Negro graduate courses proposed for North Carolina colleges
A measure to establish graduate and professional courses for Negroes at the North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham and at the A and T College in Greensboro moved through legislative hoppers. The bill allows the boards to create liberal arts, professional, and specialized programs as funds permit, with ten or more applicants required to trigger programs and tuition support for smaller groups. The plan includes oversight by the state superintendent and potential governor funding if needed.
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North Carolina
Durham
Agricultural and Technical College
Greensboro
University of North Carolina
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Hoey
Chapel Hill
Murphy
Rowan
Board of Trustees of
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A. and T. College
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Council of State
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House
Finance
Appropriations
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Rodman
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Taylor
Gold
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Vogler
Mull
Perkins
South
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Supreme Court
Bruton
Montgomery
FCX
Price
Rockingham
Warren
Caswell
France Britain agree to reject Italian territorial demands
Paris reports Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet told the French cabinet that France and Britain have full accord to deny any Italian territorial claims in the French empire. Bonnet said the London cabinet expressed agreement, relayed by British Ambassador Sir Eric Phipps, as Chamberlain and Halifax prepared to travel to Rome.
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Paris
France
Britain
Georges Bonnet
Elysee Palace
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Rome
Bennett
London
Ir Eric Phipps
CIO UAW head Homer Martin calls for special convention
Detroit January 10 Homer Martin announced after an executive board meeting that he will ask for a special convention of the United Auto Workers in Detroit as soon as possible amid strong opposition to his leadership.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
CIO United Autophile Workers
Brandeis Resting After Illness At Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis aged 82, associate justice of the Supreme Court, spent a very good night and is doing well after an illness. He was absent from the bench yesterday and confined to bed with grippe.
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Washington
Dan
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Rt
Ndt
High Court
Six Arabs Sentenced to Death in Hebron Arms Case
In Jerusalem on January 10 a British military court sentenced six Arabs captured near Hebron on December 18 to death for possession of arms.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Miller fatally shot amid Illinois gang feud flare
Anton J. Miller, 50, a locksmith and smith, was wounded by an unknown gunman near his home last night. He died in hospital early today, the fourth man slain in Illinois since last Saturday as police describe the killings as gambling feud related.
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Proria
Dane AP
Anton J. Miller
Illinois
Gambag
Miller
Gmith
George Karl
Mblers
Plan to Evacuate Jews Arrives for Berlin Discussion
Berlin report says George Rublee, head of the inter-governmental refugee committee, has arrived from London to present a plan for evacuating Jews from Germany.
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Berlin
Orge Rublee
Iter-Governmental
Auto output in 1938 falls 47 percent from prior year
New York January 10 AP report shows automobile manufacturers association estimates 1938 output at 2 659 1 cars and trucks a 47 percent drop from 1937. The year produced 5 016 000 units, second largest on record after 5 621 000 in 1929. In 1982 only 1 481 000 units were built.
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New York
Giant Patrol bombers launch 3,000 mile navy flight
In San Diego on January 10 1944 giant patrol bombers of the United States Navy began a 3 400 mile flight to the Caribbean with 48 planes taking off at 8 20 AM PST. The formation soon headed toward Panama while 18 amphibian planes had earlier flown from Cuba under Commander Allen M Price.
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San Diego
Calif
United States Navy
Canarie
Panama
Cuba
Florida
WPA Relief Cut Aide Bill Moves Through Subcommittee
A House Appropriations Subcommittee approves a 725 million dollar WPA relief bill to fund through the year, shaving 150 million from the president's request of 875 million. The full committee must still approve as it meets Thursday, with administration leaders showing little appetite to fight for restoration.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Pitol
Anti Nazi German Gets Life Term
Ernst Niekisch former schoolmaster and anti Nazi propagandist was sentenced to life imprisonment by the peoples court for preparations for high treason and violation of the law forbidding new political parties The 49 year old editor and publisher of revolutionary and socialist organs was also stripped of citizenship for life.
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Berlin
Ernst Niekisch
People's Court
Volksgerichtshof
Niekisch
Bankers See Bright Outlook With Reservations
New York January 10 bankers leaders expressed cautious optimism about the U S economy. Chase National Bank chair Winthrop W Aldrich hoped the new year would unlock vast unused credit. National City Bank chair James H Perkins said he has great faith in the future of banks and that prosperity follows business and people.
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New York
United States
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
James H. Perkins
National City Bank of New York
Eden Sees Roosevelt Speech as Signpost for Liberty
London January 10 Anthony Eden told an Anglo American audience President Roosevelt s message to Congress was a signpost for liberty loving nations. He praised the speech s tonic effect on Britain and urged recognition of distinct national viewpoints and shared principles amid rising totalitarianism.
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London
Anthony Eden
Roosevelt
Congress
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Eden
Islands
Telephone Girl to Have Millions
Annie Laurie Dodge, widow of Daniel G. Dodge, will receive about 8 million dollars from his estate under a settlement announced in Oakland County probate court. She gets 3 million within a year from his immediate estate. 9 million goes to his mother, Mathilda R. Wilson. She also gains half of Dodge’s 10 million share in a 40 million trust fund set by John F. Dodge. The settlement follows an all day negotiation between Mrs. Dodge’s attorney Paul Oren and Mrs. Wilson’s counsel after Daniel Dodge died August 13 in a dynamite accident at a Manitoulin Island lodge where he and his wife were on their 11 day honeymoon.
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Pontiac, Mich
Annie Laurie Dodge
Daniel G. Dodge
Gore Bay
Ont
Dodge
Mathilda R. Wilson
Paul Oren
Wilson
Oakland County
Daniel Dodge
Manitoulin Island
English Head Starts Tour For Pacifism
Prime Minister Chamberlain leaves London for Rome to gauge Rome Berlin Tokyo aims amid fears over a new German Italian anti British plan. He carries a report from Paris about Franco's insurgent war and notes German gains in Spanish industry as Italy and Germany press for influence in the western Mediterranean.
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London
Chamberlain
Mediterranean
Rome
Mussolini
Charles Corbin
Germany
Francisco Franco
Spain
Downing Street
Victoria Station
Viscount Halifax
Halifax
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Paris
Taly
Japan
Britain
Franco
Italy
Gibraltar
Prime Minister Chambers Advises Appeasement Talk in Rome
Informants say Prime Minister Chamberlain will urge Premier Mussolini to reconcile with France when they meet in Rome tomorrow. Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax will outline Britain’s stance during a tea hour discussion.
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Paris
Chamberlain
Mussolini
France
Rome
Viscount Halifax
Objections at Frankfurter Supreme Court Nomination Hearing
In Washington a Senate judiciary subcommittee heard objections to Felix Frankfurter's nomination. Witnesses included George E. Sullivan Collis O. Redd and Wade H. Cooper as critics while Dean G Acheson noted testimony. Sullivan cited Frankfurter's alien birth as a core objection and questioned his fitness for the bench.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court of the United States
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Senate
Sullivan
Frankfurter
Vienna
Heavy Raid by Jap Airmen Bombards Chungking
Shanghai dispatch reports nearly 100 Japanese warplanes bombarding Chungking, China’s provisional capital, causing heavy damage with Chinese forces fleeing. Meanwhile Wen Tsung Yao of the Nanking reformed government calls on residents in nine provinces to accept peace terms laid out by Prince Konoye.
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Shanghai
Japan
Chungking
China
Nanking
Yangtze River
Wen Tsung-Yao
Legislative Council
Wen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Fumimaro Konoye
Ex-convict slain in alleged gang murder on Shades of Death road
Sam Mollise a 49 year old ex convict was found dead in a muddy ditch near an abandoned road known as Shades of Death in Pittsburgh on January 10. He suffered 14 stab wounds forming a heart and multiple gunshot wounds as police labeled it a gang murder.
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Pittsburgh
Sam Mollise
Western Penitentiary
Mollise
Pittsburgh-to-Steubenville
Italo Sider
Michael Ford
Joseph Robinson
Donald Connors
Secret conference on Europe leaves lawmakers wary and urged arms
House and Senate military committees heard Joseph Kennedy and William Bullitt describe a chaotic European picture after Munich. The session suggested no new defenses plan but reinforced calls to accelerate U S armament per Roosevelt. Senator Reynolds promised to reveal more in a forthcoming Senate speech.
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Washington
House
Senate
America
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
William C. Bullitt
France
Europe
House Committee
United States
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Bullitt
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Reynolds
DNC
Death car scare ends as berry jelly misread as blood
Syracuse police rush to downtown office after a call about a vehicle with its front covered in blood. Patrolman Frank Corbett finds the car and discovers the red substance is raspberry jelly, calling it just a little traffic jam.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Frank Corbett
Postcard Reveals Long‑Overlooked 1917 Meeting Request
R P Beasley of a defunct shoe company received a postcard mailed 22 years earlier by a North Carolina merchant. The card urged a salesman to visit on February 20, 1917. The find sheds light on a forgotten business correspondence from Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Lynchburg
R. P. Beasley
West's Mill N.C
Station Attendant Foils Bank Robbers After Pocketed Receipts
Kansas City story reports S. F. Stone, a filling station attendant, defying two bandits by locking himself in the washroom. He saved all station receipts, pocketing the cash and denying the robbers access to funds. Stone’s quick wit ended the attempted robbery with no injuries.
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Kansas City
S. F. Stone
Stone
Idaho Falls Chief Cracks Down On Cemetery Skiing
Police Chief C. A. Carlson ordered skiers to stop using the city cemetery as a Winter playground. He said tombstones were used as obstacles in slalom events and shrubs as burr dies.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
C. A. Carlson
Bure
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