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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
3
The piece notes three Kansas counties lacking measurable rain in August while September heat worsened crop and pasture damage even in Kaw valley. It reflects on administration under Jones and recalls wartime style praise for a task well done despite harsh conditions.
Law clause allows secret ballots under government supervision to see if unions accept final employer offers. The device requires mutual agreement and voluntary use, and has resolved many of at least 31 disputes recently. Proponents say it avoids placing workers at a disadvantage and counters agitator claims.
Trygve Lie of the United Nations argues that no power views war as profitable and thus war may be avoided. Yet observers recall how forecasts about Hitler failed in 1929 and warn that misreading history fuels future danger.
The text describes chaotic conditions in India after three days of mass unrest in New Delhi resulting in about 1,000 deaths. Nehru contemplates government measures on a war footing as violence, hunger, and transport breakdown escalate the crisis. The piece condemns the violence and warns of famine risks if orders are not restored.
The University of Kanene opens a new school year with changes in the engineering faculty. Captain Carr arrives to take over the dean duties, freeing J. C. denes to resume classroom work and gain new experience.
A Lawrence Journal-World editorial notes football reshapes social life and conversation as schools reopen and warmer weather returns. It jokes that the sport is big business, drawing in fans who spend on tickets, taxes, and game day essentials, while politics fade from weekly worries.
A collage professor explains why Rotten Kite flying faces legal limits in China. The note suggests kite chasing and humor as lighthearted methods to woo a sweetheart, while critics warn of restrictions and cultural tensions.
The piece notes rising Allied costs and calls for continued U S aid to meet postwar reconstruction. Britain seeks America to cover major occupation costs in Germany estimated at 5.35 billion yearly while the Marshall plan requires about 21 billion over four years. It argues four more years of struggle to rebuild Europe with focus on Britain France Italy Germany, and warns of economic fallout if Eurasia falters.
A miscellany of showers and open houses marks community life with Mrs. L D Ice hosting for Mrs. K formerly Eunice Tobie Jostessen, and Mr. and Mrs. J D Buckingham of DeLon planning a 50th anniversary open house. Lawrence workers honor Mrs. Miller at 1023 New York street before her move to Lecompton after 12 years here. other items mention Jane Allen departing for Palo Alto to enroll at Stanford, Edan Watts visiting family in Stenton, and Lucile Cole teaching at Miller with weekend at home.
Forty years ago Leonard Pulliam and John Schwinn were noted at a party in Kansas City. A collection of KU athletic items filled a store, while Herbert Dunmire returned from Texas. Rebecca and Miss Kether Gack Beatie were mentioned in Topeka, with others like Lieyd Ware and Mrs. Anna Gould involved in community notes.
The article critiques a new British film tax imposed by a socialist Prime Minister aimed at American movie profits. It cites Eric Johnston of the industry and argues the burden falls on American taxpayers, noting the broader wartime and postwar subsidies, and questioning government aid versus market fairness for film and other goods.
In Mea Hagersown Maryland a jeweler details the ideation behind the visescope. Visionary Sauth and watchmaker Smith, Willis refined a tiny search light integrated into a bell shaped eyepiece. The device shines into watch cases illuminating crevices for easier inspection and assembly.
Government plans monthly compensation totaling about 314 million dollars for 2 321 917 veterans of all wars and peacetime service and 907 000 of their dependents. The notice outlines pensions and payments unrelated to current conflicts with broad eligibility.
In Washington column Peter Edson discusses UN recommendations for partition of Palestine amid Arab Jewish strife, noting biblical parallels from Babylon and Solomon. He cites US policy under Truman and the Peel and Anglo-American plans, urging stable progress and caution against expansion.
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