymouth Congregational church.
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University of Kansas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mont Court
Richard S. Stevens
Milton Allen
James L. Postma
Lawrence
Mymouth Congregational Church
County residents queue to beat auto tag deadline
Seven people and more gathered at the county treasurer's office all morning to purchase auto and truck license plates before the deadline. After today a 50 cent monthly penalty will be added to plate prices.
Food and fuel shortages hit isolated regions amid snowstorm
Relief operations struggle as fodder woes for cattle compete with human needs. Army officials report insufficient planes and time to deliver meals and fuel, while rail and road closures strand residents across Omaha to the Midwest. Weather forecasts warn of continued cold, new snow, and winds up to 30 mph from Wyoming to the Carolinas.
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Nebru
Washington
Fifth Army
Chicago
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Simons to Club Helm for Kansas Day group
Dolph Simons, publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World, will head the Republican Kansas Day club for the coming year, succeeding Clarence Beck. The club celebrated the state's 88th birthday with a banquet where Sen. Knowland urged global responsibility. Gov. Carleton predicted progressive legislation. Notables at the banquet included Capper Schoeppel Ratner Landon and Rees Hope Cole. A shorthand and typewriting class at Lawrence Business College will start Feb 7. Enroll by Feb 5.
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Topeka
Dolph Simons
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas
Frank Carleton
Arthur Capper
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Payne H. Ratner
Alf M. Landon
Clifford R. Hope
Ed H. Rees
Albert Cole
Topeka Brief Session Passes Three Bond Bills
In a 70 minute session the Kansas House approved three bills without opposition. Gover Dunn's measure lets certain second class cities issue bonds to build hospitals and nursing schools, spotlighting Arkansas ity. Townsey's bill authorizes bonds to erect a new high school and expand Great Bend schools. Walters and Stutz's proposal permits county boards to build new county buildings and dispose of unsuitable ones. New Carr bill seeks township voter registration for large border counties and big cities. Kliewer proposes second class cities levy up to one mill for fire sub stations. House adjourns until Tuesday 10 a.m.
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Gover Dunn
Cowley
County
Great Bend
Matt Walters
William Stutz
Atchison County
Senate
Raymond H. Carr
Johnson County
Paul Kliewer
Harvey County
Coca Cola to Expand in Lawrence with New Plant
Harold Testerman of Kansas City Coca Cola Bottling told the Rotary club that Lawrence will see a warehouse unit soon and a bottling plant within two years. The site on east Seventh Street between New York and Connecticut streets was bought from Douglas County. Testerman, a former Lawrence resident, said the expansion depends on local industrial growth and support. Guests included C T Hough of the Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin locals Conrad Gastreck Walter G Carpenter and C W Gates.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Harold Testerman
The
Rotary Club Today
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K. U
Chamber Industrial Committee
East Seventh Street
New York
Connecticut
Douglas County
Coca- Cola
C. T. Hough
Conrad Gastreck
Walter G. Carpenter
C. W. Gates
Baldwin
Opposition grows as Kansas liquor bill faces changes
Topeka January 31 the Senate blocked new opposition to the Kansas liquor control bill as Sen John Etling Kinsey moved to strike all local option provisions. Sen George Melvin Lawrence said he will again seek to insert his municipal retail monopoly amendment and leaders hoped for a final vote in the upper house by tomorrow with preparations for a February 7 meeting at Lawrence Kneen College.
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Senate
John Etling
Kinsley
Etling
George Melvin
Lawrence
Supreme Court Justice Hoch Dies at 69
Topeka January 31 Justice Homer Hoch longtime associate justice of the Kansas supreme court since 1938 and former congressman died last night after a six week illness from a heart attack. He was 69 born July 4 1879 at Marion Kansas and served seven terms in Congress. He chaired the state corporation commission and coauthored grain rate reform with Hoch Smith. He was known for plain language in rulings and hobbyist cabinet making. He is survived by his son Wharton Hoch and daughter Jean Saylor, his second wife Ruth Beattie, and his Marion home body awaiting funeral plans.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Congress
Fourth District
Baker University
Baldwin
Topeka
Kansas
Hoch
E. W. Hoch
State Corporation Commission
Alf M. Landon
Supreme Court
Raings
Allen B. Burch
Marion
Justice Hoch
Baker
George Washington University
Washington
Washburn University
Wharton Hoch
Record-Review
Sleet and Rain Causes Power Failure in Atlanta
Atlanta faced a freezing rain event that coated trees and flowers and disrupted power for nearly three hours. Electric outages left half a million people without lights and traffic signals failed, prompting police to direct traffic as buses and elevators halted and stores stayed locked.
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Missouri-Kansas-Texas reports 1948 net income rise
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad announced in St Louis that 1948 net income totaled 6,504,000 dollars, up 3,683,000 from 1947. Collegiate Dictionaries, Keeler's, Adv.
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Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Katy) Railroad
Keeler’s
Missing B-29 Crew Sought Near Canary Islands
London on January 31 reports intensified search for 15 crewmen of a U S B 29 Superfortress missing in the Atlantic for four days. Ten ships and 35 planes from Britain France Portugal and the United States scour the area aided by two American destroyers and a British steamer sighted flares Saturday night. Air force officials say the aircraft carried emergency equipment and some crews have been rescued in similar abortive Pacific cases after long delays.
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Canary Islands
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Canaries
Air Force
Kansas University Spring Registration Begins
University of Kansas opens spring enrollment with both old and new students queuing in Frank Strong Hall and Robinson Gymnasium for department registrations. About 2100 students expected to enroll today with three day process. 700 graduating seniors already signed up.
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Frank Strong
School of Engineering, Journalism
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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School of Business
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Green Hall
Pharmacy
Bailey Chemical Laboratory
James K.hitt
Hitt
Truman Extends Full Recognition to Israel and Trans-Jordan
President Truman announced full recognition of the governments of Israel and Trans-Jordan in Washington on January 31. The move marks official acknowledgment of both states by the United States, aligning with U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East amid postwar realignments.
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Washington
Truman
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Truman nominates Donaldson for postmaster general term
President Truman names Jesse M. Donaldson for another term as postmaster general, noting his rise from the ranks to head the department. The slate also includes Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick for chief of engineers, succeeding Lieut. Gen. Wheeler, who plans retirement. Wheeler is discussed as a potential engineering adviser to John J. McCloy at the World Bank.
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Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Post Office Department
Senate
Lewis Andrew Pick
United States Army
Pick
Raymond A. Wheeler
Wheeler
John J. McCloy
The
World Bank
New Atomic Bombs Of U S Carry Much More Energy Than First Ones
United States tests at Eniwetok showed substantial energy gains over earlier models and plans indicate new weapon designs are in production for the national stockpile. The Atomic Energy Commission reported ongoing expansion of production from mines to final use and noted further developments in the program.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Bikini
Congress
Eniwetok Atoll
David Lilienthal
Commission
Eniwetok
United States Atomic Energy Program
Mercury Dips To Seven Below Zero In Lawrence
A brutal cold snap kept Lawrence in subzero air with seven below readings for over six hours. The blast stalled a three week sleet and snow thaw while pipes froze in 100 homes and residents scrambled to seal foundations and keep furnaces on all night. Local officials noted normal gas supply and crews kept streets sanded and catch basins clear in anticipation of a thaw.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Maurice FE. Hodges
New Jersey Street
Nellie Haas
Pennsylvania Street
Fee
Caryl J. Dodds
J. C. Harper
Harper
Weatherman S D Flora to retire May 31
Topeka January 31 S D Flora Kansas weatherman since 1908 announces retirement at end of May when he turns 70 He is known as Frosty Flora and will pursue carpentry and painting while tending his apartment house he owns The move ends a long career in state weather service
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Weather outlook for Kansas turns partly cloudy and cold
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon, fair tonight with increasing clouds in the southeast and extreme south. Tuesday should be partly cloudy with light snow in the extreme southeast and scattered flurries to the west and north, a slight warm-up in the east and central tonight, then a turn to colder air in the extreme north late tonight. Low temperatures near 18 tonight, with highs Tuesday around 20s.
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