General Strike Threatens Coast as Portland Moves
Port land Oregon faced a threatened general walkout of National Guardsmen as the labor strategy committee voted. In San Francisco bay area work resumed with unions declaring the strike ended. Police arrested five radicals including Harry Jackson and Elaine Black on vagrancy charges.
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San Francisco
Portland
Ore
San Francisco Bay
Bay Area
Julius L. Meier
Oregon
National
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda County Building Trades and Central Labor Councils
Market Street Railway Company
American Federation of Labor Union Workers
W. Douglas
Eastbay
Reti
National Guardsmen
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
Joint
Ralph Mallen
International Labor Defense
World Powers Face Race for Air Supremacy
Washington reports increased activity as Britain plans 40 new Royal Air Force squadrons and the United States pursues a three year program for 1000 planes. The Baker aviation committee warns US combat strength lags behind Japan, with Russia and France expanding faster amid no binding international limits.
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Lloyd A. Lehreas
Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
United States
Newton D. Baker Aviation Committee
France
Russia
Japan
Baker Committee
City Council Approves Large Budget With Stable Tax Rate
The council tentatively approved a budget of 1,200,700 for the current year with a 1.65 tax rate and a revenue anticipation of 1,486,143.95, including a 164,543 cash surplus. A major shift funds street assessment and school plant maintenance, and formal approval will follow after a 20 day wait. City Manager E M Knox urged payment collections to keep finances stable amid heavy drains.
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Main Street
E. M. Knox
Blue Eagle Restored to Harriman Mill in Compromise
NRA says a compromise restores the Blue Eagle to the Harriman hosiery mill in Tennessee within hours. About 600 workers expected to regain jobs. 25 strikers to be rehired immediately, with additional hires drawn from striker ranks. The dispute stems from a October mill strike over NRA codes and relief funds were provided for workers. Other global notes report French cabinet turmoil with Herriot and Tardieu resignations amid Stavisky accusations.
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Washington
NRA
Harriman
Mills Blue Eagle Row
Blue Eagle
Tennessee
National Labor Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Justice Department
Labor Board
Relief Administrator Announces August Allocation Totals
Aubrey Williams announced the August relief load for all purposes totaling 116,888,087 dollars. Al lotments include North Carolina 1,464,195 dollars and South Carolina 1,283,610 dollars.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
Act
North Carolina
South Carolina
Salesman C. H. Whiteheart Dies From Self Inflicted Wound
Winston-Salem July 20 AP C H Whiteheart aged 75 a salesman for the F M Bohannon tobacco company for 80 years died this morning at his brother F B Whiteheart Kernersville home from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a long illness He fired the bullet while seated on a quilted ground covering and died within an hour.
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Winston-Salem
C. H. Whiteheart
F. M. Bohannon Tobacco Company
F. &. B. Whiteheart
Kernersville
Whiteheart
Federal relief allocates funds for North Carolina airports
The federal relief administration assigns 100677 dollars to finish civil works airport projects in North Carolina that were not completed last spring. Asheboro receives a share of the allotment.
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Washington
Federal Relief Administration
North Carolina
Asheboro
Lightning kills two women near Hickory
In the Bethlehem community of Alexander County ten miles north of Hickory two women were struck by a bolt of lightning. Mrs. Lee Pearson, 64, and her daughter in law Mrs. Ken Pearson, 81, died from the strike.
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Hickory
Bethlehem
Alexander County
Lee Pearson
Ken Pearson
Duke Power Fights Greenwill Municipal Hydro Plant Plan
Duke Power announces it opposes using public works funds for a municipal hydro electric plant in Greenwill Washington. The company asserts the project should not proceed under the current financing arrangement and seeks reconsideration.
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Washington
Duke Power Company
Greenwoll
D. C
Lions pick Mexico City for 1985 convention host
Grand Rapids news dispatch reports the International Association of Lions clubs chose Mexico City as host for the 1985 convention. The decision was announced July 20.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
International Association of Lions Clubs Today
Mexico, D. F
Quinlan slain in cafe slaying linked to gang feud
Chicago report says Michael Bubs Quinlan a racketeer and public enemy was shot in the back by a gunman while sitting with Thomas Mc Laughlin in a cottage grove avenue cafe. The killing is tied to their pre repeal beer business and gang conflicts.
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Chicago
Michael
Bubs"’ Quinlan
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thomas McLaughlin
Police Drive Pickets From Seattle Piers 40 41
Massed police used tear gas to disperse longshore pickets at Pier 40 and 41 in Seattle. Several people were injured by gas as authorities cleared the demonstrations on July 20.
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Seattle
Pier 40
Army bombers begin goodwill flight from Minneapolis
Ten large army bombing planes departed from Wold-Chamberlain field at 9 38 a m CST as part of a U S army goodwill tour flying from Washington to Alaska. Winnipeg is listed as the next stop.
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Minneapolis
Washington
Alaska
Wold-Chamberlain
Winnipeg
Bridge collapse floods drown many in Warsaw area
Floods near Warsaw claim many lives when a bridge at Sandomir collapsed as people crossed. Reports say thirty to forty are believed drowned and eleven members of a military engineering squad are among the victims.
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Warsaw
Sandomir
Prisoners Riot at Birmingham County Jail
Rioting inmates flooded the main cell block in the Birmingham county jail. They smashed windows tore out plumbing and light fixtures in an unsuccessful attempt at a wholesale jail delivery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Trucks Break Picket Line in Grocery Delivery Run
Two trucks escorted by 40 police armed with shotguns broke through pickets to supply groceries as striking truckmen protested. Strike leaders warned of a general strike if the movement grows, signaling a broad response.
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Minneapolis
Olson moves to oust Langer allies in North Dakota politics
Acting Governor Olson acts to remove Langer allied appointees including head of the state regulatory department Stephen Horst and game and fish chief candidate E M Lee. He faces a legislature loyal to Langer which may seek impeachment, while Olson rebukes noncompliant lawmakers with a warning of legal action.
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Bismarck
N. D
Ole H. Olson
William Langer
Olson
Stephen T. Horst
Langer
State Regulatory Department
Sidney Parke
Grand Forks
E. M. Lee
Fargo
State Game and Fish Department
Fred Argast
O. Leonard Crevedal
State Industrial Commission
James Milloy
State Supreme Court
North Dakota National Guard
Supreme Court
House
North Dakota
Langer presses comeback as Olson maintains grip
In Bismarck North Dakota on July 20 William Langer, ousted as governor, seeks a political comeback while Ole H. Olson, the acting governor, holds the upper hand for now.
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Bismark
N. D
William Langer
Ole H. Olson
Continued Misconduct Charged in Ashley Fairbanks Suit
Lord Ashley’s divorce action against Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Lady Ashley adds charges of continued misconduct. The supplementary petition filed at Somerset House cites various places and dates. The suit, in the special jury list, aims for October, with service to be completed within 14 days.
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Lord Ashley
Doug Fairbanks
Lady Ashley
Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press Foreign Staff
London
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Somerset House Registry Office
Fairbanks
Ashley
Paris
Monte Carlo
Doug
America
Mary Pickford
Benita Hume
Earl of
Shaftesbury
Sylvia Hawkes
Fairbanks and Lady Ashley Refuse Divorce Accord Comments
In Monte Carlo on July 20 Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Lady Ashley with her sister Mrs Bleach declined to discuss reports that Lord Ashley filed supplementary misconduct charges in their divorce case.
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Monte Carlo
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Lady Ashley
Bleach
Lord Ashley
Rat Attacks Worker as He Grabs Tail Rat
Archie Fair a hosiery mill fixer wrestled a large rat that bit his finger while he captured the rat by the tail. The injured man required first aid as the rodent clamped down and nearly severed his finger, with witnesses noting the animal’s size.
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Archie Fairchild
Huntley- Jackson
Archie
Mr. Rat
Roses Will Roses Special To The Fht erplao Santa Monica
A letter from California recalls 1926 England general strike. The writer contrasts nationwide stoppages with San Francisco calm, noting only headlines in Frisco papers went haywire. He asserts Americans remain sensible under stress.
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Santa Monica
Calif
England
San Francisco
Nazi Leaders Deny Murders Continuing
Berlin officials rejected rumors of a night and day series of trials in Munich after the June 30 revolt. Reports claimed a Nazi court martial was trying up to 2,000 defendants at Munich and in the Bachau camp, with some at the Brown House. Officials called the claims nonsense and declined to confirm figures while reiterating that violence cases would go to normal courts.
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Munich
Bachau
Brown House
Reich Ministry of Justice
Cial
Ministry of Justice
Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Heatwave Death Toll Rises Across States
Record heat sweeps the nation from Texas to Nebraska with Kansas City hitting 108 degrees and many cities reporting multiple deaths. Nebraska with ten deaths suffers crop damage and water shortages as Falls City Nemaha river flow drops and farmers beg for rain. Milwaukee reports a broken leg from icy debris as drought and fires threaten grain crops.
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Nowata
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Mississippi
Omaha
Keokuk
Iowa
Iowa City
Quincy
Massachusetts
A .E. Anderson
Falls City
Neb
Nemaha
Creston
Milwaukee
Billy Hetreek
North Carolina Weather: Fair Tonight Then Saturday
North Carolina forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Isolated thundershowers possible in the northeast this afternoon or tonight.
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North Carolina
Hatteras to Jacksonville Weather Forecast Update
Moderate westerly winds and fair weather expected tonight and Saturday from Hatteras to Jacksonville. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift from southwest to west or northwest with partly overcast skies and probable scattered showers late this afternoon or tonight.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Weather bureau records on cotton belt temps and rainfall
Official weather bureau records show temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A M in the principal cotton growing areas and other regions.
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Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
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