Czech District Fined 17000 In Nazi Death Slaying
Prague reports a Czech nurse in custody over the killing of a German police sergeant at Kladno. The Nazi administration levied a mass fine of about 500000 Czech crowns on Kladno district and warned that information leading to the killers could bring firing squad punishment. The regime gave 24 hours more to identify the assailants amid rising European tension.
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Prague
Kiadno
INS
Bohemia-Moravia
Kladno
Kliadno
Europe
Bohemia and
Moravia
Treasury Dippers Receive Defeat
Washington June 9 The House upheld the earlier crushing defeat of the Townsend pension plan and rejected 17 attempts to ease state access to federal funds for aged relief. Leadership kept firm as 20 dollar monthly federal cap and dollar-for-dollar matching were not altered. The body gave tentative approval to the administration backed changes in social security law.
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Washington
House
Townsend
Deadline Near Plight of Jews More Pitiful
Berlin dispatch reports East Prussian Jews and thousands across Germany ordered to leave or face concentration camps. Jewish leaders, racing for visas, say they can only assist a few cases. Polish Jews, over 10 000 with notices to depart within hours to four weeks, face frontier transport and expulsion. Police continue organizing transports. some lack asylum and many seek escape via the so called green border. East Prussian authorities demand 11 000 Jews leave by June 20, while Leipzig tolls 4000 Polish Jews must depart in a month and Munich sees 600 plus others ordered out. Reasons for varied treatment remain unclear.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Leipzig
Munich
Carbide Plans Plant Addition at South Charleston Plant
The Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp announces a $1.5 million addition at its South Charleston plant for general line chemicals. Construction to start soon. no staffing increase expected. H. E. Thompson and J. W. Mc Laughlin oversee plans as the vinylite unit expands and processing in an acid unit is adjusted.
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Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
South Charleston
New York
Union Carbide and Carbon
General Line Chemicals
H. E. Thompson
J. W. McLaughlin
Soviet court frees Mrs Rubens after year and a half
In Moscow on June 9, a swift Soviet proceeding freed American Mrs Marie Rubens who had faced 18 months in prison for entering the USSR with a false passport. The trial lasted about 40 minutes and offered no information on her husband Adolph Arnold Rubens also known as Donald Robinson, who vanished from a Moscow hotel in December 1937. The court refused to disclose his whereabouts despite U.S. embassy and State Department inquiries.
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Moscow
Marie Rubens
Russia
Soviet Union
Adolph Arnold Rubens
Donald Robinson
U. S
State Department
Washington
Draft Roosevelt urged by Brotherhood delegates in Texas
Delegates at the tri state convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and their ladies auxiliary unanimously approved a resolution to draft endorse and nominate Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term. The telegram to the president described him as the greatest Democrat of our time.
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Houston
Tex
INS
Tri-State
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Visiting Majesties Conquer Everything But Weather
King George and Queen Elizabeth toured Washington under a sunlit sky. A toped car kept crowds at a distance while the queen used a parasol and photographers aimed for clear shots. The White House ensured London like tea by treating water to the London standard. Congressmen Sol Bloom and Sam Rayburn mocked a visiting role. War veteran nurses joined a British reception at the embassy as a 15 piece band played.
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Washington
King George
Queen Elizabeth
White House
London
Sol Bloom
New York
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Van Bittner Attacks Gov Holt Over Mine Union Crisis
Van A Bittner president of United Mine Workers district 17 accuses Gov Holt of intending to destroy the union and leave miners and families at the mercy of coal operators. He says Holt backs operators who lock out miners to starve them into submission amid ongoing labor dispute and relief concerns.
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van Bittner
Holt
Mine Union
Associated Press
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
Bittner
UMWA
Pretty Kidnaper's Stories Conflict In Nassau Kidnap Case
A 19 year old nursemaid, held on $50,000 bail for the Krehe Osborn kidnapping, gave multiple names and shifting motives. She claimed to need ransom money to save her mother's farm mortgage and admitted thefts in California and Illinois while expressing disdain for men. Prosecutors seek further proceedings as statements clash.
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San Francisco
Krehe Osborn
Margaret Polly Weil
Nassau
N. Y
John Engler
Graham Weir
Route 1
Hollywood
Chicago
U S Honors Mexican Ace After Potomac Crash
The body of Francisco Sarabia, Mexico’s ace flier who died when his plane crashed into the Potomac Wednesday, is loaded aboard the US Army B 15 to be flown to Mexico City. High honors were paid as Maj. Caleb B. Haynes piloted the plane. Sarabia’s brother Santiago and Mexican naval attache Manuel Zermeno accompanied the body along with a message from President Roosevelt to President Cardenas. The widow Agrippa Sarabia and their son Francisco, 10, left earlier with two other children and Sarabia’s sister Leonor.
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Washington
INS
Francisco Sarabia
Mexico
Potomac River
U. S. Army
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Potomac
New York
Sarabia
Santiago
Manuel Zermeno
Asst. Sec. of War
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
Cardenas
Senora Agrippa Sarabia
Francisco
Maria
Beatrice
Leonor
Royal visit outlines New Deal aims for prosperity
Washington June 9. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured the White House south lawn as 33 officials from the Roosevelt administration explained the New Deal program and U S welfare efforts. AFL leader William Green attended in formal dress. John L Lewis sent regrets. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt joined the royal couple for briefing on social and economic policy.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
White House
U. S
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
White House Lawn
President Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
FDRs Handclasp Surprises British
London reports the British breakfast papers claim the king and queen have “retaken” the country as they arrived in Washington. Headlines praise the royal visit with photos and American cheers, while observers note President Roosevelt’s robust handshake and the heat of the moment.
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London
George
Washington
Roosevelt
Breakdown of Oil Talks Is Feared
Mexico faces fresh fears that talks with oil companies may fail as President Cardenas delays comments on Richberg plan. If Mexico does not respond promptly, the companies may withdraw their offer to use the plan in negotiations, risking a return to the months-long deadlock over expropriation of $250 million in oil properties. The State Department insists expropriation is illegal without prompt compensation.
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Washington
INS
Mexico
Donald R. Richberg
Lazaro Cardenas
Richberg
Roosevelt
Cardenas
State Department
Sovereigns End Austoric 2 Day Stay in Capital
Washington reports the two day stay of George and Elizabeth as guests of the nation ends with a state dinner hosted by President and Mrs Roosevelt at the British embassy on Massachusetts avenue. Crowds greet the monarchs as they depart for New York to see World fair exhibits and Hyde Park, ending a two day triumph amid public applause.
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Washington
George
Elizabeth
Roosevelt
England
America
Massachusetts Avenue
New York
Hyde Park
Roosevelts
British Start Drive to Deny Nazi Charges
London reports say Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax launched a counter propaganda push to counter Nazi claims of encirclement. Officials deny policy shift from peace by resistance while Reuters notes the move aims to answer encirclement propaganda without signaling new negotiations.
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London
Germany
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Britain
Reuters
Bombings Hit London and Manchester Post Offices
A wave of ten postal station bombs struck London and Manchester, injuring seven and gravely injuring six in Manchester. Police mobilized reserves and Scotland Yard conducted a hunt for attackers as fires destroyed mail depots and contents.
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London
INS
Manchester
England
Scotland Yard
Capital Cop Does Paul Revere on a Motorcycle
Washington dispatch reports motorcycle officer Edward Bendure earned the nickname Paul Revere II. From the capitol grounds he warned peers to clear streets as King and Queen prepared for a procession to the navy yard, shouting The British are coming.
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Washington
INS
Edward Bendure
Paul Revere
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Bendure
Navy Yard
Peculiar Charm Of Elizabeth And King In Town Visit
The article notes Elizabeth's unpretentious grace and camera friendly demeanor during a demanding schedule, drawing widespread admiration. The king also wins personal praise despite Americans' bemusement at his gold braid and decorations, as Washington gains a new, informal view of him.
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Elizabeth
Washington
Queen Elizabeth Suggested as 1940 Presidential Candidate
Sen Herring of Iowa proposed Queen Elizabeth as a unifying 1940 presidential candidate. He cited her graciousness and charm, claiming 27 senators backed the idea unanimously and that she could sidestep third term debates and concerns over Farley and Garner.
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Sen. Herring
Queen Elizabeth
U. S
Farley
Garner
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