Haile Will Make Plea In Person Before Assembly
Geneva reports Haile Selassie to personally address the League of Nations assembly seeking justice as Italy pledges not to build a large Ethiopian army. Greek jurist Nicolas Politis proposes an international college of elder statesmen to help keep world peace and potential freer sanctions terms.
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Haile
U.S
Japan
Germany
Geneva
Italy
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
League Assembly
Haile Selassie
League
Nicolas Politis
Politis
United States
Council
Assembly
Advisory Board to Meet Organize in Charleston
Charleston West Virginia June 29 advisory board to meet organize day before new act becomes effective Governor Kump urges five members to convene tomorrow afternoon limited time for diligent action Board created by recent special session includes John T Morgan J A Booth Dr W S Fulton Dr P Burke and A S Filson Board to select its chairmen name state public assistance director and county directors act provides for 30 dollar month pensions to aged blind and takes over welfare and relief duties from public assistance department Governor outlines policies at opening meeting and stresses space rules equipment and staff must be ready for the large welfare program task to comply with federal rules and funding regulations
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Charleston
W. Va
State Public Assistee Advisory Board
Kump
Torrow
John T. Morgan
Arleston
J. A. Booth
Huntins-on
W. S. Fulton
Wheeling
P. Burke
Morgantown
A. S. Filson
Sharples
Department Public Assistance
Public Welfare Department
Relief Administration
Corning
Us Fa Cing
Department of Public Asnce
French Communists Press Quick Dismissal of De La Rocque Party
Paris June 29 Communists urged rapid dissolution of Col Francois De La Rocque new Rightist party formed for conquest and power Unrest continues with strikers on fronts Police dispersed another Nationalist demonstration at the tomb of the unknown soldier Arc de Triomphe clash between Croix De Feu and People’s Front in Toulouse ahead of the chamber debate on the dissolution decree
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Paris
Col
Francois de la Rocque
France
de la Rocque
People’s Front
Toulouse
Chamber of Deputies
Croix de Feu
Baldwin Regime Lashed in House
London June 29 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's government faced fierce Labour attacks calling it a danger to Britain and world peace. The debate ended with a 254 to 136 vote of confidence as Labour pressed for clearer policy and Baldwin’s absence drew pointed remarks from Attlee and Morrison. Simon and Churchill defended Duff Cooper amid suspicions over a Paris speech and possible alliance with France.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duff Cooper
Paris
Britain
Baldwin
Clement R. Atlee
Herbert Morrison
Laborites
Morrison
John Simon
Winston Churchill
Borties
France
Simon
Churchill
John
Germany
Attlee
Home Secretary
Chinese Airmen Bomb Kwangsi and Kwangtung Troops
Reports from Nanking say airmen of the Chinese Central Government dropped bombs on Kwangsi provincial troops and bombed trenches held by Kwangtung province forces. In Canton ten people linked to the Nanking Fascist movement were arrested including Dr. Chang Poa Heng of Sun Yat Sen University.
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Hongkong
Kwangsi
Nanking
Kwangtung
Vinces
Canton
Chang Poa- Heng
Sun Yat Sen University
Industry fights union drive as general strike warned
Pittsburgh dispatch reports attorney Earl F. Reed predicting a possible general strike if steel unionization proceeds. About 200 organizers under John L. Lewis and Philip Murray operate nationwide, with tensions rising over peaceful picketing and alleged agitators.
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Committee For
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Murray
American Iron and Steel Institute
Republican Party
Ing
G.O.P
Brutality Revealed in Tennessee Reform School Probe
Nashville reporters summarize grand jury findings on the Tennessee reform school for boys. Superintendent G Newt Chaote is criticized as incompetent or indifferent while guards allegedly used drunkenly, with wagon-wheel spokes and straps causing scars. Escapes since Saturday night are noted as part of the investigation.
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Tennessee Reform School
Nashville
Tenn
State Reform School For Boys
G. Newt Chaote
Choate
Drought Strains Virginia Farms As Bluefield Stands Coolest
The region endures extreme heat with Bluefield the coolest spot in the Pocahontas division at 95 degrees while nearby towns report noon temperatures near 100. Drought hits Russell, Lee, and Scott counties with 1,000 to 1,600 farmers facing destitution unless relief arrives. State officials warn crop damages reach 15 million dollars as forest fire risk rises and water shortages loom across West Virginia and Virginia.
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Bluefield
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway
Eckman
Jaeger
Williamson
Norton Va
Lebanon
Russell County
Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
McLaughlin
Farley Resigns Postmaster General to Focus on Party Duties
New York dispatch reports James A. Farley has sent his resignation as Postmaster General to President Roosevelt to devote time to chairing the Democratic National Committee. Howes would serve as acting postmaster general. Farley hopes to return after November and pursue New York gubernatorial ambitions in 1938. In West Virginia, flames and smoke hinder search for a possible airplane crash on Peerless Mountain. only one girl, age 11, claims to have seen an aircraft.
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New York
The
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
William W. Howes
Howes
Farley
Dispatch
Cabin Creek
W. Va
Smoire
Peerless Mountain
Kanawha River
Cheylan
Paul Ebbert
Andrew J. Morgan
Morgan
Charleston
American Airlines
John Kirk
Lens Creek
Big Peerless Mountain
Shirley Patchell
James Hodge
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Hodges
Page Hight
Zioncheck Hides in Office After Flight from Maryland Hospital
Washington report details Representative Marion Zioncheck fleeing a Maryland mental hospital and hiding in his Capitol Hill office. A $25 assault warrant is tied to his bride Rubye Nix. Zioncheck and Mrs. Zioncheck face arrest in Seattle bound legal actions.
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Washington
Marion Zioncheek
Capital
Washington State
Capitol
Maryland
House
Marion A. Zioncheck
Seattle
Wash
Kenneth Romney
Zioncheck
Romney
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Towson
Ernest W. Brown
Metropolitan Police
Benjamin Scott Young
Rubye Louise Nix
Farley denies resignation as postmaster general in Atlantic City
Postmaster General James A. Farley arrived in Atlantic City and denied he had resigned. He said he would not comment further and noted he planned to rest. He walked the boardwalk alone to avoid recognition but was spotted by many spectators.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James A. Farley
Farley
Broadwalk
Two Children Die In Separate Pocahontas Accidents
Eight year old Walter Gravely died after being struck by a motor truck near Paradise while 9 year old Buddy Faulkner was killed when a Norfolk and Western train ran over him near Bottom Creek. The Gravely driver Mike Burkett was exonerated at a hearing. Funeral for Walter planned for Wednesday at 2 30 PM.
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Pocahontas
Walter Gravely
Mack Gravely
Paradise
Bluefield
Buddy Faulkner
Andy Faulkner
Bottom Creek
Norfolk & Western
Mike Burkett
Japan Declines to Adhere to London Naval Treaty
London reports reveal Japan official refusal to obey the 1936 London naval pact. Britain plans to invoke the escalator clause to free destroyers, while the United States could gain parity as treaty limits are challenged. Observers warn the move risks undermining main terms including the 14 inch battleship gun limit.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
United States
France
Washington
Tokyo
Britain
Cape
Foreign Office
Italy
Triggerman Pleads Guilty to Slaying of Charles Poole
Dayton Dean admitted killing Charles A Poole a WPA worker and accused 12 others of involvement in the Black Legion murder case. He stated the group plotted floggings and arson against political foes and implicated many in related charges as the probe widens.
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Triggerman
Charles Poole
Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Joseph A. Moynihan
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Dean
Poole
Night Riders
Ely denounces economic royalists in critique of relief policy
Former Governor Joseph Ely, a New Deal critic, says if Republicans win, relief should be scientifically administered to remove relief from business competition. He commends Roosevelt's Philadelphia speech but questions the reach of economic freedom with 20 million on relief and argues not all dissenters are economic royalists.
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Boston
Joseph 8. Ely
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Stricter Control for Beer Sought in Charleston
Charleston seeks tougher rules for beer parlors as vice commission heads a public mobilization after a beer hall fight left Leo Fiser dead. Mayor Dawson moves to curb dance halls while the city withholds dance-beer garden licenses, and a mass meeting is planned with city officials to address escalating violence and disorder.
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Charleston
W. Va
Vice Commission
Pat Withrow
Union Mission
Leo Fiser
Okey DeBoard
Fizer
West Virginia University
D. Boone Dawson
Dawson
E. F. Dalton
Withrow
Fred L. Fox
R. Carl Andrews
J. Blackburn Watts
Commission
Mussolini Attends Bedside of Stricken Daughter Anna Maria
Tivoli Italy June 29 Premier Mussolini and his wife watched over their youngest daughter Anna Maria who is feared ill with infantile paralysis. The crisis was said to be over by the Stefani agency as Vittorio Bruno and Romano were mentioned among ill family members. Townsfolk prayed and foreign colony children were removed from Rome amid epidemic rumors.
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Tivoli
Italy
Mussolini
Anna Maria
Vittorio
Bruno
Iduce
Rome
Stefani
Romano
Ilduce
Army amphibian sets new long distance record to Langley
Flying 1425 miles without refueling from San Juan Puerto Rico to Langley Field Virginia piloted by Major General Frank M Andrews Commanding General of the G H Q air force set a world distance and straight jaw record for amphibian planes. The craft landed at Langley Field at 4 29 p m after 11 hours 9 minutes aloft.
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Newport News
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Langley Field
Army Air Corpse
Frank M. Andrews
G. H. Q. Air Force
Alarmed rise in highway deaths alarms safety group
The National Safety Council reports a 7 percent uptick in May road fatalities from 1935, totaling 2,970. After a months-long decline, the spike threats a 1936 total near 38,200 unless renewed action follows by council director W H Cameron. Police alertness blamed, despite tougher traffic programs.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
W. H. Cameron
Cameron
Entertainer Held in Chicago Slaying Visioned as Jealous Suitor
Police said a night club master of ceremonies Sid Schaps was held for investigation after a lie detector test showed shaky answers about the crime in which Florence Thompson Castle 24 was killed by a bricks blow and strangulation. The son witnessed the attack as a masked suspect spoke in blackface dialect. Detectives pursued a jealous suitor theory with the assailant seen by the 7-year-old as he entered the hotel room on the North Side.
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M. C
Chicago
Florence Thompson Castle
Castle
Sid Schaps
Northwestern University
William O’brien
Leonardo Keeler
O'Brien
Schaps
Frances Polfus
James
Lake Michigan
Near North Side
McCarl to Quit and May Join Government Reorg Probe
Washington reporter notes Comptroller General J R McCarl plans to resign and may join a Senate study on reorganizing federal agencies. Senator Byrd will push for McCarl’s input to streamline operations and cut waste, while Elliott will run the GAO temporarily.
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McArl
PROBE
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Czechoslovakia
Gue of Nations Assembly
Benes
Thomas G. Masaryk
Council of the
DE LA Roque
Reich
Drive For Steel Union
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Earl F. Reed
Reed
NRA
Wheeling Steel Company
Portsmouth
Ohio
Redicals
England
National Guard
Committee For Industrial Organization
Organized Labor Movement
Sidney Hillman
C. I. O. Head
Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
United of Sea
Lee, Scott and Russell Counties
Farley Ofail
Big Jim
Chief
Zionghege
Playboy
Solon
Ziony
Bride
Buddy Faulker
Ely
Strigter
Head of
Duce
Cops Grill
J. R. McCarl
Byrd
D.-Va
Senate
McCarl
Harrison
D.-Miss
Daniel Bell
Budget Bureau
Ted States
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