Loyals Ask England To Sue For Peace
Amsterdam dispatch reports Sir Henri Deterding, 72, oil magnate and Royal Dutch board member, died at St Moritz Switzerland. A leading figure in Royal Dutch Petroleum, he retired as director general in 1937. His fortune was estimated at 150 million to 200 million dollars. The Royal Dutch group then included about 200 companies and 40,000 employees.
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Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area No Damage Reported
An earthquake occurred at 3 40 p m today shaking parts of the Los Angeles area with no reported damage. The epicenter was estimated about 15 miles from the Carnegie Institution seismological laboratory in Pasadena.
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Fire crew resumes search after deadly Collins Block collapse
Syracuse investigators recover eight firemen from the smoke covered ruins after a five story downtown building collapsed during an early morning fire. Lieut Albert G. Young was identified among the bodies as workers continue to clear debris after 86 hours of digging.
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Teen Girls Hurt In Collision In Winston Salem
Two teenage girls were seriously injured when struck by an automobile while crossing a street in Winston-Salem. Claire Martin, 14, sustained cuts and bruises, while Betty Lou Lawrence, 18, suffered a head injury and was unconscious on arrival at a hospital. Hospital staff could not yet determine the full extent of injuries.
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Andrews officer shot during quarrel. suspect in custody
Andrews policeman Kim Sey Wyke was shot in the chest and seriously wounded. Charles Frazier of Andrews was held without bond pending the outcome of Wyke’s shotgun wounds. Frazier claimed self defense after a quarrel in front of his home.
Traffic Fatality Rocks Kershaw As Clemson Student Suspect
State Highway Patrolman Walter T. Bell was killed when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Olan Small a Clemson College student Small was taken to a Lancaster hospital Bell a 1986 graduate of Wofford College and former Terriers fullback. Meanwhile Red Cross estimates over 5 000 families homeless due to floods across Ohio West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky with aid being rushed to affected areas.
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Over 1500 Homeless In West Virginia
The Ohio Valley from Pittsburgh to Louisville faced flood fears as freezing weather slowed tributaries and dampened rising waters. West Virginia reported three deaths and more than 1500 homeless with roads blocked by landslides and high water. Red Cross and flood agencies operated coast to coast while Governor Chandler ordered highway crews into stricken areas.
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Four Boys Injured In English Street Car Crash
Four youths, Douglas Pike 19 Clarence Koonce 17 Harris Fine 22 and Herman Poole 22, suffered bruises and lacerations when their car failed to navigate a curve on English street and struck a parked vehicle. Pike drove a 1928 Essex. Poole was thrown to the street. Police continued the investigation with no arrests announced.
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Italy Not To Withdraw Until Franco Triumphs
Witnesses in Forsyth County case are subpoenaed as prosecutors seek to quash seven embezzlement counts against W. T. Wilson and related charges against Clerk William E. Church and others. The grand council of fascism in Rome pledges Italy’s volunteers will not abandon the Spanish Civil War until Franco wins.
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FHA to halt loans for roof repairs and improvements
The Federal Housing Administration plans to discontinue July 1 insuring loans for new roofs and other improvements to existing residences. Administrator Stewart McDonald told Congress the need for such loans no longer justifies the cost.
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Roosevelt defends foreign policy amid Senate chatter
Senator Clark backed Bridges demand that Senate Military committeemen be allowed to tell their versions of Roosevelt remarks from the White House meeting. The President denied misleading reports, reaffirmed his four point policy and opposition to entangling alliances while pushing world trade, armament reduction, and independent national sovereignty.
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Italian Press Banging Again Explodes Roosevelt Denial
Rome reports react to President Roosevelt denial of frontier in Europe. Fascist commentators call denial tardy and politically motivated. They warn of defense measures by Italy Germany and Japan if anti fascist policies persist. Italy weighs response to U S request on press attacks as Spanish Civil War developments unfold.
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Purvis Brother Injured In Car Crash Near Florence
Guy Purvis of Aiken brother of Melvin Purvis was taken to a hospital at Florence after a car accident on the Aiken Orangeburg road. Attendants said injuries were not serious.
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WPA Highlights 1 800 Sewer and 600 Water Projects
The Works Progress Administration announced that from July 1 to November 1 it completed 1 800 sewerage extension and improvement projects and 600 water supply projects. A total of 247 000 workers were engaged on these projects.
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Works Progress Administration
Britain Orders 650 More Military Planes In Two Contracts
The British government asked two U S firms to raise orders for 400 planes to 650 total, adding about 13 million dollars to the initial 35 million. Lockheed will deliver 50 Hudson reconnaissance planes and North American Aviation 200 Harvard trainers within the original delivery period.
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Spain asks Britain to open talks with Franco forces
Reports from Perpignan say Spain asked Britain to start secret negotiations with insurgents to end the civil war. Negrin outlined three aims including independence, a people’s government, and war liquidation with postwar reconstruction. Franco’s reaction was not known and diplomats doubted insurgent consent.
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Federal Judge Ordered Back From South America
A radiogram from the Department of Justice ordered U S District Judge Edwin S Thom of Connecticut to return immediately from the Grace liner Sant Barbara to face questioning before two federal grand juries. Judge Thom, bound for South America, sailed from New York but missed a subpoena.
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Permanent N C Tax System Developed
North Carolina moves toward a permanent 1939 41 tax system with finance and appropriations bills due by week after next. The appropriations bill totals 154 514 899 for the biennium while the finance bill aims to raise a similar sum. Gov Hoey backs a permanent finance law and the committees have faced little major change. Diversion issues surfaced with a Southwest transfer proposal of 7 million from highway to the general fund and a Senate Finance Committee vote against a diversion pledge. Continued on Page 2.
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