Union in an Ambush at Bell Aircraft Strike
Violence erupted during the Bell Aircraft strike as a flying squad ambushed seven buses carrying non-strikers toward the plant in Wheatfield. Four people were injured by flying glass or stones. Six other buses turned back to Buffalo. A prior rally at the plant saw five employees clubbed or roughed at the gates. Governor Dewey warned after the previous day’s action.
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Buffalo
Bell
Wheatfield
Thomas FE. Dewey
Air secretary warns Boeing move threat to Seattle defense
Secretary Symington told the save Boeing committee that moving B 52 production inland could hit Seattle harder than Wichita. Washington and Alaska governors urged stronger Pacific coast defenses and retaining aircraft construction locally. He said no policy requires relocating Boeing bomber work, and RB 47 operations would remain dispersed amid strategic planning. The B 52 is expected to be built in Seattle if conditions allow.
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Seattle
W. Stuart Symington
Boeing” Committee
Wichita
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Air Force
Boeing Airplane Company
Arthur B. Langue
Washington
Ernest Gruening
Moscow
Gruening
Langlie
Air Secretary
Russia
Northwest
Symington
Wasp Proposed to Fight Hawaiian Fruit Fly
Mombassa Kenya. Frank E. Skinner, a US scientist, shipped 2,000 African moth pupae to Hawaii. He believes the wasp can be bred there to prey on the fruit fly new to the islands, believed to have arrived in 1946 with returning troops. The fly now preys on about 100 fruit types in Hawaii, spurring a world wide search for natural enemies. Four Hawaii agencies and the US government aid the search.
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Mombassa
Kenya
Frank E. Skinner
Hawaii
Pacific Islands
Hawai
Hawaiiea
U.S
Near Wichita Record Enrolment Strains City Schools
Wichita public schools report near record enrollment of 14 743 pupils as classes set to begin Monday. Superintendent Dr Wade Fowler told the Board that Stanley and Jefferson elements exceed capacity. Double shifts may be used at both, with Jefferson parents opposing. If Isely grade school not ready in two weeks, adjacent schools may adopt double shifts and a two week extra vacation for Isely students is recommended.
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Wichita
Wade
Fowler
Board of Education
Stanley and
Jefferson
Southwest
Isely
Ottawa Woman Joins the Bethany College Staff
Mary Jeanette Lawrence of Ottawa has been named acting librarian for the 184-50 school year at Bethany College in Lindsborg Kansas succeeding Vendla Wahlin who died last month. Lawrence is a graduate of Emporia State Teachers College and has served on the staff of public libraries in Ringing NL and James Milliken University Decatur EL.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Mary Jeanette Lawrence
Ottawa
Bethany College
Vendla Wahlin
Lawrence Ran
Emporia State Teachers College
Riging NL
Take
James Milliken University
Decatur
Fire destroys Gulf Oil bulk station in Perryton
Fire destroyed the Gulf Oil company bulk station in Perryton yesterday. Damage estimated at 100 by the plant owner Harry Nail. Perry Dur ham, a 45 year old Borger truck driver, suffered burns to face leg and arm. The local fire department helped battle the blaze.
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Perryton
Ter
Gulf On Company
Harry Nail
Literal
Kan
Perry Durham
Borger
Tex
CAB Maintains Limits On Air Coach Fares Nine-Month Rule
The Civil Aeronautics Board announced continuation of scheduled airline air coach service for nine more months while preserving standard fare practices. It bans indiscriminate extensions of coach fares and requires uniform charges, while allowing a five percent discount if applied across a carrier's entire service. It also extends the family fare plan for another nine months and permits meal omissions with uniform application on each line.
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Ces
CAB
Waterways seeding demonstration to be shown at farm
A planned waterways seeding demonstration for GI trainees and the public will be held on September 15 at the Cecil Duval farm near Pleasant Grove. The event will compare rate and variety seeding of grasses including fescue and Kentucky 31, with different seed quantities per acre.
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Paul Johnson
Liberty Memorial High School
Cecil Duval
Pleasant Grove
Kentucky
Duver
Ilmhs
Edwin Sample
William Combs
Johnson
Under the 100 Mark 92 Unemployment Claims Filed At Local Office
The Kansas state employment office reported 92 unemployment claims last week, the second straight week under 100. Five new claims joined 66 continued, 12 veteran, and nine additional Kansas claims. Walter Johna, KS ELS director, said 74 people were hired, including 42 men and 32 women, with 19 firms represented and 279 reception contacts. The office currently lists 20 job openings for positions like waitresses cooks salesmen clerks stenographers and more.
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Kansas
Walter Johna
K.S.E. S
Johna
K.s.els
Sedgwick County USC Names Payne H. Ratner Chairman
Wichita report states former Governor Payne H. Ratner was named Sedgwick County USC chairman. The appointment was announced Tuesday night by Judge William J. Wertz district chairman of United Service Organizations.
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Wichita
Payne H. Ratner
Sedgwick County
USC
William J. Wertz
United Service Organizations
Discriminating Mosquitoes Surprise World Leaders
A whimsical tale about Dr Alfonso Cortex a genius who creatures with trained morals. He gathers leaders bank managers clergy generals and educators to prove trained mosquitoes sting only the wholly good but they all scream as the insects bite until only the dentist remains. Moral: never trust an educated insect.
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Cortex
Wren
Ceed
Information Booth For New KU Students Planned
An information booth to assist new Kansas University students will be set up east of Greenhall on Friday and remain open until no longer needed. Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of men, said today it will be operated under his office sponsorship.
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K. U
Greenhall
Laurence C. Woodruff
Men
Dean of Men
Ot tawa Appoints Temporary Water Plant Manager
Charles Cotter of Black & Veatch in Kansas City has been named temporary manager of Ottawa's water and light plant. He will run the facility until a permanent successor is found for the late W. O. Myers, former superintendent who died recently.
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Ottawa
Kan
Charles Cotter
Black & Veatch
Kansas City
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