All Italian Units Head For Adriatic
Reports from Albania and Salonika say Italian forces retreating from Greece turn west toward the Adriatic Sea amid winter conditions. Greek counter attacks push Italians back in Albania while Albanian resistance and sabotage efforts disrupt supply lines and operations along the front.
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Salonika
Greece
Adriatic Sea
Albania
Macedonia
Athens
Rome
Altho
Italy
London
Adriatic
Albanian Epirus
Arta
Corfu
Lixuri
Argostoli
Cephalonia
Epirus
British Bombers Scatter Italian Columns Near Tirana
Cairo reports the African command says British bombers dispersed retreating Italian columns in Elbasani Albania about 20 miles from Tirana. Infantry formations were thrown into confusion, with heavy casualties, pack mules killed, and motor vehicles set afire and overturned. Further Italian convoys and the Agiro castro invasion base suffered bombing and damage.
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Cairo
Egypt
R.adf
African Command
Elbasani
Tirana
Albania
Agirocastro
Germans Will Move Greece Fight to Italy
Rome reports German forces will shift action from Greece to Italy as part of ongoing war operations. Continued details appear on page 2.
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Greece
Italy
Roosevelt Defers New Defense Strike Legislation Plan
President Roosevelt met with defense advisers to review strikes affecting defense industries. They emphasized keeping government contract plants open while daily discussions continue on whether new legislation is needed, with possible options including bans on strikes, compulsory arbitration, harsher sabotage penalties, and closed shop prohibitions.
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Bulletin
Washington
Roosevelt
Defense
Congress
House Judiciary
Stimson
Knox
Jackson
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
Capitol
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
D-Tex
Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House
Red Cross Division Reports 1117 25 in Drive Totals
The business division of the Red Cross roll call reported a total of 1117 25 with three or four more donations from firms to come in. Officials planned a meeting at 4 PM to review progress as the drive ends November 30.
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Red Cross
Roll Call
Senate Passes Logan-Walter Bill Amid Capitol Renovations
The Senate approved the Logan-Walter bill 27 to 25 to ease appeals from federal executive agency rulings. It heads back to the House for amendments as Capitol work continues and some senators question attendance. Barkley urged delay but voted to proceed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Nce
Hatch Antrether
Congress
Kansas State football ticket sales lag despite good weather
Tickets for the Kansas versus Colorado State game are not booming though fair weather is expected. Reserved seats cost 1.65 dollars, high school students 0.50, grad students 0.25. General admission in the north bowl 0.75. Kansas University students depart Wednesday noon for break. a portion of the University band will perform. KMBC and KFKU will broadcast the game.
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Altho
K. U
KMBC
KFKU
Stock Market Index Holds at 44.5 After Tuesday Close
The index average of 60 stocks remains at 44.5 with yesterday’s closing level unchanged. Investors monitor small gains and steady results across sectors as trading concludes.
Senate Aide Calls Immediate Briton Aid Plan Impractical
Washington reports Chairman George of the senate foreign relations committee called immediate financial aid to Britain impractical and premature. He said the King resolution to grant credits to Britain faces delay and noted the difficulty of maintaining a quorum to act before session's end.
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Washington
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
D-Ga
King
D-Ut
Britain
State Department
White House
Roosevelt
Hull
Key Pittman
Nevada
Lord Lothian
D.-Utah
Nye
R.-N.d
United States
Committee
England's Dark War Outlook Overseas
Drew Middleton reports Britain, battered by German bombings and naval losses, seeks U S help as dawns in bleak war hours. He says understatement and censorship mask truth about shipping, need for destroyers, and delayed offensives, with Britain's finances nearing the limit.
Local Christmas Parade Draws Ten Floats
Ten organizations have entered floats for the December 6 Santa Claus parade in this city. Six musical groups are expected, with more possibly joining. Parade marshal is Lathrop Read Jr. Meet at Robinson Park at 6:30 p.m. for a Sixth Street to South Park procession. Junior Red Cross will ride decorated bicycles and other youths may join by decorating bikes.
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Santa Claus
Lathrop Read, Jr
Robinson Park
Sixth Street
South Park
Red Cross
Assistance Grants to Kansas Needy Aged Are Increased
Topeka. Nov. 26. State welfare board reports October gains in aid to the aged and dependent children. Old age grants averaged 19.93 dollars for 27,716 recipients, up from 19.51 in September. Aid to dependent children rose to 30.24 for 6,436 cases, while aid to the blind and general assistance held or fell modestly. Total welfare obligations reached 1,692,141.98 with administration costs at 130,256.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Social Welfare Board
Weather Snapshot Deluge Drives Wheat Growth In Kansas
A blanket of snow and slush coats Kansas with warm rain delaying ice. Weatherman S. D. Flora notes wheat-making rains across the eastern counties with El Dorado and Coffeyville seeing high totals. Topeka records 1.04 inches in 24 hours boosting November moisture to 3.34 inches, the wettest November in 13 years.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
el Dorado
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Parsons
Flint Hills
Winfield
Ellis
Dodge City
Geneseo
Highway Department
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Garden City
Dade City
Willard
Kansas City
Junction City
Worden
Council Grove
Elmdale
Cottonwood Falls
Emporia
Osage City
Lyndon
Quenemo
Pomona
Ottawa
Neosho Rapids
Burlington
Leroy
LaCygne
Iola
Oswego
Phillipsburg
Plainville
Alton
Cawker City
Beil to Speak at Union Thanksgiving Service
The Rev. Alfred J. Beil of Trinity Lutheran church will deliver the sermon at the union Thanksgiving service at Plymouth Congregational church Thursday at 10 o clock. Rev. Joseph King of Plymouth church leads the service with Alice Marie Smart singing and Winifred Hill as organist.
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Alfred J. Beil
Trinity Lutheran Church
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph King
Plymouth Church
Alice Marie Smart
Winifred Hill
Bulgarian Students clash at Sofia University auditorium
Nazi and communist students fought in Sofia University auditorium after a lecture. Several students were severely injured as Nazis tried to distribute leaflets demanding Bulgarian frontier changes from the Black Sea to Albania and from the Danube to the Aegean Sea.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Albania
Danube
Aegean Sea
Topeka eyes K U Topeka branch over Washburn plan
A Topeka Chamber bulletin outlines a proposal for a Kansas University branch at Topeka replacing Washburn College or a state takeover, aimed at consolidating law schools and leveraging local government and court presence. Remote odds cited. Industrial research bureau idea rejected. emphasis on sustaining state industrial research.
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K. U
Washburn
Topeka
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Industrial Committee
State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Kansas State
State Chamber
U. and K
Kansas Draft Quotas Set Amid Induction Backlog
Kansas local draft boards receive prorated quotas from a total first year quota of 8388 under the selective service act. Wyandotte Board No. 5 leads with 205. six boards to furnish no men in the first period due to prior service credits. Basic registration shows 190128 men aged 21 to 35. Elaine Barrie, 24, obtains a divorce from John Barrymore, 57, citing cruelty. she discusses the toll of the relationship.
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Topeka
Kansas
Maj
R. F. Montgomery
Selective Service
Wyandotte
Doniphan County
Douglas County
Brown County
Jackson County
Morris County
Reno County
Labor Committee Approves Millis for NLRB Nomination
The Senate labor committee approved President Roosevelt's pick Harry A. Millis for the National Labor Relations Board and sent the nomination to the Senate for confirmation. Chairman Thomas noted a quorum issue earlier. Millis, a University of Chicago professor, appeared before the group to discuss the appointment.
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Labor
Senate
Millis
NLRB
Washington
Thomas D
Utah
Labor Committee
Roosevelt
Harry A. Millis
National Labor Relations Board
Thomas
University of Chicago
J. Warren Madden
Snowy morning causes two minor auto mishaps near Lawrence
A one inch snowfall after heavy rain caused slick highways outside Lawrence leading to two minor crashes. Olga Leitner and a companion escaped injury when her car slid into the Dutton bridge on Highway 59. A transport truck and a southbound corn truck left the road while attempting to avoid the hazard. Patrolman Wilkes warns of a thin ice layer under the snow and calls for caution as sun is needed to melt the ice. Precipitation reached 1.50 inches by 7:30 am, with 3.77 inches total for the month, 1.75 inches above normal.
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Lawrence
Olga Leitner
Kentucky
Baker University
Dutton Bridge
Curtis Wilkes
Teitner
Pleasant Grove
Wilkes
C. J. Posey
Vultee Strike Tentatively Ends in Settlement
Downey Calif November 26 The Vultee aircraft strike nears settlement as U A W Union President R J Thomas helps craft a tentative plan. John R Steelman of the Labor Department reports final form reached and votes to ratify by Vultee workers at a mass meeting today. Immediate resumption of operations is expected after ratification.
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Steelman
Senate approves tough sabotage penalties in defense sectors
The senate unanimously advances legislation to harshly penalize sabotage in national defense industries and materials. Roberts Jewelry and Gifts-Advy notes a decorative wood tray as a welcome gift from Haskelite.
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Washington
Senate
Haskelite
Roberts
Advy
New CIO Leader Murray Faces Tough Labor Test
Pittsburgh news reports Phil Murray, elected head of the CIO, faces major labor disputes including strikes at Aluminum Company of America plants in New Kensington and Vultee Aircraft in Downey. The piece notes dues collection issues, potential government action, and Murray's planned union drives at Bethlehem Steel and Ford Motor, signaling an epochal period in labor relations.
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C.I.O
Phil Murray
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
Vultee Aircraft Works
Downey
Calif
Murray
National Defense
C.I.0. Auto Workers Union
Putes
Congress
Cox
Dga
Hoffman
R-Mich
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ford Motor Company
City council weighs 10 percent water rate cut and notices
The city water committee discussed a proposed 10 percent rate reduction and an ordinance could come before the council on December 9. Other items approved include a $47.50 water department desk, bids for animal care, note issuance of $640.15 at 2 percent, and park bench painting orders.
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City Water Department
F.A. Russell
Russell
U. S. Geological Survey
Water Department
Kansas Geological Survey
Ways and Means Committee
A. W. Berger
Dors
Armory
Oneida Street
Eighteenth Street
Barker Avenue
Parks Committee
Ernst and Son
Four Laptad family members escape serious harm in Bloomington crash
Robert Laptad suffered a broken collarbone after a sedan carrying five Laptad family members was rear ended by a transport truck near Bloomington Indiana. The car was abandoned in a Bloomington garage after the collision. The group had been traveling from Chicago and New York Washington on a trip connected to a New York visit returned home. The injured man was discharged from Bloomington hospital and plans to return to Lawrence with his wife. Mrs. Paul Laptad and the two boys completed their homeward journey.
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Robert Laptad
Laptad
Bloomington
Jack
Paul Laptad
Chicago
New York
Washington
Lawrence
Grant Township
Ramspeck Bill Signed Expands Civil Service Coverage
President Roosevelt signed the Ramspeck bill allowing coverage of 200 000 federal emergency workers into the civil service after they take non competitive examinations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Service
Weather forecast for Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma
The text forecasts fair weather in western Kansas and partly cloudy in the east with cooler tonight. Wednesday looks generally fair and cold. For November 26 to 30, temperatures stay below seasonal averages with little precipitation and moderate snow possible in northeastern Missouri on Wednesday.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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America
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Navy
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