Madrid Air Raid Wreckage Amid Pack of Hazardous Devices
U S embassy area in Madrid suffered a deadly air raid as a hazardous device destroyed a nearby building and explosions ripped through a workers district. Rescue crews recovered casualties while government forces announced mass arrests of refugees and rightist suspects amid a broader assault on Madrid.
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Mrs Simpson Resting in Cannes After Long Continental Trip
Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson reached the villa of friends in Cannes late at night after a 560 hour car journey across Europe. British and French detectives guard the Rogers villa amid crowd warnings while plans for rest or possible sailing on Reginald Fellowes yacht remain uncertain.
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New York
Cannes
France
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King
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Anne
Reginald Fellowes
Rogers Villa
Williams Ordered to Pay After Enfield Vehicle Crash
Samuel Phillips Williams of New York City was ordered by Superior Court Judge Harris to pay $900 to the estate of William H. m. of Enfield who was injured July 28 when a automobile struck him.
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Samuel Phillips Williams
New York City
Superior Court
Harris
William H. m. 69
Enfield
Peace conference debate shapes American role in hemisphere
In Buenos Aires the United States urged a cooperative peace program while Brazil backed Roosevelt’s good neighbor policy. Hull outlined eight pillars of peace and a Dominican proposal for an American League of Nations faced mixed support from Brazil and Chile.
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United States
Cooperative Organization For Peace
Brazil
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Jose Carlos Macedo Soares
America
American League of Nations
Macedo Soares
Hague Court of International Justice
Hull
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Becomes Valuable Relic
Historic Cape Hatteras lighthouse once hailed as a major brick beacon in America is officially transferred to the national park service and abandoned in favor of a newer, higher beach site. Authorized in 1868 it guarded the graveyard of the Atlantic and saved many ships from wrecks.
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Washington
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
America
Atlantic
Lighthouse Service
Congress
United States
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Diamond Shoals
Alumni meet at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Arrangements were completed for the annual general alumni assembly at UNC December 9. The program includes a luncheon for class officers, district directors to the Alumni Board, a presidential address by Dr. Howard Rondthaler, and plans for a new gymnasium and pool. President Graham will discuss the 1937 39 appropriations request with alumni.
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University of North Carolina
Dirters
Alumni Association
Howard F. Rondthaler
North Carolina to convene extraordinary session on unemployment insurance
Governor Ehringhaus called an extra session of the general assembly to rush unemployment insurance legislation. The session opens with 170 lawmakers to meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, as officials prepare for federal social security funding conditions and possible Christmas adjournment.
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North Carolina
Ehringhaus
General Assembly
United States
George C. Peery
Virginia
A. H. Graham
Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Council of State
Broadening Of Electrical Age Predicted By Bankers
Augusta Ga Dec 5 Predictions of a great broadening of the electrical age in the near future marked debate among investment bankers on private versus government power development. J D Ross of the SEC urged government role in expanding power, while C W Kellogg of Edison Electric Institute and Dr Karl T Compton of MIT argued private ownership. notes on municipal ownership and public interest were discussed as the industry moves toward greater power production and usage.
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Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Seattle
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C. W. Kellogg
New York
Edison Electric Institute
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
America
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Compton
Investment Bankers Association of America
Public Service
Supreme Court to rule on five New Deal disputes Monday
The Supreme Court may decide five cases tied to New Deal legislation including PWA funding for hydro projects at Bugzard Roost S. C. whether embargo power over munitions lies with Congress and if lower court rulings on the public utility holding company act may be postponed. It also covers prison-made goods labeling Ashhurst-Sumners act and the 50 percent tax on silver dealer profits.
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Duke Power Company
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Roosevelt
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Paraguay
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Supreme Court
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Striking Workers Return in South Carolina Mill Dispute
Striking employees of Clearwater Manufacturing in Aiken South Carolina returned to work after agreeing to a five percent wage increase with a promise of a further five percent raise as business permits the mill manager stated.
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S. C
Clearwater Manufacturing Company
Methodist Churches Move Toward United Body
In Columbus Virginia a plan to merge the Methodist Episcopal, South, and Methodist Protestant churches advances. Fifty five annual conferences vote 6386 to 321 in favor. only Texas and west Texas oppose. If continued, merger could form a single church with about 7.2 million members by 1939.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal
John A. Arters
Bangor
Texas
West Texas
Our Church
Arters
Methodist Protestant Church
South
Proposed Law On Campaign Expenditures Studied
Senate investigators study a Pollock proposal to curb campaign spending. The plan would cap national party committees at three cents per vote in the previous presidential election and apply similar limits to congressional and senatorial committees.
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Senate
James K. Pollock
University of Michigan
Congress
Roosevelt
Robert Jeffreys
Pollock
National Committee
Rumor of Edward Abdication Stirring Canberra Cabinet
Canberra dispatch reports the Australian cabinet received secret information that King Edward may abdicate Britain’s throne on Monday. Prime Minister Lyons telephoned London and called a special parliamentary session for Wednesday. If Edward abdicates, Parliament would pass complementary legislation for the Duke of York’s accession.
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Australia
Edward
Britain
Joseph Lyons
London
Duke of York
King Edward Faces Abdication Crisis and Simpson Rumors
London reports say King Edward may abdicate after receiving undisclosed documents from Prime Minister Baldwin in Fort Belvedere. Sources note possible abdication drafts, cabinet positions, or dominion opinions, while Winston Churchill publicly opposes surrender of throne over the Wallace Simpson marriage. Edward remains distant, with Mrs Simpson in Cannes awaiting developments.
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Stanley Baldwin
Canberra
Australia
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London
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Baltimore
France
Simpson
Reginald Fellowes
Monte Carlo
Winston Churchill
Baldwin
Weather outlook for North and South Carolina
Increasing cloudiness and warmer Sunday with showers possible in the afternoon or at night. A colder interior Monday with additional shower chances and a cooling trend toward the mood of the day.
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