Japan faces breakup of Zaibatsu and constitutional shift
Tokyo reports the Zaibatsu would liquidate themselves to aid a democratic Japan, while Prince Konoye pushes a revised constitution to empower the Diet and reduce royal prerogative. Allied HQ orders revamping of education to focus on peaceful pursuits and curb militarist training.
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Tokyo
Japan
Zaibatsu
Asahi Shimbun
Keizo Shibusawa
Fumimaro Konoye
Hirohito
Wae
Konoye
MacArthur
Cadets at Chin Ho Academy Face Clash, 70 Injured
Peiping reports that Chinese cadets refused to join the Communist Eighth Route Army sparked fighting leaving 70 students killed or wounded and four barracks burned. Witnesses provided accounts today.
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Peiping
Chin Ho Military Academy
Eighth Route Army
DeGaulle Plan For Fourth Republic Approved by Electorate
Paris Oct 22 General De Gaulle won a sweeping yes in France s first general election in nine years backing a new constitution and a provisional government during seven months while the constituent assembly drafts the charter. Official totals show strong approval across 92 departments with the MRP led by Georges Bidault gaining influence.
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Paris
France
Ministry of the Interior
de Gaulle
Constituent Assembly
Interm
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Georges Bidault
Churchill urges rapid demobilization of British forces
London October 22 Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged Britain s Labor government to speed up demobilization of the armed forces. He said occupation of Germany and the low countries should require no more than 400 000 troops and called for RAF and navy reductions to prewar levels. He criticized slow demobilization and noted the plan was forged under his leadership.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Germany
Churchill
Low Countries
Mediterranean
R.A.F
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Lawrence youths detained after Kansas City hearing
Six Lawrence youths fourteen to sixteen years old were picked up by Kansas City officers after being found in a motor car without a driver following a midnight show in Lawrence. The group attended a hearing in Kansas City, with parents notified and present.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Jay Robidoux
Tennessee Street
Dorothy McCall
Massachusetts Street
Leroy Spencer
Rhode Island
Doris Spence
Illinois Street
Delmar Guntert
Ohio Street
Edward Langrell
City
Young Langrell
Soviet Denies Stalin Death Rumors In Paris
Paris reports a Soviet embassy spokesman denied rumors that Generalissimo Stalin is dead. London sources quote Andrei Gromyko saying he has no information to support claims about Stalin’s grave illness, notes that rumors began after Potsdam and intensified after October 10 vacation news.
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Paris
Stalin
London
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Moscow
Small Boy Lost Near Talihina In Mountain Search
Hundreds of volunteers scoured the Kiamichi mountains around Talihina Oklahoma for Sonny Hokit a 9 year old who vanished while squirrel hunting Sunday The search followed a rapid temperature drop and heavy rainfall after his disappearance Aid was requested from Camp Maxey Paris Texas.
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Talihina
Okla
Kiamichi Mountains
Here
Sonny Hokit
Camp Maxey
Paris
Tex
KU ROTC appoints seven noncommissioned officers
Capt. John D. Bradley at Kansas University announced seven new ROTC student noncommissioned officers at Thursday’s drill. The group includes former servicemen Nicholas Anzelmo and Leon Sherwood, with Robert A. Franklin named technical sergeant as top student officer. Regular classes run Monday and Wednesday. platoon drill occurs Thursday.
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John D. Bradley
Oficer
Army
Kansas University
Nicholas Anzelmo
Leon Sherwood
Srme
K. U
Robert A. Franklin
John B. Black
Franklin
Clarence Francisco
Nicholas Anzelmio
Harry R
Morse Says U. S. Policy On Atomic Energy Wrong
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told a Senate committee that fats and oils rationing may end by January 1 possibly sooner. He said 100,000,000 pounds of surplus butter will be available, though butter rationing cannot be stopped immediately to avoid disturbing lards and oils controls as substitutes.
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Washington
Anderson
Senate
Arrivals From Europe Reported For Local Area
Associated Press reports two locals arriving today from Europe, Charles O. Neilson and Merlin H. Ridgway, aboard the U S Victory and the Mexico Victory. They are from Lyndon and DeSoto. Two others arrived yesterday at Boston aboard the Sea Snipe, Vincent S. Huey Jr. and Francis L. Reed Oska Toosa North Carolinian. Washington reports Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme Court will preside at the labor management conference starting November 5 per President Truman.
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Associated Press
Charles O. Neilson
Lyndon
U. S
Washington
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina State Supreme Court
President Truman
White House
Stacy
Argentina Revokes Party Ban Ahead of Elections
A 1943 decree dissolving all political parties in Argentina has been revoked by the government, allowing renewed political activity within postwar limits. The move is seen as paving the way for general elections promised for next April.
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Aign
Buenos Aires
Oec
Argentina
Arabs Call for Strike on Balfour Oration Day
The Palestine Arab party urged a general strike for November 2 to coincide with the Balfour oration and asked neighboring Arab states to join the protest. British military headquarters planned extra security measures for the day.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Arab Party
Dont lose a days rent Ad for an Ad Taker
A classified line urges landlords to call phone number 22 to hire an ad taker, promising steady rental income and quick placements.
Revolt Wins In Week End Battle In Venezuela
Caracas reports a democratic junta seized control after a turbulent weekend of armed conflict. Romulo Betancourt, 37, became president and interior minister promising free universal suffrage and hemispheric unity. Opposition collapsed as Tachira Merida Trujillo Zulia allied with the new regime.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Tachira
Merida
Trujillo
Zulia
Looting in Caracas Amid Revolt Brings Refugees to U.S.
Refugees describe three days of terror in Caracas with looting and gunfire as rebels bombed and streets burned. Miss Mary Francis, an attorney from Oklahoma City, said 15 and 16 year olds carried carbines and police loyal to the government were wiped out.
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Miami
Fla
Caracas
Mary Francis
Oklahoma City
Avila Hotel
Iss Francis
Francis
J Logan Jones Dies After Long Civic Career
J Logan Jones 86 Kansas City merchant and civic leader died in a hospital after two weeks of illness. Born 1859 near Ottawa he helped found the Jones store in Kansas City and later ran Logan Jones store in town. Survived by two sons a daughter brother sister and 11 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Kansas City
Pi—J. Logan Jones
Jones
Jones Store
Logan Jones
Ottawa
Kan
Illinois
Lawrence
Ilinois
Hamilton College
McLeansboro
Ill
Stafford
Long Beach
Calif
May Court Term Closes in Douglas County District Court
Judge Hugh Means closed the May term of Douglas county district court. The next session opens Monday November 5 with jurors reporting November 12. Divorces granted to Leon W. Scott and Carrie M. Scott and to Julis Louise Wilcox and Ernest Nathaniel Wilcox.
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Hugh Means
Douglas County District Court
Judge Means
Leon W. Scott
Carrie M. Scott
Julis Louise Wilcox
Ernest Nathaniel Wilcox
General Strike Threat Emerges From British Dock Walkout
Tom Powell, unofficial leader of Britain's dock strikers, warned the government of a possible general strike as the longshore stoppage expanded to new piers. Soldiers were deployed to unload food as strikers surged to 41,000 with 3,100 more called out.
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London
Tom Powell
Britain
University of Kansas hosts five day clinic program for doctors
Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced a five day postgraduate medical study program at the KU School of Medicine in Kansas City from October 29 to November 2. Sponsored with the Kansas Medical Society and State Board of Health, the clinic targets returning service doctors and those with heavy wartime practices.
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Kansas
Deane W. Malott
University of Kansas
Kansas Medical Society
State Board of Health
K. U. School of Medicine
Kansas City
Malott
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Joseph H. Capps
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Albert D. Ruedemann
Yale University School of Medicine
Nathan A. Womack
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Plane thief hunt grips Duluth as deserters flee
Duluth Minnesota October 22 peace officers hunt for a man who stole an airplane at Hudson Wisconsin crashed near Duluth and fled posing as a war hero. Authorities identify the suspect as Robert E Steiner 20 from an army barracks escape and say he may have been joined by Wilbert Taulbee 21 of Dayton Ohio who is linked to another arrest in St Paul.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Samy Owens
Hudson
Wis
Thomas Vickerman
Robert E. Steiner
M. P
Great Bend
Kan
Steiner
Vickerman
Wilbert Taulbee
Dayton
Taulbee
St. Paul
Overseas Gift Mailing About 40 Percent Less
William B. Kirby of the Lawrence post office reports an estimated 40 percent drop in overseas Christmas mail compared with 1944. He notes earlier mailing patterns were steadier and advises early domestic mailing due to ongoing shortage of staff.
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William B. Kirby
Lawrence
Kirby
Argentine High appoints T Baker head basketball coach
Rev T Baker formerly director of athletics at Parsons Kansas Junior College was named head basketball coach for Argentine high school today and will assume the post on November 1 at Kansas City Kansas area.
Reed opposes Rice for Kansas second district judge
Senator Reed says he will oppose Carl V. Rice of Kansas City Kansas for the second federal district judge seat in Kansas. He plans to discuss possible nominations with Attorney General Tom Clark and names several other Kansas attorneys who may be considered, including Edgar C. Bennett George H. West and FE R. Sloan.
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Washington
Reed
Kan
Carl V. Rice
Kansas City
Democratic National
Senate
Rice
Kansas
Tom Clark
Edgar C. Bennett
Marysville
George McGill
McGill
Bennett
George H. West
United States District Attorney
Kas
FE. R. Sloan
Topeka
State Supreme Court
Indian congress seeks three billion treaty settlement
Browning Montana hosts the second annual national congress of American Indians with delegates from over 50 tribes. The group aims to press for full settlement of treaty obligations by the federal government, largely tied to land transactions. Officers include President N B Johnson and Treasurer George G Le Motte. Speakers include Mrs Joseph L Smith.
American War Mothers Plan Ninth Biennial Convention
The Kansas state chapter of the American War Mothers meets in Lawrence for its ninth biennial convention at Trinity Lutheran church Friday October 26. Lawrence mayor C B Russell will speak and greetings will come from patriotic groups. Delegates come from Topeka Leavenworth Kansas City Kansas and Lawrence. Luncheon reservations close Tuesday evening with Mrs W H Johns. Afternoon session opens 1 30 and memorial service for deceased members is at 2. Officers will be elected and installed as the closing feature.
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Kansas State
The
American War Mothers
Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. PD. Lyons
C. B. Russell
Topeka
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kan
W. H. Johns
Forrestal Opposes Postwar Merged Defense by Germany Example
Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that Germany’s wartime unification of air land and sea forces undermines postwar plans to merge the War and Navy Departments. He cited Germany to argue against centralized defense consolidation.
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Washington
Germany
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Flowers of Distinction Classified Ad Offer
Call Allison Thomas Flower Shop. Phone 363. Adv offers 2 full weeks for 96 cents. Why not place your ad in classifieds. Phone 22.
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Allison - Thomas Flower Shop
Return of six million troops from overseas by May 1946
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, head of the War Shipping Administration, announced that the return of six million troops from overseas is scheduled for completion by May 1946. He cited plans to finish Europe troopship operations in about three months and shift most fleet capacity to the Pacific thereafter.
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New York
Emory S. Land
War Shipping Administration
Admiral Land
Europe
Pacific
Sudan
War fund drive totals reach sixteen thousand six hundred thirty eight
Lawrence and Douglas county reported a total of 16 638 64 dollars in the combined war fund and community chest drive with a shortfall of 18 158 74 from the 34 797 38 quota. Joe Quigley heads the Lawrence campaign while John Brand heads the advanced group and Mrs George Melvins leads the residential district. Rural areas are coordinated by J H Parsons. USO work has intensified since V E day and V J day with calls for increased support as allied leaders push occupation aid in Germany and Japan.
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War Fund
Lawrence
Douglas County
Joe Quigley
Rzght
John Brand
George Melvins
Wilmer Beougher
J. H. Parsons
Quigley
Europe
Japan
USO
Harry S. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Dwicht Eisenhower
Germany
Weather Teases Cool Spell for Western Kansas
Topeka reports cool crisp weather with a coming chill from western rains. Forecaster P N Eland cautions frosts in the state, with western Kansas facing a second cool spell tomorrow as temperatures dip to around 50 while east Kansas stays near 55 to 60.
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Topeka
P. N. Eland
Kansas
Eland
Goodland
Garden Ity
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Wichita
Concordia
Fort Riley
Waugee
Topekas
Lecormpton
Fort Leavenworth
Chanute
Goodlands
Phillipsburg
Strikes at a Glance
Strikes idle at 217 400, almost halved from weekend point. Coal 216 000 miners return to pits ending month long strike. Public Utilities Michigan utility council orders bers back after 14 of 2 all vote to accept wage rise. Shipping 4500 AFL longshoremen and warehousemen tied up along Texas coast. West coast longshoremen threaten October 29 strike over living cost wages. Glass 14099 workers in 10 cities deadlocked on wages and related issues.
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Associated Press
Public Utilities
Michigan State Utility Council
Bers
Culf
Texas
A.F.L
C.I.G
West Coast
Death of Major Yoder in Paris After Fall Accident
Mrs. J H Yoder widow of Major Yoder learns her husband died September 21 in Paris from an accidental fall while on a rest leave. He served with the Air Service Command stationed at Naples and was KU class of 1940 with a BA in business. He leaves a father a sister and brothers. Hall Bros ad seeks 95 extra workers for Hallmark cards offering 40 hour weeks with no Saturday work incl 18 to 35 year olds and high school preferred.
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J. H. Yoder
Roberta Hackman
Robert Hackman
Lawrence
Major Ydder
Paris
France
Dimity
Hall Bros, Inc
Massachusetts
Adv
Annual VFW Second District Session Held in Lawrence
About 250 Veterans of Foreign Wars from fifteen Kansas towns attended the annual Second District meeting in Lawrence. The event featured a large turnout, with state officers and local leaders addressing rehabilitation plans and post activities.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Gaylord Schneck
Alford-Clarke Post
Kansas City
Wichita
Topeka
Horton
Coffeyville
Dowris
Hutchinson
Junction City
Abilene
Parsons
Fort Scott
Iola
Lecompton
Olathe
C. B. Russell Eave
C.F. Hall
Charles Corel
Mra
Mabel Daniel
W. T. Allen
Meta Seeker
James Saunders
W- T. Allen
Allen
Seeker
Birdwells Reunited After Marital Mixup
Denver October 22 1973 The sergeant Gene Birdwell thought dead and his 19 year old wife Ann are reconciled after a mix up marriage to his uncle Jack Marshall in Wichita Kansas was annulled. They reunited at a railroad station and plan to return to Kansas City once Birdwell completes a 90 day leave.
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Denver
Kansas City
Set
Gene Birdwell
Wichita
Kan
Jack Marshall
Ann
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Birdwell
Ottawa U to Build Girls Dormitory at Ottawa University
Ottawa Kan Oct 22 The Ottawa university board votes to start construction of a 2185 000 girls dormitory to house 100 next fall. They also approve a pre engineering course from February and a new faculty member plus a home economics course next fall. Twenty four board members attended. QO A Powell Wichita businessman chairs the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Ottawa University Board of Trustees
Andrew B. Martin
Secon
QO. A. Powell
Wichita
Weather outlook for Kansas turns warmer with light showers
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Tuesday across Kansas with a chance of light showers in the west and north central. Temperatures rise into the lower 70s for Tuesday, while central areas reach mid 70s and northwest areas stay in the 60s.
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Kansas
North Central
Kareeds Fay
Indies
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