Wednesday, May 27, 1953 University Daily Kansan
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—Kansan photo by Ken Coy
TRAIL MARKER-This buildings and grounds worker put one more stone in place as the Oregon Trail marker beside Lindley hall nears completion. The marker is made entirely of natural stone and will have a metal marker giving details of the trail the monument will mark. Workmen hope to finish the marker by commencement.
May Weather Sets Record Of Tragedies Across Nation
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mark. Workmen hope to finish the marker by commencement.
May weather, which has already written a destructive record with a series of death-dealing tornadoes, yesterday contributed to more tragedies across the country.
Spring weather led five children to the banks of the rain-swollen Miami river at Dayton, Ohio, yesterday and four of them drowned. A late May snowlide killed one man, injured two and blotted out the fate of another in Montana's Glacier National park.
And a Royal Canadian Air Force Lancaster bomber with 10 men aboard disappeared on the Pacific coast during a wild rain and wind storm. It was believed down in Oregon.
The humid, hot weather that was general over the weekend and early this week broke over much of the country, and caused cool winds and thundershowers.
Chicago reported a temperature of 49 early this morning, in contrast to a reading of 78 at the same time yesterday.
The cooloff was general throughout the Midwest and as far south as the northern portion of the Gulf States. Readings in the high 30s or low 40s were common in the northern Great Lakes area.
Along the east coast the mercury dropped also, but less spectacularly New York reported a reading of 51 early today.
Thundershowers were common today from the eastern slopes of the Rocky mountains through Nebraska, Missouri and western Iowa. The mountain formations are however, except in Springfield, Mo., where 2.61 inches fell in six hours.
Light showers and moderate rains were reported in New England and the Pacific northwest. Texas and the
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deep south were still hot and humid and the rest of the country enjoyed generally pleasant weather.
German Department Presents 2 Awards
Meanwhile, a voluntary water rationing program began at Wichita Falls, Texas, a city of about 67,000 population. After spring rains failed to materialize, the City council asked homeowners to cut down on lawn watering.
The Schlegel-Carruth prize was won by Benjamin Hall, college junior, and the Paris-Follett prize by John Garland, college freshman.
Initiates are Heidi Bloesch, education junior; Stanford Lehmberg and Kermit Ray Sewell, college seniors. Lehmberg was awarded the Delta Phi Alpha book prize.
The department of German has announced the awarding of two annual prizes, and the initiation of three new members into Delta Phi Alpha, honorary German fraternity.
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The St. Louis Cards led all National League teams in World Series victories with six. The Giants have four.
Evacuate Positions in Indo-China
Hanoi, Indo-China—(U.P.)—French troops evacuated a key sector of the "Little Maginot Line" defenses 30 miles south of Hanoi today and regrouped behind new fortifications for an expected mass Communist onslaught.
The French high command announced that French Union forces manning the steel - and - concrete chain of bunkers at Yen Vi, pulled out of the positions during the night, and fell back on lines closer to Hanoi.
The move came only one week after the Yen Vi garrison beat off repeated large-scale assaults by Red 'banzai' units of the Viet Minh 320th Division.
A French spokesman said the
Three chemistry textbooks written by KU professors have been published this spring.
The second edition of Dr. R. Q. Brewster's book "Organic Chemistry" will be on the market in July. The first edition of the book written by the chemistry department head has been adopted by many colleges throughout the country.
3 Professors Write Books
Professor Jacob Kleinberg collaborated with Dr. Audriet of the University of Illinois to write "Non-Aqueous Solvents". This book is for use in advanced courses and deals with a special field of inorganic chemistry.
Professors Calvin VanderWerf and Arthur Davidson combined their efforts to produce "College Chemistry-a Systematic Approach" for use in general beginning purposes. The book is on the beginner's level and is more elemental than their previous book on general chemistry.
Fire Destroys Propane Gas
Kirksville, Mo. — (U.P.)—Approximately 10,000 gallons of propane gas were destroyed here yesterday in a fire that estimated caused $25,000 in damages.
regular and volunteer nre fighters battled the blaze five hours before it was brought under control.
Fire Chief John Snyder said the fire started when a small explosion occurred as a storage tank was being filled from a tank car.
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withdrawal was carried out without enemy pressure. Before moving out the French garrison blew up eight Yen VI fortresses, he said.
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French command sources said the evacuation was in line with tactics of the New Indo-China Commander, Gen. Henri Navarre, to "tighten" the defenses of the vital Hanoi delta area.
The high command spokesman did not disclose how close to this Tonkin
capital the French moved. But he said the garrison fell back to a new line of fortifications on the left bank of the Day river.
They said the move was in preparation for an expected major Communist bid to capture the ricegrowing delta area, one of the richest in Southeast Asia.
French observers said that what first appeared as a "bloodless victory" for Viet Minh Generalissimo Vo Nguyen Giap was in fact "calculated risk" which may pay off to the French during the forthcoming Red assault.
The spokesman said Yen VI, which lies on the right bank of the Day river, was an "isolated point" in the chain of defense built by the late Marshal Jean De Latre De Tassigny south of Hanoi.
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