Venezuelan capital quiet as revolutionary junta seizes power
A seven man junta claimed control of Venezuela after a bloody coup that toppled President Isaías Medina Angarita. Fighting raged with loyal forces around Caracas as 5 000 troops and civilians moved toward the capital. Arrests and trials for former leaders were reported amid a state of siege and censorship.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Isaias Medina
Angarita
Isaing Medina Angarita
Dawn
Frogota
Tachira
Merida
Truifilo
Medina
Eleazar Lopez Contreras
Bogota
Cara Kas Radio
Seige
Maracay
Soekarno Appeals Truman Over Dutch Use of US Gear
Batavia Java Oct 20 President Soekarno appealed to President Truman to prohibit American equipment for Dutch forces in Indonesia. He accused Dutch troops of arming, outfitting, and terrorizing locals with American arms and trucks. Aneta reported extremists killed over 100 Japanese and harmed others in Semarang and Buta prisons, with hostages feared. Donations for the Community Chest War Fund in Lawrence and Douglas County totaled 15 175 27 dollars, about four thousand short of last year, as drives continue through next week.
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Batavia
Java
Soekarno
Truman
Indonesia
Netherlands
Aneta
Buta
Semarang
Pavillion
Lawrence
Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Oread
Drive
Inter-American consultations may widen over Venezuela
A diplomatic source says U S backed talks on Argentina could extend to Venezuela if the crisis there is not settled in days. The discussion started over Argentina but may broaden to Venezuela depending on the evolving Venezuelan situation.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
United States
Venezuela
Elimination of Zaibatsu Monopolies Delayed by Election
Tokyo sources say drafting legislation to dissolve Japan's Zaibatsu monopolies awaits a new cabinet after general elections early next year. Premier Shidehara to reshuffle government for a more representative diet. Occupation moves include 58 000 troops to return to the United States and a crackdown on illicit money transfers by US personnel. Plans to ease food and housing shortages are being prepared for cabinet presentation soon.
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Tokyo
Japan
Zaibatsu
Kujiro Shidehara
Minjetera
Shidehara
Eighth Army
Yokohama
United States
Seattle
MacArthur
Army Finance Office
Start Japanese War Trials Within Sixty Days
Tokyo reports plans to begin war crimes trials for about 2000 Japanese suspects within 60 days. Col. Alva C. Carpenter says 500 in custody and more arrests daily. Notable figures include Hideki Tojo and Gen Masaharu Homma. trials will be public with defense counsel and fair process.
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Tokyo
Col
Alva C. Carpenter
Fort Wayne
Ind
Corporation
Carpenter
MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Manila
Tojo
Shigenori
Togo
Military Commission
William Allen White school to expand at KU
Elmer Beth acting chairman told the Lawrence Kiwanis club the William Allen White school of journalism will expand its program. Plans include new quarters Fowler shops building curriculum to include all forms of public communication and a foundation to bring speakers publish bulletins and improve newspaper services. The foundation will support seminars research and Kansas newspaper studies with possible graduate offerings.
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Altho
William Allen
K. U
Kansas
Beth
Truman to pick Kansas district judge from three contenders
Washington sources name three Kansas hopefuls for the second federal district judgeship. Edgar C. Bennett of Marysville, Carl V. Rice of Kansas City, and George McGill of Wichita are under discussion as the White House and the justice department review possibilities.
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Washington
Truman
Kansas
Edgar C. Bennett
Marysville
Carl V. Rice
Kansas City
Kan
U. S
George McGill
Wichita
Tariff Commission
Attorney General
Justice Department
Congress
Bennett
Robert Helvering
Guy Helvering
Internal Revenue
White House
Rice
McGill
Jefferson County Claims May Be Filed In County
The Lawrence Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division announced that starting next Wednesday Jefferson county claims may be filed in their county. A representative will be at the Oskaloosa courthouse 9 30 to 11 30 a m and at the Valley Falls bank basement 1 30 to 3 30 p m every Wednesday to accept unemployment compensation claims. Jefferson county applicants should file at these locations instead of the Lawrence office.
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Lawrence
Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa
Valley Falls
Bennett Clark Sworn In as U S Appeals Justice
Former Missouri Democratic senator Champ Clark was sworn in today in Washington as an associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals. The ceremony marked his transition from politics to the federal judiciary and adds a new name to the appellate bench.
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Bennett Clark
Washington
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
United States Court of Apppeals
Plague Outbreak in Taranto Causes 11 Deaths
Italy reports bubonic plague outbreak in Taranto with 11 killed and 13 ill. Rome's public health official monitors spread and coordinates response.
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Italy
Rome
Taranto
Couple killed and wife injured by freight train in Hiawatha
Thomas Gilmore aged 78 from Hiawatha died and his wife was seriously injured when a Missouri Pacific freight train struck them last night in Hiawatha. The Kansas State Highway Patrol reported today.
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Topeka
Thomas Gilmore
Hiawatha
Missouri Pacific
Kansas State Highway Patrol
Showers in the Easttopeka Weather Report Oct 20
Topeka reports cool northern Kansas and rain in the east. Weatherman P N Eland forecasts clouds moving in tonight with morning showers eastern portions. Highs 70 75 today. 55 northwest 75 east tomorrow. Lows 88 northwest to 48 southeast tonight. Sunday night cooling, Monday fair. Phillipsburg tied with Goodland for coolest at 48. yesterday's high 66.
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Topeka
Kansas
P. N. Eland
Weatherman
Elan
Eland
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Ford 1946 Model To Exhibit Here Tuesday
The 1946 Ford will go on display next Friday October 26 at Morgan Mack Motor Company showroom 609 Massachusetts. Preparations are under way for an elaborate showing to handle large visitor turnout. All Ford dealers nationwide unveil a model the same day marking the first postwar car in full production. The model differs notably in appearance and mechanicals from the last prewar version.
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Ford
Morgan-Mack Motor Company
Massachusets
Stock Market Index Reports Moderate Decline
The stock market index shows an average of 60 stocks at 72.4, a slight drop from yesterday’s 12.2 reading as traders assess early gains and shifts in broader market sentiment.
Stilwell Road to Be Abandoned
The Stilwell road, built to supply China via India Burma theater, will be abandoned November 1 along with a Calcutta Kunming pipeline and Calcutta Kunming telephone line. The U S command recommends declaring them surplus after November 1 awaiting War Department approval.
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New Delhi
Stilwell
China
Calcutta
Kunming
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
India- Burma
War Department
VFW District Meeting Set in Lawrence Tomorrow
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and auxiliaries in the second district plan their annual Lawrence gathering with about 150 members expected. Department officers and local commanders will attend as registration starts at 9 00 a m and joint sessions open at 10 00 a m at L O C F hall.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lawrence
Department
C.F. Hall
V.F.W
Veterans’ Hall
Vermont Street
I.C.C.F
Alford-Clarke
Department of Kansas
W. T. Allen
J. H. Saunders
Myrtle
Five Killed in Crash Near Spokane Geiger Field
A C-45 army transport crashed into a hill six miles east of Spokane killing Brig. Gen. Stuart C. Godfrey base commander Col. James W. Park deputy commander Capt. George E. Matthews pilot R C Hendee Red Cross director and Sgt. James R. Sheets. Godfrey who had led Geiger Field since July and helped build early B 29 bases in the China Burma India theater died in the crash with his personnel and crew.
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Spokane
Wash
Here
Geiger Field
Red Cross
Stuart C. Godfrey
James W. Park
George E. Matthews
McGill
Nev
R. C. Hendee
Denver
Colo
James R. Sheets
York
Godfrey
Regular Army
Corps of Engineers
Milford
Mass
Washington,c
Hamilton Field
Calif
Fourth Air Force
San Francisco
China-Burma-India
West Point
Germany
Michigan
Panama Canal Zone
Mississippi
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Tennessee
217 Terminations At The Plant Last Week
The Sunflower Ord nance Works announced for the week ending yesterday noon that 217 workers were terminated. Of these 159 were women and 59 were men. No new hires occurred. Plant employment stood at 4,044 at period end.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
U. S
Tony
Three Lawrence Men Reported Aboard Victory Arriving Monday
Associated Press reports three Lawrence men aboard the US Victory due in New York Monday. They are First Lt. Vernon C. Springer of 2301 Ohio Street, Cpl. Edgar R. Samuels of Lawrence, and Cpl. Byron C. Sneegas of 1028 Ohio Street. Flowers of Distinction available from Allison-Thomas Flower Shop, phone 368.
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Lawrence
Associated Press
New York
Vernon C. Springer
Ohio Street
Edgar R. Samuels
Byron C. Sneegas
Allison - Thomas Flower Shop
Adyv
Approval for Cut in Taxes Passes Senate Finance Committee
Washington reports the senate finance committee approves a tax cut bill totaling 5.629 billion dollars with individual relief of 2.648 billion and corporate cuts of 2.841 billion. Repeal of use tax on autos and boats to begin July 1, 1946, and a 1 percent social security payroll tax. Some wartime excises remain.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means
House
Senate Finance Group
Senate
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
George D.ga
Strikes at a Glance Highlights National Labor Turmoil
The Associated Press reports about 415000 workers idle nationwide due to labor disputes with a 42000 drop in 24 hours. Major actions include Public Utilities where 2000 power workers walkout endanger 2 million Michigan residents and may end soon. Houston port and Gulf Coast disrupted by AFL walkouts. New York harbor back to work after 18 days. Seiberling plant Akron closes 1500 jobs amid wage demands. Kearny Western Electric faces a Monday deadline and nationwide telephone stoppages.
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Associated Press
C.S.C
Michigan
Houston
Gulf Coast
Texas
A.F.L
New York Harbor
Rubber—Seiberling
Akron
Kearny
N. d
Western Electric Works
U S Orders Destruction Of German Munitions Plants
Berlin reports the U S military government orders the demolition of three I G Farben munitions plants in the American zone, Kaufbeuren smokeless powder plant, Ebenhausen nitrocellulose plant near Ingolstadt, and Aschau nitrocellulose plant at Muehldorf. Demolitions start within 10 days. five more plants are opened for reparations, totaling 21 large plants in the zone.
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Berlin
U. S
I. G. Farben Industries
Fabrik Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
Fabrik Ebenhausen
Ingolstadt
Fabrik Aschau
Muehldorf
Maloney Named Head of KU Chemical Engineering and Research Foundation
Dr. James O'Hara Maloney of Wilmington Delaware is appointed head of chemical engineering and director of the KU research foundation. He will begin December 1 and holds a PhD from Penn State with prior work at DuPont and Columbia University.
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James O'Hara Maloney
New Chemical Engineering
James O’hara Maloney
Wilmington
Del
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
SS Eentra
Maloney
E. J. duPont de Nemours
Mineral Resources
Lindley Hall
Mt. Oread
K. U. Research Foundation
E. A. Stephenson
The
Foundation
K. U
Ray Q. Brewster
St. Joseph
Westport High School
FE. I. DuPont de Nemours
Sigma Xi
Phi Lambda Ensilon
Lawrence
Kansas Junior Academy of Science Bulletin Highlights
The Kansas Junior Academy of Science issues a printed bulletin outlining aims and activities for clubs statewide. Edith Beach coordinates the state with the national Science Clubs of America. Members include Norman Bradford Fletcher and Steins Polls Todd Normm oon and projects span plastics astronomy and radiographical experiments.
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Kansas Junior Academy of Science
K.J.A.S
Science Clubs of America
Edith Beach
State of Kansas
Junior Academy of Science Club
Norman Bradford
Fletcher
Steins
Todd Normm
National Guard Leaders Plan Postwar Kansas Talks
Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean said Brig. Gen. John F. Williams acting chief of the National Guard Bureau will discuss postwar affairs with Kansas state officials in Topeka on October 23 after meeting with McLean on October 20.
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McLean Topeka
John F. Williams
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Kansas Guard
Milton R. McLean
Kansas
New Semester Begins November First at KU
Two hundred returning veterans and new students join over one hundred V-12 and NROTC trainees transferred to the campus for the November 1 enrollment. The July 1 to October 31 term ended with finals.
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K.U
L. G Woodruff
Navy
Unemployment Office Reports Week Totals In Kansas
New applications filed this week total 87 with 73 by women and 14 by men. Continuing claims amount to 216 women and 53 men, a combined 269. 140 are receiving pay orders this week. Office reports 117 job openings, 87 for men and 30 for women, and 470 women and 208 men sought information. The USES office referred 141 women and 79 men to work, with 39 workers hired. Manager Barnard cites urgent need for more women job listings.
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Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division
U. S. Employment Service Office
U.S. Employment Service Office
Harry R. Barnard
Thompson is Freed In Hatchet Slaying Case
Louis V Thompson, Detroit automobile dealer, was released by police in Pontiac Michigan after being held for questioning in the death of his estranged wife Lydia. Prosecutor Donald D Noggle said Thompson remains subject to recall for further investigation after the body was found in a wooded lot near Pontiac last Saturday.
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Pontiac
Mich
UPI
Louis V. Thompson
Detroit
Lydia
Donald D. Noggle
Thompson
Here
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Isaias Medina Y Angarita
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Junta
Dimity
Hall Bros. Inc
Ady
Kiwaniana
Jefferson
Town State
Nebraska
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Europe
Lawrence Junior High
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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