London gunman insists shooting was quite in order
Police in London pursue a broad inquiry after Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor, 45, faced magistrate court over a sawed off shotgun incident near the Duchess of Kent. He claimed he did not hit anyone while Scotland Yard weighs possible terrorist links and a separate window damage at the Princess Royal’s home.
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London
Duchess of Kent
Ledwedge
Vincent Lawlor
Westminster
Belgrave Square
Lawlor
Scotland Yard
Princess Royal
Earl of Harewood
Irish Republican Army
Eng
Duke
King George
House Debates Security Plan Amid Amendments
Washington June 6 A bipartisan drive in the House to charge discrimination in Social Security amendments follows speeches warning current law shortchanges the poor. Rep Fish criticizes a proposed dollar-for-dollar matching for federal funds while others push raises to $20 or $25 caps in a debate distinguishing old age assistance from pensions.
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Washington
House
Treadway
Ways and Means
Moe
Fish Pcr
Taylor
Tenn
Representative Colmer
Miss
Student Flier Bound For Mars Fails To Reach Destination
Chatham Mass June 6 A 22 year old Carlisle Pa student Miller Eshelman fell short of his intended Mars flight after being fished from Georges Bank water aboard the trawler Villanova. He reported flying blind in fog all night and a gas line break halted fuel pumping. Eshelman was rescued near the vessel about 175 miles east southeast of Chatham. Captain and crew aided him as he was treated for shock and exhaustion. He held a pilot license with limited area permissions and had about ten hours of instruction.
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Chatham
Mass
Cheston L. Eshelman
Carlisle
Iiler
Georges Banks
Boston
Villanova
Tadioed
Eshelman
Oe Se
Mars
Eshleman
Man
Europe
Labor Spying and Munitions in Industrial Disputes Debate
Washington reports cite John L. Lewis urging Congress to outlaw labor spies and munitions in disputes. A factory manager testified a company used undercover methods to uncover union activity and questioned a strike defense fund. He supported amending the labor law and noted a plan to suppress miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Senate
Thomas
Utah
Senate Civil Lines
Yale and Towne Company
National Metal Trades Association
Plumley
Lewis
Refugees barred from Cuba again on St. Louis voyage
Jewish refugees aboard the Hamburg liner St Louis are refused entry by Cuba while efforts to relocate them falter. A plan to create a temporary haven on Isle of Pines failed as a noon deadline passed without agreement. The ship, off the Cuban coast, faced return to Hamburg with a $443000 bond offer and refugee contributions totaling $280000 toward a broader rescue.
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Havana
Hamburg
St. Louis
United States
Cuba
Eee
Isle of Pines
Berenson
Germany
Wilhelm Florida
Schroeder
Florida
National City Bank of New York
New York
State's Fair Trades Act Comes Into Law Today
West Virginia's fair trade practices act barring sale below cost becomes law tomorrow along with garnishee laws and other bills. The act targets loss leader merchandising with minimum markups of seven percent plus transportation for retailers and two percent plus freight for wholesalers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Retail Grocers Association
George W. King
The
Grocers Association
Wenty
King
Hitler applauds Spain aid and slams British racketeering
Berlin reports Hitler welcomed home 18 000 troops sent to Spain calling it a reward for Spanish neutrality in the world war and denouncing alleged English and French support for conquests. He praised Italy and Spain for ideological unity and warned against allied press lies about plans to divide Spain and seize colonies.
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Spain
Berlin
Hitler
Eng
Europe
Lustgarten
Italy
Thefuehrer
Prutocracies
Germany
Royal visit draws immense crowds to Windsor Canada
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured Windsor Ontario in heavy crowds. An estimated 1.5 million Canadians and 500,000 Americans lined the route amid strict security measures after an elbow injury and a brief arrest of Sean Russell. The Windsor population swelled to unprecedented levels as the royal couple visited across the Detroit border.
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Windsor
Ont
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Detroit
Stratford
Bluefield Plans 56000 Revenue Bonds for Street Work
The Bluefield city board approved 56000 revenue bonds to finance street improvements under the WPA. Mayor Snyder and City Clerk Sa ngh Fy will sign contracts to issue bonds bearing 4 percent. Petitions call for paving eighty streets. surface and curb materials will be funded to provide better streets at reduced cost.
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Bluefield
Emmeey
Works Progress Administration
City Board of Directors
Wm Snyder
Ralph
Wea
Cala Snes
Costa
Bids Opened On Road Link In Route 52 Extension
Bids opened yesterday in Charleston for the final link of Route 52 from Bluefield into McDowell county. Hatfield Construction Co. of Huntington bid $96,313 for a 1.5 mile concrete section including grading and drainage from Booth Bowen to Bramwell. The project would complete Route 52 to Big Four with one short segment to Helen, with plans for the Big Four link this year. Another bid for an eight mile Monroe County stretch from Lindside–Peterstown to the state line saw Elmer Phillips Co. of Parsons bid $20,815.50 for surface work.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Charleston
Hatfield Construction Co
Huntington
Booth-Bowen
Bramwell
Big Four
Thompson Victory Shifts Princeton Municipal Power
Republicans gain control of Princeton city government for the first time in a decade. Thompson defeats Democratic incumbent Hall for mayor by a narrow margin as Republicans win two council seats while Democrats secure one. Majorism shifts reflect strong party divisions across Mercer County precincts.
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Princeton
H. J. Thompson
R. O. Sewall
Walter White
John Kessinger
Mercer County
Thompson
Victor H. J. Thompson
George Hall
Hall
Dewey Thompson
W. L. Hunter
J. M. Marshall
R. O. Sewell
Joe M. Snider
Sewell
Marshall
J. D. Gott
L. Shannon
White
W. Cody Fletcher
Fletcher
Republicans gain local offices in West Virginia contests
GOP victories shift power in Dunbar Morgantown Princeton and Friendly with Republicans winning mayor recorder and several council seats. Incumbents lose in Friendly where an all woman administration ended after 1937. Juanita Delamore gains in Webster Springs mayoral race against parking meters and curfew laws.
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Associated Press
Dunbar
Morgantown
Friendly
West Virginia
Baie
Princeton
National Party
Elgie Rustemeyer
Juanita Delamore
Webster Springs
Kenneth White
Clendenin
Perry elected White Sulphur Springs mayor without opposition
William Perry won the White Sulphur Springs mayoral race without opposition as few voters cast ballots to succeed J. C. Burr. In Jr. Kermit West Virginia on June 6 1944 the report notes Dr. E P Stepp the Democrat was reelected.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
William Perry
Perry
J. C. Burr
Use of Girls as Red Missionaries in U S
A congressional hearing heard that Moscow instructed American Communists to employ young girls to recruit soldiers and sailors. A WPA informant said plans to recruit in the armed forces were developed in Moscow during 1931 to 1932, with the national hunger march organized from there and led by a party member.
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U. S
Washington
Congressional
Moscow
WPA
College Ofoscow
White
Herbert Benjamin
Allance
Amin
Communist Party
Ohio
New York
Alliance
Roosevelt deflects third term interviews at White House doorsteps
President Roosevelt dismisses responsibility for third term interviews by political figures outside the White House. Iowa figures Governor Kraschel and Democratic chair E H Birmingham indicate support for a Roosevelt third term. Roosevelt remains silent on nominations as Congress debates relief and tax extension before June 30.
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White House
Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
E. H. Birmingham
Iowa State Democratic Committee
Ickes
Fugitive Python Hunted at New York World’s Fair
A 26 foot regal python weighing 350 pounds escaped from its cage at the New York World's Fair grounds. Police, fair staff, and soldiers joined the search after the owner suspected the snake known as Jumbo may have sought water to aid shedding.
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New York
New York World's Fair
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