Government takes over railroads as unions defiant
President Truman seized control of the nation’s railroads at 4 p.m. and urged railroad workers to stay on duty while a 250000-strong strike looms. The Office of Defense Transportation will run the 337 railroads involved, with talks ongoing to return lines to private ownership at the earliest possible date.
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Charlies
Office of Defense Transportation
Rams
Truman
Ghd
Al*¥anley Johnston
Engineer's Brotherhood
Charles le £ Ross
Denise Transportation
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transition
U. S
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Merchants Reorganize Eudora Community Club
Eudora merchants met at city hall to reorganize the Community club and elect officers including ident as president Alien Westerhouse secretary Kerr and treasurer Albert Colman. They vote to meet first Monday monthly and form a committee to buy a new school bus as delivery is expected by August. The club will fund operations of the second bus for both grade and high school students. Committee members are Albert West John Kazmier Otto Roseneau and Rothberger. Kazmier and Kerr displayed a district reorganization map explaining the reasons for the changes.
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Merchants of
Eudora
City Hall
J. K. Wilson
Alien Westerhouse
Kerr
Albert Colman
Albert West
John Kazmer
Otto Roseneau
Rothberger
Kazmier
Kerry Roseneau
New Rules Cut State Draft Pool 90 Per Cent Says Gen McLean
Topeka May 17 Brig Gen Milton R McLean Kansas director of selective service estimated the state draft pool had been cut 90 percent by current rules. He cited congressionally imposed bans on inducting teenagers and fathers and noted President Truman's order may shift some to the farm. Kansas has supplied about 215000 to the armed forces, a figure including inductees and service members below 18. The reduction may keep soldiers overseas longer, with replacements rare.
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Gen
McLean
Topeka
Milton R. McLean
Kansas
Selective Service
Congress
Truman
National Selective Service
Armed Forces
Altho
McLaan
Revolt at Camp Columbia Suppressed in Havana
May 17 Havana reports say Genoveve Perez announced a small revolutionary movement aimed at Camp Columbia was thwarted. Explosions and flares were tied to the episode as officers resisted transfers to San Antonio de los Banos, with US transfer looming May 20. Troops patrolled the area. officials played down the incident though some casualties were reported.
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Havana
Cuba
Genoveve Perez
Camp Columbia
Informacion
Lorders
San Antonio de Los Banos
United States
Genoveve Peres
Grau San Martin
Presidential Mansion
Replaced Ration Books Missing Spare Stamps
The Wichita district price control office announced that new ration books issued to applicants replacing mutilated or lost books will lack the current 49 spare stamp and other spare stamps for canning sugar. Spare stamps are removed from replacement books, and lost stolen or mutilated stamps will not be replaced. George Wetzel urged patrons to guard their ration books.
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Wichita
George Wetzel
Exams for State Teachers Certificates in Lawrence
Approximately 13 Douglas county teachers will take examinations for state teachers certificates in the Lawrence city hall council room today and tomorrow. The tests began at 9 this morning under the supervision of Margaret Hurley W J Cramer and I F Schellenberg. Hither Warned Commanders Nuernberg May 17. Raeder told the tribunal that Hitler warned commanders after the outbreak of war he would destroy any who obstructed his military judgment.
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Douglas County
Lawrence City Hall
Margaret Hurley
W. J. Cramer
Lecompton
Hither
Nuernberg
Erich Raeder
International Military Tribunal
Adolf Hitler
Byrnes heads to Washington after Paris conference
Paris action ends with Byrnes leading a U S delegation from Orly Field to Washington after a deadlocked foreign ministers conference. He believes outstanding Russia western power differences will be settled at the June 15 meeting. Trieste status remains a central issue among the powers.
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Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Tom Connally
Dtex
Arthur Vandenberg
Rmich
Orly Field
Washington
Foreign Ministers Conference
Byrnes
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Britain
VM. Molotov
LeBourget Field
Berlin
James Dunn
Pierre Schneider
Foreign Office
Jeffereson Caffery
W. Averell Harriman
London
Balkan
Trieste
United States
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
France
Moscow
Job Interviews Planned at Local Cannery for Pea Crop
Kenneth Pettijohn and Edward Steel from Stokely-Van Camp Inc arrived from Indianapolis to interview applicants for cannery jobs. The plant on East 10th Street and USES offices host contact points for interested workers as the local crop exceeds 1,000 acres of peas.
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Kenneth Pettijohn
Edward Steel
Stokely-Van Camp, l Inc
Indianapolis
Pettijohn
Frost Damage Evident in Wheat Near Garden City
Garden City Kansas May 17 First real frost damage to area wheat observed last weekend A K Boxler reported to the Daily Telegram displaying wheat heads with no grain He said his 399 acres of irrigated wheat six miles northwest was ruined Local experiment station officials predict heavy damage will rise with greater frequency
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Garden City
Kan
Daily Telegram Today
A. K. Boxler
Boxter
No Change in Coal Deadlock Persists at White House
Washington May 17 The White House reports no new developments in the deadlocked soft coal contract talks. President Truman, rebuffed on arbitration, stays at the White House to handle potential rail strike fallout while Secretary Roos notes no chance of inviting John L. Lewis and Charles ONeill today.
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Washington
Lpi
White House
Truman
Charles G. Roas
John L. , Lewis
Charles O'Neill
United Mine Workers
Jthe
Ross
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Labor
Schwellenbach
Kowie
Lewis
Ibe
Ite
Pageant Arrivals At Haskell For National War Memorial
Early arrivals at Haskell for the national war memorial service include Comanche Chief Attacknie and Cheyenne chiefs Red Bird and Prairie Woman. They spoke at Liberty Memorial High School assembly, Red Bird delivering in Cheyenne, and Attackine in English. Red Bird, braids and silver ornaments, is a famed scout who served with the U S Army. Attackine, Oklahoma resident, has represented southwest Indians before Congress and met several presidents.
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Haskell
Stadium Field
Attacknie
Lone Teepee
Red Bird
Prairie Woman
Liberty Memorial High School
Attackine
United States Army
Chief Attockine
Oklahoma
United States
Haskell Indians Tour Addresses In County Towns
The Haskell Indians and Lawrence businessmen continue a successful tour visiting Eudora Sunflower and DeSoto this afternoon. The same costumed Indiana group who delighted crowds yesterday will perform at the three stops. The tours boost interest and attendance for Monday night’s event, The pageant of the Peace Pipe.
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Haskell
Lawrence
Eudora
Sunflower
DeSoto
Indiana
Stock Market Index Hits 792 in Broad 60-Stock Average
The stock market index for a broad 60-stock average rose to 792 points. Investors watched modest gains across sectors as market breadth showed uneven strength and traders assessed earnings outlooks for the coming quarter.
Steel workers call for Small’s resignation at convention
The Steelworkers demanded President Truman remove Civian Production Administrator John D. Small over his suggestion for a six month strikes ban. The convention also urged a 30 hour week and six hour day in 1947 talks, and considered abandoning the no strike pledge.
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The
Associates Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Steelworkera Today
Truman
Civiian
John D. Small
Small
Istrikes
No Policy Committee
Uncertain Rail Strike Threat Looms Tomorrow
No information on how President Tru mans seizure of railroads will affect trains serving Lawrence. Unions may refrain from striking but it is unclear if railroad brotherhoods will follow. If a strike occurs at 4 p.m. tomorrow, Kansas City officials will inform local terminals with no local negotiations.
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Truman
Lawrence
Kansas City
Eight Men Available for Draft Here in Douglas County
The Selective Service local board reports eight men eligible for future inductions in Douglas County. Among them are 1A and 12 classification men aged 20 to 26. The board continues registering 18 year olds and will issue classification cards. Induction waits until age 20, volunteers may serve. Delinquent 18 and 19 year olds under the old law will be inducted regardless of the new rules. Married men and those over 26 are currently ineligible.
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Selective Service Local Board
Douglas County
Booster Tour Ends After Nine Hour Haskell Pageant Trip
A booster tour for the Haskell Pageant wrapped up at 5 30 p m after traveling nearly 150 miles in nine hours visiting ten towns. Twenty six Haskell bandsmen and dancers performed twelve ten minute shows with extra school group appearances in Perry and Tonganoxie. Band director Phil Cato led the group which included many local men and a public address system announced details for Monday night’s pageant.
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Haskell
Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Tonganoxie
Phil Cato
Oskaloosa
McLouth
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Gardner
Wellsville
Baldwin
Ottawa
G. H. “Dinty” Moore
Food collection drive planned for Lawrence next week
A Lawrence campaign aims to raise cash and canned goods for overseas famine relief. Boxes will be placed in stores, schools will join, and picture shows may charge admission in cans. The Douglas county goal is 2000 dollars and 15000 cans, with Mrs Christine Alford as chair and Mayor Russell appointing the committee.
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Lawrence
Christine Alford
The
University
C. B. Russell
Douglas County
Richard Hanson
George H. Butell
County Conservation Office
C. Fosberg Hughes
Deal Six
J. W. Twente
Lawrence National Bank
Manhattan
Arresting Officer Replaced as Witness in Staats Trial
Police officer Ralph Casteel was removed as witness and Officer John Ingalls was substituted in the case of Richard Staats 17 of Nebraska tried in Omaha. Staats and 15 year old Jack Gatehell were arrested here last November 10 for stealing a car owned by Captain Hubert Jordan of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Casteel
John Ingalls
Richard Staats
Nebraska
United States District Court
Omaha
Asteel
Staats
Jack Gatehell
Hubert Jordan
Georgia
University professor speaks to vets wives on fraud
Leslie Waters an economics professor addressed the wives of veteran students at the Sunflower clubroom last night. His talk titled Fraud and its Effect on the Housewife explored how fraud impacts households. A general discussion followed. Arvid Jacobson will lead an interior decorating discussion at the Sunflower clubroom on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Waters
University Pro Ifessor
Sunflower
Yankees Top White Sox as Gumpert, Kel ler Power 4 2 Win
In Chicago on May 17 Randy Gumpert blanked the White Sox after a three hit spell in the fifth inning and Joe Page left the game strong. Charley Keller drove in a sixth homer with a man on to seal a 4 2 victory for New York. In Cleveland May 17 Bob Feller struck out 14 and allowed five hits as the Indians beat Washington 3 0 in the first game of a double header. It was Feller’s fifth win of the season.
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Chicago
Randy Gumpert
Joe Page
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Charley Keller
Yanks
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Washington
Indians
Nationals
Feller
Hitler Ordered Murders of POWs in Battle of the Bulge
The prosecution stated Adolf Hitler directly ordered the 1st SS Panzer Regiment to show no humanity during December 1944 fighting, resulting in the murder of between 533 and 749 American prisoners.
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Hitler
Dachau
Germany
SS Panzer Regiment
Adolf Hitler
Funds to Kansas for Highways Declared Allocations
Washington May 17 More than 24 million dollars has been apportioned to Missouri and Kansas by the federal works agency for the continuation of the federal state highway program during the coming fiscal year beginning July 1. The Kansas allocation covers 3 646 272 for highways 3 963 549 for secondary roads and 1 107 219 for urban roads.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Federal Works Agency
KU Band Precedes Haskell Pageant With Evening Concerts
The University of Kansas band will perform a half hour program of marches and descriptive numbers before the Haskell Institute pageant on Monday evening. If weather delays, the pageant may move to Tuesday. The program includes Travada, March 9 de Febrero, and Indian Proessional March, with solos by Leslie Hreidenthal and a combined National Anthem finale with the Haskell band. Concert dates for the KU band and orchestra have been rescheduled to May 27 and June 9 respectively.
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University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Russell L. Wiley
Leland Lay
Lay
K. U. Hand
Carson
Reneal Guilmant
Katelby Kartelby
Peace Pipe
Leslie Hreidenthal
Collage
University
Haskell
K. U
Wiley
Rainy Southwest Kansas Sees Light Showers, Warm Up Expected
Weather bulletin reports light rain in southwest Kansas with dry conditions lingering in Topeka and eastern areas. Forecaster Flora notes heavier showers across eastern and central regions, temperatures edging to 70s and 80s with clearing by tomorrow afternoon, and rivers rising but not overflow.
Legion meets tomorrow in Kansas district convention
Delegates from 31 posts are expected for the second Kansas district convention of the American Legion in Kansas City Kansas tomorrow. Gov. Andrew Schoeppel will be principal speaker. Rep. E P Scrivner of the second district, a post commander, was to fly from Washington to attend. Garner Shtiver announces bid for state representative in 66th district in Sedgwick County. incumbent Harold H. Malone is Wichita candidate.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas District
The
American Legion
Andrew Schoeppel
E. P. Scrivner
Kansas Department of the American Legion
Washington
Garner Shtiver
Wichita
Kah
Garner E. Shriver
Sedgwick County
Harold H. Malone
Parade to honor WWII Indian veterans on Massachusetts Street
More than 300 participants from 70 tribes and various groups will march Monday afternoon from South Park to the Kaw river bridge on Massachusetts Street for a Mammoth memorial service honoring Indians who served in World War II. George Borg chairs the parade featuring mounted riders led by Chief Red Bird, a Color Guard, veterans groups, government officials, Lawrence businessmen, the Haskell band, and tribal dancers in authentic regalia.
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Indiana
Massachusetts Street
U.S
South Park
Kaw River Bridge
George Borg
Red Bird
Lawrence Veterans’ Organizations
U. S
Army
United States
Lawrence
Cara
Haskell
Former Pastor Dies at 62 in Topeka Holy Name Rectory
Reverend Henry Fitzgerald aged 62 of St John s Catholic Church died this morning in Topeka at the Holy Name Rectory after a month long illness. He served here during the church and rectory reconstruction after the fire and helped develop Mount Calvary cemetery. Born December 14, 1883 in Iron Hill he studied at Perryville Kankakee Cincinnati and at North American College Rome. Survived by sister Mrs Patrick Sullivan Milwaukee and nephew Frank Parker Joliet. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Father Henry Fitzgerald
St. John’s Catholic Church
Hne
Topeka
Holy Name Rectory
Lawrence
Father Fitzgerald
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ater
Mr. Fitzgerald
Lillis and
Roston
St. Mary's Church
Kansas City
Lorn
Jil
Perryville
Kankakee
Cincinnati
Ohio
North American College
Rome
Italy
Mra Patrick Sullivan
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Parker
Joliet, Ill
Truman to Open Governors Conference in Oklahoma City
Washington May 17 The White House announced President Truman will open the governors conference in Oklahoma City May 27 at 12 noon EST with an address. He will fly to the city for the event and the speech will be delivered at Municipal auditorium and broadcast nationwide.
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Washington
Truman
Oklahoma City
White House
Weather District Forecast and Readings for May 1946
The district forecast covers May with showers and thunderstorms in parts of the region and scattered precipitation amounts. Nebraska, western Kansas, and extreme western Oklahoma expect up to one-half inch. other areas less than a quarter inch to about one quarter to half inch. Temperatures will be above normal in eastern areas and near normal or slightly above in western areas, with fair conditions tonight through Sunday. Rainfall totals from yesterday into today show measurable amounts, and the gas office records include temperature readings and daily high and low marks.
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Mi Quri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
suTwiers
Non Sapriiers
Heunere
Gili Peh Beruehe
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