Gilgamesh tablet unearthed aids epic tale study
Field Museum and Oxford University expedition in Mesopotamia recover a tablet adding 50 lines to the epic of Gilgamesh. The discovery links Gilgamesh to biblical flood themes and Beowulf, while highlighting Mesopotamian literature's influence on ancient narrative tradition.
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Oxford University
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Ulysses
Greece
Noah
Beowulf
Gilgamesh
Unexpected Opposition Delays Japanese Coalition Government
Pressure from military elements and strong non political forces delayed approval of a coalition cabinet in Japan. The opposition grew after a compromise between Kisaburo Suzuki and General Sadao Araki, forcing Prince Saionji to extend his talks by another day.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kisaburo Suzuki
Seiyukai Party
Sadao Araki
Prince Saionji
Vernon Chosen Naval Aide to President Hoover
Captain W. H. Vernon commander of the Northampton was selected as naval aide to President Hoover, succeeding Captain Charles Russell Train.
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Washington
W. H. Vernon
Northampton
Hoover
Charles Russell Train
Peru Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Vote
Lima May 20 The cabinet led by Premier and Interior Secretary Luis Flores resigns after the Assembly approves a lack of confidence vote 48 to 31 last night.
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Peru
Lima
Luis Flores
Best Talent to Provide Fun on Visitors' Day Amarillo
Next Monday May 23 Amarillo Visitors Day features free entertainment by top radio stage and screen talent. Two free matinees at Municipal Auditorium 415 and 6 o'clock followed by a big dance and floor show at The Nat. Admission 1 per couple with 50 cent for extra ladies. Paul Christensen's radio orchestra and a troupe of RKO artists will perform six special numbers. Local firms offer special bargains and privileges for visitors under official proclamation.
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Amarillo
The
Globe News
Municipal Auditorium
Nat
Paul Christensen
RKO
Owen D Young Heads New Financial Relief Committee
A coalition plans to mobilize up to three billion dollars in credit to reach small borrowers in distant regions. Owen D Young chairs a 12 member panel including leaders from GE, AT&T, General Motors, Standard Oil, and major banks. The group aims to expand credit for building and loan societies and farm loan banks to aid areas not served by large metropolitan banks.
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New York
U.P
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Credit
New York City
Owen D. Young
Little Fellows
Federal Reserve System
Coalition Committee
General Electric Company
Mortimer H. Bucker
New York Trust Co
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consolidated Gas Co
Walters. Gifford
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
William C. Potter
Guaranty Trust Co
Jackson E. Reynolds
First National Bank
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Walter C.teagle
Standard Oil Co
N. J
A. A. Tilney
Bankers Trust Co
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Clarence M. Wooley
American Radiator Co
George H. Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Lindbergh Case Witness Details $50000 Ransom Payment
John F. Condon testifies before the Bronx grand jury on May 20 about handing $50,000 through a cemetery hedge to a suspected kidnapper in the Lindbergh baby case. Col. Lindbergh and others noted. Curtis, Peacock, and Dobson-Peacock figures are discussed by state police. The report mentions Curtis’s confession and ongoing questions about who knew what.
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New York
John F. Condon
Bronx
Jassie
Lindbergh
Charles Winter-Halpern
Westchester County
James Finn
Curtis
Dobson-Peacock
Hopewell
N. J
U.P
John Hughes Curtis
Lindbergh Baker
Dean TH. Dobson-Peacock
Norfolk
Guy H. Burrage
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Schwarzkopf
Wjatsie
Strain
Condon
West Point
Mary G. Ford
Ford
King
Bank Cordination Committee Formed in New York
Formation in New York of a banking and business coordination committee headed by Owen D Young was seen as an administration move to bolster the governments relief program. Hoover and his financial advisers contended banks were not passing benefits of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Glass Steagall act and the Fed credit expansion program to the public.
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Ing
Owen D. Young
Hoover
Financel al
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Washington
Goldman Sachs Trading Corporation
William A. Gray
New York Stock Exchange
Harry Content
Norman T. Bolles
Walter Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Gray
Congressmen Ignore State Nepotism Law
Dozens of congressmen and several senators hire relatives while federal officials run payrolls. The Warren resolution would open payrolls to public inspection, with House leaders backing the move. Some lawmakers still defend nepotism as a minor issue amid ongoing calls for transparency.
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United Press
Washington
May
U.P
Congress
Warren
House
N. C
Garner
Sen
Smith W. Brookhart
J. R. Mitchell
Tenn
Woman Claims 24000 Foot Parachute Record
Miss Smaranda Braescu of Romania says she jumped from 24 000 feet for a new women world record. A barograph from the plane will be sent to the National Aeronautical Association in Washington for proof. Pilot Harry Bosshardt confirmed the height, though local air authorities say there is no official women’s record.
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San Francisco
Smaranda Braescu
National Aeronautical Association
Washington, D. C
Harry Bosshardt
Braescu
Leaders Line Up An Reelief Effort
Washington actions show Hoover and Democratic leaders near agreement on broad unemployment relief. Garner backs a plan including a $1 billion public works bond issue and a $100 million immediate appropriation, while Hoover opposes the bond mechanism.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Congress
Robinson
Wagner
Garner
Garner relief plan wins broad support in House
Hundreds of communications flooded Speaker Garner's office today backing his three point relief program unveiled yesterday. Both Republican and Democratic members of the House warmly received the proposal as indications point to a $2.1 billion relief measure advancing.
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Garner
Washington
House
Amelia Earhart Heads to Europe After Harbor Grace Stop
Amelia Earhart arrives Harbor Grace and lands beside the giant DO-X. Both aircraft await favorable weather for hops to Europe.
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Amelia Earhart
Harbor Grace
Europe
Two Planes Ready To Cross Atlantic
Amelia Earhart and Bernt Balchen near Harbor Grace on the eve of Earhart s solo trans Atlantic attempt. A near crash at St John New Brunswick tested the crew but Balchen praised her odds at 99 in 100. Earhart plans to depart Harbor Grace for a 1900 mile flight, possibly to Europe, with a 13 hour estimate.
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N.B
U.P
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Europe
Harbor Grace
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Bernt Balchen
Byrd
Teterboro
New Jersey
Balchen
Miss Earhart
Hasbrook Heights
N. J
Sterling drops plan for statewide highway bond issue
Governor R B Sterling abandoned advocacy for a statewide bond issue to retire county highway debts. He urged counties to avoid new indebtedness during tight finances and proposed using part of the four cent gasoline tax to fund interest and principal on existing highway bonds.
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Austin
Sterling
Rail rate cut approved for cotton by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads in the South to cut cotton rates by about 20 percent until August 1. The reduction covers textile exports and imports to and from the Mississippi Valley, Gulf and South Atlantic ports, Ohio River crossings, St. Louis district, and southern Virginia points. Rates start around June 1 and apply to bales whether compressed or uncompressed.
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Washington
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi Valley
Carolina
Gulf and South Atlantic
Ohio River
St. Louis
Virginia
Woman and Child Die in Fire Near Commerce
Mrs Mollie Carver 45 wife of Hugh Carver and Boble D Fife infant daughter of J W Fife were burned to death today in a fire caused by an oil stove Mrs Carver died attempting to rescue the child The Commerce fire department responded to the alarm.
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Commerce
Mollie Carver
Hugh Carver
Boble D. Fife
J. W. Fife
Tobacco heir Libby Holman weds Reynolds in secrecy
May 20 report confirms Libby Holman musical comedy star and Smith Reynolds tobacco fortune heir were married several months ago in New York. The union had remained undisclosed until today.
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New York
Libby Holman
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds’ Tobacco
Hoover Urges Congress for Speed on Tax
President Hoover pressed congressional leaders to delay adjournment until the revenue bill becomes law. Tariff foes kept pressing for general revision if oil coal copper and lumber taxes stay. The farm relief plan earned Senate support while the Farm Loan Act amended broadening bank powers. House saved Camps but Senate in doubt. defense funding cut left 12 000 officers at risk.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
House
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas outlook
Unsettled tonight and Saturday across Amarillo with partly cloudy to unsettled conditions in West Texas and generally fair to night and Saturday in New Mexico. Temperature extremes today at 1 PM range from 58 to 77 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Ex Sheriff Takes Stand in Pampa Conspiracy Trial
Former Gray County Sheriff E N Graves testified as defense witness as 16 defendants faced overruled motions for instructed verdicts. Judge James C Wilson ruled on similar motions for nine other defendants while prosecutors sought dismissal of C E Pipes and Arthur H Cornett charges for insufficient evidence. Nineteen defense witnesses were sworn in with about 25 expected. trial expected to extend into next week.
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James C. Wilson
Pampa
Federal District Court
C. E. Pipes
Arthur H. Cornett
Wilson
J. H. Furneaux
Dallas
Gray County
E. N. Graves
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