Approval of Four Peace Treaties to Wind Up WWII
Secretary Marshall and James Byrnes urged quick Senate ratification of peace pacts with Italy Romania Bulgaria and Hungary to begin withdrawing occupation forces within 90 days of finalization. They framed the four treaties as a composite judgment of the Allied nations and emphasized ending armistice regimes in the Balkans as a condition for a future peaceful Europe. The discussion occurred during hearings as Moscow conference looms and the Four Powers turn to Germany and Austria questions.
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Cold spell nears as warm spell ends in Kansas
Topeka reports mild springlike weather giving way to colder air from the north. Flora State Weather Man predicts a sharp drop tonight with temperatures dipping toward the 20s and 30s, Wichita recording 62 at the state’s airport and Topeka near normal by midweek.
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Martin Calls on House to Stand Fast on 6 Billion Budget Trim
Washington dispatch reports House Republicans, led by Speaker Martin, demand a $6 billion budget slash and a 20 percent income tax cut, opposing Senate plans for a smaller cut and warning against reducing defense funding. Gurney counters, citing risks to army and navy funds amid wartime context and Britain's and Greece’s situations. Conference talks loom as leaders foresee a protracted fight and planned tax-cut consideration within two weeks.
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Aid to Greece expands as Marshall outlines US role
Secretary of State Marshall said aid to Greece is a matter of primary importance to the United States and will be studied with executive agencies. President Truman will decide on further steps with Congress. Greece asked for urgent help as Britain and the US cooperate to stabilize the region amid Cold War tensions.
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Sees 15 Percent Rent Rise in Control Extension
Washington dispatch reports a bill extending rent controls by forty months aims to raise rent by 15 percent. The measure predates today and will be examined by the full banking committee Thursday.
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Truman Honors Mexican Heroes Amid Stadium Tragedy
President Truman used a Mexico City visit to honor the Chapultepec defenders of 1847 as a crowd of thousands pressed the police lines at the national stadium. Two killed and four injured in the crush, with 15,000 inside and many more outside, as Aleman linked past and present in a ceremony of friendship and non intervention.
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City Primary Voter Turnout Surges Amid Tight Race
Warm sun and melting snow drew a large number of voters to the city primary. By 2 p.m. unofficial totals showed 1,307 ballots with expectations the final count would exceed the 2,120 votes cast in the prior mayor council school primary. Polls closed at 7 p.m. with official results due late.
Mauch City Building Surges Toward Record 1946 Volumes
Washington data show total construction in 1946 reached about 700 billion dollars, more than doubling 1945. Residential building jumped from 769 million to 2.242 billion, while nonresidential construction rose about 70 percent to 1.5 trillion amid higher costs and wartime controls easing.
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Open War in Palestine Declared by Jewish Underground
Palestinian violence escalates as the Jewish underground proclaims open warfare in the Holy Land. Five British soldiers hurt by a truck blast near Rishon Le Zion. four Arabs wounded by a mine near Ramle. Haifa office bombed. Hadara camp attacked. Martial law zones report limited casualties and Jewish banks in Tel Aviv struggle with currency shortages.
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Prison sentences handed to Kansas inmates in Leavenworth case
Kanena City March 4 Walter Sidney Johnson 36 former junior custodial officer Leavenworth penitentiary pleaded guilty to taking contraband into the prison and was sentenced to one year in jail. St Louis man Johnson charged with bringing 25 tubes of a head end preparation into the prison in February. Also Judge Mellett sentenced Frank Carter 29 inmate to 40 years for second degree murder in the June 13 stabbing of Fernando Cervantes 33 fellow convict. Carter received concurrent 3 12 year term for robbery. Clarence F Danielson 45 former Clyde postmaster fined 5204 57 and probation five years for embezzling postal funds. Jack Aron Burger and Gerald Theodore Fowler 5 15 year terms for automobile theft. five years each for conspiring to steal and transport autos in interstate commerce. All terms run concurrently with state terms.
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Clyde
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Lensing
Hutson Named President of State Hotel Association
W. G. Hutson of Lawrence was elected president of the Kansas Hotel Association at a Salina meeting on Saturday. Other officers named include vice president J. T. Mayhall of Independence, secretary-treasurer Harry Lose of Topeka, and a board of directors listing Webb Elson Pratt Clem Young T. H. B Lamer Ha Je Gabaryee Babee.
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Lawrence
Kansas Hotel Association
Salina
J. T. Mayhall
Independence
Harry Lose
Toveka
Webb Elson
Pratt
Clem Young
T . H. B Lamer
Ha Je Gabaryee
Babee
Red Cross drive totals soar in campus and city fundraisers
A Red Cross drive across downtown, residential areas, and the university campus raised 24,492.45 by noon, with a goal of 13,494. Campaign leaders include Haskell chair Charles Courteright and education school secretary Mrs. Edward H. Sonker. Students contributed via cartons placed in buildings, and advance gifts from local firms topped twenty five dollars.
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Morgan Mack Motor Company
Lawrence Building and Loan
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company
American Servier Company
Karl M. Kreider
McDonald Beverage Comany
Burgner, Bowman, Matthews Timber Company
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Jennie Watt
J. Clifton Ramsry
Har Heck
Dick Hunter
Rotary Club
Jerry Comfort
Lima
Gene Russell
L.M.H.O
Co- Operative Club
Reid resigns as sanitation official in Ottawa
Joe H. Reid quits as health department sanitarian and field supervisor of sanitation after about three months. He says he wants more time for Free Methodist church and cites inefficiencies in current trash collection. He notes need for stronger trucks and stresses no quarrel with city officials. No replacement named.
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Navy caravan to show Operation Crossroads film at community center
The naval reserve caravan visits the Community building on Wednesday March to present motion pictures and music beginning at p.m. The program features the official navy technicolor film Operation Crossroads from Bikini atoll tests, with pianist Jeri Hering and Billy Weese. Visitors include veterans and wives and young men 17 to 18 or 30 to 49 seeking VA and inactive reserve enrollment information. Major General Edward S Bres and staff inspect KU ROTC unit in Lawrence today.
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Many Veterans Leave Schools in G I Bill Program
Washington reports more than 900,000 veterans have dropped out of the G I training and educational program. Overcrowding and new college enrollment ceilings are cited. By end of January one quarter of all entrants had withdrawn, two thirds from school courses. Of 2,435,445 veterans in the program, 1,712,933 were in educational institutions and 720,510 on job-training projects.
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KU Chancellor Sees Big Enrollment Rise For Three More Years
University of Kansas Chancellor Deane W. Malott predicts a decided enrollment bulge for at least three years. Even with a 50 percent drop in next year’s freshmen as VA projections vary, the total may stay high, driven by veterans, high school graduates, and growing interest in electronics and sciences. The Lawrence campus reports 2,003 women and a freshman class of 3,464, with postwar trends suggesting long-term growth beyond 1930-40 levels.
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VFW Elects Officers At Alford-Clarke Post
Arvid W. Baltzerson a World War II veteran was named commander of the Alford Clarke Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars along with officers chosen at a meeting held last evening at the post hall. Other officers include Jess W. Davis senior vice commander Charley Coffman junior vice commander George C Ludlam quartermaster Walter Rigdon chaplain Ted Cox post surgeon Dr Ray C Clark and trustees James F E Walker and Javier T R Winslow.
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Alford-Clarke
Veterans of Foreign Ware
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Journal-World
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Charley Coffman
George C. Lu
State Commander to Speak at Local Legion Dinner
Wilford Riegel state commander of the American Legion from Em poris will be the featured speaker at the annual Commander's dinner held in the Community Building Thursday night beginning at 6:30 o'clock. Mark Alexander commander of the Dorsey Liberty legion post urged all local Legionnaires to attend the dinner meeting and said no charges will be made.
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American Legion
Emporis
Mark Alexander
Dorsey-Liberty Legion
School board deadline tightens funds before meetings
County Treasurer Roy Flory cautions rural district treasurers to draw April funds by March 22 to balance school funds prior to annual meetings. Withdrawals may resume after the meeting, though funds stay frozen about 20 days. Elsewhere in Kansas City voters decide today on shifting from a three-commission to a city manager government.
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Malott Attacks NCAA Code On College Athletics
KU Chancellor Deane W. Malott denounces NCAA code on recruiting and says Kansas will not pursue professionalism in athletics. He calls current proposals unrealistic and criticizes allowing alumni to recruit off campus while maintaining institutional control.
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Weather District Forecast for March Region
The forecast covers Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska. Temperatures will run below normal in Nebraska and near normal elsewhere. Colder Wednesday with a warming trend by Saturday, except colder northeast Missouri. Increasing clouds with light snow north and light rain late tonight into Wednesday morning. Snow and rain chances persist into the eastern district.
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