Bilbao Siege Report From Eye Witness Emilio Herrero
Emilio Herrero United Press veteran correspondent reports from Bordeaux on the Bilbao siege 31 months into the Civil War. He describes relentless bombardment fierce loyalist resistance and shortages as Nationalist advances threaten the Basque capital. He notes Basque government leaders remain in the city and that key facilities and prisoners are being moved or held under tense negotiations.
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Emilio Herrero
United Tress Madrid
Bordeaux
France
Bilbao
Herrera
Bilban
Herrero
Emilo Herrero
United Press
Germany
Jose Antonio de Aguirre
Santander
Necvion River
Evacuation Amid Intense Air Raids In Bilbao
Witness recalls 28 air raids in Bilbao one morning and nightly fires in pine forests as noncombatants were forcibly evacuated. The city became a ghostly place with soldiers, officials, and reporters in the streets while planes strafed to 700 feet. Official lists showed 5,000 dead and 17,000 wounded, later censored.
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West Bank
Bilbao
Hotel workers end strike in Kansas City contract
A 450 worker strike that began May 29 ended as seven hotel operators signed a contract. It guarantees a near closed shop, a 48 hour week for women, a 66 hour week for men, and wage increases up to 25 percent. Eight hotels affected. clashes with police left windows broken at three properties.
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Kansas City
Firm hand urged to curb strike violence in Kansas City
Kansas City business leaders numbered about 60 urged City Manager Henry F. McElroy to use a firm hand to halt violence in labor disputes. McElroy said he had attempted cooperation with union leaders but felt violence had been largely prevented.
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Kansas City
Henry F. McElroy
McElroy
Child 12-year-old found severely injured in theater air chamber
Mary Maglione of the Bronx, 12, was found unconscious in an air chamber beneath a New York theater stage. A physician said she was violently attacked with a fractured skull and serious condition. Night watchman Arthur Watkins said he heard moans and found bloodstained brick and towel nearby. Police suspect assault and attempts to stuff her into a furnace.
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New York
Mary Maglione
The
Bronx
Arthur Watkins
Brooklyn
Maglione
Dating Bureau at Reform School Promised at Tecumseh
In Tecumseh Oklahoma the Training School for Girls plans a dating bureau to place thirty eligible teens in a cottage with supervised dates. Superintendent Mrs. Burnham says the program, approved by the state board, aims to improve conduct amid a swell of hopeful applicants from three young men. The dating will start likely in late July as girls 16 and 17 vie for cottage berths.
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Tecumseh
Okla
Oklahoma ‘Training School For
Creighton Burnhim
State Board of Affairs
Mrs. Burnham
Love
Smatc Irony
Reformatory Idea Prompts Releasing Bride-to-Be
Mrs Burnam proposes a revolving dating bureau at a reform school to re admit girls under 18 or until dismissed by the superintendent. As inmates leave or falter, new aspirants with glossy records replace them to improve morale and rehabilitation and meet serious young men.
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Tage
Hikers Defy Death On Lorain Railroad Trestle
More than 100 Lorain residents risk death daily by crossing a railroad trestle over the Black River. A recent approaching train forced a stop on the bridge as a warning to trespassers.
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Lorain
Black River
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