Russians Driving On Polish Border In 1943 Offensive
Russian forces pour into the area west of Kiev toward Baranovka and Gorodnitsa nearing the old Russian border. Gen. Vatutin’s Ukranian army advances to Korosten, threatening rail lines near Zhitomir and the Leningrad-Odessa corridor. Berlin and Paris broadcasts report Russian thrusts near Gomel, Rechista, and Krivoi Rog with renewed attacks along the Dnieper bend.
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Baranovka
Zhitomir
Gorodnitsa
Ostrog
Red Army
Nikolai
Lightning
Vatutin
Kiev
Poland
Russia
Korosten
Leningrad-Odessa
London
Gomel
Rechista
Pripet
Central Front
Berlin
Moscow
Kerch
Crimea
Dnieper Bend
Paris
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Nevel
Fierce Fighting as British Push on Leros Amid Air Attacks
British troops improved positions in central and northern Leros capturing prisoners and inflicting casualties on German forces. Long range air strikes hit Gurna Bay Alinda Bay and Cape Pahtali while German shipping in Suda Bay Crete was bombed. Nine Allied planes were lost in the operations.
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Cairo
Dodecanese
Leros
Middle East
Aegean
Gurna Bay
Alinda Bay
Cape, Pahtali
Suda Bay
Crete
Herakleion
Maritza
Rhodes
Two Kansans Wounded in Casualty Report
Washington reports 37 navy coast guard and marine corps casualties with two Kansans listed as wounded. Albert Sidney Haigh metalsmith from Flint class Wichita and Kirley Walden Jr gunner's mate USN from Concordia are named in the release.
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Washington
CPI
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Kansas
Albert Sidney Haigh
Flint
Wichita
Kirley Walden, Jr
USN
Concordia
Record Bombers Drop 223 Tons on New Guinea Bases
Southwest Pacific Allied Headquarters reports nine American bombers delivered a record 223 tons of explosives on Alexishafen and Madang in a coordinated attack. Fighters strafed airstrips, Liberator bombers followed, and three enemy planes were destroyed on the ground amid fires and silenced anti aircraft positions. The raid also hit Rabaul, Gasmata, Kavieng, New Ireland, and Bougainville as Adm. Halsey noted progress at Empress Augsta Beachhead.
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Southwest Pacific
Alexishafen
Madang
New Guinea
Haces
Markham
Ramu
Rabaul
Douglas MacArthur
Gasmata
New Britain
Buka
Buina
Bougainville
Kapingamarangi Island
Kavieng
New
Empress Augusta
William F. Halsey, Jr
Potentially grave clash feared in Lebanon as tensions rise
Cairo reports the Middle East controller says the Lebanon situation is grave and a real clash between natives and the French may come at any time. He cites 140 casualties in the controversy and warns of possible armed struggles in Lebanon or Syria as Britain seeks a settlement with Catroux.
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Cairo
Lebanon
Curtis Ryan
Ministry of Information
Middle East
Beirut
Syria
Richard G. Casey
Britain
Georges Catroux
French Committee of National Liberation
Casey
Edward Spears
Catroux
Beint Qui
London
Jean Louis Helleu
League of Nations
Baalbeck
Axis Representatives In Session Without Italians
A Tokyo conference of leading Axis representatives convened without Benito Mussolini's new government. A German broadcast said ambassadors and ministers from Nanking Manchukuo Thailand puppet governments Romania Bulgaria Hungary Finland and the puppet provisional Indian government attended. Germany was represented by its ambassador. The Italian representative in Tokyo is reported loyal to King Vittorio Emanuele.
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Benito Mussolini
Imperial ‘Hotel
Tokyo
Nanking
Manchukuo
Thailand
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Germany
Vittorio Emanuele
Plane Lands on Sunflower Area in Training Flight
An Army Air Force plane, designated E TQ 8, made a forced landing at Sunflower Ordnance Works this morning at 9 o'clock. The pilot and the aircraft escaped injury, and the incident occurred during a routine training flight.
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Sunflower Area
Army Air Force
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Money Orders Sold by J M Clevenger
Avail Ameri can Express Money Orders for convenience and economy in remittance. Sold by J M Clevenger at 735 Mass St Ve.
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American Express
J. M. Clevenger
Mass
St. Ve
Bricker Announces Presidential Candidacy in Ohio Primaries
Gov John W Bricker declared today he will seek the Republican nomination for president in the Ohio primaries and at the Republican national convention He renounced any bid for a fourth term as governor and called for a one term presidency with restraint and reform He urged state and national leadership to end patronage and restore individual liberty and opportunity
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Columbus
UPI
John W. Bricker
Republian
United States
Ohio
Republic
Mackinac
Republican Party
Bricker
Homes Registration Office Sees Rise in Listings
The homes registration office in the basement of the WREN building reports many offers to list apartments and rooms for rent. Miss Marcella Olmstead, in charge, says calls are for better apartments but none yet for rooms. The office stayed open all day. With Sunflower construction workers arriving in Lawrence tomorrow, desirable apartments are expected to become premium by week’s end.
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Homes Registration Office
WREN
Marcella Olmstead
Sunflower
Lawrence
Norwegian patriots uncover orders to destroy records in capitulation
Stockholm reports Norwegian patriots in Trondheim district found German orders telling Nazi officers to destroy all military records if capitulation occurred. The documents advised troops how to act if units were dissolved and weapons laid down.
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Stockholm
Trondheim
Norway
Allied Air Attacks Hit Sofia and Western Front in Balkan Offensive
American B-25 Mitchells and escort fighters blasted Sofia railway yards in two formations, disrupting locomotive and depot facilities. Italian ground fighting showed a lull with patrols and reserves moving, while German counterattacks near Mignano were repelled by American troops.
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Balkan
Greece
Aegean
Balkans
Sofia
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Italy
Yugoslavia
Eighth Army
Weather to Be Cold in Topeka Tonight
Cold weather moves into Kansas with a light freeze expected tonight. Temperatures range from the upper 20s to low 30s across the state, while gloomy clouds linger to the west. No weekend moisture reported and neighboring states see snow in the upper Midwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Goodland
Griswold to Run Again for Nebraska Governor
Lincoln Neb November 15 Gov Dwight Griswold Nebraska Republican governor announced he would seek a third term as the state's chief executive.
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Griswold
Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Drought Threatens 1944 Wheat Program Outcomes
Drouth in the southwest winter wheat belt reduces seedable acreage and risks abandonment. Modern Miller notes the U.S. may seed about 14 million acres more than 1943, if conditions allow, but dryness across Kansas Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico weakens projections. Texas reports a poor wheat outlook while Santa Fe expects 12 million acres in Kansas and 5.8 million in Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Miller
Great Plains
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Exas
Santa Fe Railway
Texas
Ickes Urges Coal Operators to Reach Pact with Miners
Washington November 15 UPI Interior Secretary Ickes told coal operators to come to terms with the United Mine Workers to win back their mines. He outlined government programs under a federal wage agreement and noted readiness to restore ownership if a contract is signed and stoppages decline. Production has largely returned to normal after a recent government seizure during a new work stoppage.
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Washington
UPI
Ickes
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
JAPS MAY QUIT RABAUL
Washington reports that Tokyo propaganda may claim the fall of Rabaul as a retreat and not a defeat. Analysts note Japan has used similar lines after Guadalcanal and Kiska to explain setbacks.
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Japs May
Rabaul
Washington
Pi—Janan
South Pacific
Tokyo
Opera Capital
Guadalcanal
Kiska
Officials To Wichita for County Council Meetings
Several county officials departed for Wichita to attend the Kansas Official Council sessions this week. The Lawrence group plans to return after Wednesday, with participants including County Clerk T. R. Gerhart, County Commissioners M. N. Renny Ed Johnson L H Griffith, Register of Deeds Harold Beck, District Court Clerk John Callahan, and County Treasurer A. M. Gardner. Also attending is Mrs Mildred Watson county welfare director who left last Saturday.
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Wichita
Kansas Official Council
Lawrence
T. R. Gerhart
M. N. Renny
Ed Johnson
L. H. Griffith
Register of Deeds
Harold Beck
John Callahan
A. M. Gardner
Mildred Watson
Fathers Move to Induction Lines Before Pearl Harbor
Douglas County pre Pearl Harbor fathers begin induction into the armed forces. Eighteen men left for Fort Leavenworth for induction. group includes 15 registrants and 3 transferred from other boards. Quotas reached 26. two registrants transferred to other boards. Names and towns listed for the inductees and two volunteers from Haskell Institute.
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Pearl Harbor
Douglas County
Fort Leavenworth
Johnnie Benjamin Harris
Mississippi Street
George Ernest Washington
Haskell Institute
Pear Harbor
pre-Fears
Selective Service Boards
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service Board
Dale L. Mott
Omaha, Nebraska
James Burton Collins
Springfield
Leavenworth
John Frederick Newman
Baldwin
Robert L. Reed
New Jersey
Cape Ernest Penny
Carbondale
Raymond Warner
Ottawa
Kan
Eeavmona Schaake
Kansas City
Oliver Harold Winefield
Lecompton
Bob Jerome Foulke, Jr
Myron Eugene Hubbard
West Sixth Street
Claude Bosky Bond
Oversbrook
Kenneth Lyman Sperry
Manhattan
Robert
Eugene Rose
Lawrence
Floyd
Larry George Merkel
Oak Hill
Mound City
Berli o Report Sees Wider German Submarine Reach
London dispatch says Berlin asserts submarine operations now focus on the Baltic and adjacent waters but will soon extend to other seas. The broadcast says the expansion will force the enemy to move naval escorts and aircraft, causing a weakening of convoy protection globally.
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London
Berlio
Baltic
Fire in Roy Peek home closet prompts calm fire response
A small fire was discovered in a storage closet on the second floor of the Roy Peek residence at 900 New Jersey Street around 9 this morning. The blaze was extinguished by the fire department with only minor damage to the closet woodwork.
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Roy Peek
New Jersey Street
Stock Market Index Shows Silverane 60 at 48.0
The Silverane 60 index stands at 48.0 as Saturday trading closes. Investors monitor small gains across key shares and market momentum remains cautious.
No Secret Pacts at Moscow Says Hull
Secretary Hull reported no secret agreements were made in Moscow after a conference with British and Russian foreign ministers. He praised the Moscow declarations and urged cooperation among nations toward international organization for world peace. He said he had sought a common U S policy by consulting leaders across parties for over a year.
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Washington
Hull
Moscow
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
China
International Organization For ‘World Peace
Coal Shortage Strains Lawrence as Fuel Arrives
Lawrence faces a critical coal shortage despite two coal cars reaching the city. A local dealer reports no coal from Osage county mines on Friday and Saturday and hopes for supply today. Gas service offices report demand for axillary gas heaters but heating gas sales are restricted to households already heating with gas before November 30, 1942.
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Lawrence
Osage County
Gas Service Company
War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
County official charged with embezzlement in welfare funds
Ottawa reports County Attorney John Quin filed charges against Charles B. Riegle former Franklin County fiscal officer for embezzling 363.86 from the county farm livestock sale check. A special audit found a county welfare fund shortage totaling 34965.06 and further embezzlement charges were in preparation.
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Ottawa
John Quin
Charles B. Riegle
Franklin County
Riegele
Pueblo
Colo
Wild gas well subdued near Duncan Oklahoma
Bob Kimley a trouble shooter was blown into weeds but uninjured after crews capped a Skelly Oil gas well 16 miles east of Duncan. The 2,000,000 cubic feet daily flow was shut off from 4 000 pounds pressure. One crewman was killed and another injured last week when the well blew wild.
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Duncan
Okla
Bob Kimley
Houston
Oda
Company Gasser
Here
Kimley
Haskell Institute Hosts Guidance Officer McCurtain
Compliments from Haskell R. H. McCurtain, Office of Indian Affairs Chicago, to Supt Solon Ayers at Rotary event. He praises Haskell Institute for efficient training, especially the commercial department, and lauds a Haskell graduate stenographer for fine work.
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R. H. McCurtain
Office of Indian Affairs
Chicago
Ill
Haskell Institute
Supt. Solon,g. Ayers
Rotary
McCurtain
Haskell
KU Student Commission to Pick County Leaders
Patsy Pillar chairs the State-Wide Activities Commission meeting at 8 15 this evening in the alumni office to select county leaders. The commission aims to coordinate activities with the University of Kansas across the state.
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Kansas University
De Marigny remarriage delayed in Nassau church
Alfred de Marigny kept the Francis Xavier church waiting for over an hour and then postponed his remarriage to Nancy due to illness. The ceremony, set for 2 p.m., was postponed in Nassau Bahamas on November 15.
Purvis Bound On Trial For Shooting Wife In Home
William Howard Purvis, 24, is bound over to district court on charges of shooting his wife June Purvis with intent to kill after a preliminary hearing before Justice Frank B. Dodds. Testimony showed a quarrel over a soldier’s letter and alleged infidelity amid the 11 November incident at the Beck home west of Baldwin Junction.
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William Howard Purvis
District Court
June Purvis
Justice of the
Frank B. Dodds
Curvis
Philo K. Beck
Baldwin Junction
Iwey &0
Justice Dodes
Purvis
Fred R. Purvis
Baldwin
California
Mary Beck
Beck
George Melvin
Yates
Dr. Yates
Becks
Fooled the Germans in Kiev barbers disguise Russians
A Tass dispatch reported by Pravda that robust Russian men in Kiev grew long beards to mislead German troops. Barbers quickly shaved them back to normal, with one man quipping he went from 50 to 30 under German rule.
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Moscow
UPI
Kiev
Hoanet
Dsiers
Tass
Pravds
Communist Party
Weather outlook for Kansas Partly cloudy tonight then fair Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions overnight rise to a fair Tuesday with cooler air. Tonight will be coldest in the eastern half, while the western section sees milder readings by Tuesday afternoon.
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Ansas
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French Riviera
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Venice
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Associated Press
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Douglas County Selective Service Board
Selective Service
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