Balkan Fin land Pact Talks Drag On At Paris Conference
At Paris on October 8 the Big Four met as Balkan Finland issues limited progress on reparations. Greece Yugoslavia push for a shared Bulgarian payment while the United States proposal is blocked. Delegates debate amounts and aim to adjourn by October 15 amid a tense negotiation climate.
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Economic Commission
Greece
Yugoslav
Reign Ministers Council
U. S
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Finland
Italy
Romania
Iilan Bartos
Bartos
EE. A. Berthoud
Great Britain
Io Yegoslavia
Pqene
Game Commission
Hunde
United States
Italian Economic Commission
Grece
Ethiopia
Banis
Russia
Albania
Iater
Egary
Sharp Attlee Reply After Trumans Palestine Statement
Britain's sharp reply to Mr Truman's Palestine position follows a tense room of British concern over U S policy. Officials cited three motives including perceived affront to Attlee and a belief Truman seeks a Jewish majority plan. London weighs Bevin supported federalization while considering British control over southern bases. The Arus counter proposal envisions a fully independent Palestine by end 1948 with shared administration but halted Jewish immigration.
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United States
Trae Pitta Weritish-Sponso
Britain
Attlee
Tha
Yesive
Treman
Egypt
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Ernest Bevin
London
Holy Lawd
Dreamboat Army Plane Near North Pole On Honolulu Cairo Flight
The Pacusan Dreamboat, a 74 ton Army plane, reported nearing the magnetic North Pole as it crossed toward the Boothia peninsula after leaving Honolulu. Lt. Col. Frank J. Shannon transmitted from over McClintock Channel. radio reception was poor. The craft planned a 10,000 foot Canadian Arctic crossing en route to Cairo with an estimated arrival 9 p.m. CST Sunday.
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Arctic Circle
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Canada
Hawaii
Cairo
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Zenith
Wash
Sitka
Alaska
Frank J. Shannon
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Clarence S. Irvine
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Arctic Ocean
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Victoria Islands
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Trio Hidden, Freed Nazis Flee to Private Homes in Nuernberg
Acquitted leaders Hjalmar Schacht and Hans Fritsche were spirited from the Nuernberg Palace of Justice and placed in private residences under U. S. and German police protection. The move followed their Tuesday acquittal by an international military tribunal, with clemency pleas filed for other key figures and the final decision resting with the Allied control council in Berlin.
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Hjalmar Schacht
Hans Fritsche
Palace of Justice
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Fritsche
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Herman Goering
Walter Funk
Karl Doenitz
Arthur Seyss-Inauart
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Allied Control Council
Berlin
International Tribunal
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Hane Frank
Wilhelm Frick
Julius Streicher
Alfred Rosenberg
Rudolf Hess
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Gestapo
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Hitler
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Fritsche Ata
Heinz Fritz
U. S
Sonrs
Rncan
Leavenworth Officials Named in Liquor Ring Indictments
Federal grand jury indictments accuse Leavenworth mayor Carl Kir Mayer and Police Chief Roy W. Murray of complicity in a dry Kansas bootlegging network. Wagoned liquor from Chicago to Wichita is alleged and raids tipped off. Governor Schoeppel vows thorough action with state and local authorities. Also reports Wichita and Topeka officials in related probes.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Federal Alcoholic Tax Unit
Carl Kirmayer
Roy W. Murray
Wichita
Chicago
Andrew Schoeppel
Schoeppel
Gifford Pinchot Dies At 81 In New York Hospital
Gifford Pinchot eighty one former Pennsylvania governor and forestry expert died last night at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He had been ill for a week and was with his wife when he died at 10 30 p m EST Pinchot rose to prominence supporting Theodore Roosevelt s conservation program and served as chief of the federal department of conservation under Roosevelt and Taft.
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New York
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Federal Department of Conservation
Roosevelt
Taft
Weather Delays Air Speed Record Attempts by United Fighters
The Army Air Forces blamed poor weather and mechanical issues for delaying a dual bid on the 616 mph British air speed record. The P-84 Thunderjet and Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star were to race today at Merced.
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Army Air Forces
Merce Ee
Ublit
Lawrence City Council Set Meeting for Monday Night
The Lawrence city council will convene in the council room at City Hall on Monday night, with the session starting at 7 30 p.m. The agenda includes standard municipal business and public remarks.
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Lawrence City Council
City Hall
German Trials Open In Bremen Amid Occupation Tensions
October 5 Bremen reports on trials of political and American-occupied officials. The proceedings focus on alleged collaboration and wartime roles with figures including Schacht. The atmosphere reflects postwar legal actions amid occupation.
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Bremen
Fio
Tacbe and
Schacht
Searrareed
War ships to attend Chile inaugural ceremony
Five colossal U S warships will travel to Chile for President-elect Gabriel Gonzalez Videla's inauguration November 4 5 led by Vice Admiral William M Fechtler. The 45000 ton battleship Wisconsin carrier Leyte and destroyers Massey Douglas H Fox Joseph P Kennedy join the task group with Wisconsin and Kennedy sailing from Hampton Roads October 17.
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Wisconsin
Chile
T ‘Tion
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Navy
Leyte
Massey
Douglas H. Fox
Joseph P. Kennedy
William M. Fechtler
Kennedy
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
Churchill blasts Labour on Palestine policy in Blackpool
Winston Churchill told a Conservative conference in Blackpool that Britain's Labour government lacks a plan for Palestine and mishandles the Indian problem. He warned the empire is shrinking while Russia expands, citing India and possibly Burma as doomed under current policy.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Palestine
Blackpool
Churchill
Russia
India
Burma
Cold Weather to Hit Kansas After Heavy Rains Flood West
Topeka reports heavy rains across western Kansas with Liberal recording 5.35 inches since 6 a.m. yesterday. Flood damage in stores and homes noted in several towns while strong NW winds were forecast to sweep in. Flora predicts highs from 60 to 82 and widespread rain with cooler temps tonight and tomorrow.
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Kansas
S._D
Flora
Liberal
Oberlin
Norton
Phillipsburg
Stockton
Plainville
Ellis
Goodland
Garden City
Dodge City
Big Bow
Concordia
Salina
Hutchinson
Wichita
Leavenworth
Coffeyville
Pittsburgh Strike Spurs Wider Economic Disruption
The Pittsburgh power strike spreads to Detroit with more than 25,000 auto workers facing layoffs as Chrysler and Briggs scale back production. Pittsburgh negotiations stall as streetcar service ends and broader shipping strikes threaten the east and Gulf coasts.
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Associated Press
Pittsurgh
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chr
Ler Corp
Bricgs Manufacturing Co
Chrysler
OPA Allows Meat Meal Price Rise Up to 15 Cents
Washington reports OPA approved a up to 15 cent increase for meat meals starting next Thursday. National Restaurant Association president Walter F. Clark says many may avoid the full rise. Prices above 20 cents will round to the nearest nickel, and under 20 cents in even cents. New ceilings will use cost plus or 15 percent boost, depending on the main dish.
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OPA
Walter F. Clark
National Restaurant Association
Reses
Landon Seeks Unity and Prosperity for GOP Platform
Alf M. Landon told Kansas Collegiate Young Republicans that the Republican party should aim for national unity and a solvent, fully productive nation. He predicted a GOP White House and Congress in 1948 and warned against power by capital, management, labor, or government. He criticized the New Deal as government by men rather than by law.
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Kan
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Republican Clubs
Kansas
White House
Congress
Senate
No deal on May probe cited by White House
Washington reports say President Truman denies any secret pact with Senator Kilgore to halt the wartime probe of Representative May. Kilgore asserts the Senate committee will resume hearings when May can testify. Sweeney, a Kilgore ally, had claimed a White House agreement would kill the inquiry.
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White House
Truman
Kilgore
D.-W.va
Representative May
D.-Ky
Tomas B. Sweeney
Senate War Investigating Committee
Wheeling
W. Va
May
House
Garsson
Charles G. Ross
May Matter
USO Drives Form Local Campaign Leaders
County USO Chairman James H. Parsons announces Mararet Cottrell of Lecomption Margaret Westerhouse of Eudora and Harry Barnett of Baldwin named to head USO groups in their communities. They join rural leaders Deal Six Chris Kraft and George Butell who will appoint township chairs. In Lawrence the USO work aligns with the Community Chest drive led by Richard Barber.
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USO
James H. Parsons
Mararet
Jobs Referred and Hired at Lawrence U S Employment Service
During the week ending October 4 the Lawrence office processed 569 applications with 188 for men and 82 for women. Manager Harry R. Barnard announced 108 applicants were referred to local employers and 66 were hired, including 37 men and 29 women. There are 270 job openings on file.
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Lawrence
United States’ Employment Service
Harry R. Bernard
Fever Jobless Claims Drop Third Week at Lawrence Office
Lawrence Kansas unemployment figures show 391 claims in the week ending October 5, down from 424 last week. Veterans claims fell from 180 to 145, and new claims declined from 31 to 26 as the total decreased for a third straight week.
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Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division
Veterans Claims
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Chicago
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Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
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Army Venereal Disease Rate Drops in Germany
The U S army reports a fall in venereal disease rate among American troops in Germany the first three days of September to the lowest decrease since May. The rate for August stood at eight percent. Douglas County commissioners will meet at the courthouse Monday.
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Germany
U. S. Army
Douglas County
Veterans Shun KU Nightshirt Parade Aiding In Rally
About 5 300 World War II veterans at the University of Kansas skipped the nightshirt parade last night while a large crowd gathered at South Park for a campus rally. Jayhawker football figures spoke as the crowd swelled for today’s game with Wichita University.
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K. U
Russel Wiley
Memorial Union Building
Southpark
Indiana
Sixth
Marcusetts
Massachusetts Street
Kaw River Bridge
South Park
K. Hb
Perade
George Sauer
Ray Evans
Otto Schnellbacher
Jay Jones
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Wichita University
Thorp and Vandenberg Join Nonstop Bulgarian Reparations Debate
In Paris the U S peace conference delegates Willard Thorp and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg take turns in a 24 hour marathon session on Bulgarian reparations. The chamber buzzes with cigaret smoke as the day shift arrives and the debate continues without a break.
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Willard Thorp
State Department
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Thorp
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