Democrats Rally to Shield Dollar Bill as Debate Opens
Washington April 20 AP Members of the Democratic whip organization met to keep supporters on the floor as Republicans target a bill extending the administration's monetary powers. Martin scoffs at the 59 cent dollar calling it the dearest dollar, while others press for extending the stabilization fund and silver purchase authority through June 30, 1941. The House also acts on navy base funding and unemployment aid, with Senate relief debate postponed due to Byrnes illness.
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White House
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The
Washington Post
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
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8. C
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Vandenberg
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Taft
Ohio
Lodge
Mass
Barbour
N. J
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R-Ky
D-Cole
Lindbergh Meets Roosevelt in Brief White House Talk
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh conferred for 25 minutes with President Roosevelt then declined to reveal details. Dressed in a grey suit he waited 35 minutes in an ante room due to the President's delay in receiving callers.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
White House
Weather forecasts and mountain climate insights
Meteorologists compare forecasting to coin flips with 60 percent accuracy cited by G W Mindling. Robert M Williamson notes Great Smoky Mountains peaks share mean annual temps with Lake Michigan shores, but smaller seasonal range, with more rain and snow at higher elevations. A climb to mountain heights offers summer relief.
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Tenn
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Tennessee
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Two Shot Investigating Occupants of South Carolina Car
Greenville South Carolina April 20 Asa Patterson about 25 and Ernest Alexander a deputized officer were shot to death last night when officers sought to question the occupants of an automobile. Wesley Fortner a magistrate's instable was with Alexander but was not hurt. Patterson an occupant of the halt ear. Two others were wounded. The shooting occurred on the Jardin's Bridge road in upper Kens County.
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S. C
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Ernest Alexander
Wesley Fortner
Alexander
Patterson
Jardin’s Bridge
Kens County
Pope Calls May Crusade of Prayer for World Peace
In Vatican City Pope Pius XII urged a global month of prayer in May for Christian peace among nations and peoples. Roy Kelly on trial in Graham for the Burlington killings admitted planning and participating in the crime that killed Sheriff M. P. Robertson, Officer Lonnie Vaughn, and Roy Huffman in December.
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Vatican City
Pius
Roosevelt to Receive Colonel Lindbergh Today
President Roosevelt will host Colonel Charles A Lindbergh at noon today. Rear Admiral Emory S Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission, requested the meeting. Lindbergh is called to active duty in the Army Air Corps to survey aviation research facilities.
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Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Land
Maritime Commission
Lindbergh
Army Air Corps
Army
Belgium Orders Demobilization Of Half 4500 Technical Experts
Brussels reports Belgium has demobilized about half of the 4500 technical experts drafted from the reserve on April 12 as government signals easing international tension.
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Brussels
Belgium
Mussolini Rejects Peace Proposals Yet Leaves Door Open
A State Department official said Mussolini’s rejection of Roosevelt’s peace proposals was disappointing but not final. He noted hints of peaceful intent in Mussolini’s reply and left room for future cooperation. Roosevelt’s plan envisioned limited conferences on disarmament economics and European political issues.
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Roosevelt
Chicago Produce Report Shows Steady Butter and Eggs
Chicago dairy and egg markets show butter at 989 932 with a creamery score 90 and priced 221 4, eggs at 37 026 with steady demand and unchanged prices. Other prices remain unchanged in the April 20 report from Chicago.
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New Ministry of Supply Created for Britain
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that a new Ministry of Supply would be established to speed arms production for Britain's expanding army. Leslie Burgin will head the ministry with cabinet rank, replacing expectations that Winston Churchill would take the post. Britain also seeks to reassure Axis powers with a no encirclement pledge, while Romanians and Germans influence diplomacy with Gafencu and Henderson due in May.
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Winston Churchill
Nevile Henderson
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Berlin
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Rome
Canadians Seek Mysterious Sub
Ottawa reports unidentified submarine sighted off Nova Scotia, with Halifax harbor seen yesterday. Defense Minister Ian Mackenzie says no official confirmation yet, but ships are ordered to patrol and remain vigilant after multiple sightings in a single week. Captain William Latter and Pilot Patrick Sullivan described near grand passage and close encounters near Neversail. Captain Vernon Goodrick had earlier Lockeport sighting.
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Ian Mackenzie
Nova Scotia
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Latter
Patrick Sullivan
Neversail
Vernon Goodick
Lockeport
Warsaw Attorney Lobbied for Burial Associations
Raleigh April 20 J J T Gresham Jr Warsaw attorney reported to Secretary of State Thad Bure that he received 1900 for lobbyist fees and expenses in the 1939 general assembly The statement said the North Carolina Burial Associations paid 1400 and he was their attorney The report also showed 500 from the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association for his salary for the year.
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Fresham
North Carolina
North Carolina Funeral Directors Association
Lindbergh Family Boards Champlain For U S Return
Anne Morrow Lindbergh and her two sons depart Le Havre aboard the Champlain for the United States to join Colonel Lindbergh who has been summoned to active duty by the War Department. The voyage follows the Paris disaster and notes their past time in England and Paris.
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Mia
Paris
Hitler Celebrates 50th Birthday With Massive Berlin Review
Adolf Hitler marked his 50th birthday with a record military parade in Berlin. Forty thousand soldiers tanks and artillery passed in a four and a half hour procession as air squadrons roared overhead. Earlier Hitler was named an honorary citizen of Danzig receiving papers from Albert Foerster amid rumors of reclaiming former German territories.
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Free City
Slane and Dowdy Still Win Contest
Willis Slane, Republican candidate for High Point mayor, states he remains a mayoral candidate and would serve two years if elected. D. A. Dowdy, running for council, confirms Slane’s stance and notes no decision yet on the power commission appointment.
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High Point
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Power Commission
D. A. Dowdy
Slane
Inflexible Neutrality Debate Splits Congress Over War Policy
Felix Morley criticizes inflexible neutrality as encouraging aggression and blunting U S influence for peace. Henry Luckey argues for mandatory neutrality, warning against dictatorship risks. Raymond Leslie Buell speaks as other witnesses weigh the U S stance in foreign affairs.
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The
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Mussolini Rejects Roosevelt Peace Plea as Unjustified
In Rome Mussolini denounces Roosevelt’s 10 year non aggression proposals as unnecessary and biased by geographical errors. He cites Italy’s 1942 world exposition as proof of axis dedication to peace and collaboration while dismissing global conferences as prone to failure.
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Baltimore torso murder solved by confession
Police announced a man confessed to killing Evelyn Rice a barmaid tied to Tarquinio in Baltimore. The head and body parts were found in his backyard and sewers after a six hour interrogation. Rice who hailed from Americus Georgia had been missing since Thursday.
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Tarquinio
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