Military Aid for China Urged by Wedemeyer
Lt General Albert C Wedemeyer told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that military aid to China is essential to counter communism. He argued economic assistance alone will not stop expansion and urged tied actions in line with U.S. policy. He noted honest differences with Secretary Marshall over aid levels and warned that China’s communists seek world influence.
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Wedeniever
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Issine
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Wademeyer
War memorial library building contract let at Kansas Wesleyan
Salina Kan March 4 contracts have been let for a new war memorial library at Kansas Wesleyan University the first of three major additions planned at a cost about 1500 ma Contracts for the library amount to 118 420 with Johnson Bros Construction Co Salina receiving the bid 57 645 Gifts of 240 000 each are available for a girls dormitory and a fine arts building phone 1598 Adv
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Salina
Kan
Kansan Wesleyan University
Thebrary
Johnson Bro. Construction Co
Survivor of Pearl Harbor attack scuttled by Navy
Fragmentary report from Pearl Harbor era notes a survivor and two other ships scuttled by U.S. Navy actions. It mentions Destroyer Trippe and attack transport Banner sunk in February as part of war losses around Okinawa and Pacific operations, with blurred references to other ships and maneuvers.
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U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Pennsylvania
Hussain
Navy
Okinawa
Byler Ando Ee oPaAyy Ward
Aan Uvpe
Trippe Abril
Banner
Arabs Strike Back Across Jerusalem Front
Turbulent battle reports from Jerusalem and surrounding roads as Arab forces clash with Jewish groups. Casualty tallies vary. no firm numbers first released. UN partition commission observers arrive amid ongoing hostilities and Britain asserts evenhanded firing.
Stock Market Index Dips With 60 Stocks Down 7
A market update shows the 60 stock index at 615, closing today with a decrease of 7 points. Traders cited cautious sentiment as investors weighed inflation data and earnings. Major blue chips contributed to the down move while a handful of gainers capped losses.
Union Talks Presses Lip Gium March Report
A scrambled dispatch reports on early union talks and international diplomacy. It notes Britain and allies discussing strategy, a forthcoming study of a treaty, and a conference chaired by Shack with Langentine as permanent UN delegate, aligning with Ernest Meas’s foreign policy aims.
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Lip Gium
Britains
Tre Pew
Shack
Doe
Hymand
Langentine
United Nations Priyen
Ernest Meas
House of Commens
South Africans Demand Self Rule for Gold Coast
A dispatch from Accra reports West African students and the regional secretariat demanding self government for the Gold Coast. Rioting yesterday left dozens dead and hundreds wounded as British officials acknowledged initial death tolls but still seek causes. Authorities say calm has returned in many towns.
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Tandon
Mar
Wear
Britains
Accra
Berens
Saturda
Weet African Student's Union
Weet African National Secretariat
London
Rete
Vologial
Congress Asked To Halt Smears Against Scientists
Washington March 4 Congress asks for a congressional investigation to end public smears on scientists in and out of government. Dr Edward A Condon urges action to protect scientific work and lure able researchers, warning of rising purges and attacks following war victors adopting vanquished vices. He notes prior loyalty reviews and calls for fair treatment and proper hearings.
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Washington
Mar
Edward A. Condon
House un-American Activities Committee
Condon
Atomic Energy Committee
Chanted Masses At Army Chapels By Schola Cantorim
A fragmentary report describes the Schola Cantorim Wax and Sobodla Cantorim chanting two masses at Fort Leavenworth chapels. It notes choir members including Mrs. Ko OE Rattler Sr and Mrs. Mary Towle among the attendees and organists.
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Saint Aches Chatch
Fort Leavenworth
Kerrel BE. Butler
Wits Acre
Mary Post
Mra. Ko OE
Playoff Contest Set for March 15 in Kansas City
Norman Oklahoma March 473 The fifth district NCA A basketball playoff between Oklahoma A M and Kansas State is scheduled March 15 in Kansas City Bruce Drake district chairman said at noon. It was reported the game might be March 10 in Sully water to allow the loser to play in the national invitational tournament in New York starting March M Drake said the New York committee was not planning to accept the loser despite some support Motorola Table Model Radios offered at 29.95 now 1y 88 at B F Gomlrich Store Ad.
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Drake
New York
Alboit
Gomlrich
Lend-Lease Tankers Returned To U.S. By Russia
In Yokohama two more lend-lease tankers were handed back to the United States by Russian crews amid a global tanker shortage. The previous ship was delivered to an American crew in Hong Kong last week. Four more tankers are expected, with a fifth due at Troeste.
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Yokohama
United States
Russia
Hong Kong
Troeste
Fund drive tops £5,000 by noon as volunteers push on
Douglas County fundraiser reports £5,000 milestone reached at noon with most early receipts from advance gifts division. Officials say delays due to storm kept many of 550 volunteers out visiting residential and business areas, clubs, and lodges. Remaining gifts queued for headquarters as drive continues to meet £18,000 county quota.
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W. T. Douce
Douglas County
Winter Lingers as Kansans Face Snow in State
Weatherman S D Flora forecasts continued cloudiness and cold with possible snow in western Kansas tonight. highs expected 35 to 40 tomorrow aided by southerly winds. Lows tonight 15 to 25, with Garden City at 3 inches of snow and Goodland Dodge City and others at 1 inch. Motorists warned in the sixth highway district around Garden City as 5 to 10 inches more snow inches fall threatening road closures.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansan
S. D. Flora
Flora
Garden City
Dodge City
Goodland
Rie
Donige City
State Highway Department
AFL Poll Seeks View of Taft Hartley Support
The American Federation of Labor launches a nationwide poll to gauge whether up to seven million members oppose or favor the Taft Hartley labor act. Ballots are sent to all AF of L local unions with a statement urging labor rank and file to reveal their views.
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Washington
Mar
American Federation of Labor
A.F.L
Robert A. Taft
Unclear score update for Kansas Oklahoma A&M game
Fragmentary note reports a basketball score update for a Kansas Oklahoma A&M game. Mention of halftime, score anticipated around 9 15, and a telephone contact reference. Names and places are garbled. no clear teams beyond Kansas and Oklahoma A&M.
Rural Acquaintance Smoker invites farmers and merchants
The 15th annual Rural Acquaintance Smoker will be held Thursday in the Community Building to strengthen rural urban ties. About 10 farmers and townsmen are expected to attend as merchants receive tickets at 45 cents each, with invitations issued by Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
George Hedrick
Chamber of Conmerce
Hedrick
Chris Kraft
G. H
Dinty"” Moore
Government udders ghost voting case in 1946 primary
Kansas City March 4 13 The government called eleven witnesses showing possible ghost voting in the 1946 primary. William Reed and wife testified they did not vote though records showed their names. Ten defendants face vote fraud conspiracy charges as jurors hear concerns over bent poll books and dead voters.
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Kansas City
Mar
William 8. Reed
Election Board
Richard &. Phelps
Abraham Lauders
Harlem
Clay County
Tra M. jfcLaughlin
Pennis Atttorney
William M. ‘Laudgers
Richard M. Duncan
Phelns
Muskoree
Downs
Kan
Winter Blasts Across Wide Section Of Nation
Weather reports show March winds and below normal temperatures across the central United States from the Appalachians to the Rockies. Subzero readings near the Canadian border and near zero along parts of New England, with persistent snow from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and into New England. Light snow fell in the central Rockies and Ohio Valley, while the southern Atlantic coast saw rain.
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Chicago
Mar
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Rockies
Canadian
Great Lakes
New England
Rocky Mountain
Umtiana
Ohio
South Atlantic Coast
Two KU faculty to head departments in science changes
Chancellor Deane W. Matty Br announces Dr. Lawrence Slanetz to become professor and head of bacteriology at the University of Kansas and Dr. Robert Dreyer to become geology department chairman. Slanetz will assume July 1. Dreyer immediately. Slanetz previously led bacteriology at New Hampshire and served as state microbiologist. Dreyer joined KU in 1939 after a Cal Tech PhD and has worked on mineral ore origins with Society grants exceeding 13,000 in two years.
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Lawrence W. Slaneve
Robert A. Dreyer
University of Kansas
Deane W. Matty Br. Sianetz
Noble Po Sherwood
Dreyer
LK. Lauden
University
Yale University
Yale
K.U
California Institute of Technology
Genlogical Society of America
Dr. Dreyer
Missouri
Renew Rate Hike Bid Filed By Southwestern Bell
Topeka Kansas March 4 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company renewed its bid for a three and one third million dollar rate increase in Kansas with two district court actions. One seeks review of the Kansas Corporation Commission original denial and failure to rehear. The other requests suspension of the commission order pending final outcome so new rates can take effect immediately. Hearings set for March 15 on the suspension request. The company offers to post a bond or impound the additional revenues to protect users if rates are deemed unreasonable.
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Topeka
Kan
Mar
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Shawnee County
Chief Bliesner Praises City One-Way Traffic Plan
Chief of Police C A Bliesner praised the city one way traffic system on Tennessee Kentucky Fourteenth and North Park streets as a success. He noted few accidents, fewer violations, and credited changes such as the stop sign at Thirteenth and Kentucky to improving safety and traffic flow. During February accidents on the system were few and minor, with 83 motorists cited for wrong way driving since late January.
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Kentucky
Fourteenth
North Park Streets
C. A. Bliesner
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Street
University of Kansas
Kentucky Street
Bliesner
Freedom Train to Visit City on June 2
The Freedom Train visit to Lawrence has been postponed to June 2 due to repairs. Local committee plans with Freedom Train officials to handle crowds and schedule school visits for 940 of 1000 students, with stops also listed in Topeka Emporia Hutchinson and Kansas City.
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J. S. Ellis
Addy
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Pew World
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
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Hannes
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Haskell Institute
Solon P. Ayers
Haskell
Tech Freedom
James H. Parsons
Freedom Train
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Ballwin
Fuedora
Overtrook
Lecompton
Vineland
Perry
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Hutchinson
Emporia
Topeka
Kansas City
Dyer Injured in Baseball Practice in St Petersburg
A St Petersburg practice injury left Dyer with a brain concussion after being struck in the head by a ball. Medics reported no fracture and noted the incident occurred during batter practice at Mount Park. Manager Eddie Ter of the St Lowis Cn tiials commented on the situation.
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Fla
Eddie Ter
St. Lowis Cn Tiials
Mount Park
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