Storm toll mounts as winter weather lashes U S
A heavy winter storm system and floods raked southern and central states with fatalities, injuries, and widespread damage. Tornadoes struck six southern states injuring 49 and killing one, while two deaths occurred in Mississippi and nearby areas. Beatrice Nebraska was declared a major disaster as the Big Blue river flood crest forced hundreds from homes.
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Nebraska
Montane
Iowa
Lunnet
Midwest
Plains
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Michigan
Fembnina
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Miles City
Mont
Central States
Washington
Springfield
St. Louis
Indiana
Wyoming
California
Oregon
Nevada
Deridder
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Tenand
Col- Ga
Phenix
Terry
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
West Gulf States
Beatrice
Neb
Big Blue River
Red Cross
Elkhorn
Platte
Woman suffers broken leg in Frosty Indiana Street collision
Mrs. Ethan A. Smith received a broken left leg and other injuries when she was crushed between two cars on Indiana street while scraping frost from a windshield. She was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and reported in good condition. The incident occurred around 6 50 a m as they headed to St John Catholic church with Mrs Warner and her son Ethan Jr Miss Faye Powell backed her 1937 Chevrolet from a drive way striking Mrs Smith who was standing between the autos. Powell cited frost on the rear window as a contributing factor.
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Ethan A. Smith
Indiana Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Former OPA Chief Urges 27 Month Rent Curbs Extension
Washington March 10 Pi Gov Chenier Bowles of Connecticut urged congress to extend rent controls 27 months and eliminate eviction fear for millions of American families. He proposed seven points including triple damages for overcharges and criminal penalties for fraudulent actions. Bowles spoke to a senate banking subcommittee amid House debate over a compromise bill and the March expiration of the current law. Federal Housing Expeditor Woods warned rents could rise 5.5 to 10 percent without extension.
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OPA
Washington
Chenier Bowles
Connecticut
Congress
OFA
Bowles
Dowler
Senate
House
Truman
Weatherman Forecasts Warmer Temperatures Across Kansas
Topeka reports end of a brief cold spell with warmer air moving eastward. Highs near 55 in western Kansas, around 48 in eastern areas, and lows mainly 28 to 33 tonight. No snow or rain through Friday night, light snow yesterday mostly melted today with Chanute and Lebo reporting small accumulations.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Kanaan
Flora
Chanute
Lebo
Kansas City
Wichita
Garden City
Chanule
Kansar
Taii Howe
Chiesa Des
Kansas highway program advances as governor bill sent
In Topeka on March 10 a major highway program move progressed as the senate voted 29 to 7 to concur in minor house amendments and send the gasoline tax refund bill to the governor. The session also recommended five cent gasoline tax to June 30 1961 and a diesel fuel tax, plus increased city maintenance funds and stronger overweight truck permits. A Kansas civil defense agency bill was killed.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
Yesterda
Senate
House
Riley Mactregor
Hey
Billy
Kansas Civil Defense Agency
Cub Pack 60 Meeting Announced at Den
Cub 90 will meet at the flame den with strel show. Parents and friends invited. Awards go to Kon Philuartwolf Douglas Jennings Len Kasky Paul Findley Michael Redpath John Hess hobcat Ronnie Richardsont golden arrow point Michael Redpath John Brown Charles Cham Larry Smith Bobby Ford Richard Fredar silver arrow hint George Muilenburg John Zetton Howard Hammond C Fishel Arley Allen Daryl Beene Bobby Ford Larry Smith Michael Redpath.
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Cub 90
Kon
Phil Uartwolf
Douglas Jennings
Len Kasky
Paul Findley
Michael Redpath
John Hess
Hobcat
Ronnie
Globe Cirlcler Diary Sheikh of Bahrein Hosts Party
A Globe-Circler’s Diary reports on Sheikh Salman bin Hamed al Khalifa of Bahrein, an island state under British protection, describing its pearl trade decline, oil boom, and royal finances. The piece notes Bahrein’s oil production, BAPCO, and how royalties are allocated between the sheikh, police and schools, with ties to British bond investments. The visit begins with a flight to Muharraq, a drive to Manama, and a trip toward the Sheikh’s palace.
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Bahrein
Sir Salman bin Hamed al Khalifa
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Douglas County
Sir Ruppert Hay ix
H Y
London
Bahrein Petroleum Company
Traus
BAPCO
Russia
U.S. Army Air Base
1267
U.S
Salman al Khalifa
Ibn Sainee
Aramco
Ibn Saud
Protectorate
Great Britain
England
C. Dalrymple Belgrave
London Times
Belgrave
Muharraq Island
Manama
Two Gunmen Confess To Train Robbery
Washington, March 10. Two youthful gunmen confessed today to the Martinsburg West Virginia express train robbery. One was shot and critically wounded when police captured them in a downtown pawnshop near the White House. Ramsdell and Ashton, both tied to prior crimes, admitted the holdup on the Westbound Ambassador, winnings over $1,000, and more than 200 dollars in small bills found on them.
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Cldd
Martinsburg
W. Va
Llen
Luman Ramsdell
Ohio
Lvorge Tewellyn Ashton
Woumngstown
Ashton
John E. Winters
Winters
Ramsdell
Elwood Lomax
S. and W
Lomax
James D. Kennedy
Ramadell
Kennedy
Wheeling
United States
Grand Juryl
Fairmount
Mond
White House
Thomas G. Edison
House Rent Control Debate Divides Members in Congress
Washington March 10 The House sparked a sharp debate over its rent control bill. Backers say lobbyists have spent 3 million dollars to defeat it. Fees claimed to entrench socialism while Governor Chester Bowles urged extending rent ceilings 27 months in hearings before a Senate committee. The measure would keep current ceilings 15 months after March 31 when the present law expires.
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Washington
Mar
House
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
O. P.A
Senate
Santa Fe Freight Derailment Near Peabody Kansas
A Santa Fe freight train derailed at a Rock Island crossing west of Peabody Kansas. Four cars overturned and nine left the tracks while the westbound train from Emporia to Newton tied up traffic on both lines for hours. No injuries were reported.
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Peabody
Kan
Marin
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Here
Emporia
Newton
Red Cross drive nears Douglas county goal after rural area boosts
Contributions total shown rising with rural Baldwin and Eudora areas contributing and pledges from Kansas Color Press and local merchants. Roy Langon of Wellsville reported $77 from Black Jack district while Merlin Fond of Baldwin City notes partial canvass progress. A local family praised the Red Cross after receiving timely help via wire and a serviceman in China contacting his sister.
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Red Cross
Douglas C County
Merlin Fond
Baldwin City
Wilson Counts
Baldwin
Roy A. Langon
Wellsville
Black Jack
Eudora
Kansas Color Press
R. B. Hutchinson
H. C. Tracy
Rowlands Book Store
Prairie City
Hipewe
Lone Star
Lawrence
RB Cross
China
Magazine Under Fire at Kansas University Student Court
Fitter Bird humor magazine faces a student court trial next Tuesday night after Associated Women Students complain the issue is based entirely on sex. Prosecution will be Fred Mitchelson with defense by editor Thomas Milligan and business manager John Buticy. faculty advisor John Conard questions the vulgarity claim.
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School of Law
Thomas Milligan
School of Engineering and Architecture
John Buticy
School of Business
Milligan
John J. Conard
Conard
K. U
Sigma Delta Chi
William Allen White
Winters Named Deputy Sheriff Succeeds Crabtree in Treen County
Sheriff Will Johns Jr announced Harry Winters Jr of 745 Connecticut Street as deputy sheriff. Winters, Fifth Ward city councilman, succeeds Earl Crabtree who retires April 1 for health. Crabtree joined the force in 1947. Winters, WWII veteran, served four years in the Pacific as an aviation machinist mate. He is married with two children. County Attorney Robert B. County notes Winters may keep council seat pending further review on potential conflicts.
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Will Johns
Harry Winters
Connecticut Street
Winters
Fifth Ward
Earl Crabtree
Crabtree
Naval Air Transport
Pacific
Twa
Connecteeto
Robert B
Attorn
Rt B
Acme Cleaners Cash and Carry Ad Shows Contact
Market update records a 0.1 point dip in the Average 60 stocks at 63.1. An advertisement appears for Acme Cleaners and Cash and Carry with a Tim Mose contact number and a phone listing.
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Acme Cleaners
Tim Mose
Phone Oi Diy
Whirlwind Finish To Gym Campaign In Lawrence
Lawrence city P T A council approved a $1 125 fund for steel climbing gyms at elementary schools after a little over a month long drive that netted $1 255 in donations from P T A treasury, benefit events and local groups. Extra funds will back junior high needs and a permanent council fund. Gyms ordered for Cordley McArlaster New York Woodlawn and Lincoln schools to be installed by May 1.
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P.T.A. Council
Lawrence
P.T.A
Ray T. Wa
Wright
Cordley
McArlaster
New York
Woodlawn
Lincoln
Pinckney P.T.A
Pinckney
Board of Education
Rebekah Lodge
M. Bill Easton
Kansas House OKs 1950-51 State Budget Totals and Related Measures
Bills to appropriate 678,423 dollars for eight state departments were introduced in the Kansas House. A 244,877 dollar allotment funds maintenance for the state executive council and grounds, down from 447,589 in the current biennium. Other appropriations include sums for the historical society, horticultural society, civil service, board of education, treasury examiners, and the crippled children commission. Additional measures redefine county lines, impose penalties on out of state corporations, and raise legal notice printing fees. The House also moves to permit cattle deliveries with inspection at destination and advances a driver’s license bill calling for state highway patrol examinations starting July 1, 1949.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas House of Representatives
State Executive Council
Gna Historical Society
State Horticultural Society
State Civil Service Department
State Board of Education
State Board of Treasury Examiners
Crippled Children's Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Atchison and
Doniphan
Missouri River
Roads and Highways Committee of the House
Walter F. McGinnis
el Dorado
State Highway Patrol
California Quake Strikes Hollister and Surrounding Areas
A strong early morning earthquake centered near Hollister rattled central California and was felt from Santa Cruz to Sacramento. One death was attributed to the shock a heart attack suffered by 48 year old Mrs. Abundio Herrera of Hollister as residents began repairs after the tremor. The first tremor occurred at 6 23 a m CST and a second jolt followed about a half hour later.
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San Francisco
Mar
California
Hollister
Here
Santa Cruz
San Francisco Bay Area
Sacramento
Stockton
Abundio Herrera
KU announces record liberal arts honor roll of 604 students
University of Kansas dean Paul Lawson unveiled a record breaking liberal arts and sciences honor roll listing 604 students. Among them 10 with A grades, with Lawrence entries totaling 45 students, reflecting improved work and stronger advisor support to balance course loads.
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University of Kansas
Paul Lawson
Lawson
Lawrence
Hassell W. Anns
Rhode Island Street
Beatrice Ellen Huebler
Massachusetts
Free Caan Be ‘Cine Fh
Kentuck
Anna Lee Co MW
David Gacliardo
Onto Street
Hubert Trandet Hai
Ninth Street
Barbara Hays
Aelinds
Alyce Higginbottom
Kentucky Street
James Gyra
Mary Elizabeth Sell
Vermont Street
Jane Helen Semple
Louisians Street
James Baker
Sommerville
Debaters Discuss Federal Education Aid At Kiwanis Meet
KU debaters from Lawrence and Russell clashed on federal control of education at a Kiwanis gathering in Hotel Eldridge. Conboy argued for aid to poorer states, while Shearer warned it would yield federal control and hinder southern self sufficiency. Nearby items note amnesia case in Topeka and a defense bill advancing in Congress.
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University of Kansas
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Eldridge
Bill Conboy
Lawrence
Kemp Shearer
Russell
E. C Buehler
Conboy
Shearer
South
Lawrence Club
Ottawa
Eene
Lawrence Chamber Backs Cleaner Downtown Streets Plan
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce pledges full support for the city council plan to keep the downtown business district clean. It backs strict enforcement of the ordinance against throwing refuse in the streets and calls cleanliness a community responsibility. The council outlines a three point program: hire a full time sweeper, collect sidewalk sweepings in street trash receptacles, and enforce fines up to 100 dollars after April 1. Chamber officials applaud the plan and will seek member support, with six sidewalk receptacles per block and possible additions if needed.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Co. F Hough
C. of
Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
Zook
CG. of
Zook Aas A
New Kansas law limits beer over 3.2 percent to liquor stores
Topeka reports the new liquor control law defines beverages above 3.2 percent alcohol as alcoholic liquor. Such drinks must be sold only by licensed liquor stores in packages and not in public places. cereal malt beverage retailers may not sell stronger beer without a liquor license. Sikes speaks on sportsmanship at Cordley school assembly.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
Efefect
Pere Mit
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