Second Washington Rep Under Scrutiny Over Old Campaign Donation
Senator Brewster said Representative Coffee would be asked to explain a five year old $2,500 campaign contribution from a Tacoma war contractor. Justice Department files were sought as Coffee defended the gift and an investigation. contractor Evind Anderson defended the payment as honorable amid urgent Fort Lewis projects.
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Brewster
Senate
Department of Justice
Coffee
Tacoma
Justice Department
Eivind Anderson
Associated Press
Anderson
Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul A. Olson
Olson
News Tribune
Senate Committee
May
D.-Ky
House Military Committee
Pek Enya Ene
John
Capitol
War Department
Army Enlistments Top Expectations May Delay Inductions
Washington reports July 29 that June enlistments reached 62 493, over 20 000 above the War Department’s needs, signaling possible continuation of the July August induction holiday. Rep Short cites first half June totals and notes pay raises may boost enlistments. Selective Service plans 25 000 inductions for September.
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Congressional
Army
War Department
Rep
Short
Rmo
Department
Congress
Selective Service
Gromyko Says No One Seeks Atomic Secrets Yet
New York July 20 Andrei Gromyko a stand in for the Soviet science adviser told scientists no one is asking for secrets of atomic know how as talks on peaceful uses and information exchange proceed. He said his exchange proposals align with Bernard Baruch's program and denied conflict with US views.
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New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Atomic Commission
Atomic Energy
Gromyko
Netherlands
Poland
Hendrik Anthony Kramers
Russia
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
Baruch
Revolt at La Paz Struggles Over OPA in Washington
Reports from La Paz describe violent disturbances in front of the government palace as Bolivian ministers spoke from a balcony amid a retaliatory uprising led by individuals said to be under Communist instruction. A large strike persisted and casualties were reported, with 100 killed and many wounded in the chaos.
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Gualberto Villarroel
la Paz
Chile
Villarroel
Associated Press
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
la Plata
Sucre
Ravelers
Pearl Harbor Findings To Be Filed With Congress Soon
A joint congressional committee expects to file its findings and recommendations on the Pearl Harbor disaster with Congress late today. The report summarizes testimony and transcripts from prior investigations, including the Roberts presidential commission. The majority report will be joined by a minority report.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Keenan Aims to End War Crimes Prosecution in 60 Days
Honoulu July 20 Chief prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan of Japan's top war leaders hopes to wrap the case in 60 days. He will return to Tokyo to speed prosecutions without sacrificing sound procedure after three weeks in Washington gathering data to prove deliberate warfare in violation of international law.
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Honoulu
Joseph B. Keenan
Japan
Keenan
Tokyo
Washington
Jobs Found for Only 22 of 468 Men Who Applied
The University of Kansas Sunnyside housing project delay in building materials limited job placements in Lawrence. The USES weekly report shows 22 men placed from 468 applicants, with 250 carpenters and laborers needed once materials arrive. Women applicants fared worse, only 11 of 348 found work, while 13 openings remained. Barnard urged local employers to list openings with USES to aid veterans and others.
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University of Kansas
Sunnyside
Lawrence
United States Employment Service
Harry Barnard
K. U
Barnard
Lawrence Legion Team to Clash in District Tourney
Lawrence Junior Legion plays in the Second District American Legion Baseball Tournament at the Haskell diamond. The winner of Ottawa versus Argentine will face Lawrence at 4 p.m. after Argentine led Ottawa 5 to 3 in the sixth inning. Quindaro meets Fort Scott in the opening 1:30 p.m. game.
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American Legion
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Quidaro
Fort Scott
Communist News Agency Reports Sun Chung Yuan Kidnapped in Peiping
The Communist New China News Agency quoted Yenan broadcasts accusing Peiping secret police of kidnapping Sun Chung Yuan, a member of the new democratic league peace negotiation committee, on a Peiping street July 16. Report cites Saigon? No, Peiping police watched without reaction as abductors forced Sun into a car. Leaders Li Kang Pu and Wen Yi Tu were in Kunming recently.
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San_ Francisco
Communist New China News Agency
Yenan Today
Sun Chung- Yuan
New Democratic League
Peipin
Associated Press
Peiping
Sun
Peiping Street
Kidnanee Arene
China
Adda
Chiang Kai-shek
Democratic League
Li Kang-Pu
Eee
Wen Yi-Tu
Kunming
Said Men Should Live 150 Years Yet Dies at 64
Moscow reports Soviet scientist and politician Dr. Alexander Bogomolets, who advocated 150 year human lifespans and created the anti reticular cytotoxic serum, has died at age 64. The Soviet council of ministers announced his death from a grave illness.
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Moscow
Alexander Alexandrovich Bogomolets
Soviet Council of Ministers
Bogomolets
Postal Employees May Get Pay Checks Soon
President Truman was expected to sign the treasury post office appropriation bill after Congress resolved a silver price dispute. The bill funds pay for postal workers and treasury staff who had worked without pay, with mid July checks anticipated once signed.
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Washington
Treasury
President Truman
Treasury Post Office
Congress
Senate
House
Coffeyville Gains Lead In Playoff Over Parsons
Coffeyville took a 1 0 lead in the American Legion third district baseball playoff by edging Parsons 6 to 5 in Parsons. The second game will be at Coffeyville.
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Ville “Saontes Petites Ie
Parsons
Kan
Ur— Coffeyville
American Legion
Coffay
Seven Marines Reported Freed Near Chinwangtao
Mukden dispatch says unofficial nationalist sources reported seven United States Marines captured near Chinwangtao were released by a 200 strong band described as communists. Peiping Marine HQ halted searches to pursue release negotiations by a trace team. No identification of captors.
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Mukden
United States
Chinwangtao
Peiping
Marine
Marionette play charms 350 at Community building
About 350 children and many parents attended Jack and the Beanstalk in the Community Building auditorium Friday morning. Miss Alice Bruce led the marionette class that made dolls stage and scenery and voiced lines. The show closed the studio's 14th summer with 156 total attendees and an average daily attendance of 85.
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Alice Bruce
Altho
Jack
Tommy Hawkins
Susan Montgomery
Ned Joslin
Paula Bell
Arnold Wiley
Chucky Settles
Miss Bruce
Joan Bingham
Anna Wiley
Freddie Wiley
Frances Wilson
Frank Wilson
Margaret Barr
Lawrence
Maud Ellsworth
Warns of spoilage in 1946 wheat crop across Kansas
Topeka reports Midland Flour Milling president W. Cain warns Kansas farmers of possible spoilage due to inherent wheat characteristics. He cites high moisture from heavy rains and improper storage as risks, urging frequent turning to prevent heating and potential loss, which could block fall planting.
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Topeka
P—J. W. Cain
Midland Flour Milling Company
Kansas City
Cain
J. C. Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
13 year old girl sentenced for arson in Beloit
Betty Jean Ness, 13, was sentenced by Probate Judge Clyde M. Hudson to an indeterminate term at the state industrial school for girls in Beloit after admitting charges of arson. She told state fire marshal assistant Charles Reid she started a dozen fires including library blazes, and Judge Hudson recommended placement for payechiatic treatment.
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Wichita
Kan
Betty Jean Ness
Clyde M. Hudson
State Industrial School For Girls
Beloit
Charles Reid
Findey
Hudson
Atchison
House OKs amended atomic energy bill with loyalty check
The House approved a revised atomic energy control bill after adding an FBI loyalty check for all people connected with atomic development. The measure, backed by Rep. Dondero, moves to a Senate House conference for differences and could return to military committee for further study.
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House
Senate House
FBI
Dondero
R.-Mich
Military
Atomic Energy Control Commission
Rankin D.miss
Committee On unAmerican
War Department
Rankin
Congress
Senate-House
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Control Commission
United States
Senate
No Peace For China Amid Marshall Mission Failures
Shanghai dispatch reports indicate U S General George A Marshall’s peace mission to China has failed as Nationalists move more troops to fronts and Communists reinforce. Observers doubt talks with Chiang Kai-shek at Kuling will occur while predictions of an all out September assault persist.
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U. S
George A. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuling
John Leighton Stuart
Nanking
Chou En-Lai
Chiang
U.S
Yangtze River
Shanghai-Nanking
Enrollment Boost Expected for Second Summer Term at KS C
Advance word from Dean R. I. Thackrey shows an enrollment rise for the second eight week summer term at Kansas State College in Manhattan. Over 1,500 of the 2,439 students from the first session will return, with new enrollees bringing totals near 1,600.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
R. I. Thackrey
Rampaging Elephant Kills a Circus Attendant in Oklahoma
An elephant rampaged in a Polack Brothers circus boxcar near Afton Oklahoma killing George B. Lafferty 40 of San Diego California and injuring Gordon E. Hall 41 of Dallas Texas who suffered a broken leg and head injuries. The two were tossed from a moving train as James Smith 22 escaped and alerted trainmen. The elephant was unloaded and taken to the stadium for the day’s performance with its future participation undecided.
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Joplin
Polack Brothers Circus
Afton
Okla
Miami
George B. Lafferty
San Diego
Calif
Gordon E. Hall
Dallas
Tex
James Smith
University high school retools schedule for fall term
The University of Kansas announces a reorganization of the University High program to fit the 12 to 1 lunch hour. Classes shift to 8 a m start and end at 2 50 p m with a mid day reconvened period. New principal Carl Edwards takes duties September 1.
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George B. Smith
School of Education
University of Kansas
Smith
Robinson Gymnasium
University Home Economics
Fraser Hall
School of Fine Arts Denon
Frank Strongall
Office of Education
K. U.140
Carl Edwards
Enterprise
Landon to Speak in Manhattan August Second
Alf M. Landon former governor and Republican presidential nominee in 1936 will address a Manhattan meeting August 2 sponsored by the Riley County Republican Club and the extension division of the Kansas Women's Republican club.
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Manhattan
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Riley County
Republican Clu
Kansas Women's Republican Club
Warmers Ahead as Topeka Predicts Slightly Warmer Kansas
Weather forecaster S D Flora said fair skies and a modest warm up would grip Kansas today and tomorrow with highs of 88 to 92 in the east and south and 80 to 85 in the northwest. Lows tonight should range 65 to 68 in the east and 60 to 65 in the west. Rain fell in several eastern towns with Coffeyville reaching 107 and Ellis recording a cool night at 55.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Winfield
Jola
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Kansas City
Garnett
Fort Scott
Chanute
Climax
Goodland
Coffeyville
Ellis
Plans for Rural Teacher Institute in Lawrence
County Superintendent Margaret Hurley outlines the annual rural school teachers institute to be held August 5 to 9 at Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence. Mr and Mrs M J Whitson of Topeka will lecture with mornings for instruction and afternoons for workshops. Registration is open at the county superintendent office and an August 8 picnic is planned.
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Douglas County
Margaret Hurley
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
M. J. Whitson
Topeka
Teachers’ Institute
Primary Fails to Rouse Voters in Lawrence Douglas County
Kansas voters face a quiet primary with little campaigning two weeks before election day. Observers note national war concerns eclipse local issues as veterans show renewed political interest and several races in Douglas County remain contested mainly on the Republican side. Sheriff race draws attention as incumbents exit.
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Congress
Lawrence
Douglas County
OPA
Paris
G.O.P
Frank Carlson
Conecordia
H. W. Turner
Eureka
William L. White
Lawerence
Fred Hinkle
Werhita
Worden R. Howat
Wakeeny
Ewell Stewart
Topeka
Harry W. Woodring
Carlson
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