Garner enters presidential race with pledge for primaries
Vice President Garner announces his candidacy in a terse 44 word statement from his Texas home. He says he will accept the nomination and not seek to control delegates, urging Democrats to participate in primaries or conventions as provided. The move is seen as a grass roots appeal and signals his openness as a third candidate.
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Washington
Nly
Dent Roosevelt
Valde
Tex
Ple
Chos
Anhor
Three Men Indicted for Soviet Propaganda Agency Ties
A federal grand jury indicted Orris Liskin New Rochelle N Y Norman Weinberg Massachusetts and Raphael Rush for acting as unregistered agents of a Moscow linked literary agency Mezhkingna described as the official Russian government source. The case centers on the sale and distribution in the United States of politically oriented books magazines and pamphlets backed by the Mezhkingna operation and marks the first indictment under the 1938 Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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Washington
Justice Department
State Department
Orris Liskin
New Rochelle
Norman Weinberg
Mezhkingna
Moscow
Ookniga Corporation
Newark
United States
Ofmerica
Urphy
Texas schoolteacher sentenced for dynamite plot in 1938
E. Ross Wyatt, 36, a former Brookeland principal turned suspect, was convicted of burglary with intent to murder for plotting to kill Miss Mary Jo Miller, a teacher he pursued after hiring her. A dynamite suitcase blast at her brother's residence caused destruction but no injuries. The jury recommended a 50 year term.
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Dallas
Texas
E. Ross Wyatt
Mary Jo Miller
Wyatt
Brookeland
Tex
Miss Miller
Cornell finds brain waves linked to intelligence patterns
Research at Cornell University shows brain electrical activity differs between mental defectives and normal brains. Over 1,000 records in five years indicate distinct electrical patterns tied to specific mind troubles, with normal brains showing no such baseline differences.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Horeover
George L. Kreezer
Cornell
Furious Finns Throw Back Russian Drive On Isthmus
Oklahoma City story notes Santa Claus figure Erle P Halliburton, a millionaire who funds gifts for 3000 orphans in the state. His Santa Claus Commission distributes presents, outfits stockings with names, and even plans pools and playgrounds. Halliburton personally funds lipstick for older girls and flies to visit orphanages in his plane.
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Isthmus
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Santa Claus
Erle P. Halliburton
Halliburton
California
Commission
Mannerheim Outposts Repel Soviet Assault on Taipale
Helsinki reports Soviet forces attacked Finnish outposts along the Mannerheim line on the Taipale River after a ten day barrage. Finland says hundreds of Russians died, 14 of 560 tanks destroyed, four Russians surrendered. Finns hold the north bank with heavy shelling from both sides ongoing near Lake Ladoga.
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Helsinki
Taipale
Russia
Mannerheim
Karelian
Lake Ladoga
Taipale River
Lake Suvanto
Ladoga
McNutt Holds Silence as Garner Enters Nomination Race
Chicago December 16 Frank M McHale campaign manager for Paul V McNutt says he has no comment on Vice President Garner announcing his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination McNutt a Federal Security commissioner has said he would run if Roosevelt for a third term does not seek it He spoke at the Indiana Society dinner in Chicago
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Chicago
Frank M. McHale
Paul V. McNutt
Garner
Hull Plans Fight For Trade Agreements Plan
Secretary Hull aims to push the trade agreements program in the upcoming session but insiders discuss possible compromises to keep the program alive. Proposals include renewing the act for one year, adding cross party senators to advisory committees, and delaying effect of new agreements to court member review.
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Hull
Andrue
Congress
Committee For
Senate
NLRB Official Testimony Reveals Pressure to Fear Agency
James P. Miller, former Cleveland regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, testified he was instructed to instill industry fear of the agency and was forced to resign for pursuing impartial enforcement. Miller cited a champagne dinner in New York and named examiners Fred G. Krivonos and Robert Gates as involved.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
James P. Miller
Cleveland
Ohio City
New York
Board
Fred G. Krivonos
Krivonos
Miller
Robert Gates
Greensboro Man Found Hanged in Durham Jail
Ernest R. Bain, 48, of Greensboro, was found hanged in his Durham jail cell. A coroner's jury ruled death by Bain's own hand, with a note blaming ill health for the act. Coroner A. Campbell reported the findings.
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Durham
Ernest R. Bain
Greensboro
Bain
Campbell
Bailey Seeks Harmony Within Democratic Party
Senator Bailey of North Carolina urges party unity for the upcoming Congress session. He hopes for harmony with no radical or divisive measures from either Democratic faction, noting Republicans may raise issues during campaign years.
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Washington
Bailey
Hitler Quietly Watching War at Berlin Chancellery
Reichsfuehrer Hitler remained at work in the Berlin chancellery attending to state affairs and monitoring war developments. His last public appearance was December 6 for Field Marshal Mackensen’s 90th birthday. He was expected to receive Commodore Adolf Ahrens and 20 Bremen crew members arriving tomorrow.
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Berlin
Hitler
August von Mackensen
Adolf Ahrens
Bremen
Russia Denies Waging War Against Finland
Moscow says it is not at war with Finland and blames Britain and France for Finland's ouster by the League of Nations. Tass charges Allied pressure aims to keep war alive in Europe and asserts the Finnish Communist-backed government is Finland’s legitimate regime.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
Tass
France
Britain
Mannerheim Clique
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Finnish National Defense Council
Democratic Republic of Finland
Terljoki
League
Europe
People's
Vaino Tanner
Tanner
Helsinki
Governor Refused Ride In Hometown
Jersey City reports that Governor A Harry Moore could not hitch a ride in his hometown today. He stood on the curb for minutes as friends passed by and apparently mistook his thumb for a greeting. He reached his office by bus.
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Jersey City
N. J
A. Harry Moore
Moore
Germany Seeks Extension For Graf Spee in Montevideo Harbor
In Montevideo the Uruguayan cabinet was urgently summoned to decide Germany's request for more time for the raider Graf Spee to stay in port. The vessel remained anchored with work ongoing on deck as welders covered a damaged hull area and weather curbed any swift departure.
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Harold K. Miles
Montevideo
Alfredo Baldomir
Germany
Admiral Graf Spee
Graf Spee
Otto Langmann
French repulse German raid east of Moselle
Paris report says French troops repelled a German company raid east of the Moselle River with heavy losses after early morning artillery prep. The operation began around 6:15 a.m. with German forces advancing on a French outpost and facing strong fire.
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Paris
Moselle
Moselle River
Furniture Makers See Cautious Optimism For 1940
Grand Rapids based industry notes 1939 shipments around 414 million dollars, up about 20 percent from 1938. Leaders warn against rosy forecasts, citing rising raw material costs and uncertain consumer demand as war in Europe continues. Some retail buying rose, but wholesale demand and shelf filling mask real strength. Seidman warns against comparing current conditions to 1914 18 and stresses neutrality.
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Herbert A. Hall
Grand Rapids
Mich
Frank E. Seidman
Seidman
Texas Behind Favorite Son
Texas observers expect rugged Cactus Jack Garner to win strong backing from his native state for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will likely carry Texas delegates to the national convention, with a history of Texans shifting support at the right moment. Some Texans view him as too conservative for New Deal policies or too old.
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Howard
Marshall Austin
Tex
Cactus Jack
Garner
Texas
Lone Star
Chicago
Roosevelt
Cruiser Captains To Be Decorated
The Admiralty said King George VI will honor the commodore and captains of the ships that engaged the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Commodore Henry Harwood will be knighted as Knight Commander of the Bath, Captains C H L Woodhouse F B Bell and J Parry of the cruisers Ajax Exeter and Achilles will be named Companions of the Bath.
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London
Admiralty
George VI
Graf Spee
Henry Harwood
Bath
C. H. L. Woodhouse
Bell
J. Parry
Ajax
Exeter
Achilles
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