Storm Brews Over U S Tax Case In House Row
A crossfire of denials erupts as Rep John W Byrnes accuses Treasury Secretary Snyder and top Democrats of hiding a multimillion-dollar tax case tied to Universal Pictures. The dispute centers on a 1947 tax refund dispute and alleged improprieties involving revenue officials and a government agent.
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Snyder
Rep
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Wisconsin
House
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Truman Administration
Revenue Bureau
John B. Dunlap
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Universal Pictures, Inc
New York
Adrian H. Ash
Universal
Ash
Pollsters See Eisenhower Edge But Warn About Stevenson
Three top pollsters Dr George Gallup Archibald Crossley and Elmo Roper said Ike leads in the popular vote but cautioned that Stevenson is gaining and could alter the outcome by November They spoke at a New York AMA chapter meeting noting revised methods since 1948 and avoiding a firm electoral forecast.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Gallup
Archibald M. Crossley
Elmo Roper
Adlai E. Stevenson
American Marketing Association
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Eisenhower
Stevenson
KU seeks funds for 1953 55 biennium building program
University of Kansas leaders appeared before the State Board of Regents in Topeka to request legislative support for the July 1 1953 to July 1 1955 biennium. Chancellor Franklin D Murphy and executive secretary Raymand Nichols outlined a 12 5 million ten year building plan including a 500 000 remodeling of Bailey Chemical Laboratories into a School of Education building and 500 000 to 750 000 for equipment for the new KU Science Building under construction plus 1 6 2 million to 2 000 000 for a new fine arts and dramatics building. Funds would also finish all new structures on the KU Medical Center grounds.
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State Board of Regents
Topeka
University of Kansas
Franklin D. Murphy
Raymand Nichols
University
Lawrence
Bailey Chemical Laboratories
s-School of Education
K. U. Science
K. U. ‘Medical Center
Heavenly Light and Mad World Sermon Highlight Plymouth Church
Plymouth Congregational schedules morning worship with minister Dale Turner and music staff Clayton Krehbiel Marion Replogle. Scripture theme in a festive service features Mozart pieces and a junior high to senior high worship, followed by a sermon Keeping Sane in a Mad World and The Story of Jonah. Children attend church school after the sermon notes.
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Plymouth Congregational
Dale Emerson Turner
Clayton Krehbiel
Marion Replogle
Chapne Lane
Wang
Judith Organ
Mozart
Jonah
Anpare
Tocca Boty
Fifth Symphony
Cllusier High
Jesus
Moline man killed in Oklahoma crash near road bridge
Uf-Ray Thomas Easley 40 of Moline Kansas died Friday night when a vehicle he rode in struck a bridge abutment and rolled down a wooded ravine along U S Highway One. The accident occurred in Holdenville Oklahoma, details show a young crowd attended schools nearby as part of the community reaction.
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Holdenville
Okla
Ray Thomas Easley
Moline
Kas
U. S. HighWay To
Greatest Danger As Fires Ramp Across Eastern States
Wildfires raged across the eastern half of the United States with no rain in sight. The U S Forest Service warned this era’s fire danger was the highest in history. Arkansas banned hunting during the emergency. Missouri declared a state of emergency and restricted outdoor activity. Fires blackened over 10 000 acres near Camden while October flames scorched nearly a million acres across the region.
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U. S. Forest Service
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
State Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Camden
Ark
Iowa
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Smith
Wisconsin
KU Band selects 133 members including 13 Lawrence students
Thirteen Lawrence students are among 133 chosen for the University of Kansas band this year. The group will perform at home games and travel to out-of-town events such as the KU Kansas State College football game in Manhattan on Saturday. The excerpt lists the Lawrence players and their instruments, starting with Zora Bell Robertson.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas State
Zora’ Bell Robertson
Unclear Band Ensemble Names and Instrument List
Readable fragment lists musicians and their instruments including Jane Holtzclaw flutes Raymond Zepp Yvonne Robb Barbara Elam clarinets Donald Springer saxophone Walter Teagarden Da vid Seamans Douglas Beene Charisian von Gunten French horns Richard Fritz trombone Phil White snare drums Dan Wiley cornet.
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Jane Holtzclaw
Raymond Zepp
Yvonne Robb
Barbara Elam
Donald Springer
Walter Teagarden
David Seamans
Douglas’ Beene
Charisian von Gunten
Richard Fritz
Phil White
Dan Wiley
Fulbright Scholars Panel on Europe at KU
Douglas County Council for UNESCO hosts a panel on the European Union on November 18 at 8 p.m. in Frank Strong Auditorium, KU, following the council’s 7:30 p.m. business meeting. Panelists are five Fulbright scholars from Europe: Jean Gob, Rene Goudiehand, Walter Schlotfeldt, Gieuseppe Traldi, and Geoffrey Weston. KU faculty Walter Sandelius and Burton Marvin, and public schools staffer Miss Carol Watkinson will question the panel.
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European Union
Douglas County Council
Unesco
Europe
Frank Strong
K.U
Council
Jean Gob
Belgium
Rene Goudiehand
France
Walter Schlotfeldt
Germany
Panel to Host Audience Questions at Evangelical Church Event
The moderator will be Rev. David L. Kolb pastor of the Warden Evangelical Church. Audience questions will be accepted during the session.
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Evangelical Church
Political Pot Pourri and Party Realignments Across Cities
CHICAGO publisher John H Seng Stacke discusses new votes. NEW YORK Senator Kefauver accuses Eisenhower of political gimme to win votes. DETROIT Emmett S Cunningham shifts endorsement to Eisenhower, citing Negro Democrats’ role. Flying frogs near Amazon mouth noted by National Geographic. From November to April the Yalu River freezes except near its mouth.
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Chicago
John H. Seng- Stacke
Senate
Detroit
Emmett S. Cunningham
National Council of Negro Democrats
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sunningham
Amazon River
National, Geographic Society
Yalu
Wheat seeding depth predicts 1953 Kansas yields, says expert
J A Hobbs of Kansas State College reports 26 year study on soil moisture depth at seeding. One foot moisture yields 120 to 34 bushels per acre 20 percent of years. three feet yields 20 to 30 bushels 47 percent and over 30 bushels 25 percent. Shallow moisture across Kansas lowers wheat prospects.
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Kansas State College
K-State
Colby
Hays
Garden City
Kansas
Hobbs
In Mother's Footsteps: Dr Frances Zoeckler’s Path
Dr Frances Zoeckler, 33, born in Iran and now interning in obstetrics in Rochester, follows her mother Dr Mary A Zoeckler who served as a medical missionary in Iran. After earning a Johns Hopkins degree she aims to practice in Iran, continuing her family’s missionary legacy. Her father, a Presbyterian minister, died in Iran while in missionary service.
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Frances Zoeckler
Iran
Johns Hopkins University
Zoeckler
Mary A. Zoeckler
Iva An
Mystery Text From Fragments Of A Busy Route
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a highway approach near St Louis and a small amateur boxing setup. Names appear garbled with references to a run by someone called Lester and a ring name Kiticar, but key details are unclear.
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Cai
Leste Lester
St. Loui
Carpiens
Kiticar
City Limits Talk Sparks Family Debate in Local Notice
The fragment notes neighbors urging extension of city limits, while the subject plans to limit changes to his wife Cora. It mentions their son Keith, aged 18, within a local family context.
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Cora
Keith
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