Rome Berlin Axis Becomes Military Pact
Mussolini and Hitler formalized the Rome Berlin axis into an open military alliance to act together in European war. Ciano and Ribbentrop agreed on a future German governed route across Pomorze and the return of Danzig. Analysts expect expansion to include Japan Hungary Spain and possibly Yugoslavia to encircle the democracies.
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Milan
Italy
INS
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Rome-Berlin
Germany
Danzig
Great Britain
France
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachhim von Ribbentrop
Count Ciano
Baron von Ribbentrop
Reich
Pomorze
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Japan
Hungary
Spain
Yugoslavia
Britain rejects Soviet triple entente proposal
In Moscow the British note replying to Soviet proposals rejects an unlimited Anglo French Russian alliance. Britain proposes counter offers limiting the alliance and pledging aid to Poland and Romania only if agreed with Britain and France.
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Moscow
INS
Britain
William
V. M. Molotov
Maxim Litvinoff
London
Soviet Union
Poland
Romania
France
Willie Willis Quote on Strength and Gender Smarts
A Willie Willis remark claims men are bigger and stronger than women and implies women are smarter. The quip frames gender differences with humor and bravado, reflecting social attitudes and banter likely from a retro newspaper page.
France Expels Third Italian Consular Agent
The French government ordered the expulsion of a third Italian consular agent in four days. Three other Italian residents were asked to leave. Officials also demanded Laurent Canevero, consular agent at Toulon, depart immediately, following the expulsion of Carlo Vatteroni and prior action against Gino D Antrea.
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Toulon
France
Gino D’antrea
Sainte Maxime
Laurent Canevero
Carlo Vatteroni
Turko Soviet Pact Reached In Ankara
Ankara reports a Turko Soviet agreement nearly an alliance linking Turkey with the Soviet Union as part of a peace drive led by Britain and France. Potemkin pledged aid if Dardanelles or Turkish lands are attacked while Turkey would allow use of the strait by the Soviet fleet in a wider defense of Poland Romania Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Ankara
INS
Turkey
Russia
Britain
France
London
Vladimir Potemkin
Soviet Union
Potemkin
Dardanelles
Dardanelles Strait
Black Sea
Poland
Rumania
Greece
Mediterranean
Fliers Found Safe After 30 Hours Missing Near Miami
Three Miami men Ben Terry Jackie May and George Wells were located after a U S naval reserve plane guided rescuers to their single engine plane wreck in the Everglades about 40 miles northwest of Miami. Terry had a broken arm and was hospitalized. A civilian plane evacuated him while a rescue party began to reach Wells and May.
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Miami
Fla
INS
U. S. Naval Reserve
Ben Terry
Jackie May
George Wells
Stinson
Everglades
Terry
Congress to debate large farm subsidy and navy funding
Washington on May 7 reports Congress will consider about 832 million dollars in farm subsidy payments while the Senate takes up a 1.216 billion agriculture bill and the House advances a 770 million navy appropriation including two new battleships. President Roosevelt plans an interdepartmental reorganization order announced for the session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Agriculture Department
House
Roosevelt
Sen
Russell
D.-Ga
Pontiff Calls for Peace Amid Europe Tensions
Pope Pius XII urged the world to pray for lasting peace as reports of a German Italian military alliance stirred fears of renewed European strain. In a French broadcast from the Vatican to the Algiers eucharistic congress, the pope offered no details on possible Vatican diplomacy.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Europe
Algiers
Algeria
Vatican
British King and Queen Lead Life Boat Drill Aboard Empress of Australia
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth participated in a life boat drill on the Empress of Australia during a May Atlantic crossing. They attended divine services, chose hymns, and watched the drill with a royal retinue of 23. The ship, escorted by cruisers Southampton and Glasgow and battleship Repulse, aims for Quebec on May 15.
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Australia
INS
King George VI
Canada
U. S
Atlantic
Meikle
King George
Tirpitz
Normandie
Quebec
Southampton
Glasgow
Ancient Treasure Dug Up in Greece
French archaeologists announce discovery of a rich gold ivory and bronze treasure at a hill site in Athens Greece. The trove, believed to come from an ancient temple, is described as one of the most important finds in Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Hill
FTC Cites Big Food Firms In Price Act Action
The FTC charged a dozen major wholesale food firms with Robinson Patman act breaches. Buyers include S. M. Flickinger, Julliard Crockroft, Laurens Brothers, West Coast Grocery, H. O. Wooten, Nash-Finch. sellers include Diamond, Morton Salt, Quaker Oats, Ralston Purina, Wesson Snowdrift, Standard Rice, Proctor and Gamble. Proceedings allege improper bargains via Modern Marketing Service and Red and White channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Flickinger Company, Inc
Buffalo
Julliard Cockcrof Corporation
Watsonville
Calif
Laurens Brothers, Inc
New Bedford
Mass
West Coast Grocery Company
Tacoma
Wash
H. O. Wooten Grocery Company
Abilene
Tex
Nash-Finch Company
Minneapolis
Diamond Match Company
New York
Morton Salt Company
Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Ralston-Purina Company
St. Louis
Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Sales Company
Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Company, Inc
New Orleans
Standard Rice Company
Houston
Proctor and Gamble Company
Cincinnati
Modern Marketing Service Inc
Red and White Corporation
FTC
Windsor to Appeal for Peace in Radio Broadcast
The exiled Duke of Windsor plans a 10 minute nonpolitical radio address from Verdun to urge nations to choose reason over force. NBC London says the broadcast, airing Monday at 10 p.m. local time, follows his World War battlefield tour and avoids references to royal visits or leaders.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Duke of Windsor
U. S
Verdun
France
National Broadcasting Company
Lord Beaverbrook
The
Daily Express
George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
NBC London
King George
America
Roosevelt
Neutrality Law Repeal Sparks Senate Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee shows growing support for full repeal of the Neutrality Act with four major views outlined, including cash and carry and embargo options. Hearings conclude tomorrow with possible secret testimony from Cordell Hull as officials weigh repeal or modification. House committee also plans closed-door sessions with government officials.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Sen
Key Pittman
Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
James T. Shotwell
Columbia University
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Sec. of
Cordell Hull
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Student Chemist Killed In Cliff Fall At Hawk's Nest
William Meeks a 21 year old Morris Harvey student and Carbide and Carbon Chemicals research assistant was killed at Hawk's Nest cliff while reaching for a flower during a picnic with Miss Lucile Ward. He tumbled twenty feet as a rock rolled and crushed his skull. He had planned to be a chemical engineer and was pursuing night classes at Morris Harvey College. Funeral arrangements were in Logan via the Thomas mortuary Ansted.
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William Meeks
Morris Harvey
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Hawk’s Nest
Lucile Ward
Kanawha College
Logan High
L. S. McDaniel
Carbide
Miss Ward
Thomas Mortuary
Ansted
Logan
CIO Plans Nationwide Drive to Revise Sherman Antitrust Law
John L. Lewis moves to mobilize labor to press Congress for an amendment to the Sherman act so unions cannot be prosecuted for strikes. He cites a Philadelphia verdict finding a hosiery union guilty of restraint of trade and orders 11 top organizers to lead a countrywide protest with AFL and other unions cooperation. The effort frames the issue as the right to strike free from legal jeopardy and seeks broad labor support.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Congress
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Lewis
C.I.O
Philadelphia
Hosiery Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
American Federation of Labor
C.so
John Brophy
The
Student Arrested In Murder of Two
Sheriff Earl Sell announced the arrest of 22 year old Robert M. Burgunder Jr in connection with the killing of two Phoenix automobile salesmen. Burgunder admitted his identity but denied being the slayer. He will be extradited to Phoenix with Phoenix officers arriving by plane tomorrow.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Earl Sell
Robert M. Burgunder, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
First Christian Church
Burgunder
Jack Peterson
Coal Accord Plan Offered By Steelman
Vienna born Fritz Kreisler, now living in Paris, says he has become a citizen of France while plans for a coal accord are presented by Steelman.
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Steelman
France
Citien
Fritz Kreisler
Paris
Latin America to receive U.S. loan credits for economic relief
Informal talks with six Latin American republics on American loans to stabilize economies and boost trade. Brazil pledged 60 million, Cuba up to 20 million, Haiti 5 million. five other nations invited yet to respond. Chile seeks 80 million, Somoza of Nicaragua reportedly requests 15 million. officials estimate limited funds may be approved.
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Washington
INS
Brazil
Cuba
Haiti
Latin America
Bolivia
Venezuela
Peru
Guatemala
Argentina
Chile
Senor Wachsholtz
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Somoza
San Juan River
U.S. Army
Gaudily Uniformed Guides Salute At New York Fair
At the New York world’s fair snappy attendants in gaudy uniforms must be saluted on sight. Posters show a dozen top officials, led by the widely photographed president of the fair, Mr Whalen, and the new salute rule circulates among staff.
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New York
New York World’s Fair
Texas Rangers
Royal Northwest Mounted
Whalen
Chamber urged to intervene in coal talks in Pittsburgh
Dr. James E. Greene of the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce says the U S Chamber of Commerce may be asked to intervene in the stalled bituminous coal contract negotiations unless a quick settlement is reached. He notes President Roosevelt's appeal and proposes special chamber committees to work with officials and parties in a spirit of friendly intervention. He also warns of grave business losses in the district if the coal industry deteriorates further.
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Pittsburgh
James E. Greene
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Greene
Chamber
Miners and Operators Pause Talks Over New Steelman Plan
Leaders of miners and operators halt conference to study a Dr. John R. Steelman proposal amid the closed shop deadlock. About 450000 miners idle, 1 million tons daily coal consumption, and subway service facing cuts as talks resume tomorrow morning.
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New York
INS
John R. Steelman
Steelman
John L. Lewis
New York City
James Kieran
Mae Aa Ee Ee Soha
Wary Officials Fear Schacht May Wreck Oil Talks in Mexico
The presence of German economist Hjalmar Schacht in Mexico City sparks fear he was sent to disrupt Mexican American oil negotiations. Schacht and US oil counsel Donald R. Richberg met in San Antonio on April 28 en route to Saltillo for talks with President Cardenas.Schacht, ousted Reichsbank head now touring for economic charters, was described by his son as on a sight seeing trip while the U.S. State Department probes his mission with the embassy.
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Washington
INS
Mexico City
Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht
Donald R.richberg
San Antonio
Tex
Richberg
Saltillo
Mexico
Cardenas
Reichsbank
Germany
Near
Far East
U. S
State Department
India
Department
Inquiries on Coal Made to Britain
British coal exporters report many inquiries about shipments to the U S due to the miners strike. So far small tonnages have moved, with about 20,000 tons sent to the West Indies, a region usually supplied from North American mines.
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Britain
London
U. S
West Indies
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AFL
Tennessee
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