Craig Denies U.S. Revealed Air Secrets
The Senate Military Affairs Committee heard Gen. Malin Craig deny that any military air secrets were shown to a French mission, while demanding scrutiny of foreign purchases of American planes and war gear. Critics say a test flight revealed possible disclosure of plane developments despite a missing bomb sight. Senator Clark calls the situation shocking as Roosevelt notes government aid to the French buyers remains limited and unaccepted by the U.S. government.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Malin Craig
Army
War Department
Craig
Clark
D.-Mo
Roosevelt
U. S
Richelieu Launch Marks Streamlined French Battleship
Beneath the guns of Dunkerque the Richelieu was launched at Brest. The new battleship, displacing about 35 000 tons, slid down her launch cradle on the same day as the Dunkerque’s sister ship.
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Richelieu
Brest
Committee Scans Huge Guam Map For Defense Plans
Washington scene shows the house military affairs committee visiting Quantico to study a four by eight foot bas relief map of Guam to gauge fortifications and navy plans. The panel weighs a bill authorizing 65 million for 11 air bases and 5 million for Guam aviation facilities as part of Hepburn board recommendations.
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Washington
INS
Pacific
House Military Affairs Committee
Guam
U. S. Marine Base
Quantico
Rep. Maas
Minnesota
Asst. Sec. of Navy
Charles Edison
Navy
Atlantic
Arthur J. Hepburn
Hepburn
Water Pump Yields Gasoline After Well Leak
Three men seeking water for their car radiators used the town pump in Bushong Kansas and found gasoline flowing from the well. A nearby filling station’s underground tank had leaked into the well, drawing a crowd that filled car tanks barrels and buckets.
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Bushong
Kas
Thomas Raps Trent's Policy On School Finance Bill
James Kay Thomas declared that State Supt. W. W. Trent's stance on the new school finance bill shows no change from last year. He hinted at inconsistency and framed an interim committee's response to Trent's newspaper attacks. The superintendent argued the financing is unfair and questioned the rush to pass it.
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James Kay Thomas
W. W. Trent
Trent
Thomas
Negro Says Hines Involved in Racket
In New York on January 28, District Attorney Dewey linked James J. Hines to a $20 million a year gambling racket via testimony from Joe Ison a British West Indies Negro and former Harlem policy banker. Ison described how the Tammany district leader allegedly protected the Dutch Schultz syndicate during Hines' second trial.
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New York
Joe
Ison
Harlem
Thomas E. Dewey
James J. Hines
Dewey
Hines
Tammany
Dutch Schultz
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City May Be Fired To Battle Pestilence
CHILLAN Chile Jan 28 Government officials confront hunger and disease after Tuesday quake. Evacuation and burning of ruins are considered to control pestilence as up to 10 000 bodies lie in debris with only about 1 500 recovered. Food water and medical care remain critical.
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Chillan
Chile
Santiago
Relief Bill Gets Final Approval
The Senate approved a $725,000,000 emergency relief measure with added limits on political fund use. It returns to the House for consideration of restrictions and amendments as Roosevelt’s request for $875,000,000 is not pursued. WPA rolls cannot drop more than 5 percent in February and March.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Smith Bets Guffey On Coal Prices Date
C E Smith a Bituminous Coal commission member bets May 1 for fixed minimum prices wagering $100 with Senator Guffey author of the act creating the commission. Guffey remains unsure about prices by May day. If Smith wins, he takes $100 cash or a dinner with commission officials.
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Washington
C. E. Smith
Bituminous Coal Commission
Smith
Sen. Guffey
The
Coal Commission
Refugees of Parkway Hunting New Locations
Evacuation of business sites on Kanawha Street for a $2,000,000 parkway extension prompts owners to relocate. Jacob Wells of Wells Clothing Store recalls retirement plans tied to the project, while 30 elderly men at the Southern Hotel face disrupted friendships as rooms are cleared for construction.
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Kanawha Business Men's Refugee Association
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Street
Court
McFarland Streets
Dravo Contracting Company
Gazette
Jacob Wells
Wells Clothing
Midwest
Parkway
Wells
Southern Hotel
WPA
Paint Plant Swept By 4-Alarm Fire
A four alarm blaze at the Atlantic branch plant of National Lead in Brooklyn destroyed a four story brick building housing paint stocks. Fire Chief McAleer ordered shutters smashed to vent flames as two fireboats aided the fight. The plant lies near the navy yard and Brooklyn Edison power plant, which remained undamaged.
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New York
INS
Atlantic
National Lead Company
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
George T McAleer
McAleer
Manhattan
George B. McClellan
John P. Mitchell
Brooklyn Edison Company
France Considers Steps Over Italian Troop Withdrawal
Paris reports the cabinet weighing safeguards against Spain related complications from Italy not withdrawing troops. Officials discuss extending compulsory service and a rapid mobilization plan while noting Italian divisions in the Barcelona aftermath. France and Britain pledge accord to curb any Italian gains and relieve border refugee pressures.
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Paris
Italy
Spain
Barcelona
France
Britain
Alsina
Marseille
Genoa
Northwestern student thief faces court after burglary
Evanston, January 28. Harry Elston Albright, a Northwestern engineering student and Tau Beta fraternity member, will be arraigned next Monday on burglary charges after admitting the act. The university seeks to help him restart a lawful life, while Albright plans to plead guilty and seek mercy, citing hunger after days without food.
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Evanston
Ill
INS
Harry Elston Albright
Northwestern University
Albright
Tau Beta Fraternity
Harry Porter
Porter
University
Hitler moves Nazi motor corps for rapid troop transport
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler reorganizing the Nazi party fleet of automobiles trucks and motorcycles into a vast reserve for the army. World watchers await his Reichstag address Monday with hints of colony demands and a possible shift from eastern toward Mediterranean diplomacy alongside Mussolini. Von Epp calls for restoration of prewar colonies to boost Germany's production and economic strength.
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Berlin
INS
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Germany
Duce
Reich
Fuehrer
Greater Germany
Benito Mussolini
France
Hitler
Soviet Russia
Rome
Spain
Europe
Mediterranean
Franz von Epp
Party
von Epp
McCormick Seeks U S Recognition of Span ish Insurgents
Representative McCormick urges the United States to recognize the Spanish Insurgent government led by Generalissimo Franco, citing two years of conflict and the regime as the government accepted by about 20 million of Spain's 24 million people. He praises the insurgents for order, justice, and humane policies.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Sec. of
Hull
McCormick
Mass
Franco
Spain
Catalonia Falls as Insurgents Capture Arenys de Mar
News dispatch from Barcelona reports insurgents capturing Arenys de Mar 20 miles northeast of Barcelona with minimal resistance. They claim government defense collapsed after Barcelona’s fall, and note Calderas nearby also fell. Insurgents say vast areas along the coast and Granollers are encircled as Franco’s forces push toward the France border.
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Larry Allen
Barcelona
Catalonia
Arenys de Mar
Calderas
Mediterranean
Franco
Granollers
Avenys de Mar
Pyrenees
France
Barcelona- Sabadell-Mataro
Spain
Duvall to Be Tried For Holdup Slaying
Raymond Duvall is to be tried in Indianapolis for the holdup slaying of C. B. Potts, 74, president of a foundry corporation, in 1937. He was captured by Louisiana state police at a farm house near Alexandria before being turned over to Indiana authorities.
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New Orleans
Raymond Duvall
Indiana
Indianapolis
C. B. Potts
Duvall
Louisiana
Alexandria
Justice of Peace Costs Rise in Small Claims
Auditor Edgar B. Sims cites several cases where justice of the peace costs exceed judgments. Examples include a $19 judgment with $19.50 costs in McDowell county and a $171 suit dismissed at the plaintiff’s cost. Instances show high fees in Logan, Wheeling, and Mercer counties.
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Justice of the Peace Courts
Edgar B. Sims
McDowell County
Gazette
Gassaway
Sims
Logan County
Justice of the Peace
Wheeling
Mercer County
Chamberlain Links Roosevelt Message to Allied Peace Stand
In Birmingham Chamberlain aligned with Roosevelt urging democracies to resist domination by force. He urged talks to solve European differences, stressed amity among Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and announced a major rearmament push. The cabinet reshuffle placed Admiral Chatfield in charge of defense coordination, moving Inskip to dominions duties.
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Birmingham
Eng
INS
Neville Chamberlain
Berlin
Rome
Roosevelt
Jewelers’ Association
Adolf Hitler
United States
Hitler
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Europe
Great Britain
Lord Chatfield
Britain
Thomas Inskip
Inskip
Dominions
French Battle Refugee Flood Closes Frontier Gates
Paris dispatch describes French troops and police sealing borders as thousands of Spanish war refugees pour into France. About 10 000 refugees including women children and wounded enter while able bodied men are kept out. Five thousand troops rush to three frontier points to maintain order amid a mass migration unseen since 1914 18.
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Perthus
France
INS
Spain
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