King Edward confronts crisis over Wallis Simpson friendship
London reports a government crisis as King Edward seeks personal happiness with American-born divorcee Wallis Simpson. Prime Minister Baldwin meetings and cabinet tension fuel rumors of resignation while the monarch and ministers debate the propriety of his relationship and the future of the empire.
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Rumor of abdication crisis swirls around King Edward
New York Times dispatch from London reports a constitutional crisis over the king’s private life and possible abdication. It notes Mrs. Simpson's potential departure and hints the cabinet may force abdication if the king does not yield. Also mentions Prime Minister Baldwin's ultimatum and royal exile questions. In St Paul, Great Northern trustees declare a distribution on certificates of beneficial interest. Portland records first rain since November 18.
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The Other Way Today and Tomorrow by Walter Lippmann
The article argues the central clash is between constitutional states and dictatorship, not fascism vs communism. It warns of a defeatist mood, praises liberal democracies for restoring vigor, and notes Moscow and Berlin fail to match Western public works, freedoms, and moral resolve.
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Montana tourism season yields 30 million dollars in state economy
A state survey reports 435000 cars bringing 1413750 tourists to Montana, spending at least 30293400 dollars during the season. Foreign cars totaled 410000 with 1294010 visitors, while average stay and per car passengers rose. Highway officials cite improved entry services and a higher return rate on data cards.
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Foreign Crisis and Royal Succession Rumors Roil London
London Times hints the Duke of York could be crowned king as empire faces crisis. Neutrality committee to send observers on munitions moves to Spain. Investigation into foreign volunteers and subcommittee activity continues. Madrid reports hundreds killed by insurgent air raids as food shortages loom.
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Miners in Chelm Mile Near Katowice Strike for Higher Wages
Five hundred coal miners in the Chelm mine near Katowice in Upper Silesia began a hunger strike after five days underground. They declared they would not eat until wage demands are met, continuing their underground labor since Saturday.
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Roosevelt sails home from Argentina after Buenos Aires farewell
President Roosevelt began his return voyage aboard the Indianapolis after a rain soaked farewell in Buenos Aires. He aims for a brief Montavideu stop before heading home, with Cordell Hull and the delegation remaining to represent the United States at the Inter-American Peace Conference. Roosevelt praised a united American peace front and urged ratification of an Argentine United States sanitary convention, noting meat bans in Patagonia could be lifted. The voyage carried the late bodyguard August Gémerich. Dominican delegate Henríquas Orens floated a proposal for a League of American Nations, but leaders doubted approval in the steering committee.
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Plane of Mollisok Reported Missing
Capetown South Africa Dec 2 Anxiety rose over Capt James Mollison 8 Bearchers planned to leave at dawn to search for the flyer and his French copilot Edouard Cerrig an Molinter missing on a flight from London to the Cana
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Burlington Freight Wreck Near Mullen Neb injures brakeman
Twenty eight cars of a Burlington freight train derailed near the Mullen depot in Nebraska. Brakeman Leo Devine of Alliance suffered a dislocated elbow and facial bruises. Train wreck blocked lines and disrupted service late tonight.
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Just A Minute With Irving Cobb
Beverly Hills Calif Dec 2 What better salesman of goodwill and brotherly understanding could we send to our great Ulster republics in the lower half of this hemisphere than our own president He carries samples his personality and his spoken words If in the past we looked to the old world for markets we must increasingly cultivate Latin stocks of the new world on a continent whose natural resources are still virgin and among neighboring nations who must be cured of beliefs that the Monroe doctrine is a threat and not a shield If yesterday was Europas and today is North America's then tomorrow belongs to South America
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Madrid Siege Bloodshed Surges In Three Fascist Raids
In Madrid, fascist warplanes bombed the besieged city in three raids, killing hundreds and wounding many as Red Cross reports say. The bombardment dumped at least 70 bombs, leaving streets littered with debris and residents scarcely fed amid dire shortages of meat beans and potatoes.
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Schools Left in Bad Spot After Self Insurance Act Defeat
Governor Holt issued a proclamation after measures on state insurance and a marriage law were voted down. The state self insurance act is struck, leaving school districts and other subdivisions to insure or protect property with their own funds. A supplemental contract with the Miller Agency remains in force, providing coverage for state properties, while the board of examiners and the attorney general prepare figures to determine future actions.
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Flyer Faces Rebels in Spain
Bert Acosta, American flyer, joins government forces in Spain’s civil war. He leaves civilian flying for service after crossing the Atlantic with Admiral Byrd and planned a May New York Paris air race. He is pictured in Paris before heading to Murcia, his first post.
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Roosevelt Address to Be Heard on Radio From Montevideo
New York reporters say President Roosevelt and Uruguay’s President Gabriel Terra will address the U S via a network broadcast from Montevideo on Thursday from 4 luncheon time 10 am mountain standard time. The talks will be carried by WABC CBS and WIZ NBC.
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Trike Threatens Auto Production Over Glass Strike
About 1 300 workers at Libbey Owens Ford Glass Ottawa plant joined 000 Pittsburgh White Glass employees in a strike that may cripple auto output. Chrys ler order withheld as Ottawa team protests. Mickey Owens allies rush to Pittsburgh to press union talks. Meanwhile Detroit Midland Steel sit down strike grounds 72 000 workers.
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Relief roll to be got shortly in WPA retrenchment plan
Washington reports the Works Progress Administration plans to cut relief rolls to about 2,000,000 cases by January and shrink the monthly relief bill to 320,000,000 dollars as a retrenchment moves forward. The Resettlement Administration will assume about 60,900 cases dropped by WPA.
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Prospector Arrests Youths For Killing Off His Horses
Reno dispatch reports a Nevada prospector accused two youths of killing his horses after a shotgun assault. The incident involved Byron and James, aged 22 and 31, who were marched 18 miles to Washoe County jail with deputies from a Reachway camp.
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