Tokyo Faces War Turmoil as Axis Dictates Steps
June 23 AP dispatch reports Premier Ko ngoe and Emperor Hirohito discussing the international crisis in small groups ahead of a cabinet session. A Haisan conference was postponed, while Tokyo suspends railway ticket sales to Russia and Europe via Vladivostok. Observers see cautious waiting and potential shifts in Chinese aid dependent on US support.
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Fumimaro Kongoe
Hirohito
Railway Ministry
Russia
Europe
Vladivostok
Manuhukie
Japan
Germany
Maly
Prince Konaye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Matsuoka
Eugen Ott
Chungking
Far East
Japan Times
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Work resumes on Blue Mountain dam project
Work resumed on the $2,000,000 Blue Mountain flood control dam on the Petit Jean river near Magazine Arkansas after a walkout by 175 workers led by the CIO united construction workers union. A settlement established a 35 cents per hour minimum for common laborers, following talks between a workers committee and John Kerns Construction Company of Omaha. Labor officials noted union recognition was a point of contention, while skilled labor wage scales remained unaffected.
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John Kerns Construction Company
Omaha
U. S
I. McKinley
Kelly
Bling Helps Blind Agrons Busy Street
Newark scene on June 23 as Michael Gaciopa, a blind refreshment stand operator, is guided across Broad Street by a passerby who offers help without waiting for a traffic signal. The quick crossing ends safely after the stranger reveals he is also blind.
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Bling
Newark
N. J
Michael Gaciopa
Arnnd
Franklin Streets
Laciopa
Broad
Luciopa
Japan's No. 1 Man in U. S. And Our No. 1 in Japan
Admiral Kichisaburi Nomura, Japan's ambassador to the United States, is a blunt, approachable 64 year old naval veteran with a storied record. He survived a mine strike at Port Arthur and a bomb attack in Shanghai, later earning respect for his quick adaptability and keen historical reading. His long career includes roles from naval attache to foreign minister and, eventually, ambassador to the U.S., where his steady temperament and fluent but imperfect English help him bridge cultures.
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Washington
Kichisaburi Nomura
Japan
United States
America
Nomura
Hel
A &Foot
Port Arthur
Shanghai
Emperor Franz Josef
Austria
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Clemenceau
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Wilson
Roosevelt
Hughes
John Grover
Ankara
Copenhagen
Joseph Clark Grew
U.S
Groton-Harvard
Turkey
Grew
American Japan Society
China
Matsuoka
Kichisaburo Nomura
U. S
Joe
Vienna
Harvard
Kipling
India
Cairo
Mexico City
St Petersburg
Berlin
State Department
Versailles
Denmark
Switzerland
Tokyo
Pacific
Sam
Far East
Army Buys Garloads of Ozark Tomatoes
Springfield Missouri June 23 AP Uncle Sam bought 260 carloads of ripening Ozark tomatoes for soldiers and sailors at 80 cents a case, 212 cents above market. Government also purchased over 1 000 carloads of canned tomatoes from last year’s crop at 75 cents a case, while last year’s Ozark yield reached 2 250 000 cases, a record. Bois Blanc Island Life Pauses on Island
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Springfield
Sam
Ozarks
Ozark
Farmer Trades In Slightly Used Car
Warrensburg Missouri June 24. R E L Yankee a 73 year old farmer traded his old car for a later model. He said the old car still gave good service but needed three new tires and a leaking radiator. It had been in use since January 27, 1917. Demolition bombs range in weight from 50 to 4000 pounds.
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Warrensburg
R. E. L. Yankee
Glider Training Urged as Key Defense Resource
Phoenix June 23. Lewin B Barringer urges government run glider pilot training centers and youth glider clubs to build a large reserve of flyers. He cites German use of gliders in Belgium and Crete and argues gliders’ surprise element helped seize Belgian forts and aided Luftwaffe development.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
Lewin B. Barringer
Regar Air Corps
Civing
Barringer
Belgium
Crete
Fort Eben Emael
Germany
Luftwaffe Tt
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Noise Blamed For Errors In Crash Probe
In St Louis a campaign to cut noise errors is linked to an air crash near Savannah where a twin engine light bomber from the Savannah base went down killing pilot 2nd Lieut Stratford L. Morton Capt Henry Walter Herlong and private Thomas A. Sims. The craft, en route from Lawson Field to Chattanooga, nosedived in rain and lightning, possibly losing control in the storm. The State Department under Thomas Jefferson began with five employees.
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T Louis
St. Louis
Lagrange
Savannah
Herve
Stratford L. Morton
Clayton, Mo
Henry Walter Herlong
Jacksonville
Fla
Thomas A. Sims
Huttig
Ark
Lawson Field
Chattanooga
Week End Deaths and Obituaries Across the Nation
Capt Richard Carney 70 Florida pioneer once owned all the land Miami Beach and first sheriff of Dade county. Philip H Sawyer Sr 67 banker and Palm Beach resident. Paul Block 93 chain newspaper publisher former head of Paul Block and Associates and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post Gaz ette. Rey P Rockefeller 65 assistant treasurer of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad.
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Associated Press
Richard Carney
Miami
Fla
Florida
Miami Beach
Dade County
Philip H. Sawyer
Chicago
Philip H. Sawyer Sr
Palm Beach
Osh, Kosh
Wis
Paul Block
New York
Paul Block and
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Toledo Blade
Toledo Times
Rey P. Rockefeller
Boy Polk Rockefeller
The
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Water Company Bears Down On Dead Beats
St Louis city officials announce nearly 500000 dollars in delinquent water bills. Max H Doyne director of public utilities sets a July 15 deadline for payment as part of efforts to recover overdue charges. An appointee of the Republican administration, Doyne presses for compliance.
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Water Company
ST. Louis
Max H. Doyne
Public Utilities
Doyne
Repub
Becker cites large delinquent accounts in city survey
Mayor William Dee Becker, who succeeded Bernard F Dickmann, announced a survey showing $487,000 due on delinquent accounts, with some arrears reaching three and a half years.
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William Dee Becker
Bernard F . Dickmann
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