Pope Pius XI body carried to St. Peter's in solemn procession
Vatican City February 11 AP The pope's body was borne from the Sistine Chapel to St. Peter's Basilica while about 50 000 onlookers watched from the nave and square. Cardials and Swiss guards led the solemn march as the bells tolled, then the bier rested in the basilica awaiting final arrangements.
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General Assembly
Pope
St. Peter's
G. C. Jordan
Vatican City
Pius XI
Sistine Chapel
Basilica of
Vatican
Holy See
St. Peter’s
Monsignor
Carlo Respighi
Basilica
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Camerlengo
Gasoline Spill Near Block Island Ignites Amid Fire
A gasoline spill from the grounded tanker Lightburne ignited off Block Island. The flare erupted after a lifebuoy dropped from the rail, creating a roaring blaze near the abandoned vessel. The crew of 37 had left the ship in the early morning hours as flames and smoke towered nearby.
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Block Island
R. L
Army’s twin engined pursuit ship heads to Texas for tests
March Field California announces the new twin engined pursuit aircraft flew to Amarillo Texas for further Army testing. Lieut. Ben S. Kelsey piloted the craft as it departed for Dayton for additional evaluations.
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March Field
Calif
Army
Amarillo
Tex
Ben S. Kelsey
Dayton
Dewey closes state testimony in Hines policy racketeering case
In New York on February 11, the prosecution rested in the retrial of James J. Hines Tammany district leader on lottery conspiracy charges tied to the Schultz era policy racket. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey wrapped the state case as Judge Charles C. Nott Jr adjourned for defense prep. Lloyd Paul Stryker plans to seek dismissal of charges citing lack of linkage to the racket.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Dutch Schultz
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
Schultz
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Stryker
Evacuation Planned for Americans at Kuling Resort
Japanese naval officers will fly to Kiukiang to organize the evacuation of 12 Americans and 53 other foreigners stranded at Kuling on Lushan mountain. Efforts to contact them failed as fighting intensifies in North Henan and South Shansi with 20,000 Japanese reinforcements reported near Kaifeng.
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Shanghai
Kiukiang
Kuling
Lushan
Henan
Shansi
Kaifeng
Yellow River
Health Author Damages Valve in Noise Outburst
Kansas City February 11 Health writer Dr. Logan Clendening known for The Human Body spent four hours jailed after axing a noisy air compression valve on a WPA project. Workers said the action could have released high pressure and injured him. He was released on $1000 bond on charges of disturbing the peace and destroying government property.
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Kansas City
Logan Clendening
C. E. French
WPA enrollment falls 15,143 in week ended January 28
The Works Progress Administration reported an enrollment of 2,985,881 during the week ended January 28, a drop of 15,143 from the prior week. Officials said the decline did not reach the five percent cap allowed by Congress for February and March.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Congress
Money Bills Expected In Legislature Next Week
Raleigh dispatch reports the North Carolina legislature nearing midweek action on two money bills as revenue and appropriations committees prepare to report. Budget gaps narrowed via school fund cuts. further tax adjustments may be recommended, with possible increases for bottlers and slight railroad tax cuts.
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Hoke Norris
Raleigh
N. C
Revenue and Appropriations
General Assembly
Joint Appropriations Committee
General Fund
Joint Finance Committee
Taylor
Anson
Appropriations Committee
Advisory Budget Commission
Roosevelt Improves But Confined at White House
President Roosevelt was described as better but confined to bed with grippe at the White House. His doctors said he would not receive callers or leave bed, though a southern two week trip to observe fleet maneuvers may still proceed if he chooses. The voyage would involve the cruiser Houston and a return to Washington around March 4.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Grippe
Ross T. Mccintire
MelIntire
Florida
Houston
Miami
Key West
Norfolk
G. N., Barker
Naval Radio Station
Arlington
Miami Biltmore
Coral Gables
Fla
Cuba
Panama Canal
Canal
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Italy Will Take Corsica Anyway
Relaz ione Internationale predicts Italy would gain Corsica whether by negotiation or by arms. The foreign affairs review says Corsica must be returned to the motherland and accuses France of fortifying the island to block Italian aims and security.
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Milan
Relazione Internationale
Foreign Affairs Review
Italy
Corsica
France
City Answers Yadkin Board Suit Against Yadkin Hydro Plant
The City of High Point today answered the Yadkin county board of commissioners suit seeking to block a hydro electric plant on the Yadkin River. The city denies key allegations, claims authority to build the light and power system under state law, and asks dismissal of the action.
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High Point
Board of Commissioners of
Yadkin County
Yadkin River
Clerk of Superior Court of
Grover H. Jones
Yadkin
Yadkinville
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Guilford Superior Court
Troops Repulse Radio Seizure at Bucharest Station
Romanian troops repulsed a night attack on the Bucharest state radio station in a clash that left one attacker dead and 15 captured. The assault occurred as Iron Guard tensions rose after a Cluj military court sentenced members to death and prison terms for murder bombings and wounding a university rector.
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Bucharest
Iron Guard
Romania
Cluj
Flory Stefanescu Goanga
Cluj University
Thirty Die In Train Crash Near Barcelona
A passenger train entering Gracis suburb of Barcelona collided with a stationary freight train. Thirty people were killed and about 100 injured as the front section telescoped. Authorities blamed defective brakes.
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Barcelona
Gracis
Weather outlook for week beginning February 12
South Atlantic states face scattered rain Monday or Tuesday with another rain period later in the week. Expect cool start, warmer middle, and colder finish of the week.
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South Atlantic
350 Mile An Hour Plane Sent Through Army Test
A twin engine pursuit plane capable of over 350 miles per hour was unveiled as part of the U S Army air corps effort to regain air supremacy. Built at Lockheed in Burbank it features twin Allison engines stratospheric equipment and a high lift undercarriage ready for official trials.
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Army
March Field
Calif
America
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Corps
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Burbank
Los Angeles
Air Corps
Arnold
Bend
Kelsey
Claims Congressional Right In Foreign Plan
Senator La Follette urged Congress to reclaim a voice in shaping foreign policy to avoid a repeat of 1917. He warned that supplying war materials could force the U.S. into a European conflict and called for open discussion to inform the public. He criticized secrecy over the French buy of planes and noted the Military Committee's upcoming vote to publish its record.
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Washington
la Follette
Congress
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
White House
Forecast of Warming Amid Severe Cold Across Central U S
Temperatures were set to rise slowly across the area between the Rockies and the Alleghenies while a brutal cold wave kept subzero readings in many states. Bemidji Minnesota hit 34 below, with wind and drifting snow easing as roads opened.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Alleghanies
Bemidji
Minn
Mercury
Montana
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Winona
Duluth
Ohio Valley
Chicago
H. A. Downs
Embassy Staff Mourn Pope Pius XI in Rome
The staff of the United States Embassy mourned Pope Pius XI with respect today though diplomatic relations between the United States and the Vatican remained lacking.
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Rome
United States
Pope Pius XI
Vatican
Rescue 37 From Grounded Tanker At Block Island
Coast guards rescued 37 men from the grounded Texaco tanker Lightburne off Block Island after a long perilous night of fog and heavy seas. Captain Wollman and 19 others were taken aboard the Campbell after 2:30 a.m. as the ship listed and began to break up. The Lightburne carried 72,000 barrels of gasoline and kerosene from Port Arthur and faced a near-total loss as crews battled to save those aboard.
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Block Island
R. I
Coast Guards
Texaco
Lightburne
Wollman
Coast Guard
Campbell
Block Island Coast Guard
Providence
Port Arthur
Tex
Radiomarine
Chatham
Mass
Thomas Tracy
Active
New London
Conn
Tracy
Staten Island
N. Y
Argo
Newport
Chelan
Boston
General Greene
Woods Hole
Radiomariine
North Carolina Housing Bills Move To Ease Slum Clearance
Five measures introduced in the General Assembly aim to fast track federal slum clearance and low rent housing in cities over 5,000. The bills authorize repairs and demolition of unfit dwellings, regulate local housing authorities, and permit bonds not to count against debt limits. A separate bill offers amateur photographers license relief.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Mull
Cleveland
House
Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Gregory of
Rowan
Hatch
Wake
Negrin vows lasting peace in continuing Spanish civil war
From Madrid Negrin declares the war will go on until Franco accepts terms for peace. He outlines demands for a plebiscite and guarantees of a free state, rejecting reprisals. Differences with Alvarez del Vayo and military leaders cited as growing. The government seat returns to Madrid as held by loyalists amid ongoing fighting.
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Perpignan
France
Madrid
Juan Negrin
Catalonia
Spain
Negrin
Valencia
Francisco Franco
Alicante
Barcelona
Figueraz
Great Britain
Franco Long
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