Britain to shift Suez burdens to United States
London sources say Britain plans to hand military duties in the Mediterranean and Suez to the United States within two to three years, while withdrawing empire defenses to East Africa. Britain will retain political and economic interests in the Middle East amid a broad reorganization of imperial defense.
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London
Britain
Mediterranean
Middle East
United States
East Africa
Suez Canal
Kenya
Rhodesias
India
Palestine
Sudan
United Nations
City Hall News referrals on storage tank paving and well
The Mid continent Petroleum Corporation seeks permission to install a 20000 gallon storage tank at its bulk station on Sixth Street SW. Wapsie Valley creamery asks to pave an approach to 400 Ninth Avenue SE with three feet of street grade extension. Northwood dairy may dig a well at 700 Center Point Road NE with land restoration if city needs the site. Ada Lund objects to paving an alley between Maplewood Drive and Sixteenth Street NE citing cost.
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Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Sixth Street
J. H. Lilly
E. P. Kohout
Wapsie Valley Creamery
Ninth Avenue SE
Northwood Dairy
Center Point Road
Ada S. Lund
Maplewood Drive
Sixteenth Street
Navy Mothers Club gets tag day permit for June 28
City records show Navy Mothers Club granted permission to conduct a tag day on Saturday June 28. Frank W Pfaff of 3834 First Avenue NE receives a class C beer permit.
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Navy Mothers Club
Frank W. Pfaff
First Avenue
Wallace Assails Thomas Probers
HOLLYWOOD AP Henry A Wallace on Monday denounced the Thomas congressional committee as a group of bigots. He said the committee promotes hatred and fear and called charges against innocent men a kangaroo court. He cited the Dies, Rankin, and Thomas committees as examples of fascist influence.
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Hollywood
Henry A. Wallace
Thomas Congressional Committee
Willkie
Gilmore Stadium
Wallace
Dies J Committee
Rankin Committee
Thomas Commit
Famed California Convict Writer Back in Prison
Ernest G. Booth 48, known as the O. Henry of San Quentin and Folsom, is back in prison for 10 years to life after pleading guilty to two armed robbery counts. He stole 645 dollars on December 10 and 754 dollars on December 23 from loan firms in Los Angeles and Pasadena before his surprise court appearance.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ernest G. Booth
O. Henry
San Quentin
Folsom
Booth
Harold B. Landreth
Pasadena
Personal Finance
Pacific Finance and Loan Company
Folsom Prison
Sylvia Sidney
New York
Ione
Calif
California
Chicago
Chico
Seattle
Bank robber sentenced after rosdsmng spree in Oakland
The defendant testified to crimes at an Oakland bank and received a 25 year prison term. He was paroled in 1937, marking a later release after a prior conviction.
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Imony
Oakland
Doris Duke Cromwell Township Sign Truce
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke Cromwell and Hillsborough township signed a five year truce resolving eight years of tax dispute centered on about 14 million dollars. The agreement waives roughly 2.96 thousand dollars in legal costs and ends further tax actions for five years.
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Somerville
N. J
Doris Duke Cromwell
Hillsborough Township
Silk Fair Opens in Tokyo to Boost Exports
Mrs. Douglas McArthur opened the government sponsored Silk Fair in Tokyo aimed at Allied personnel to stimulate silk exports. The event marks an official effort to boost wartime silk trade and showcase Japanese silk products.
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Tokyo
Douglas McArthur
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2Nd Street
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EPSOM
Wyeth
Amphorel
Miles Nervine
Uxtce Ct Cosmetics
AO Pr
Ara Goss
Woodbury
Reynolds Bombshell
Zap
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Peover
Re Ere
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Teel
UCT
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