France Prepares For Disorders Devaluation Of Franc Assured
Paris officials vow to crack down at the first signs of public disorder linked to plans to devalue the franc. Defense Minister Ladier and Interior Minister Salengro order exemplary arrests as prefects in France and Algeria are alerted. Prime Minister Blum aims to muster a majority to push monetary reform protecting purchasing power.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Edouard Ladier
Oger Salengro
Salengro
Algeria
Blum
Political Hostilities Shape Campaign Focus Into October
Washington held a week of intensified political hostilities as Governor Landon assailed the social security act in Milwaukee. Crop insurance emerged as a key issue, with Republicans criticizing tariff pacts and both parties pledging farm aid while considering storage and welfare measures. A new currency agreement with Britain and France added strategic complexity ahead of the October speeches.
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Washington
Landon
Milwaukee
Central West
A. J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
France
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Tform
London
Relief and money attention focus Roosevelt in two crises
Roosevelt chaired a round of conferences at the summer White House as two major issues loomed. Mayor La Guardia reported talks on urban relief needs for 1937 38 and plans for the November 14 mayors conference while currency shifts around francs and a monetary equilibrium influenced Washington.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
White House
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
National Conference of Mayors
Washington
France
England
William Griffin
Griffin
United
Russia
America
la Guardia
Fascist Columns Attack Toledo As Alcazar Siege Proceeds
Lisbon dispatch reports four fascist columns driving toward Toledo after a dawn assault while defenders inside the Alcazar fortress near Segovia hold out. Madrid says counterattacks are underway and one Moorish unit was annihilated. In Bilbao bombardment continues and the Spanish ministers deny plans to flee.
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Alcazar
Lisbon
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Thei
Radio Club
Madrid
Torrijos
Morgeon
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Insur
Ter
France
Bilbao
Geneva
Julio Alvarez Delo
Francisco Largolero
Azana
Morgenthau Uses Stabilization Fund to Counter Russian Pound Sale
Secretary Morgenthau announced use of the U.S. stabilization fund to buy pounds after Russia sold sterling, aiming to prevent a collapse of the British currency. He called a rapid countermeasure and tied the move to a Franco British American agreement to avoid monetary war. Italy signaled preparedness to take necessary measures in response to the French plan to devalue the franc.
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United Tes
Britain
France
Morgenthau
America
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Newark
College Football Results From Regional Matches
Duke beat Colgate 6 to 0 while Davidson defeated N C State 6 to 2. North Carolina triumphed 14 to Wake Forest with Clemson shutout 20-0. Washington and Lee led Elon 27-18 as Citadel beat Erskine 7-0. Purman routed Wofford 31-0 and Navy edged William and Mary 18-7. Cornell overwhelmed Alfred 74-58 and Ohio Wesleyan won 58-0. Minnesota beat Ohio 14-7, Santa Clara fell to Stanford 0-18, M U 6 defeated North Texas Teacher 0, Tulsa 0 Oklahoma 0, Jane 7 Mississippi 6, Vandy crushed Middle Tennessee 45-0, Alabama routed Howard 34-0, Georgia defeated Mercer 15-6.
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Virginia Tech
Washington & Lee
Elon D. Citadel
Erskine
Purman
Wofford
Navy
William & Mary
Cornell
Alfred C. Pittsburgh
Ohio Wesleyan
Due
Ohio Minnesota
Washington
Santa Clara
Stanford
M. U
North Texas
Teachr
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jane
Mississippi
Vandy
Middle Tennessee
Alabama
Howard
Georgia
Mercer
Harriet Monroe Dies at 76 in Arequipa
Harriet Monroe, celebrated as the patron saint of American poetry, died at Arequipa at 76 following a heart attack. Relatives report she passed 24 hours after the attack, after shaping public attitudes toward verse since the 1892 Columbian Ode for the World’s Fair.
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Harriet Monroe
Chicago
Arequipa
George W. Chadwick
Boston
Nation Returns to Standard Time Across Regions
Approximately 30 million Americans gained an extra hour as clocks were turned back to standard time. The change ends on April 26 in the east and parts of the Midwest and Canada, while Chicago remains on permanent daylight saving time under a local ordinance. A referendum on the issue is planned for November.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Canada
Chicago
Landon Proposes Common Sense Pay As You Go Pension Plan
Milwaukee report on Governor Alf Landon’s address proposing a voluntary pay as you go old age pension to replace compulsory social security. He denounces the New Deal system as a wasteful, unjust program and urges state led, experimental approaches over federal mandates.
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New Deal Social Security
Milwaukee
Alf M. Landon
New Deal
Landon
Washington
Knox Declares Outlook Better On 1936 Race
Col Frank Knox GOP vice presidential nominee says five states Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio Illinois Indiana are the real battlegrounds of 1936 politics during a 10 000 mile campaign tour. He reports rising support after a 17 day spree ending with a final stop in Ottumwa Iowa before resuming a 22 000 mile plan.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Col
Frank Knox
Knox
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Ottumwa
Iowa
Retired Actress Lettie Ford Dies in New York Hospital
Mrs. Lettie Ford, 89, retired actress and widow of actor Clinton Ford, died today at Bellevue Hospital in New York. The obituary notes her long career and status as a lifelong performer.
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New York
Lettie Ford
Clinton Ford
Bellevue Hospital
Agile Maniac Blamed in Alma Deery Hotel Assault
Chicago police blame a so called agile maniac for attacking 23 year old vaudeville performer Alma Deery in her hotel room after a thief used a fire escape. Deery lies in Cook County Hospital with brain concussion pneumonia and possible pleurisy amid the disturbing incident. Dorothy Ryan, Deery's vaudeville partner, alerted by smoke from a closet fire, aided the investigation.
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Chicago
Alma Deery
New York
George O'Connor
Dorothy Ryan
Miss Deery
Cook County
State Relief Funds On Hand And Emergency Expenditures
Consolidated report shows North Carolina's unobligated balance of 6 291 532 80 from 1925 emergency relief with 47 425 697 75 in checks drawn and 55 553 407 08 obligated. Expenditures cover agricultural, roads, conservation, FERA, PWA, Reorganization and WPA programs totaling major allocations. Japanese near Shanghai prompt heightened anxieties in international settlement as marines arrive on destroyers.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Pollong
Chines
Shanghai International Settlement
Greater Shanghai
Washington
North Carolina
National Emergency Council
Council
Public Roads Bureau
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Public Works Administration
Resettlement Administration
Works Progress
First Snowfall Drops Eight Inches in Wyoming
Wintry weather moved into the Rocky Mountains with the season's first snow. Temperatures plunged to sub freezing levels in Montana Utah and Wyoming areas including Yellowstone National Park.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
Steel workers expect wage talks in industry drive
Philip Murray, head of the steel workers organizing committee, said today wage agreements across the industry are expected. He warned that a failure to negotiate would rest with operators as talks with employers are set for next Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Murray aims to unify about 450,000 steel workers into one union and build a lasting structure without a strike.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Naval battle danger grows as government fleet sails north
Five government warships including Jaime I and cruisers Cervantes and Libertad head to northern ports to lift blockades around Bilbao and Santander. Submarines and gunboat are based there, while fascist ships Espana and Almirante Cervera patrol between Bilbao and Santander. Canarias and Baleares at El Ferrol face uncertain fate.
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Associated Press
Bilbao
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Jaime I
Cervantes
Libertad
Santander
Espana
Almirante Cervera
Velasco
Canarias
Baleares
el Ferrol
Russians Deny Dollar Pound Dump Plot
Russian officials denied unloading English pounds to break their value. Some experts suggested Russia sold pounds to diversify reserves amid a strong sterling, but others doubted any move could permanently damage the pound. Observers noted the US Britain and France monetary accord caused confusion as Russia pegs rubles to France while linking to the dollar, with possible ruble weakening.
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Moscow
Russia
England
United States
Great Britain
France
Madrid Officials Reported Prepared To Flee Country
Families of the Madrid cabinet members sought refuge at the Argentine embassy. President Manuel Azana reportedly asked to be taken aboard an Argentine warship as a refuge, with relatives moved toward Alicante to board a cruiser. Details from Argentine diplomats were scarce and Madrid's actual situation remained uncertain.
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Madrid
Aires
Madrid Cabinet
Manuel Azana
Alicante
Weather Report North and South Carolina Outlook
North Carolina partly cloudy and somewhat warmer Sunday with occasional rain and cooler daytime. South Carolina partly cloudy with showers in the interior and cooler daytime.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
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