Allied retreat seen in Norways icy voyage to Britain
London May 8 Allied expeditionary force from Namsos, Norway, reaches Britain after air attacks by German planes. Newsman J Norman Lodge reports crossings, bombings, and evacuations as ships battle waves and jets, with Afridi destroyer sinking amid wreckage and chaos in the Arctic front.
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J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
England
Norway
Narvik
Arctic
Namsos
Britain
London
Afridi
Grom
Formofoss
Grong
Trondheim
Steinkjer
Junkers
Heinkels
Heinkel
Pukka
Finland
Detained in a Secret Zone Saved by Captain K
In protective custody a group was herded toward a secret northern military area and kept in a small detention room for 24 hours without food or water. Captain K intervened, bringing hardtack and red wine, and despite attempts to return them to the British, they were transferred to a British ship, then wined and dined in the wardroom mess with diplomatic treatment.
Lawrence League Luncheon to Feature Mrs Demaree Talk
Mrs Charles S Demaree of Kansas City will address the Lawrence League of Women Voters at a 12 45 luncheon on Thursday May 9 at the Episcopal parish house. She returns from the national LWV convention in New York City and will discuss What Foreign Policy Should the League of Women Voters Adopt She holds multiple civic roles in Missouri and Kansas City and will outline ongoing reforms and international affairs activities.
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Charles S. Demaree
Kansas City
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Episcopal Parish House
Demaree
Department of Government and
Missouri League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
New York City
Grinell Institute of International Relations
Grinell
Park College
Parkville
Institute For Administration of Justice
Missouri
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas League of Women Voters
Memorial Union Building
Pentecostal Revival Amid Leavenworth Evangeline Minnie Davis
Revival meeting conducted at the Pentecostal church on Nineteenth and Tennessee streets led by Evangelist Minnie Davis of Leavenworth Kansas inviting wide attendance.
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Pentecostal ‘Church
Nineteenth
Tennessee Streets
Minnie Davis
Leavenworth, Kan
Prohibition Party Opens National Convention Calls for Coalition
Chicago May 8 The Prohibition party opened its national convention with Claude A. Watson of Los Angeles urging a coalition of Christian and patriotic forces to realign voters in a party dedicated to Christian ethics. Watson said major parties offer no hope, while Babson signaled possible presidential nomination. Nominees to be chosen Friday with platform adoption tomorrow. Other potential nominees named include D. Leigh Colvin and Charles H. Randall. Watson faulted both major parties and accused Roosevelt of tacitly admitting failure of the New Deal.
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Chicago
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
Prohibition Party
Watson
Roger W. Babson
Massachusetts Statistician
Babson
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Dr E H Taylor to Attend Eighth American Scientific Congress
Dr E H Taylor professor of zoology at the University will travel to Washington D C May 10 to 18 for the eighth American Scientific Congress He will present a paper Island Fauna on the Mexican Plateau in the biological sciences section Secretary Hull notes the inter American congress as a key part of Pan American celebration He plans to return to Lawrence May 19 or 20 and appear on a KCKN radio broadcast through Olaf Soward
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E. H. Taylor
Washington
D. C
Cordell Hall
Taylor
Mexican Plateau
Mexico City
Hull
inter-American Congress
Pan-American Union
Lawrence
Olaf Soward
KCKN
Kansas City
Oil Industry Alerts Report Mexico Settlement in Turbulent Market
Tulsa May 8. Mexico agreed to pay Consolidated Oil 38 500 000 for expropriated properties dated March 18 1938. The settlement with Sinclair is seen as a potential path to resolving other seized assets. Mediterranean flow from Romania Iraq and Iran to Britain and France faces uncertainty with war demand. Domestic production of crude declined while gasoline output rose slightly.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mexico
Mediterranean
Consolidated Oil Company
Sinclair Company
Romania
Iraq
Iran
Britain
France
United States
Austin
French Purchasing Commission
Kansan Dies in Washington
Washington May 8 Pi Frank L Slezak 55 Coffeyville Kansas died last night in front of the An
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Kansan
Washington
Frank L. Slezak
Coffeyville
Kan
Coroner Cites Natural Causes in Slezak Death
The coroner ruled death due to natural causes. Slezak had spoken earlier at the Red Cross convention he attended.
Huskers Claim Narrow Dual Track Victory Over Kansas State
Nebraska edged Kansas State 62 to 60 in a muddy dual meet as Nebraska swept the pole vault while Kansas State dominated the broad jump and the 880. Javelin decisive in final event brought the Huskers the win.
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Huskers
Lincoln
Nebraska
Kansas State
Geology Class Heads to Colorado Field Trip
Ten members of a University of Kansas geology mineralogy class, led by Dr. R. M. Drever, depart for a field trip to Colorado. They will collect mineral specimens near Colorado Springs and Canon City with a stop at Garden of the Gods and the Royal Gorge, returning Sunday night.
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R. M. Drever
University
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Garden of the Gods
the Royal Gorge
Neil Ferry
Lawrence
Lloyd Greene
John Deal
Weir
Jerry Ewers
Caney
Robert
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Lawrence Buick Company
New Hampshire Street
Eral Motors
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