Acheson Warns Against Forcing Liberation By Force
Secretary of State Acheson labeled forcing aid as disaster and urged responsibility in U S policy. Speaking at the AFL Machinists convention in New York he said free societies must lead without rushing to liberate Eastern Europe by force. Dulles and Eisenhower advisers stressed peaceful measures while seeking lasting freedom.
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Kansas City
Acheson
Russia
AFL International Association of Machinists
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
U. S
American Legion
Machinists
Zinc price rise boosts New York market
Zinc prices climbed in New York with the rate up to 14.72 cents per pound, following a St. Louis producer initiating the increase and other sellers quickly matching it. Meanwhile a National Geographic Society note warns watermelon growers face crop danger from fungal diseases and pests including cucumber beetles, melon aphids, and cutworms.
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New York
East St
St. Louis
National Georaphic Society
Lillie Drennan Retires From Drennan Truck Line After Decades of Ho For Texas
Lillie Drennan of Six Shooter Junction, famed for driving a truck in the 1920s and 30s, retires from Drennan Truck Line. She sold her fleet to a buyer, secured her operator license, and turns to peti coats and frills after a lifetime on the road. Born near Hempstead, she recalls tough early days hauling oil field supplies, sometimes TNT, and earning a reputation for straight-shooting. Her Houston Freight Carters Association luncheon honored her.
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Hula
Gesa
Lillie Drennan
Drennan
Lillie
Houston Freight Carters Association
Hempstead
Houston
East Texas
U S Mother of the Year Quits Laundry Business
Mrs. Mew-Mrs. Toy Len Goon America s mother of the year retires from the hand laundry in Portland after nearly 30 years of operation to be nearer her children. The China born widow will live with son Richard a Lynn Massachusetts television dealer.
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Portland
Toy Len Goon
America
Richard
Lynn
Mass
Goon
Baker frats pledge 54 men at Baldwin University
Baker University at Baldwin pledged fifty four men from four fraternities as classes opened. Names span numerous cities including Topeka Kansas City Mission Aurora Eureka Eureka Joplin and Hutchinson with pledges listed for Delta Phi Kappa Sigma Sigma Phi Epsilon and Zeta Chi along with international entries.
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Baker University
Baldwin
Methodist School
Delia Tan Delta
Clifford Ikenberry
Neal Malicky
Charles Hill
Charlies Kirker
Roger Willis
Dick Moherman
Wellsville
Ivan Malm
Charles Tietgen
Topeka
Colliss Wassell
Eureka
Sonny Stack
Richard Sundbye
Olathe
Stewart J. Horn
Pittsburg
Shimwood Holzapfel
Dick Purdy
Kansas City
Tom Hedrick
Newton Center
Mass
Kappa Sigma
Douglas Whitley
Dean Zook
Bill Hunt
Art Flinker
Jack Pruitt
Ronald Geenens
Merriam
James Gunter
Aurora
Colo
Jack Paul
Joe Berry
Columbus
Wesley McNally
Bob Shemwell
Jim O'Hare
Richard Hartman
Arlington
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Donald Courtright
Rex Blumberg
Denison
Tom Howard
John Wilson
Toni Ahnemann
Herbert Wood
Robert Nusser
Ronald Plankey
Tom Johnston
Joplin
Don Kelson
Fullerton
Zeta Chi
J. P. Leimann
Eudora
Bob Penrod
Bonner Springs
Bob Shelton
Hutchinson
Franklin Fowler
Parsons
Ha! Boone
Neal
Don King
Net
Veteran WAUKON druggist clings to work despite plans to retire
John C Opfer, a lifelong pharmacist in WAUKON, has wanted to retire for eight years but remains active at 75. He sold his store in 1941 to Francis Sullivan, once a longtime clerk, and stayed on due to wartime pharmacist shortages. A registered graduate now works, but state rules mandate a year internship with a registered pharmacist, so Opfer continues to toil.
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Waukon
Laun
John C. Opfer
Iruiggist
Ing
Opfer
Francis Sullivan
Sullivan
Former Lawrence man named foreign aid minister to Greece
Leland Barrows, former Lawrence resident and ex deputy to Roger Lapham, was named to head as foreign aid minister to Greece after leaving Washington. He previously led the ECA special mission to Italy and played a role in Marshall Plan setup in 1980 with Paris headquarters. Barrows and his wife Irene Conley Kingman and children Leland Jr and Jennifer accompany him in Europe.
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Lawrence
Leland Barrows
Roger D. Lapham
Greece
Washington
Leland, Jr
Jennifer
Europe
Barrows
World
WREN
K. U
Soil Erosion Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Marketing Bureau
War Relocation Authority
Milton Eisenhower
Coast Guard
Armed Forces
OPA
Federal Public Housing Authority
Office of
Informational and Educational Exchange
Voice of America
Jenner challenges Stevenson over three conservative senators
Indiana Senator Jenner demands Illinois Governor Stevenson repudiate Senators Byrd George and McCarran after Stevenson criticized Eisenhower endorsing Jenner. Jenner argues Stevenson rebuked Eisenhower for backing him and questions where Stevenson stands on the three conservative lawmakers amid CIO and ADA pressure.
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Portland
Ind
Sen
Jenner
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Dwight .D.eisenhower
Indiana
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Byrd
Virginia
George
Georgia
McCarran
Nevada
CIO
Americans For Democratic Action
Indianapolis rally backs Eisenhower ticket from top to bottom
A Tuesday night rally in Indianapolis showed strong support for the party's entire ticket, with speakers aligning behind the slate. Jenner has previously disagreed with Eisenhower on certain foreign policy points.
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Indianapolis
Jenner
Eisenhower
Polio Foundation Warns 1952 May Be Worst Year Yet
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis said New York on Thursday that 1952 may be the nation’s worst polio year. By week’s end cases reached 27,338, the highest for this date, with ten states hit hardest including Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota Kansas and Oklahoma.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakota
Kansas
Lahoma
Tragic fall from utility pole shocks Emporia district
Selford, 52, a Kansas Power and Light Co. employee, died after plunging four feet from a downtown Emporia utility pole yesterday. The incident raises questions about safety protocols and workplace conditions in the city.
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Selford
Kansas Power and Light Co
Emporia
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