Thetis Tragedy Ends Rescue Efforts at Sea
British naval divers failed to raise the submarine Thetis after 56 hours of salvage work off Birkenhead. At least 97 men remained trapped as chlorine fumes filled the wreck and the sea resisted recovery, with the admiralty noting salvage operations would continue only as long as possible.
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Clipper Forced Back For Repairs From Azores Flight
The Yankee Clipper returns to Port Washington with mechanical trouble 94 miles from New York while en route to the Azores on the third scheduled trans Atlantic mail flight. Captain Lorber informs Pan American that the craft proceeds to Baltimore for repairs. The Atlantic Clipper completes a second round trip to the Azores, delivering 12 sacks of mail after a smooth 20 hour 10 minute flight from Horta.
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Jury Convicts Judge Manton of Selling Decisions
Martin T. Manton former tenth ranking U S judge was found guilty in federal court of taking 186000 dollars for six rulings. Co defendant George M Spector also convicted as bag man. Manton faces up to two years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine. Tears marked the moment as the verdicts were returned.
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Merle Oberon Weds Producer Merle Oberon Weds Producer
In Antibes France Merle Oberon a 29 year old actress married producer director Alexander Korda 46 in a private civil ceremony at the town hall The couple long linked by trans Atlantic romance plan a Riviera honeymoon before returning to England Korda known for King Henry VIII and other films was recently divorced Oberon born Estelle Merle O Brien Thompson was raised in London and rose to Hollywood stardom
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More Business Gains Reported in Nation
The commerce department, using the business returns from 36 key cities, said the closing week of May showed further improvement over recent weeks and over the same period a year earlier. Retail trade rose and some wholesale lines saw increased activity.
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Boys' State Opens Today At Jackson's Mill Camp
Jackson's Mill line marks start of the Fourth Annual Boys State with 350 high schoolers chosen to form a mock government. They will elect a governor and other branches, with state officials and judges observing. Campaigns include nominating conventions and early campaigning before the mock state is 24 hours old.
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Hitler moves to tighten control in Bohemia Moravia
Berlin reports Hitler plans new measures to tighten Nazi rule in Bohemia and Moravia after recent Prague protests. Foreign minister von Neurath and aides weigh actions to end Czech resistance. Several Czech nationalist leaders have been arrested in the past days as the regime consolidates power.
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Child Found Dead In Unused Ice-Box In New Jersey Home
Preston Raub Jr seven was found dead in an unused cellar ice-box in East Brunswick New Jersey. Police believe suffocation a possibility autopsy ordered. He had vanished Memorial Day after playing with brothers and friends including Wayne Hoover son of the police chief.
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Living Costs Slightly Lower in Southland
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that living costs in five southern cities are 3.1 percent cheaper than in five northern cities of similar size. Wage-earner families in southern cities would spend about $13 less annually to maintain the same standard of living.
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Garner Ready To Oppose FDR For Nomination
Close friends of Vice President Garner disclosed that he will seek the 1940 Democratic nomination at the convention even if Roosevelt is a candidate. He believes his name should go before the convention and has approved the move despite others seeking the nomination.
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1940 Platform Built on Roosevelt Accomplishments
Postmaster General James A. Farley said the 1940 Democratic platform will be built around the Roosevelt administration's achievements. He told Arkansas postmasters he believes voters will not forget those actions and declined to discuss potential candidacies until the president speaks.
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Garner Effort Mobilizes 30000 Democratic Letters for Nomination
A Garner for president drive is organized under Texas Democratic state chairman E. B. Germany. The group has formed and mailed about 30,000 letters to Democratic voters urging Garner's nomination. Garner himself has shared in the momentum.
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Mystery Death Clues Hunted in Rose Neary Case
Chicago authorities questioned Edward Donovan after Miss Rose Neary, a 50 year old philanthropist, was found beaten and strangled in her upscale apartment. Donovan, a 39 year old streetcar conductor, admitted borrowing about 3000 dollars from Neary, claiming a business relationship. He also served as her chauffeur at times.
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Hughes Resting as Duodenal Ulcer Affects Chief Justice
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, age 77, out six weeks with grippe now diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. An official statement says he will miss Mondays court session and will be confined to bed for a period. The illness postpones his participation in king and queen of England visit festivities.
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Three Carry Struggle to Frame Adequate Neutrality Law
Three congress members urged nationwide support for enlightened isolation to keep America out of foreign wars while solving domestic poverty first. Sen Nye accused Britain and France of imperialism, Sen Johnson warned a foreign war would worsen domestic poverty, and Rep Voorhis urged a plan for peaceful coexistence. The House Foreign Affairs Committee prepared to study the Bloom neutrality bill as Senate leaders set a June 14 date for broader consideration.
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Landon Highlights Finances as 1940 Big Issue
Watertown New York June 3 Alf Landon former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican nominee concedes social security and wage hour laws are here to stay. He says finances must be wise and Republicans need a progressive candidate with a concise platform and hard work to win next year. He blames last year’s GOP losses on defeatist mood and says leaders were not on the ball.
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Oxygen Bars to Cure Hangovers Gain Attention
A former army doctor suggests drug stores may sell oxygen bars to relieve hangovers. He cites Mayo Clinic findings and similar tests at United Air Lines, where brisk walking with pure oxygen aided recovery for high altitude discomfort. The approach centers on providing pure oxygen to affected individuals.
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Scrap-Saving Policy Hinders Japan's War Material Supply
Washington reports a joint army and navy scrap-iron conservation policy restricts U S shipments and private sales to Japan. Officials say storage measures by Asst. Sec. Edison and auctions reduce available scrap by about 100000 tons annually, helping explain Japan's high import price for iron and steel in 1938.
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Gold Plate Ready for Rulers Visit at White House
President Roosevelt recovers from a head cold and sinus attack as he plans to entertain King George and Queen Elizabeth next week. A Potomac cruise is canceled and a state dinner will feature gold plated knives forks and spoons. The white house china will be the FDR set in fine Lenox ware with cobalt blue and gold bands and the presidential coat of arms.
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Parents and Son Held After School Bomb Plot
In Wooster Ohio on June 3 a dynamite plot aimed at Smithville schools superintendent E A Hotchkiss home was traced to parents Colley Peterman Blanche and son William 18 of Smithville. Sixteen unexploded sticks were found under the superintendent’s home and a fuse misfired. The Peterman family is jailed with charges forthcoming. Dirt packing the dynamite matched dirt from Peterman’s farm residence according to the FBI.
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