Sudeten Germans Demand Full Independence and Autonomy
Carlsbad dispatch reports Konrad Henlein, Nazi leader among Sudeten Germans, issuing an eight point ultimatum for full independence and equal status within Czechoslovakia. He urged the Czech government to choose peace with Germany or face consequences, calling for self administration and distinct German settlement areas.
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Carlsbad
Czechoslovakia
INS
Konrad Henkin
Hitler
Henlein
Nasi Sirengib
Nazi Germany
France
Russia
Rebels Forge New Front in East Area of Spain
Rebels push into Teruel province and into eastern Spain north of Madrid Valencia line. General Jose Varela deploys cavalry and infantry into the San Just mountains to mop up about 15,000 government troops believed outflanked and demoralized by yesterday’s insurgent advance. War still rages in the pocketed conflict area as reported from Hendaye.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel
Spain
Jose Varela
San Just
Jiaga
Varela
Charges Widen In WPA Probe In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia April 24. A federal probe into WPA politics expands with charges of political coercion of state employees amid a Democratic primary clash. Atty. Gen. Margiotti threatens a state inquiry while party leaders push to move the investigation from WPA to federal agents and Congress, claiming influence by both factions.
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Philadelphia
WPA
Pennsylvania
Works Progress Administration
Keystone
Charles
Margiotti
John B. Kelly
Democratic
Roosevelt
Street Car and Bus Strike Settled in Columbus
Columbus workers resume service at noon after a week long strike by the Amalgamated Association of Electric Railway and Motor Bus Employes. The agreement raises wages by three cents an hour for about eighty workers and grants company recognition of the union, ending the closed shop demand.
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Columbus
Amalgamated Association of Electric Railway and Motor Bus Employes Union
AFL
John Callins
Columbus Federation of Labor
Unido
Shaw Sees Four-Power Pact as War Risk
London April 24 In an exclusive interview George Bernard Shaw rejects the four power pact as a path to lasting peace arguing it could fuel future conflict. He cites a possible alliance against Russia after Spain and says such a move would not advance peace in Europe.
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London
Chamberlain
Mussolini
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Europe
British Letters
Russia
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Star Secretary Denies Confession In Sim on Theft Case
LOS ANGELES April 24 A former secretary to French actress Simone Simon Sandra Martin 32 denied confessing to stealing 16.60 from the star at her Beverly Glen penthouse. District attorney investigators say Martin admitted taking funds and buying furniture gowns and gloves with raised checks totaling thousands of dollars while employed from November 1938 until recently. Martin claims there is more to come when she and her attorney proceed with statements.
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Los. Angeles
Sandra Martin
Simone Simon
Miss Simon
Marjorie Fairchild
John Kline
Miss Martin
Beverly Glen Boulevard
Kline
Miss Marci
Sen
Rites for Mine Victims Held
In Grundy Virginia a sorrowful mining town begins burial rites for 45 dead from the Keen Mountain mine disaster. Officials expect a probe by mine foremen and state inspectors while families mourn across Buchanan and nearby states.
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Grundy
Virginia
Red Jacket Coal Company
Keen Mountain
Buchanan County
Alabama
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Roosevelt Hull thanked by Jews at Arkansas assembly
The Arkansas Jews in session adopted a resolution thanking President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Ault for their work on behalf of Nazi persecuted Jews. Dr. Felix Levy of Chicago addressed the seventh annual meeting, praising Zionist awakening and humanitarian opinion.
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Hot Springs
Ark
INS
Arkansas Jews Inh Assembly
Roosevelt
Ault
Felix Levy
Chicago
Axxcene Bly
Hiller
Israel
Relief System Shakeup Asked By GOP Senators
Washington April 24 The two Republican senators Davis of Pennsylvania and Lodge of Massachusetts urged immediate reform of the federal relief system to favor local control and allocate funds by greatest need They backed actions already favored by the Senate unemployment committee including repealing the undistributed profits tax and modifying the capital gains levy to alleviate unemployment They warned delaying action would not comfort millions of suffering Americans and urged the committee to act now rather than report later
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Pennsylvania
Lodge
Massachusetts
Sen
Byrnes
Foes in Retreat in Kiangsu as Japanese Press Advance
Shanghai reports Chinese forces retreat in Kiangsu province, eight miles from the vital Sunghai railway, with about 20 000 troops falling back north of Pihshen. Japanese salients expand near Taierhchwang as a long campaign to erase a previous setback gains momentum.
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Shanghai
Kiangsu
Sunghai
Pihshen
Pihsien
Tancheng
Shartung
Taierhchwang
Taierhchweng
Shanlung
Giangsu
Lini
Hong Kong
Macao
Kowloon
China
FDR Ford Talk Sparks Talk of Annual Auto Wage
Detroit and Washington report a possible fixed annual wage for Ford and other automakers after Henry Ford met with President Roosevelt. UAW hearings and wage disputes at Buick Chevrolet plants in Flint and Bay City, along with industry speculation on a six hour five day week, drive the unfolding labor policy debate.
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Detroit
Buick
Chevrolet
General Motors
Flint
Bay City
Mich
Towar
United Automobie Workers
Corporation
Homer Martin
International Uaw
Pontiac
Martin
UAW
G. B
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
Washington
INS
Henry Ford
White House
International
Roosevelt
Ford
First Coal Price Step Completed
The bituminous coal commission announced it completed the first basic step toward fixing new minimum prices. It involved compiling data to determine the average production cost per ton under the Guffey coal act. Data from Maryland producers was sent to the Altoona district board for adjustment.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Maryland
District Board
Altoona
War Games Test Air Power to Defend U S Atlantic
The Army Air Corps will stage a large scale simulated invasion to defend New England against a feared Atlantic fleet assault. In a nationwide exercise, American air and land forces test responses as fleets fight in the Pacific while a mock enemy fleet crosses the Atlantic toward New England. The drill aims to assess whether the United States can repel a foreign invasion despite Pacific battles.
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Pacific
New England
Air Corps
Washington
INS
Army Air Corps
War Department
America
Canada
Mexico
Coasiling
Atlantic
Sam
Stalin Starts Purge of Church
Stalin announces a sweeping purge of Russia’s ecclesiastics with arrests of high church leaders including the archbishop of Moscow. Priests nuns and monks are accused of anti-Soviet espionage and plotting to overthrow the regime, indicating possible closures of remaining churches.
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Moscow
INS
Stalin
Russia
Archdeacon Bayanov
Ing
Hishop
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