Truman Attacks Nixon and Eisenhower on Labor Record in Wheeling
President Truman denounced Richard Nixon as anti labor and accused Dwight D. Eisenhower of selecting an anti labor running mate. He charged the Taft Hartley act was weakened in final form and cited a 1947 House argument by Nixon as evidence of GOP labor opposition. Truman campaigned in West Virginia and neighboring states stressing labor disputes and wage actions without detailing the soft coal strike.
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Richard M. Nixon
West Virginia
Dee
Wheeling
W. Va
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House of Representatives
Nixon
California
Congress
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington
Adlai Ste.Truman
Stevenson
Wage Stabilization Board
New program targets foreign born Communist leaders
Attorney General McGranery launches a drive to jail without bail, denaturalize, and deport foreign born Communist leaders. He also seeks trial of Communist Party chairman William Z Foster for alleged conspiracy to overthrow the U S government by violence. Foster was among 12 top officials indicted in 1948 under the Smith Act. four defendants fled after Supreme Court affirmations, with three still at large.
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Washington
McGranery
Communist Party
Communist Arty
William Z. Foster
U. S
Foster
New York City
Supreme Court
Mexico
Authors Charge Political Partisanship in the News
Ninety four American authors including 24 Pulitzer winners accuse the nation press of partisanship in presidential coverage. They say editorials and signed columns contaminate news writing and urge the public to watch both candidates on TV and radio to form a trusted impression.
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New York
Ign
Donor Adds 6000 to KU Scholarship Endowment
An unnamed donor added 5000 to his endowed scholarship fund at the University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture, announced by Irvin Youngberg, secretary of KU’s Endowment Association. Dean DeWitt Carr notes several individuals are creating endowed engineering scholarships, with additions to principal building larger awards over time.
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Andonor
University of Kansas
Irvin Youngberg
K.U. Endowment’ Association
DeWitt Carr
Brothers Paolillo brothers jailed for tax evasion
Anthony Paolilo, 38, and Andrew Paolillo, 41, were convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to one year and a day each. They requested consecutive terms to keep their business running, a request the judge granted with no objection from the prosecution.
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New York
Anthony Paolilo
Andrew Paolillo
U N secretary general forms panel on employee questions
Trygve Lie moves to study how U S laws apply to United Nations staff especially American citizens as investigators press on private life questions. He has fired an American employee, suspended another, and placed five on special leave for refusing to answer Senate subcommittee questions on espionage and Communist affiliations.
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N. Y
Trygve Lie
International Jurists
U. N
U. S
Lie
U.N
McCarran Committee
Jurists
Stanley Graze
U.S .N. Technical Assistance Administration
Jeel Gordon
Economic Affairs Department
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
New York
United States
Remodeling At Burgner-Bowman-Matthews Lumber Co
C E Franks manager says remodeling of the Burgner Bowman Matthews Lumber Co building at 308 W 6th St will finish soon after three weeks work. Frontage 9 feet covered with asbestos shingles doors and windows replaced and plans call for block letter jetters four to five feet tall atop the building. Marriage license issued Wednesday in Probate Court for Robert Ellis Jones 20 and Eleanor Joanne Lady 21 both of Lawrence.
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Burgner-Bowman-Matthews Lumber Co
W. 6Th St
C. E. Franks
Franks
Probate
Sarre
Robert Ellis Jones
Eleanor Joanne Lady
Both and
Lawrence
Seventh Repulses Attack In Korea Front Line Fight
Central Front battle sees South Korean forces retake Iron Horse Mountain crest then fend off counterattack as U S Eighth Army reports a Chinese division mauled in the past 10 days. Sabre jet clashes with Russian MiGs occur in the northwest air war noted by Fifth Air Force.
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Yee Pi
Iron Horse Mountain
U. S. Eighth Army
ROK
Ninth
Rede Ba
Haines Satur
U. S. Beitle
Ieee
Northwest
Fdree
Princess Ex-Boyfriend Weds American Heiress in London
The 15-year-old American heiress Virginia Fortune Ryan married Lord Ogilvy, a former boyfriend of Princess Margaret, in a lavish London ceremony described as Britain’s posh wedding of the year. The event drew high society attention as a striking union linking aristocracy and wealth.
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London
Margaret
Britain
Slim
Sam Farey
New York
Newport
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Virginia’ Fortune Ryan
Lord Ogilvy
Princess Margaret
George Bell Elected Grand Master of OOF Kansas
George Bell of Great Bend was chosen as grand master of the International Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Kansas at the 94th annual meeting. He succeeds W. L. Baker of Topeka. C. E. Gilbert of Iola was elected deputy grand master, with Reuben Burns and Fred Knapp also named in leadership roles.
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Topeka
George Bell
Great Bend
Los
International Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of
Kansas
W. L. Baker
C. E. Gilbert
Iola
Reuben Burns
Fred Knapp
Kansas Masonic bodies elect new grand officers
Topeka elected grand treasurer Te elected grand treasurer Edward M McCarthy Larned as grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment Kansas and the Ladies Auxiliary formed at the session chose Mona Stewart Coffeyville as grand matriarch J I Elliott Topeka named department commander of the Patriarchs Militant Daisy Rawlings Beloit elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary Rebekah Assembly of Kansas had previously elected Mrs Hill Wichita as its president.
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Topeka
Edward M. McCarthy
Larned
Kansas
Mona Stewart
Coffeyville
J. Elliott
Patriarchs Militant
Daisy Rawlings
Beloit
Ladies Auxiliary
Rebekah Assembly of Kansas
Att Hill
Wichita
Drenken Driving Case Brings Guilty Verdict in Hutchinson Court
Joe Thomas Harper of Hutchinson was found guilty on two counts in county court this Wednesday. He faced charges of driving under the influence and transporting an open liquor container. Harper received a $200 fine and 90 days in county jail on the first count and a $50 fine plus costs on the second.
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Joe Thomas Harper
Hutchinson
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