British Press Union Favors Tie-Up With Soviet Russia
London opinion shows broad support for negotiating with Moscow to join the French British front. Only the Daily Press resists rapid action, while The Times notes Covenant obligations and potential risks of ally loss if negotiations stall.
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Mussolini Declares Italy Germany Alliance To Face Europe
Invincible Cuneo reports Mussolini at a mass meeting near the French frontier declaring the Italian German military alliance would create a bloc of 150 million men. In Berlin Germany cancels membership in the international confederation of students, saying reform efforts within the CSE failed due to a small group of western powers for political reasons.
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Battle Drill by SS Guards at Muensterlager
Black uniformed SS Guards staged a sham battle at Muensterlager to honor Reichsfuehrer Hitler after his six day inspection of western frontier fortifications. The Deutschland regiment reinforced by artillery demonstrated an assault on a fortified position.
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Senator Pard Proposes Tax Exemption for Homesteads
Washington May 2011 Senator Sheppard Pard proposes exempting homes from all taxation up to 5000 dollars as a remedy for social and economic problems. He argues the exemption defends free institutions against foreign dictatorships in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee testimony.
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Meyer Sets Indianapolis Track Record In Qualifying
Lou Meyer of Huntington Park Calif, only three time winner of the 500 mile classic, drives a 10 mile qualifying test at 130.067 mph to set a new track qualifying record. The prior mark was 125.769 mph set by Ronney Householder of Van Nuys Calif. Army orders 15 million for new model attack bombers to Douglas Aircraft Company Santa Monica Calif with over 150 units expected.
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New York Legislature Bans Bund Uniforms
Albany law approved unanimously to prohibit Bund members from wearing uniforms resembling German military or semi military outfits. Violations could bring one year imprisonment and a $1000 fine.
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Presbyterians Still Short He Minsters Annuity Fund
Louisville May 20 The Southern Presbyterian Church faces a shortage of about 428.00 dollars to complete a 3,000,000 dollar ministers annuity fund. Dr Henry H Sweets of Louisville will report next week on the plan after Montreal authorities hope the fund will operate within months. An Associated Press report misstated that the fund had just been completed.
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Pepper to push pending plan for new lending program
Senator Pepper and supporters pledged to push a new lending spending plan through Congress if President Roosevelt fails to propose concrete measures. Pepper said, If the President doesn't start it, we will, signaling active efforts to shape a fresh funding initiative.
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Governor denies Verde Island sinking reports
Governor Vicente Caedo of Batangas said Verde Island is not sinking after visiting the isle. Earthquakes had terrors for two weeks with landslides as evidence. hundreds fled by crossing a 10 mile channel to Batangas coast while Red Cross teams proceed.
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Captain Boyd to Lead Carolina Golf Team in 1940
Hudson Boyd of Savannah Georgia was elected by the UNC golf squad to captain the 1940 University of North Carolina team. The selection was announced yesterday at Chapel Hill on May 20.
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Queen Elizabeth Opens Ottawa Ceremony and Radio Address
Queen Elizabeth attends the Ottawa cornerstone ceremony for the Supreme Court building and delivers her first formal radio address. The royal tour, highlighting French-Canadian influence, follows visits to Quebec and Montreal with a grand military display on Parliament Hill.
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Goebbels Defends Weapons as Best Argument in Nazi Rhetoric
Berlin reports say Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels told a Cologne rally that weapons are the strongest argument amid Chamberlain’s peace plan. He claimed Germany acts decisively and warned democracies are weak in the decisive hour.
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Pan American to start transatlantic air service with Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper will inaugurate scheduled North Atlantic flights from Port Washington on May 20 led by Flying Officer in blue uniform. The Pan American Airways four‑engine craft will fly to Horta and then to Lisbon, Marseilles and Southampton with two weekly round trips planned by July 1. Passengers begin later.
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Azores
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Law and Order Demonstration Ends in Shanghai
In Shanghai's International Settlement a 24 hour police and foreign troops show ends with 150 suspects held for questioning. Firearms or known terrorists were not found but officials praise the aid from the United States Marine regiment and British and French forces as proof the settlement is ready for emergencies.
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Nazi Plot to Kill Benes Revealed in Prague Nazi Plot to Kill Benes Revealed in Prague
Paris reports Stefan Osusky forwarded to Eduard Benes details of a Nazi aided assassination scheme aimed at the former Czecho Slovakia president while he lectured in the United States. Czech agents alleged Nazi secret police orchestrated the plot as a pretext to justify German control of Bohemia and Moravia. Authorities in France and the United States guarded Benes as diplomats traced the information from Prague.
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Tax Revision Compromise Discussed in Congress
Washington May 20 A compromise plan for corporate taxes was discussed by legislative leaders. It reportedly would reduce the undistributed profits tax from 2 percent to 144 percent while keeping the principle of the tax. Supporters say it could help adjournment around July 15 and meet President Roosevelt's demand for a viable alternative to the flawed levy.
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French cabinet approves tighter defense decrees in Paris
The French cabinet approved nine decree laws tightening national defense preparations. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet stressed France's push to aid the British Soviet talks as Paris reviews the international situation and works toward a triple entente framework.
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Georges Bonnet
France
Special Term Court To Hear Power Action
Governor Hoey called a special term of Yadkin County Superior Court for the week of June 5 to try a suit by which Yadkin County seeks to block a dam on the Yadkin River for a proposed High Point municipal hydroelectric plant. Judge Luther Hamilton will preside. A Guilford County trial is underway by High Point citizens and corporations to forestall the project.
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Wadkin High Point suit continued for term
Originally set for trial May 15 the Wadkin High Point case was postponed to the current term due to a Guilford Superior Court trial involving many of the same issues.
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Three Men Drown At High Rock Lake Near Linwood
Three Kannapolis textile workers Fletcher Shinn 26 Ralph Jamerson 24 and Horace Purvis 20 drowned when their small boat capsized at High Rock Lake just before midnight Local man Bruce Haney swam ashore after the boat overturned in 10 to 11 feet of water. Shinn could not swim and went down with the boat The first body was recovered at 4 30 a m and the three were returned to their homes with funeral plans incomplete
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Pendergast Plans Guilty Plea in Tax Case in Kansas City
Democratic boss Tom Pendergast will plead guilty in federal court Monday to income tax evasion charges. He is to pay about 450000 in taxes and penalties and seeks mercy on a prison term. The decision followed talks with attorneys U S District Attorney and Judge E Otis.
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Tom Pendercast
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Moseley Defends Actions as He Proclaims Saving U S From Itself
In El Centro California Maj Gen George Van Horn Moseley rejects un-American charges linking him to anti-Semitic groups. He says he investigates California Imperial Valley activities and has not been subpoenaed by the Dies committee. He argues he promotes patriotic Christian American principles while warning of internal enemies.
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Martin Dies
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Guards Nab 38 to Keep Out Radicals in Harlan
In Harlan Kentucky 38 men were arrested after a gunfight with state troopers on a mountain slope near Louellen. A miner Eugene McLaughlin was shot in the thigh as tensions over a labor dispute intensified with guards patrolling the coal field and a food relief effort underway.
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Louellen
J. C. Fleming
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Carter
Eugene McLaughlin
National Guard
John Padgett
John L. Conner
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
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A. B. Chandler
Adeline Kell
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Arrest Made For Theft Of Dresses By Brownie Byrd
Police arrested Brownie May Byrd of 911 East High Street on larceny charges for stealing three dresses from Mrs. Fred Watson at 503 Fourth Street. The report was filed yesterday and officers recovered the dresses and Byrd admitted taking them.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention Opens in Charlotte
The North Carolina department of Veterans of Foreign Wars opens its annual convention in Charlotte. The meeting runs through Monday with proceedings and programs scheduled across the weekend.
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Motorcycle operator dies in Montana crash near Airy
Russell E K Quisenberry 44 a filling station operator lost control of his motorcycle on a highway near Airy Montana yesterday and was killed when it overturned.
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