Haile Selassie rejects peace plans to finish fight
Emperor Haile Selassie declares readiness to lead troops to the front in Ethiopia war with Italy. He denounces the Hoare Laval proposals as cowardly and a betrayal of the League, insisting on a continued costly confrontation rather than territorial concessions.
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Haile
Karl B. von Wiegand
Universal Service Dessye
Ethiopia
Dessye
Addis Ababa
Hoare-Laval
League
France
Britain
Italy
Staat
Milne Case A Kidnap Drama Gripping New York
Caleb Jones Milne a youth from a wealthy family is missing after a Christmas ransom scheme appears. Federal and state investigators pursue clues including a fake Dr Green, a ransom note and a stranger who approached Milne. The elder Milne is ill in Germantown, Pa, as family members report the disappearance.
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New York
Caleb Jones Milne
Department of Justice
New York City
Scotland Yard
State Police
Peice
Young Rainey
Heor Milne, Jr
Philadelpe Ja
Shir “Eesentiels
Dr. Green
Milne
Frederic
Condemned Man Asked to Confess in New Orleans Note
In New Orleans a condemned man awaiting execution at Sing Sing pleads for a confession. A woman identified as Mrs Ruby Munsell Schwartz says she believes the condemned is her husband Joseph Ashley Schwartz and offers support, including a proposed divorce if he clears his name.
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New Orleans
Des
John Collins
Sing Sing
Siri
Ruby Munsell
Schwartz
Conteas
Joseph
Ashley Schwartz
Gal
Anna Downey
Hin
Chinese Students Riot in Peiping Demands Met With Guns
Peiping reports describe thousands of Chinese students rioting to oppose Japanese imperialism and press for a puppet regime’s abolition. Police fired on a 3500-strong crowd at Peiping gates, with numerous casualties including 10 students killed and 35 wounded. An American youth at Yerching University and 20 Chinese girls were noted among the front ranks.
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Peiping
Blaans
Ice
Cid
Oric Studer Wes En Oy
China
Reuter
Yerching University
Window Smashes Replace Bottle Toss as Frustration Outlet
A worn street remark describes a temper flare where throwing rocks and bottles ends with a window breaking instead of satisfaction. The line captures street slang about aggression and the hollow payoff of such acts.
Hoover Attacks Roosevelt as a Political Relief Plan Proposes Change
In St Louis Hoover, addressing the John Marshall Republican club, denounces the New Deal and outlines a four fold plan to decentralize relief, cut federal state allotments, and relieve distress without political influence. He claims the Depression improved globally in mid-1952 but laments U S lag due to the New Deal and warns of rising public debt.
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St, Louis
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Tomleht
America
John Marshall
Republican Club
St Louis
Hoover
Atlanta
Hank
New Deal Unemployment Relief Organization
Hite
Liquor Price Cuts Considered by State Commission
The state liquor commission weighs reductions up to $1 a quart on Canadian Scotch and Irish liquors sparked by the US-Canada trade treaty. Chairman D H Stephenson said cuts may begin February 1 and could affect more than twenty brands. The move may follow domestic brand reductions and will be passed to consumers. Plans include new stores at Sistersville and Anawalt, with existing outlets expanding but no further openings for months.
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D.H. Stephenson
Canada
Stephenson
Four WPA Workers slain by demented man in Los Angeles
Charles N Layman 45 killed four WPA workers with a rifle at a project where his pay had been reduced to water. He wounded three others, two seriously, after claiming abuse by workers. A crowd of 400 gathered as police moved in. Layman was captured without further violence. Names of the dead and wounded are listed with details of injuries.
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Los Angeles
WPA
Charles N. Layman
Layman
Harry Sell
Pete Goeth
Lloyd Holden
Lloyd Davis
Thelma Todd Found Dead In Automobile
Thelma Todd, a Hollywood actress, was found dead in a car in her landlord director Roland West's garage. She had recently received extortion threats and may have been murdered. authorities questioned West and her maid May Whitehead for possible clues.
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Thelma Todd
Angeles
Department of Justice
Roland West
Bmlls
Todd
Los Angeles
Pana West
Direcor
Hollywood
Miss Todd
Alice Todd
West
May Whitehead
Mara Tines
Relief in Fairmont Faces Critical Condition Says Mayor
Mayor Fred T. Wilson warned Governor Kump that Fairmont’s relief situation is critical and could worsen without immediate aid. He endorsed the city’s social agencies appeal for additional relief for the needy as funds have been cut since December 1 and state resources are limited.
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Fred T. Wilson
Fairmont
Kump
Newry
State Relief Administration
Chapman
G. Kump
Munic
Shops Early Wins Gazette Five Dollar Prize
The Gazette awarded a $5 prize to an early Christmas shopper shown in the morning crowd. She identifies herself at The Gazette office to claim the cash. The photographer will move among shoppers daily this week, awarding $5 to those who identify themselves.
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Gazette
Tas
Dawson Heads Cities League
The West Virginia League of Municipalities elected officers led by D Boone of Charleston as president. Other officers include M W Chapman of Huntington as vice president and Paul E Ames of Fairmont as treasurer. The gathering endorsed training schools and federal funding for post-entry public service training, with several officials and trustees named.
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West
Virginia League of Municipalities
D. ‘Boone
Charleston
Téehety
G." Kump
M. W. Chapman
Huntington
Paul E. Ames
Fairmont
Elmer W. Prince
Morfantown
Hogan
Williamson
R. E. Ritchie
Ravenswood
American Vocational Education Association
United States Office of Education
Pope elevates 20 cardinals amid calls for peace
At a secret consistory in Vatican City Pope Pius XII created 20 new cardinals to bring the college to 68. He urged peace allied with justice and truth amid ongoing war, avoided direct comment on Ethiopia or Italy’s crisis, and conducted the ceremony with limited attendance.
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Vatican City
Pius
Lega
Europe
Africa
Rome
Baian
Warsaw
Madrid
Parfe
St. Peter's
City Plans New Police Cruisers Amid Crime Fears
City council weighs bids for four new police automobiles to replace aging units and halt a miniature crime wave. Debate centers on a street roller purchase and renewal of a contract with Col. CP Fortney for the South Side bridge, with council also addressing Lovell drive relocation and police car readiness.
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Col. CP. Fortney
South Side
Lewis
T. L. Lewis
Lovell Drive
Park Drive
Richard
Gates
General
Robbers Hold Up Grocer In Etizal Street Store
Two armed men robbed a Grocer on Etizal street at closing time. They demanded money from the cash register and searched Smith’s pockets. A shot fired as they fled in an old car heading south toward Washington street. Heights and clothes described: one taller man in wide brimmed hat and blue jacket, the other about five eight in a short jacket.
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F. W. Smith
Etizal Street
W. A. Tully
Elizabeth Street
Jackson Street
Smith
Washington’ Street
Hauptmann asks New Jersey for lie detector test
In a public letter from the New Jersey State Prison Hauptmann seeks a lie detector or truth serum test to prove innocence in the Lindbergh baby case. He hopes Governor Hoffman will permit the test within 37 days and says it could prompt Dr. Condon to undergo one as well.
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Universal Service
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold Hoffman
New Jersey
Helfman
Hauptmann
Joan Condon
Isidore Fisch
Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Taupmann
Reath
Dr. Condon
Condon
Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey State Prison
Chapman In WPA Attack Sparks West Virginia row
Huntington mayor Martin V. Chapman attacked the WPA state relief board claiming a political machine effort. He spoke at a West Virginia League of Municipalities convention as WPA official E C Smith outlined payroll practices with checks due in five days amidst disputed job figures and relief administration denials.
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Huntington
Martin V. Chapman
WPA State Relief Board
WPA
Chapman
West Virgina League “of Municipalities
E. C. Smith
Tellatin
Townsend Plan Before Voters in Michigan Election
In Battle Creek Michigan voters prepare to choose four congressmen as the Townsend pension plan dominates the campaign. Republican Verner W Main backs the plan while Democrat Howard W Cavanagh leads opponents citing last minute party aid from Francis Ey to boost the Townsend push.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Townsend
Michigan
National
Townsend Organization
Verner W. Main
Surprise Session Called By U S Supreme Court
A surprise two week recess and January 6 reconvening raises attention as the Supreme Court may hear key cases on the Agricultural Adjustment Act and Bankhead cotton control laws. The court plans to hear arguments on eight Louisiana rice millers and the Tennessee Valley Authority case, seeking quick rulings before Congress returns.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
AAA
Vis
Sat
Congress
TVA
Anoither
Cleveland Gets GOP Convention
Washington dispatch reports the Republican National Committee chose a reduced 997 delegates for Cleveland in the 1936 convention, rejecting a proposal to grant bonus delegates to states voting Republican in 1924 1928 and 1932, while urging Democratic support amid a lively session that extended past night.
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Washington
Republican National
Amittee
Cleveland
National Committee
Herbert Hoover
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Jaffie
Fisher
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