Allied drive to choke Seoul in Korean War battle
Tokyo reports U.S. and South Korean forces press the Seoul front with bayonet and flamethrower combat around the capital. Suwon airfield falls as Marines and armor push from the south while enemy defenses and reinforcements dissipate under air and ground assault.
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Seoul
Suwon
U. S. Seventh A
Suwon City
Han River
Pyongyang
Douglas MacArthur
10Th Corps
Manchuria
Promotion of Staff Sergeant Willis by Second Air Force
Mearl G. Willis, son of George W. Willis of 1403 Laura Avenue, is promoted to technical sergeant under Major General J H Hamp Atkinson. He serves at Second Air Force headquarters, Barksdale Field Louisiana, after postings with Air Transport Command in the United States Labrador and the Azores and in Germany during the Berlin Airlift era.
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Mearl G. Willis
George W. Willis
Laura Avenue
J. H.hamp Atkinson
Willis
Second Air Force Headquarters
Barksdale Field
Liberty Memorial High School
Italy
Germany
Forbes Air Base
Topeka
Wages Dominate U S Labor Front as Union Talks Proliferate
Wages are the central issue in major labor developments with thousands striking for higher pay. The CIO United Steelworkers seek boosts for about 1,000,000 members. Philip Murray’s leaders notify 1,400 firms seeking wage gains. Aluminum Company of America proposes 10 percent raises for hourly workers, with additional increases for salaried staff. Union wage committees meet in Pittsburgh on October 4–5.
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United Steelworkers
Oman
Steelworkers Union
Theu
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
le I. Q
United Auto
Willys Overland Motors,Inc
Toledo
Stanard Oil Company
Indiana
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
N. J
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Borg Warner Corporation
Auburn
Muncie
New Castle
Ind
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Borg Warner
United Mine Workers District 50
Syracuse
N. Y
Ingersoll- Rand
Painted Post
United States Formosa agenda debate at U N assembly
New York Sept 22 The steering committee sent to the U N general assembly Russia's charges of U S aggression against China but postponed action on an American proposal to place Formosa's future in the assembly's hands Nationalist China opposed a hearing The American delegation voted to include the item on the agenda The 14 nation committee approved the American resolution five votes to one with eight abstentions Chiang Kai shek's reps opposed U N discussion of Formosa Russia insists Formosa is Chinese territory to be taken over by Peiping after the Korean war Truman ordered the Seventh Fleet to patrol Formosa after Korea began and Vishinsky called the action aggression Jebb called the Russian claim propaganda
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New York
U. N. General Assembly
Russia
United States
China
Formosa
Pacific
U. N
Chiang Kai-shek
Peiping
South Korea
Truman
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Formosa Straits
Security Council
Anre Y. Vishinsky
Mbly
Yacain
Gladwyn Jebb
Steer‘ing
Five Cheer Leaders Elected by L J H Students
Four girls and a boy were elected cheerleaders by Junior high students yesterday. Names include Susan Campbell eighth grade Martha Holmes ninth grade Eleanor Youngberg eighth grade Sharon Zimmerman seventh grade and Jimmy DeWalt ninth grade, with listed parent names and addresses.
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Susan Campbell
Ralph Campbell
East Drive
Jimmy DeWalt
Greeta F. DeWalt
Ohio Street
Martha Holmes
J. W. Holmes
Kentucky Street
Eleanor Youngberg
Irvin E. Youngberg
Barker Avenue
Sharon Zimmerman
R. C. Zimmerman
Vermont, Street
Body of American lieutenant found near Kasan in Korea
The charred, bullet riddled body of an American lieutenant with hands bound behind him was found yesterday near Kasan, the hill top city near Taegu. A First Corps spokesman said the officer was struck, then his body drenched with fuel oil and set afire.
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U. S. First Corps
Korea
Kasan
Taegu
First Corps
Three Captains Named for Opening Liberty Memorial Game
Liberty Memorial High School football coach Allan Wonlard named Stan Ball and Merle Hodges as acting captains for the opening game against Manhattan at Haskell Stadium. Injured guard Jack Laptad was made honorary captain despite missing the season with a knee injury from a summer auto accident.
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Allan Wonlard
Liberty Memorial
Manhattan
Haskell Stadium
Jack Laptad
Stan Ball
Merle Hodges
Laptad
Lawrence
Wandering piano man turns up at K U fraternity houses
A transient pianist billed as the man with a thousand fingers visited Tau Kappa Epsilon Pi Kappa Alpha and Beta Theta Pi houses at Kansas University on a Wednesday night offering a 10 dollar half hour show. He claimed official sanction from the dean of men though Dean Woodruff denied knowledge of him. House mothers urged caution as the man’s act drew skeptical reactions from students and he reportedly planned further stops before football weekend.
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Kk. U. Npus
University of Is
Tau Kappa Epision
Appa Alpha
Beta Theta Pi
Steinway
K. U
Songster
Charles, Hall
K. U. Inter- Fraternity Council
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Johnney Vie Peeee
Sol F. Kunz Co
L. C. Woodruff
Men
Dean Woodruff
Pi Kappa Alpha
Nebraska
Income Tax Hike Okayed by House
The House approved a first installment income tax increase to fund armament for the Korean war. The 328 to 7 vote sets the stage for Senate passage and a likely signature by President Truman, with later steps planned for a multi billion dollar excess profits tax. The measure raises about 4.7 billion dollars annually and includes wage withholdings rising October 1.
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Truman
House
Doughton
D.-N.c
Wage and Means
Congress
Truman veto override in anti subversives bill
Washington reports the house overridden President Truman's veto of a broad anti subversive bill. The measure would require communists and leaders of communist front groups to register with the justice department and allow internment of suspected spies during war or emergencies. The president's veto message argued the bill would aid communists and weaken internal security.
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Washington
Sept
House
Truman
Congress
Communist Front
Justice Department
Seven year old Sheila Thornton suffers broken leg
Sheila Thornton seven year old twin daughter of Mr and Mrs Raybert Thornton Route 2 sustained a broken left leg when she fell beneath the back wheels of her father's loaded pickup. The Walnut Grove rural school pupil was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital about 615 pm. X rays show no internal injuries.
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Sheila Thornton
Raybert Thornton
Route 2
Walnut Grove Rural School
Lawrence Mmorial Hospital
Thornton
The
Journal World
Highway 10
Lawrence
Sheila
Cheryl
Brian
Thorntons
Talkington Sikes and Garnett Rally Speakers at KU
Head Coach J W Sikes and tackles Bob Talkington and S P Garnett led a 9 45 am campus rally praising student spirit and promising a strong season start against TCU. Talkington noted a rare chance to oppose Texas tomorrow with Garnett adding support and a 10 am campus parade followed by downtown rally.
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J. W. Sikes
Bob Talkington
S. P. Garnett
K. U
Sikes
T.C.L
Talkington
Garnett
Texas
Memorial Union Roof Garden
Massachusetts
Meeting for Safety Promotion at KU October 7
Fifteen state organizations forming the Kansas Conference on Traffic Safety Education sponsor a Kansas University event October 7 to spur grassroots safety efforts. Dean Frank T. Stockton heads the conference with many state agencies and associations participating.
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Kansas Conference On
University of Kansas
Thas
Campaign chair named for Institute drive district three
Milton Stoffer of 614 Alabama street was named chair for district three in a state wide drive to raise 200000 for the Institute of Logopedics. Appointed by F C Moriarty, Stoffer will oversee Douglas Jackson Jefferson Osage and Shawnee counties as the campaign opens between October 23 and 30. The Institute reports over 1000 Kansas children and adults aided last year through speech defect programs at Wichita and local clinics.
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Milton Stoffer
Alabama Street
Institute of Logopedics
Wichita
F. C. Moriarty
Institute
Stoffer
Sinclair Bulk
Douglas
Jackson
Jefferson
Osage
Shawnee
Kansas
Moriarty
Patricia Finney
Ilinic
Autumn Arrives With Mixed Weather Across the Nation
The last full day of summer brought varied conditions from cool spots to humid regions with rain. Autumn starts tomorrow as showers linger from the Ohio Valley to the Middle Atlantic. Temperatures reached the 90s in parts of Texas and California.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Pacific Coast
New England
Great Lakes
Plainy States
Ohio
Kansas Weather Forecast Favors Outdoor Activities
Topeka reports partly cloudy skies with little rain expected through the five day period. Temperatures will mostly be in the mid 70s to 80s with cool nights in the mid 40s to 50s. Rainfall was minimal. river stages at Hanover Blue Rapids and Clay Center rose above bankfull but crest levels were forecast locally.
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Topeka
Kan-sas
S. D. Robb
Robb
Anthony
Kansas
Goodland
Lebo
Little Blue River
Hanover
Blue Rapids
Clay Center
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebrasa
Sunda
Easka
Karisas
Bos
Neka
Ats
Lena
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Esa Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Washington
Moewtesr Mtwtes Rs Ei
Nineteenth Street Opens To Traffic For KU vs CI Soon
Nineteenth Street opened to traffic between Louisiana and Missouri with a polished surface ready for use by stadium-bound Kansas University football fans tomorrow. Police will manage busy intersections with six Lawrence officers and six Kansas City patrolmen joining. Concrete work on Sixth Street may resume tomorrow or Monday, and city crews prepare to remove about 50 condemned trees.
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Louisiana
Missouri
Kansas City
Lawrence Department
Eleventh Street
Mississippi
Ilinois
Alabama
Missouri Street
Tenth
McCook Street
Stadium
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Clifford Harper
Lawrence
Harper
Endorse Name Change to Sertoma Club by Local Civic Group
The Sertoema sub formerly the Lawrence Co- Operative Civic club endorsed a name change to Sertoma Club. President Reno Bruns cited its meaning Service to Mankind. Vice President Arthur Colburn led last night’s meeting. travel film by Edward Martin and guest Allan Woolard noted. Governor Carlson to Ottawa then KU Texas Christian game in Lawrence. Harold E. Stassen, Penn president, said he would keep his job but might take a brief leave if needed.
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Sertoema
Lawrence Co- Operative Civic Club
Reno Bruns
Service To Mankind
Alther
International Sertoma Organization
Arthur Colburn
Edward Martin
First National Bank
Allan Woolard
H. C. Stuart
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Ottawa
Lawrence
University of Kansas-Texas Christian University
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Kansas City Entertainers At Vinland Grange Fair
Kansas City radio entertainers perform at 7:30 tonight as part of the Vinland Grange fair's second night of a three day 42nd annual event. Fencing instructors from Kansas University will give a demonstration while judging of 4H divisions wraps up with over 150 posters from rural grade schools and strong entries across livestock, home economics, and crops.
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Merce
Kansas City
Vinland Grange
Chamber of Commerce
K. U
L. M. HS
Dixie
L. M. H.S. Land
Balding
Weather and stock index brief update
A weather and markets snapshot notes the average of 60 stocks at 82.6, showing an uptick. The brief hints at market movement and weather context, with limited readable details available.
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Ralph Stinson
Department of Public Instruction
E. Paul Amos
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Campaign For Speech Institute Funds
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