Five Men Shot In Gun Battles At Green Mountain
At Green Mountain Dam Colorado a labor dispute flared into violence as five men were shot in two clashes between armed back to work forces and union sympathizers. Guardsmen moved toward the scene after a bridge was dynamited and reports said the governor considered a state of insurrection to restore order.
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Green Mountain
Colo
National
A. EK. Anderson
Kremmling
Anderson
Colorado
Reclamation Bureau
Ralph L. Carr
Harold H. Richardson
Byron C. Ropeers
Adjutant General
Denver
Blue River
Dillon
Kremmiing
Cole
Federation of Labor Unions
Warner Construction Company of
Chicago
Kremmiling
Shert
James A. Brownlow
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Green Mountain Dam
Union members drive back at Detroit strike site
Police report shows Union members and sympathizers cleared from the area around the General Motors Chevrolet plant on Holbrook Avenue as they resisted a second attempt to halt factory traffic during the strike. The confrontation occurred in Detroit on August 3 as officers controlled access to the plant vicinity.
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CIO Unified Automoblie Workers Union
General Motors Chevrolet
Holbrook Avenue
Detroit
Gambling Boat Defies Arrest Off California Coast
In a tense stand off off Santa Monica the Rex gambling ship and crew led by Tony Correro Stralla refused to surrender. Deputies led by Earl Warren moved to close four floating casinos, with Stralla declaring the high seas and promising to defend his rights while patrons fled and water taxi service halted.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Tony Cornero Stralla
Rex
Stralla
Lette
Earl Warren
Deputies
Fleet
Strafla
Warren
California
Concert Programs Include German and American Classics
The program features works by Teodoro Moses Lobani Barnes Printe and Suppe AMDT. It lists pieces such as The Overture and Sunny Spain along with God Bless America by Irving Berlin, performed by BR Hughes and K. L. King.
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Interadtiae Jupidictta
Theo
Moses-Lobaniae
Barnes -Printe
Von
Suppe
AMDT
Hughes
Spain
God Bless
America
Irving
Berlin
Bounty Question On Premature Snakes Answered
Attorney General Burnquist ruled that towns should not pay bounties for premature baby snakes born after killing the mother and opening her. He suggested that a bounty could be paid only if the entire body of the snake is produced, noting difficulty in proving how the snakes were taken.
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ST. Paul
J. A. A. Burnquist
W. Kennett Nissen
Winona County
Burnquist
Tule
Benny Is Sued By Ex Gay Writer in Los Angeles
Harry W. Conn, once Benny's principal gag writer from 1932 to 1936, sues Jack Benny for 65.5 million dollars alleging breach of contract. He claims Benny used Conn characters and quips after 1936 and outlines contract terms seeking 5 percent of Benny's radio earnings and 7 percent of film income plus specified salaries for radio and film work.
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Los -Angeles
Harry W. Conn
Jack Benny
Conn
Benny
Bennny
Motion
Pictures
Wee
Benoy
Sims
Thevradio
Mystery SOS Ship Searched Off Florida Coast None Found
Rescue craft and planes combed the Florida east coast for a mystery ship that sent a flood of distress calls but found no wreck or sign of distress. Coast Guard officials debated the authenticity amid incoherent messages and multiple reported positions. No lives reported lost beyond a second mate.
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Miami
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida East Coast
Ceiba
Bodis
Big Boy
Moody Brothers Aim to Break Endurance Flight Record
Moody brothers Hunter and Humphrey continued their 41st day in a small monoplane over Springfield Tl as they seek a second sustained flight record. They already hold the light plane endurance mark and aim to surpass the 653 hour heavy plane record set in 1937 by Al and Fred Key. They plan to stay aloft 18 more days to reach the new objective.
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Springfield
Moody Brothers
Hunter
Humphrey
Fred
Keyn
Meridian
Miss
iTo
Moody
Lght
Japan Japan Axis Talk Then and Now
The AP reports renewed momentum toward a possible Japan Germany Italy military alliance as Britain and France plan staff talks with the Soviet Union. Tokyo circles cite U S trade treaty abrogation and a British French mission to Moscow as bolstering pro axis sentiment and belief that Britain and the United States oppose Japan's Far Eastern policies.
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Associated Press
Japan
Germany
Italy
Britain
France
Russia
Tokyo
Rome-Berlin
United States
Moscow
Jask
International
Roberts to Stay On Board as Aeronautics Chief
Pierre August 3 T B Roberts of Pierre who resigned last week as chairman of the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission will continue to head the state agency at Governor Bushfields request after he questioned a 135 per day meals allowance. Roberts had served on the commission for several years without pay.
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Pierre
T. B. Roberts
South Dakota Aeronautics Commission
Bushfield
Roberta
Roberts
Wallaces Call On Funding Threatens Roosevelts Program
Congress blocked President Roosevelts 800 million housing bill and funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation drew intense lobbying as Wallaces group pressed for 119 million. Senate and House hurry toward adjournment while social security and wage hour funds face cuts, threatening early 1940 payments.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Wallace
Capitol
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Rogers
Perkins
Jerome Frank
Securities Commission
SEC
London
Federal House Administration
FHA
Congress
Rep
Rayburn
Texas
Coalition Tightens Grip as Administration Struggles
A bi partisan coalition has taken over Congress. Democratic leaders fear losing control in Senate and House. The informal alliance lacks formal structure and drives administration agendas into doubt.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ihe
Taft Signals 1940 Presidential Run Interest
Senator Robert A. Taft expressed willingness to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1940. In a letter to George F. Eyrich, Taft said he would consent to be the first choice of delegates if the time comes, while stressing the need to redirect current trends and address solvency, relief, and economic reform under a broader program.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
George F. Byrich
Cincinnati
Taft
Eyrich
United States
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United Siates Army
Tony Stralla
Rum
Huron
Harry W
Radiomarine
Lake Worth
Calcutta
Hiaieh
Fila
Robert D. Chapin
Hartford, Conn. National Bank
Cynthia Chapin
Long Island Sound
Connecticut
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Adams
Colorsado
Bankhead
Ragsdale
Ohio Republican
State Committee
Wea Publica
Piettion
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