Government moves to ease coal shortage amid strikes
President Truman returns from Florida as government broadens measures to curb electricity use in 21 states and the District of Columbia. Civilian Production Administration orders far reaching limits on power and fuel while court actions consider Lewis contempt in the coal mine dispute.
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Washington
Truman
Florida
John J. Lewis
Colunbia
Monewhile
Attarnesa
Justice Department
United Mire
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Congress
OFA Dimour
Mas Lighting Oiis
Helicopter to Europe From Westover Field Rescue Effort
Major Edgar Robinson said a C-82-4 carrier will fly to Westover from West Palm Beach to place a helicopter aboard the transport for a mission to Fardoe to aid survivors of an arms test incident. A C-34 with maintenance mechanics and rotor blades will accompany the helicopter. Meanwhile women are set to vote November 28 in CP Belga Belgium towns and villages.
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Westover Field
Mass
Fardoe
Edgar Robinson
Westover
West Palm Beath
Fla
Taris
Jaiar Robinson
Stock Market Index for Sixty Stocks Hits 61.6
The index for sixty stocks reaches 61.6, showing a gain of 0.8 points. Traders note modest advance amid mixed Volume and cautious sentiment across sectors.
Lights Dim and Production Lag as Coal Shutdown Spreads
The nationwide soft coal stoppage, ordered by the Civilian Production Administration, bites across states from Minnesota to New England. Industry layoffs grow. government limits electricity use for display lights and air conditioning while curtailing nonessential power.
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Civilian Production Administration
District of Columbia
CPA
Minnesota
New England
Cea
St. Louis
Wilson W. Wyatt
Federal
Truman Eyes Bi partisan Talk to End Coal Walkout
President Truman may convene a bipartisan conference of congressional leaders if next week’s developments suggest a quick coal stoppage solution. A White House adviser said the aim is to craft legislation proposals and reach top party agreement, potentially calling back the lame duck session or acting in January.
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Washington
Tranman
Crniire
White House
Capital Hill
Truman
Wu.r.wied
Pinning accident autos leaves Sedgwick with injuries
Harald El Sedgwick a 21 year old man from Tonga was admitted to Lawrence Memorial hospital this morning with a fractured right arm after his automobile missed a turn and crashed into a ditch near Lawrence three miles west and one mile north. He was pinned in the car until shortly after 7 am when Deputy Sheriff Archie Dumas and others freed him.
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Harald EL Sedgwick
Tonga
Nexie
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Sedgwinck
Antulanteer
Archie Dumas
150 Seats Reserved For Lawrence Grid Fans
A block of 150 Great Bend football bleacher seats will be held until 2 p m Thursday for Lawrence High School fans traveling 240 miles to the game. Lawrence officials requested the rope off and more seats may be kept if ticket sales show larger turnout. some admission tickets will go on sale early next week.
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Great Bend
Lawrence
Falmers
Journal-World
M.D. Spencer
Great Bend Tribune
Pam
Ralph Gra+ber
Spencer
Graber
Few Seats Left on Bus to Lawrence Great Bend Game
A Santa Fe Trail bus carries 36 high school fans to the Lawrence Great Bend football game Thursday. Departing at dawn, the round trip costs 8 dollars per person with total fare 28.25. Leonard Hause arranged the trip. trip duration about 240 miles with time for rest and sightseeing.
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Great Bend
Tam
Leonard House
Tutt
Alahare
Vince
Rene
Fay
Makip
Hause
Eclipse Visible Here As Sky Clears For Partial Shade
A partial solar eclipse appeared on schedule today from dawn until near noon. The event drew a crowd to the observatory in the astronomy building to observe through the clouds.
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Noor
Althe
Observators of the Astronomy Huiliding
Rescue Party Reaches Wrecked C-53 in Swiss Alps
Mountaineer rescue team penetrates heavy snow to the wreck of a U.S. Army C-53 in the Swiss Oberland. Brig. Gen. Ralph Snavely directs operations as 11 Americans are marooned about 1,100 feet above a glacier and preparations begin to move them to safety and a Munich hospital.
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Switzerland
Ralph Snavely
U. §. Army
Ralph Tate
U.S
Austria
Tate
Munich
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Steen
Strahiegs
Bermese Oberland
Interlaken
Funefrau
Tateana Snavely
Oan
Ralph Tate, Jr
Tate Sai
Bris
Loyal M. Haynes
U.S. Force
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William C. McMahan
Mary Alice
Sravely
Vienna
Irving Mathews
Richmond
Srt
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Portales
Wayne G. Folsom
Pastville
Lofty Jungfrau
Bernese
Overland
Asive
Truman Returns to Capital by Air from Key West
President Truman flew from Boca Chica to Washington to confront the coal miner walkout during a week’s rest at the naval base. He appeared sunburned but refreshed and planned to arrive around 1 30 p m CST aboard the Sacred Cow.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Boca Chica
Washington
Whie House
Naval Submarine Base
C. W. Styer
Willard Saunders
Ends Ship Strike on West Coast Reaches Settlement
Federal conciliator Omar F. Hoskins reports the AFL Masters Mates and Tilers voted to return to work, clearing the last barrier to settlement of the four day west coast maritime strike. Captain C F May says the vote was in favor of accepting working renditions from talks with the Pacific American Shopowners association. The coastwise agreement removes the final major obstacle as LIU and Marine Engineers reached earlier deals. A signing meeting is set for 10 am UST today with crews to return by noon, and the Masters and Mates receive 15 percent raises plus a union security clause covering seniority nondiscrimination and hiring considerations for offshore vessels.
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U.s.tay
Hoskins
Lawrence arsonist Jack Byrd sent to state penitentiary
District Judge Hugh Mears sentenced Jack Emil Byrd to the state penitentiary after he pleaded guilty to second degree arson in setting fires to the Starting Furniture store on Massachusetts Street and other sites. Byrd's 26 month to ten year term follows authorities locating a string of fires and his confession.
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Jack Emil Byrd
State Penitentiary
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SOS
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Was
Robert. Oyler
Douglas County
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Lawre
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Rody” Skinner
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Cad County
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Frank KR. Gray
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Woolworth
Charles Brown
Vermont Street
Sam
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Breimiuse
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Beloit
Alia
Great Bend Keeps Unbeaten Run with Lyon Thumping 68 0
Great Bend Black Panthers extended their undefeated run by routing Lyons High 68 to 0. Quarterback led scoring with strong ground game as Lyons remained shut out throughout the game on Thanksgiving night.
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Great Bend Black Panthers
Lawrence Lions
Lyons High
Kansas University Trains Supply Corps Cadets
Kansas University business students enroll in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps supply corps program. The fall start marks the program’s expansion at a state university known for offering such training. Cadets must complete all NR.O.T.C. requirements and eight hours of supply training for a business degree. Four hours count as professional credit toward the B.S. in business. the other four as general elective credit. In Cairo, Nigerian riots erupted as police fired into the air to quell demonstrations by students and police.
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Te University of Kansas
Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
University
Frank T. Stockton
Kansas
N.R.O.T.C
K U Students to Hear Hungry of Today Speaker
Dr Ida de Bobula head of Sarolta college in Budapest will lecture at the University of Kansas on November 2 on Problems Facing Students in Hungary Today. She leads the Small Holders party, a democratic Hungarian party that won a landslide against the communists.
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Sarolta College For Women
Budapest
Hungary
University of Kansas
de Bobula
Democratic
Hungarian Central Party
United States
International Assembly of Women
New York
Ministry of Education
Coal production hits 25000 tons on first day of strike
The national coal strike reports 25000 tons produced in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas on day one. Independent mines run normally. Union miners in two workings remained at work as per the Coal Mines Administration regional office. Burns and other details were not specified. Senate War Investigating Committee to hold hearings December 12 in Washington on transactions alleged between Senator Buhn and war contractors. Lost and Found column notes prompt results via phone.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
The
Coal Mines Administration
J. Stanley Stevenson
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Connecticut
Buhn
D.miss
Murder acquittal in sister’s death shocks Columbus jury
In Columbus Kansas on November 23 a P A district court judge acquitted Marvin Arnold Daniel 37 of first degree murder in the October 2 1945 shooting death of his sister Dora Mae Simpson. The jury returned its verdict after two hours of deliberation.
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Columbus
Kan
Marvin Arnold Daniel
Dora Mae Simpson
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Judge Gravy
Marriage licenses issued yesterday include William H Rowland 23 of Lawrence and Vivina Julio Kennedy 20 of Topeka. Charles F Pringle 23 of Lawrence and Ruby A Higgins 18 of Lawrence.
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Frank R. Gravy
William H. Rowland
Lawrence
Vivina Julio Kennedy
Topeka
Charles F. Pringle
Ruby A Higgins
Herefords Bring High Prices at Kansas Sale
Forty head of Hereford breeding stock sold for an average of $559.87 at the Kansas Hereford Association sale in Hutchinson. Titus and Stout of Cottonwood Falls and J. J. Moxley of Council Grove had champions. a top price of 1,250 went to a champion female.
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Kan
Kansas Hereford Association
Titus and Stout
Cottonwood Falls
Sis J. J. Moxley
Council Grove
Denver schools suspend as coal shortage halts classes
Denver public schools announce indefinite suspension due to coal shortage. Officials inspect fuel bins and decide there is not enough coal to heat 76 buildings, delaying classes until heating is assured.
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Denver
New
Thanksgiving Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
A community event at Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev Beil includes scripture read by Rev Lo Wathen and sermon by Rev Dela E B Gorden. Hymns by Frooerds Church choir directed by Miss Muired Reuter, with offerings received by Rev Herbert Brockman and greetings from Rev A L Fashery Hughes. The Thanksgiving message will be delivered by Rev George Fetter of First Baptist Lawrence, sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance to be ecumenically inclusive.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Lo Wathen
Pert Lukes
Dela
Gerden
George Fetter
First Baptist Church of
Clothing Salvage Effort By Lawrence Church Women
For ten years a group of Lawrence women branding as the Lawrence Council of Church Women runs a salvage program. Volunteers mend and supply usable clothing to families, aid fire victims, and provide bedding and gowns for county homes. The program relies on a silver offering and extensive volunteer labor to sustain its work.
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Colines
Seoul Service League
Rhode Island
H. K. Harnar
Tennessee Street
Harry B. Brown
Wienta
Council of Church Women
Farley Urges Peace After Global Tour Arrival
James A. Farley, returning from a 30 000 mile Pacific Asian tour across 14 countries, said nations seek peace and show no appetite for war. He noted widespread antiwar sentiment despite global unrest as he arrived in Honolulu. In Santiago Chile troops were confined to quarters after reports of insubordination during maneuvers, with no official explanation given.
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Honolulu
James A. Farley
Santiago
Chile
Perdehue
Kansas City Hoops Fans Rally for Aggie Basketball Tickets
University staff and students in Kansas City organize for Indiana College basketball events with 1 000 seat allocations. Ticket reservations are handled by Ath Business Manager Esri Fgrthat amid plans for home and away games including Colorado Stanford and Oklahoma Aggies. Broadcasts across campuses and via transcription are noted.
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Kansaqd
Bersards Ukversity
Ath
Esri
1947 Licenses Arrive for Douglas County Vehicles
Douglas county received 9000 automobile plates and 1700 truck licenses. One tag per vehicle will be issued in 1947, to be mounted on the rear. Most trucks will receive rear tags. plates for 1946 will be used for vehicles bought before January 1, 1947 at a quarter of the year’s fee.
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Memira
Roy Flory
Douglas County
Flory
Dark Christmas Trees in Store for Part of Nation
Washington reports coal strike power restrictions will dim half the nation’s Christmas displays. Indoor and outdoor lighting will be limited to 6 watt for entrances and window displays as theaters revert to older signage amid curbs on electricity from coal.
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Washington
Carveal misread: man pleads to auto on highway curve
A driver named Rawnend Leres Tueneiar from Kan 1325 charged with driving a car on a highway curve. Judge Frank OR. Gray presided and his plea was entered as guilty to the charge. cost and observation of a stop noted.
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Costa
Frank OR. Gray
Sully
Charce
Ira J
Phelps
Ing
Weather outlook for Kansat, Fair and Warmer
Readings show low temperatures in the mid forties to around fifty with warmer conditions today and Sunday. Forecast calls for milder air across the region with improving temperatures and light to moderate winds.
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Kansat
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