Two Navy Flyers Die In Fog Crashes At Pensacola
Trapped in dense fog last night eight navy planes wrecked during a routine training flight. Two pilots were killed, six student fliers escaped by parachute, and four pilots landed safely in Alabama as dawn revealed the toll at Corry Field Pensacola. Lieut G F Presser Sr a Brazilian officer in training died when his plane crashed and burned. Lieut N M Ostergren was listed among the injured.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Naval Air Station
South
Alabama
G. F. Presser, Sr
Corry Field
N. M. Ostergren
War news briefs from ARIS February 21
Reports from ARIS on February 21 cover Bennett attempting to secure Franco’s recognition of the nationalist regime, and Franco’s refusal to outline future troop withdrawal or reprisals. Additional items note North Carolina navy project unification under the army corps in Wilmington, with one canal area excluded. and a Senate bill to pay Corbitt company for canceled scout car contracts.
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ARIS
Bennett
Generalissimo Co
France
Franco
Spain
Grvnt
Ashington
Warren
North Carolina
Army Iet
Wilton
North Carolina Rways
Jurisdic
Norfolk, Va
Senate
House
Corbitt Company of
Hend
N. CC
Goant
Army
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Roosevelt
Washington
House Reauthorizes Import Bank Functions to June
Washington February 21 in a close vote the House extended the import bank functions to June 30 despite protests from opponents who warned the move could affect national war efforts.
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Washington
Recans
House
French envoy pushes negotiations to end Spanish Civil War
February 21 report says the foreign ministry orders emissary Leon Berard to press talks with nationalist Spain despite dwindling hopes for peace. Georges Bonnet relayed the latest by telephone as Berard travels toward Burgos to meet with Count Francisco Gomez.
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Foreign Ministry
Spain
Leon Berard
Jean-de-Luz
Rgos
Georges Bonnet
Generalissimosco Franca
Franco
Reign Ministry
Bonnet
Francisco Gomeza
Burgos
Berard
King George VI Launches New British Battleship
In Newcastle England King George VI launched Britain's new battleship the first of a nine ship class built to bolster the fleet. The ceremony drew over 1 000 people as the 5 000 ton vessel slid into the Tyne amid cheers and prayers.
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England
George VI
Britain
Tyne
Newcastle
Cadet Whitener Survives Pensacola Flight Losses
Cadet James E. W. Whitener of High Point, an instructor at the naval air station in Pensacola Florida, was among fliers landing safely in South Alabama last night after several planes were lost in a fog wreck. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Whitener of 1001 Johnson Street and has served in the cadet aviation corps since 1934.
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James E. W. Whitener
High Point
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
South Alabama
Whitener
Edgar Whitener
Johnson Street
Cadet Aviation Corps
High Point High School
Plane wreck near McDavid prompts inquiry and search
A crashed and burned plane near McDavid Florida 25 miles north of Pensacola left the fate of its crew unknown until dawn. Lieut J P Monroe said a board of inquiry would convene today. Brazilian officer Lieut A C P Horta survived the flight as nine students and three instructors departed last night for a routine post sunset flight. A dense Gulf fog forced pilots to search for an open landing field as the aircraft went missing in the night.
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McDavid
Fla
Pensacola
J. P. Monroe
Lieut. Presser
A. C. P. Horta
Gulf of Mexico
Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden Sparks Violence
In New York the German American Bund drew a 20 000 crowd inside Madison Square Garden where leaders denounced Jews and allied democracies. Isadore Greenbaum, 26, was beaten on stage by storm troopers before police intervened and jailed him for disorderly conduct. Police arrested 13 others outside amid clashes with anti Nazis.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Washington
U. S
Gustave Elmer
Fuehrer
Fritz Kuhn
James Hill
William 8
Bund
Isadore Greenbaum
Dorothy Thompson
G. W. Kunze
The
Mercury Falls Across Nation Amid Cold Snap
The Associated Press reports a nationwide cold spell with temperatures dropping as low as 33 degrees. Snow blankets the Midwest while New England and Texas show varying subfreezing readings and travel disruptions persist from icy conditions. A Rock Island switchman, John J. Williams, 36, dies after slipping on ice at Hutchinson Kansas as a Boeing clipper flight is postponed due to uncertain weather.
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United States
Middle West
Florida
Texas
New
Wadena
Winona
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
New York
Pennsylvania
Rock Island Railroad
John J. Williams
Hutchinson
Kas
Missouri
America
Gulf Points
Indicted in New York on Oil Royalty Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Makvert H. Bramson of Cleveland and 24 others plus three corporations on mail fraud and conspiracy charges. The 12 count case alleges a scheme to defraud investors of about 1 million dollars in oil royalties certificates.
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New York
Makvert H. Bramson
Cleveland
Cooperation Urged to Save the Cotton Belt
In Raleigh on February 21 AP reports President Oscar Johnston of the National Cotton Council called for complete cooperation across all cotton industry sectors to save the cotton belt. He urged a financed promotional program, fought for foreign markets, and domestic market development to restore parity income for 2.5 million farm families.
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Raleigh
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Johnston
Hoey
Council
Smith
D-Sc
Fulmer
Boeing Clipper Flight to Gulf Points Postponed
Uncertain weather forced postponement of Boeing Clipper No 17 overland flight to Gulf points. The 42 ton flying boat America’s largest airliner was to depart San Diego harbor at 6 10 a m PST but now leaves delayed at least until tomorrow.
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San Diego
Calif
Gulf Points
America
Chamberlain seeks Commons approval for bigger British arms plan
Prime Minister Chamberlain asked the House of Commons to authorize raising Britain's borrowing limit to 800 million pounds for armaments and warned this may still be insufficient. He noted 586 million pounds is earmarked for next year and outlined a peace through trade foreign policy amid tensions with Japan over Hong Kong.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Hongkong
Government Orders Court Martial for Peru Revolters
Lima officials report the government ordered court martial for all connected with Sunday's uprising against President Oscar Benavides. Interior Minister General Antonio Rodriguez led the attempt and was slain. several army officers and civilians were reportedly arrested.
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Lima
Peru
Oscar Benavides
Antonio Rodriguez
Europe pressuring experts for South American aid, says Messersmith
George T. Messersmith told the House military committee that European nations are pressing experts to assist South American countries free of charge. He noted many South American nations prefer U S experts for agricultural and economic problems and would pay for services. The committee quickly approved the bill to allow funds from foreign payments to go to the involved departments.
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Washington
George T. Messersmith
House Military Committee
United States
Messersmith
General Fund of the Treasury
House
Veterans Affairs
Frank T. Hines
Pepper
D-Fla
Ways and Means Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Pacific
Guam
Naval Air
Orient
Europe
Pittman
D-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Naval Board
Hawaiian Islands
Panama Canal
North America
Protest Over Hong Kong Bombing Reaches Britain
London reports Britain's vigorous protest to Tokyo over Japanese bombing of Hongkong. Sir Robert Craigie to urge a swift Japanese reply to the January note seeking open trading policies. Hongkong attack hits the mainland and a railway station with casualties and injuries.
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London
AP Great Britain
Japan
Hongkong
Foreign Office
Robert Leslie Craigie
Tokyo
Crown Colony
Want Reply
Robert
China
United States
France
Britain
Manchukuo
Canton
Roosevelt views mock war from Houston in Fleet Problem 20
President Roosevelt sails aboard the Houston for a grandstand view of Fleet Problem 20 near the Panama Canal. He visits Guantanamo Bay and observes Cuban Waters as the "white" fleet prepares for attacks while the "black" defenders maneuver in the Atlantic.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Houston
West Indies
Panama Canal
Warrington
Cuban
Guantanamo Bay
Virgin Islands
Anageda Passage
Atlantic
White House
Naval Station
Camp McCalla
Britons to challenge for Wightman Cup in U S
The British lawn tennis association announced that Great Britain will challenge for the Wightman Cup this year. Matches will be played in the United States in August.
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London
British Lawn Tennis Association
Great Britain
United States
Hotel wage bill seen as threat to Carolina hotels
Raleigh Feb 21 AP says hotel operators in North Carolina warned a joint legislative committee that the proposed wage hour law would drive 75 to 80 percent of the state's hotels out of business and harm the tourist trade. Restaurant owners and hotel operators urged careful consideration of the bills as they argued impacts on eateries and small cafes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senator Lepark
Gaston
Senate
Oscar G. Barker
Durham
Council For Restaurant Owners
Robert J. Wilson
American Restaurant Owners
Barker
Frank V. Sherrill
S. and W
F. G. Battle
H. B. Benoit
Charlotte
Gregory
Rowan
State Labor Federation
Hoey
Bain
Wayne
State Labor Department
E. C. Brooks, Jr
Hotel Association
H. C
Thomason
Greensboro
S. L. Myers
Concord
Tufts
Pinehurst
Joe B. McCoy
North Wilkesboro
E. I. Bugg
Brooks
The
Southern Hotel Association
Ballot Change Proposals Voted Favorably by House Subcommittee
A Raleigh subcommittee endorsed three bills to overhaul state election laws including a statewide registration system with mail options for certain workers and extended groups. They note future substitutes.
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Pasadena
Townsend Davis
Arizona
Anne Louise Sweitzer
Anne Louise
Davis
Anita Teftt
India
Somerton
Ariz
Virgil Vance
Ralph Sweitzer
Sweitzer
Heywood Broun
Associated Press
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Alm Beach
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