Benes Sees War Not Inevitable Says US Democracy Stands Strong
Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia arrives in New York to lecture at the University of Chicago he rejects talk of Munich pact and German aims while praising the United States as democracys bulwark He notes no plans for US citizenship and says he can freely return to Czechoslovakia
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New York
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Europe
University of Chicago
Germany
United States
Dr. Benes
Washington
Sudetenland
Ukraine
Shipard
Dr. Bene
Opposition in House to reciprocal tax amendment faces constitutional hurdle
President Roosevelt's plan to tax salaries of federal state and municipal workers met strong House opposition. Republicans call for constitutional amendment while some Democrats question legality but push passage for Supreme Court ruling. The House also funds Dies committee inquiry and considers army air corps expansion and Wagner Act revisions.
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Roosevelt
House
Congress
Supreme Court
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
Senate
Dies Committee
House Rules Committee
Army Air Corps
Panama Canal Zone
Burke
D-Neb
National Labor Relations Board
Insurgents Claim Landing on Minorca Amid Surrender Talks
Report from Minorca in Spain states insurgents announced a landing on the Balearic island as negotiations for surrender with the government continued aboard the British cruiser Devonshire. In Parkton North Carolina Worth McMillan, 18, was found dead near his home after a shotgun blast. he had been missing since yesterday afternoon and authorities withheld theories pending investigation.
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Minorca
Burgos
Spain
Balearic
Devonshire
Parkton
N. C
Worth McMillan
Soviet Japanese border clashes escalate on Manchukuo frontier
A Harbin dispatch reports renewed Soviet attacks on the Manchukuoan border fortress Mengoskil, with eight killed or wounded amid two days of fighting near the Argun river. Moscow protests Japanese and Manchukuoan provocations as clashes continue along the frontier.
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Tokyo
Sovietussia
Japan
Manchukuo
Argun
Harbin
Riddle Nominated By FDR For Federal Bench Seat
President Roosevelt nominates Francis Biddle of Philadelphia to the federal bench despite Carter Glass and Senator Guffey sparring over the choice. Senator King stalls confirmation of former Governor James V. Allred of Texas, delaying action until Monday.
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FDR
Byrd
Dva
Roosevelt
Senate
Floyd H. Roberts
Guffey
Biddle
King
Utah
James V. Allred
Texas
Allred
Justice Dept Bill Reaches Legislature
The administration proposes a new state justice department by merging agencies and expanding the attorney general’s powers. The measure gains signatories in the Senate and House and prompts related moves on unemployment, regulatory boards, and state library duties. A separate grand jury will investigate a jailhouse flogging of two Black men by white attackers in Goldsboro, with names and charges outlined and a next meeting for the panel scheduled.
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N. C
State Department of Justice
Joyner
House
Senate
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Forsyth
Taylor
Caswell
Withrow
Rutherford
Gass
State Dry Cleaning Commission
General Fund
Carruthers
Guilford
Department of Justice
Secretary of State
Justice Department
Co. F. Cates
Mebane
University of North Carolina
State Board of Agriculture
North Carolina State College
Joint Appropriations Committee
Joint Finance Committee
Goldsboro
Here
Graves J. Smith
Wayne County Grand Jury
Judge Thomas Arrives in Panama Aboard Ship
Judge Edwin S. Thomas of the U S District Court Connecticut arrived at Cristobal Panama aboard the liner Santa Barbara for a grand jury appearance in New York. He remained aboard the ship with baggage in his stateroom and declined to comment.
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C. Z
Edwin S. Thomas
United States District Court
Connecticut
New York
Santa Barbara
Vessels Search For Crew Of Foundered Freighter
Rescue ships comb the stormy North Atlantic about 1200 miles east of New York for the 37 crew of the British freighter Maria de Larrinaga, which radio reports say foundered after a hull break. Aurania and Veendam reported wreckage and floating items but no boats. Scantic and Scanmail joined the search amid gale and heavy seas as radio contact with the freighter remained silent.
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Chatham
Mass
North Atlantic
Radio Marine Station
New York
de Larrinaga
Veendam
Aurania
Scanmail
Cold Wave Grips Large North American Region
A Pacific Northwest to Atlantic cold wave brings frigid temperatures across the Midwest and Mountain states. Snow and drifts close highways from Utah to Arizona while California and Washington endure record cold. Reports place Mayo Yukon at 60 below with Fairbanks and Barrow also severely cold.
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Pacific Northwest
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Utah
Denver and Rio Grande Western
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Bingham
West Yellowstone
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Wash
Williston
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Bismarck
Devils Lake
Moorhead
Minn
Rapid City
Omaha
Neb
Sioux City
Alaska
Fairbanks
Barrow
Mayo
Yukon Territory
Administration expects results in conference with Brazil
Washington reports the administration anticipates far reaching conclusions on defense and trade in talks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha. President Roosevelt, Secretary Hull, Secretary Morgenthau and other officials will meet with Aranha during his visit.
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Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
Roosevelt
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Morgenthau
Pope Pius XI suffers heart ailment and unconscious spell
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XI suffered cardiac asthma and was unconscious for over half an hour. Restoratives restored consciousness and he was described as improved and resting, with influenza developing into bronchial pneumonia suspected by other sources. The scheduled bishops’ meeting and Sunday mass may be canceled as doctors monitor his condition.
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Vatican
Pope Pius
Filippo Rocchi
St. Peter’s
Holy Father
Rome
Patterson Named to Post Vacated by Judge Manton
President Roosevelt nominates Robert P. Patterson of Garrison New York to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to succeed Judge Martin T. Manton who resigned. Also named are Francis Biddle to the Third Circuit in Philadelphia Herechel W Avant to the Sixth Circuit and J Haden Alldredge to the Interstate Commerce Commission succeeding Frank McManamy.
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Roosevelt
Robert P. Patterson
Garrison
N. Y
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Martin T. Manton
Senate
Francis Biddle
Pennsylvania
Third Circuit
Philadelphia
Herechel W. Avant
Ohio
Sixth Circuit
Fletcher Predicts Wage Hour Compliance Eases Industry
Major A L Fletcher of the U S Labor Department said wage and hour evasion is the exception and that industry labor and the public back the act. He spoke before the Associated General Contractors of America in Charlotte outlining key provisions and noted cooperation over prosecution. He cited a Fayetteville case where a silk mill was urged to pay 25 cents an hour and keep records to avoid penalties.
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N. C
A. L. Fletcher
United States Labor Department
Fletcher
North Carolina
Carolinas
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc
U. S. Court
District of
Fayetteville
Franco Troops Reach French Border as Negrin Seeks Terms
Insurgent forces led by Franco reach Le Perthus on the Spanish French border and plant their flag. Negrin leaves Le Perthus France amid reports of peace terms favoring clemency for his followers. Border guards halt a large insurgent convoy with some shots fired. material aid waits at the frontier.
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LE Perthus
Francisco Franco
Catalonia
BE. S. T
Juan Negrin
France
Mamplona
Juan Ignacio Pombo
Atlantic
Spain
Mexico
la Junquera
Carabineros
Minorca Island Abandoned by Loyalists in War Dispute
British officials report Minorca abandoned by loyalist officials aboard the cruiser Devonshire from Port Mahon. Aboard the Count of San Luis pressed for surrender as negotiations for safe conduct followed, with Britain and France watching the strategic Balearic island closely.
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Minorca
Mediterranean
Foreign Office
Devonshire
Port Mahon
Mallorca
Ibiza
Port Halton
Francisco Franco
Count of
San Luis
Britain
France
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