France Defaults On War Debt Installment Amid Debates
France’s chamber of deputies votes 402 to 187 to default on the $19,261,432 December war debt installment to the United States, while authorities plot a deferral pending an international debt conference. Britain pays its $95.55 million due. Belgium follows suit, and others vary in payment. Roosevelt and Hoover clash over debt policy as BBC cables and Geneva diplomacy swirl around reparations, disarmament, and Manchuria.
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Chamber of Deputies
America
Socialist Party
Herriot
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Errlot
Lebrun
Washington
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Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Latvia
Hungary
Poland
Msthonia
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Congress
McFadden
APAN
Geneva
League of Nations Conciliation Committee
Manchuria
Russia
Tokyo
Japan
Maxim Litvinov
China
D. W. W. Yen
Litvinov
League of Nations
Nudist Cult Shuts Down for Winter in New Jersey
The Sky farms nudists near Liberty Corners New Jersey halt seasonal operations for winter citing season hardships and privacy. Founder Carl Becker says members stay active through a Manhattan gym gathering and vow to resume in spring at the same camp with new facilities and stricter admission rules.
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New Jersey
Sky Farms
United States
Manhattan
Avoir Dupois
Mars
Carl Becker
Liberty Corners
N. J
American League For
Andiata
Olympian League
Camp Olympia
Highland
N. C
Becker
Bulldown
The
League
Germany
Catskills
Rockland County
Ang Serena
Nia Goola Hall
Jennig Courts
Go Ang
Nrg Toole
Comralitas
Urged for Cabinet Hope for Attorney General Post
Friends of Brave A. Campbell of East St. Louis, a leading Illinois Democrat, press for President Roosevelt to appoint him as attorney general in his cabinet.
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Brave A. Campbell
East St. Louis
Ilinois
Wledt Roosevelt
Cholera Toll Climbs in China in 1982 Summer
Cholera's summer toll in China reached beyond 100000 cases with over 30000 deaths, per Dr J Heng Liu, director of the public health bureau. First seen in Shanghai, the disease spread toward Nanking and along the Yangtze, with cases reported across north and south China. Severe outbreaks in Shansi Sheng Henan and Suiyuan disrupted railway traffic.
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Peiping
Bureau of Public Health
J. Heng Liu
Bureau
Liu
Shanghai
Nanking
Yangtze River
Shansi
Sheng
Henan
Suiyuan
Blind Inmate Wins State Attorney Post in Landslide
In the Democratic landslide, a blind former county farm inmate won the state's attorney position. Once a brief lawyer, he lost his sight and moved to the county farm, then returned to run and secure the office. Critics note withdrawal timelines and party counts affected the ballot.
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Pierre
Homme
Atney
Bis Dame
Survey shows youth not going to the dogs nationwide
A National Education Association report challenges the view that juvenile delinquency is rising. Data from Chicago and New York show declines in delinquent boys per thousand, while overall yearly juvenile court entrants in the U S total about 200 000. Etiology includes environment and heredity with emphasis on family, neighborhood, and social controls.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Henry W. Peabody
New York
Women's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Leigh Colvin
A. J. Barton
Canon W. §. Chase
Deets Picket
James Cannon, Jr
Pla Boole
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Walter R. Miles
Yale
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
Hoover
Borah
Blaine
Wisconsin
Congress
National Education Association
Chicago
Children's Court
United States
London Drug Turns Sap Into a Samson
London researchers at a city hospital claim a new drug will prolong life, remove fear, breed courage, and boost intellect and strength. They report test animals showing extraordinary power and aggression, with warnings about unknown ultimate effects.
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London
Lawsuit reveals horse victory over motor car in Tenn
Naphville Tennessee a lawsuit filed here reveals a contest between a horse and an automobile. Ralph Harter seeks 5000 dollars claiming he was a passenger when a car overtook L F Watkins daughter aged ten astride a horse. The horse backed into the vehicle causing damage to the door and side. Harter says his hat and three tiles were broken though he was not hurt.
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Naphville
Tenn
Ralph Harter
L.F. Watkins
Watking
Gle
Rsh
Harter
Horge
Forgotten Coat Saves Kanane Farmer in Aurora
A farmer near De oe dark recalls a near tragedy as lightning struck a team he drove home. He finds three horses tied, but only two receive a bolt, while another seems spared by a forgotten coat. Local observers note the incident amid approaching clouds.
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Aurora
Lolverea
Cote
Pose
Jearlog Sfield
Glass Roofed Houses Future Landing in Philadelphia
Engineers Joseph Peckty and Harold Pitcatra, linked with Autogiro, envision glass roofed houses and a convenient landing area for air craft in Philadelphia, outlining a city wide vision for urban aviation and architectural integration.
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Philadelphia
Joseph G. Peckty
Harold v. Pitcatra
Aera
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