Two Men Shot In Gun Battle At Blair House
Two men armed with Lugers rushed Blair House in Washington near the president’s residence. One was killed and three guards were wounded as Secret Service quickly contained the scene. President Truman was inside Blair House and left for Arlington cemetery shortly after the gunplay.
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Blair House
Washington
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
Hobard Francis
White House
Secret Service
Archie B. Davis
Davis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arlington Cemetery
Puerto Rican Nationalist Identified After Shooting Filipino?
Bulletins from New York report Oscar Collazo a 36 year old polisher shot outside the President's residence identified by his wife as a member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party.
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New York
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Revolutionary Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Florida Sheriff and Constable Suspended in Cleanup Drive
In Volusia County Sheriff Alex Littlefield and Constable W M Slaughter were suspended by Gov. Fuller Warren after the attorney general reported gambling had been allowed. The 1951 state senate will review charges. removal or reinstatement possible. Daytona Beach is the county’s main city on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Cphi
Volusia County
Fuller Warren
Alex Littlefield
W. M. Slaughter
Richard Ervin
State Senate
Daytona Beach
Florida
Warren
Three Presidents Killed and Attacks On Others
Washington reports on a chronology of U.S. leaders attacked or slain. Lincoln Garfield McKinley were killed by Booth Guiteau Czolgosz and Zangara respectively, with Roosevelt Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt wounded or targeted. Cermak died after Zangara’s shot.
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Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Theodore Rosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford
Booth
James A Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Guiteau
William McKinley
Buffalo
N.Y
Wnt
Leon Czolugosz
Czolgosz
Theodore Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Wis
Franklin — D. Roosevelt
Guiseppi Zangara
Miami
Fls
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Zangara
Cermak
First day tax payments light at county treasurer
Douglas County collects 1739812.92 in real estate personal property and public utility taxes for 1950 with a Lawrence rate of 44.64 per thousand. Frank Fox of 1993 Barker Avenue is first to pay. Deadline for first half is December 20 and second half June 20, 1951.
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Frank Fox
Barker Avenue
Douglas County
Lawrence
Vehicle register breach leads to county court fine
Thomas Leonard Lee was fined ten dollars and costs in county court yesterday for failing to register his vehicle, failing to display registration tags, and disobeying an officer's command.
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Thomas Leonard Lee
Fire department responds to two trash fires yesterday and today
The fire department answered a trash fire at 204 West Thirteenth Street at 6 30 p m yesterday and another at 1101 Mississippi Street around 1 40 this morning. No damage was reported at either location. Open evenings and Sundays. cgee Food Center 2nd and Line. Adv.
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West Thirteenth Street
Mississippi Street
Cgee Food Center
2Nd & Line
Adv
Navy to start releasing reserves next year over months
Washington reports the Navy will begin releasing reserves in July 1951 for enlisted personnel and in October 1951 for officers. About 5,000 non rated reservists and a small number of petty officers will be recalled monthly, while total reserve needs for early 1951 are set at roughly 31,000 enlisted men. The Navy stressed ongoing calls of reservists for the foreseeable future.
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Navy
Washington
US and France urged concessions on German rearmament
Washington reports that the United States pressed France to soften its stance on German rearmament as a condition for a European command agreement. NATO defense ministers debated political and military links, with two planning committees tasked to align military and political aims. France proposed tying rearmament to a European defense council, hinting at a federation idea while the US favored forming German divisions as part of a combined force.
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Washington
United States
France
Europe
North Athkintic Treaty Organization
Council of Deputies
Atlantic Pact Organization
Council of Foreign Ministers
European Defense Council
National guardsmen quash Puerto Rico revolt amid rising toll
In San Juan guardsmen and police tightened cords around nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos as violence spread across Jayuya and Utuade. Authorities reported 330 nationalist deaths, nine policemen, one guardsman, with 35 wounded as rebels faced military pressure from air and ground. The governor called the uprising a conspiracy assisted by communists and predicted quick clearance.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu
Jayuya
Utuade
U.S. Island
Caribbean
Vote to Extend Secretary's Term by 46 to 5 at UN
The United Nations General Assembly extended Secretary General Trygve Lie's term for three years by a 46 to 5 vote with 7 abstentions, rejecting a Soviet bid to send the matter to the Security Council. The decision followed days of debate amid accusations Lie is a U.S. ally and a controversy over his role in the Korean crisis.
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New York
U.N. General Assembly
Trygve Lie
Assembly
United States
Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lie
State Department
U.S
Warren R. Austin
Russia
U. N
Vishinsky
Nashrullah Entezam
Tran
Chile
Lawrence Community Chest nears halfway with 212379.18 reported
Lawrence Community Chest progress shows 212379.18 turned in toward a 322575.80 goal. KU faculty donations boosted totals to 1585.50, surprise by canvass chair Guy Keeler. Downtown drive to report after J D King meeting officials. notable gifts include Funk's Mortuary and Safeway Store plus university supporters.
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Lawrence
K. U
Guy Keeler
K. U. Canvass
J. D. King
Funk's Mortuary
Safeway
Kroger’s Grocery
F. H. Smithmeyer
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Reinhold Schmidt
W. M. Dickey
U. S. Navy
Ursula F. Lewis
Kansas Ranks Fifth In Weekly Football Statistics
Kansas leads in rushing and ranks high in total offense and punting in the national weekly statistics. Wade Stinson and Dolph Simons are top Kansas players in rushing and punting, with Utah’s George Bean also among the leaders. Colorado’s Zack Jordan tops kickers in average. Dave Gunningham of Utah stands third in completions and yards with nine TDs.
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Kansas
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Jayhawkers
Nebraska
Wade Stinson
K.U
Charlie Hoag
George Bean
Utah
Dolph Simons
Zack Jordan
Colorado
Dave Gunningham
Three Traffic Accidents Reported By Police
Police report three traffic collisions this morning with no injuries. At Tenth and Vermont around 8:00 a.m. David Findley and Harry Depew caused about 50 dollars damage to each car. At Eighteenth and Indiana at 8:42 a.m. Daisy Pine and Dr. C. B. Johnson sustained more than 100 dollars damage per car. At 9:15 a.m. William Lindall’s car redirected into a bottling company truck driven by Lyle Colburn, minor damage.
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Tenth
Vermont
David Findley
Mississippi Street
Harry Depew
Ohio Street
Daisy Pine
Indiana Street
C. B. Johnson
South Crescent Road
Indiana
William Lindall
Sunflower
Lyle Colburn
Elm Street
Sam Elliott Narrates Kansas History for Fourth Graders
Sam Elliott spoke to two Pinckney School fourth grades about early Kansas history and displayed relics including a cannon ball from the Free State hotel. The session supported the students study of Kansas history.
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Sam Elliott
Kansas
Pinckney School
Free State
Yanks 19 Miles From Manchuria Line Purchases Site
Kansas Power and Light buys 22 acre tract near Cameron's Bluffs four miles northwest of Lawrence for a $4,500 recorded land deal. The firm plans a $5 million expansion to lift the plant output to 40,000 kilowatts, aiming to compete with Tecumseh in Topeka. Construction toward mid-1952 is anticipated with equipment arriving for assembly as major items are still pending.
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The
Kansas Power and Light Company
Cameron's Bluffs
Lawrence
Clarks E. Springer
Kk. P. and
Douglas County Register of Deeds
Internal Revenue
Electric Power Company
Hutchinson
Tecumseh
Topeka
Kaw River
R. W. McClure
K. P
K. P. and
McClure
Halloween vandalism kept to a minimum in Douglas County
In Douglas County near Lawrence two vandalism incidents were reported. Damages included broken cab windows and flat tires on county road equipment along Clinton Lone Star road and broken windows at Number Six school. About $1.20 from the Junior Red Cross fund was taken. Two arson fires were addressed by the fire department including tires burned on McCook street near Memorial stadium and more tires set on the Alpha Delta Pi sorority front yard on Louisiana street.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Clinton-Lone Star
Number Six School
Pioneer Road
Highway 59
Ed Chumney
Number Six
Red Cross
McCook Street
Memorial Stadium
Paul Ingels
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Louisiana Street
Heat Wave Hits November Across Nation
A late-October heat wave roared across the eastern two-thirds of the country as November began. Temperatures soared past records in many cities while the Pacific Northwest, central Rockies, and northern plains posted near normal readings.
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Su’s
Pacific Northwest
Central Rockies
Plains
October permits show steady private building growth in Lawrence
Twenty three building permits worth 78075 were issued in October, lifting Lawrence’s private construction this year to about 1 57755.06. Public projects boosted October, while private residential work remained strong. Seven new houses were approved for the month, bringing the yearly total to 65, with July 1950 at a peak of 10 permits.
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Lawrence
Willard Larkin
Cordley
Larkin
Louela Ray
Garfield
D. M. Roberts
Ohio
Arthur Harper
Lyons
R. C. Jackman
Vermont
Donald FE
Blair
Cambridge Road
New House
Cecil G. Lalicker
Strafford Road
R. A. Gunther
Poren
N. W. McCrew
Maine
Ed Gilbreara
Oak Hill
Grice
QO. Olmstead
Tilineis
Emory Fo Scott
M. Daniel
Tlireotn
Carl D. Smith
Connecticut
Sam W. Ferguson
Ole F. Stinson
Joe de Kennedy
Maxsachusetts
Everest Tailey
Lake
Harold D Garver $3150 scholarship awarded at Kansas State
Manhattan Kansas November 1 0 Stanley Wood a senior in agricultural engineering from Elmdale has been awarded the Harold D Garver 3150 scholarship at Kansas State college.
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Manhattan
Kan
Stanley Wood
Elmdale
Harold D. Garver
Kansas State College
Halloween Party At Lincoln School Draws 60 Students
A Halloween party at Lincoln school last night was attended by about 60 junior and senior high students. The stock market index shows an average of 82.3 with a 0.2 drop.
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Lincoln School
Fifteen Lawrence Teachers At State Teachers Conventions
Fifteen Lawrence school staff members will appear on programs at Kansas State Teachers conventions in Topeka Wichita Salina and Chanute tomorrow and Friday. Public schools close for two days. Several Lawrence educators will speak or serve in various roles including Hazel Lee Simmons Cecelia Pearson Martha Rayhill Irene Smith Gertrude Ruttan Garvin Gillum Frieda Cowles Seleen Engelson Evelyn Graber Bernice Nash Hazel Dawson and William D Wolfe.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Wichita
Salina
Chanute
Hazel Lee Simmons
Cecelia Pearson
Cordley
Martha Rayhill
Irene Smith
Gertrude Ruttan
Garvin C. Gillum
Liberty Memorial High School
Frieda Cowles
Seleen Engelson
Evelyn Graber
Bernice Nash
Pinckney
Hazel Dawson
New York
William D. Wolfe
Simmons
Miss Pearson
Rayhill
Kansas Association of Mathematic Teachers
Smith
Kansas
American Association of Teachers of
Kanseas
Graber i
Gillum
Engelson
Dawson
Lawrence Teachers Educational Council
American Armor Rolls Over Rallying Reds in Korea
American forces drive a ground thrust from Charwengwan toward the Yalu as U S tank columns clash with red forces on the Chong river front. Russian jet fighters duel with U S Mustangs over northwest Korea with no losses reported. Red attacks press the First Cavalry and First Division near Unsan as 1,000 horsemen are noted in southern thrusts.
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North Korea
Seoul
Korea
U.S
Sinutju
Yalu
Antung
Manchuria
Peninsula
U. S. First Corps
Republic of Korea
ROK
Unsan
U. 8S
First Cavalry Division
Eighth Division
Record autumn heat fades with sharp cooling in Kansas
Topeka reports a drop in temperatures as a cold front moves through with northerly winds and scattered frost in western and north central areas. Highs tomorrow will range 64 to 75 while lows dip to 0 to 45 in the northwest. Hill Cry posted 91 yesterday, matching national highs, with other cities like Topeka Concordia Wichita and Dodge City also recording records.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Mercury
Hill Cry
Concordia
Wichita
Dodge City
Goodland
Olathe
Kansas Weather Outlook Shows Frost in West
The bulletin reports fair conditions in Kansas with much cooler tonight and scattered frost in west and extreme north central areas. Thursday brings fair skies, cooler southeast, warmer northwest. low temperatures 30 to 35 in the northwest to 45 in the southeast, highs 70 to 75 northwest and 60 southeast.
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Kansas
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