Jews and Nazis Plan Mass Emigration Scheme Amid Credit Talks
Reports say Jewish bankers in the United States and Britain are negotiating with Germany to finance a mass emigration of Jews. Goering, Schacht, and Funk are linked to a plan to mobilize credits up to 500 million dollars to evacuate Jews, leaving property behind, to reduce Germany's Jewish population within two years.
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Berlin
INS
Wnezi
U. S
Great Britain
Germany
Reich
Hermann Goering
Teva
Evian Committee
Schacht
Vian
London
Reichsbank
Hjalmar Schacht
George F. Rublee
Evian Board
Montague Norman
Bank of England
Goering
Walther Funk
Grandfather Attacks Girl Then Kills Himself in Newark
Virginia Debacker, 13, was rescued from a burning farmhouse after her grandfather Jacob Debacker struck her with an axe and set fires. Debacker then hanged himself as state police found two barns and a garage ablaze. The girl suffered a fractured skull and was listed in very critical condition.
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Newark
N. J
Three Indians Die In 250 Foot Plunge At Buffalo Falls
In Hardin Montana three Crow Indians died after plunging 250 feet from Buffalo Falls on the Big Horn river. Victims were Anna Dear 24 Peta Charles Strong 45 and Fred Old Hoen 50. A possible motive and a hold to murder were under Sheriff Henry H Ulrich inquiry with a car-linked suspect sought for questioning. Strong and Dear reportedly survived the fall but died from injuries while seeking aid.
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Hardin
Henry H. Ulrich
Buffalo Falls
Anna Dear
Peta Charles Strong
Fred Old Hoen
Big Horn River
Dlug
Strong
Door
Rebels Capture Strategic Town in Catalonia Front
Rebels report the capture of Borjas Blancas, a strategic town 11 miles southeast of Lerida on the main highway to Tarragona. Insurgent radio from Gen. Francisco Franco's headquarters says the town fell in the fourth day of fighting.
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Hendaye
France
Borjas Blancas
Lerida
Tarragona
Francisco Franeco
Exhausted Franco Offensive Claims Doubted by Dispatch
Insurgent assertions of fresh advances at both ends of the Catalan war front were contradicted by a government press agency report. It said Franco's army had exhausted its offensive in the Montsec Massif after three days of unsuccessful attacks with heavy losses.
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Aendaye
INS
Spanich
Franco
Hselt
Prem Agency
Malan
Montsech
Franco forces tighten grip in Catalonia frontline clash
The article notes Borjas Blancas about 33 air miles from Torregona as Franco troops push deeper into Catalonia with a slow, steady advance aimed at Barcelona. The two sides marshal about 500,000 troops as General Franco employs surrounding and cutting tactics in the costly operation.
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Spain
Borjas Blancas
Torregona
Catalonia
Franco
Barcelona
Wies
Bandit Gang Crushed by Mexican Troops Near Uruapan
In a fierce hour long battle near Uruapan in Michoacan four leaders of a notorious rebel gang were killed. Federal troops reported no casualty figures. Bodies were displayed in the Uruapan marketplace to reassure frightened residents.
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Mexico City
INSI
Mexico
Uruapan
Ichoacan
Lazaro Cardenas
Cold Wave Sweeps Midwest as Snow Hits Plains
Frigid winds and heavy snowfall push temperatures below zero in North Dakota and near zero across several states. Snow halts traffic in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas while Kansas City sees a 20 degree drop. Forecasters warn of more cold and snow moving east toward Tennessee and New England with sub zero readings in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.
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Chicago
North Dakota
North Carolina
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wireansi
Indiana
Ilineis
Towa
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Mercury
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
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Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New England
New York City
Lake Michiggan
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Sandy Hook
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Raine
Texas
Los Angeles
Rain and sleet sweep West Virginia over Christmas weekend
A rain and sleet storm moved across West Virginia from Truefield to Wheeling, delaying travel after a three day holiday. The weekend saw multiple automobile fatalities including James Edward Hackney and Ella Heavener, with state police noting the period was generally quiet aside from weather related mishaps.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Truefield
Wheeling
James Edward Hackney
Nese
Upshur
Beckley
Elkins
Dallas merchant clothes 3000 at annual Christmas drive
In Dallas on December 26 a charity clothing party by I. Rude clothed about 3,000 people including a mother with three shivering children. A block-long line formed before his downtown store with 20 helpers serving women and children in groups while men waited separately. The event aimed to give away more than 20,000 garments by day’s end amid a theft of Rude’s automobile the previous night.
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Dallas
Tex
I. Rude
Sian
Ninbers
Rude
Denver
Railway committee shaping fixes for Roosevelt era railroads
George Harrison chair of Railway Labor Executives association and Carl Gray vice chair of Union Pacific lead a committee analyzing railroad ills and remedies. They promise a report soon to President Roosevelt.
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George Harrison
Carl Gray
Roosevelt
Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Association
Gray
Union Pacific
Green Christmas toll rises across states with 381 dead
A Christmas weekend tragedy across the nation reports at least 381 fatalities from highway crashes fires shootings and rail accidents. Texas heads the list with 29 deaths followed by Pennsylvania and New York each with 28, while 13 fires and multiple other causes fill the toll. In Paris, France accepts a note renouncing the Laval Mussolini treaty awaiting Italy's next move on colonial disputes as Daladier plans Corsica Tunisia tour amid tensions.
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Associated Press
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Texas
Pennsylvania
Michigan
California
Ohio
Severn States
District of Columbia
Unois
Louisiana
Paris
France
Italy
Daladier
Corsica
Tunisia
Mussolini
Mary
Iatian
Libya
Talian Somalia
Jane
French Somaliland
Mediterranean
Herorth African
Chamberelain
Rome
Virginia Gayria
Erik Labonne
Edouard Requin
Nancy
Maalnot
Earle Returns by Plane After Christmas Crash
Gov George Earle flew from a Conshohocken area airport to Harrisburg less than 24 hours after a Christmas Day crash that slightly injured his wife and two others. He said he was not dissuaded from flying and piloted part of the return leg with his wife aboard. the plane was badly damaged.
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Philatelthia
George EL. Earle
Harrisburg
Tile
Conshohocken
Iran
Earle
Wheeler Denounces “Superpatriots” in Free Speech Row
Senator Wheeler of Montana assails Neville Miller head of the National Association of Broadcasters for seeking to limit speech. He cites hysteria and warns against sanctioning censorship by radio. Wheeler rejects Ford Coughlin’s views but argues intolerance rules on air would be equally wrong.
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Washington
Sen
Wheeler
Mont
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Miller
Charles E. Coughlin
Fr. Coughlin
Scientist Aids Hunt For Slayer In Canon City
In Canon City Colorado police and criminologist Dr Francis McConnell worked to solve the strangulation murder of Mrs Nona Atterbury a 31 year old clubwoman. The case followed a spate of prowler attacks as residents hired a night watchman and police intensified the search for her slayer with expert testimony from Dr McConnell.
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Canon City
Colo
Dre
Coloradio Police
Atterbury
Francis McConnell
Denver
McConnell
Anna Marie Jahn
Paisin Murreress
Woman Ends Life by Burning Clothes in Linwood
In Linwood Nebraska Mrs Antonio Kelyaneck 49 killed herself by turning into a human torch. Police said she poured gasoline over herself and set fire suffering fatal burns. The motive for the act was not known.
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Linwood
Neb
Antonio Kelyaneck
Politicians Dash Hopes on Roosevelt Policy Shift
Washington dispatch reports Congress and President Roosevelt face a new crossroads after December elections. Analysts outline four possible paths: bow to conservative momentum, let tension rise, capitulate to the right, or refine existing New Deal laws. Debate centers on how early 1940s policy will unfold amid a split party and shifting congressional balance.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Map Makers Need Machine For Work
The National Geographic Society says it must develop a new map making machine to keep up with changing national boundaries caused by Hitler Mussolini and Japanese forces in China. A representative notes maps become obsolete soon after printing. The machine photographs city names rivers counties with high precision and was shown to early rivals ahead of the AAAS meeting opening in Richmond.
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Richmond
National Geographic Society
Hitler
Mussolini
China
T 1
American Association For the Advancement of Sconce
Quadrupled Air Fleet Planned in Program
President Roosevelt reportedly plans a dual recommendation to Congress for peacetime defense build up. The package includes a 30,000 aircraft army air force, 13,000 plus ships overall, more air bases, enhanced industry capacity, and a pilot and mechanic training backlog, with two new battleships and broader mobilization measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hve
Germany
Civil Aeronautics Authority
National Youth Administration
War Department
Army
Regular Army
National Guard
Air Corps
Trade Accord Feared Blow to Coal Industry
The National Coal Association warned that Rep Dirksen protested to the State Department against a Venezuela trade deal that could freeze the petroleum import excise tax at half a cent a gallon The letter noted 23 000 000 barrels of Venezuelan oil imported in 1957 and claimed the move would cost coal miners railroad workers and related industries up to 325 000 jobs annually and cause heavy losses.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Rep
Dirksen
Rtit
State Department
Venezuela
Venezula
Pan American conference ends with 130 resolutions declared
The Lima meeting closes after over two weeks of talks producing about 130 resolutions and the Lima declaration for world solidarity and defense. U.S. delegates plan technical Pan American conferences on highways and intellectual cooperation to be held in Santiago.
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Lima
U. S
Washington
Firecracker Sparks Major Blaze in Lynchburg Garage
A penny firecracker started a blaze that destroyed an automobile repair shop, rattled downtown, and produced the city’s hottest circular plate in months. Four persons suffered burns including I. B. Taylor owner of the shop, Tr ace Binich 30 Coleman Falls, his wife Elizabeth, and Fred Gotschall. Taylor said the blast began when Gotschall lit a firecracker in the doorway of the storage house containing fireworks owned by Taylor.
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Lynchburg
Nec
I. B. Taylor
Trace Binich
Coleman Falls
Elizabeth
Fred Gotschall
Taylor
Gotschall
Invisible Glass Coating Discovered by Dr Blodgett
Dr Katharine Blodgett reports a film four millionths of an inch thick that makes glass invisible by reducing reflections and increasing light transmission. The coating, applied to both sides, is about a quarter the wavelength of light and could boost camera and eye glass performance.
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Schenectady
Dee
Ike
Siegfried
Katharine B. Blodgett
Bridgett
General Electric Company
Favorable Factors in Near Term Business Prospect
New York December 26 Favorable factors in the near term business prospect are not hard to find says the Guaranty Trust Company Survey The upward momentum of the last seven months is obvious The threat of war has been reduced Credit resources are ample to meet demand and interest rates are very low Government funds will flow into business channels for months The legislative outlook is less disordered than in recent years Public relations of business are better and Expositions in New York and San Francisco may stimulate demand Unfavorable factors include the international situation arming race artificial federal spending power and potential government competition in power regulations and taxation.
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New York
Guaranty, Trust Camppany
Sayi
San Francisco
Lsted
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