French Submarine Phenix Missing Off Indo China Coast
The French submarine Phenix with 63 aboard has disappeared after a routine dive near Cam-Rhan bay off Indo China. A prolonged search yielded no trace and authorities fear all crew may be lost. Rescue chances were described as slim due to depth and equipment limits.
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Indo-China
Phenix
Paris
Navy Ministry
Cam-Rhan Bay
Indo
China Sea
Menty
O'haen
New Hampshire
Tokyo
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Britain vows to defend interests in Tientsin amid Japanese demands
London warns Tokyo over local Japanese authorities actions in Tientsin and signals possible steps to protect British interests in China. No force indicated, though reports suggest tension after a blockade and a controversial handover of four murder suspects to Japanese authorities.
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Japan
Tientsin
London
China
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Domei
Tient
Britain Warns Japan See Page 12
British authorities warn Japan as tensions rise over wartime actions. An advisory signals potential escalation while noting orders for vessels carrying food to the region.
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Japan
Customer Wounded in East River Roadhouse Brawl
Police report a customer was wounded in a late night brawl at Inn on the East River. Offenders were arrested, including Silly Fits, who allegedly shot at officers after an earlier bottle was thrown and a clerk was absent. The wound was not serious and Portis faced a preliminary hearing.
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Silly Fits
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Daw Pianist and Singer Together in Beverly Hills Affair
Private Detective John Worley testified he saw Ruth Etting and her former lover Myrl Alderman at a Beverly Hills house and in North Hollywood, supporting Alma Alderman's $150,000 love theft suit. He described late night and morning observations of the couple behaving affectionately and sharing a cafe visit.
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Los Angeles
John Worley
Ruth Etting
Myrl Alderman
Alma Alderman
Alderman
North Hollywood
Worley
Miss Etting
Beverly Hills
Record heat tops 90 with warm forecast in West
The city posted 90 degrees as a high with 93 at Williamson and 94 at Norton per readings from the Norfolk and Western railway. A light evening breeze cooled Bluefield residents as forecasters called for continued warmth and fair weather today.
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Penerecy
Norfolk and Western Railway
Williamson
Norton
Bluefield
West
Helen Keller Keynotes Beckley Lions Speech in West Virginia
Helen Keller spoke to West Virginia Lions clubs delegates in Beckley praising the state and stressing prevention as the only adequate solution. A crowd lined the streets as she walked two blocks from her hotel to the lecture hall, while delegates conducted morning business for district governor reports.
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Beckley
W. Va
Keller
West Virginia
Lions Clubs
Weidmann Executed On French Guillotine For Six Murders
Versailles May 17 1939 Eugene Weidmann died at 4 33 am on the French guillotine for killing six people including a Brooklyn dancer Jean Dekoven. The German convict was executed before a crowd at Pierre Prison under a cloudy sky. Witnesses described the scene as he mounted the platform as a priest stood beside him.
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Eugene Weidmann
Priday
Brooklyn
Jean Dekoven
Pee Tee
Pierre
Wes
Roger A Nat
Weidmann
Louis Bart- Bee
New lending spending plan studied for self liquidating projects
President Roosevelt weighs a broad program of lending and spending in housing highways railroads rural electrification and farm tenancy relief. Officials say four major proposals include a self liquidating federal toll authority to fund highways bridges and tunnels and expansion of rural electrification and farm tenancy loans with low interest. The plan aims to avoid adding to the deficit by borrowing through existing agencies and using self liquidating methods.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ae Electrification Authority
Shee Abe
Boston
Eccles
South
Flames engulf two Rocky Mountain front in Colorado and Taos area
Crackling flames scorch towering lodgepole pines and green spruce on two fronts across the Rocky Mountain region. Fresh crews were rushed to contain the fires, preserving about 2,000 acres as smoke drifts over Granite Colorado and nearby Taos area where a noted artist is mentioned in passing.
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Granite
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Taos
Weatherman Reports Rising Temperature in Milwaukee
Frank H. Coleman head of Milwaukee weather bureau noted a sharp temperature rise. At 1 10 p m the official thermometer read 68 degrees and by 1 25 p m it had climbed to 92 degrees aided by a southwest wind shift.
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Milwaukee
Frank H. Coleman
Milwaukee Weather Bureau
Roosevelt proposes broader income tax aimed at middle and lower earners
President Roosevelt suggests revising federal income taxes to reach more of the small earners and reduce exemptions for individuals. He cites potential effects on debt and notes ongoing post-session investigations with Treasury participation.
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Presiden Roosevelt
Doughton
N.C
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Roosevelt Pa
Vest
Pete
la Follette Ness Wis
House Approves Large Relief Bill With WPA Restrictions
The House advanced a 1.735 billion relief bill for the year starting July 1, imposing WPA restrictions and creating a three member board to administer the program. The measure heads to the Senate as Republicans hold firm and Democrats seek amendments including theater funding limits and political safeguards. Hallie Flannagan watched the theater project blocked as debate continued.
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Washington
House
Relief Administration
Senate
Atlantic Clipper to Carry Thirty on Preview Flight
The Atlantic Clipper will lift off from New York tomorrow for Horta on a preview flight carrying 30 persons including crew and official observers. Captain W. D. Culbertson will command a crew of 11 on a voyage hailed as the largest group abroad in a flying boat test flight toward Europe.
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Europe
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Horta
W. D. Culbertson
Ashland
Atlantic
Thesf States Navy
Filers
Ragerice Sy Smith
Old Orchard
Ween
Murphy Economy Speech Praised by Congress Bloc
Washington June 16 Attorney General Murphy proposed trimming federal state and local payrolls by a billion dollars. The economy bloc welcomed the plan calling it a significant step toward reducing government waste. Senator Adams noted the challenge of meeting the aim without curtailing essential functions for about four million employees.
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Washington
Murphy
Congressional
Ieroky Thesia
Tesue Roosevelt
Adams
Colo
Food 15 Given Idle Miners in Fayette
Mount Hope West Virginia June 16 The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation distributed food to 1000 idle miners from the McKell Coal company operations. The McKell concern has not signed a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers and miners picketed the mines. Commodities including citrus fruits beans and cereal came from the FSCC warehouse at Beckley after relief was withheld due to lack of contract.
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Mount Hope
W. Va
McKell Coal Company
McKell
United Mine Workers
FSCC
Beckley
Steel worker admits killing wife and two sons
Syracuse reports 45-year-old steel worker Bob Eet Jez surrendered at police headquarters after strangling his wife Sabina Waszkiewicz and the couple’s nine-year-old son Leonard at their Solvay home. Police say the suspect confessed, describing the murders before turning himself in.
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N. Y
Thomas Brock
Pacer
Bobeet Jez
Steel Pines
Strangis
Seenae Brock
Sabina Waszkiewicz
Leonard
Solvay
Coal Commission Proposes Appalachian Price Ranges
Washington reports the bituminous coal commission proposed minimum prices from 1.15 to 3.35 a ton for Appalachian mines. About 72 percent of soft coal tonnage faces final hearings after formal publication. Prices vary by coal grade and region, with examples from Ohio, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia.
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Bituminous Coal Commission
Appalachian
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Ohio
Cleveland
Detroit
West Virginia
Kentucky
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Pittsburgh
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Michigan
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Fairmont
Pennsylvania Panhandle
Rocky Mountain
President Roosevelt Departs Naval Academy for Chesapeake Bay Trip
President Roosevelt leaves the Naval Academy for a weekend trip to Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis Maryland on June 16 as part of a scheduled Presidential retreat and travel from the academy.
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Roosevelt
Naval Academy
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