Germany Threatens More Attacks On Spanish Vessels
Berlin reports German warships will carry out further actions against Spanish ships after the seizure of the German freighter Paris and related incidents. The Graf Spee seized Aragon and the Koenigsberg shelled Soton near the Basque coast, drawing Basque orders to fire on foreign vessels testing Basque shipping.
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Berlin
Bilbao
Ministry of Propaganda
Palos
Graf Spee
Aragon
Henigsburg
Bayonne
Santander
Bil
Germany
Paris
Theropaganda Ministry
U.S. Mayors Seek $877 Million Relief Fund
The United States Conference of Mayors urged Congress to appropriate 877.5 million dollars to provide work relief for about 2.7 million people from February through June. The report argues unemployment is national and ongoing, favors work over aid, and notes local and state duties for the unemployable.
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Washington
United States Conference of Mayors
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Congress
White House
Paul Betters
Mayors’ Conference
Shelling Of Vessels Is Act Of War
Paris reports a German attack on a Spanish government freighter followed by shelling of a French ship by Spanish insurgents. Valencia blamesNazis and says it will reply in kind. Basque authorities vow to defend ships. Paris seeks full reports and cautions Europe on further attacks.
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Paris
Europe
Valencia
Bilbao
Spain
House Members Open War Profiteering Outlaw Bill
House lawmakers revive plans to outlaw profiteering in event of war. Rep Hill of Alabama, ranking member, to introduce legislation with strong committee support expected. Rep Wilcox of Florida advocates mobilization of labor and capital as a practical war-avoidance tactic.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Representative Hill
D-Ala
Military Committee
House
Senate
Representative Wilcox
Dfla
Wilcox
Congress
Florida
Navajo Indians Rescued as Snowbound Reach Safety
Fryer reports 20 snowbound Navajo Indians received food and sound, with many more needing locating. Over 300 fed in regions south and west of Gallup as weather hampered travel. Arthur board, an Indian patient, reached an Arizona hospital after heavy drifts. a tractor cleared a trail.
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Gallup
N. M
R. Fryer
Navajo Indian Reservation
Fryer
Butter
Nainous
Cutter
A, Ariz
Arthur Board
U. S
Albuquerque
EB. L. Hardy
88 Physicians Pass Florida Examination
The Florida state board of medical examiners admitted 88 physicians to practice, 60 from other states. Named: Theodore McCann Davis of Greenville, D. C., Robert Hayes Driscoll of Cheraw, D. C., Peter A. Drohamer of Canton, N. C., among others.
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Tampa
Fila
State Board of Medical Examiners
Florida
Theodore McCann Davis
Greenville
D. C
Robert Hayes Driscoll
Cheraw
Peter A. Drohamer
Canton
N. C
Midwest Cold Wave Deluges Midwest with Heavy Snow
A frigid mass and blizzard exit drifts drop more than a foot of snow across the Dakotas Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska and Wisconsin. As the cold air pushes east subzero readings spread through North Dakota Nebraska and beyond into Montana South Dakota.
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Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Missouri
Mississippi
Havre
Mont
Helena
Hot Springs
Huron
North Dakota
Strikers Ordered To Leave General Motors Buildings
Detroit news reports an injunction by Circuit Judge Edward D Black forcing 7500 workers at two Fisher body plants to depart amid a United Automobile Workers drive for a collective bargaining agreement The order bars union members from blocking entry or exit and from damaging property with Flint police notifying the plants of the ruling The industrial action has already closed seven GM plants as the union targets more gains for a 5000000 unit production year
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Detroit
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Edward D. Black
United Automobile Workers Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
Flint
United Automobile Workers of America
Buick
Chevyro
Mysterious Stranger Sought By Officers In Kidnapping
Tacoma police pursued a mysterious stranger in the Charles Mattson kidnapping case as investigators examined ink ad clues. A dark bearded man questioned L. E. Rucker about an abandoned turkey ranch and fled from light, while detectives questioned a former convict and scientists studied ink samples.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Mable
Ann
Seattle Times
Mabel
The
Associated Press
L. E. Rucker
Olympia
Rucker
Dr Edwin B Place Elected President of Spanish Teachers Group
Dr Edwin B Place of Northwestern University was elected president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish at the closing session of its twentieth annual meeting held at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Officers named include Willis Knapp Jones Guy B Colburn Mary Eleanor Peters and Lulu G Adams for three year terms.
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Chapel Hill
Edwin B. Place
Northwestern University
American Association of Teachers of
University of North Carolina
Duke University
Duke
North Carolina
Illinois State Chapter
Willis Knapp Jones
Miami University
Guy B. Colburn
Fresno State College
California
Mary Eleanor Peters
San Mateo
Lulu G. Adams
Brookline
Mass
Place
Joseph W. Barlow
New York University
Socialists push vigorous drive near Madrid in Valencia war
Spanish socialists launched a strong southern offensive around Madrid as Fascists moved toward Valencia. Madrid claims victory in an effort to sever the Fascist march, with battles near Cordoba and skirmishes in Madrid's University City. In Guadalajara sector Madrid forces say they captured Algora Ablenques and Mira bueno as warplanes supported advances. Poor radio conditions hinder communication with Rio amid seizures and counter seizures of ships.
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Madrid
Valencia
Cordoba
Guadalajara
Algora
Ablenques
Mirabueno
Rio
Bitter Fights Over Measures Stir North Carolina Budget Fight
North Carolina lawmakers prepare for a bitter fight over liquor legislation as the general assembly opens its biennial session in Raleigh. The advisory budget commission backs record appropriations, proposing about 70 million dollars per year for the biennium, while the Democratic party moves to exempt basic necessities from budget cuts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Advisory Budget Commission
Frank Dunlap
Democratic Party
Woman recounts assault by masked attacker in woods near Winston-Salem
A 23 year old Winston-Salem woman says she was attacked by a masked man in a wooded area last Sunday night. She described a tall figure with a blue handkerchief over the face and a masked nose down. The victim, who feared exposure, said she would end her life if her name appeared in print. She could not determine the attacker’s race.
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Winston-Salem
Here
Coast Guard flier Capt Newhall reported missing in Mackinac Straits
Chicago dated dispatch reports Capt Wilson Newhall of the Coast Guard radio silence since 11:20 a.m. as he flew toward a marine explosion area in the Mackinac Straits. He warned he was flying blind due to weather above Le Roy Michigan and was accompanied by Sgt. Elmer Isaacson, radio operator.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Wilson Newhall
Mackinac Straits
le Roy
Mich
National Guard
Newhall
Elmer Isaacson
England And Italy Agree On Policies In Mediterranean
Great Britain and Italy signed a pledge to respect each other’s rights in the Mediterranean as a path to peace and naval defense. The communique, signed at the pod Chigi palace by Count Gale Seko and Sir Eric Drummond, aims to maintain existing positions and liberty of navigation among Mediterranean nations.
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Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Britain
Pod Chigi
Gale Seka
Fryemier Mussolini
Eric Drummond
Congress Faces Constitutional Amendment Debate
Washington January 24 Senator Lena Robinson Democratic leader says amending the constitution may be necessary to address wage and hour issues after Supreme Court rulings. He predicts the issue will be settled this session but urges no rush to legislation. outlines other policy aims including tax changes, federal employment cuts, balanced-budget hopes, and extending reciprocal trade laws.
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Washington
Congress
Lena Robinson
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Iss
Robinson
O'Mahoney
Weekend Weather Outlook for Carolinas Limited Relief
North Carolina reports mostly cloudy skies with rain in the east and central areas Sunday. Somewhat colder air arrives Sunday night with chill in extreme southwest. South Carolina shows mostly cloudy conditions with Sunday evening showers in the extreme northwest and cooler conditions Sunday afternoon and night.
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South Carolina
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