Oil annex dispute stalls Balkan economic commission vote
In Paris on September 21 the Balkan commission deadlocked 7 to 7 over a British demand for Petroleum revenue safeguards in Romania. Vandenberg called the procedure fantastic as Italy approved its Tyrol autonomy accord and sought insertion in the peace treaty amid close votes and competing blocs.
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Romania
Paris
Balkan Economic Commission
Deleygate
Arthur Vandenberg
Britain
Australia
Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Greece
Russia
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
United States
France
Vandenberg
Joseph Korbel
United Nations
Korbel
Tyrol
Feodor Gusev
Eisenhower to Germany for U S installations tour
Berlin reports Gen Eisenhower plans a September 27 visit to Germany for a 2 nation tour of American installations. Me mem, secretary, refused to disclose a stea data for the chief of staff tour, saying it was confidential and not yet released by the War Department. Fast work at Kansas State College in Manhattan, Kansas, features a quirky bicycle stunt with a “Help Wanted, Female” sign and a staged recruitment outcome.
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Berlin
Eisenhower
Germany
Joseph T. Memneysae Tote
War Department
K-State
Manhattan
Kan
Sen
Kansas State College
Wsb
Rescue Crews Lift Survivors From Sabena Crash Southwest of Gander
Helicopters arrived from New York to aid a 14 man U S army team and a Coast Guard Catalina as they reach a four engine Sabena airliner wreck 22 miles from Gander. At least two seriously injured were to be evacuated as crews distributed splints and medical gear to survivors amid 26 confirmed fatalities in a fogbound forested area.
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Gander
Mid
Qian Bilsepeer
Thin
Coast Guard
New York
Elizabeth City
N.C
Catalina
U. S. Army
Typhoon Visibly Damages U S Naval Base in Guam
A fierce typhoon hit Guam and neighboring Mariana islands, causing extensive damage to buildings and hangars at Harmon Field and the navy hospital. Admiral Pownall reported no serious injuries among personnel, but one man suffered a broken back as families evacuated Quonset huts for sturdier shelters.
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Guam
U. S.S. Naval Base
Mariana Islands
Charles A. Pownall
Marianas
Army
Milits
Pownall
Navy
Harmon Field
Tokyo
Saipan
Rota Island
U.S
Rota Sea
Palau
Apra Harbor
Dairy Price Decontrol Stance Holds Against Meat Lids
Washington reports the price decontrol board kept dairy items free of OPA controls while monitoring butter and cheese prices as meat lid protests prompt talks on future decontrol. Officials noted meat decontrol requires industry petition to the secretary of agriculture and possible denial within a set period.
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Washington
Roy L. Thompson
OPA
Paul Porter
Thompson
Secretary of Agriculture
Aes
Western Union Strike Looms After Talks Break Down
AFL says bargaining committee representing 50 000 Western Union workers broke off negotiations and will file a strike notice within days. Union seeks 16 cent per hour raise for most workers excluding messengers who want 10 cents. Company rejects wage stabilization board plan and fact finding recommendation and wants no contract reopening before January 1.
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Washington
J. A. Payne
A.F.L. National Coordinating Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Wage Stabilization Board
Glimpses from Resourceful Kansas booklet on state geology
A new booklet titled Glimpses from Resourceful Kansas from the University Press will be released in about two weeks. John C. Frye director of the State Geology Survey and compiler says the work includes stories from over two dozen authors on Kansas mineral deposits and other state related facts. Copies will be available free of tre...
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Kansas
University Press
John C. Frye
State Geology Survey
Examination Deferred After Long Final Test Session
In Manhattan Kansas on September 21 a student from Wichita asked to defer a final examination after two hours of staring. The inquiry prompted the decision to postpone the test.
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Manhattan
Kan
Rd Ladd
Def Wichita
Trunk Contents Recovered After Theft Near Kaw Valley
Nearly all items from a town wardrobe trunk stolen from Dr N E Melencamp and wife were recovered near the Kaw Valley Service Station on West Twentythird Street. Two fountain pen sets and a marble box with ivory figurines remain missing. Noble Melencamp’s clothing and books are back. title and Conoco coupon book not recovered.
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N. E. Aelepcane
Kaw Valley
West Twentythird Street
Son Noble
Conoco
N. E. Melencamp
Dodge City
Eldridge Hotel
Melencamps
KU Memorial Drive Gains 1921 Class Donation Plan
The KU class of 1921 votes a 25th anniversary gift of 2500 dollars to the University World War Memorial. Alumni report 2122 dollars already raised for the campaign. Directors and local alumni from Springfield and Kansas City coordinate efforts with John Bann and Cassandra Ritter referenced among organizers.
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John Bann
K.U
University World Real Memorial
John W. Bann
Etic
Pringfield
Laborato
George Bradehae
KU. Ce
Students Injured As Truck Upsets On Highway West Of Midlana
Edith Dodds 19 and Leslie Dodds Jr. 20 Topeka were injured when their pickup rolled on Highway 24 three miles west of Midlana at 11 30 AM. Edith Dodds was taken to Watkins Memorial Hospital for treatment after the vehicle crossed the shoulder and overturned into a ditch while en route to enroll at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The pickup sustained heavy damage.
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Edith Dodds
Topeka
Leslie H. Dodds, Jr
Midlana
Dodds
Watkins ' Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Tonga Restaurants to Close In Protest Over Price Rollback
Four Tonga eateries in Noxie will shut tomorrow morning in protest of the OPA order to roll back meal prices to the June 30 level. A Musil's Bakery Cafe employee said town proprietors met this week and chose the action after deciding they would lose money under the rollback.
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Tonga
Noxie
OPA
Musil’s Bakery Cafe
Catoe
Hortense Seales Held Pent Ha tral Market Offering
Hutchinson resident Hortense Seales presented a sale featuring bons and famous people at the city market, with a focus on popular items and notable attendees.
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Hortense Seales
Hutchin
Ernest
Farley backs Truman action on Wallace resignation
James A. Farley former postmaster general issued a statement in Paris praising President Truman for asking for Wallace's resignation and calling any other course disastrous. He met with Secretary Byrnes and denied Paris reports that Byrnes forced Wallace out. The U.S. delegation sought to restore trust with nations relying on the Byrnes policy amid post Madison Square Garden concerns.
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Paris
James A. Farley
Truman
Wallace
Farley
James F. Byrnes
U.S
Byrnes
Altho Wallace
Madison Square Garden
KU to Expand Union Additions and Student Housing
University officials approve bids for a 140000 addition to the Memorial Union to be awarded to the low bidder. A new north wing story will boost dining facilities funded by student fees. Regents allocate 169297 for student living facilities, including Sunnyside apartments, dormitories west of the stadium, Sunflower Village, and units in Smith Hall Thayer Hall and Robinson gym. About 2500 residents and families will be housed. A 6000 quonset hut will serve as bus garage, with another hut for library space. Preliminary plans are requested for a women’s dorm on North College Hill.
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College of Liberal Arts
Robinson Gymnasium
Memorial Union
Independent Students’ Association
Union Activities Committee
Blues’ Stadium
Kansas City
Jayhawkers
Texas Christian University
Hotel Phillips
K. U. Memorial Union
Board of Regents
Sunnyside
Sunflower Village
Smith Hall
Thayer Hall
Frank Strong
North College Hill
Cloudy Sunday Ahead for Kansas Football Weather
Sunday will bring partly cloudy skies across Kansas with cool air from Canada entering the western part of the state. Highs today reach 80 to 85, while tonight’s minima vary by region. Rivers are back in banks and roads are open as scattered showers are possible in the west tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Canada
Ellis
State Highway Commission
Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Pvt Hicswa Escapes Tokyo Hospital
Pvt Joseph E Hicswa formerly sentenced to death for slaying two Japanese escaped from a Tokyo hospital Tuesday and remains at large. He had previously fled the stockade while under death sentence and was recaptured. he had two nails swallowed in the stockade shop.
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Hokohama
Joseph E. Hicswa
Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
Wallington
N. J
Truman
Hieewa
Hieswa
United States
Lawrence to Build 13 Veterans Housing Units Contract Awarded
The contract for 13 veterans housing units in Lawrence has been awarded to M. W. Watson of Topeka for a total $90,000. Watson will relocate 18 Lawrence units from Fort Riley to 19th and Louisiana streets with completion expected by September 4. Concerns over funding are noted by Marshall W. Amis of the Federal Public Housing Administration.
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M. W. Watson
Topeka
Lawrence
C. B. Russell
Federal Public Housing Administration
Fort Worth
Tex
Marshall W. Amis
Amis
Watson
Fort Riley
Louisiana Street
Chinese Offensive Reported Against Kalgan Near Nankou
Chinese military sources say the government attacked the communist held pass at Nankou on the Peiping Suiyuan railroad as part of the Kalgan offensive. Reports cannot be confirmed due to government news blackout and propaganda indicating intensified operations around Tatung and Kalgan.
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Peiping
Kalgan
Nankou
Peiping- Suiyuan
Great Wall
Tatung
North China
Catholic Organ
Social Welfare
Jehol
Suiyuan
Chahar
Hsin Sheng Pao
Tolun
Airport Back to Iceland Endorsed Amid Troop Withdrawals
Reykjavik reports LP Conservative and Social Democratic party organs support the U S agreement to turn Keflavik airport to Icelandic authorities and withdraw all American troops within 18 days while allowing civilian personnel to remain.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Social Democratic
U. S
Keflavik
State Department
Washington
United States
Auto collision on Kansas campus injures none
A minor accident occurred yesterday morning on the University of Kansas campus in front of Frank Stronghall near Jayhawk drive. Cipex Smith, Nevi ska, pit away from a park, collided with an eastbound 1941 Ford driven by Robert L. Berry of West 10th Street.
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Frank Stronghall
University of Kansas
Cipex Smith
Nevieska
Jayhawk Drive
Ford
Robert L. Berry
West 10Th Street
Oklahoma City Telegraph Workers Question Action After St Louis Guidance
Oklahoma City leaders of eight locals of the Southwestern Telephone Workers Union wait for instructions from the general office in St. Louis before deciding on action regarding a telephone work stoppage at Houston Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Ind
St. Louis
Houston
Tex
Destructive English Storm Kills Eleven and Grips Farms
A severe 100 mph storm battered England causing eleven deaths and crushing crops in Leicestershire and North Hampshire. The Helena Modjeska cargo ship broke apart on Goodwin Sands near Deal, with salvage halted by heavy seas and a second gale not developing. Farmers estimate losses run into millions of pounds sparking bankruptcy fears.
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Leicestershire
North
Hampshire
England
Air Ministry
Weather Bureau
H. R. Overman
Helena Modjeska
Goodwin Sands
Deal
Reports for Duty at KU ROTC Unit with Rosebush in Charge
Lt. Col. Kenneth E. Rosebush, KU graduate, reported to the university ROTC unit to direct air corps ROTC training. He earned a 1941 petroleum engineering degree, served 52 months overseas, flew 140 missions in B 25 and A 20 squadrons, and fought from New Guinea to Japan with the 3rd and 417th Attack Groups. Approximately 15 hours of senior year flying, eight week summer camp, and commissions for two years basic and two years advanced training outlined.
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Kenneth E. Rosebush
University of Kansas
K.O.T.C
Air Corps
R.O.T.C
Rosebush
New Guinea
Philippines
Japan
Kansas
Tau Beta Pi
Sigma Tau
Theta Tau
M Set
Richard
Cloke
Air R.O.T.C
Air Corps Reserve
Additional Milk Supplied to Ease Lawrence Shortage
Dr J M Mott Lawrence health officer announced a daily 2400 quart increase in grade A milk to Lawrence. The milk comes from a source outside the Lawrence milkshed and will be pasteurized and distributed to local consumers. The supply aims to ease strain from rising University of Kansas student enrollments.
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Lawrence
J. M. Mott
Douglas County
Lawrenc
Lawrence Milkshed
Polio cases move to major hospital for treatment
Marvin B. Allen 27, Sunflower, was taken by ambulance from Watkins to the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City as breathing faltered and an iron lung was indicated. He is a University senior, former army major, and husband of Patricia Allen. James O. Martin 23 of Stafford, a freshman polio patient at Watkins hospital, is reported doing well.
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Marvin B. Allen
New
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Watkins Hospital
K. U
Allen
Nellie Allen
Kentucky Street
School of Business
University
Patricia Allen
James O. Martin
Stafford
Iola Kansas Postmaster Job Applications Open
The civil service commission announced that applications for the Iola Kansas postmaster position will be accepted until the close of business October 14. The notification was made in Washington.
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Tela
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Iola
Kan
Russell Reports on Garbage Plan for Lawrence
Councilman F A Russell releases a full explanation of Lawrence Kansas garbage and trash collection plan. The report compares costs with other cities and outlines funding and operational details aiming to minimize cost per household. The plan estimates annual costs at 35000 with 28000 from residences and 5000 from business district.
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Lawrence
State of
Kansas
F. A. Russell
Russell
League of Kansas Municipalities
Wichita
Eldorado
Parsons
Garden City
Emporia
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