Japs Warned Not to Block British Area
Tientsin dispatch reports Japan’s garrison moved to block entry and exit at the British and French concessions early Wednesday. Britain warned of a possible clash if blockade measures proceed and proposed a three party commission to settle the dispute over four alleged Chinese terrorists.
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London
Britain
Japan
Tientsin
China
Cabinet Foreign Affairs
U. S
North China
Peiping
Robert Leslie Craigie
R. M. Tinkler
Shanghai
Tientsin Tension Rises as Japanese Blockade Plans Unfold
Japanese military officials harshly attack British China policy and move to cordon and blockade the British and French concessions in Tientsin. The dispute centers on British refusal to surrender four Chinese suspects accused of killing a provisional government official.
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Tientsin
China
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A witty quip on telephone answering reveals a character who refuses to lie quickly when pressed by the caller. The punchline centers on the speaker admitting he cannot conjure plausible excuses on the spot.
Refugee Jews Offered Haven by Western Nations
Four Western European governments Paris London Brussels and The Hague agreed to accept one fourth of the 907 German Jewish refugees from the liner St Louis after the American Joint Distributing Committee posted bonds totaling 453 500. Netherlands to take 194 and each of the other three up to 250. France England Belgium and the Netherlands pledged temporary asylum while the refugees seek entry by other means.
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Paris
St. Louis
France
England
Belgium
Netherlands
Ich
American Joint Distributing Committee
Cuba
Hamburg
Europe
Dominican Republic
U. S
Germany
New Neutrality Bill Approved By Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee votes to approve a new neutrality bill that would allow belligerents to buy American goods cash on delivery and take title abroad, while barring extended credit and U.S. war-zone entry. It shifts toward aiding London and Paris if war reaches Europe.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
America
Great Britain
France
U. S
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Committee
London
Envoys Recalled By Poland and Italy
Berlin reports a potential rift in Polish Italian diplomacy as Ambassador Lugoszewski returns to Warsaw and remains there while Lipski, Polish ambassador to Berlin, also returns to Poland amid tensions over Danzig and the Polish corridor.
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Poland
Italy
Berlin
INS
Warsaw
D. Lugoszewski
Rome
M. Lipski
Hitler
Danzig
Lugoszewski
FDR Offers Vassar Girl 12000 Welfare Post Yet to Decide
President Roosevelt reportedly offered Josephine Roche the 12000 post of federal welfare administrator with control over health service employment and social programs. Roche, a Vassar alumna and Rocky Mountain Fuel operator, may decline to leave her company presidency. If she refuses, Arthur Altmeyer is slated to become administrator.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Josephine Roche
Vassar
Branding of Boy By Nazi Scouts Probed After Beating
A grand jury was ordered to probe the beating and branding of 14 year old Jewish student Melvin Bridge at Gwynn Falls junior high. About 40 students allegedly wore swastikas. 18 youths were suspended while investigators examine the case and possible school official involvement. Morton Rosen, 17, faces assault charges after a related fight. police refer the inquiry to the grand jury.
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Baltimore
INS
Melvin Bridge
Gwynn Falls
Department of Education
Morton Rosen
Merchant Marine
Young Bridge
Bridge
Harry Ebberts
Rosen
Welrant
Welzant
Prayers Bring Sight Back To Blind Texas Woman
Mrs. Mattie Boyett of Hemphill Texas described regaining sight after fifteen years of blindness from a glaucoma like condition. A physician said the case is unprecedented and withheld his name. She had lost an eye thirty two years ago and a film covered the remaining eye before the cure.
Man Shot by Lighted Cigaret in Chicago
Chicago June 13 a man named John Castle was shot and wounded when a lighted cigarette placed on a window ledge ignited a .22 caliber cartridge he had found. Physicians removed the bullet from his chest.
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Chicago
John Castle
Castle
Riots Injure 13 at Allis-Chalmers Strike in Milwaukee
Thirteen people were injured as strike rioting erupted at the Allis-Chalmers plant near West Allis Milwaukee. Deputies faced attackers as office workers arrived among 7,500 on duty. Tear gas used until picket captains and deputies reached a truce. Eight officers and five pickets hospitalized. Governor Heil rejected a renewed troops appeal.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Edward J. Mitten
Julius P. Heil
West Allis
Mitten
Lewis Calls CIO Battle for New Organizing Drive
John L. Lewis addressed the CIO executive board in Washington on June 13 urging a fresh organizing campaign. He condemned industry and government for failing to solve unemployment, claiming 11,000,000 workers are jobless and warning that timid official solutions will not satisfy the public. He urged courageous leadership to meet the crisis.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Congress
CIO Executive Board
Loopholes Hunted In New Tax Law
President Roosevelt said administration and congressional tax experts seek safeguards against evasion in the revenue bill. Treasury and justice officials study strengthening penalties for corporations that retain profits to dodge taxes. The bill would repeal the undistributed profits tax but aims to offset losses with revised corporate income rates.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Justice Department
Capitol
House Tax Committee
Czech Legion Sparks Czech Moravia Tensions
Prague reports a Czech legion in Poland growing to about 18 000 men fuels debate as Votja Benes crosses the border. Czech authorities cancel funeral services for Johann Mueller amid tensions while the protectorate bans strikes to keep economy calm.
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Benes
Prague
Bohemia- Moravia
Votja Benes
Eduard Benes
Warsaw
Vadislav Prchala
Russia
Bohemia-Moravia
Johann Mueller
Crown of Thorns
National Party
Nachod
Landon Warns G.O.P Against Assuming Roosevelt Candidacy
Alf M. Landon told Boston audiences that President Roosevelt is unlikely to seek a third term and warned the Republican party not to rely on any candidate winning by party splits. He urged focus on the righteousness of the cause and criticized the New Deal as failing to restore recovery.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Massachusetts
Women’s Republican Club
Business and Professional Women’s Republican Club of
Republican Wom
Strangulation Death Faced By Yugoslav Architect in Spain
A Yugoslav architect Alfonso Laurent Cik, 38, faced possible execution by garroting after Nationalists proved he directed construction of bizarre cells used to torture prisoners into blindness and insanity. Trial concluded in Madrid with sentence withheld pending Burgos approval.
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Barcelona
Alfonso Laurent Cik
Palace of Justice
Burgos
Franco
Cik
Spain
Col
Jose Ungria
Serv
Man Found Burned Alive Near George Washington Bridge
Police from two states investigate a body found lashed to a tree near the Jersey terminus of the George Washington Bridge. The victim, charred in a gasoline fire, had matches in pockets and a Windman label on clothing. Efforts focus on identifying the victim and tracing garment sources.
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Fort Lee
N. J
INS
Jersey
George Washington Bridge
Hudson River
Manhattan
Jacob Hirsch
WPA
Windman
New York
State Line
Brooklyn
Newark
Silk Undies Row Quelled By Determined Warden
229 convicts in a Kansas state penitentiary coal mine revolted over privileges including silk underwear and snacks. Warden Milton F. Amrine met demands with machine guns and tear gas, surrendering four hours later. inmates kept silk underwear already bought, otherwise denied all demands. Amrine, returnee warden, tightened control after appointment by Gov. Ratner.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Penitentiary
Milton F. Amrine
WPA defender faces questions on Communist links
Col. F C Harrington, WPA administrator, testified before the house relief subcommittee defending the Works Progress Administration while acknowledging a relatively high Communist presence in the Workers Alliance. He cited his 30 years in service and denied improper demands, noting he could meet with David Lasser without plotting against the government.
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Ance
House Appropriations Relief
Congress
WPA
Workers Alliance
Harrington
David Lasser
Alliance
Herbert Benjamin
Lasser
Rep. Woodrum
Park Contractors Continue Work on Siesta Park
Park Construction Company on Kanawha Street pressed ahead with wrecking the right of way as intermittent rains limited progress. Subcontractors promised more men and a long boomed derrick to begin fill work once debris is cleared, while a PWA engineer noted houses shifting on their foundations. Mayor Dawson reported no complaint from the city.
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Court Street
Gerald J. Coffey
PWA
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