Madrid conflict talks hinge on no reprisals offer
French and British envoys met in an effort to secure a peace settlement in Spain with assurances that the republican government would not face reprisals after surrender. Azana indicated willingness to cooperate if Madrid received guarantees and Franco's foreign troops would depart.
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Hese
Manuel Azana
Burgos
Irnment
Robert
Nalist
Francisco Gomez Jordant Os
Franco
London
France
Britain
Barcelona
Madrid
Azana
Spain
Minisulio Alvarez del Vayo
Alvarez del
Georges Et
Iin
Red
Jares del Vayo
President Roosevelt weighs curtailed voyage amid European crisis
President Roosevelt sailed toward the Panama Canal fleet maneuvers after warning the Americas would resist autocratic threats. He signaled he might cut his trip short if the international situation worsens, amid reports of possible renewed territorial demands backed by aggression. He spoke at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in West Summerlin key after arriving from Florida City.
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Key West
Fla
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Americas
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
West Summerlin Key
Florida City
King Opposes Douglas Pick for Supreme Court
Senator King of Utah declares William O Douglas cannot qualify as a Westerner and opposes his consideration for the Supreme Court. King urges Judge Harold M Stephens as the preferred Western candidate, noting Stephens is a Utah native and a DC Circuit Court of Appeals justice.
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Washington
King
Utah
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Roosevelt
Louis D. Brandeis
Sutherland
van Devanter
Harold M. Stephens
United States
Stephens
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Planes not equal to German in air power debate
Washington sources say French orders for American planes will not delay U S rearmament. Testimony before the Senate military committee reveals doubts about French access to newer aircraft and highlights US production limits. Secret XP 38, Douglas lightning bomber, and P 40 fighter are noted as valuable air assets.
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Ashington
War Department
Senate Military Iitee
Jary
Treasury
Morau
Malin Craig
Army of Staff
Craig
Roosevelt
War Woodring
Morgenthau
Army
House
Naval Affairs
Naval Air Base
Pacific
Guam
France Moves To Defense Of Africa Land
France tightens empire defenses in Africa amid reports of Italian troop concentrations near French territories. Troops and aircraft on alert in Tunisia, fortifications reinforced with naval patrols and redeployments to the Tunisian frontier with Italian Libya.
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France
Africa
Paris
Tunisia
Tunisian
Libya
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Italy
Italian Reserves Quietly Called Up
Italian reservists are reportedly mobilized in peacetime, with 150000 called and plans for 300000 by spring. Britain notes military movement in Italy amid anti-French press, and diplomat Earl of Perth probes reinforcement of Libya garrison.
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London
Italy
Foreign Office
Earl of Perth
Rome
Asheboro Woman Seriously Injured in Auto Crash
Miss Pauline McNeal, 25, was struck by a car while walking on a highway two miles south of Asheboro. She suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. hospital attendants report her condition critical. Deputy Sheriff Ben Morgan identified the driver as David Kearns of Asheboro. the crash appeared unavoidable.
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Asheboro
Pauline McNeal
Here
Ben Morgan
David Kearns
U S Cardinals Land In Italy
In Naples on February 18 United States Cardinals Dennis Dougherty of Philadelphia and George Mundelein of Chicago landed aboard the Rex to aid in the papal election. their arrival marks the first American cardinals to cross the Atlantic for this purpose. The dean Cardinal O Connell routes to Italy for the conclave.
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Naples
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Italy
Atlantic
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Rex
Rome
Cardinal Dougherty
Thomas Bowman
United States
Cardinal Mundelein
William Phillips
Umberto
Job Fill Increase Reported by Labor Secretary
Secretary of Labor Perkins said January jobs filled through the U S Employment Service rose 46 percent from January 1938, indicating a substantial gain in employment faced by the government program.
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Washington
Perkins
U. S. Employment Service
Campaign drive for infantile paralysis tops White House fund totals
Lotta Dimes at Washington reports more than $200,000 in contributions to the national campaign to curb infantile paralysis, mostly in dimes. Last year’s total was $87,000.
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Washington
White House
Rome Ready Move Soldiers Anywhere
Italian Foreign Affairs Review Relazioni Internationale warned in yesterday’s article that troops in Spain could be sent to Minorca or elsewhere if common interests with Spain demanded. Dispatches claim Italian aviation helped Minorca’s surrender to Spanish nationalists, aided by Mallorca-based planes.
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Rome
Spain
Minorca
Italy
Relazioni Internationale
France
Spanish
Morocco
Britain
Mallorca
Franco
Nepers
Bolshevist
Devonshire
Golden Gate Fair Officially Opens in San Francisco
The Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island opened with President Roosevelt and Governor Olson praising the event as a tool of international good will. Visitors arrived by ferry and car as workers cleared litter and prepared the 400 acre site for the $50,000,000 show.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Culbert L. Olson
Treasure Island
Key West
Fla
San Francisco Bay Island
Olson
Germany Hopes British Talks Spur Export Revival
Berlin reports a 12 percent drop in January exports and 13 percent fall in imports, spurring Germany to seek closer trade ties with Britain. British officials J Oliver Stanley and R S Hudson, plus Ashton-Gwatkin, arrive to lay groundwork for discussions with German industry groups and Reichs gruppe.
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Berlin
Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
J. Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
R. S. Hudson
Frank T. A. Ashton-Gwatkin
Foreign Office
Joint Program Gains Plaudits From Industrial Leaders
Industrial figures say a new business administration program aims to revive recovery through tax reform utility investment and railroad policy overhaul. Key points include broad tax changes, private electric utility expansion, a new Transportation Act, coal and mineral reforms, and curbs on labor strife with limited Wagner Act changes. Hopkins to unveil a Roosevelt backed plan in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry L. Hopkins
Des Moines
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
National Labor Board
Liquor And Budget Clash In North Carolina Legislature
North Carolina lawmakers heatedly debated liquor taxes and the biennial budget as the session nears a crucial fork. A subcommittee weighs raising liquor levies to balance the revenue bill against higher state expenses, with potential compromise to shield smaller wet counties.
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Joint
Finance and
Appropriations Committees
Advisory Budget Commission
A. J. Maxwell
R. G. Deyton
ABC Board
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Lotta Dimes
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Henry Paynter
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