Blockade mapped by British on Spanish coast
London reports the British navy may blockade the entire Spanish coast unless Germany Italy and Russia halt influx of men and arms to Spain. The plan by Prime Minister Baldwin and Anthony Eden was approved by the cabinet after France agreed. Eden to brief European powers and explain swift action possible if delays occur.
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Spain
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Morocco
Foreign Office
Gibraltar
Pope Pius XI Enjoys Brief Pain Free Day At Vatican
Pope Pius XI, 79, felt briefly free of pain on a day at the Vatican as doctors report continued referral of his heart and arterial conditions. He remained bed ridden for over a month with hardening of the arteries and heart disease, while a formal message to the upcoming ecumenical congress urged prayers for world peace.
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Pius XI
Atican
Winston-Salem Man Dies in Richmond Hospital
Thomas W. Allen, a retired employee of the P. H. Hanes textile company, died in a Richmond hospital after suffering heart illness. He had been transferred from Winston-Salem for treatment as pneumonia developed during his hospital stay. He was of age.
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Richmond
Thomas W. Allen
P. H. Hanesting Company
Mond
Allen
Chinese guardian case ends for Shaw High student
An 18 year old Chinese student Shong Lin Bow from Cleveland’s Shaw High School saw a judge refuse to appoint a white guardian. The petitioner sought a guardian other than her Chinese mother Shong, with Bow an honor student nearing graduation. The article notes Bow was born in Boston and discusses her father, a Chinese national.
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Shaw High School
Boston
France alarmed by reports more German troops nearing Morocco
Paris reports 8000 German troops may land in Spanish Morocco tomorrow as France readies potential action. French Atlantic fleet moves into Moroccan waters and Nogues takes command of 100000 troops in Morocco. German officers inspect the Moroccan frontier amid diplomatic protests and talks of intervention.
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Way Is Paved For Settling Automobile Industry Strike
Detroit January 9 William E Knudsen executive vice president of General Motors said the company would meet immediately with United Automobile Workers representatives upon evacuation of plants by workers in sit down strikes He outlined the position in a statement and a letter to Governor Frank Murphy seeking a quick settlement of the labor dispute.
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William E. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Knudsen
Frank Murphy
Injured Seaman Rescued From Steamer Cerra Ebano
Coast Guard reports an airplane lifted an injured seaman from the steamer Cerra Ebano near Jacksonville and was carrying him to the Marine Hospital in Key West. The man, Murray M. Bell of Charleston South Carolina, fell 10 feet and remained unconscious with contusions.
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Cerra Ebano
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Key West
Murray M. Bell
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Charleston
Rebels Shell Madrid Again in Northwest Assault
Madrid reports heavy bombardment as fascist forces renew siege efforts from the northwest. Insurgent planes conduct four raids while crowds seek shelter and government barricades receive fresh munitions deliveries.
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Fasista
University Ity
Hitler pushes for colonies and raw materials via Spanish war moves
Berlin reports cite 15 000 to 25 000 volunteers sent to aid Franco and 180 million dollars spent on the civil war. Private German sources claim Hitler urged Madrid capture by January 15 and seek colonies and mining concessions abroad. About 10 000 volunteers are regular Reich soldiers with others as labor and youth, while Franco reportedly asks 70 000 to 130 000 additional troops.
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Morocco
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Italian Military Budget Boosted by Mussolini
Rome cab inet approves a budget with a 15 percent rise in military appropriations creating a deficit near 168 million dollars. Next year military spending totals 5.533 billion lire with air force getting ~30 percent of the increase and colonial spending surging after Ethiopia conquest.
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Jurist Proposes Limits on Supreme Court Powers
Justice William Harman Black urged amendments to curb Supreme Court authority. He proposed two changes limiting judicial review of constitutional amendments and restricting use of power after an amendment is legally proposed and adopted.
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Plane Crash Kills Two In Birmingham Street
An advertising plane crashed in a Birmingham street late today killing two occupants, pilot Jack McCarty 25 and Edwin C Grounds 27, both of Birmingham. No motorists or pedestrians were harmed as the ship circled Woodlawn before plunging to earth.
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Jack McCarty
Edwin C. Grounds
Woodlawn
Winter weather outlook lifts West amid thaw forecast
Chicago dispatch notes federal forecasters expect weekend warmth to ease snowbound western regions. Storms left highways clogged and led to bus and car detours, with specialized rescues as 21 deaths were blamed on the cold.
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Wealthy relief client linked to cache of jewels
A home relief recipient with $15 weekly aid admitted possession of a stash found in a Jersey City safety deposit box. District Attorney William Geoghan said the cache, valued at 350000 dollars, included 151 unset diamonds, 181 diamond rings, 40 lavallieres and 65 more items. Police report ties the case to Joseph Rose amid ongoing investigations.
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N. J
Joseph Rose
William F. X Geoghan
Rose
North Carolina Sees 1936 Upswing In Business Outlook
North Carolina's financial indicators show a definite upswing in business for 1936. State officials and businessmen predict a return to boom conditions by 1937, with bank clearings, postal receipts, and building activity turning upward across the state.
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Gastonia
Ash
Wilson
Sixth Gontact Ad Published in Newspaper
The sixth of the contact advertisements for Dr. W. W. Mattson to prove his son Charles is alive appeared in The Seattle Times. The note asks for proof and warns against imposters, with a jailhouse tone. Federal agents kept office but shifted to non interference briefly.
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W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Times
Mable
Ann
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kentucky Nightriders Indicted Over Midnight Raids
In Prestonburg Kentucky a story of mountaineers who wore stockings with eye holes on midnight raids on cabins circulated after 26 alleged black names were indicted under the state criminal syndicalism and sedition law. Charges include beating a country storekeeper and a farmer with a maximum penalty of 21 years and a $10 000 fine. Five of the suspects face additional counts.
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Kentucky
Missing Walnut Youths Trigger Sheriff Search
Sheriff Guy English of Madison county was asked to aid in a search for two Walnut boys missing since November 11. James Goldsmith, 12, and Howard Chandler, 13, are believed to have left home together. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Goldsmith. Howard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chandler.
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Guy English
Madison County
James Goldsmith
Howard Chandler
Moscow Trial In Tampico Defends Exiled Leader Trotzky
Leon Trotzky arrived in Tampico Mexico after exile in Norway. He denounced the Moscow frameup citing the execution of 16 Moscow defendants including Zinovieff and Kameneff. Trotzky said he would publish an article detailing confessions methods used at the trial.
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Mexico
Leon Trotzky
Ruth
Russia
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Moscow
Gregory Zinovieff
Leon Kameneff
Trotzky
French Nazi Warships Anchor Off Moroccan Coast
Casablanca dispatch reports the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and another German warship anchored off Tangier as tensions rise due to Nazi troop concentrations. French and British fears prompt warnings. fortifications strengthen between French and Spanish Morocco and Senegalese troops are sent to Fez.
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