Japs Seek Full Acceptance of Terms from China
Japan demands complete acknowledgment of its five points in Manchuria and resists the return of Chang Hsueh-iang to power. Tokyo questions the authenticity of Mah Chan-Shan’s claim of Chinese troop withdrawal and presses Kenkichi Yoshizawa to present Japan's position at the League.
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Japan
Manchuria
Chang Hsueh-iang
China
Harbin
Mah Chan-Shan
Mah
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
League Council
Paris
Baron Shidehara
Gandhi Says Indians Will Fight For Army Control
Mahatma Gandhi declared that Indian nationalists will fight until eternity for full control of India's army. He warned the nation would endure fire, storms, and bullets if defense powers remain British. Lord Sankey signaled potential conference extension to hear Indian leaders before a new constitution is drafted.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Round Table
Congress
Lord Sankey
Dawes Keeps Distance as League Deliberates on Manchuria
Ambassador Dawes stays away from Paris sessions as the United States weighs its role in the League of Nations over Japan in Manchuria. Secretary Stimson says no assurances on an economic boycott or pulling diplomats and notes Washington avoids time limits or threats while urging withdrawal and protection for Japanese nationals. The troops advance and tensions rise as U S requests go unheeded.
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Washington
Dawes
League of Nations
Paris
United States
League
Japan
Stimson
Manchuria
Tokyo
Lexington Widow To Be Heard On Poison Deaths Friday
Mrs Lola Pendleton Pickett held without bond faces a preliminary hearing in Lexington North Carolina city recorder's court Friday on a charge of murdering her younger child who died after poisoning. Virginia 10 and Elizabeth 6 also had poison in their bodies but only the September 16 death will be tried. Sister Mrs C B Smith of Boone Mill Virginia seeks legal aid for the accused.
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Lexington
N. C
Lola Pendleton Pickett
City Recorder's Court
Lexington Sheriff Arrests His Own Kin
Deputy Sheriff Grady Bryant arrested his brothers Oscan and Solon Bryant in Gor dontown for being under the influence of liquor and brought them to Jailer A. C. Crouse in Lexington.
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Lexington
Grady Bryant
Thomasville
Oscan
Solon
Gordontown
A. C. Crouse
Two-Minute Carnival of Murder In Brooklyn Restaurant
In New York on November 17 a quick deadly attack at Little Court Open Kitchen in Brooklyn left Guglielmo Guica and Beneditto Ruggiero dead. Four gunmen arrived by car, fired, then fled as a terrified worker crawled free. Police theorize Guica was killed by Joseph Marino’s associates. Ruggiero, a friend, died in the violence.
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New York
Little Court
Brooklyn
Guglielmo Guica
Beneditto Ruggiero
Guica
Joseph Marino
Hawley Opposes Tax Increases as Unnecessary
Senator Hawley denounces proposed tax rises as harmful delaying recovery. He argues relief to business should precede government relief and cites current tax rates that could cover deficits. Democratic leaders delay comment pending party meetings amid administration push for higher revenue.
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Washington
Hawley
Ways and Meads
House
Senate
Oregon Republican
Congress
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Supporters Push Baker as Democratic Presidential Candidate
In Atlanta on November 17 supporters urged Newton D. Baker to be drafted for the 1932 Democratic nomination. Baker, a former wartime secretary of war, said he would need draft encouragement and preferred time to define party principles before the convention. Roosevelt and Baker are seen as leading contenders with regional strengths and factional support.
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Atlanta
Newton D. Baker
Hubert Lee
Dixie Business
Cleveland Corporation
Baker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Party of Eight In Launch Found Safe
Three high school teachers and five young men who had been missing since Sunday in a motor launch were found safe in a Delaware Bay lighthouse. A Cape May boat towed the launch to either Cape May or Bivalve, the party having left Sunday afternoon for a short cruise.
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Cape May
N. J
Delaware Bay
First big job for Congress moratorium taxes and tariff
The 72nd Congress opens December 7 with plans to ratify Hoover’s one year moratorium on intergovernmental debts by December 15 to avoid a German reparations default. Proposals include income and inheritance tax increases and possible tariff revisions. Party splits and potential Senate control shape prospects for major legislation.
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Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Robbers Fail After Breaking Into Winston-Salem Plant
Robbers who broke into a local manufacturing company in the early hours hammered the safe dial, opened an unlocked safe, and found it empty. The firm, previously robbed several times, believed the loot was elsewhere and left without incident.
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Winston-Salem
Describes Suffering At Kentucky Mines
Corbin Kentucky November 17 UP Suffering among women and children for want of food and clothing was seen by R C Browning Corbin lawyer touring Harlan county to Black Mountain He urges Governor Sampson to appoint a commission from outside the coal fields to investigate and report true conditions of miners wives and children in Harlan county
Snow Storm Traps Dozens in Sierra Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO November 17 a snow storm trapped dozens in California s Sierra Nevada and nearby ranges. Motorists abandoned cars as mountain roads were closed and rescue efforts continued for several missing or exposed travelers including Noah Beery O G Norris and A L Hendricks.
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Noah Beery
San Francisco
California
American Northwest
Pacific Slope
Beery
San Gabriel Mountains
Palmdale
Cal
Robert Elliott
Lano
Elliott
O. G. Norris
A. L. Hendricks
Burlington Men Confess Guilt of Series of Grim Robberies
Burlington police disclosed that Artell Hickey led a gang, including his brother Clarence and Theo Lamm, to a series of thefts and robberies. Hickey confessed to the Long bank holdup and led officers to $7 buried, with $230 found on him. Lamm linked to dresses thefts. Isenberg store access keys found with Hickey. Wilson’s car tied to past theater cash robbery.
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Burlington
Artell Hickey
J. A. Long
Haw River
Hickey
Clarence
Theo Lamm
Colon Wilson
Long
Wilson
Lamm
Isenberg
Unemployment Benefit Screenings Aid Local Causes
Beverly Hills residents urged to attend film showings in theaters to donate proceeds to local unemployment relief. The speaker teases the idea of supporting Mr. Hoover’s home-building plans and jokes about audience involvement and safety exits, urging calm and orderly exits.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hoover tax plan seeks 700 million dollar annual revenue rise
President Hoover’s tax revision plan, based on restoring the 1924 law, would push annual government revenue up by 700 million dollars. It includes 40 percent surtax maximums, gift and inheritance taxes, higher normal rates, fewer exemptions, a sales tax on automobiles, and higher corporate taxes. Treasury officials expect revisions before sending the plan to Congress in three weeks.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Treasury
Mr. Hoover
Italy Ready to Take Part in World Cooperation
Italian Foreign Minister Dino Grandi urged a practical disarmament solution at a press conference in Washington before meeting President Hoover. He called disarmament the most important issue in international relations and said it is time for a concrete result.
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America
Dino Grandi
Italy
New York Harbor
Washington
Hoover
Signora Grandf
Stimson
Hilton Goes 10 Pen For 30 1040 Years
Newton, Nov. 17. Charlie Hilton escaped convict and ally of Dave Pres l ey who was killed during a Hickory gas station robbery, was sentenced to 30 to 45 years in state prison on three highway robbery charges. Sentences await completion of a prior payroll robbery term. Hilton was captured near Marion after confessing. Pressley was found dead near Connelly Springs from the Hickory gun battle.
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Newton
N. C
Charlie Hilton
Dave Presley
Hickory
Hilton
Wilson Warlick
Marion
Pressley
Connelly Springs
Morganton
Fires and Fog Drastically Slow North Carolina Traffic
Dense smoke and heavy fog enveloped much of North Carolina causing near standstill traffic in cities including New Bern Raleigh Durham High Point Elizabeth City and Wilmington. Visibility dropped to about 50 feet in some areas with minor accidents reported as the day progressed and officials described the conditions as unusually heavy though not uniformly dangerous.
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North Carolina
United States Weather Bureau
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New Bern
Raleigh
Durham
High Point
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
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