Foreigners rescued plan amid Chinese Japanese clashes
Shanghai reports say 33 of 200 foreigners marooned at Kuling near Kiukiang plan to leave Saturday with a British American escort and travel to Kiukiang aboard a Japanese transport to Shanghai. The Luzon gunboat carried Americans toward Shanghai, while Chinese military officials said three Japanese drives were halted on three fronts and garrisons reinforced amid Guerilla actions in Hunan and Ho fan regions.
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Erican
Kuling
Yangtze River
Kiukiang
Kng
United States
Luzon
Nanking
Yangtze
Hankow
Chinkiang
West River
Canton
Hunan-Hupeh
Hofan
Confesses Plot To Slay Father For Estate In Indiana
Ralph Myers, 45, of Rensselaer admitted planning to kill his 72 year old father George M. Myers to gain a $75,000 estate. State detectives posing as Peoria gunmen trapped him in a downtown area and he is jailed awaiting charges of conspiracy to commit murder. He proposed killing his father or taking him to Chicago to dispose of the body. The elder Myers formerly owned the Jasper County Telephone Company and has farms. the son has a wife and one son.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Ralph Myers
Fremont Lemler
Edward Rose
George M. Myers
Peoria
Myers
Lemler
Rose
Kankakee
Chicago
James Hortell
Francis Vogel
Vern Michal
Jasper County Telephone Company
Chinese resistance delays drive into interior cited
The report notes continued Chinese resistance slowing a western advance as exhausted units pull back through the interior. In Chungking, U S Ambassador Nelson T Johnson said he planned a December 12 furlough and would depart for Washington.
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Iments
Chungking
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Washington
North Carolina Holds Referendum Voting On Cotton And Tobacco Quotas
About 300,000 NC farmers are eligible to vote Saturday in referenda on cotton and flue cured tobacco quotas for 1939. Polls open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local AAA committees supervise, with results compiled by county and sent to Washington for tabulation.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
AAA
Washington
Senators Favor Plan To Give RR Income Tax Concessions
The Finance Committee advances a measure proposing income tax concessions for the railroads. Senators express support, arguing the relief would spur investment and growth while balancing fiscal impact.
Senators Outline Tax Plan to Help Railroads Cut Interest
Three members of the Senate finance committee backed a plan to waive income taxes on paper profits from railroads buying their own securities at a discount. The idea, part of the 1938 tax bill, faced House opposition, with debates over market effects and potential subsidies.
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Washington
Dec
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Tute of
America
Senate Profit Sharing Committee
Vandenberg
Truman
Rebels Prepare 10 Launch New Drive at Franco Front
Reports from Hendaye France near the Spanish border say Generalissimo Francisco Franco is preparing for a new offensive. Insurgent and Government Spain sources indicate heavy activity and plans for a renewed drive against opposing forces on the front.
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Hendaye
France
Spain
Francisco Franco
Church Raffles Condemned by Southern Presbyterian
The Stewardship and Finance Committee of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly condemned church lotteries and raffles as gambling and contrary to church policy. The committee met during the mid winter session in Atlanta. The article notes Mt Whitney as the highest peak in the United States with six Alps peaks above it.
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Atlanta
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Alps
Mt. Whitney
United States
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