Lawmakers Drive Toward Adjournment In Kansas
Kansas lawmakers push toward a predawn adjournment at the close of the 1410 session as both chambers consider bills. The House passed 45 measures in a 3 hour session and the Senate approved 13 for final roll call. Measures sent to the governor include raising the educational building fund levy to 0.74 mill and a 30 percent increase in motor vehicle license tag fees.
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Beets Reed
Freinay
Topeka
Phils
Senate
House
Kansas
LSP
City Clean Up to Move Into New Areas Tomorrow
Three city areas have been cleared of trash in the last three days. Tomorrow sanitation crews will move into three new zones and residents should place out trash tonight or early tomorrow. The schedule covers river to Fifteenth Street and Massachusetts street to the east city limits, North Lawrence area south of the Union Pacific tracks, and east and north to the city limits between Sixth and Fourteenth streets and Massachusetts to Mississippi.
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City Sanitation Division
Fifteenth Street
Massachusetts Street
North Lawrence
Union Pacific
Sixth Street
Fourteenth Street
Mississippi Street
Foreign Ministers Arrive To Sign Pac t Amid Pickets
New York March 30 A group of western European foreign ministers arrived aboard the Queen Mary to sign the North Atlantic pact. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accompanied the party. Pickets hurled eggs and tomatoes at a car carrying British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin as he arrived for transport to Penn Station. Bevin, one of four officials to sign next week, defended the pact as a lifelong alliance while insisting it does not undermine the United Nations. Pickets from a committee opposing Zionist policies disrupted the scene, and several demonstrators were arrested.
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New York
Mar
Andrei A. Gromykn
Ernest Ae
Pennssylvania Station
Wngton
United Nations
Tornado Rips Farms Near Winfield injuring Residents
A tornado struck three farms about 20 miles southeast of Winfield Kansas early today injuring two people and destroying buildings. Albert Heffron and wife were slightly hurt as their home and outbuildings were wiped out and livestock likely swept away. Neighbors rushed them to a nearby hospital. Additional damage occurred at the Martin and Eastman farms with destroyed outbuildings and damaged roofs. A cow was killed by a flying board while the storm followed Crabb Creek from an Oklahoma line passage. The Hessian family, farmers since return from WWII, endured the loss.
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Winfield
Kan
Mar
Here
Albert Heffron
Heffron
Larry Martin
Ella Eastman
Eastman Place
Martin Place
Hession
Oklahoma
Crabbcreek
Oklshoma-Kansas
Dexter
Fairview
Canton
Red Cross
Oklahoma City
Enid Air Base
el Reno
Enid
Salvation Army
Watonga
174Th Infantry
Oklahoma National Guard
Little Longdale
Blackwell
Narrow Escape As Tornado Hits Blackwell OK
CT3 Sue Ray, a 15 year old girl, escaped uninjured when a tornado lifted and set down a house in Blackwell. A sheet of metal bed the pillow area before lodging in the pattress as onlookers recalled the terrifying moment. Neighbors described frantic scrambling for cover and the sudden destruction without warning.
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Blackwell
Okla
Mar
Sue Ray
Guy Jones
Walhoad
Clarence Wise
Strike Called Against Western Railroad April 2
San Francisco reports a 60 day delay after President Truman established an emergency board to study a labor dispute with Southern Pacific. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen set a 6 p.m. Pacific Time start on April 2, affecting operations in six western states and Texas to El Paso.
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Mar
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Texas
el Paso
Topeka Kills Bonus Plan With 21 18 Vote
The Kansas Legislature rejected a CPA backed proposed $50,000,000 World War II veterans bonus funded by a general property tax. The 21 18 vote came after Senate action by the military affairs committee and a motion by Sen. Lievel Ruppenthal. Gov. Frank Carlson lamented veterans’ disappointment at the decision, while allies and VFW officials had pressed for a vote.
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Topeka
Kan
CPA
Kansas
Yesterda Hill
House
Senate Military Affairs Coronyttee
Lievel Ruppenthal
McPherson
Gew
Frank Carlsen
Ruppenthal
Hill
Sens
Ralph Perkins
Howard
Spencer Gard
Iola
Martin van Ye Mark
Concordia
Henry Huznick Jr
Sylvan Grove
George Melvin
Lawrence
Ben Bowers
Ottawa
J. W. Moore Jr
Salina
Bob George
Lebo
Oklahoma Tornado Kills Two Persons
Tornadoes struck four times in northwest Oklahoma causing two deaths and 18 injuries. Canton Longdale and Blackwell suffered heavy property damage as homes, businesses, and a school were wrecked or unroofed. The two dead, Larry Arnold 12 of Longdale and Charles Stowers 32 of Canton, perished in Canton and Longdale.
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Canton
Okla
Oklahoma
Blackwell
Longdale
Larry Arnold
Charles Stowers
Stowers
Arnold
Grace Schiska
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Baldwin Refuses Bid On Sewage Plant Contract
Bids opened for Baldwin sewage disposal plant ranged from 89000 to 10000 and were all rejected as the engineer's estimate surpassed the lowest bid by more than 31000. Officials will re advertise around August 1 seeking bids near the estimate. Bidders included Rhodes Construction Newton Carrothers Paola Universal Bridge Kansas City and present were Mayor Len Smith Sr Emma Hall S A Deel and County Attorney Robert Oyler.
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Emma Hall
Rhodes Construction Company
Newton
Carrothers Company of
Paola
Universal Bridge Company
Kansas City
Len Smith
Hall
S. A. Deel
Robert Oyler
Four Cars Damaged In Two City Collisions
Police report two separate wrecks last night and this morning damaged four cars. No injuries or arrests. The first crash occurred at Eleventh and Rhode Island at 6:26 p.m. involving a car driven by Eugene Liassman and another owned by John Davis. The second collision happened at Ward Thompson’s New Jersey street address at 7:10 a.m. involving a Tat Plymouth driven by Ward Thompson and a Chevrolet driven by Henry Silvers. Patrolmen Henry Collins and Arthur Shirk investigated both incidents.
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Eleventh
Rhode Island
Valvelman John Davis
Eugene Liassman
George Staaffe
Fenth
New Jersey
Ward Thompson
Henry Silvers
Heate 9
Henry Collins
Arthur Shirk
Two Fire Alarms Answered. No Damage Reported
Fire department responded to two alarms yesterday afternoon and this morning. Smoke issued from a Bremer Insurance Agency flue on 21 West Ninth Street at 3 40 p m. Chief Paul Ingels reported. A dead tree at 2101 Kentucky Street, G R Norris home, caught fire at 4 07 a m. and was extinguished. cause unclear though lightning is suspected and Norris says it ties to a nearby earlier blaze started by workers trimming the tree.
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Bremer Insurance Agency
West Ninth Street
Paul Ingels
G. R. Norris
Kentucky Street
Nortis
Mrs Olive May Fitzpatrick Hill 67 dies in Arkansas City
Funeral services set for today for Olive May Fitzpatrick Hill a longtime state figure in girl scout work and Episcopal church circles widow of theater owner Emmett Hill born in Newton Kansas She died Monday in Arkansas City Kansas
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Arkansas City
Kan
Olive May Fitzpatrick Hill
Episcopal Church
Telegraphic plea urges veto of auto tag fee bill
A telegraphic appeal from the Independent Wichita Union to Governor Frank Carlson urged veto of the auto tag fee hike. Sam Keefer, president of the Independent Appliance Workers' Union, said layoffs show prosperity has passed and the era is deflationary. The union covers 1,050 of Coleman Co. Inc. 1,100 employees.
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Wichita
Frank Carlson
Sam Keefer
Independent Appliance Workers’ Union
Coleman Co.,Inc
Study of Farm Bureau Status Ordered in Kansas
Topeka March 30 The house agriculture committee recommended passage of a senate resolution directing a study of the relations between Kansas county farm bureaus and the state extension service. The legislative council would be urged to propose to the 1951 legislature a plan defining joint bureau functions and limiting or severing ties with state and national organizations.
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House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Kansas County
State Extension Service
Legislative Council
Rain delays threaten Douglas county oats planting
A heavy thunderstorm drenched Lawrence area with about 5 inches of rain by 10 am nullifying a shortened 1949 planting season. County Agent Deal Six warns continued sun is needed as oats may be shifted to corn or soybeans, while an elevator operator notes a later corn planting could be extreme. A North Lawrence potato farmer says potatoes can be planted through next week, but another shower could hamper all crops.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
U'S
Deal Six
North Lawrence
Chilly spell hits Kansas as western snow blankets towns
Western Kansas reports heavy snow with eight inches at Goodland and five inches at Colby. Nwes says calm eastern rainfall and rising rivers. Farmers expect moisture to aid wheat while temperatures swing from lows near 25 to highs around 55. Weather features include widespread showers in the east, snow and rain in the west, and a late break in warm conditions.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Colby
Atwood
Norton
Northwest
Lamar
Cole
West Kansas
Flora
Kasas
Arkansas City
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Verdigris
Murphys Welcome Baby Daughter Carolyn Lee
A daughter was born to Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy and Dr. Murphy dean of the University of Kansas school of medicine in Kansas City Kansas. The premature infant weighed 3 pounds 15 ounces at birth. She is named Carolyn Lee and joins siblings Joyce age six and Martha.
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Kansas City
Kan
Franklin D. Murphy
Murphy
School of Medicine
University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Carolyn Lee
Murphys
Joyce
Martha
Lawrence to host five windows spring opening parade
Lawrence business district plans a five model fashion and merchandise parade for Friday night announcing the biggest spring opening since the war. Five stores will stage live fashion shows with contests and prizes up to five dollars. Bands from Kansas high school activities will provide music as 200 students from 42 communities participate in a two day festival.
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Chamber of Commerce
Uml
Lawrence
Kansas High School
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Lawrence New Car Dealer's Association
Bodin
Must Confine Dogs In Lawrence This Spring and Summer
Lawrence residents are reminded by Melvin Miller that dogs must stay at home from April 1 through August to curb rabies and protect yards. After tomorrow, dogs found running loose will be taken to the city dog pound, kept for three days for redemption. If not claimed, they may be destroyed or given away. A new 15 by 25 foot brick pound is under construction on Fast Eighth Street near the garbage truck garage, with water and sewer to keep it sanitary. It will replace the old quarters on the second floor of a building near the city dump and should be ready next week.
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Lawrence
Melvin Miller
Miller
Fast Eighth Street
City Water Department
Blizzard Haunts Nebraska with Record Snowfall
Omaha reports a blizzardy closing act of the 1945 49 winter with up to 12 inches dumped across central and west central Nebraska. Roads closed in multiple towns, poor visibility hampered travel, and a fatal auto truck crash near Brady linked to the storm claimed Mr and Mrs Charles W Baraha of San Francisco. Broken Bow tally hits 12 inches. Burwell 1 and North Platte nine.
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Mar
Nebraska
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Neb
Charles W. Baraha
San Franicco
Calif
Burwell
Fifth Army
Stock Market Index Rises to 64.4 on 60-Stock Close
The closing average of 60 stocks finishes at 64.4, marking an uptick in market activity. Investors saw gains across sectors as trading ended for the period.
Hero Chuikov Named Governor of Soviet Zone in Germany
On March 30 Army Gen I Chuikov wartime hero of Stalingrad and Lublin became vitary governor of the Soviet zone of Germany, succeeding Marshal V Sokolovsky who was promoted to principal assistant to Marshal Alexander M. V Ist of Soviet armed forces. Chuikov’s appointment follows a broader top level reshuffle among Soviet officials.
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Lublin
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Sokolovsky
Alexander M. Vister
Alexander M. Vas
Chuikev
New Alliance Elects Delbert Radansen Leader
Delbert Radansen was elected head of the Lawrence Christian Men's Brotherhood for the coming year at a spring dinner held at the Community Center. The event drew about 225 people and featured remarks by Dolph Simons. Dr H F Mustace moved from secretary to vice president. Marl Nehrbass became secretary. Martin, a cashier, was named treasurer. Marion Barlow chaired. Rev Leland Young gave invocation and benediction.
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Ista Boutsi- Ata
Lawrence Christian Men's Brotherhood
Marten Sarhow
Dee West
Richardson
Church of the Nazarene
Alsance
Douglas County Council of Churches Andhristian Education
Lawns Hut
Latier Chamber of Commeres
Tendim
Leland Young
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Marion Barlow
Kansas House approves social welfare lien clause amendment
The Kansas House adopted a social welfare lien clause amendment 54 to 40, adding a state lien on property of welfare clients. Rep. Lawrence J. Blythe of White City led the measure, facing opposition from administration leaders and a ruling by Rep. Matt Walters. The amendment heads to the Senate after final passage, with prior Senate action existing as a separate bill.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Lawrence J. Blythe
White City
Blythe
Senate
House Committee
Kansas Senate OKs 34 Million Highway Loan Fund
The Kansas senate approved a bill creating a 34 million dollar special loan fund for the highway department to match federal highway money in the last six months of the year. The measure passed 26 to 1 and moves to the house. Opponents warned of dangerous precedent for borrowing from the state general fund. Also sent to the governor were bills to allow Kansas highway patrol members to retire at 45 with 20 years or 50 with 25, extend the retirement act to the superintendent, reform nurse licensing exams, and raise ballot printing rates.
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Kansas Senate
House
Kansas Highway Patrol
Patrol
Acheson to Discuss German Problems With West European Ministers
Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced that major German problems will be on the agenda when western European foreign ministers come to Washington to sign the North Atlantic Treaty.
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Washington
Mar
Dean Acheson
Douglas County Restaurant Association to Meet at Eldridge Hotel
The Douglas County Restaurant Association will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 8 30 at the Eldridge hotel.
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Douglas County Restaurant Association
Eldridge Hotel
Plans completed for new industry in Law rence pocket radio
Officials of Commercial Remipment and local electronics firms announced a plan to manufacture the Private-Mar Pocket Radio, the smallest portable set, in Lawrence within 60 days with deliveries to a nationwide sales network. The plant will employ about 100, produce parts for aircraft beacons, and operate under Electronics System Corp. Reefer said price would be 19.95 dollars, and the device weighs under six ounces with a 20 inch antenna and five tube performance.
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Lawrence
M. CL Reefer
Lorsch
Asher
Romarnust
BR. OR
Zook
Chatber of
Mabaker
Hay Tron
de Perdana
Reefer
Addi« Femal
Come Panocoat
Rec Tall
Electronics System Corporation
Kansas City
Army
Navy
Air Force
Army Signal Corps
Retirement measure killed by Kansas Senate
Topeka Wan March 30 The Kansas senate killed the state county and city employees retirement bill. The measure was sidelined after a 43 to 0 vote to refer it to the legislative council for a two year study. The study proposal came from the federal and state affairs committee.
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Wan
Kansas Senate
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Senate
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