Car crash kills R. N. Munson near Lake Huron
Randolph N. Munson a Huron barber was killed instantly when his car plunged 25 feet from the Lake Byron bridge into the Jim River. Three others were injured, with Sporrer in critical condition and Doyle suffering a broken collarbone. The incident occurred on the icy east approach to the bridge as the men neared Huron after a fish dinner.
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Randolph N
Red) Munson
Huron Barber
Lake Byron
Huron
Jim River
Joe Sporrer
Huron Drayman
Lloyd M. Doyle
Lyman T. Hinckley
Munson
Heas
Frank Kinger
J. S. Tschetter
Sporrer
Doyle
Hinckley
Tschetter
Syorrer
Geen
John Boyie
Kterney
T. H. Luby
Agorn
Manson
Western
Planche
ML Manson
Buffalo Center
Martin Monsen
Buffalo Enter
Ann Monsen
Chicago
Helen Monsen
Denver
Sarah
U S To Strengthen Alaskan Air Forces
Washington February 21 Secretary Stimson announced plans to reinforce United States air forces in Alaska. He stated three additional air corps units had recently left the west coast for Alaska and three more were scheduled to depart within two months, but declined to reveal exact strength in men and aircraft.
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Wasitington
United States
Alaska
Gey
Stimson
War Department
New Jap Move Is Anticipated
New reports from the Orient suggest Japan may stage a major diplomatic move potentially rivaling last September’s German-Chinese alliance. The possible act centers on Yoshuke Matsuoka, Japan’s foreign minister, visiting Hankow Moscow Berlin Rome, with a Berlin leg reportedly under discussion. The Indo China crisis dominates his attention as Tokyo pushes peace proposals that could yield large border areas.
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Yoshuke Matsuoka
Japan
Hankow
Moscow
Berlin
Rome
Thailand
Tokyo
Matusaka
Matsuoka
Saigon
Bushfield_signs_bill_lets_cement_commission_pay_increase
Governor Bushfield signed four measures into law including $15,000 in appropriations and three others from the legislature. One act raises cement commission members to a $600 yearly salary plus travel expenses, another adds $300 and mileage to the state mine inspector’s $2,400 pay, and a third allows the public utilities commission to transfer motor carrier licenses without a hearing. Appropriations cover election expenses, CCC park development in Custer State Park, workers compensation for state employees, and a heating system for Spearfish Normal School.
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Pierre
Govenor Bushfield
State Cement Commission
Public Utilities Commission
CCC
Custer State Park
Spearfish Normal School
Japan Urges Mediation Offer in Indo China Crisis
Tokyo reports say Japan issued an ultimatum to France over Indo China demanding acceptance of its mediation proposal by Friday midnight. If rejected, Japan warned of forceful action to secure Thailand's claim, while Admiral Yamamoto was named commander at Mako naval base near Formosa.
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Tokyo
Japan
Thailand
Foreign Office
Vichy
Admiralty
Hiroki Yamamoto
Mako
Pescadores Islands
Formosa
East China
Yamamoto
One Killed In Powder Plant Blast
An explosion at the American Powder Company plant in Auton Mass injured one man critically and killed another. Charles McKinnon 44 died in the blast while Matti Savolainen 37 suffered critical burns. The isolated location limited damage.
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Auton
Mass
American Powder Company
Charles McKinnon
Matti Savolainen
Russia Balks At Troops Moving Through Bulgaria
Balkan diplomacy reported Soviet Russia objecting to German troop passage through Bulgaria as Yugoslavia fears an Axial Greece invasion route via Yugoslavia. Yugoslav Foreign Minister Cincar-Marcovic recalled to Belgrade. treaty with Hungary ratified. Cripps travels to Ankara amid talks with Turkish leaders on countering a Nazi attack on Greece. British-Israel tensions rise after a Sofia disappearance alleged to involve Bulgarian police at German behest. Japan directs nationals to prepare to leave French Indochina as peace talks with Siam falter. Domei predicts a climactic development within 48 hours.
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Associated Press
Balkan
Soviet
Russia
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Greece
Alesander Cincar-Marcovic
Budapest
Hungary
Europe
Ankara
Turkey
Stafford Cripps
Britain
U.S. S
Sofia
Hitler
Libyan
Delft
Cairo
Libya
Far East
Japan
Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Domei
War Today reports Amsterdam clashes signal rising resistance
The report describes police clashes in Nazi occupied Amsterdam between authorities and Dutch disturbers of the peace, signaling growing European opposition to German overlordship. It notes civilian resistance beyond direct action, with covert sabotage and noncooperation seen in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Holland, and France, amid broader campaigns in North Africa.
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Amsterd
Holland
Europe
Germany
Poland
Czecho-Slovakis
Ness
Slovaia
France
Hitler
Libya
Bengasi
Filibuster Threat Echoes In British Aid Debate
Washington February 27 Senators Chavez and Brown spar over the British aid bill as debate nears its tenth day. Cloture to curb filibuster possible, with two thirds needed, and Van Nuys supports it though colleagues doubt final votes. Administration leaders consider pulling parliamentary strength for a final vote.
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Washington
Chavez
New Mexico
Brown
Michigan
Chaves
van Nuys
Indiana
Lee Washington
Pags
Churchill Wins Unanimous Confidence Vote in Commons
The House of Commons backed Prime Minister Churchill's government unanimously on a bill allowing MPs serving abroad to retain their seats. The vote followed Churchill's pledge to treat it as a confidence issue and touched on envoys Malcolm MacDonald to Canada and Sir Samuel Hoare to Madrid. Some MPs argued distancing MPs from home would leave constituencies underrepresented.
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House of Commons
London
Churchill
Thinister
Malcolm MacDonald
Canada
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
World War Ace Among Survivors Of Crash Near Atlanta
Famed aviator Eddie Rickenbacker and eight others survived a midnight Eastern Air Lines crash five miles from the Atlanta airport. Seven died, including three crew members, as rescuers rushed to remove the injured. Rickenbacker, president of Eastern, aided in directing his evacuation while officials ordered investigations and interviews with survivors.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Rickenbacker
Huron
W. W. Howes
Atlanta
Here
Nise Eddie Rickenbacker
New York
Coperations
L. H. Pabst
Hewsmen
James Perry
L. E Thomas
Clarence Moore
William D. Byron
Maryland
Williamsport
Short Hills
N. J
J. T. Lee
Inister
Fern Air Lines
Tay
Moore
Page
South Dakota budget plan inches toward 17 million
The appropriations committee sent a bill to the legislature proposing to cut deputy and assistant heads to 2000 annually, boost educational repairs, and keep biennial expenditures near 17 million. Net increases target 107 thousand in appropriated costs despite trims and general-fund shifts.
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General Fund
Leo D. Heck
Kimball
Plankinton Training School
Millard G. Scott
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Utilities Commission
U.S
Orient
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MacKenzie
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Aller
EAL
American Women's Volunteer Services
Civil Aeronautics Board
Frank Caldwell
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