Former ruler of Abyssinia dies in prison
The article recounts the death of Haile Selassie’s former rival Yasu, held in a fortified Ethiopian prison after a war era power struggle. It notes Italian restoration hopes, elaborate confinement, and persistent rumors that Yasu died or survives, amid palace intrigue and wartime plots.
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Yasu
Emyjerert
Surme
Rerota
Emtr MencLk
Aduwa
Harwar
Vo Idoonm
Lily Yasu
Garamoulata
Crue
Kenya
Ethiopia
Taffari
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Little Bo-Peep To Be In Santa Parade
Fairyland character Little Bo-Peep will join Santa in Cedar Rapids on Friday November 29 for the Christmas parade. She will lead a special indigenous float celebrating perseverance and faithfulness to inspire children.
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Bo-Peep
Santa Parade
Santa
Cedar Rapids
Little Bo-Peep
Feminists Launch Equal Rights Fight in Columbus
Feminists prepared to open a national campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U S Constitution. The National Woman’s Party will hold a conference in Columbus this weekend, with Mrs Helen Hunt West of Jacksonville predicting about 700 attendees.
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Columbus
United States
National Woman's Party
Helen Hunt
Jacksonville
Fla
Piano Tuner for White House Dies at 67
Washington AP reports Benjamin Franklin Parker, official White House piano tuner, died at age 67. He had been blind since youth.
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Washington
White House
Benjamin Franklin Parker
Parker
Shortening Prices Shift But Crisco Stands Steady
An ad notes Casco price increases while Crisco remains comparatively stable. It argues consumers save by choosing Crisco for baking and frying, touting Crisco as the purest vegetable shortening and healthful all purpose fat.
Britain Supports Oil Ban Against Italy
London says the defense cabinet favors a unified embargo on Italy's oil to pressure Rome. In Washington the United States weighs allowing mortgage backed tankers to ship oil to Italy, easing wartime restrictions as League of Nations postpones a full embargo.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Defense Committee
Washington
League Powers
Ulysses
American Tankers Corporation
New York
League
Speeders to Fund New Louisville Traffic Signs
Traffic violators in Louisville will finance new warning signs. Each sign will bear a plate crediting the offender, listing the fine paid and the offense such as running a red light at the corner. The scheme uses fines to fund and name the signs.
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Louisville, Ky
INS
Louisville
John Speedster
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