U. S. Moves to Restore Ties With New Spain Under Franco
Washington reports a delicate diplomacy to restore full relations with Spain under Franco. Ambassador-designate Weddell arrives in San Sebastian as Madrid’s embassy reopens, consulates expand, and diplomats seek cordial ties and commercial potential despite Franco's balancing act between Rome-Berlin and independence. France, Britain connections, and Spanish gold reserves are noted as pivotal factors.
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Great Britain
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Italy
Delay Keeps Gargotta's Trial Pending Another Week
Kansas City June 12 AP Charles Gargotta wins another brief delay in his long case charging assault with intent to kill Sheriff Bush during the 1933 gangland killing. Judge Cowan extended the trial date to Wednesday as motions and jeopardy questions await ruling. Graves, the prosecutor, also faces a misdemeanor charge for neglect of duty with a tentative August 21 setting.
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Charles Gargotta
Thomas B. Bush
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Jackson County
Ray G. Cowan
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W. W. Graves
Lloyd C. Stark
Ferris J. Anthon
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New Travel Service to Boost U S Tourist Trade
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, returns to government service as a dollar a year worker in a proposed federal Travel Service. The plan, backed by a bill to fund $100,000 yearly, aims to promote domestic travel and bolster Hemisphere relations, not displacing private travel business.
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Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
William Jennings Bryan
Federal Travel Service
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Department of Interior
England
France
Russia
Moscow Art Theater
Russian Ballet
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FDR Advised Dem Leader Engaged in Freight Rate Lobby
June 12 Washington AP reports a dispute over freight rates led Rep. Martin Kennedy to accuse L. W. Chip Robert Jr., Atlanta, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, of lobbying. Kennedy warned Roosevelt that Robert’s activities risk party criticism amid anti corruption drives in high places.
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Kansas City Judge Urges Probe of Labor Unions
Continued from page one the Missouri judge and Carl Wisnon of the truck drivers organization discuss labor activity. Neal Fields and Jackson enter innocent pleas and set trials for September 11. Fields bonds at 2000, Neal and Jackson at 1000 each. Conspiracy in restraint of trade is a felony with up to five years and 5000 fine. After a rest milgram stores resume work as secondary boycott targets union goods. Store officials ordered to stop certain products. four other defendants plead innocent and their trials likewise set for September 11 with 1000 bonds each.
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England weaves 3000 miles of khaki for new soldiers
English textile mills race to produce about 3000 miles of khaki cloth to outfit incoming troops. The effort reflects wartime demand as factories expand operations and employment rises. Local workers anticipate bonuses and steady workloads amid national mobilization.
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England
Rulers Near End of American Journey
Rulers George and Elizabeth traveled through the Eastern Townships of Quebec and along the St. Lawrence shore as storms damaged decorations but crowds welcomed the royal couple. Their 1099 mile U S train journey ended with the couple sleeping through the Judson Valley and Adirondacks and waking under the British flag. The royal train will proceed along the border into the Maritime Provinces before Halifax farewell on Thursday.
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California Oil Drilling Drains Over A Million Feet In 1988
The year 1988 saw oil exploration in California extend beyond one million feet drilled in dry holes. Industry data show substantial activity but many wells yielded no productive output, highlighting the challenging search for new reserves in the state.
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California
Plot Against Life of British Ambassador to China Uncovered
Shanghai reports a heavy police guard around Sir Archibald Kerr’s home after a plot against his life was deemed authentic and grave. Tensions with Japan rise amid a separate poison wine conspiracy at Nanking leading to two Japanese deaths and multiple illnesses among consulate staff.
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China
Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr
Tientsin
Nanking
Archibald
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Heated Debate Over Neutrality Act Approval
Congressman Fish warns the Bloom bill could give the president power to declare war via trade barriers and war zones targeting Germany and Italy while enabling Britain France and Russia. Bloom counters that his bill aims to keep the United States out of war, backed by many press editors across parties.
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Germany
Italy
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France
Russia
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No Return to Appeasement in British Talks
Britain seeks a new mutual assistance pact with France and Russia as William Strang heads to Moscow for talks. Halifax defends Poland guarantees and warns that any attempt to threaten Poland could trigger war. Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter mocks Halifax and Foreign Office circles deem his Lords speech not very reassuring amid current tensions.
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William Strang
Foreign Office
Moscow
Chamberlain
House of Commons
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Poland
Danzig
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Portraits Beyond a Camera Lens
Mary Morris, AP Feature Service photographer, argues portraiture is more than a photo. She notes photography maps a moment, while true portraits synthesize an era of mood and time through painters and sculptors.
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Lin Yutang
New York
Mary Morris
Presidential Nominees Set Ahead of 1940 Conventions
Washington AP reports that major party presidential nominees could be decided before the 1940 conventions, as in five of the last six elections. Observers note pre convention maneuvering, with about 2,100 delegates to be chosen across states, DC, and possessions. Democratic delegates number around 1,100, Republicans just over 1,000, with pledged and potential bandwagon cases shaping the nominations.
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Herbert Hoover
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Alfred E. Smith
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Garner
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
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California
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Suit Filed to Block St. Louis Cigarette Tax
Victor F. Ploch a drugstore proprietor filed a suit to enjoin enforcement of St Louis two cent a pack cigarette tax approved last week to raise about 800000 for WPA project costs. He lists twenty reasons why the ordinance is void and says the tax stamps will be available when the measure takes effect in July.
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Victor F. Ploch
Trout stream set aside for women and anglers in NC
A trout stream in western North Carolina has been designated for women and anglers only. The move marks a gender inclusive effort to provide exclusive access for female anglers in a protected fishing area within the region.
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North Carolina
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Bile Flow And Digestion
The advertisement promotes Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate liver bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims improved digestion of fatty foods and better elimination, advising readers to get a box at drugstores.
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New Jersey Glider Pilot Sets Overwater Flight Record
New Jersey glider pilot Bellak claims a record over Lake Michigan, estimating a 70 mile flight. He notes the longest prior over-water glider flight was 31 miles across the English Channel, with the Sturgeon Bay to Frankfort distance about 54 miles.
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English Channel
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Frankfort
Bellak
Wheat acreage allotments set for 1940 across states
Agriculture department announced the 1940 national wheat acreage allotment of 62,000,000 acres. Seven midwestern and southwestern states received about two thirds of the total led by Kansas with 12,798,001 acres and North Dakota 8,964,389. Missouri was allotted 1,963,713 acres, up from 1,705,277 in 1939, with Nebraska and North Dakota also rising. County and farm allotments will follow from state figures to ensure each county gets at least its 1938 level.
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Agriculture Department
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North Dakota
Oklahoma
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South Dakota
Department
Iowa
Missouri
House Group Votes Substitute for Profits Tax
House group endorses a substitute that would barely affect the roughly $1 billion annual tax yield from corporations. Treasury tax experts estimate a revenue loss of about $15.7 million next year under the 1939 base. The plan keeps present small corporate rates for incomes up to $5,000, then 15 and 16 percent on higher brackets, with the 18 percent rate to take effect January 1.
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Treasury
Child Killed as Auto Rams Wagon Near Lexington
In Lexington Nebraska six miles east of town an auto struck a lumber wagon from the rear and plunged into a ditch. The infant child of Mr and Mrs John Davis of Woodson Kansas died. the parents were seriously hurt. Also injured were Mrs Elwood Grimes of Gothenburg and four Grimes children in the Davis car and Milton Charles and Laverne Eastman on the lumber wagon.
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Elwood Grimes
Gothenburg
Ned
Grimes
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Charles
Laverne Eastman
Thomas Talks of Jersey City Rally
Thomas argues the Jersey City rally as essential for democracy. Arthur Garfield Hays, ACLU lawyer, cites the bill of rights and says democracy is government by law not by men. He warns against any figure above the law, including city leaders, and asserts Jersey City remains part of the United States.
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ACLU
Hague
Jersey City
United States
Hitchhiker Injured Seriously In Highway 50 Crash Near Holt Summit
The accident west of the Holt Summit fire station on highway 50 left a hitchhiker in critical condition. The girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bailey of 505 West Miller Street, was treated at a hospital and returned home. A second Sunday wreck injured Sam Shepherd, struck by a car driven by Spencer Sappington and Bob Woodson, with Shepherd treated at a physician's office outside Jefferson City limits.
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Holt Summit
Highway 50
Ned Bailey
West Miller Street
Sam Shephard
Spencer’ Sappington
Bob Woodson
Shephard
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