Truman Rejects Krug Plan as UMW Papers End Mine Contract
President Truman blamed John L. Lewis for the pre winter coal shutdown as United Mine Workers move to end government operation of mines. Lewis notified the Interior Secretary the contract will end within five days, signaling no mining after November 29 without a new agreement. Krug's and Lewis's proposals sparked last minute talks before Truman departed for Annapolis.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
U.M.W
E.S.T
Tom Clark
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Krag
Jook
United Mine Workers # fe
Trugan
Krug
Ting Committee
V. Truman
White House
Williamsburg
Annapolis
Krog
John R. Steelman
CPA
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
Office of
Jurors Return Verdict in Abel vs Miller Damage Case
A Douglas county jury found Albert W. Abel liable for damages against Harry and Carol Miller in a 1943 truck dispute. Abel awarded 1685 actual damages and 311.04 punitive damages to each Miller, with deliberations spanning nearly five hours yesterday and today. Judge Hugh Means then adjourned the panel until Monday at 9.00.
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Douglas County District Aont
Albert W. Abel
Harry
Carol Miller
Harry Miller
Hugh Means
Abel
Kansas City
Harvey Schmedemann
Bitler Farm
Millers
Qory
TWA Pilots End Strike Flights to Resume Tomorrow
TWA plans first planes in air about 7 a m local time Saturday with transcontinental flights from both coasts. About 1,000 pilots walked out October 21 over pay for four engine planes, grounding 115 aircraft and affecting 15,000 non flying staff and $2,000 weekly revenue. Arbitration to resolve key pay and bidding issues begins, with full normal operation hoped by December 1.
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T.W.A
Monet
Arbitration Board
National Mediation Board
Chicago
New York
LaGuardia Field
Paris
Washington T.W.A
Detroit
Cincinnati
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Los Arceles
San Kasate
Relief crews aid eastern Colorado as storms claim 17
Emergency operations moved quickly to reach marooned ranches in eastern Colorado. Army units based at field headquarters coordinated with Rush and Peterson field to deliver bread, food, and emergency rations by air while two Lowry field planes dropped hay for livestock. Two deaths raise toll to 17 as drifts block roads and ranch losses mount.
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Denver
Colorado
Rush
Peterson Field
Camp Carson
Colorado Springs
Army
Lowryfield
Jacob Petria
Walsenburg
Ella Jones
Lincoln County
Hugo
McCook hall Readies First Quarter for Student Occupancy
Irvin Youngberg reports the first quarter of McCook hall is ready for occupancy with 16 University students moving in after delays caused by plumbing and heating problems. A second group of 16 will join them next week and the project is expected to finish in three weeks. Sunflower village dorms house 308 students, down from about 1,000, with possible discontinuation by year end.
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McCook Hall
Irvin Youngberg
Youngberg
Robinson Gymnasium
Sunflower Village
Sunflower
Bradley on the GI Bill grants marine education benefits
General Omar Bradley defines the GI Bill as allowing Marines who enlisted and served before war’s end to receive at least one year of education, plus one month of schooling for each month served, provided discharge is not dishonorable. Recruiting Sergeant Fabisni of Topeka confirms the benefit.
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Omar Bradley
Veterans Administration
Marine Corps
Fabisni
Topeka
Back Pay Suit Filed Over Time Spent at Sunflower Ordnance Works
Charles B. Place and 39 others filed a federal case in Topeka alleging Hercules Powder Co violated the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act by denying time and a half overtime pay for hours spent changing clothes and traveling within the plant. Plaintiffs seek payment proportionate to their wages.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Federal District Court
Topeka
Hercules Powder Company
Charles B. Place
Place
US object to any veto change in UN charter
Lake Success Nov 15 The United States rejects amending the UN charter to remove or alter veto rights in the Security Council. It urges the five permanent members to voluntarily curb veto use to rare cases and outlines nine conditions for preserving unanimity and future reform prospects.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Tom Connally
D.-Tex
General Assembly
Carnal
Russia
Soviet Union
Connally
U.N
San Francisco
Army rider wins Touch and Out at Royal Winter Fair
Fort Riley’s P Col. Franklin Wing won the feature touch and out stake at the Royal winter fair horse show. His horse Democrat soared in the jump-off, delivering a superb performance over the eight jump course.
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Toronto
Franklin Wing
U. S. Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Democrat
Ships Reach Pesh Harbor Then Enter Dry Dock
Able vessels steamed miles east to Pesh Harbor and proceed into dry dock, indicating routine maintenance amid voyage.
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Pesh Harbor
Drug from alfalfa studied to prevent clots in heart patients
Dr Roy W Scott of Western Reserve University leads a Public Health Service funded project to test dicumarol a chemical from alfalfa and clover that prevents blood clotting but can cause hemorrhage if not carefully controlled Vitamin K governs the dose Dicumarol was found when cows died after eating clover and alfalfa.
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Cleveland
Roy W. Scott
Western Reserve University
United States Public Health Service
Scott
University investigates ticket scalping at Oklahoma Kansas game
Two KU students were detained after an investigation into general admission ticket scalping tied to football games. Reports from ticket booths indicated fans paid reduced prices to scalpers, with gate keepers dismissed while officials monitor for further irregularities in football and upcoming basketball ticket sales.
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K.U
Earl Falkenstien
Wichita
Nebraska
Oklahoma A. & M
Falkenstien
Stadium Bowl
K. U
E. C. Quigley
Weather Turns Cloudy With Showers Across Kansas
Topeka reports mostly cloudy conditions as a weather official predicts the end of fair skies. Coffeyville sees .09 inch rain with light showers in northern areas tonight and tomorrow. Temps fall to 41-45 in the south and 25-30 in the northwest with highs of 55-69 east and 45-50 west tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Coffeyville
Flora
Carlson Seeks Fewer Federal Controls for U S
Kansas governor elect Frank Carlson says the nation desires reduced federal expenditures and personnel and wants government shifted back to states and communities. He notes the anti regimentation vote in the November election and plans occasional Washington visits and a two week stay to settle affairs before returning home.
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Washington
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
Taber proposes 9 billion dollar federal budget cut plan
Representative Taber announces a plan to trim the federal budget by 9 billion dollars and fire at least 1 million civilian workers. He urges immediate department staff reductions and argues for efficiency over a meat axe approach. He doubts the 20 percent income tax cut will cut revenues and calls for an after January departmental survey. He criticizes the OPA's planned personnel cuts.
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Washington
Representative Taber
R.-N.y
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Taber
Taher
OPA
Liberty Memorial High to Host Ottawa Tonight at Haskell Stadium
Liberty Memorial High School aims to close its home schedule with a 7 45 p m kickoff against Ottawa at Haskell Stadium. A large crowd is expected with tickets sold downtown and three gates open. Oliver Hobbs leads the school band while Chi Galloway's Chamber of Commerce sports committee collects funds to install a field time clock. The Lions finish the season with one more game next Friday at Kansas City against Wyan Dotte.
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Liberty Memorial
Ottawa High
Haskell Stadium
Oliver Hobbs
Chamber of Commerce
Chi Galloway
Lions
Lawrence
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Earl Falkenstien
Manhattan
Eldridge Hotel
Russell Wiley
K. U. Band
Aggie Parade Rider Plans Homecoming Return
Leonardville merchant P. W. H. Sikes, a Kansas State College graduate 17 years ago, will ride a horse in the Manhattan homecoming parade tomorrow. Placed on each side of his saddle are placards bearing the date 1870, the year he earned his B S degree from the college.
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Aggie
Manhattan
Kan
P. W. H. Sikes
Leonardville
Kansas State College
Ex Servicemen Employment Claims Drop Below Million
The Veterans Administration said the number of ex service members claiming unemployment compensation fell below one million at the start of November for the first time in eight months. The week ending November 2 saw 258,000 claimants down from the prior week, with October payments totaling 91.95 million dollars versus 119.07 million in September.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Veterans face cash squeeze as GI Bill checks lag
About 5,000 Kansas University students rely on GI Bill subsistence payments delayed by the disbursing office in Kansas City. Veterans at Mt Oread crowd the Veterans Training office seeking loans from the Red Cross and staffers while some take outside work. Checks were expected by November 20 but delays persist, affecting rent and daily costs.
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University of Kansas
Mt. Oread
Veterans Training Office
University
E. R. Elbel
Veterans’ Office
American Red Cross
W. T. Douce
Tennessee Street
Lawrence
Elbel
Kansas City
Frank Stronghall
Veterans Office
Kansas Cit
The
Veterans Administration
Forrest G. Stith
Robert S. Pease
W.S. Lockridge
Marine confirmation on Chinese merchant murder in Tsingtam
Peiping reports Marine officials confirm Chinese press accounts that a U S marine robbed and killed a Chinese merchant at Tsingtam on November 2. Officials offered no further details.
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Peiping
U. S
Tsingtam
Bbut
Queen of Housewives May Abdicate To Stay Home With Hubby & Kids
Mrs Janice Pollock winner of the Mrs America title weighs six month tour versus staying home with husband Marion S Pollock and their four children The husband initially supported for the kids later hinted she might remain queen of housewives contest head Burt Thomb plans to meet The Pollocks aim to keep her title for family over fame and money
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Queen of Housewives
Hubby & Kids
Columbus
Pollock
Janice Pollock
Marion S. Pollock
Jackson
Miss
Burt Thomb
Pollocks
Susan
Tommy
Mark
Bobby
Janice
Aggie Fans See KU Battle at Manhattan
About 3 500 Kansas University students and Lawrence residents trek to Manhattan to watch the annual clash with Kansas State College. Buses, trains, and cars carry teams and bands as fans anticipate a hard fought Big Six contest with the Jayhawkers favored but wary of the Wildcats.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
Manhattan
University of Kansas Jayhawkers
Kansas State College Wildcats
Mount Oread
Aggieville
Black Carbon Plant Hearing Set for Reece Kansas
Application of Tanker Gas Inc for authority to build a carbon black manufacturing plant near Reece in Greenwood County Kansas has been set for a hearing.
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Wichita
Kan
Tanker Gas, Inc
Reece
Greenwood County
Weather District Forecast Across Four States
The forecast covers Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska with colder spells in the northwest regions and a warming trend starting Monday in the west. Expect scattered showers in Nebraska and Kansas on Saturday and in Oklahoma and Missouri Sunday, then again in western Nebraska and northwest Kansas midweek. Temperatures run about five degrees above normal except in west Nebraska and northwest Kansas. A cold wave hits Saturday night with subfreezing readings by Sunday and a shift to snow in western and northern areas.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Chicas
Denver
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