Buenos Aires Faces Government Vacuum Amid Civil Strife
Argentina teeters with the cabinet resignations and military control as street fighting kills one and wounds 35 in Buenos Aires. Army and Navy ministers remain, while police suppress newspapers and disorder extends to Santa Fe with protests over Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Army
Navy
Edelmiro Farrell
Eduardo J. Avalos
Marine
Hector Vernengo Lima
Army Club
City of
Santa Fe
Labor Ministry
Ellitoral
Viva Peron
Juan Peron
Farrell
Peron
Douglas County 4-H Calves Shine at American Royal Show
Eight Douglas County youths entered the American Royal Fat Livestock Show in Kansas City. Dale Powell won $47 on a Hereford calf that placed ninth. Powell’s calf sold for $24 a hundred, top money among local entries. other calves sold from $16.25 to $22 a hundred and two fat pigs at $20.50.
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Douglas County
Kansas City
Dale Powell
Powell
Jack Toms
Warren Anning
George Staufer
Dick Johnson
Gene Althaus
Frank Hagenbuch
Lyman Jones
Marks Third Anniversary of Guadalcanal Landing
The U.S. 164th Infantry Regiment marked its third Guadalcanal anniversary in Tokyo with silver stars awarded to several infantrymen including Private Warren G. Wricht of Glenwood Kansas. The regiment originated as the First Infantry of Dakota Territory in 1885 and entered federal service on February 10, 1941. It later fought on Bougainville Leyte Cebu Negros Mindanao and Bohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.S
Guadalcanal
Pfe
Warren G. Wricht
Glenwood
Kan
Dakota Territory
Bougainville
Leyte
Cebu
Negros
Mindanao
Bohol
Soldiers unload ships as Britain’s strikers ignore appeals
Britain’s striking dock workers watched soldiers unload food ships in six ports as the labor government’s back to work appeals failed to win their return. About 50,000 idle dockers faced possible job losses unless reporting Monday, with port clerks signaling refusal to work with military crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Andow
Two Proposals Before Senate on Atomic Bombs
Washington reports two distinct plans to form a nine member atomic energy group. One lets President Truman name the commission, tied to the May Johnson bill. The other would create a senate committee to study the proposal, advancing through the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Pearl Harbor
William D. Mitchell
War Department
Andrew May
D-Ky
Edwin Johnson
Colo
Atomic Energy Commission of Citizens
Mc Mahon
D-Conn
McKellar
D-Tenn
McMahon
Interstate Commerce Committee
Raymond S. McKeough
Maritime Commission
Wichita area aids WWII air power with vast plane output
CPR Wichita war plants produced 24 865 airplanes for the U S arsenal. Spare parts raised total to over 30 000 planes. Wichita led in trainer and twin engine trainer output and produced more B 29 Superfortresses than the other four B 29 cities combined, with 1 644 completed planes and 125 in spare parts. Swenson cited exclusive CQ target plane production and Canadian army trainer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
CPR
U. S
A. S. Swenson
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Swenson
Had New Weapons Exhibition Opens at Wright Field
Dayton October 13 The air technical service command opened Wright Field to the public for a weekend AAF fair displaying a 150000000 array of wartime developments. Rep Chan Gurney joined Orville Wright in praising the exhibit and urging continued technical research as jet propulsion and guided weapons are showcased to the public.
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Dayton
Air Technical Service Command
Congress
ATSC
Wright Field
America
Chan Gurney
R-S.d
Orville Wright
Ameri
Efforts Resume to Settle Strike Across 12 States
Washington reports renewed government efforts to settle a broad strike threat as some 200000 United Mine Workers face disruptions and a looming national truck drivers vote. NLRB suspends New England activity to handle strike ballots under the Smith Connally act amid wage dispute talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
U.mlw
National Labor Relations Board
A.F.L. Central States Drivers Council
Teamsters
Midwest
Michael J. Healy
Central States Drives Council
NLRB
New England
Boston
May
Dky
House Military Committee
Laval fate to be decided soon in Paris
Paris reports an imminent CPI A ruling on whether Pierre Laval will be executed without delay. Unconfirmed word has Minister Teitgen returning from Britain to meet with Gen. De Gaulle as Laval’s attorneys press for a new trial amid the government’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
CPI
Pierre Laval
Pierre Teitgen
Brittany
Liberation
Vichy
Teitgen
Charles DeGaulle
Laval
DeGaulle
Mrs Laval Pleads For Husband Amid War Perils
Gray haired Mrs Pierre Laval pleads for the life of her condemned husband in Paris. She recalls their marriage and says Laval sought moderation after the Munich pact, while admitting opportunism after Germany swept in. She says she hid Jewish friends and smuggled money to help them.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Lfe
Laval
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Vichy
Patton Warns of New War and Urges Universal Training
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. now heading the U. S. 15th army says a new war is likely unless the U. S. is armed and prepared. He asserts a powerful America is needed to deter aggressors and maintain peace, voiced at his new headquarters after Bavarian administration work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bad Nauheim
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S
U. S. 15Th Army
United States
America
Patton
15Th Army
Indispensable Latta Celebrates 76th Birthday at White House
President Truman noted Maurice C. Latta’s 76th birthday and 47 years of service at the White House during a staff meeting. He praised Latta as the indispensable man at the White House, recognizing his long tenure and duties as executive clerk in charge of the offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Maurice C. Latta
Executive Mansion
Latta
Berlin fights demotion of youth to democracy in denazified schools
In Berlin on October 13 the U S occupation authorities reported over 70 percent of German elementary students in the denazified zone are enrolled in democracy programs. Juvenile delinquency among 14 to 20 year olds is being addressed, with Boy Scouts of America leaders arriving to form youth councils and vocational courses. Maj. Gen. M C Stayer said secondary schools would be reopened swiftly, and Scout groups will handle surplus resources.
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Berlin
Hitler
U. S
Boy Scouts of America
Germany
M. C. Stayer
Public Health and Welfare
Arrivals From Europe On Board Thomas Barry
The Associated Press notes that Cpl. Howard R. Sutar and Mary E. Breese of Lawrence are listed among passengers aboard the Thomas Barry arriving today in New York from Europe.
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Associated Press
Cpl
Howard R. Sutar
Mary E. Breese
Lawrence
Thomas Barry
New York
Europe
Football Half: K. U. 6 Fort Riley 0
Missouri Iowa State 7 spelled incomplete. Football update notes a half score with Kansas University leading Fort Riley 6 to 0.
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K. U
Fort Riley
Misouri
Iowa State
New Japanese News Agency to Be Named Kudo
Tokyo and Osaka newspapers announce formation of a new news agency to succeed Domei. The jointly created service will be named Kudo, with the meaning Joint in Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
CMN
Osaka
Domei
Typhoon Spares U S Eighth Air Force in Okinawa
Tokyo report says the worst typhoon in 20 years scattered gear but did not seriously injure U S Eighth Air Force personnel led by Maj. Gen. Arle E. Partridge. Winds reached 130 mph with widespread tent damage. Half the planes need major repairs and two weeks to restore comms and power. Food shortages eased by B 29 deliveries.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Arle E. Partridge
Air Force
Partridge
Eighth
Pacific
Five Day Demonstration by Britons’ G I Wives Wanes
London observers report the five day protest by G I wives seeking U S entry to join husbands is fading as 150 gather outside the U S embassy. A spokesman for the Married Women’s association said the group is dissolving amid stalled transport plans. Col J S Mallory said no new transport options exist but plans are being made to secure passage for the wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
G.I
United States
Married Women's Association
Col. J. S. Mallory
U. S
No Quick Sailing for Home
Berlin reports Americans in Nazi Germany face slim chances of crossing the Atlantic soon. Robert Murphy, Eisenhower adviser, says prewar warnings and offered aid show those remaining may be sympathetic to the Nazi cause, reflecting a restrictive government stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Nazi Germany
Atlantic
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Grooper
Opening Morning Duck Season Sees Few Limits
Local hunters faced a slow start with many returning empty handed as duck numbers declined after frost. Notables included Hub Hall and Dr Raymond Hall bagging a wood duck, while Bob Lockwood notched ten, and John Simons harvested five.
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Douglas County
Hub Hall
Dvche Museum
Raymond Hall
S. J. Hunter
Dismembered Skeleton Identified by Watch in Barstow Disappearance
A desert skeleton found six miles east of Barstow is identified by a watch as Edward Patrick McGraw, 70, of Kansas City. Sheriff Emmet L. Shay says McGraw, a retired Santa Fe railroad engineer, had been missing for a month and likely wandered from Barstow station en route to Bakersfield. Found with the skeleton were the watch, name engraved, and $145 in currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
Barstow
Edward Patrick McGraw
Kansas City
Emmet L. Shay
McGraw
Santa Fe
Argentine
Kan
Bakersfield
Japanese cabinet moves toward MacArthur reforms
Tokyo reports Premier Shidehara's crisis cabinet approved measures granting women suffrage and reducing voting age to 20 for submission to the diet. It also abolished the 13 year old political police law, addressing MacArthur's demand for freer speech and thought as allied occupation details remain to be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shidehara
MacArthur
Diet
Japan
Asahi
Fumimaro Konoye
Hirohito
Konoye
Mainichi
Privy Council
Washington
Robert K. Sutherland
Weather Outlook for Kansas This Weekend
Topeka reports warm weather with clouds. Showers move in this afternoon in the southwest and become general by the weekend. Northern Kansas saw light rain last night. Garden City at 84 degrees topped readings while Goodland cooled to the 40s. Temperatures will be mid 70s statewide, dipping to 65 in the north tomorrow. Tonight ranges 45 to 50 in the north and 50 to 55 in the south.
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Topeka
Kansas
P. N. Eland
Eland
Garden City
Goodland
Er Vil
Mary Arnold Wins Pan American Singles Title
Mary Arnold defeated Patricia Odd of Berkeley California 4 8 6 3 6 3 to win the fourth Pan American Women's Tennis Singles Championship in Mexico City on October 13. The match featured three sets with Arnold rallying after dropping the first set to Odd.
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Mary Arnold
Mexico City
Patricia Odd
Berkeley
Calif
Full access pledged on Pearl Harbor attack inquiry
Washington reports War State and Navy departments will give the senate house committee complete access to all Pearl Harbor attack information. Chairman Barkley said letters and oral assurances guarantee no withholding, with public hearings not before November due to the vast evidence. The timing of a Pearl Harbor visit will wait on counsel’s layout of the inquiry case.
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Washington
War
State
Navy Departments
Senate-House
Pearl Harbor
Barkley
D Ky
Service
Secretary of
State Byrnes
Army Navy
Decontamination Begins At Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Lt. Col. Stanley C. Shubart declared that after Japan's defeat the Sunflower Ordnance Works began decontaminating powder manufacturing lines at the 10 000 acre facility. The goal is complete hazard elimination before any equipment or lumber is disposed of or sold for civilian reuse.
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Stanley C. Shubart
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Kan
Japan
Shubart
Sunflower
Colt Shubart
Ordnance Department
United States
Colonel Shubart
Seaflower Ordnance Works
Duri
University convocation to honor Lt Gen Whitehead
Townspeople are invited to an all university convocation at Hoch Auditorium next Wednesday at 9 30 in the morning honoring Lt Gen Ennis C Whitehead KU alumnus and World War II hero. He will speak and receive the University of Kansas Award for Distinguished Service.
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Hoch
Ennis C. Whitehead
University of Kansas
National War Fund
Joseph G. Quigley
Community Chest War Fund
Lawrence
War Fund
Whitehead
U.S.O
University
K. U
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Westphalia
Kan
Signal Corps
Toneka Daily Capital
The
Air Corps
Explanation gap on ministers conference failure widens
Red Star editorial in Moscow cites lack of public explanations from James Byrnes and Ernest Bevin. It says foreign press reports frame the breakdown as a triumph for British and American diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United States
Britain
James O F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Red Star
Army
Flowers of Distinction Call Allison Thomas Fiower Shop
A Flowers of Distinction ad directs customers to call Allison-Thomas Flower Shop at 863 for arrangements and delivery services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison-Thomas Fiower
Ady
Lawrence workers prepare drive to Hike Community Chest funds
With plans nearly set, Lawrence volunteers prepare to launch next week the combined National War Fund and Lawrence Community Chest drive seeking 34797 dollars. Pastors will urge support from pulpits tomorrow, coordinated by Rev. J. D. Kelly. Boy Scouts place downtown drive posters with slogans about giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Headon
National War Fund- Lawrence
J. D. Kelly
Ministerial Alliance
National War Fo
Community Chest- War Fund
Joseph G. Quigley
Campaign For
Terminations at Sunflower Ordnance Works Reach 424
The Sunflower Ordnance Works week end total shows 424 workers laid off, leaving 3,665 men and 592 women employed on rocket powder production. Four draftmen were hired, half men half women, while the employment office listed 140 local openings and referred 155 workers to local jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
U. S. Employment Service Office
S.0.w
U. S. Employment Office
Missing 390 on steamer Kaju Maru after mine strike
Tokyo reports about 390 persons missing from the 383 ton Kaju Maru after striking a mine off Kobe. The ship carried 500 passengers en route from Osaka to Takamatsu. Twenty rescue vessels are searching for survivors.
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Tokyo
Kobe
Domei
Takamatsu
Osaka
Governor's Mother Ill in Los Angeles
UI Topeka reports Anna N. Schoeppel age 74 is seriously ill at her Los Angeles home. Governor An drew Schoeppel traveled to California in the summer to be with his mother during recovery from a serious abdominal operation.
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Douglas County Boys
Schwellenbach Soft Coal
Army and War Shipping Administration
A.F.L
National Maritime Union
American Communications Association
Marine Cooks and Stewards Association
C.I.O
John Doe
Union
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Paton
Euror
Eighth Air Force
States
Duck Hunters
Bob Lockwood
Telephone Company
Hayden Slough
Olie Parson
Art Weaver
Cliff Ramsey
John Simons
Lilburn Dowers
Bill Cox
Robert Bront
Oscar Baker
Clarence Bliesner
Conrad McGrew
Phil Ernst, Jr
WATCH
Lawrence Building and Loan Associations
Mass
Hallmark
Hallmark Greeting Cards
Hall Brothers, Inc
Ennis Whitehead
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