Envoy Withdraws As Nazis Move In
Britain breaks ties with German-occcupied Bulgaria as German divisions near the Greek border raise the risk of war in southeastern Europe. Turkish leaders pledge alliance with Britain while Antonescu meets Goering and Romanian reservists mass near the Soviet frontier. The Greek high command vows to fight on as German forces push toward Macedonia and eastern Thrace.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Britain
George W. Rendel
Europe
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Imperial Army
Athens
Greece
Adolf Hitler
Ankara
Hitler
Fuehrer
Turkey
Ion Antonescu
Rumania
Vienna
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prut
Russia
Eden
Dill
Bularia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Ronald Campbell
Dragisha Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
Plovdiv
Thrace
Macedonia
Salonika
Acean Nort
Virginio Gayda
Rome
Sa- Tonika
Germany
Russia Demands Bases from Romania Linked to Balkan Tension
Belgrade dispatches report that Soviet authorities demanded immediate cession of Black Sea naval bases by Nazi-dominated Romania. The ultimatum, conveyed from Bucharest, comes as Romania mobilizes its army and Gen Ion Antonescu seeks talks with Goering in Vienna amid heightened Balkan strain.
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Belgrade
Russia
Germany
Rumania
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Vienna
Reichsmarshal Goering
Balkan
Rus
Mar
Bucharest
Naval plea for ships and men to open Atlantic battle
London reports the British admiralty asks Parliament for many more ships and large numbers of men to meet the Atlantic battle’s new opening. A V Alexander cites the need for increased production and warns German bases give submarines closer reach while American aircraft join the fleet. The convoy story follows with optimism about escorts and losses.
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London
British Admiralty
Atlantic
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Commons
Alexander
Fleet Air Arm
America
Middle East
Large U S Winter Wheat Crop Foreseen in 1939 Prospect
Preliminary estimates released today by crop experts point to the largest United States winter wheat harvest since 1938, based on early figures judged as reliable for this date and suggesting a strong prospect for a big crop.
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Chicago
United States
Prospect
Wickard Proposes Increase in Penalties on Excess Grain
Secretary Wickard proposed raising penalties for growers selling grain above quotas. He urged increasing to 40 cents per bushel for corn and 50 cents for wheat, aiming to curb excess production. The recommendation targets the 1938 farm act and was sent to Senate and House agricultural committee chairmen.
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Washington
Mar
Wickard
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
Former King Carol and Lupescu Escape to Lisbon
Reports from Lisbon say former Romanian king Carol and Magda Lupescu escaped from Spain to Portugal with a Polish passport. They were believed to travel together under assumed identities, crossing at Rosal de la Frontera near Huelva, after abdication and prior moves from Yugoslavia Italy to Switzerland and Spain.
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Carol and
Lupescu
Lisbon
Carol of Romania
Portugal
Spain
Mme. Magda Lupescu
Whelan Ore
Bucharest
Carol of
Romania
Seville
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Mihai
Yugoslavia
Italy
Switzerland
Mme. Lupescu
United States
Rosal de la Frontera
Huelva
Senate Opposes British Aid Restrictions on U.S. Troops
Senate leaders reject amendments aimed at confining U.S. armed forces to the western hemisphere. Secretary Hull warns such limits would provoke Japan. Debate centers on feasibility and timing of amendments, with 20 to 30 proposals awaiting final action.
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Senate
Hemisphere
Washington
Mar
Hull
Japan
Ellender
D.-La
Spring Showers Forecast for Kansas by Weather Man
Weather expert D Flora predicts Kansas will see the first 1941 spring showers within 36 hours as a winter system lingers in the west. Snow from Pratt to Wichita and Hays gives way to warm winds, with rain spreading statewide tomorrow and highs in the 45 to 52 degree range.
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Topeka
Flora
Kansas
Pratt
Wichita
Hays
Garden City
Owever
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Cesas
Goodland
Waeties
North Central
Lebo
Mercury
Most of Those Arrested Under Delaware Blue Laws Freed
Judge Henry B. Isaacs released 56 of 69 defendants cited for blue law violations in Delaware. 13 remains fined eight dollars each as more than 500 were arrested Sunday in what the attorney general called 100 percent enforcement. Morford says laws should be enforced or repealed, with stricter effects next weekend.
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Wilmington
Del
Henry B. Isaacs
Delaware
James R. Morford
Isaacs
Morford
Orchestra A Hit In Kansas City Philharmonic Concert
Karl Krueger conducted the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra in Hoch auditorium with three encores. The audience filled the hall and praised solos, especially Saint-Saens Danse Macabre and Rimsky Korsakov Russian Easter. Performances of Andante Cantabile, Pomp and Circumstance, Danse Macabre, Tales from the Vienna Woods, and encores Esplanade, Hungarian Dance No. 18 drew strong applause. The Star Spangled Banner opened the program.
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Karl Krueger
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoch Auditorium
Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Tschaikowsky
Elgar
Straus
Vienna Woods
Espana
Chabrier
Brahms-Dvorak
Change in rush week at Kansas University
University senate approves moving rush week to align with freshman week next fall. Registration shifts to September 12 and 13, with students arriving earlier and classes starting September 17, aiming to de-emphasize fraternity events and stress central university activities.
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University of Kansas
University Senate
James K. Hitt
Kathleen Doering
P. W. Wiesselman
J.H. Nelson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Nelson
Heaving Injures Wheat Across Eastern Kansas
The federal and state agriculture departments report that alternating freezing and thawing damages fall seeded alfalfa and causes heaving of wheat in eastern counties. Despite this, spring pasture prospects look best in years with adequate soil moisture for early grass growth and full farm ponds. Livestock remain in good condition as spring planting is delayed by cold wet weather, with some oats seeded in upland soils.
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Topeka
Mar
Federal
College of Emporia Beasts Faculty in Glove and Boot Match
The College of Emporia varsity basketball team defeated the faculty quintet 21 to 16 in a slap-happy game played with boxing gloves and boots as a handicap in Emporia Kansas. The varsity, despite the unusual gear, remained stronger and won more games this season.
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Emporia
Kan
College of Emporia
Stock Market Index Slips to 40.8 After Choppy Session
The index of 60 stocks falls to 40.8 from 41 as trading closes. Investors react to mixed earnings and shifting market sentiment amid a cautious outlook.
Mayor Russell Wins State Primary in City Election
In the city primary Mayor C. B. Russell defeated W. E. Spalding by 377 votes across wards to secure another term. Three Republicans won school board nominations: A. E. Woestemeyer, A. B. Martin and Mrs. Carroll D. Clark, with Woestemeyer leading. Alexander and Hults won council nominations, while E. Alexander secured the city treasurer seat for another term. Total ballots cast reached 2,569.
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C. B. Russell
W. E. Spalding
Board of Education
A. E. Woestemeyer
A. B. Martin
Carroll D. Clark
Dean Paul B. Lawson
W. H. Quakersbush
Altho Quakenbush
Clark
Woestemeyer
Martin
Mrs. Clark
Quakenbush
Lawson
Spalding
Russell
Harold Emick
A. M. Ockerblad
William Carter
H. E. Eustace
L. G. Carter
George F. Humphrey
Wilfred Hunsinger
F. A. Russell
Ralph Pine
Donald S. Hults
Whit A. Churchill
Burke Nominated Internal Revenue Head for Kansas District
President Roosevelt sent the nomination of William H. Burke of Little River Kansas to the senate for internal revenue collector in the Kansas district. Senator Capper said he would offer no objection and expect quick confirmation. Senator Reed could not be reached but friends did not expect opposition.
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George
Congress
White
Maine
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Senate
William H. Burke
Little River
Kan
Internal Revenue
Kansas District
Capper
Burke
Reed R.kan
Mrs Douglass Marries Beech Aircraft Employee
Mrs Mildred F Douglass 38 who twice divorced from L E Douglass, Hutchinson oil man, marries Lynn Main, Beech Aircraft employee. The couple wed Sunday at Pratt and reside in a five room cottage. Main, formerly on the Douglass estate, now works at Beech Aircraft and Mrs Main works in a Wichita millinery shop planning to continue work for activity.
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WiclSta
Mildred F. Douglass
L. E. Douglass
Hutchinson
Lynn Main
Pratt
Main
Douglass
Wichita
Beech Aircraft Company
British forces seize Burye Fort in Ethiopian campaign
In a Cairo dispatch dated March 5 British forces report capturing the strategic Italian fort Burye near Lake Tana, 150 miles from Addis Ababa. The push continues toward the Ethiopian capital as 1,500 Italian regulars and 200 colonial troops reportedly defected to the patriot side.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Burye
Lake Tana
Burve
Addis Ababa
Dangila
Debra Marcos
Union Service Proposed for University 75th Anniversary
The Ministerial Alliance approved a plan for a union church service at Hoch auditorium on June 8 as part of the university’s 75th anniversary. A committee led by Harold G. Barr was formed to arrange details while participation remains non binding on individual congregations. E. Russell Carter became president with Alfred P. Smith as vice president and Alfred J. Beil as secretary treasurer. Plans for Holy Week and Good Friday services were also discussed.
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Hoch Auditorium
Anna McCracken
James Hitt
K. U
Harold G. Barr
Robert A. Hunt
Joseph King
C. W. Thomas
John E. Bowers
E. Russell Carter
Haskell Institute
Theodore H. Altman
Alfred P. Smith
Friends Church
Carter
Alfred J. Beil
Trinity Lutheran Church
Howard E. Koelb
Snow Blanket's Fringe Reaches Lawrence Today
Snow began near Lawrence after 3 PM as a white blanket spread from the east across western Kansas. Reports say Pratt saw nearly three inches in an hour while Great Bend had snow from 7:30 AM and Hutchinson reached about six inches by afternoon, with widespread drifting and travel delays.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Pratt
Associated Press
Great Bend
Newton
Emporia
Minstrel Practice Rescheduled Before Friday Game
Friday night minstrel rehearsal starts at six due to a K A basketball game. Members must attend promptly. Show is March 13 and 14 at the Jayhawker theater with tickets at Round Corner drug store and then at the theater. Benefit goes to Lawrence crippled children’s clinic.
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Jayhawker Theater
Round Corner Drug Store
Lawrence
Big Spring Spring Opening Tonight With Window Displays and Prizes
Downtown Mass Street residents plan a spring opening with 15 storefront windows from Sixth to Twelfth streets. Visitors view windows 7 to 8 30 pm and answer quiz questions to win prizes of 15 10 and 5 dollars at the Armory and theater. The Varsity show follows at 8 30 featuring Meet the Chump, Clinton musical acts, and a sportscast. Dance at the Armory begins at 9 with Clayton Harbur orchestra. admission 25 cents.
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Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Sixth
Twelfth Street
Armory
Varsity
Hugh Herbert
Larry Clinton
Grantland Rice
Pete Smith
Stan Schwahn
Warner Brothers
Clayton Harbur
K U Holds Second Place In Training Of Pilots
University of Kansas ranks second nationwide inCAA pilot training. Earl D Hay reports 295 students trained this semester with 230 in primary and 65 in secondary courses. California Berkeley leads with 410 students. KU operates one flight school versus seven at California University.
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University of Kansas
Earl D. Hay
Hay
Department of Commerce
University of California At Berkeley
K. U
California University
Pulsifer Named Division Signal Officer at Camp Robinson
Major Arthur Pulsifer of Fort Leavenworth Kansas appointed division signal officer and instructor for all signal units in the 35th Division under Major General Ralph E. Truman at Camp Robinson Arkansas. Pulsifer, a West Point graduate, previously directed training of National Guard signal outfits in Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Arkansas.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Ralph E. Truman
Arthur Pulsifer
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
W. A. Beasley
Pulsifer
West Point
National Guard
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Sabotage Charge Against Production Office Leader
Lou E. Holland, head of the mid central war resources board, accuses the office of production management in the defense program of deliberate sabotage of the machine tool industry in the middle west.
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Kansas City
Lou E. Holland
Mid-Central War Resources Board
Office of Production Management
Defense
Middle West
Destroyer Ludlow Commissioned at Boston Navy Yard
The $5,000,000 destroyer Ludlow was commissioned today at the Boston navy yard three hours after arriving from Bath Iron Works in Maine.
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Boston
Ludlow
Boston Navy Yard
Bath Iron Works
Maine
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Kansas City Philharmonic
Krueger
University Coal Co
Stock’ Market Index
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Col. Beasley
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