Axis tension spreads across Eastern Europe and beyond
Reports describe escalating political unrest from the Baltic to the Black Sea and into Africa and Italy. German expansion fears, Memel plebiscites, Polish Ukraine autonomy, and Romania’s resistance against Nazism mark a widening axis-focused crisis in Europe with Rome Berlin collaboration suspected.
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Memel
Germany
Lithuania
Ersailles
Poland
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Polish
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Europe
France
Merin
Mundech
Paris
Joachim von Ribbentrop
French Rushing Bombing Planes and Subs To Tunisia
In Tunis tonight French air and sea forces strengthened defense with bombing planes and submarines arriving from Morocco and Bizerte. The units join ongoing maneuvers amid unrest among the Italian minority in the protectorate. Planes came from Lyon and will be kept at Tunis port until Monday before sailing on their annual cruise.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Morocco
Lyon
France
Bizerte
Ieave
Japs Resume Heavy Offensive Across Chinese Front
Chinese reports from Chungking say Japan resumes heavy land and air offensive in Hunan and Kwangtung after months. They aim to force a decisive battle with Chiang Kai-Shek forces along the Canton Hankow railroad. Chiang convened top commanders to plan a counter offensive against Canton.
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Shanghai
Chungking
Hunan
Kwangtung
Canton
Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Canton-Hankow
Metropolis
Pingkiang
Hunan Province
Nanchang- Changsha
Chiang
Kwangsi Province
Pai Chune- Hsi
Cotton Referendum Places Cotton Quotas In Favor
Washington reports show cotton farmers voting 881,740 to 163,708 in favor of continuing marketing quotas, an 84.3 percent approval, while flue cured tobacco quotas lagged with 56 percent in favor. Rice quotas trended behind the required margin, as administration officials praised cotton support and prepared to oppose substitutes in Congress.
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Washington
Administration Farm
Southland
Congress
North Carolina Referendum on Tobacco Quotas Shows Weak Support
Early and unofficial returns from North Carolina farmers indicate tobacco quota approval may fall short of the required two thirds. Cotton quotas appear favored, while tobacco support slips from initial strong margins. Statewide clear weather aided voter turnout as results trickle in to page two.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
Tar Heel
Vote Of Confidence In France Signals Conservative Swing
Paris December 10 The French chamber approves Premier Daladier 315 to 241 after a fighting speech. The vote signals a shift toward moderates and away from the popular front dominated by Socialists and Communists. Supporters back stronger measures, but public sentiment resists further German and Italian pressure and regimentation.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Popular Front
Chamber
France
Germany
Italy
Tunisia
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Soviet Russia
Ukraine
le Temps
Hitler
Tunis
Bearded Woman Clothed Body Found In Galesburg Pasture
Police found the body of Gale Davison hanging from a tree in a suburban pasture on his 28th birthday. He wore a wig and lipstick, with hands tied behind him by toy handcuffs and his clothes including a corset. His car contained women's shoes and cosmetics, and two locals offered no explanation. The case raises questions about his death and masquerade attire. Meanwhile in Paris, Polish Ukrainian autonomy moves draw German-inspired concern and affect Daladier's government amid Tunisia tensions.
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Galesburg
Gale Davison
Davison
Maude Davison
Juanita Ward
Lightning Strikes Fire Alarm at New York Yard
A lightning bolt during a summer thunderstorm struck a fire whistle in the New York Central railroad yards at 2 20 am and set it off. An emergency crew shut down 4 percent of the yard as a precaution while crews inspected equipment and ensured safety.
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New York
Bronx
New York Central
Roosevelt to donate Hyde Park estate to U.S. government
President Roosevelt announced plans to transfer his family home at Hyde Park and 100 surrounding acres to the government upon his death. He will fund a fireproof building to house his papers, with public subscriptions and support from Justice Samuel Rosenman. The National Archivist will oversee the collection.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Park
William E. Dodd
Germany
R. D. W. Connor
Ernest Lindley
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard University Law School
Frank Walker
New York
National Emergency Counci
Byrd Demands End to Fiscal Insanity and Retrenchment Plan
Senator Harry F Byrd a Virginia Democrat calls for an end to nine years of fiscal insanity. He urges a five point retrenchment including government reform and relief purges. In a nationwide radio address he faults the Roosevelt administration and cites Hoover era debt growth and Republican support for large spending.
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Boston
Byrd
Virginia
Roosevelt
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations
Washington
Hoover
Senate
FDR May Be Thinking Of 1944 Instead of 1940
Washington dispatch reports renewed Democratic sparring over a possible third term for Franklin D Roosevelt. The piece notes writers speculating Roosevelt may be eyeing 1944 rather than 1940 and hints he could pursue public commentary roles after leaving the White House.
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Simpson
Kirkel
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Pan American conference urged united front against aggression
Secretary Hull and foreign ministers of Peru and Argentina pressed for a common Pan American defense against foreign invasion. Cantilo and Concha spoke on unity and shared responsibility while delegates worked on a resolution opposing racial and religious persecution and seeking mediation for the Spanish Civil War.
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Peru
Argentina
Lima
Cord Hull
Americas
Hull
Jose Maria Cantilo
Carlos Concha
Perma
Uni
Jos Maria Cantilo
Carlos Con
Cantilo
Italy
Gue of Nations
Washington
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Osten
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Meditranean
Alther Funk
Berlin
Balkans
North Afrin
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Irginio Gayda
Gayda
Taly
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Edouard Daladier
U.S
Rufus Jones
Haverford
Hiram Johnson
California
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