Truman Signs Ban on Portal to Portal Suits
President Truman signed a law banning portal to portal pay suits and urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to 65 cents an hour. He noted defects and sought a remedy, saying the move would reduce uncertainty for wages, labor, and business while preserving existing claims under contracts.
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Washington
Truman
Eronam
Pune
Portal
Mtters
Mt Chameons
Mich
Recreation Commission approves six playground sites
The Lawrence Recreation Commission approved six playground sites for the summer program including South Park Lincoln Woodland Pinckney New York and Cridley schools. Larry Heeb said activities will include tag volleyball softball arts and crafts and mini sessions with art instruction and programs from the C. Carl baseball league and PTA leading program.
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Lawrence Recreation Commission
South Park
Lincoln
Oodlawn
Pinckney
New York
Cridley
Larry’ Heeb
Commission Superseperate
C. Carl
P.T.A
Amarch School
Senate approves 350 million relief plan for Europe and Asia
The Senate voted 64 to 19 to approve a 350 million dollar relief measure for war torn Europe and Asia, with the expectation of compromise with the House. Secretary Marshall cited Austria Greece Hungary Italy Poland China and the western states as beneficiaries, while a separate Greece Turkey grant moves forward. The bill faces final terms before enactment and a McClellan amendment to bar aid to Russia or Soviet dominated states was rejected.
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State Department
Senate
Ube House
Marshall
Austria
Greece
Huntart
Italy
Poland
China
Weste
Turkey
Houseut
McClellan D.-Ark
Russia
Lodge Jr.-Mass
United States
Vandenberg
KU Commencement to Honor Governor in 75th Class Night
Governor Frank Carleen will be on the program at the University of Kansas commencement June 16, announced by Chancellor Deane W. Malott. The 75th graduation is set to about 1,400, the largest in the school's history, with Rev. Carter Harrison delivering the baccalaureate sermon and the ceremony in Memorial Stadium.
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Doris Freeson
K. University
Frank Carleen Dill
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Fred Harrawa
Wall
Regents
Carter Harrison
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hampton
Harrison
Trinity Church
Memorial Stadium
Hoch Auditorium
Mount Oread
Gilbert Elmer
Hoch
KU Fine Arts Students Observe 24th Honors Convocation
At 9 30 tomorrow morning the University of Kansas will hold the annual 24th honors convocation in Hoch auditorium. Chancellor Deane W Malott will announce the top 10 percent of seniors across eight schools and name the honor man of 1246 while recognizing student activities scholarship and membership in national honorary groups. Chance of Strike doplin May 14. 1 7 - Possibility of a general strike looms in the tri state area as unions announce 80 day notices to labor departments signaling potential work stoppage.
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University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Deane W. Malott
Doplin
Tri-State
International Union of Mine, MH and Smelter Workers
C.I.0
Labor Department
Accident at Seventeenth and Tennessee Streets
Reported 23rd accident at intersection Seventeenth and Tennessee. Patrolman Palmateer said a southbound Chevrolet coach, pulled by T. G C. Brown, collided with a westbound Plymouth sedan driven by Mrs. Breithaupt at 1:40 p.m. She was ticketed for passing stop sign without halting. charges filed. Also noted a May 14 murder charges against Cecil Tate and George Gumtow for the double homicide of Milbur MacClellan and his son Arnold.
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Seventeenth
Tennessee
Walter Palmateer
T. G C. Brown
L. B. Freit- Haupt
Alabama
Breithaupt
Kingman
Kan
Cecil Tate
Jacksonville
Tex
George Frederick Gumtow
Battle Creek
Mich
Milbur W! MacClellan
Calista
Kane
Arnold
Airship Prominence in Transoceanic Flight Debate
A congressional hearing discusses developing lighter than air craft for transoceanic service. An expert advocates US leadership in airship travel over airplanes, citing a domestic helium advantage and saying steamship lines may enter flying transport under Civil Aeronautics Act amendments. The goal is secure a supremacy in long‑distance commerce.
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Miveendatti
Navy
House Commerce Committee
Civil Aeronautics Act
Falloceanie Flying Transportation
Mer
Sebotoe
Eudora Raw river bridge approach awarded to Linwood firm
Douglas and Leavenworth counties awarded Harry F. Smith Linwood Farms the contract to reconstruct the burned south approach to the Eudora Raw river bridge after a field of four bids. The bid of 20 cents per cubic yard for nearly 5,000 cubic yards was accepted. Work to start with round the clock operations tomorrow with five days projected for completion, weather permitting. County engineers and officials present included Ed Johnson Elmer Quidahl Lon Rush J H Thomas Chet Moorehead and H G Simpson.
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Harry F. Smitha
Linwood Farms
Linwood
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Leavenworth
Smith
John E. Clark
Clark
Nea St
Larron
Douglas County
Ed Johnson
Elmer Quidahl
Leavenworth County
Lon Rush
J. H. Thomas
Chet Moorehead
H. G. Simpson
Federal aid for schools backed by several groups
Washington May 14 federal aid to schools won endorsement from the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America the National Council of Jewish Women and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Opposed by the National Economic Council Inc at House education committee hearings who warned aid could supplant state control. The committee weighs various bills to fund state education. Safeguards against racial discrimination urged. critics warn aid may weaken individual enterprise and capitalism.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
National Council of Jewish Women
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
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Association For Advancement of Colored People
Mervin K. Hart
National Economic Council
Judge Rejects Defense Pleas of May Garsson
Washington March 174 Judge Henry A Schweinhaut freed Joseph H Freeman on war fraud charges but rejected defense pleas for directed verdicts of acquittals for former Rep May wartime chairman of the house military committee and munitions makers Henry and Murray Garsson. Defendants pleaded after the government rested in the fourth week of the federal court trial. Freeman was acquitted while May and the Garsson brothers face continued case. government argued May accepted bribes totaling more than 45 600 for official favors.
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Mar
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Joseph H. Freeman
Rep. J
Henry
Murray Garsacn
Tts
May
House Military Committee
Garesons
Prenton
Garsson
Schweinhaut
Freeman
Garsnon Brothers
New Officers Take Over University of Kansan Student Council
The university student council changed hands with newly elected president Ines Waugh and other officers taking office. A short meeting followed focusing on the student directory and its updating process.
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James
K. U. Student Council
University of Kansan
Ines Waugh
Decries Trend in American Public Life at Chamber Meeting
Dr Kenneth McFarland urged Lawrence Chamber of Commerce members to halt militarist influence in nonmilitary areas, attract civic leaders to public posts with better pay, curb bureaucratic growth and special interests, and pursue a principled foreign policy based on human dignity. Speaker E L Novotny introduced him. Joe Wilson became 1947 48 president with a 200 attendee gathering.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Dr. McFarland
Chen
India
America
God
Mike Getto
Chamber
Getto
E. L. Novotny
Rusty Springer
Lions
Norman Endacott
Co-Operative
Ed Elbel
Kiwanis
R. W. McClure
Rotary
George Baxter Smith
K. U. School of Education
Paul Rogers
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Keith Kelley
Haskell Institute
Joe Wilson
Wilson
Wilmer Beougher
J. 0. Jones
George Hedrick
Keith Lawton
Warren Decker
First Presbyterian Church
Soviet urges dual Arab Jewish state for Palestine
New York May 11 Russia urged immediate termination of the League of Nations mandate and proposed creation of a dual Arab Jewish state as the best solution for the Holy Land. If not possible a partition into separate states was favored, with the inquiry commission to report an equitable solution by the September UN session.
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New York
League of Nations
Holy Land
Russia
Andre
A. Gromyko
United Nations Assembly
Palestine Iniquiry Commission
Gromyko
Inquiry Commission
Harvest Units Weathered by Canada United States Exchange
Canadian Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell announced continued arrangements for exchanging harvesting outfits between prairie provinces and Frain-growing states for the 1947 season. US labor authorities expect similar or slightly fewer outfits than 1946, with Manitoba supplying about 0, Saskatchewan 360, and Alberta 40. First movement south may begin around May 25, returning by September 1 with US operators.
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Humphrey Michell Thas
Canada
United States
Prairie Provinces
United States Farm J
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mitchell
Berin
Unite
Vacancy Notice for Lawrence City School System 1947
Sixteen vacancies must be filled before the 1947 48 school year beginning in September. Unfilled posts include junior high principal Woodlawn principal junior high music supervisor elementary music supervisor and an assistant high school coach. Specified teaching vacancies exist at senior high Pinckney tuning high McAllaster New York Cordley and Woodlawn. Several teachers have not signed contracts and plans indicate they may not return. Neal Wherry high school principal on leave since 1942 for military service has signed and will report in July.
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Woodlawn
Pinckney
Tuning High
McAllaster
New York
Cordley
Supt
BE. Ol
Replevin Suit Opens Over Fire Damaged Furniture
The district court trial of a replevin and damage suit by Prof. M D Clubb against Park Hetzel Jr opened before Judge Hugh Means. The case stems from a moving van fire last summer in Stillwater Oklahoma destroying Clubbs furniture while moving to Lawrence by Hetzels company Lawrence Transfer and Storage.
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District Court
K.U
M.D. Clubh
Park Hetzel, Jr
Hugh Means
Clubb
Stillwater
Okla
Lawrence
Hetzel
Lawrence Transfer and
Star Age Company
Hatzel
Fornarsson
Henry Asher
Professor Clubb
Asher
A. R. Swank
Mies Melvin
A. B. Mitchell
K U Honor Convocation Set For Tomorrow
Fine arts students at the University of Kansas staged a walkout and spent a self declared holiday at Lone Star Lake. The outing, a tradition since 1922, had been halted during the war and resumed yesterday with two chartered buses to the bake. Dean Swarthout called it an inevitable reaction to arrival of arping and promised make up the missed day. OUT VISITING ALUMST
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Fine Arte
University of Kansas
Lone Star Lake
D. M. Swarthout
Arping
Kansas Alumni Tour by Rice and Ellsworth
Carl V. Rice vice president of the University of Kansas World War II Memorial association and Fred Ellsworth alumni executive secretary tour Kansas visiting alumni in Lawrence Ottawa Burlington Tola Wichita and Hutchinson to discuss memorial drive. Kenneth Postlethwaite campaigns director joins in Wichita with plans for executive committee in Kansas City. Stock market index shows 60 stocks at 69.2 yesterday 64.
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Carl V. Rice
University of Kansas
Kansas City
Phone Operator Returns to Work
The article notes a few operators returning to work at Southwestern Bell in Lawrence as rumors of an early settlement spread. Claude Milliken, strike director, predicts a settlement with the National Federation of Telephone Workers in St. Louis within a day or two, while the company says its final offer stands at 44 per week, with no further concessions. Milliken warns that unity is needed and a vote on returning to work has been discussed but not decided.
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Sahetha
Chanute
Svore City
Humboldt
Paola
Yates Center
Marion
Howard
Kingman
Southwestern Bell ‘Telephone Company
McCay
McCousley
Trpekm
Reine
Lawrence
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Richard Ayres Anid
Claude Milliken
N.P.T.W
St.Louis
St. Louis
Ayres
Yeatererday
Milliken
Touch of Summer Forecast for Kansas and a Death in Oklahoma
A May 34 Topeka report predicts high eighties to nineties with fair skies through Thursday and scattered moisture only in eastern Kansas. In Norman Oklahoma, Charles Francois Giard, 68, head of the University of Oklahoma music theory, was found dead in his car in a garage, James R. Foster investigating.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Kansan
Phillipsburg
Weather Bureau
Topeka Municipal
Norman
Okla
Charles Francois Giard
University of Oklahoma
James R. Foster
Cleveland County
Giard
Ens
Weather Forecast for Kansas Tonight and Thursday
Weather in Kansas shows generally fair skies tonight with thundershowers in the extreme southeast. It will be warmer tonight and into Thursday with four day periods of mild temperatures and light winds.
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