26 Jul 1951
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
1
United Nations said five point program approved to guide Korean armistice talks. First item on agenda covered truce line location and buffer zone. Delegates remain split on the other four points and progress is uncertain. Shooting continues until an armistice is signed.
President Truman said the resolute United Nations stand against Korea may have prevented a world war. He noted U N action rallied to defend South Korea and warned aggressors would face united opposition, adding thousands of lives were sacrificed to avert global catastrophe.
A dated, unclear wartime casualty tally shows 79 723 U S casualties announced today with increases in killed wounded and missing. The report lists totals across Navy Army Air Force Marine Corps and other services with weekly shifts and breakdowns, urging readers to consult the journal.
Washington July 26 Millionaire leftist Frederick Vanderbilt Field testified that the U S army offered him an intelligence commission in 1942 but blocked the post due to a certain problem. He named three individuals including a state cen tent officer as having tried to derail his appointment while serving a nine day jail term for contempt after refusing to answer bonds questions. Field, a former Institute of Pacific Relations official, appeared as the inquiry examined IP R activities and influence on Far Eastern policy.
Lawrence Douglas county health officials announce late Friday immunization for typhoid and tetanus. Health Director Dr. Wagenblast asks only three workers to come after hours. office in city hall closes at noon Saturday and remains closed until Monday morning. Afternoon and Sunday service will not be available.
Dr. H R Wagenblast the Lawrence Douglas county health director said no polio cases had been reported in Douglas county to date. He noted that two cases were reported by this time last year and cautioned against calling this an epidemic. Area officials at a flood control meeting in Kansas City expressed no fear of a polio outbreak due to recent floods. Truman orders wage stabilization board to settle Utah strike at American Smelting and Refining Co. under the Defense Production act, first use of the board for a labor dispute.
President Truman announced the release of 600 for the regional director of the U S Public Health Service to assist flood disaster relief in Kansas and Missouri. The aid targets health efforts and emergency measures in the affected region.
The senate approved 80000 dollars to fight disease and pests threatening wheat and grain crops. The sum was added to the 1.0 billion farm bill already passed by the house.
General Douglas MacArthur, in Massachusetts, denounced Soviet propaganda dominating U S foreign policy and called Korea’s war result indecisive. He attacked domestic spending and warned the free world depends on America’s strength, fueling 1952 presidential speculation during a two day swing through the state.
A 31000 check from Cook Paint and Varnish to Douglas County Red Cross disaster relief is routed through Lee Boyles at Cook’s store. The donation boosts flood aid for Kansas and Missouri towns including Lawrence Salina Topeka Manhattan Emporia and Kansas City. Douglas County Red Cross praises the gift as relief amid ongoing flood rehabilitation efforts.
KU officials challenged claims by the U S General Accounting Office that KU Drake University and Georgia Tech charged the Veterans Administration full price for books and supplies for GI students. The GAO cited sampling from two years ago and questioned rebates from the Memorial Student Union book store. Raymond Nichols denied KU received any discounts or rebates, noting a 15 percent semiannual rebate on cash purchases by the bookstore. The issue arose at a congressional hearing in Washington with GAO representatives.
Washington July 26 The administration won a round as senate house conferees approved rent rollbacks to the May 24 June 24 1950 level in newly declared critical defense areas The plan authorizes the secretary of defense and mobilization director to designate areas near military posts that could be brought under rent control Kansas City July 26 Ludwick Graves former president of the Kansas City board of education and longtime KC election board chairman died at 58 after two months heart illness Graves was general counsel of Kansas Power & Light since 1946
North Lawrence Journal-World subscribers are urged to report address changes promptly. Daily market data shows the Average 60 Storks at 94.8, up 0.7, reflecting a small gains shift amid routine trading.
Ambassador Alan Kirk plans retirement from Moscow early next winter. Potential successors include George Kennan, Charles Bohlen, Julius Holmes, Walter Donnelly, and Ralph Bunche, as officials weigh a new U S ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Washington July 26 Secretary of State Acheson said Congress should approve an $8.5 billion foreign aid bill with two follow on programs to equip allies in Europe and Asia over three years. He testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that rearming the free world against Communist aggression remains essential regardless of Korea armistice outcomes.
The intersection of US 24 and US 59 near Williams Town will move half a mile south to reduce flood risk from Stonehouse Creek. Project is a joint venture of the State Highway Commission US Army Engineers Union Pacific and the local drainage board. Bids for the highway portion are due in Topeka on August 14.
Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews commended Midwestern naval reservists for flood relief in Kansas and Missouri. Navy personnel from Lawrence and Topeka, and the two Kansas Citys, earned praise for aiding civilian authorities during the disaster response. The telegram emphasizes the Navy’s readiness to provide emergency services wherever disaster strikes.
Former Albanian ruler King Zog, living in exile in Egypt for 11 years, arrived by air from Paris. He told reporters in French through an interpreter that he comes from a country with 6,000 years of civilization to see modern civilization in this country.
Traffic from the north returns to Lawrence on a limited basis as tractors and high set trucks ford water covered sections of Old 40 and North Seventh street. The Kaw River fell to 13.5 feet, while many streets remain blocked or washed out. Utility crews rush to restore gas and phone service, with delays where mains and lines were damaged.
Manhattan Kansas drenched again as three inches of rain flooded streets and basements, with water running curb high in the downtown area. Officials noted sewers blocked by prior floods could not drain the water, and ground saturation allowed surface water to enter stores.
Sunflower Village dwellings once used by war workers at Sunflower Ordnance Works will be turned over to homeless flood victims from Kansas City Ottawa and Lawrence. Federal flood relief coordinator Raymond M Foley and a Public Housing Authority representative will survey sites tomorrow. Sunflower has about 1100 rooms convertible for use with possible temporary apartments. Lt Col Walter D Rogers will confer with Foley to decide how many Lawrence families can be housed.
Local officials praised the area rehabilitation program as competitive or ahead of similar efforts in Kaw river valley regions. In Douglas Jefferson county, two reconstruction projects were completed, one canceled, seven more approved, totaling 27 rehabilitations. Cleanup is by Lawrence Disasters Inc and the Army engineers with 125 workers and 40 machines on site.
Editor Henry H. B. Jameson, visiting Manhattan Kansas after a devastating flood, likens the town's destruction to war torn European cities. He describes mud, ruined stores, and widespread damage, noting rescuers and volunteers rebuilding amid knee deep muck and displaced businesses.
The Lawrence city commission unanimously approved a resolution calling for a coordinated flood control system for the Kaw river valley. The plan should include soil conservation dams reservoirs and extensive local facilities with Pick-Sloan as one part of a broader strategy. City officials attended a Missouri River basin flood control meeting in Kansas City and urged rapid action to prevent future disasters.
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