Allied Breakthrough at Heartbreak Ridge in Korea Mountains
Allied infantry with fixed bayonets and flamethrowers seized most of Heartbreak Ridge as the eastern Korea offensive surged. U S jets battled Reds at three to one odds with one American plane lost and several enemy aircraft damaged. Western front advance reached up to five miles in four days, the largest Allied drive in three months, amid limited truce talks progress.
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Ters
Korea
Heartbreak Ridge
U. S
U. N
New Jersey
Hungmam Harbor
Kosong
United Nations
West Central
Stassen seeks diary to back China aid claims before Senate
Washington October 6 Harold E Stassen asked senate investigators to subpoena the diary of the late Senator Vandenberg to corroborate essential facts of his earlier testimony about a 1949 White House conference on China aid He cited statements from Vandenbergs son as supporting corroboration The State Department acknowledged a February 1949 conference but did not confirm positions taken by Secretary Acheson or Ambassador Jessup The session was to review Stassens charges about Far East policy aiding communists and Owen Lattimore challenged his recollections of a 1949 round table conference in which Lattimore and Stassen participated.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Senate
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
White House
China
Blassen
Arthur Vandenberg, Jr
Iste
Vandenberg
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Stassen
Secre
Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
Re House
Uke Stassen
U.S
Far East
State Department
U. S
Truman
Jessup
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Internal Security Subcommittee
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Lattimore
Snow and Summer Clash Across Regions With Western Snowfall
The Associated Press reports snow in western states while the East remains summerlike. Fort Bridges Wyoming logged seven inches, Cheyenne three. Rain and snow spread across Wyoming, Colorado, and Western Nebraska, with subfreezing readings in parts of the wet belt. Temperatures reached high 80s in the Mid Atlantic and Southeast as a few areas saw warm and cool contrasts.
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The
Associates Press
Fort Bridges
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Colorado
Nebraska
Mercury
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Topmark Cound
Washington
Boro
N.C
Senate to Fast Track Defense and Foreign Aid Bills
Washington October 6 Two of the era’s largest measures, a 56.94 billion defense budget and a 7.48 billion foreign aid bill, are set as high priority when the Senate convenes Monday. Administration leaders expect swift passage and minimal opposition as the House already approved the defense measure.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
House
OPS reports 38 percent meat plant violators in drive
Edward Morgan disclosed at a New York news conference that 532 violators were found among 1 445 plants visited by OPS agents since Sept. 25. More than 10 000 slaughterers exist. violations include above ceiling prices tie in sales false weighing upgrading and unmarked meat and poor records. Injunctions are being sought in federal courts against hundreds of violators. The American Meat Institute and the National Independent Meat Packers Association are accused of trying to undermine price controls.
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Edward Morgan
OPS
Morgan
American Meat Institute
Iic
Chicago
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Ten Kansas Methodists To California Session
Salina Kansas October 6 The Central Kansas Methodist Conference selected five ministers and five laymen to attend the National Methodist Conference in San Francisco next spring. Ministers include T A Williams of Wichita P D Womeldorff executive secretary of the southwest jurisdiction Oklahoma City L F Arend district superintendent Dodge City J Ploughe district superintendent Hutchinson Russell Throckmorton First Methodist Hutchinson. Laymen named are William Becker Wichita Salina Mrs Joe Rogers Wichita Mrs Kenneth McGill Canton John York Ashland and Ray Streeter Hutchinson.
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Salina
Kan
Central Kansas Methodist Conference
National Methodist Conference
San Francisco
T. A. Williams
First Methodist Church
Wichita
P. D. Womeldorff
Southwest
Methodist Conference
Oklahoma City
L. F. Arend
Dodge City
J. Ploughe
Hutchinson
Russell Throckmorton
William Becker
Joe Rogers
Calvary Church
Kenneth McGill
Canton
John York
Ashland
Ray Streeter
Death in Missive
Arthur F. Kinder 43, an accountant and city detective said to have received a letter from New Smyrna Beach Florida shot himself in the head. The envelope held a blank sheet of paper and a wedding ring. The missive is described as from Kinder's wife.
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Atlanta
Arthur F. Kinder
M. W. Blackwell
Kinder
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Blackwell
Stalin reveals Soviet atomic test and future plans
Moscow reports Generalissimo Stalin announced in Pravda that the Soviet Union had exploded an atomic bomb. He said further tests with bombs of varying calibers would continue for defense. He asserted no threat to US security and urged calm. Gordon Dean of the AEC noted the disclosure confirms U S knowledge. Stalin called for international control, criticizing the UN plan as a mockery.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Pravda
Russian Communist Party
U. S
Alan Kirk
United States
U.S.S.R
Tin Vista
Calif
Gordon Dean
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations
Palmyra Cld Settlers Reunion Held at Baldwin Church
About 75 Douglas County residents attended the annual Palmyra Old Settlers Reunion at the First Methodist Church in Baldwin on Thursday. Mrs. Otto Spitzli was reelected president and Mrs. Daniel Heffner secretary-treasurer. Rev. Clare Hayes spoke on pioneer leadership alongside Dr. A R Kunedy and Dr. George Boicourt. Music by Baker University Glee Club. Jayhawk Duo sang. prizes awarded for farthest attendee and oldest members.
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Palmyra Cld
A. R. Kunedy
Lawrence
George Boicourt
Eudora Methodist Church
Baker University
Baldwin
J. M. Jenkins
Paul M. Barnthouse
King George Shows Postoperative Progress After Lung Operation
London dispatch reports King George's doctors say the post operation period has been free of complications. The king, who underwent a serious lung operation on September 23, is said to gain daily but progress toward convalescence will be slow and gradual.
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London
King George's
Aging Yankee Clipper Sees Crowd Move to Younger Star
In New York on October 6 the World Series scene shows Joe DiMaggio beside Mickey Mantle after Mantle injures his right knee while chasing a fly ball. Mantle, 19, faces a possible end to his Series, while DiMaggio, 37, reflects on aging and mortality as the Yankees win 3 to 1 over the Giants.
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Yankee Stadium
N.Y
Yankee
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
New
Mickey
Mantle
Joe
DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
More Scandals Of Internal Revenue Shake-up hinted
Washington reports by House Ways and Means subcommittee reveal a widening IRS scheme with indictments and resignations across New York Boston St Louis and San Francisco. Chairman King notes the probe hints at nationwide reach and ongoing hearings resume Tuesday. Mealey resigns ill health as deputy Alcohol Tax chief. Olson testified of Pokrass liquor permit issue. Finnegan brothers link insurer deal to Boston and Philadelphia collectors Delaney and Smith. Delaney indicted for bribe. Smith discreet.
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Washington
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ways and Means
New York
Boston
St. Louis
San Francisco
King
D-Calif
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Carroll E. Mealey
Alcohol Tax
Mealey
James B. E. Olson
Alcohol Tax Unit
Olson
Louis Pokrass
Frank Costello
Gotham Liquor Corp
James Wright
Gotham
Pokrass
James P. Finnegan
Hugh Finnegan
Manhassar
Long Island
Denis W. Delaney
Francis R. Smith
Philadelphia
Delaney
Smith
Finnegans
Maxwell Shapiro
Daniel Friendman
Rains Move Out as Kansas Sees Cooler Weather Ahead
Rainy conditions ease across eastern Kansas with forecasts calling for ending rainfall by tonight in the southeast. Forecaster Richard Garrett predicts unseasonably cool temperatures will ease, with lows near 35 to 45 and highs 60 to 65 tomorrow. Reports show heaviest rain along the Marais des Cygnes, but no floods expected. western areas had under a quarter inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Marins Des Cygnes
Lyndon
LaCygne
Osage City
Reading
Tow
Chicaro
Orl
Oklahoma
Guy
Washington
Newsboy Meeders Employs Assistant On Route Stunt
In Bexley Ohio on National Newspaperboy Day 14 year old Bob Medors used Gov Frank Lausche as an assistant to carry and deliver papers. The governor joined the route hauls, joked about a window, and declined a sale offer for 250 dollars.
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Associated Prats
Columbus
Bob Meders
Ohio State Journal
Bexley
Medors
Bez
Bob
National Newspaperboy Day
Frank J. Lausche
Army Aims Home By Christmas for Vet Reservists
Washington reports the Defense Department asks Congress to give all active duty and reserve service members a 10 percent pay raise, capped at $800 yearly. Draft boards will reclassify childless married men next week. Navy Air Force and Marine releases outlined. officers often must complete 17 months. Lovett letter urges retroactive raise to July 1.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Congress
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Mahon
House Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Anna Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Sore
Air Force
Volunteer Reserve
Navy
Marine Corps
Petagon
Defense
Robert Lovett
Slot Machine Raids Net 200 Seized In Midwest
FBI reports 200 slot machines seized and 19 men arrested across Kansas and Missouri in a crackdown on illegal gambling. In Kansas 187 machines and 15 arrests. Missouri 33 machines and four arrests. New seizures include two at Wamego posts and a clock gambling device, tied to Tom Givens who previously faced charges for selling machines to Junction City club. Biles linked to Salina club faces $1000 bond after repair parts charge.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
L. V. Boardman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Harold Johnson American Legion
Wamego
Kaw
VFW
Kaw Valley
Boardman
Tom Givens
American Veterans of World War I
Junction City
Givens
Salina Country Club
Clarence BR
Biles
Salina Club
Elka Club
Wellington
Charles Glayton
Newton
American Legion Club
Vegtitngten
Bosra Maid
Three -Eine - Cen
KU Team Arrives Nine Hours Late
Flying Kansas Jayhawkers, delayed by rain and snow, arrived nine hours late in Denver ahead of a Bis Seventh Conference clash with Colorado. The 36 man squad left Lawrence for Topeka, then dodged bad weather via Garden City and Colorado Springs before reaching Denver by bus. About 25,000 were expected to watch KU at Folsom Field in Boulder as the Jayhawkers prepared to face CU after a rough travel day.
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Bill Mayer
Journal-World Star
Denver
Kansas Jayhawker
Colorado University
Boulder
Kansas
Lawrence
Denver University Stadium
Red and Blue
Shirley Savoy Hotel
Bert
Topeka
Jules Sikes
Dodge City
Colorado Springs
Garden City
Jerry Bogue
Jayhawker
Dress rehearsal for air trip by royal couple
London Oct 6 British Overseas Airways held a dress rehearsal to ensure smooth takeoff for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh's Atlantic flight to Canada aboard a pressurized Stratocruiser. A stand in plane mirrored the routine to guard against any timing slips on the first trans ocean flight by an heir to the throne.
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Associated Press
London
BOAC
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Canada
Atlantic
George VI
Greeks Work Through Rain To Restore Flooded North Lawrence Homes
Nearly 350 KU fraternity members labored all day in North Lawrence despite heavy rain. They cleaned interiors and painted 120 flood damaged homes, using $50 per fraternity for equipment and relief funds. Kenneth Merrill led the effort, aiming to add 250 more members later, with many projects postponed by rain.
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North Lawrence
Interfraternity Council
Kenneth Merrill
Pratt
The
Journal-World
Merrill
Lawrence
Movie Personalities to Be Seen Here on Monday
Gloria Graham co stars in Cecil B DeMille s Greatest Show on Earth will headline a film caravan Monday at Haskell Institute Liberty Memorial High School and before the Journal World at 10 am The group will depart Lawrence at 10 30 to Topeka for a luncheon with Gov Edward F Arn part of Movietime USA celebration marking the film industry s 50th year Ottawa University senior Bernard Turner is Sheldon Hall house master and his brother Dale is a house council member the Turners are sons of Azel O Turner and wife living at 1216 Ohio Street.
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Gloria Graham
Cecil B. DeMille
Haskell Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
Journal- World
Lawrence
Topeka
Edward F. Arn
Ottawa University
Bernard Turner
Sheldon Hall
Dale
Azel O. Turner
Ohio St
North Strip Pouring Planned on Sixth Street Highway
Kansas Highway Commission official says work will resume after weather. North strip 24 feet wide spans from Massachusetts to El Navajo court, with completion aimed for December 1. Pedestrian underpass at Pickney School delayed by material and carpenter shortages, now pushed two weeks pastOctober deadline.
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Sixth Street
Hugh Sheridan
Kannes Highway Commission
Massachusetts Street
el Navajo Court
Massachusetts
Ohio Street
Sheridan
M. W. Watson
Topeka
Mim Gouri
West Seventh Street
Pickney School
No One Hurt When Car Turns Over East of Here
A 1836 Plymouth driven by Don Harder of Lawrence overturned into a ditch about midnight near Six Corners east of Lawrence on highway. No injuries reported. the crash was reported at 8:30 am. A second 1948 Nash, possibly driven by Cpl. Frank Stone of Fort Riley, also went into a ditch nearby but appeared undamaged and was left locked.
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Here
Don Harder
Lawrence
Six Corners
Riley
Cpl
Frank Stone
Fort Riley
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Music widely seen as cure for world’s ills by Edward Johnson
Edward Johnson, former Metropolitan Opera Company general manager, in Edmonton argues music could heal world turmoil. He asserts uncertainty fuels conflict and that music should be a major part of education globally to provide a steadying influence.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edward Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Company
Stock Market Index Holds Steady At 101.2
The closing average for 60 stocks stands at 101.2, unchanged from the previous session. Investors saw little movement as the market remained flat, with no major gains or losses reported across the index.
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