Kansas and Wyandotte grand jury in racketeering probe
Lawrence reports enrollment drive open to all except retirees over 65 with a downtown Chamber of Commerce enrollment hub and a March kickoff. Washington notes McGrath's national racketeering survey faces questions from U.S. judges on grand jury limits and presentments, with sessions in Topeka, Kansas City, and Muskogee. Wyandotte County grand jury convened amid broader nationwide inquiry.
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Blue Cross Pays Kansas Hospitals for 1951 Care
Kansas Blue Cross paid two Lawrence hospitals nearly 59 thousand dollars in 1951 for member care. Lawrence Memorial received 54,426.50 and Watkins Memorial 4,449.62. Enrollment for Blue Cross Blue Shield opens today through March 15 with hospital facilities cited as a community benefit.
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Kansas
Protests Heard On Kansas Power and Light Rate Seekers
Kansas Power and Light asks for a system wide rate increase affecting 15 towns in Central and Southwestern Kansas. The Kansas Corporation Commission resumes hearings at 1 30 p m with KP and L given time to present its case before cities and industries oppose the hike.
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Art Display Showcases 24 Pieces At KU Museum
A Northeastern Kansas collection is exhibited this week at the University of Kansas Museum of Art. About 24 items including oil paintings water colors sculpture china and glass are shown in the temporary exhibition gallery in Spooner Thayer Hall. Founders include Chancellor Franklin D Murphy and many Lawrence Topeka and Kansas City donors. Pieces originate in Switzerland France Italy Egypt Germany England and the United States.
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J. L. Wortham
Herman B. Chubb
Mildred Greene
Lawrence
Alfred M. Landon
Harry Woodring
Otto Fleischmann
Charlotte Mclellan
Charlotte Leavitt
Willis Anton
Topeka
Edward Hashinger
Kansas City
Taxpayers Get Extra Time to File Returns
The Internal Revenue Service will keep tax offices open the next two Saturdays to ease the last minute rush. Returns will not be late if filed or mailed before midnight Monday March 17, since March 15 falls on a weekend.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Sixty Seven Injured as Chicago Commuter Train Crash
In Gary Indiana a crowded Chicago South Shore express train collided with a stationary train at the Gary station injuring sixty seven passengers, all in the first car. Police cited possible ice on a switch causing the wrong siding. Six victims remained hospitalized.
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Preservation fight over Trinity NM A-bomb site
New Mexico officials push to monument the Trinity site where the first atomic explosion occurred July 16 1949. Gov Mechem asks AEC to reconsider preserving the jade and glass crater as a state or national monument amid opposition from landowners and locals. In Los Angeles AEC shifts focus to Frenchmans Flat Nevada and Eniwetok with tests planned each spring and fall.
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Los Angeles
Frenchman's Flat
Nevada
Eniwetok Island
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Thomas E. Murray
Proving Grounds
Eniwetok
Duke Back in New York After King George VI Funeral
The Duke of Windsor returned early Wednesday from England and the funeral of his brother King George VI. His duchess, who had remained in New York, greeted him aboard the Queen Elizabeth when it docked.
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Duke of Windsor
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George VI
K U Carillon Recital Tonight At 7
Carillon recital tonight at seven features varied pieces including English and French songs and works by de la Hare and Tansman. Selections include Dans Tous Les Cantons and Morning Song Minuet, with English folk songs and carillon solos. Performances highlight Louis XE waet and Low stringon, plus Surabande and Rando for carillon.
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Nees Wink Law
Fastest-Acting Heartburn Relief Tablets Sold at 25 Cents
Ad suggests Ballans tablets as a speedy remedy for heartburn indigestion and similar distress. Mentions wheat strikes and a cheap 25 cent price point, portraying the product as a doctor trusted relief. Uses sensational tone common to period ads.
Grand jury to probe county official conduct after signature drive
A grand jury was convened by District Judge William H. Mc Hale to investigate rumors about the conduct of public officials in the county after about 700 citizens signed petitions requesting the inquiry.
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