Cease-Fire Talks Will Be Resumed Tomorrow in Korea
Allied and Communist negotiators plan to reopen armistice talks at Panmunjom to settle a buffer zone. Key issues include supervision of the truce, prisoner exchange, and possible withdrawal of foreign troops. Front-line air battles persist with Migs and Sabres engaging over North Korea as U N aircraft report casualties and bombings at Namsi and Wonsan.
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Redhold Kaesong
Reds
U. N
Oies
Korea
Kumsong
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Korean
Wonsan
Namsi
Sunchon
Minor Injuries for Three In a Crash Near Junction
Three people were injured in a two car crash about 9 am on Highway 50 near Baldwin Junction. Carrie Davis of Herington suffered multiple cuts and bruises and was treated and released. Charles Henderson and Louis Kiser of Lawrence were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Henderson was driving and Davis was eastbound when her car slipped off the road and was struck by Henderson’s vehicle. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Baldwin Junction
Carrie Davis
Herington
Charles Henderson
Louis Kiser
Lawrence
Henderson
Miss Davis
Stephens College
Columbia
Baldwin Clinic
Kiser
Lawrence Emorial Hospital
Miss .Davis
U N Charter Day Observed by Solemn Declaration
United Nations observes its sixth anniversary with solemn declaration and prayer amid Cold War strife in Korea and turmoil in the Moslem world. The UN notes progress in collective security, veto-free Assembly and pledged forces, despite overall disappointment and cautious optimism.
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United Nations
U. N
Korea
World Organization
General Assembly
Paris
Trygve Lie
British Ships Clear Through Suez Amid Egyptian Tensions
Guns of British warships covered merchant vessels clearing the Suez Canal despite Egyptian government orders. Cairo and Suez remained tense after anti-British riots. Egypt scrapped the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty while Interior Minister reported no new incidents. British officials warned of delays and issued clearance certificates signaling Egyptian withholding legality.
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Suez Canal
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Supreme Court voids Kansas City redevelopment authority law
Topeka October 24 The Kansas Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the 1951 amendment to the 1943 redevelopment law. The decision blocks Kansas City Kan from using condemnation to acquire land for redevelopment and sale profits. Justice Thiele noted the legislature may classify, but classifications must be natural not arbitrary. The ruling comes in a test case by Attorney General Har old R Fatzer.
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Kansas Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Walter G. Thiele
Harold R. Fatzer
Drake requests Missouri Valley meeting over Johnny Bright incident
Drake University announced it had secured a Missouri Valley Conference meeting to address what it calls malicious and intentional attacks on football star Johnny Bright. Dr. George Small of Tulsa said a 10 a.m. Sunday meeting in Kansas City will include Conference Commissioner Art Eilers, two faculty reps, and Drake designees.
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Drake University
Johnny Bright
Oklahoma A. & M
Drake Athletic Council
George Small
Tulsa
Kansas City
Small
Art Eilers
Drake
U N Meeting Tonight Observance at High School Auditorium
The community United Nations observance marks the sixth anniversary of the UN charter signing. Tonight at 8 o’clock the High School Auditorium hosts Dr Harold G Barr speaking on If Not World and the LMHS orchestra opens with a short concert.
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U. N
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Oneorld
LMHS
Britain votes in a tight postwar election race
Britain faces a decisive election amid war strains and socialist experiments. Churchill leads the Conservatives against the Socialists ruling since July 1945, with Liberals as a minor third force. Polls favor a Conservative win, as economic strain and deteriorating ties with the United States loom large.
Internal Revenue suspends two New York area employees
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau suspended Theodore Isaacs and Elias Schulman in New York area investigations into financial matters and misconduct. Commissioner Dunlap cited pending probes as the reason. The actions followed Joseph P. Marcelle’s resignation as First New York District collector after not appearing at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing on tax collection irregularities. A subpoena was issued for Marcelle’s appearance tomorrow.
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Internal Revenue Bureau Today
New York
Theodore Isaacs
New York City
Elias Schulman
Brooklyn
John R. Dunlap
Isaacs
Bureau
Schulman
Dunlap
Joseph P. Marcelle
Internal Revenue
Marcelle
House Ways and Means
Ideal fall weather graces Topeka and Kansas
Topeka reports bright sun and rising temperatures as a warm trend spreads across Kansas. Tonight lows near 45 to 50 with 70s to 75s expected tomorrow in the east and south. frost lingered in the eastern third this morning. Olathe and Topeka saw light rainfall, while Garden City reached 65 yesterday and eastern areas saw light rain.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wamego
Leavenworth
Garden City
Olathe
Katy Application Denied for Parsons Junction City Service
The Katy Railroad’s request to discontinue daily passenger and baggage service between Parsons and Junction City was denied today by the Corporation Commission.
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Katy Railroad
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Corporation Commission
Troops Take Part in Atomic Tests at Yucca Flat
Las Vegas reports a dry run of atomic test operations with Army Third Corps troops and planes from Kirtland Air Base. Aircrews dropped high explosives in darkness near Yucca Flat while observers noted a sizeable force, no nuclear devices used. The AEC and Army kept specifics on numbers and aircraft restricted.
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Here
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Kirtland Air Base
New Mexico
Third Corps
Air Force Strategic Weapons Command
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Albuquerque
N. M
12 Years on Force Palmateer Leaves Lawrence Police
Sgt Walter Palmateer a Lawrence Police officer who resigned earlier this month completed 12 years on the force. A Douglas County native he joined in 1989 and served as patrolman plain clothesman and desk sergeant. He now works for the Lawrence Paper Co citing flexible hours to care for his ailing wife and his desire for steadier schedules.
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Lawrence
Palmateer
Douglas County
The
Lawrence Paper Co
Firemen and Enginemen Urged to Ready for Strike
Washington Oct 24 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen instructed its 75000 members to prepare for a possible nationwide strike after a strike vote authorized a walkout by ten to one. The plan envisions a progressive strike across time zones on a single day as railroads remain under Army control since August 27 1950 to avert a wider walkout by other unions.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Eisenhower boom opens Topeka office as potential HQ
Topeka hosts the Eisenhower for President effort with a new office at the Jayhawk Hotel. Henry B. Jameson, Abilene publisher and Dickinson county club president, heads the setup with State Rep. Howard Bentley. The group says it is coordinating local supporters and may pursue state and national headquarters in the future.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Jayhawk Hotel
Henry B. Jameson
Abilene
Dickinson County
Dwight Eisenhower
Jameson
Eisenhower
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
One day prairie chicken hunt draws thousands in Kansas
Jola Kansas October 24 Thousands of hunters flocked to prairie chicken fields for Kansas one day open season but turnout fell short of last year. Cold near freezing and fog delayed start as shooting began half an hour before sunrise and ends at sunset. Rain soaked roads kept hunters on main routes while hotels filled with visitors from nearby states. Observers expect stricter bag limits amid heavy rains. Best hunting area lies north and west of Iola across 30 miles in sixteen counties including Allen Anderson Bourbon Chase Chautauqua Coffey Elk Franklin Greenwood Linn Lyon Morris Osage Wabaunsee Woodson Wilson.
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Iola
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Chase
Chautauqua
Coffey
Elk
Franklin
Greenwood
Linn
Lyon
Morris
Osage
Wabaunsee
Woodson
Wilson
Twentieth Kansas Regiment Holds 50th Reunion in Topeka
About 29 of more than 1,000 veterans attended the annual reunion on a November weekend in Topeka. Lawrence delegates F. B. Dodds and C. H. Simpson joined a banquet at Hotel Kansan. Charles Richard, former pastor of First Christian Church, gave remarks praising Spanish War veterans and noting the Panama Canal. Six couples marked their fiftieth anniversaries as the gathering concluded.
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C. H. Simpson
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Charles Richard
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Philippines
Oregon
Panama Canal
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Acheson Pushes Iran Oil Talks Renewal
Washington October 24 Secretary of State Acheson conferred with Premier Mossadegh on proposals to reopen negotiations in the British Iranian oil dispute. Acheson visited Walter Reed Hospital to discuss terms as Mossadegh, ailing, recovered in Blair House after a luncheon with President Truman. Lovett joined the top officials in the Blair House luncheon.
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Iran
Walter Reed Hospital
State Department
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Truman
Secretary of Defense
Lovett
Blair House
Truman Proclaims End of War Between U S and Germany
President Truman formalized the end of the state of war with Germany, following a joint congressional resolution. The war had been declared on December 11, 1941 and terminated on October 15, 1951, the date of the resolution's passage.
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Truman
United States
Germany
Some Dock Hands Back on the Job
New York reports dock workers resuming handling of military cargo amid a large longshore strike. At Army piers in Staten Island eight ships awaited loading as 300 stevedores crossed picket lines amid boos. government mediator Clyde Mills was dispatched to break the deadlock. CIO Maritime Union leader Joseph Curran pledged not to back any stoppage of war supplies while defense material must move.
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Clyde M. Mills
Washington
Iran
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York-New Jersey Harbor
Boston
Albany
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
AFL
Credit Union Officers Held for Embezzlement
Pittsburgh FBI arrest three Kaufmann store employees’ credit union officials for embezzling 338,901.10. Joseph B. Campbell 56 vice president John J. Cain 45 treasurer Nana Nicoll 31 assistant treasurer and office manager. The case is the 11th major embezzlement in the area, with 12 arrested and 3.562 million in shortages. Cain says embezzled funds financed weekend trips 1944 1948.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
Fred Hallford
Joseph B. Campbell
Kaufmann
Federal
John J. Cain
Nana Nicoll
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Hallford
Cain
Voting in Britain A Simple Postcard Ballot Plan
London Oct 24 nearly 35 million Britons vote tomorrow using a small postcard sized ballot listing district candidates no party labels. Voters mark XX and drop ballot into a box. Only 625 House seats decided who becomes prime minister for five years. Polls 7 am to 9 pm local time with early results around 1 pm CST. about 320 districts expected to finish by tomorrow night.
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House of Commons
Frost Over Area Delicate Chill Primes Lawrence Markets
Frost covered the Lawrence area with minimal damage reported. The official low was 33 degrees, just above freezing, marking the coldest reading this year since April 15. Farmers faced uncertain impact due to floods, though most crops in river bottoms suffered little. small cottonwood trees appeared unaffected.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
U S battle casualties in Korea rise to 92997
Washington reports a Defense Department weekly summary showing U S battle casualties in Korea at 92997, an increase of 2062 since last week. The update covers notifications to families through the prior Friday. Market notes record closing averages with modest gains in New York trading.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
EU Visitor on Africa Nationalism Surges Ahead
Edward Munger, a World War II veteran and Institute of Current World Affairs associate, urges the United States and Britain to aid Africa amid rising nationalism. He cites Gold Coast students with Western degrees shaping leadership, notes British plans for Sudan, and warns poverty and disease invite communism without timely Western action.
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Asia
Edward
Munger
Journal-World
Sudan
Institute of Current World Affairs
University of Chicago
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Great Britain
Gold Coast
Altha Munger
Sahara Desert
Suez Canal
Traffic control topics at Lawrence city meeting
The Lawrence City Commission discussed safest traffic management and intersections at 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and Mass Streets. They approved trial permanent no left turn signs at 8th 9th and 10th Mass intersections and debated stop lights and traffic islands to ease future highway 40 flow.
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4Th Sts
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State Highway Commission
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