Million Cheer King Queen welcomed in Montreal
Montreal welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with a joyous 12 hour visit. About one million residents filled streets and stadiums while 985,000 French speaking students sang God Save the King and 15,000 English students paid tribute. The royal train traveled toward Ottawa after a ceremonial welcome in Montreal suburbs with 21 gun salute.
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Montreal
Que
Canada
King George
Elizabeth
England
U. S
Kiss of Death Wife Arrested in Philadelphia Murder Ring
Rose Carina, 45, dubbed the “death kiss woman,” was captured by FBI agents in New York and brought to Philadelphia amid a sprawling insurance murder plot. Police report more than 20 suspects and an extortion figure, with cases filed and group arraignments planned.
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Philadelphia
New York
Rose Carina
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Greenwich Village
Carina
Pietro Stea
Asst. Dist. Atty
Vincent P. McDevitt
Seaboard
FBI
Quote from Willie Willis on timeless ideas
Willie Willis muses that his clever notions feel overdue, insisting many smart ideas have already existed long ago. The remark frames a playful reflection on originality and persistence across moments.
Aviator Missing After 60 Hours In Atlantic Flight
Swedish American aviator Charles Backman vanished after taking off from Botwood Newfoundland aiming for Leksand Sweden. Coast guard ships searched seas and coastlines but no radio on the 90 horsepower monocoupe left no crew to aid rescue.
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Stockholm
INS
Atlantic
Charles Backman
Leksand
Sweden
Botwood
Newfoundland
Backman
Poland and Germany Seek Peace Over Danzig Corridor
Berlin reports a Polish gesture toward Germany in a bid for a peaceful settlement over Danzig and the Polish corridor. Gazeta Polska called for a reasonable settlement, while German officials urged concrete proposals. Von Epp pressed for the return of former colonies as nationalist demonstrations continued in Vienna.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Pomorze
Gazeta Polska
Fuehrer
Franz von Epp
Captive Mines To Reopen Under Former Contract
The United Mine Workers of America sanctioned the resumption of operations at captive coal mines in West Virginia without a union shop or penalty clause. John L. Lewis ordered reopening under the terms of the former contract after determining the absence of the penalty clause. Pickets at Gary and McDowell were withdrawn following the decision.
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United Mine Workers of America
Captive” Steel Company
West Virginia
William Blizzard
Umwa District 17
Frank Miley
District 31
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Lewis
Appalachian
Gary
McDowell
Funds For G Men Granted To Speed Spy Hunt in U S
Congress approved a $121 million three department budget with increases to aid counter espionage. Hoover's FBI receive $7.3 million and Hull warned of growing foreign espionage while State and Commerce gains were specified.
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U. S
Washington
INS
Congress
State Hull
America
G-Man
J. Edgar Hoover
Appropriations Committee
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
State Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Hoover
Justice Department
Commerce Department
Night Illumines New York World of Tomorrow Expo
A night scene along Constitution Mall at the New York World of Tomorrow fair shows a silhouette of a George Washington figure near the perisphere and the Freedom of the Press statue. Mercury vapor tubes light the trees creating a man made lighting marvel.
Sloan Says Fear of Business Brake
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., General Motors chairman, told the monopoly committee that lack of confidence in future profit means idle capital cannot be put to work. He urged easier capital flow and reconstruction of tax policy, especially removing capital gains tax, to fund private enterprise expansion using company earnings.
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Washington
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Monopoly Committee
Sloan
Dawes Urges Repeal Or Reduction Of Capital Gains Tax
Charles G. Dawes, former VP and economist, told President Oscar Mayer the capital gains tax hinders prosperity and should be repealed or drastically reduced. He warned the tax devastates American business and impedes the return of normal prosperity, urging action as Washington discusses revisions.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
U. S
Washington
Oscar G. Mayer
Chicago Association of Commerce
U.S
Stock Exchange
Horse Race Bookie Operates in Prison
An ex convict testified that at the Ohio state penitentiary life was convenient for betting on horse races. Edward Lee of Toledo said he placed daily bets from his cell and paid off track odds, earning 20 to 50 dollars a day, with runners inside the prison collecting wagers across the facility.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio State Penitentiary
Edward Lee
Toledo
Harlan Field Quiet After Flareup Amid Mine Strike Tension
In Harlan Kentucky federal and state mediators rushed to end a standoff over a union shop contract with CIO United Mine Workers. Gunfire flashed from a hillside near Highsprint Mine No 2 as miners and guardsmen exchanged shots. no injuries reported. Sixty-seven miners sought protection after threats from pickets as authorities worked to calm the dispute.
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Harlan
United Mine Workers (Cio
Harlan Central
Totz
Ellerbe Carter
Highsprint Mine No. 2
Frankfort
John Conner
U. S. Labor Department
Washington
A. B. Chandler
William C. Burrow
Gen. Carter
Three Mines Recall 2200 Workers Under New District Pact
Fairmont May 18. About 2200 employees will be recalled Saturday at the Barrackville Dakota and Richard mines of Industrial Collieries Corp Bethlehem Steel Marion Division. The recall resumes work under terms set March 31 after the Appalachian contract expired. UMW district president Frank Miley said meetings will explain terms and no vote is needed. Union and northern West Virginia Coal association officials met and agreed on the new district agreement following earlier talks.
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Fairmont
Barrackville
Dakota
Richard Mines
Industrial Collieries Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Marion
Supt. N. A. Elmslie
Steel Company
United Mine Workers
Frank Miley
UMW
Union
Northern West Virginia Coal Association
Big Peacetime Navy Bill OK'd
The Senate passed the $773 million navy department appropriation bill with funds to start two 45 000 ton dreadnoughts at about $100 million each. The measure, 61 to 14, includes a house provision to require American produced food and moved toward conference with the house.
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Senate
Washington
INS
Great Britain
Japan
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Navy
House
Mixed Nudist Camps Would Be Prohibited
Ohio lawmakers sent a bill to Gov Bricker making mingling of men and women in nudist camps punishable by a 200 dollar fine and six months in jail. The measure would allow separate camps for men and women and would not bar boys from the old swimming hole. A Senate panel also considered a separate bill letting customers sue gambling houses for triple the losses.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Senate
Riots In Jerusalem Wound 100 Jewish Youths in Protests
In Jerusalem clashes between police and Jewish youths erupt as 100 or more, mainly youths 10 to 16, are wounded. Police suffer injuries amid stone throwing and baton charges during mass demonstrations against Britain’s Palestine policy.
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Jerusalem
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Anti-Semitic Drive Probed in U S by House Panel
The House Committee on Un-American Activities said it has evidence of a organized anti-Semitic campaign in the United States with support from Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley. Chairman Dies released letters allegedly showing a plan to reduce Jewish influence locally nationally and internationally.
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Washington
Dies
D., Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities
U. S
George van Horn Moseley
Moseley
Fifth Corps
New York
Slaighes
America
New Auto Plates Legal on June 20
Automobile owners may bolt on their 1939 40 registration plates June 20 but they won t notice any great change in color. The black numerals on yellow background will be reversed with yellow on black. It will be illegal to put on plates before the June date, Registrar C J Powell says.
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Registrar of Motor Vehicles
C. J. Powell
West Virginia
U.S. Likely to Avoid Blocking British Palestine Plan
Secretary Hull indicated the United States will not intervene to block Britain's plan for Palestine. Dr. Solomon Goldman pressed for American protection of rights, citing fears of a Jewish minority under Arab rule. Hull echoed earlier state department statements opposing partition and intercession.
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U. S
Palestine
Washington
INS
U. S. Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Hull
Solomon Goldman
Zionist Organization of America
Brita
Holy Land
Goldman
Coun
Bund Tax Evasion Probe Is Ordered
In New York on May 18 a grand jury probe into misdemeanor tax avoidance linked to the German American Bund was ordered by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. He also signaled a broader inquiry into alleged substantial felonies, with Bund books subpoenaed since May 2 and under examination.
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New York
Bund
Dist. Atty
Thomas E. Dewey
LaGuardia
Fritz Kuhn
The
Dewey
Fiorello
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Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
GMC
Harlan Field
Hill
Bethlehem Steel
Bill
Slash
Sen. King
Utah
Haifa
Gen. Moseley
Dies Group
Brandeis
Kuhn
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