Dynamite Blast Kills Four at Tacoma Powder Plant
A ton of dynamite detonated at the Frederickson Columbia Powder plant 15 miles south of Tacoma, killing four men and injuring others. Officials anticipate a federal probe into possible sabotage as a second blast in five days rattled the Tacoma region.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frederickson
Columbia Powder Company
St T
Fort Lewis
J. A. Dean
Columbia Company
Winchester Arms
Winchester Powder Companies
Here
Seattle
Final approval on center measure to boost court jurisdiction
The bitterly disputed Walter bill to widen court authority over age agency activities won one congressional approval and moved to the White House. Roosevelt, away on a trip, faces a ten day window before automatic passage if he takes no action. A slim 227 member quorum passed the measure with 176 to 51 voting to accept Senate amendments.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
House
Friends of
Senate
Hypocrisy of Peace Talk While Making War Plans
Senator Holt of West Virginia accused defense leaders of preaching peace while planning for war. He sought to insert a newspaper story into the record showing army officers anticipated overseas action. Barkley of Kentucky argued that officers should perform duties rather than comment on war declarations.
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Washington
Holt
W. Va
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Italians Suffer Major Setback as Greeks Advance in Albania
Greek forces report a collapse of Italy's central defense in Albania with 5 000 fascists surrendering and 150 prisoners captured near the Aoos river region. Greek troops push toward Delvino and Argirocastro while authorities claim the Italian retreat widens along a 100 mile front.
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Italy
Albania
Delvino
Santi Quaranta
Porto Edda
Mussolini
Edda
Argirocastro
Aoos
Premet
Adriatic
Lake
Ochrida
Elbasani
Tirana
Korjtza
Greece
Secret for taking night photographs released to RAF
The Army Air Corps disclosed that its technique for taking flashlight night photographs has been released to Britain's Royal Air Force. The system uses a magnesium flash device described as a flashbomb, developed after 15 years of research. An earlier disclosure noted the Sperry bombsight design was also shared with Britain.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Res
Britain
Royal Air Force
Air Corps
Toronto
Canada
Walter Clark
Rochester
N. Y
Clark
Christmas Tree Plans Finalized for 1940 Event
Final plans for the 1940 Community Christmas Tree were set at a YWCA meeting. Ben H Williams presided as association president. WHIS stars will present an eight hour Granada theater program on December 15. The group aims to raise 2500 in contributions with parent chaperoned children admitted. Officers include Bonner Sams vicepresident Clyde Elliott secretary treasurer. Finance chair Clyde Elliott with local club and lodge sponsors.
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Ben H. Williams
Community Christmas Tree Association
WHIS
Granada Theater
Bonner Sams
Clyde E. Elliott
Clyde Elliott
Eddie Steele
Kiwanis
Guy L. Parr
Lions
Beulah Price
Quota
Masons
Cecil C. Bond
Ellis
FP. L. Black
Woman's Club
Harry Clark
Harry Kammer
B'nai B'rith
Courtney Tanner
American Legion
Ralph Smith
Senate approves $100 million bailout for Chiang Kai-shek regime
Secretaries Hull and Morgenthau win bipartisan committee approval for a credit package to China totaling 100 million dollars to fund war supplies against Japan. Half comes from a stabilization fund and half from Export-Import Bank credits for general purposes, with committee members outlining usage details.
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Washington
Hull
Morgenthau
Senate Banking and House Coinage
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Chungking
Export-Import Bank
China
N. Y
Thau
Ce Wagner
Pennsylvania Coal Prices Denied as Baseless Claim
Howard A. Gray of the bituminous coal division released a letter stating that the assertion minimum mine prices favored Pennsylvania operators is utterly without foundation. The correspondence was sent to Secretary Jesse V. Sullivan of the West Virginia Coal Association in Charleston, who said business was being diverted from West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Illinois.
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Washington
Howard A. Gray
Bituminous Coal Division
Pennsylvania
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
Charleston
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
Officer accidentally shot in arm in domestic incident
Pineville West Virginia December 2 1971 Sheriff Lon Byrd said Constable Kade Coopers Center district was accidentally shot through the forearm by his wife as she examined a gun in a residence. The weapon discharged striking him.
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Pineville
W. Va
Lon Byrd
Kade Coopers
Center District
Koontz Named Inauguration Arrangements Chairman
Governor Holt announced that Arthur B. Koontz of Charleston has been appointed chairman of arrangements for the inauguration of governor elect M. M. Neely on January 13 in Charleston West Virginia.
Dies AGRO Probe Of Un American Acts Pressed
Washington December 2 AP Chairman Dies D Texas said the un American activities committee uncovered five sabotage acts on an important experimental plane at an undisclosed factory before takeoff. He warned of a probable sixth act and cited a German Nazi clique in the plant to justify purging Fifth Columnists from defense industries.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee of un-American Activities
Defenses Industries
West Coast Port Of Bristol Suffers Destructive Attack
German bombers shifted strikes to western England with heavy bombing of a western city and the southwest, amid widespread raids on Liverpool East Anglia Wales and the south coast. London saw quiet. Casualties were limited despite major damages in Southampton and Bristol area.
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Bristol
London
England
Britain
Liverpool
East Anglia
Wales
South Coast
Southampton
Plymouth
Earry
Air and Home Security Ministries
Southampton See
U Boats Attack Merchant Ships Near Ireland
New York reports a convoy about 500 miles west of Ireland faced a major aerial and submarine raid. At least seven merchant ships were torpedoed with multiple vessels sunk or sinking while survivors aid and distress signals continued for hours.
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Ireland
MacKay
Insalehead
Sou
North Atlantic
Caribbean
Panama Canal
U. S
Lady Clanely
Valencia
Mackay Radig
Roosevelt Plans Secret Cruise From Washington to Florida
President Roosevelt travels secretly toward Florida aboard a special train en route to Miami. He will board the cruiser Tuscaloosa for a Caribbean cruise said to include inspection of island defenses and Panama Canal area bases, with return plans uncertain.
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Roosevelt
Miami
Fla
Florida
Washington
E. M. Watson
White House
Tuscaloosa
Get
Panama Canal
Great Brit
Stephen Ily
Britain and Spain Sign Financial Accord
Britain and Spain signed an agreement to unfreeze Spanish funds blocked in London and boost British product purchases for Franco's government. The pact, signed by Ramon Serrano Suner and Sir Samuel Hoare, establishes a special account system for payments, aside from the March 18 British Spanish clearing accord.
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Madrid
Great Britain
Spain
London
Francisco Franco
Peregin
Ramon Serrano Suner
Samuel Hoare
Fighting Along Siam Indo China Border Continues
Fighting along the jungle and mountains on the Siam and Indo China border persisted with reports of Thai planes in action. The update notes ongoing clashes as December progresses, with details promised on Page 12.
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Thailand
Bergle
Bankok
Hanoi
Indo-China
Siam
British raids hit Wilhelmshaven and other Nazi targets
The air ministry announced successful overnight raids on German shipyards at Wilhelmshaven and other Nazi targets. A great fire reportedly raged inside Wilhelmshaven's shipyards where submarines were under construction. Other strikes hit Lorient submarine base Brest jetty and drydocks Kristiansand camp in Norway.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Air Ministry
Hit
Lorient
France
Brest
Kristiansand
Norway
Suicide ends life of Adams Express president Steele Mitchell
Steele Mitchell 42, head of Adams Express Co., was found with a bullet wound in the temple at his Fifth Avenue apartment. He died at Lenox Hill Hospital after police said he apparently shot himself. Mitchell had led Adams Express since 1937 and previously worked with Hagen Stone & Co. on Wall Street. Wendell Willkie lived two floors away in the same building.
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New York
Steele Mitchell
Adams Express Co
Lenox Hill Hospital
Vincent Kiernan
Mitchell
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Kiernan
Hazel Wood
Judge Kenna to administer oaths for second seat
Charleston West Virginia December 2 Supreme Court Judge Jo N Kenna will administer oaths of office to a second set of state officials in January as a rotation assigns a new presiding judge Judge Kenna becomes presiding officer effective January 1 due to Judge James B Riley rotation plan and reduced term from retirement illness refusal of John H Hatcher
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Jo N. Kenna
James B. Riley
Kenna
John H. Hatcher
Judge Kenna
Holt
Nazi Divisions Invade Rumania To Bring Order
German divisions totaling around 60 000 troops moved through Hungary toward Rumania to stabilize the crisis as Romania faces internal strife. A German motorized unit paraded in Bucharest while Iron Guard factions reportedly split into three. Premier Antonescu warned of German and Italian understandings on Transylvania with Berlin affirming adherence to the August settlement.
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Rumania
Mares Vasarhely
Targul Mares
Hungary
Germany
Slovakia
Romania
Burcharest
Mihai
Ion Antonescu
Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Carol
sRicto
Ton Codreanu
Guard
Bucharest
Transylvania
Antonescu
Italy
Berlin
Court Refuses Review Injunction Against City
In Charleston West Virginia on December 2 the state supreme court refused to docket for review an injunction petition seeking to restrain Parkersburg from joining a flood wall project. Frank S Smith filed the suit as a taxpayer against the city its mayor and council seeking to block 300000 in revenue bonds and assessments on property believed only vulnerable in severe floods.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Parkersburg
Wood County Circuit Court
Smith
Communist Faculty Members Testify on Party Ties
An assistant professor at Brooklyn College testified that he and eight colleagues joined the Communist party in 1935 and used aliases to conceal their identities. He said the party spread subversive doctrine within New York City's school system, stretching to other faculty members and their activities.
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Brooklyn College
New York
Communist Party
Bernard D. N. Grebanier
David Arden
Paul Windels
New ¥ City
Urebanier
Howard Noah
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Federal Bureau of Invests
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Spanaway
Alfred H. Loney
Fred Wilman
Parkland
John Stahle
Senate Banking and
Hull and Morgenthau
AGRO
Nation
J U. S
British Press Association
Kent
Channel
New Atlantic Graveyard
British Isles
Goodleigh
Lady Granely
Victoria
Victor Ross
Tors
Ictor Ross
Loch Aranza
Briain
Express Company
Vandenberg
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Mich
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United States
Tariff Commission
State Department
Michigan
Temple
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