Japan seeks improved ties with United States
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan ready to settle claims for damages in China to soften relations with the United States. Foreign Minister Nomura and Ambassador Grew discussed a possible end to tensions, with Japan aiming to avoid use of the US Japanese treaty as policy leverage and to study compensations and future open door issues.
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Relman Moron
Tokyo
United States
Japan
China
Kichisabura Nomura
Joseph A Grew
Oaid
Namurs
Kuhn Sentenced To 2.5 To 5 Years In New York Case
Fritz Kuhn German American leader was sentenced to two and a half to five years for grand larceny and forgery tied to a James D. C. Murray transaction and a separate $717 gift to Mrs Virginia Camp. Judge James C. Wallace refused to suspend the sentence as Sabbatino defended Kuhn as a victim of political persecution.
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Kuhn
New York, N.Y
Fritz Kuhn
Jeader
James D. C. Murray
Bentonce
James C. Wallace
Virginia Camp
Murray
Camp
Wallace
J Juhn
Peter L. F. Sabbatine
Sabbatino
Indictment Targets Detroit Tile Trade Monopoly
Federal grand jury charges 85 individuals and eight firms in a Detroit area conspiracy to monopolize tile supply. The indictment lists the Detroit Tile Contractors Association and related groups as channels, with unions named alongside manufacturers such as Wheeling Tile Co and National Tile Co in a wider anti trust action. The case marks a rare criminal indictment against all branches of an industry.
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Detroit
AFL
Detroit Tile Contractors Association
Greater Detroit Tile Contractors Association
Tile Contractors Association of America
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International
International Association of Marble
Grand Jury
Wheeling Tile Co
Wheeling
Var Mosaie ‘Tile Co
Zanesville
Antivtron
Ind
Robertaan Art Tile Co
Morrisville
Pas Standard Pile Co
Ohio
Spears Ty Ceramic Cu
East Sparta
Chic
Expense No Object As Young Pair Ends Sleepless Nights
New York December reports an "unknown benefactor" will cover the Lewises Sutton Place bills totaling 65.32 for wine food and hotel costs incurred after a night out in Yorkville court. Magistrate Henry G Curran urged a compromise ending in a nine hour rest at the Waldorf Astoria amid noise from nearby Engl River Drive construction.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
City of
James C. Lewis
Sutton Place
Henry G. Curran
Lewises
Yorkville Court
Engl River Drive
Run Good Hotel
2 Construction Company
Currin
Nalny
Lewisses
Waldorf-Astoria
Dewey to Explain Views on Issues in Minnesota Speech
Washington dispatch reports Dewey planned to outline positions on agriculture government spending and foreign policy in Minnesota. Observers expect a clear stance on farm policy and opposition to Roosevelt programs with an isolationist line on European affairs. Republicans prepare for a Thursday meeting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dewey
New Yorker
Republican National Committee
Break for Allies Seen As Soviet Action Widens Nazi Fascist Chasm
The article argues Soviet moves widen the rift between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It suggests Mussolini may shift toward Anglo French union amid Soviet pressure, while Finland’s stance and Rome’s public displays signal Italy’s cautious stance, contrasting Hitler’s risky stance on anti Communism.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Russia
Berlin-Rome
Fremier
Mussolini
Anglofronceh
Catnip Aan Chanceltoy Fitters
Josef Hislin
Pettlig
Finland
Lienlied Taytige
Hitler
Morgan Outlines TVA Future Plans at Governors Event
In Gilbertsville on December 5 TVA Chairman H A Morgan outlined a broad future for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He spoke to governors, representatives and TVA officials as the Kentucky dam project nears completion, calling it an indispensable link in harnessing power and river resources. The display celebrated progress, noting the removal of a million cubic yards of earth.
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Gilbertsville
Tennessee Valley Power
H. A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
TVA
Kentucky
Mississippi
Uilberysville
Livestock Expo Opens in Chicago with Grand Championship at Stake
Dee A Py North Aumenian leads cattle in the 40th International Livestock Expo at the Arena as preliminary judging narrows to finalists for the purple ribbon. Top prizes include a $100 fire award and other awards.
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Chicago
Dee
Stece
Winnie Ruth Judd Believed to Have Killed Self Near Hospital
Phoenix December 5. Searchers fear Winnie Ruth Judd the blonde tigress who eight years ago murdered two women and disposed of the bodies may have taken her own life or is hiding within miles of the Arizona state hospital from which she fled Sunday night. Posses chased sightings near the hospital but bloodhounds failed to track a scent.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Tigrass
Los Angeles
Trunka
Judd
Third Term Rested On Emergency For Roosevelt
Washington December 5 The seasoned appraisal of Roosevelt's close friends is that he would run again only if a critical international emergency arises next summer. They believe his personal wish is not to run but have not ruled out the possibility. They note his domestic program has been largely settled and that his advocates say he has written his vision of government into the nation's laws. The question remains how future details will be handled as they see the core change as the important factor.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ling
World reacts to Finnish invasion and global tensions
Foreign Secretary condemns the Red invasion of Finland as an inexcusable act amid rising European tensions. Other items report trial recess in New York over a Father Divine equity case, labor and political moves in Nashville, and various international and local notices from Bangkok to Chicago.
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Lord Halifax
Finland
Laxtison
Lorik Bostifax
New York
Father Divine
SKM
Verdin Brown
Fonger
Father Pivin
Scandinavian nations hope to bring peace
Oslo December 5. Norway's foreign minister Hamdan Moht called a conference for Thursday of Scandinavian foreign ministers to discuss the Russian Finnish conflict. Invitation to Sweden's Richard Sandler and Denmark's Peter Munch stressed the earnest desire to reestablish peace in Northern Europe. Denmark will remain neutral due to a nonaggression pact with Germany. Koht did not mention Finland's leaders. Sandler accepted and would depart for Oslo tomorrow.
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Oslo
Hamdan Moht
Isaying
Richard Sandler
Sweden
Peter Munch
Denmark
Europe
Finland
Thovald Stearning
Germany
Koht
Yaino Tanner
Eljas Erkko
Stockholm
Kyosti Kallio
Scandinavia
Hotti
Utilities asked to speed building projects
Secretary Ickes, as chairman of the National Power Policy Committee, urged private electric utilities to advance their future building programs by one or two years. He argued that speeding construction would bolster national defense preparations and meet rising industrial demand for power. He noted that industry readiness would lessen government burdens and emphasized preparedness for regional needs.
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Washington
Dev
Ickes
National Power Policy Committee
Self-Supporting AAA Is Farm Goal
Chicago December news reports Secretary of Agriculture Wallace urged a self supporting federal farm program to ensure permanency. He said without steady funding from the treasury the program’s future is uncertain and called for big peacetime expenditures for the army and navy amid European conflict. Farmers will face scrutiny in coming months to determine how permanent the program truly is.
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Chicago
Wallace
American Paros Bureau Federation
Army
Navy
Tyre Querillna
U S Said 'Glad' to Condemn Reds
Sumner Welles acting secretary announced the United States would join in a Pan American condemnation of Russia's invasion of Finland. He said Latin American nations have approached the government with support for principles of international law and opposition to force as a means of settling disputes. If other American republics draft a declaration, the U S would be glad to participate. Welles noted many Latin governments already stated their position.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Senate
U. S
Russia
Finland
Welles
Nashville Bribe Probe Reopened Under Pro Tem District Attorney
The county grand jury in Nashville reopened its bribery inquiry into officials allegedly paid by law violators. Assistant District Attorney General Harry Nichol was appointed district attorney pro tem to lead and confer with the panel. The prior halt occurred as District Attorney General J. Carlton Loser attended a murder trial.
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Nashville
Harry Nichol
Nichol
Chester
Harry
Louis Huggins
J. Carlton Loser
Hart
Finns claim retaliation as Soviet air raids press on
Finnish reports describe Soviet bombers attacking Paldiski and targets near Murmansk while Sweden shifts to partial mobilization and Finland braces for broader conflict. Norwegian frontier dispatches also note raids on Simmervi as civilians move inland. Hope grows for Swedish aid as early winter darkness deepens in Helsinki.
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Lynn Heinzerling Rellinkl
Finland
Soviet Russia
Paldiski
Russia
Tonia
Paldieki
Helaioki
Murmansk
Salmimervi
Sweden
Asland
Helsinki
Belsinki
Foreign Embassies Unruffled By Present Warfare in Capital
Washington December 5 AP War has cost embassies and regencies of Europe’s powers, yet life at the capital continues. Staff work is heavier, hours longer, money tighter. some praise calm, others show anxiety as hostilities affect duties. A Finnish envoy received a stamp collection gift worth 475 for Finland’s aid.
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Europe
Othing
Segation Thouars
Totter
California
Am Man
Finland
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