Easter Finds The Holy Land Still Bereft Of Peace
Milton Bronner reports from London on Easter in Palestine as Jews and Arabs clash with gunfire and unrest. Britain maintains 20 000 troops while the plan for a joint Arab Jewish state falters. Arabs press for independence and Arab nationalism, while Zionist leaders resist restricted immigration and land sales. The British government moves to impose a plan, likely favoring Arab interests over Jewish claims, amid pressure from Germany and Italy.
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Gas Forms Flame Pillars At New York World’s Fair
Pillars of flame will startle visitors at the 1939 World’s Fair gas exhibition in New York. Amid electrical wonders a tiny hand held lamp will give a light more intense than the sun.
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New York
Educators Debate School Theories in Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill on April 7, Dr. John A. Rice of Black Mountain College and Dean Scott Buchanan of St. John's College debated education theories before UNC's Human Relations Institute. Rice advocates nonelective study and discussion, Buchanan promotes a nonelective plan, while Dr. Kandel favors a midway approach to adapt traditional aims to current needs.
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Black Mountain College
North Carolina
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St. John's College
Maryland
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St. John’s
University of North Carolina
Human Relations Institute
America
Dean Buchanan
United States
Ft. L. Kandel
Columbia University
Reynolds seeks uniform wage scale for WPA work
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina proposed an amendment to the supplemental relief bill to require the WPA to pay a uniform wage scale nationwide. He argued North Carolina has not received its proportional relief share and said he would support increasing funding from 100 million to 150 million if his amendment passes.
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WPA
Reynolds
D-Nc
North Carolina
Appropriations Committee
World’s Fair 1939 cost estimate reaches 155 million
Latest figures show total outlay for the New York World’s Fair of 1939 at more than 155 million dollars. The World’s Fair Corporation covers 50 million, with the rest split among the United States Government New York State New York City states and territories foreign governments exhibitors concessionaries and others totaling 105 million.
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New York
Benny Dickson Bandit Shot by G Men in St. Louis
Federal agents killed bandit Benny Dickson in a St. Louis cafe as he reached for two loaded revolvers. The search continues for his 17 year old wife Estelle Dickson, also wanted for multiple kidnappings bank robberies and car thefts. The couple driven by crime since 1937 left a trail including a Topeka attack and two major bank holdups.
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Claude Minnis
Leonidas, Mich
First M. P. Church Presents Easter Pageant Tonight
The First Methodist Protestant Junior Church stages the pageant Out of the Easter Garden by Dorothy Lehman at 7 30 this evening in the downstairs auditorium. Eighty children participate with a sermon in every scene and music from the junior choir.
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North Carolina Consumers Buy 9910 New Automobiles
Records show North Carolinians bought 9910 new cars in January through March, up 3321 from the same period a year earlier. The figure reflects a strong first quarter demand across the state.
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Raleigh
Unemployment Commission to Cut 126 Workers Statewide
Raleigh April 7 reports that due to a reduced budget the Unemployment Compensation Commission will dismiss 126 employees across the state effective May 15.
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Raleigh
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Parachute Jump Thrills Set For World’s Fair Visitors
Visitors at the 1939 New York World’s Fair will enjoy two person parachute drops from a 250 foot tower. The chute system uses a fool proof automatic release to ensure a smooth glide to earth with minimal risk of injury.
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New York
Chapel Hill's New Jail Welcomes First Prisoner
Chapel Hill with 3,000 residents reports its new jail has its first inmate. Revenue Guthrie, a Black man convicted of petty theft, could not post bond, making him Prisoner No 1 in the town's freshly completed facility. In Durham, Duke University hosts an American Mathematical Association two-day meet starting today.
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Guthrie
Durham
American Mathematical Action
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