Trade plan split shows close administration poll
An administration poll indicates Senate approval for continuing reciprocal trade by a close margin. Barkley Byrnes and Hyer Miss described the survey as showing possible opposition to a ratification amendment. House votes on the bill are set for tomorrow with observance of Washington's Birthday.
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Roosevelt says no plans to marry Miss Romelle
In Washington on February 22 James Roosevelt declared he has no plans to marry Miss Romelle, a former nurse. He is filing for divorce from Cushing Roosevelt and plans to remain a bachelor while producing pictures, possibly a film about April 15.
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Senators Push Protests Of Mail Interceptions
Senators urged stronger protest against British censorship of U S airmail at Bermuda and demanded stopping flights to Bermuda and barring English planes from landing in the United States. The measure followed an instance where armed marines enforced censorship.
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Bermuda air mail clash sparks Senate clash over Bermuda stops
Senator Clark cites Bermuda as a stop for airmail as an issue in Washington. British marines forced U S airmail surrender at Bermuda on January 18 after Capt Charles A Lorber refused to hand over pouches. Truman warns a firm stance could end British interference with mails.
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Drifter Bill Crooks Reunites With Lost Fishing Boat
A San Francisco incident tells how Bill Crooks sailed a derelict crab boat named El Pizo out through the Golden Gate on a morning current. The coast guard later located the vessel near Drake’s Bay while Crooks remained seasick and unwell. Bill’s companions and the El Pizo crew were relieved to reunite with the craft after drifting up the coast.
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Roosevelt Directing New England Delegates Says Providence Paper
The Providence Evening Bulletin reports President Roosevelt is directing New England delegate selections for the Democratic nomination. It notes Farley consented to Massachusetts primary, Burke told to “play ball” with Farley, yet to declare Roosevelt would lead if he runs again. Some Massachusetts leaders oppose Roosevelt, aiming to influence the convention. Burke declines comment. Roosevelt and Farley unavailable for remark.
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Trade Pact Completed in Oslo Reports Say
Oslo reports that Norway has concluded satisfactory trade negotiations with both Germany and Great Britain. Details were not immediately available.
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Wiegand Arrives at Norwegian Fjord to Assess Altmark
Help for Alimark Copenhagen reports the 5,860 ton German passenger ship Wiegand has reached Gjesingfjord Norway to evaluate if the stranded prison ship Altmark can be pulled into deep water.
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Warships Said To Be In Arctic
Aftonbladet reported Admiral Nikolai Kuznetsov flew from Moscow to Murmansk after reports British war vessels cruised near the Petsamo region off Finland. The Soviet Arctic fleet was seen as in war readiness while Kremlin wary of British interference with Russian German trade via Murmansk.
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British Ships May Be In Action Near Petsamo
Informants said there was reason to believe a British naval detachment of undisclosed size was near Petsamo in the Finnish Arctic, held by Russian forces. Diplomatic sources lacked confirmation to back a Stockholm dispatch that warned Allied interference with Russian shipping could spark war.
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Doshisha University President Emeritus Suke Harada Dies
Tokyo reports the death of Suke Harada president emeritus of Doshisha University. He was a Yale Divinity School graduate and died today after a brief illness. Doshisha University is supported by American missionary bodies.
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Spurned Lover Chains Himself to Tree in Protest
Melvin F. Miller chained his neck to a tree with padlocks filled with cement and lived in a tent near the woman's home to protest her coldness after 12 years. He told officers permanent imprisonment or death would beat life without her. The 30 year old man, described with a scissors grin, was booked for investigation and explained his six year pursuit of the woman and another six in futility. The object of his affections called the situation ridiculous.
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German planes shot down as Britain arms coast vessels
Two German warplanes were shot down by British fighters as Nazi raids continued the east coast attack. Four Germans were captured after a Heinkel crash near Coldingham, Scotland, with the total German losses pegged at about 60 aircraft. The British warned coastal vessels to defend themselves against air attack.
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Last Fling Ends in Tragedy of Love Triangle
Doris Clayton 29 promised wife returns after a Valentine tryst with Charles Souza 45. Her body lay unidentified 24 hours as Souza shot her then killed himself by poison and hanging. Clayton family discovers the corpse, outlining a deadly triangle in Redwood City California.
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Harold Dahl Freed By Spanish Government
The United States embassy announced that eight American civil war prisoners including Harold E F Dahl were released from Spanish custody and would sail home aboard the Exiria from Seville. Dahl had been held since July 12, 1937 after parachuting behind Nationalist lines and was long a symbol of American efforts for prisoner release.
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Romania accelerates mobilization amid fuel export clash
Bucharest reports speeded war preparations as Romania lifts 1.6 million under arms by March 1 and shifts reservists to concentration centers. Dr Karl Clodius from Germany arrives Monday for talks on Germanys 1940 oil quota while Romania bans aviation gasoline shipments to the Reich and seeks oil export terms with Italy. Allied pressure widens economic stalemate.
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Quake Strikes Kaisari Region Killing Dozens
Four villages in Kaisari region Turkey were leveled by ongoing earth shocks. 70 killed and over 50 injured in the latest quakes felt around Kaisari, Ankara, and Andana. Eighteen quakes occurred in quick succession with continuing tremors at noon. Tens of thousands of cattle perished and panic spread among peasants.
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Ohio child enters fourth day of sneezing attacks
Eleven year old Marjorie Ruth Kaneff in Marietta Ohio enters a fourth day of sneezing with attacks occurring at three minute intervals only when she is awake, showing physical exhaustion.
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Britain moves to clear Hindu Frontier in northwest India
British forces strike into the Ahmadzai Salient and cave strongholds along the Tan gai Valley on the northwest frontier to subdue marauding tribes linked to the Fakir of Ipi. Casualties reported as light. Fears of Soviet incursions resurface as Europe-wide war continues.
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Finns Report Repelled Russian Drives Along Mannerheim Line
Helsinki reports continued Soviet hammering repelled with heavy losses. Two thousand Red Army troops killed at Taipale as fighting reaches Kamara station. Finnish high command says tanks destroyed and 13 Soviet planes shot down. New conscripts mobilized amid hopes a February blizzard aids defense.
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Pittsburghers Pursue and Slay Rabid Dog in Wild City Chase
In a four hour pursuit through Overbrook and Carrick residents and police chased a suspected mad dog. More than 50 shots fired as the animal bit 18 people including children. A police revolver killed the dog after an initial failed shotgun shot. One officer was slightly injured in an incident during the chase.
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Roosevelt Observes Holiday Aboard U S S Lang
President Roosevelt marks the nation’s first president’s birthday by watching foot races and boxing aboard the U S S Lang at sea near Costa Rica after two fishing sessions. Brig Gen Edwin M Watson reports the fishing was fair. George Fox wins a 45 pound wahoo. The party then sees a movie aboard the cruiser.
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