Luxury airliner crashes on rocks near San Francisco
Five people are believed drowned after a large transport plane forced down on the ocean north of San Francisco. Pilot Charles Stead and passenger Isador Edelstein were rescued from a cliff as others disappeared into rough seas. The wrecked craft lay wedged at the base of a 700 foot cliff near Point Reyes.
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San Francisco
Coast
Charles Stead
Seattle
Isador R. Edelstein
Stead
United Airlines
Edelstein
Point Reyes
Long improves after arrest linked to Saline McPherson fires
Louis A. Long, 38, who suffered two heart attacks after his arrest in fires that destroyed hundreds of acres of pastureland in Saline and McPherson counties, shows improvement in a Saline hospital. He was released on bond and expected to be brought to Saline around December 15. His attorney questioned charges, noting prior dismissal of related cases.
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Kansas City
Kan
Louis A. Long
Saline
McPhere Son
Long
George H. Long
Board of Public Utilities
U. S. McDonald
Saline County
J. Earl Thomas
Ole Johnson
Salina
McDonald
Kansas Cty
Lindsborg
McPherson County
Stock Index Stands At Fifty Point Three
Reading shows the index average of sixty stocks at fifty point three. The figure mirrors the prior session value as traders weigh market momentum.
Japan Closes Yangtze River to World Until China Is Conquered
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan declares the Yangtze River China's main trade artery will stay closed to foreign shipping until Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's government is destroyed and a new order is established in the Far East. The move follows prior protests by the United States Britain and France. Chinese forces recaptured Loshan and Kwangshan north of Hankow and pressed Japanese lines, threatening shifts in control across Anhwei and Kaifeng areas.
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Japan
China
Shanghai
Yangtze River
United States
Britain
France
Chiang Kai-Shek
Far East
Yangtze
Hankow
Koshiro Oikawa
Tokyo
Loshan
Kwangshan
Sinyang
Hwai
Anhwei
Hofei
Yentsing
Kaifeng
Daladier deploys guards as Paris braces for general strike
Premier Daladier orders soldiers and mobile guards to patrol Paris and seize control of public services to deter a 4 am strike called by the General Confederation of Labor. Army and gendarmes bolster railways gas water and telegraph operations as unions pledge broad action and a showdown looms.
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Paris
Daladier
General Confederation of Labor
C.S.T
War Ministry
Labor Confederation
Riotous meeting injures nine and triggers arrests
In Chicago a Silver Shirt Legion of America gathering ended in violence with at least nine injured and nine arrested after 75 to 100 intruders stormed a west side hall. Police required reinforcement as attendees and attackers clashed. the crowd accused the group of pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic views.
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Chicago
Silver Shirt Legion of America
Charles Stanberger
West Side
Reinhold J. Dobbertin
Auto Tags for 1939 Go on Sale Next Thursday
The 1939 Kansas auto tags go on sale in Douglas county on December 1, announced by county treasurer A. M. Gardner. Buyers must bring 1938 registration and title certificates. truck and trailer owners must provide empty weights and carrying capacity. Tags available at the courthouse and in Eudora Baldwin and Ray Long real estate office.
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Kansas
Douglas County
A. M. Gardner
Court House
Eudora
Ray Long
Baldwin
Emma Emery
Wilsons Stay Indefinite in Warm Springs
President Roosevelt announced ambassador Hugh R. Wilson would stay in the United States for the time being in Warm Springs Georgia. His return to Berlin would depend on developments abroad.
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Wilson
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Berlin
Parade Street Cleared From Sixth to Eleventh
The police will clear Massachusetts street from Sixth to Eleventh for a parade tomorrow after noon. Chief Jude Anderson said officers will remove parked cars starting at 12 30 and no parking until after the parade. Cars enter only for emergencies or service calls.
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Massachusetts Street
Sixth Street
Eleventh Street
Jude Anderson
One Track Opened For U P Traffic After 34 Car Wreck
Wrecking crews opened one track at 2 this morning on the Union Pacific line after a 34 car pile up early Monday. East bound freight cleared first then west bound. passenger service resumed. Wheat spilled along the right of way being hauled away. Cost estimated at a quarter million dollars or more.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence
Midland
Sooners Headed to Orange Bowl in January
Tennessee and Oklahoma, both unbeaten, were named to play in the Orange Bowl on January 2 in Miami Florida. Tennessee faces Mississippi while Oklahoma meets Washington State. Tennessee ranked fourth and Oklahoma fifth in the final AP poll. Carnegie Tech promised Sugar Bowl entry pending bid and TCU earned a Sugar Bowl spot if Southwest Conference permission is granted after clinching the title.
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Miami
Fla
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Vols
Mississippi
Sooners
Washington State
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian University
Horned Frogs
Howard Grubbs
T.C.U
J Howard Rusco Named Secretary Kansas Press
J Howard Rusco of Logan Kansas will become executive secretary of the Kansas Press association December 1 succeeding Ralph Baker. Rusco publishes the Burr Oak Herald and the Logan Republican and is KU graduate Phi Beta Kappa.
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Topeka
P—J. Howard Rusco
Logan
Kan
The
Kansas Press Association
Ralph Baker
L. L. Robinson
LaCrosse
Association
Rusco
Burr Oak Herald
Logan Republican
Dutch Clark Mentioned as Kansas Coach Possibility
Rumor circulated that Earl Dutch Clark, former Detroit Lions player coach, might be considered for KU football coach. Dr. W. W. Davis, athletic board chairman, stated Clark has not been considered or contacted about the job.
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Earl “Dutch” Clark
Detroit Lions
K. U
W. W. Davis
Athletic Board
Clark
Brennan Guards Michigan Line as Tiny but Tough Rookie
Ann Arbor Michigan guard John Brennan known as a midget stands 6 ft 2 in and weighs 200 pounds, claiming he is the smallest man in his family for three generations. He hails from Racine Wisconsin.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
John Brennan
Michigan
Brennan
Racine
Wis
Windsors to spend Christmas on the French Riviera
The duke of Windsor and his American-born duchess plan a southern Christmas at De la Croe, Cap d Antibes. The couple will open their Chateau for a family holiday with a few old friends, avoiding a return to England for the season.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
French Riviera
England
de la Croe
Cap d’Antibes
London
Kansans Reduce Bonded Debt Across State Local Units
Kansas' 1988 fiscal year ends with about 2 million dollars less bonded debt in state and local government than year before. Local unit totals drop to 109.6 million while state debt stands at 17.5 million, mainly soldier bonus bonds. County and city debts show variances by county with Douglas, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Johnson, Franklin, Osage, Shawnee listed among totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Robb
Douglas
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Johnson
Franklin
Osage
Shawnee
Franklin Osage
Pleasant mild weather to linger in Kansas and surrounding states
Topeka reports pleasant winter conditions resembling Indian summer. A high pressure system from the west brings seasonable weather with clear skies. Temperatures near 55 to 60 expected today and tomorrow. slight freeze possible in western areas. drought persists with 62 and 24 degree extremes in Dodge City Ellis and Goodland.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D
Flora
Middlewest
Dodge City
Ellis
Goodland
Rescue Crews Free Campers Isolated by Snow Drift
Rescue teams opened up a 50 square mile area in northern Maine as they reached a hundred campers trapped by heavy snow over the weekend. Only a few remote hunting camps remained cut off today.
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Aurora
Briles Expounds 1939 Kansas Legislation Outlook
Lawrence Chamber luncheon hears E A Briles discuss likely 1939 legislative topics in Kansas. He covers social welfare, sales tax, local control, and the role of commissions, boards, and a possible civil service amendment, plus school funding and state budgeting reforms.
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Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
E. A. Briles
Stafford Courier
Briles
State Welfare Board
T Briles
State Legislative Council
State Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Ways and Means
Peace Parley Advances in Chicago Stock Yards Strike
Negotiations between C I C handlers and Union Stock Yards officials with federal conciliators yielded some progress after a nine day deadlock. Open market trading paused as 12 000 cattle hogs and sheep arrived but were redirected to packing houses bypassing strike routes.
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Chicago
C.I.C
Union Stock Yards Company
Robert Mythen
City Salaries Up With 1939 Budget Adjustments
City council approves salary raises totaling 2789.70 to be effective January 1, 1940, boosting the 1939 salary budget to 117,195.90 while remaining below August approved funds by 844.90. Key increases favor city officers Ben Babb Jude Anderson and Paul Ingels with monthly boosts and car allowances.
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Ways and Means Committee
Ben Babb
Jude Anderson
Paul Ingels
Babb
Ingels
Anderson
J. W. Stone
Frank Willey
J. M. Mott
Ed Alexander
George Melvin
Don Hults
Lawrence
W. C. Ellis
Spalding
German armed forces boost to 18 corps after annexations
Berlin reports the Likalanzeiger says Germany has increased from 14 to 18 army corps since annexations. Six army group commands now exist in Berlin Frankfort on the Main Dresden Leipzig Vienna and Hanover. Official manpower figures are unavailable but estimates place the standing army around 1 060 000.
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Berlin
Likalanzeiger
Austria
Sudetenland
Frankfort
Dresden
Leipzig
Vienna
Hanover
100 Wins in Races Lexington Kentucky
The sons and daughters of Sickle the champion sire of race horses in America have won more than 100 races this season in Lexington Kentucky. This mark highlights the sire’s notable progeny success across races this year.
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Lexington
Sickle
America
Santa Claus Parade to Shine in Lawrence Tomorrow
Old Santa will lead a big Lawrence parade down Massachusetts street starting at 3 30 pm with 87 riders on ponies and horses. The march includes 34 National Guard riders, seven floats and five bands led by Maj E J Renth, plus safety floats from Liberty Memorial high school auto club and numerous local organizations.
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Kentucky
Connecticut
Briles
C. E. Friend
John Brand
Chamber of Commerce
Thornton McClanahan
Liberty Memorial High School
Santa Claus
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Sixth Street
Eleventh Street
114Th Cavalry
Kansas National Guard
Haskell Institute
University of Kansas
Liberty Memorial High
Dorsey-Liberty Post American Legion
E. J. Renth
National Guard
Paul Ingels
F. G. Hagenbuch
Pink Chester
Sam Bucheim
Lecompton
Pin Chester
Rex McDonald
Bucheim
Roy
Donald
Earl Clough
Alfred Lawrence
Auto Clubs of Liberty Meemorial High School
American Legion and
Auxile Liary
American Red Cross
the Constant Lumber Company
Sharp Earthquake Shakes Downtown Los Angeles
A sharp earthquake struck downtown Los Angeles at 11 21 a m with a second lighter shock. The tremors frightened hundreds in the downtown area and in Santa Monica and Culver City though no damage was reported. The epicenter was placed about 16 to 15 miles from Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Culver City
Hore
Pasadena
Zuppke Resigns Rumor Circulates Around Illini Coach
In Chicago on November 29 UPI reports circulated that Robert C. Zuppke head football coach at the University of Illinois had resigned. Zuppke, contacted by telephone from his Champaign home, would not confirm or deny the rumor.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert C. Zuppke
University of Illinois
Zuppke
Champaign
Weather Forecast and Past Temperatures
Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and on Wednesday with little temperature change. Morning clear skies. dirt roads in good condition. Gas Office Record shows yesterday’s 7 p.m. reading, 7 a.m. today, and noon today. highs and lows recorded with year ago figures noted as 40 and 33 degrees respectively.
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Kansas
Rei
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Woman’s Club
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C. D. Young
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