Basques Fight to Halt Insurgent Push Toward Bilbao
Basque forces under President Jose Antonio Aguirre fiercely defend Bilbao as Gen. Davila deploys 43 tanks and elite units to breach the city’s outer defenses. Government troops, supported by reserves of 25,000, hold ridges northeast of Galdacano while civilians reinforce barricades. Capture of Bilbao would tilt the civil war in favor of Franco and reach toward the Atlantic.
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Universal Service
Hendaye
Bilbao
Vallana
Fidelid Davila
Government
Hnes
Pittsburgh
Spain
Jose Antonio Aguirre
Galdacano
Davila
Vitoria
Bilban
Francisco Franco
Aard
Franco
Atlantic
Rich Socialites Feared Dead Under Kidnap Probe
Stony Brook, N Y June 13 AP A four day silence followed the disappearance of Mrs Alice McDowell Parsons and a $25 000 ransom note prompting officials to consider a search of the wooded countryside The husband William H Parsons emerged at their estate to feed poultry as investigators weighed foul play while authorities eyed the wills and possible motives between the Parsonses and their social circle. The estate and nearby offices remained quiet as the case stalled with few new leads.
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Stony Brook
N.Y
William H. Parsons
Long Island
Alice McDowell Parsons
Harry Brenner
Basque Capital Moves to Santander in Franco Conflict
Paris dispatch reports the Basque government fled Bilbao in May and moved to Santander, while Franco forces were two miles from Bilbao and expected to seize the Basque capital within hours. No independent confirmation from Bilbao supported the claim.
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Paris
Salamanca
Bilbao
Santander
Francisco Franco
Bilbo
Minister Who Married Duke Wally Resigns
DARLINGTON Eng June 13 The Rev Robert Anderson Jardine resigned from his pulpit at St Pauls church after defying church and government officials to wed the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield. He gave no explanation, saying only that conscience impelled him to sanctify the marriage of Britain’s former king and his American former aunt. He remains a clergyman without a pulpit and was under pressure from authorities. the Archbishop of Canterbury and cabinet members reportedly sought his removal to quell the controversy surrounding the royal wedding on June 3.
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Darlington
Eng
Robert Anderson Jardine
Windsor
St. Paul's Church
Britain
Edward VII
Wallis Warfield
Jardine
Aupckturs
Monts
France
Boyccott
Canterbury
St Paul's
England
Court Billrea-supreme court enlargement in Senate talks
Washington June 12 The senate judiciary committee plans an adverse noon report on the court enlargement measure. A bitterly condemned document signed by ten of eighteen members will mark the bill for the Senate calendar as compromise plans surface. Administration forces back a two add two justices proposal while filibuster threats loom. Hearings on federal wage and hour control end this week with House Senate labor committees to debate soon. Senate appropriations tightens Roosevelts relief bill for next fiscal year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
High Court
House
Chairipan Cannery
Offie House Labor Committee
Roosrgrit
Senate Appropriations Committee
Allies to Send Regrets No Cash to U S on June 15
London reports that the United States wartime allies prepare to default on the June 15 installments of war debt. Britain, Finland, and twelve other debtors are in default, totaling over 1.5 billion dollars, with Finland paying its due. The U S faces ongoing debates over whether war debt terms will be reopened.
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U. S
London
United States
Washington
Britain
Finland
State Department
U. S. St
Tivitain
Convicted Youth Laughs at Death
Spokane dispatch reports Stanley Knapp and accomplice Lergy, both convicted of murder in a bank robbery that killed William A. Walker, were sentenced to death. Knapp, 1 year old in age terms, scoffed at the ruling saying they would face the rope, while both defendants were led back to jail.
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Bpokane
Wash
Stanley Knapp
Lergy
William A. Walker
U S Income Reach 62 Billion as Postwar Growth Seen
Washington AP reports commerce department data show national income totaling 62.056 billion dollars in 1930 with a 7.412 billion rise over 1935 and projections to hit 70 billion this year. The text notes rising real purchasing power, a 38 percent rise since 1933 while living costs advanced eight percent, and per capita income at 1,244 dollars last year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nazis Deny Spy Charges in Moscow Crisis
Berlin reports the Nazi regime rejected Soviet claims that German spies aided the Red Army command. The official news agency called the charges stupid and ridiculous and asserted Germany had no relations with Soviet Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky or the executed generals. The denial framed the crisis as a dangerous misrepresentation.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Teague
Red Army
Tme
Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky
Wild Head Hunter Captured in Islands
Manila June 1 Kalings Ball the wild head hunter credited with killing at least a dozen in the past three weeks was captured in the mountains of Cagnyon province by Serst Plo Pilit. He was surprised in a cave where he had fled after being deserted by followers. Pilit felled him with the butt of his life and placed him under arrest after a brief, fatal encounter. Total casualties from his spree stood at 20.
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Manila
Kalings Ball
Philippine
Abalung
Kalinga
Cagnyon
Serst
Plo Pilt
Pilit
Plut
Katia
Noted German Cardinal Hits Out at Nazis
Cardinal Paul Habber of Munich, aged 68, urged 5,000 Catholic pilgrims in Tuttenhausen to defend Catholic freedom against Nazi control. He ridiculed Hitler, warned against Soviet atheism, and urged looking to France where Catholic schools remain free, contrasting with Germany’s oppression.
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U. S
Tutenhausen
Germany
Miiehel Card
Paulhaber
Voleing
Munich
Pius XI
Ansachs Hitler
Carstival
Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Faulhaber
France
Popular Front
Lenn Blum
Supreme Court Near Windup Over School Property Leases
The Supreme Court plans to decide if a board of education may lease its property to outside groups. With 80 cases cleared since January open, 15 decisions remain before June 26. The Cabell County board seeks to lease property to Huntington Horse Show Association, a suit titled Public Nuisance. Michael L. Madochy and residents seek an injunction to prohibit use of the jet for horse shows.
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Board of Education
Supreme Court
Fingl
Cabell County Board of Education
Jense
Huntington Horse Show Association
Michael L. Madochy
Tax Evader Probe Opens This Week
Washington reports Congress will launch hearings this week into alleged income tax evasion and avoidance. Secretary Morgenthau expected to testify with names and details tied to President Roosevelt’s charge that wealthy individuals dodged taxes via devices such as yacht and estate incorporations. House and Senate leaders named to head the joint inquiry as steel strike and relief investigations loom with dates pending.
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Washington
Congress
Jointsenatehouse
Satton
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
House
Morrison
D.-Miss
Senate’ Finance Committee
Senate
Mckellay
D-Tenn
Service Post Office Committee
Bittner Challenges Monroe Vigilantes Over Steel Strike
Van A. Bittner, Chicago union leader, issues a two day ultimatum to Monroe vigilantes amid a tense steel strike at Republic Steel subsidiary Newton plant. He demands a wage agreement with the Steel Workers' Organizing Committee as thousands gather at Lakeside Park while armed townsmen and guards monitor potential clashes.
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Monroe
Mich
C.S.O
van A. Bittner
Chicago
Republic Steel Company
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Junion
Newton Steel Company
Newton
Republic Steel
Republic
Nine Injured In Rival Union Street Battle
A clash between United Automobile Workers members and non unionists in Anderson caused nine injuries and disrupted a meeting near the union hall. Police say a tear gas bomb was dropped from a window and shots were fired from a third story, with wounded all Anderson company-union men including Charles Ehle and Joseph Plesch. Homer Martin, UAWA president, left for Monroe Mich after the incident.
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CID
Inez
Lakeside Park
Newton Plantine
Monroe
Bittner
Tin Monroe
Aa Bittner
Homer Martin
C. I.C
Martin
Anderson
Ind
Tomake
Joseph Carney
Carney
General Motors
Charles Ehle
Joseph Plesch
W. L. Baker
Lora Kimmerling
Russell Abrams
Autos Kill 90 Over Weekend
Weekend traffic and vacation season push auto deaths past ninety nationwide. Lexington Tennessee reports a fatal school collision that killed three students and injured eleven others. Officials nationwide issue extra caution alerts as millions of students leave school for summer. Private drivers association in Buffalo North Carolina notes a long safety record and urges careful driving.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Tenn
Buffalo
N. C
Coal Miner Strike Ordered by Lewis
Washington reports John L. Lewis, chairman of the Committee for Industrial Organization, ordered a strike of 9,500 United Mine Workers in 17 captive mines owned by Richieldhem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Notices warn commercial coal companies that orders will be resisted and workers will not load. Mines to close by Tuesday, with some possibly shutting down tomorrow morning.
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Washington
John L. Lewi
Committee For Tndiatrial Organization
United Mine
Richiehem Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Tie
U.M. W
Widow Helen Tiernan Faces Murder Charge in Slayings
Riverhead New York June 13 widow Helen Tiernan blond from Hell's Kitchen will be tried on a first degree murder charge for the torch slaying of her seven year old daughter Helen and efforts to kill her four year old son James. District Attorney L Barron Hill seeks the death penalty. The boy is recovering from stab wounds in Palehogue hospital. Christodulus a suitor was questioned as a material witness. A special 200 member jury panel was called for the trial.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Mra
Helen Tiernan
Hell's Kitchen
New York West Side
Helen
Barron Hill
James
Palehogue Hospital
Hill
Long Island Woods
New York
George Christodulus
Christodulus
Mary Pickford Weds Rogers on Saturday
Hollywood reports Mary Pickford and Charles Buddy Rogers will marry on Saturday June 26 in a simple outdoor ceremony at the home of Louis D Lighton in Los Angeles. The couple plan a Honolulu honeymoon, dating from Pickfords 43 years and Rogers 32.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Mira
Louis D. Lighton
Los Angeles
Miss Pickford
Honolulu
Rogers
Dougal Fairbanks
Owen Moore
Four Major League Clubs Play Here This Afternoon
A double header at Kanawha park features Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Athletics starting at 2 o'clock DST. Proceeds benefit the Anti-Tuberculosis league of Kanawha County and the White Cross Workers to fund a new HN Crest building. Tonight Charleston and Portsmouth meet in a Middle Atlantic League game at 8:20 p.m. Box seats for the afternoon crowd are admitted free at the night game, with proceeds aiding promoters.
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A. L. Hardman
the Gazette
Kanowha Park
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Athletics
Odelock
Henderson L. Peebles
Senators
Charleston
Portsmouth
Judge Branham
Fight at Bethlehem Stork plant Ends in Beating
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on June 13 three non-strikers were beaten during a clash with about 25 pickets at the Bethlehem Stork Cambria works as shifts changed. A shout of scab sparked the melee. City and state police and Steel Workers Organizing Committee organizers intervened. Injuries were not yet determined. Local officials summoned state police.
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Frankeim
Bethlehem Stork Corporation
Cambria Works
None
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
City and
Ate Company
Gay
George Earle
Ebensburg
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