28 More Are Executed in Soviet Purge
Moscow reports 28 additional saboteurs executed in Siberia for wrecking the Amur railway. The tally reaches 151 shot for sabotage and treason in the past year, linked to Japanese espionage and Trotsky affiliation. Central committee named Ivan Tevosyan vice commissar of defense industry. no clarity on replacement. Army mobilizes, pledges vigilance, amid foreign commentary.
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Semi-Invalid Mother Collapses at Son's Trial
Testimony from Niagara Falls clinic director describes Tommy as insane and dangerous if at large, noting his devotion to his mother as pathological. Dr. Fred S. Hoffman of Buffalo also calls Tommy insane and a sadist, citing an icepick attack on Frances Fitzgerald, 14, as alleged by the state.
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Tommy
Smith
Fred S. Hoffman
Buffalo
Frances Fitz-gerald
Human Dragnet Fails To Uncover A Clue
A Hollywood motion picture worker McDonnell says the ransom of 25000 dollars seems small and notes the likely gang may number four or five. He arrived from Los Angeles by plane and voices skepticism about the missing Mrs Parsons case. He has received no direct word from the family since her disappearance was first reported Wednesday.
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McDonnell
Hollywood
Six More Countries Default on War Debt
Six more nations notified the state department they cannot pay their shares of a 1.52 billion dollar war debt installment due tomorrow, joining Latvia and Yugoslavia in defaults. Belgium Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Lithuania and others owe varying sums, with Britain and France still to respond. Finland remains non-defaulter, paying 163 thousand dollars on June 16. Of the total due, 25 million covers regular June 15 installments and 1.3149 billion is in arrears.
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Poland
Caechuslovakia
Rumania
Lithuania
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Yugoslavia
Great Britain
France
Finland
Baltic Republic
Several Hurt in New Steel Strike Fights
The nationwide steel strike escalates with clashes injuring several as workers at Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube mines confront authorities. In Monroe Michigan mass meetings occur after tear gas at Newton Steel, while non-striking workers in Youngstown and Buffalo vote on returning to work. Union officials in Pittsburgh hold secret talks to broaden the strike.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
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C TO
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Youngstown
Buffalo
Republic Steel
Pittsburgh
Steel Union
Bethlehem
Corporation
Blum Cabinet Approves New Monetary Plan
Paris June 14 AP Socialist Premier Leon Blum convened his front cabinet to secure unanimous approval of a new financial program to address France’s monetary difficulties. Finance Minister Vincent Auriol drafted proposals, to be presented to Parliament after a second cabinet meeting. Commerce Minister Bastid warned Britain and the United States France may abandon the tri partite stabilization accord if tariffs are not lowered. The Bank of France raised its discount rate to six percent to curb gold and capital outflows as France seeks foreign support and tariff adjustments amid devaluation.
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Paul Bastid
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Bank of Trance
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Settlement Reached in Coast Railroad Dispute
SAN FRANCISCO June 1 AP A Southern Pacific spokesman said the five sided labor dispute was settled averting a possible strike by 8000 trainmen on Pacific coast lines. The company canceled agreements with senior brotherhoods and junior orders protested the action as violating the national railway labor act.
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Southern Pacific
Burton Mason
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Imperial Conference in London Ends Tomorrow
London data from June 14 reports the imperial conference started in May after King George VI's coronation and will close with a plenary session at St James's Palace. Delegates reviewed work on foreign affairs empire defense and the League of Nations. Committee reports on shipping aviation and air weather stations were adopted. Further talks will cover Pacific shipping competition involving the United States, New Zealand and Australia after a Canada Australia New Zealand meeting.
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New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Carrier Pigeon Mocker Dies at Age of 20 War Hero
Mocker, wounded World War I carrier pigeon famed for relaying a September 12 1918 message near Beaumont that helped silence enemy batteries in 20 minutes, died at age 20 at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He survived shrapnel wounds and retreats to the front and will be honored with a military funeral and stuffed for headquarters.
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N. J
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Army Signal Corps
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Mecker
Beaumont
Basque Capital Bilbao Besieged by Franco Forces
Insurgent General Francisco Franco’s big guns and warplanes pressed on Bilbao as troops attempt to encircle the Basque capital. Insurgents expanded west toward the estuary, reached Munguis, and captured Santo Domingo hill, raising their red and yellow flag over strategic positions near Dos Caminos and the Nervion river. May and June reports note international protests against Basque extermination by German and Italian air forces allied with insurgents.
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Leaders Delay Floor Debate On Court Bill
A committee report condemns the court bill as a dangerous breach of constitutional principle. It argues the measure would centralize power, undermine judicial independence, and allow executive control over federal interpretations of the constitution. The report urges rejection as unconstitutional and unnecessary.
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Congress
Lawmakers Split Over Admin Change Measure
Lawmakers delivered a sharp split over the administration change proposal with Democrats King Utah McCarran Nevada Van Nuys Indiana Hatch New Mexico Burke Nebraska Connally Texas O Mahoney Wyoming Borah Idaho Austin Vermont Steiner Oregon voting against the bill. Those favoring a favorable report were Neely West Virginia Logan Kentucky Dieterich Illinois McGill Kansas Pittman Nevada Hughes Delaware and Ashurst Arizona with Norris Nebraska dissenting.
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Free People of America
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van Nuys
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Hatch
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Burke
Nebraska
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Texas
O'Mahoney
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Idaho
Austin
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Steiner
Oregon
Neely
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Logan
Kentucky
Dieterich
Ilinois
McGill
Kansas
Pittman
Hughes
Delaware
Ashurst
Arizona
Norris
Workers Union Forms at Oberman Plant
Workers at the Oberman Plant organize a union with the group planning to act within weeks. Little opposition surfaced as the drive began, though a small faction hesitated until Oberman acknowledges workers’ right to organize and designates the association as bargaining agent.
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Workers Farm Own Union
Oberman
Forsyth Boy Drowns In Pool Whirlpool
Forsyth Mo June 194 AP searchers had not found Frank Bumpus Jr eight drowned after being sucked into a whirlpool at 2 30 pm while playing in Swan Creek swimming pool The father ran an inn on the Shepherd of the Hills estate near Forsyth and left his son playing unsupervised at the pool
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Forsythe
Frank Bumpus, Jr
Swan Creek
Shepherd of the Hills
Forsythe guide Oscar Crockett swept by rising creek
In shallow water a creek flood carried away a man and guide named Oscar Crockett as a torrent rushed down from the hills. A member of Forsythe fishing party tried to reach him but the rising water and pool depth prevented rescue.
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Forsythe Fisher
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