Soft Coal Miners Stay Out of Pits
Large numbers of soft coal miners walk out as United Mine Workers press pension demands led by John L. Lewis. Pits idle across Kentucky Virginia and surrounding states as operators restrict output under a welfare fund contract. Independent action hinted with pension dispute clouding the walkout.
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United Mine Workers’ Union of Cut
L Eading Coal Production
Slater
Virginia
H. Jo
Kentucky
SKK
Atalaa
Tomo
Tennessee
Thor
Pe Dent
Ode
Goa
ULM
Anthirae
Binits
UML
Lewis
Uktecall
Freda
Mom Teader
Merere
Stert
CLS. Steel Corp
Mithun. Ra
United Mine
Opera
Cattle Trade Rumors Reach Kansas Pasture Plans
Kansas farmers discuss possible pasture and feed arrangements as California livestock and hay buyers show activity. Backus, director of marketing for a regional group, notes there is interest in pasture and feed, with authorities weighing purchases and contracts. some noise about California-origin cattle being moved into several areas.
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Califor
Risckus
Calfernia
California
Truman to Address Joint Session of Congress
President Truman will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to discuss the critical foreign situation. The White House announced the plan, noting the address will occur in the early afternoon and will outline the Administration’s agenda and concerns.
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Trumen
Congress
Washington
Mar
Truman
Meyers Draws Sentence Up to 5 Years Denied New Trial
Washington reports General Bennett E. Meyers was sentenced to two months to five years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of inducing a former business associate to lie under oath to a Senate committee. The judge called the offense grave and noted a maximum 31-year sentence. Meyers’ appeal plans were mentioned and bond was denied during the case.
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Washington
Mar
Msj
Bennett E. Meyers
Alexander Holthoff
Meyers
Aire
Ae Eee
le Ray Curnett
Bushnell
Kushnell
Hieriot Lamarre
Mevers
Mev
Lamarre
Peiny
Jamarre
Vant
Aviation Electric Corp
Dayton
Unions May Spend in Political Campaigns Ruling
Washington March 15 Judge Ben Moore ruled the Taft Hartley Act ban on union political expenditures unconstitutional and dismissed related indictments. Philip Murray argued the law's prohibition stifles free speech as unions prepare extensive activities in the nation’s election year. The decision allows unions to press newspapers in the coming presidential campaign and targets lawmakers who backed Taft Hartley. the Justice Department plans to seek Supreme Court review.
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Washington
Mar
Federral
Ben Moore
Philip Murray
Murray
Behal
Moore
West Virginia
CLO
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Weather turns colder across Kansas after warm spell
State Meteorologist S L Flora says seasonal March weather will return from Ran toneht to Tuesday. No rain or snow is expected. Lows range from 24 to 40s, highs near 40 to 45. Topeka reported the highest reading, while Kilgore recorded 27.
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S. LD. Flora
Kansas
Topeka
Kili
Renkit
Neo
Ter
Serphas Over 5 Baleas for First Time
Washington reports the government budget surplus reached 35,076 475,496.60 marking its first historic extension of income amid rising tax collections. President Truman predicts the surplus will grow further by year end as spending and revenues shift.
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Washington
Mar
Serge
Trujan
Snowdrifts and Wreck Block Santa Fe Line Near McPherson
A freight train derailed and blocked the Santa Fe branch line west of McPherson Kansas after snowdrifts caused a wreck. Seven cars left the track about a mile east of Conway. Trainmen report no injuries and service resumed after several days of delays.
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Kan
Mer
Santa Fe
McPherson
Conway
Orday
Fatal accident near Reno claims Mrs Lane in Blue Springs
Mrs Ale Farline Long 34 of Blue Springs Missouri died when the 148 Ford courier left Highway 40 near Reno and plunged into a deep ditch. Clark W Lang hospitalized with fractured cheek nose and chest injuries. Six year old Denis Leng escaped injury. The couple were returning from Topeka. The car belonged to a Kansas City finance company. The cause remains under investigation with mud on the windshield noted. This is the second winter fatality on that Reno stretch.
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Blue Springs
Harvey Schmedemann
Clark W. Lang
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Denis Leng
Rene
Schmedemann
Sheten
Lane
Missouri
Topeka
Donna
Iwan
Hee
Clarence Davis
Kanaas i City Finance Company
Long
J Wis
Reno
Daniel Simpson
Six Corners
MORE AID TO GREECE
Secretary of State Marshall told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if the United States stops aid to Greece the armed forces will be swift and big. He warned that intimidation fraud and terror have been used to subdue Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia and urged continued aid to Turkey amid threats from Soviet influence.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Greece
Ary
Czechoslovakia
Senate Foreign Relations
Turkey
Marshallt
Costa Rica Faces Isolation As Capital Suffers Crisis
Desperate Costa Rican government measures fail to stem fever in San Jose as capital remains isolated. Industry stalls and a general strike is called, prompting widespread disruption and calls for action.
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Costa Toea
Last Outpost of the Wild West Bowl to Civilization
Biigham Canyon Utah on March 15 marks the end of a frontier era as Bingham Canyon enacts a new unregistered firearm law ending the town’s claim to remain the last wild west outpost. The piece notes locals’ restrained reaction amid sweeping changes and mentions University of Kansas Chancellor Deane W. Malett heading to New York for alumni events and a Washington, D. C. advisory meeting.
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Biigham Canyon
Utah
Mar
Bingham Canyon
Wild West
Maleton
Deane W. Malett
University of Kansas
New York City
Niao
Washington, D. SC
Aid to Italy If Reds Control Push AID to Italy If Reds Control
The State Department said Italy would receive no further economic aid if the country elects a communist government. Michael McDermott noted that Italian Communist gains could end U.S. assistance under the European Recovery plan and Marshall aid. Senate action on a $5.2 to $5.3 billion aid package moved slowly, with House committees planning a swift bill by Easter. The aim is to start aid by April 1 as Italian elections approach amid Communist efforts.
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Washington
State Department
Italy
United States
Michael McDermott
Senate
McDermott
Eaton
Foreign Affairs Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Summerfield exam batch for KU scholarships held
Eighty two Summerfield high school seniors seek Summerfield scholarships by taking the preliminary exam today in the Military Science building at the University of Kansas. About 200 boys statewide sat the test in five other cities. Among Lawrence entrants are Roger Beth Chapin Chark Norman Luallin David Nied er Robert Olmstead John H. Evers Myrl D. Powell. Final exams in April will determine roughly 15 scholarship recipients.
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Summerfield
University of Kansas
K.C
Roger Beth
Chapin Chark
Norman Luallin
David Nieder
Robert Olmstead
John H. Evers
Myrl D. Powell
Lawrence
Move Against Bell Seeks Stay Of Order In Kansas Case
In Topeka on March 15 the state corporation commission eyed dismissing Southwestern Telephone Company's appeal for a stay of the commission's order. The action centers on a planned increase of about 1.33 million dollars in rates in Kansas, with the company contesting the dismissal.
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Topeka
Kan
Mar
State Corporation Commission
Southwestern Telephone Company
Kaomea
TO HOLD TIGHT TO SECRET PAPERS
President Truman ordered federal agencies to deny congress and courts access to secret loyalty investigation papers. He told agency chiefs to refer demands to the President for determination in the public interest. The move supports Harriman's refusal to release Commerce records on Dr. Edward L. Condon. House actions to compel disclosure face new pushback.
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Aseemey
Washington
Mar
Truman
Federal
Agences
Congress
Edward L. Condon
House
American Activities Committee
Condon
Harriman
McDowell tRuPa
Rural Acquaintance Smoker to Attract Lawrence Farmers and Merchants
More than 1,400 farmers and Lawrence merchants are expected to attend the 15th annual Rural Acquaintance Smoker at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Community building. The program features KU baton twirler Bill Sears, Maxine Lindley, a soil conservation awards presentation, Jack Moorehead’s barbershop octet, and PE demonstrations. The Chamber of Commerce has sent invitations, with reminders for those not reached to contact organizers. Dinty Moore notes all farmers are welcome even without an invitation. Refreshments, friendship renewals, yarn swapping, and a break from chores are planned to honor farmers’ contributions to Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Bill Sears
Baton Twirler
Maxine Lindley
Jack Moorehead
Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce Tor
Aif
Kieth Tawton
Powers Call For Palestine Truce
New York on March 15 the big powers urged Arabs and Jews to accept a cease fire in Palestine. The Jewish Agency and Arab Higher Committee were asked to reply by tomorrow on entering a truce pact. Six Arab UN members were asked to cooperate. A UN Security Council meeting on Palestine was postponed to allow responses.
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New York
Mar
Palestine
Hoth
Jewish Agency
Arab Higher Committee For Palestine
United Nations
United Nations Security Council
Will Speed Drive Aids Red Cross Fund Drive
Red Cross officials report 18 291 goal for the week with partial totals reaching 2411 from Lawrence volunteers. Kelvin Hoover notes good weather should help meet the rest as workers canvass at Lawrence Bald win and Eudora theaters with short three minute pleas at evening shows. Call 405 if overlooked and donors are urged to contribute 25 or more to recognized donors listed in the update.
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Red Cross
Douglas County
Kelvin Hoover
Lawrence
Hoover
Baldwin
Eudora
Kid Cross
Bed Cren
Bir
Mes
EA Staplenson
Raul Lisameor
Stock Market Index Report for Yesterday
The stock market index averaged 60 stocks closing around 415. Market activity showed moderate gains with gains led by major industrials and technology names. Investors weighed inflation data and earnings reports as confidence in equities held steady.
KU Memorial Drive Passes $176000 Goal to Begin War Memorial
University of Kansas receives pledges and gifts totaling over $176,000 toward a $350,000 goal to start the WWII memorial construction. Chancellor Malott and 150 alumni at a Memorial Union conference urge local canvassing and sustained effort, naming “organize energize arsenalize” as a rallying slogan.
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University of Kansas
Jupedeon
Hugo T. Wedell
Memorial Association
People for Eisenhower Organizing Storm Gathers Attention
Torbey Stearns announces the formation of a draft Eisenhower movement in New York without the general's knowledge. Eisenhower has just left the role of chief of staff to become Columbia University president and hinted at accepting a presidential nomination if offered. In Topeka, William H. Burgwin is named resident engineer for the Kansas highway fact finding committee, per J O Granum.
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New York
Eisenhower
Torbey Stearns
New York City
Stearns
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Topeka
William H. Burgwin
Fredonia
Kansas Highway Fact-Finding Committee
J. O. Granum
Midnight Tax Deadline Sets Filing Time
Washington reports the income tax deadline is midnight for 1947 returns and estimated 1845 income. Filers with $5,000 or more income or $1 withholding must file estimates. treasury expects 56 million returns and notes previous withholding and quarterly payments have largely collected taxes. Congress debating a tax cut does not delay 1948 estimates based on current rates.
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Assereted
Washington
Mar
Treasury
Congress
Lawrence editor urges downtown renewal and pride in community
Paul Husted, city editor of the Journal-World, lauds Lawrence as a balanced educational city but pins three urgent fixes on the business district. He criticizes a boarded up storefront near Ninth and Massachusetts, urges parking and street resurfacing, and backs a downtown development association to attract buyers, designers, and builders.
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Kaw Valley
Paul Husted
Lawrence
Husted
The
Journal- World
Eit
Ninth
Massachusetts
Gond
Kansas
Baldwin
Explosion at International Harvester plant kills workers
A blast at International Harvester Farm Equipment in Louisville Kentucky killed workmen and injured at least 26. The explosion leveled a 150 by 75 foot brick and steel building where engines from the main plant were tested as shifts changed, leaving the exact number inside unknown.
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Louisville
International Harvester Farm Equipment Company
Obituary of Winfield Printer Herbert C. Shrock
Herbert C. Shrock 76, retired printer, died in a Winfield hospital after a five day illness. He began at the Winfield Tribune in Jakfi and later joined the Winfield Courser, retiring in 1941 after 55 years in the trade. Survived by his widow.
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Winfield
Store Blaze Damages Greene's Dress Shop and Office
Fire damaged the dress shop Greene's Ready-to-Wear and an upstairs dental office at 15 Massachusetts Street, causing thousands in losses. Firemen fought the blaze, salvaging stock while spectators watched. owner Mrs Grace Erickson plans immediate renovations and reopening within two weeks. A state fire inspector would determine origin and cause.
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Greene
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Masseschusetts Street
Grace Greene Ellckson
Agnes Emery
Louisiana
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T. A. Kennedy
F. M. McFareland
Kexall Drug Store
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