New Slovak cabinet formed without Tisos in Prague deal
Prague reports an all new Slovak cabinet formed under Karl Sidor to curb Slovak separatists amid fears of foreign intervention. The lineup excludes any member of Dr Joseph Tiso's deposed government and faces a parliamentary test Tuesday while Berlin denies troop movements.
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Melvin K. Whitefeather
Prague
Karl Sidor
Joseph Tiso
Tiso
Emil Hacha
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Berlin
Hacha
Hradcany Castle
Slovakia
Martin Sokol
M. Stano
Rudolph Beran
U S Hope To Build Warships For Latin Nations Endorsed
Washington March 11 The State Department endorsed a plan to let United States navy yards build warships for Brazil and other Latin American nations at the lowest competitive prices. Chairman Pittman will introduce legislation authorizing such construction while the fleet expansion continues.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Europe
State Department
Sumner Welles
Pittman
D-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Argentina
Italy
Germany
England
Uruguay
Chile
Paraguay
Welles
President Roosevelt Remains Strong Amid Party Clash
For two months the president faced a Congress and party split as his defense program moves forward with little hindrance and major nominations cleared by the Senate. Critics fault foreign policy while relief funding debates continue. A reform bill to reorganize the executive branch passed the House, but the Senate rebuffed him over appointing a federal judge without Glass and Byrd consulted. The Amlie nomination to the ICC faces strong opposition with talk of withdrawal.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Glass and
Byrd
Virginia
Thomas R. Amlie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miaja Drives Communists Out Of Holes In Madrid
Gener al Jose Miaja’s republican forces drove Communist Rebels from two Madrid headquarters and cleared Calle de Alcala as Nationalist artillery shelled the city in the sixth day of The War Within a War. Rebels held two strongholds in the Ventas area while clashes raged around Plaza de la Independencia and the maternity hospital siege.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Jose Miaja
National Defense Council
Miaja
Calle de Alcala
Plaza de la Independencia
Calle de Calle
Puerta del Sol
Ventas
American military observers accused of napping on German air power
Lieut. Col. Truman Smith, U.S. Berlin attache, warned in December 1937 that Germany had surpassed France and Britain in air power. House debate on the War Department bill referenced Smith’s report as evidence that American attaches in Europe were "asleep on the job." The administration delayed arms programs for over a year after receiving the warning.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
Truman Smith
Berlin
Smith
Roosevelt
France
Great Britain
House
War Department
Collins
D-Miss
Europe
Soviet Sees Possible Thaw With Germany in Moscow Talk
Stalin’s denunciations of being drawn into a war with Germany sparked speculation of a Soviet German rapprochement. Observers caution that Hitler remains committed to anti communist crusade, limiting any olive branch from Moscow.
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Moscow
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Soviet Union
All Union Congress
Communist Party
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Ukraine
Japan
Italy
United States
Earth Slide Threat Near California Highway 101
A massive earth slide from the Dead Hills of the San Andreas fault moves toward U S Highway 101 near Gilroy. Engineers report its progress at over a foot per hour, five miles from the highway, with spectators watching and cooling measures in place to prevent ignition of any natural gas.
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Gilroy
Calif
Pacific Coast
Swanky London Club to Close Over Bills
Prince's, London’s swank club, will close tomorrow due to unpaid bills. The venue counted four monarchs among its members including King Edward VII, George V, the former Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, and George VI when Duke of York.
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London
Prince's
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
George VI
Duke of York
Electrician Electrocuted in Bath Tub Accident
Grover C. Hubble a 47 year old inventor of electrical devices was electrocuted today when an electric heater toppled into the bath tub where he was bathing in Los Angeles on March 11.
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Los Angeles
Grover C. Hubble
Hitler Turns East For Newer Conquests
Berlin dispatch notes Germany shifting to eastern aims with Balkans domination as current objective. Czecho Slovakia crisis and Slovak government dismissals accelerated Hitler's plans, as Hacha's crackdown provided a pivotal opportunity for rapid expansion.
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Hitler
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Balkans
Czecho- Slovakia
Adolf Hitler
North Carolina budget push nears final passage next week
Raleigh reports the 1939 41 budget likely will pass this week with speedier action possible. The Senate moved the revenue bill on second reading after revisions including a 10 percent tax on headache remedies and banking levy changes. The House and Senate aim to finalize readings by Friday or Saturday, with formal ratification hoped soon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
House
Joint Finance Committee
Slick bandit terrorizes Charlotte in trio of hold ups
Police hunt a well dressed man after three quick holdups in Charlotte. A hawthorne Drug Company delivery with $10 change is robbed at Presbyterian hospital, a bell boy at Mecklenburg hotel is held up for change, and a drug store change request leads to an attempted theft with the suspect fleeing.
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Charlotte
Hawthorne Drug Company
Presbyterian Hospital
Charles Davis
Mecklenburg
Claude Gilliard
Stanley
Cut Drug Store
Hawthorne
Paris
Jose Miaja
Madrid
Hoey Predicts Better Times For North Carolina
Governor Hoey told the Carolinas Virginia Purchasing Agents Association that the state will see improvement soon. He cited 120 new industries started in 1938 and 78 firm expansions, basing optimism on five points including labor rulings, NLRB actions, Hopkins statements, tax policy, and Wagner Act amendments. He also quoted Duke Power economist J. W. Knowlton predicting closer to destiny and potential US economic shifts toward receivership.
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Pinehurst
Hoey
Carolinas-Virginia Purchasing Agents Association
North Carolina
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
J. W. Knowlton
Charlotte
Duke Power Company
United States
Knowlton
America
Mine Workers to Press Higher Wages and Shorter Hours
New York March 11 Members of the United Mine Workers General Policy Committee said they will demand higher wages and shorter hours at the joint wage conference with soft coal mine operators of the Appalachian region, set for next Tuesday.
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New York
United Mine Workers General Policy Committee
Appalachian Region
Tuesay
Papal Coronation Set At Vatican With Global Interest
Vatican City gears for the coronation of Pope Pius XII as thousands gather for the ceremony. Dignitaries include Kennedy, Eamon De Valera, and European royalty. Cardinal Maglione named papal of state as guards prepare and streets fill for the historic investiture.
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Josef Sivar
Rome
Pius XII
Julius Stano
Peter Zacho
Hlinka Party
Vatican City
Mare
Can City
Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's
Pontifical Mass
Italy
Vatican
Peter's
Basilie
Ereign
Kennedy
United States
London
Eamon DE Valera
Britain
Earl
Duke Offolk
Ireland
Princ
Alfonso
Spain
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Umberto of
Emanuele
G Clano
Mussolini
St. Peter's Square
Pope Pius
Cardinal Maglione
Cie
Paris
College of All
Labor Peace Hopes Rest on Roosevelt Influence
Labor peace in the American labor war hinges on President Roosevelt according to observers as AFL and CIO armistice talks move from formal to informal. Public opinion pressure may unite the sides, with both labor and industry seeking harmony despite tough continuing issues.
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John Lear
New York
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William
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Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Adelman
U. S. Supreme Court
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