Japan may recall ambassador as Britain warns Tokyo
London reports Japan strongly weighs recalling its ambassador to Washington while Tokyo threatens to pull diplomats from London and Paris if Britain and France end trade treaties. Sir Robert Craigie and Dooman urged Japan to halt anti British activity in China as U S protest grows. Consultations continue between London, Washington and Tokyo to defuse the crisis.
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Washington
Britain
Tokyo
Paris
Hull
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Nippon
Wam
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Arita
China
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Toyo
U. S
Eugene H. Dooman
Dooman
Seijiro Yoshizawa
Foreign Office
Yoshizawa
Sir Robert and
Wash
Seaton
Toko
Chamberlain Survives Rebel Vote and Adjourns Parliament
Prime Minister Chamberlain overruled a party revolt, winning a confidence vote 250 to 132 and pushing Parliament's adjournment for two months. Opposition feared a return to appeasement after Munich. House to reassemble Oct 3 as Britain boosts naval forces with 180 vessels at about 51.48 million dollars.
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London
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
SEC Refuses Sale of German Bonds
The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked registration of a 70 million dollar German government bond issue in the United States. It cited failure to disclose budget status, public debt, gold holdings, and other financial data. A hearing is set for August 15 to supply the missing information before any listing decision.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Germany
Commission
Germany Celebrates 1914 Mobilization in Nazi era
Berlin August 2 AP Germany marked the 25th anniversary of its World War I mobilization. Nazi leaders contrasted 1914 fear of encirclement with 1939 presumed invincibility. Hindenburg’s tomb observance faded beside three focal points: day orders from top commanders, drills, and western air maneuvers.
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Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Fuehrer
Hitler
German Republic
Paul von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Tannenberg
Georg von Kueckler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Great American Revolt Is Brewing in Ballroom
New York, Aug 2. The ballroom scene faces a coming cultural clash as new dances arrive from London. The Lambeth Walk and a proposed “Boomps-A-Daisy” threaten to replace tradition, with critics predicting a winter shakeup in American social dancing. Irene Castle unveils a “Castle Rock and Roll” variant.
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Inez Robb
New York
London
Astor Hotel
America
Irene Castle
Armed Truces Mark Strikes Across Four States
Armed truces and renewed efforts at negotiation marked strike activity reaching four states and potentially a fifth. In Cleveland a riot injured 46 as a Fisher Body plant nonstriker committee urged the Dies committee to investigate CIO United Automobile Workers walkout amid claims of communistic tendencies. Police set a 500 yard safety zone around the factory as pickets gathered.
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Cleveland
Fisher Body
Dies Committee
CIO United Automobile Workers
Mass Funeral Planned for Scouts In Mexico Crash
Seven people were killed and 21 injured when a bus carrying Mexican scouts collided head on with a truck on a mountain road 15 miles south of Chihuahua City. The truck driver was jailed for protection as lynching threats spread. a mass funeral was arranged for the victims.
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Chihuahua City
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Encarnacion Espinoza
Hubby Prayed Then Hit Her, Judge Told
Marie Ternoir testified before Judge Joseph Sabath that her husband Anthony Ternoir would kneel to pray for half an hour and then strike her. The judge ordered temporary alimony for her and their infant daughter pending the divorce suit.
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Chicago
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Anthony Ternoir
Marie
Joseph Sabath
Trail of Crime Hunt for Lepke Widens
A federal grand jury is convened as a national clearing house to trace Lepke Buchalter and other fugitives. The eight grand jury will open Monday with 86 reports totaling over 500000 pages, drawing witnesses from Cleveland and beyond to guide investigators.
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New York
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
Atty
Omas E. Dewey
Manhattan
U. S
Grand Jury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal
Cleveland
Security Bill Feared Dead in Senate-House Clash
The social security bill aimed at 44 million workers and many employers faces a deadlock as the Connally amendment splits support. House conferees refuse the 10 to 5 federal-state contribution plan, raising the prospect of adjournment with no final enactment.
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Connally
Senate
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Bankhead
Rayburn
Doughton
North Carolina
State to seek extending Kanawha Parkway to Snow Hill
The state road commission plans to ask the U S Public Roads Administration to designate the Kanawha parkway as the U S 60 route through Charleston and extend it about 1300 feet to the corporate line then connect with U S 60 near Snow Hill. City may enact truck ban on the parkway and fund remaining gaps with a bond issue of 250000 to 300000 after council discussion.
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U. S. Public Roads Administration
Kanawha Parkway
Charleston
Kanawha City Bridge
Snow Hill
Burr H.simpson
D. Boone Dawson
Simpson
Washington Street
Road Commission
Public Roads Administration
Parkway Downtown Opening Planned With Restrictions
Kanawha parkway will open to restricted traffic in the downtown area tomorrow per Col. C. P. Fortney city consulting engineer. Only three concrete lanes are laid so no parking and moderate speeds are required. It is unclear if the parkway will extend to Bradford Street. Mayor Dawson supports opening now to ease street congestion as remaining intersections near completion.
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Kanawha Parkway
Col. C. P. Fortney
Col. Fortney
Bradford Street
Dawson
FDR Expands Hatch Act Aimed at Political Activity
President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act broadening limits on federal office holders and proposed extending bans on political activity to state and municipal workers. He issued a special message interpreting the act to protect civil liberties of federal employees while warning strict enforcement. Capitol reaction split but hopeful for cleaner politics amid Senate debate.
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Roosevelt
Hatch
Congress
Department of Justice
Capitol Hill
Republians
Senate
Austin (R
Vermont
Austin
Sen
New Mexico
Barkley
Farley
Housing Bill Test Planned
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt facing stiff House opposition as the $800 million U S housing authority bill becomes a test vote. Rayburn says the rule on the housing bill will be brought up tomorrow with possible wage hour act amendments. deficieny bill cuts and farm bloc debates accompany the unfolding plan for a high-stakes showdown in Congress.
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New Deal
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U. S
Rayburn
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Appropriations Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Danzig Rages Over Likely Anschluss by Germany
Albert Foerster, Danzig's "little Hitler," warned foreign powers that Hitler will set a date for the anschluss. He claimed Danzig has armed defenses after clashes with Polish forces near Lobrowitz and Dirschau bridge, with reports of shots fired and a train car carrying holidaymakers involved.
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Albert Foerster
Hitler
Free City
Germany
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Vorposten
Free City Press
Lobrowitz
Dirschau Bridge
Air Corps Cracks Worlds Record Sets Up Another
Dayton August 2 army air corps capped 30th anniversary by breaking a world record and establishing another in a new category. Maj. Gen. Arnold said standard equipment and full military loads were used, no fuel aditives or engine upgrades. A four motor B-15 carried 4,400 pounds over 3107 miles while pursuit ships exceed 400 mph as the two year rearmament drive aims to complete.
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Army Air Corps
H. H. Arnold
Air Corps
Forbes Field
Italy
Germany
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