Senators Postpone Vote on Relief Bill as Roosevelt Favored Amounts
The Senate delayed action on a $50 million relief appropriation and eyed a fresh Roosevelt recommendation. Pepper and allies pressed for $150 million, hoping the president would update the figure on his return from Florida, while Republicans and some Democrats backed $100 million. The delay persists amid cautious optimism and House uncertainty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Reed
Epper
Pepper
D-Flo
New Deal Suorters
Carit
Rooselt
Washgton
Barkley
D-Ky
Ashington
Workers Alliance
WPA
Congress
Murray
Dent
Lindbergh sails to US from Cherbourg on business trip
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed Cherbourg aboard the Queen Mary liner for the United States. French detectives guarded him as he boarded ahead of other passengers. Mrs. Lindbergh did not accompany him. This marks his first return to the U.S. since 1927 and is linked to Pan American Airways Transatlantic Service prospects.
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Cherbourg
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Quitania
United States
Lindbergh
Indbergh
Jsit
Pan-American Airways
Carl Vinson - Georgia
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Czecho-Slovakia
Surete Naonale
Paris
Cherburg Maritime Station
Jon
Easter Observances Span World From Rome To Local Churches
Christian World reports Easter rites held across cities towns and missions with 2000 year old traditions. Faithful joined sunrise services in natural amphitheaters as war and unrest shadowed celebrations in Europe and the Far East. In the United States the public paused from daily concerns as Easter prayers for peace continued amid global tensions.
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Jesus Christ
St. Peter's
Rome
Europe
Far East
United States
Bulgaria Thrust Into Prominence in Balkan Crisis
Paris April 8 Bulgaria rises in prominence amid Italy’s invasion of Albania. French experts fear a wider Balkan flare as Sofia counts on Italian backing and potential moves against Greece. Politis urges caution over fascist influence near the Albanian border while Paris weighs actions.
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Paris
Italy
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Sofia
Greece
Germany
Aegean
Nicolas Politis
Greence
Georges Bonnet
Athens
Poland Warned Against British Tie up By Nazis
Berlin reports through diplomatic channels and press campaigns that Nazi Germany views the British Polish defense pact as an unfriendly net. Hitler ponders Poland’s Easter decision after discussions with Ribbentrop and the Polish ambassador.
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Poland
Louis P. Clochner
Berlin
Germany
Joseph Beck
Chamberlain
London
Albania
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joseph Lipski
von Ribbentrop
Lipski
Gafencu Talks with Turkish Leaders in Istanbul Crisis Visit
Romanian Foreign Minister Grigore Gafencu arrived by chartered steamer in Istanbul for urgent talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu. They assess Balkan Entente steps amid Italian invasion of Albania and potential Bulgarian pressure on Romania. Yugoslavia and Greece also part of the Entente.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Grigore Gafencu
Albania
Gafencus
Balkan
Italy
Germany
Sukru Saracoglu
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Two Buncombe Youths Die in Pre Easter Accidents
In Asheville area April 8 two Buncombe County school boys died in pre Easter accidents. Luther Ormond Love drowned when a boat overturned at Enka Lake. Cole Denton, 15, was killed in a collision between his bicycle and a car on Vanderbilt Road. Robert Morrell, 13, barely escaped drowning as bystanders pulled him to safety.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Luther Ormond Love
Io Enka Lake
Cole Denton
Vanderbilt Road
Robert Morrell
Young Love
Severe fighting reported throughout North China
Japanese commanders reported severe fighting across North China with two heavy battles in Northern Henan and near Tsinan Shantung. Additional clashes occurred in Inner Mongolia Hopeh and Shansi Provinces.
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Peiping
China
Henan Province
Tsinan
Shantung Province
Inner Mongolia
Hopeh
Shansi
Boy Killed by Car Near Hertford After Bus Ride
Eight year old W. E. White Jr of Edenton was struck by a car and killed tonight as he and his mother exited a bus near Hertford. The incident occurred as they arrived in the town for a visit.
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Hertford
W. E. White, Jr
Edenton
Roosevelt Sees Albania Invasion as Threat to World Peace
A White House source says Italy’s capture of Tirana marks a new phase of European aggression. It signals a choice for the United States among stopping world trade, lowering living standards, or subsidizing exports, all seen as unacceptable unless in an emergency.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Albania
United States
White House
Italy
Europe
America
Warm Springs Foundation
Washington
Tirana
Hull
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Rhine
Peru withdraws from League of Nations announced
Peru declares its withdrawal from the League of Nations with two years' notice. The communique says Peru will continue to cooperate with the League’s technical bodies as a non member, notably the ILO and the Permanent International Justice Tribunal.
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Peru
League of Nations
League
International Labor Organization
Permanent International Justice Tribunal
Soviet Paper Blames Britain for Rome's Grab
Moscow dispatch reports Izvestia accuses Britain of failing to uphold non aggression efforts, claiming British schemes pushed Italy to invade Albania and pressured Rome to threaten Yugoslavia to deter British anti aggression actions.
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Rome
Moscow
Izvestia
Italy
Albania
Great Britain
Rome-Berlin
Yugoslavia
Plane Crashes on West Virginia Hill Near Van
Wreckage of a small plane found in a tree on a mountain near Van after reports of a power dive into the hill. Searchers unable to reach the wreckage quickly due to rough terrain and darkness. A nearby town signaled hopes with lights as the search continued.
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Van
W. Va
O. C. Vaught
Vaught
Wharton
Knoxville
Ted Leader
Senators Align for Farm Money Boost to 400 Million
Southern and western farm state Senators formed a bloc to push an extra 400 million dollars for agricultural appropriations as the House bill totals 835.5 million. A Senate subcommittee hearing with Secretary Wallace is slated to start Monday. The cotton subsidy plan faced Southern opposition amid concerns of lower domestic cotton prices.
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Smith
Dsc
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Wallace
Administration
Senate Appropriations
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Ala
Lucas
la Follette
Britain Presses Romania To Join Stop Hitler Bloc
London reports say Britain seeks to quickly add Romania to a European defensive pact after Italy’s invasion of Albania. Prime Minister Chamberlain abandons Scotland to return to London as cabinet ministers meet in emergency session and Albanian crisis unsettles parliament recess.
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Britain
Rumania
James B. Reston
London
Albania
Balkan
Chamberlain
Scotland
Aberdeen
Fresh Wave Of War Fright Hits Europe
The AP reports Mussolini establishes control over Albania amid a Rome Berlin axis momentum. Britain seeks Balkan blocs. France fears the crisis spreads as Italy eyes Tirana and Albania’s annexation. Roosevelt consults Hull on Kellogg pact breach and policy shifts. Zog flees to Greece with Queen Geraldine.
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Benito Mussolini
Roman Empire
Albania
Washington
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Romania
France
Balkans
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Britain
Rumania
Balkan
Europe
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der Fuehrer
Kehlstein
Chamberlain
Scotland
London
Mussolini
Tirana
Galeazzo Ciano
Zog
Wlee
Geraldine
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
State Department
Hull
Il Duce
Vittorio Omanense
Paris
Chinese Foreign Minister Sees US Neutrality End War
Dr Wang Chung Hui China’s foreign minister told Chungking that US neutrality measures distinguishing aggressor from victim could end the war with Japan in a year. He cited the Moscow Tokyo agreement and argued firm action by US Britain and France could call Japan’s bluff without triggering war.
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Wang Chung-Hui
Chungking
China
Japan
United States
Moscow
Tokyo
Wang
Britain
France
Russia
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