Pension board meets on coal strike mediation
Washington March 26 CPI John L Lewis failed to appear at the first meeting of the President's coal strike fact finding board sending a telegram instead. The three man board, named by President Truman, aims to determine facts and report by April 5 to help resolve the pension fund dispute fueling the coal strike. Members include Thomas Kennedy and Federal Judge Morton with George Taylor and others named to assist.
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Lewis
Wien
Charman Svernar
Charles
Nes
Tyman
Minter
United Mire Workers
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Thomas Kennedy
University of Perr Syvance
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Chief Ingels Warns on Grass Fires and Wind Hazards
Chief Ingels warns grass fires must be watched closely as high winds threaten spread. He urges lighting multiple small fires only under strict supervision and warns against leaving any fire untended. A grass fire near 1929 Indiana Street in the Ira Dohnnon residence area prompted fire units around 3:30 PM yesterday. Reports from St Louis note high winds affecting Kirkwood and Boschertown with a patrol car sent to fires and one injury claimed in a vehicle blowout off the road near St. Charles.
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Ingela
Ira Dohnnon
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St. Louis
Kirkwood
Boschertown
St. Charles
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Good Friday Tension Worldwide Amid Middle East Conflict
The article portrays global tension on Good Friday with gunfire and wartime rhetoric. Officials warn of continued violence and urge nations to prepare for potential Arab-Israeli escalation as Britain contemplates mandates.
Senate panel urges China aid program for welfare growth
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs a 463 million aid plan for China aimed at a vigorous welfare program. Debates begin next week as Congress weighs a broader 403 million package and a potential ban on shipments to Russia. The panel says aid may not underwrite China’s destiny yet supports assistance to bolster recovery and reform.
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Mar
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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America
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Russia
9 Cromer
Grnerations Committee
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Ching
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Destiny Aft
Arms Export Controls Veto Power Held by War Departments
Washington reports that the Secretary of Commerce and the Army and Navy retain veto authority on all shipments to Russia, with government permission required. The measures, debated since March, hinge on national security and munitions control, while an inquiry into vanished U.S. war supplies near the iron curtain is promised at the Capitol.
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Harriman
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Navy
Russia
Ite
Commerce Department
Army
Warhong
Mar
Trumat
Douglas county Red Cross drive progress report
Complete reports from three rural school districts and Lawrence residential division boost Douglas County Red Cross drive toward its 181 quota. Campaign chairman Kelvin Hoover said windup is near with rural districts turning in totals and residential division close to goal, with a Tuesday finish expected.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
Charman
Kelvin Hoover
Threats on King M of Remin Guides Security
Reports from Washington on March 2 detail threats against the life of King M of Remin during a visit. Officials declined to disclose sources or protective steps, with the 28-year-old monarch under heightened guard amid unclear origins of the threats.
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M of
Rem
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Oklahoma tornado toll climbs after deadly March twister
A violent tornado ripping across central and eastern Oklahoma killed at least 13 and injured many more. Dozens of homes were destroyed near Wetumka and Sallisaw, with families like the Stringsfellow and Harris households lost to the storm and a fire. Rescue teams evacuated the injured to Holdenville and Holdenville hospitals as the search for victims continued.
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Diarald Shropshire
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C. Cox
David Hardin
Bil Hardin
Muckogee Hospital
Holdenvillle
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Stringfellows
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Travis Watm
Wetumka
Annar
Holdenville Hospital
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University of Oklahoma
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Holdenville
Highway Patrol
Nix
Andrew Harris
Meclanthan
Sallisaw
Charles Long
Charles Hacker
Fort Smith
Tinker Field
F. S. Rorum
Yugoslavs End Contacts With Trieste Zone Officials
The Yugoslav administration in the Trieste free territory halted all personal contacts with American British zone officials. Missions met at Capodistria, but the Yugoslavs refused to set a date for another meeting. A parallel drift occurred in Berlin as Russians walked out of the allied control council and gave no future meeting date. They said they would telephone when ready.
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Iine B
Trieste Free Territory
Yester
Capndistria
Berlin
Allied Control Council
Warning by Communists sparks tension over government control
A garbled report notes fears raised by Communist factions about seizing power via force. The fragment mentions an election, public support, and questions about whether Communists would be included in the new government, amid political unrest and newspaper concerns.
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Iray
Apm
Eiec
Rome
Mar
Tate
Easter Sunday, Lawrence Churches Hold Sunrise Services
Good Friday services filled four local churches with focused worship on the Last Words of Christ. Ministers spoke briefly, Scripture read, prayers offered, and hymns sung as congregations reflected on the crucifixion. Multiple churches, including Plymouth Congregational and Pentacostal groups, planned sunrise Easter services to celebrate the resurrection.
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Trae
Plymouth Congregational
Lawrence
Nineteenth
Tennessee
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. John's Catholic Church
Christ
Has
Clear chilly Easter weather hits Kansas towns
A Topeka weather dispatch reports clear skies with cold highs and subfreezing lows expected tonight across northern and western Kansas. Light air, variable winds, and scattered light rain or snow showers are noted, with reported rainfall totals varying by locality and a shift to cooler temperatures midweek.
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Mar
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Valley Falls
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Herington
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Coffeyville
Gondland
Hutchinson
Concordia
Wichita
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Ellis
Garden City
Goodland
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Anthony
Flooded roads and fields hamper Douglas county traffic
Flood waters dumped by a spring storm blocked routes in Douglas county for about two hours. Namstown Junction and surrounding creeks rose, cutting roads and washing culverts while rainfall reached around one inch in Lawrence area and heavier in Williamstown. Farmers faced delays as plowing and potato planting were halted, with temperature dropping briefly before recovering.
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Noruimar
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Books Close Tonight as Voters Rush Registration
Lawrence voters face 1 PM deadline to complete registration before the April 4 municipal election. City Clerk Harold Fisher notes registration closes tonight and urges unregistered residents to join about 6,400 eligible voters after recent primary gains. Ballots will include Republican council races and bond measures for street work and a $15,000 armory garage for Company H of the Kansas National Guard. New Eisenhower Movement Formed in New York seeks Democratic nomination for president.
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Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Kansas National Guard
Budget surplus climbs to new high, redirects tax receipts
Ager Washington reports budget surplus rising to a new peak, surpassing 40 million dollars. Tax collections show stronger receipts as the period ends through March. Officials note the surplus exceeds previous expectations, marking a notable fiscal improvement for the session.
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Washington
Mar
Oncome
Gomeney
Banquet Planned To Honor Champs From Ute Team
Lawton says a banquet will honor both men and women from the basketball group with high school staff and other guests invited. Ticket prices and sale details will be announced soon. The event will adjourn by 5 p.m. to allow attendance at a John Charles Thomas concert at KU.
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Kaeth Lawton
UL of
Retary
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Lawton
University of Kansas
John Charles Thomas
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East Central Kansas Holstein association names officers
William Rice of Baldwin Route 2 was elected president at the annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office. Harlin Phillips of Denison is vice president, Wilfred Schuler of Nortonville secretary treasurer, and Grover Meyer of Basehor state director replacing Rice. The show, co sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, will be May 5 at the Randsdell barn on New Hampshire Street near Ninth. County Agent Deal Six notes show committee members Rice, Meyer, and Ronald Robb Route 5. A feature includes two judging contests for adults and for 4 H and Future Farmers of America members.
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Baldwin Route 2
East Central Kansas Holstein Association
Chamber of Commerce
Harlin Phillips
Denison
Wilfred Schuler
Nortonville
Grover Meyer
Basehor
Rice
Assujation
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Randsdell
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Deal
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Ronald Robb
Route 5
Future Farmers of America
Talk in America Fails to Move Palestine Peace Efforts
In Jerusalem on March 28, a street interviewee says all this talk in America seems fruitless as leaders like President Traum P. Y. press for an Arab Jew truce in Palestine. Arabs demand a unified independent Palestine with autonomy for Arabs and a Jewish state, while a partition plan garners support.
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Mar
Traum
Palestine
General Wilson Pushes Clear Cut Policy On Russia
Brig. Gen. T. B. Wilson urged a decisive U S foreign policy toward Russia saying a show down may be near if a plan is devised and briefed. He criticized postwar recovery planning and noted Soviet ships carrying war materials near U S docks. He also spoke on Greece Italy and other nations and warned of rising communism in Italy. Colonel Albert Palmerlee presided over the 60 plus reservists.
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T. B. Wilson
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas County
Sunflower
Wilson
U. S
Washing
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Persia
France
Palestine
India
Burma
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Japan
Albert Palmerlee
New Virus Lab Opened at KU for Public Demonstration
A two day event in Valley American University opened a new virus laboratory at KU. Dr. Downs led a public demonstration of virus handling devices including an inoculating box with ultraviolet air purification. The lab will study yellow fever smallpox and influenza and will mainly educate students and civilians under inoculation or immunity. Wan E Elkina of Tulsa was elected chairman of the midcontinent district of the American Petroleum Institute.
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Drover M. Downs
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Sedal
Thei Ward
Wan
Wichita, Kan
Mar
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