Congressional Approval Bill Dies In Senate
The Senate defeated 44 to 38 an amendment by Senator O Mahoney to require congressional approval of future trade agreements. The vote preserves executive power to alter tariffs for three years and moves the bill toward final action, while other amendments remain unresolved.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
House
Townsend
Delaware
Austin
Vermont
Dwye
Barkley
War Department
Believe Pair Of Alcatraz Escapees Alive
Tulsa dispatch reports renewed belief that Ted Cole and Ralph Roe survived the 1947 Alcatraz escape after a taxi driver, Don Calvin, identified Cole from photos and said robbers abducted him and shot him after a dash to a downtown club. Rode with three men, robbed $3, then pushed out.
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Ted Cole
Ralph Roe
Oklahoma
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Don Calvin
Cole
Calvin
FBI
State Highway Patrol
Rowe
Roe
Resvoir Hill
Civic Clubs Hearing Brunt of Campaigning in NC Race
Democratic hopefuls Broughton Maxwell and Horton addressed civic clubs amid a lukewarm gubernatorial race. Lee Gravely planned a state tour with stops in Greensboro and other cities as Republicans McNeill Hoffman and Pritchard contested the GOP primary. Broughton urged supporting small industries in rural areas to create markets and jobs.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
J. M. Broughton
A. J. Maxwell
W. P. Horton
Thomas Cooper
Wilmington
Lee Gravely
Rocky Mount
Kinston
Greensboro
Lexington
Statesville
West Jefferson
Paul Grady
Kenly
Arthur Simmons
Burlington
GOP
Robert H. McNeill
John R. Hoffman
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
G. O. P. McNeill
Carthage
Broughton
Whiteville
Whiteville Civitan Club
Landon Urges GOP Avoid Super Man Nominee In 1940
Alf M. Landon told Oklahoma Republicans that 1940 should be their year but warned against seeking a supreme candidate. He urged they allow rank and file at the Philadelphia convention to decide the nominee and cautioned against a boss-ridden process driven by money men.
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Wichita
Eas
Alf M. Landon
French Forces Repel German Attack at Nied River Outpost
Paris reports a German infantry assault against a French outpost along the Nied River on the Western Front was repelled with seven German prisoners captured and no French losses. Activity on the front settles into routine despite artillery duels near the Moselle and Vosges area.
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Paris
Nied River
Moselle
Vosges Mountains
Blies
Vosges
Reynaud
Adolf Hitler
Navy
Campinchi
Marine Committee
Chamber of Deputies
United States
France
Hitler
Germany
Turkey Faces New Earthquake Scare And Floods
In Ankara April 4 floods and violent earth shocks hit northern Anatolia near the area of the December 17 disaster, with Amassia and about 175 miles northwest of Ankara affected. Government relief said no deaths yet as floods crest and shocks ceased temporarily.
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Ankara
Anatolia
Amassia
Vandenberg urges Senate inquiry into German white paper
Senator Vandenberg calls for an official congressional probe of the Nazi white paper amid claims it may be propaganda. He notes Clark D Mo’s proposed resolution and says proof should be sought to guard against future manipulation, while accepting State Department denials.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Washington
R-Mich
Congress
Clark
Foreign Relations Committee
William C. Bullitt
France
Munitions Committee
State Department
Texas Twin Convention Draws 100+ Sets From 16 States
More than 100 twin pairs and several triplets attend the second annual Texas college twin convention in Waco. Delegates arrive from states including North Carolina. Scientists Dr. D. C. Rife and Dr. Iva Cox Gardner will study blood counts eye pigmentation and thought patterns in twins.
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Waco
Tex
Texas College
Clara
Ruth Grumpley
Bill
Bob Allred
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
D. C. Rife
Ohio State University
Iva Cox Gardner
Baylor University
Rife
Gardner
Radical Socialist pressure grows over Reynaud leadership
Paris reports say the Radical-Socialist group in the Chamber of Deputies will demand Premier Paul Reynaud resign unless his government secures a larger majority than the 17 vote margin gained after the March 22 test. Edouard Daladier absent. war vigor pledged. confidence vote possible after the Senate debate on April 9.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Reynaud
Edouard Daladier
Reynaud
Germany
Chamber
Senate
High Point Student Wins State Oratorical Championship
Joe Given of High Point High School captured the state oratorical championship in Greensboro to earn a regional berth in Nashville. Harris Proctor of Durham placed second, Worth Jones of Hickory third, and Sekway Yaadee of Jamesville finished among the sectional winners. Victor Johnson led the event as state chairman and a banquet honored the four finalists before the contest.
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High Point
American Legion
Given
Greensboro
Nashville
Harris Proctor
Durham
Dunn
Worth Jones
Hick
Sekway Yaad Ieee
Jamesville
Greenville
Lexington
Henry K. Burber
Victor Johnson
Pittsboro
United States
America
Japs Deng Air Raid Report and Claims of Bombing
Japanese army headquarters confirmed Chinese reports that Chinese planes attacked two Japanese bases near Yochow and Yangcheng. They denied Chinese claims of destroying 30 Japanese warplanes and large oil supplies. Four Chinese farmers were killed near Kunshan and two civilians were killed near Yangcheng.
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Kunshan
Yochow
Hunan
Yangcheng
Shansi
Japan
Yangtze River Valley
Yellow River
Churchill Takes Over Britains War Machine
Winston Churchill became central to Britain’s wartime leadership as the cabinet reshuffle assigns him chief war strategist duties and places the Admiralty head in a key role. The changes preserve much of the existing team with Woolton replacing Morrison in the food ministry and Chatfield exiting as Defense Coordination ends.
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Chamberlain
Admiralty
Daily Herald
Brickbat
Times
Food Ministry
Lord Woolton
Herbert S. Morrison
Lord Chatfield
Ministry For Coordination of Defense
Chamberlain Announces Secret Commons Session on Economic Warfare
Prime Minister Chamberlain said a secret session of the House of Commons would be arranged for next Thursday to debate the government's economic warfare policies. Opposition Leader Attlee warned of difficulties in publicly discussing the topic.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Harrington seeks $985 million for WPA funding
Colonel F Harrington Works Progress Commissioner asked the House appropriation subcommittee to recommend an appropriation of 985000000 dollars to finance WPA for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Harrington
Washington
F. ©. Harrington
Works Progress Commissioner
House
Contempt cited for Boston Communist at Dies hearing
Philip Feld, Boston Communist official, cited for contempt after defying Dies Committee inquiry. Feld refused to answer questions without reading a resolution claimed by 10,000 Massachusetts citizens and was ejected by Capitol police as Dies refused permission to read the document.
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Washington
Dies
Communist Party
Philip Frankfeld
Boston
Frankfeld
Capitol
New England
Massachusetts
D-Tex
Prime Minister Chamberlain Sees Victory Tenfold Confidence
London reports Chamberlain declaring he is ten times more confident of victory than at the start as Germany’s early advantage fades. He cites arms superiority, warns of food shortages, and tightens war leadership with Churchill taking central command while Britain builds up strength and the Allies tighten blockade measures.
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London
Chamberlai
Victor
Adolph Hi
Winnete Churchill
Admiralty
Britain
Chamberlain
Germany
German Air Attacks Hit British Shipping, 4,000 Tons Damaged
Berlin reports German air forces attacked British war vessels and convoys off the north coast and east coast. One destroyer outboat and two merchant ships totalling 17,000 tons were seriously damaged along with several freighters and outposts. Two German planes forced landings and one British pursuit plane was shot down.
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Berlin
Abo
German High Command
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