British minister warns on indirect aggression and staged blackout
A British cabinet minister warned Britain would use force to resist indirect aggression in a speech addressing the Danzig situation. He cautioned against accepting staged air raid blackouts as a pretext for restraint.
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London
Great Britain
Danzig
Britain
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
Aevend Raczynski
Warsaw
Ces
Lord Halifax
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain vows to defend smaller states at rally
Earl de la Warr, president of the board of education, told a conservative rally that Britain intends to go beyond guarantees to smaller states. In Charleston West Virginia a state education board authorized 55 county districts to hire teachers, with some schools expanding beyond the formula of the 1939 finance act.
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Blunt
Earl de la Warr
Board of Education
Britain
Charleston
W. Va
Coos S
County judge orders balls and chain for non support
Wellsburg reports the county court orders the use of balls and chains for men refusing to provide for their families. The judge warns that those who fail to comply with support orders will be put to work in the streets. bread water diets were ordered for men held in contempt for noncompliance.
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Wellsburg
W. van Daly
Q’brien Fries
Roosevelt's Brief Chesapeake Bay Cruise for Fishing
President Roosevelt sails down Chesapeake Bay on the Potomac with Jesse Jones to seek a fishing spot. The pair study a sheaf of documents aboard before departure from Annapolis dock.
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FDR
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
President Roosevelt
Potomac
Naval Academy Dock
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Couple Plans Elopement Hid 11 Days in Car
Tipton police were alerted after a girl and her fiancé hid in a car for 11 days planning to elope. The mother, Mrs. Richard Martin, notified authorities and halted the scheme.
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Hid
Wharton
Tipton
Richard Martin
Louisiana Governor Fires Minerals Director
Governor Earl K. Long announced the dismissal of Dr. J. A. Shaw, director of the minerals division of the state conservation department, which handles pro rata production and drilling permit issuance. The action, with no explanation, was stated as self evident by the governor.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
J. A. Shaw
Minerals Division
State Conservation Department
William C
Shaw
Louisiana
Navy to lay keels of four battleships
The navy plans to push construction of warships valued at $1,300,000,000 as it begins laying the keels for four battleships. The move signals a major expansion of the fleet during a period of rising global tensions.
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NAVY
Hoover’s 1940 role sparks speculation on neutral league plan
Washington July 8 AP reports Herbert Hoover proposes a virtual league of neutrals to curb bombing and food blockades. The move fuels speculation about his possible role in the 1940 presidential campaign and contrasts Hoover budgets with Roosevelt-era deficits.
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Hoover
League of Neutrals
Washington
Herbert Ver
Restaens
Japanese Apologize For Endangerment Of Ship Falcon
Japanese naval authorities in Shanghai apologized to British officers for endangering the Falcon yesterday when Japanese warplanes bombed near her anchorage. Doors of the vessel were blown in and waves swept the low decks as bombs fell nearby.
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Shanghai
Falcon
Chungking
Child movie actors leave home amid burden fears
Two older girls took twelve and Bucouyler Standish sisters from their home fearing they were a burden to family. The 10 year old and sibling were freed near Schuyler Heights after authorities intervened.
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Bucouyler Standish
Schuyler
Oeene Heights
Eight Injured In Auto Wreck Near Bluefield College
Eight persons injured, six hospitalized at St Luke's Hospital after a wreck near Bluefield College. Driver Robert Pruett and family among the injured. several others escaped with less serious injuries. Investigation by state officers follows.
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Bluefield College
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert Pruett
Alexanderia
Phyllis
Sarah Neel
Eugene Pruett
J. M. Neel
Phyliss
Pruette
Heat fatalities rise across states as temps soar
The heat wave drives rising death tolls from Maine to Texas with at least 47 fatalities reported. Forecasters warned of lingering danger in many areas while some regions received brief relief from hot conditions.
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Maine
Texas
Middle West
Dallas Weather Bureau
Torso murder confession linked to solitary thumb print
Cleveland investigators said a single thumb print led to a confession in a torso murder tied to the Kingsbury Run area. Police pursued the suspect after a tip and questioned a young woman connected to the home where the body was found. The case remains under active inquiry as detectives seek fuller details of the confession.
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Frank Dolezal
Florence Polillo
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Michael Kilbane
Lake Erie
Dolezal
Handerchief
Ni Ho
Kingsbury Run
Sher
Martin L. G*donnell
FDR Pressures Solons to Salvage Neutrality Measure
Washington July 8 AP administrators push to secure votes to move the neutrality bill from the foreign affairs committee. Senators George of Georgia and Gillette of Iowa remain doubtful. George says the group may not back repeal of the embargo while Gillette remains uncommitted. The administration notes a statement from 34 senators opposing repeal and seeks to rally support, but no clear gains are visible.
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Washington
Foreign Affairs Committee
Navy Blimp With Eight Men Periled Off Massachusetts
Off Haven Massachusetts July 8 reports reached Coast Guard that the blimp K-1 faced severe headwinds in a lightning rain storm. Newport Rhode Island commander said there was no alarm. K-1 was en route from Cape Cod to Lakehurst New Jersey after a forced landing at Hyannis for refueling.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hyannis
New England
Bay Head
Falmouth
NFL relief law triggers nationwide WPA walkout
A nationwide walkout by PWA workers continued as AFL and WPA leaders planned Wednesday meetings to coordinate a broad opposition to the 130 hour month relief law. AFL claims about 100000 workers on strike, with New York officials citing the law as restricting unions and wages.
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PWA
American Federation of Labor and Work Projects
AFL
WPA
Gharnton Afl
Yankee Clipper Flies Northern Transatlantic Route
Port Washington reports the Yankee Clipper completing a first commercial flight over the northern route to Ireland with 19 passengers aboard. The craft stopped at Shediac N B and Wood Mid before continuing toward Foynes. Officials note the voyage marks a potential improvement in transatlantic service and speeds.
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Port Washington
Flying Coffe Keen
England
Long Island
Shediac
N. B
Wood
Mid
Ireland
Foynes
Neutrality Bill-See Page 2 DROWNS FLEEING LIQUOR OFFICERS
Charleston officers pursue a car to Orlando and the occupants, including 33 year old Joe Sharp, drown while fleeing arrest in the river. Autopsy confirms accidental drowning. State police and WV Investigation Bureau traced a chase from Winfield to near St Albans and found the wrecked car and a watch belonging to Mrs. Sharp.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joe Sharp
Aoe Ha River
C. F. Sayre
State Liquor Control Commission
Sharp
Orlando Rm
South Charleston
West Virginia Investigation Bureau
Plaza
Harley Stillman
Sayvereil
George R. C. Wiles
The
Commission
Charles H. Chase
Lester Groves
Winfield
St. Albans
Wiles
Erty
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