Agreement Near In Steel Strike
Washington reports a possible two year settlement by mid 1954 between steel industry negotiators and the CIO Steelworkers Union. A 22 cent hourly package could raise average earnings from about $2.00, with 5 to 6 cents for vacation and holiday gains, plus a union shop. President Truman urged Senate restraint to avoid disrupting talks as WSBC and Wage Stabilization Board proposals shape the settlement.
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Washington
CIO Steelworkers
Truman
Senate
White House
Philip Murray
John R. Steelman
Amar
Wage Stabilization Board
WSBC
FIRST DEMOCRATS IN TOPEKA FILING FOR CONGRESS
Two Kansas Democrats Fred L. Hedees of Galena and Art McAnarney of Haviland filed as candidates for Congress in the Third and Fifth Districts. They are the first party to bid this year to break Kansas Republicans hold on the seat. Myron V. George Alamont seeks GOP renomination in the First District, facing three opponents. Clifford R. Hope of Garden City has no Republican opposition in the Fifth District. Hedges, a newspaperman, ran unsuccessfully for the Third District nomination two years ago and served in state and Arkansas legislatures. McAnarney is a farmer and auctioneer making his first bid for elective office.
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Topeka
Kansas
Garden City
Hedges
Cherokee County
Arkansas
McAnarney
Federal tax collections in Kansas rise above last year
Kansas federal tax collections show a strong rise through May with total receipts of 249.7 million, 37 million ahead of last year. Income tax led gains, with 151.8 million, while withholding and social security climbed over 73 million and rail retirement tax near 11 million. Unemployment tax and miscellaneous taxes changed modestly.
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Wichita
Kansas
Lynn Brodrick
Brodrick
Constant Watch on Germ Warfare by Reds
U S biological warfare experts report no evidence of offensive germ warfare weapons in Korea and no active BW plant found near Pyongyang. A suspected laboratory turned out to be a public health facility. no offensive equipment or materials identified. Secretary officials note heightened vigilance against potential Soviet BW tests.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Korean War
Defense Department
Porter
North Korea
U. N
Pyongyang
Russia
Tokyo
Eisenhower Backers Oppose MacArthur as Keynoter
New York national committeeman J Russell Sprague said Eisenhower supporters oppose naming Gen Douglas MacArthur as Republican convention keynoter because he backed Taft in the pre convention campaign. Taft backers expect MacArthur to be chosen. Sprague argues the choice would show partisanship. Sprague noted no Eisenhower candidate has been chosen for keynoter or temporary chairman, and that any prominent Republican could be acceptable.
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Chicago
Gen
Eisenhower
Taft
Douglas MacArthur
J. Russell Sprague
New York
MacArthur
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Sprague
Breakup plan for Koje POW camps eyed in second rehearsal
Koje Island Korea paratroopers staged a second dress rehearsal using flame thrower tanks and tear gas as Brig Gen Haydon Boatner readies to disperse about 80 000 prisoners from compounds 76 78 and adjacent blocks into smaller units. The move aims to restore control amid improvised trenches and potential resistance from inmates while Allied officers assess likely pushback.
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Koje Island
Korea
Koje
Kerr
Haydon L. Boatner
Iiew
Francis Dodd
Manda
Boatner
Floods feared as heavy rains hit Marais des Cygnes basin
Storms over northeast Kansas dropped up to 5.471 inches near Paola with major flooding on creeks in the Marais des Cygnes watershed. Osawatomie La Cygne and Olathe reported heavy totals while Topeka and other towns logged lighter rains. Forecast calls for fair weather Monday night and Tuesday with warming trend and highs near 90.
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Topeka
Marais Des Cygnes
Paola
Osawatomie
la Cgyne
Ottawa
Kansas
Worden
Willard
Leavenworth
McFarland
Horton
Olathe
Lecompton
Lawrence
Centralia
Manhattan
Wamego
Concordia
Weather Bureau
Mara
Dodge City
Goodland
Wind Damage Hits Lone Star After Sudden Storm
Deputy Sheriff Fred Robertson and party observed damage in Lone Star after a Sunday night windstorm around 8. The town faced downed lines and darkness but power was largely restored by morning. Two large trees fell, one crushing a car and another collapsing a barn. damage appeared confined to the village area.
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Lone Star
Fred Robertson
Kansas Power and Lights Co
Robertsons
Senate Passes Compromise Mutual Security Bill
The Senate approved a $6,447,730,000 mutual security aid bill for the coming year, sending it to President Truman. It rejected Senator Kem’s bid to return the measure to conference and tighten a Communist blockade. The bill authorizes spending and awaits a separate appropriations measure likely to spark debate.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
House
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Nine Die Over Weekend In Kansas Traffic Toll
Nine persons were fatally injured in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend marking the heaviest toll so far in 1952. The accident records section said the 1952 toll now stands at 201, compared with 227 at this time last year, amid the three day memorial holiday period.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Government eases down payment rules for new houses
The Federal Reserve Board announced a relaxed down payment scale for new homes. Under Regulation X the minimum drops to 5 percent on homes up to 7 000 dollars and 5 to 40 percent on higher priced houses, with reductions in most brackets to stimulate booming construction.
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Washington
New Mortgage Rules Ease FHA VA Home Purchases
A sliding scale sets required payments on private mortgages, with 10 to 40 percent of sale price depending on house value, and special terms for VA and FHA financed homes. Regulation X effective Oct 12 1950, no controls on pre regulation houses. max payback 25 years for under 12000 and 20 years for pricier homes, with veterans allowed longer if hardship shown. Million homes expected in 1952 as construction booms, VA guaranteed loans given easier terms and no down payment on homes 7000 or less, VA loans above 25000 require 35 percent down under prior 45 percent cap.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Opportunities for High School Graduates Policy Ad Offer
Opportunities for high school graduates are presented as a lifelong career path with high earning potential. The ad encourages joining as a counselor and stresses service, advertising, and nationwide reach through the Advertising Council.
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Almont
Tie Advertising Council
Truman Urges Care by Senators in Steel Strike Talks
President Truman urged senators to avoid action that could jeopardize delicate steel strike negotiations. The Senate postponed further consideration of proposals related to the dispute until Tuesday. McFarland called for further postponement as Truman’s letter to Vice President Barkley cited a hopeful path to settlement through direct talks.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
McFarland
Ariz
Barkley
University of Kansas summer enrollment nears prewar levels
By noon today 2296 students enrolled for the 8 week summer session at the University of Kansas with an expected 150 more. The School of Medicine houses 373 students, the Graduate School 611, Liberal Arts 299, Fine Arts 101 up from 63, and 1675 on the Lawrence campus. There are 241 new students including 24 freshmen and 34 advanced students, while veterans total 560. Enrollment details by schools show Business 48 Education 113 Engineering 162 Journalism 14 Law 65 Pharmacy 23.
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University of Irar
School of Medicine
K.U
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Fine Arts
Lawrence
Kansas City
Veerans
Hitt
Candidate enters Republican bid for district clerk post
Lucille Allison announced a challenge to incumbent Mary Ellen Simmons for district court clerk in Douglas County. Allison, a KU alumna and longtime Republican organizer, hails from 704 Ind. St. and has three schoolgoing children. Simmons seeks renomination after eight years in office.
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Lucille Allison
Mary Ellen Simmons
Allison
District Court
Douglas County
Hugh Means
Douglas
Franklin
Anderson
Ind. St
Patricia
Bob
Jack
Pinckney
K. C. Evans
Evans
Santa Fe
University of Kansas Fune Downment Association
K.U
Mount Oread
Lawrence High School
Republican Party
Dallas County
Republican Central Committee
Simmons
Californians Injured In Near Lawrence Highway Wreck
Two Californians were injured when their car left Highway 40 eight miles west of Lawrence. Debord Taylor, 26, and Paul G. Drolling er, 30, both from San Lorenzo, suffered non life threatening injuries. Taylor had cuts and a severely bumped shoulder. Drolling er had a left leg injury. The car left the road into a ditch but did not overturn. Taylor was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Drolling er was treated and released.
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Lawrence
Highway 40
Debord Taylor
San Lorenzo
Calif
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Paul G. Drollinger
Three Firemen Killed in St Louis Collision
Three firemen were killed and six others seriously injured when two fire trucks responding to a one alarm home fire collided at an intersection and plowed into a filling station, wreckage blocking the drive. Stock market indexes rose, with the closing average for 60 stocks at 105.8, a 35 rise from prior.
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ST. Louis
Convention Group In Two Day Meet for GOP Speaker
Convention arrangements open a two day session in Chicago with strong backing forming for Gen Douglas MacArthur as keynote. Delegates hold balance power as 211 remain uncommitted while Taft Eisenhower and others vie. Eisenhower pursues Pennsylvania support and meets Governor Fine as Taft aims to broaden pledged delegates.
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Republican Convention Arrangements Committee
Chicago
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
First Montgomery Wheat Earliest in 20 Years
Montgomery County reports the earliest wheat harvest in over two decades. Eugene Sack marketed sixty one pounds per bushel from his sixty acre field, estimating thirty bushels per acre. Elevator operator Douglas Veith noted curing moisture and expected harvesting delays until Tuesday or Wednesday due to rain.
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Independence
Montgomery County
Erec
Devator
Eugene Sack
Sack
Douglas Veith
Veith
Wheat harvest opens in Sumner Barber Harper counties
THREE AREAS BEGIN HARVEST IN 1952. Dry weather and hot winds accelerate ripening in Sumner Barber and Harper Counties as crews mobilize. Rain at Anthony delays work there but eastern Harper County reports cutting underway. R B Gilkison notes available men and machines meet demand.
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Pees
Great Bend
Kansas
Sumner
Barber
Harper
R. B. Gilkison
State Employment Service
Three-Equity
Anthony
Harper County
Larkin 10 Leave From Lawrence Building Inspector Post
Lawrence building inspector Willard R. Larkin, in office since 1935, will leave July 1 and move with his family to the Portland region in Oregon. Deputy duties will be handled by Paul White until a successor is hired. Larkin plans two weeks of vacation before departure.
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Willard R. Larkin
Lawrence
Jim Wiggiesworth
Larkin
Portland Ore
Chasen
Wigglesworth
David
Johnson
Paul White
Barton County
Greensburg
Kansas University
Past District Governors Speak at Lawrence Rotary
Three past Rotary International governors spoke at the Lawrence Rotary noon meeting. All three are members of the local club Neil Wherry Memorial High School principal Phog Allen basketball coach and W D Wolfe Lawrence city schools superintendent. Two new members were inducted Delbert Erhart and Col Clint McClure. Kraft operates the Lawrence Municipal Airport. McClure is a former ROTC commander and Missouri National Guard officer.
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Rotary International
Lawrence Rotary
Neil Wherry
I Memorial High School
Tenn. St
Clint McClure
U.S. Army
Kraft
Lawrence
Coal
McClure
Cornell University
Missouri National Guard
Col
Wichita Boy Drowns in Sand Pit Near City Edge
Eddie Holtzinger son of Mr and Mrs Phil Holtzinger drowned Monday in a sand pit near Wichita's north edge after going into deep water despite warnings. Companions reported he sank from sight.
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Wichita
Eddie Holtzinger
Phil Holtzinger
Sigiat
299 High School Girls on Campus Sunflower Girl State Opens
On the University of Kansas campus 299 registered high school girls arrived for the tenth annual Sunflower Girl State. Laurie Krantz of Hutchinson opened the session and officials from the American Legion Auxiliary and KU spoke on government processes and election methods.
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University of Kansas
Kensington
American Légion Auxiliary of
Kansas
Laurie Krantz
Hutchinson
Girls State
Corbin
North College
True Foster
the Legion Auxiliary
Fred Cady
Osborne
1 Girls State
Frank T. Stockton
K.U. Extension
J. W. Drury
K.U. Bureau of Government Research
Frank Strong
Nationalists
Federalists
Korean Dead Returned to U S Soldiers From Kansas
The bodies of two Kansas servicemen were among 160 Americans who died in Korea and were returned aboard the Loma Victory. The Kansas dead are Private First Class James R. Thompson of Junction City and Pfc. Davey L. Hinson of Concordia.
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Korea
United States
Loma
Kansas
James’ R. Thompson
Junction City
Davey L. Hinson
Concordia
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