Japs Threaten U S With Talk of Soviet Pact
Tokyo reports reliable authority says conversations toward a non aggression pact with Soviet Russia are in progress though observers doubt Tokyo aims beyond show. Domel says US attitude could affect Japan Russia ties and notes Yoshizawa cited settling outstanding issues. US denounces trade treaty. Grew expresses concern over Japan China policy amid conciliatory notes.
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Tokyo
Ren
Soviet
Russia
Japan
United States
Drapinedo
Domel
Yoshizawa
Joseph C. Grew
Japnan-U. S
W P Watson Heads Medical Society
Dr W P Watson of Dyersburg is elected president of the Tri County Medical Society at its annual meeting in Dyersburg. New officers include Dr J B Cochran for Dyer county vice president, Dr W T Rainey for Lake county, Dr W H Stallings for Crockett county, and Dr C L Denton as secretary treasurer. Sixty attend.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
W. P. Watson
Tri- County Medical Society
J. B. Cochran
Dyer County
Ww. T. Rainey
Tiptonville
Take County
WH. Stallings
Friendship
Crockett County
C. L. Denton
Walter Engelberg
Manuel B. Martin
Engelberg
Brooklyn
Hitler
British Planes Drive Raiding 950 Americans Off Scottish Coast
German Dornier aircraft fought in the North Sea near the Firth of Forth as British air forces repelled raids. Reports say the German planes were damaged and one pilot described raking the engine area. An air raid warning lasted about 365 minutes around Rosyth naval base in southeastern Scotland.
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London
Firth of Fort
Scotland
North Sea
Firth of Porth
Edinburgh
Rosyth
Hig Tell
Air Ministry
Firth of Forth
Britain
Turks Over Nazis Grudge Blamed For War Start Attempt
Turkish papers accuse Germany of stoking Turkish Soviet tensions over a Pravda article circulated by the German embassy. Von Papen met Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu amid fear of a Turkish Soviet conflict. The press warns of German interference and a recall of the German ambassador.
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Germany
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Aress Service
Pravda
Communist Party
von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Sukru Saracoglia
Aksham
Tragedy ends long battle for seven year old Kathryn Felt
Seven year old Kathryn Felt dies from parunionis after a national donor appeal to save her from infection. The report notes a failed public appeal and details surrounding her illness and death.
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Tricken
Philadelphia
Dev
Tap
Kathryn Felt
Tolay
Parunionis
National power network proposal discussed by NPC officials
Washington December 7. The national power conference considered a government corporation to issue bonds for a national power network within private utilities. Officials said the idea came from the National Power Policy Committee with industry interest. The plan aims to avoid a congressional battle over financing while ensuring ample wartime power and relies on service charges to plants drawing from surplus areas to retire bonds. A stray advisory line on fuel efficiency appears in the margin.
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Washington
National Power Policy Committee
Hamilton favors convention delay in 1940 race
Republican Chairman John Hamilton edged toward delaying the GOP convention to review the 1940 Democratic nominees and platform. He said the minority should assess the governing party before a convention and warned against a long campaign, noting discussions on a shorter six month drag and the party’s $700000 deficit as the executive committee met.
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Washington
John Hamilton
Republican Executive Committee
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Havoiltan
Britain Invasion Studied by Nazis
Berlin Correspondent notes German observers weighing a potential invasion of Britain after years of isolation. They argue Britain is now part of the continental war landscape and that air power, demonstrated by raids near Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow, makes distant Britain vulnerable to attack.
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Berlin
British Isles
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Germany
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
Capture Thought Close At Hand Winnie Judd Hunt
A posse closes in on Winnie Ruth Judd, the trunk murderess, believed hiding near orange groves and estates at the desert edge. Deputies pursue reports of a strangely acting woman seen by Thelda Burkett and Harvey Cowen, with three sheriff cars in the search after her escape from a state hospital for the insane on Sunday night.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Hospital
Youth Is Burned Rescuing Others in Fire
Clarence Qualls a 21 year old Scott youth is in Community hospital in serious condition from extensive burns after rescuing his brothers and sisters from their burning home in Clinchport last night. The Qualls family lost their two story dwelling when the blaze started from a kerosene lamp. Elizabeth 11 suffered both arms fractured while Elmer 14 had minor burns and shock. Willie Verda Mae and Ralph were aided to safety by Clarence and other relatives.
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Scott Solmty
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Clinchport
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Willie
Verda Mae
Ralph
Clarence
Johnson
Qualls
Priests Urged to Uphold Duty Amid War Turmoil
Pope Pius XII issued an apostolic exhortation calling priests and clerics under arms to adhere to exemplary morals and duty. He urged piety and readiness for sacrifice, praising Italy for staying out of war and framing clergy as models of obedience to authority.
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Pius XII
Dino Alfieri
Holy See
Alfieri
Popular Culture
Italy
Munsey Slack dies veteran East Tennessee publisher
E Munsey Slack president of the Bristol Publishing Corporation and publisher of the Bristol Herald Courier and Bristol News Bulletin died at George Ben Johnson Hospital Abingdon Virginia after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was nearly 62 and had suffered health issues including high blood pressure. Born December 10 1877 in Bristol Tennessee Slack founded papers in Abingdon Johnson City and Bristol and held prominent roles in regional journalism. Funeral plans were announced with interment in Pulaski Virginia.
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Tenn
E. Munsey Slack
Bristol Publishing Corporation
Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol News Bulletin
George Ben Johnson
Abingdon
Slack
Rufus Morison
Pulaski
Maxie Cox
Johnson City
Givarce
Mary Trollinger
Amelia Copenhaver
Julia Stout
Thad Cox Slack
Munsey Slack, Jr
James Abraham Slack
Nashville
John Charles Slack
Athens
John Slack
Julia Holston Slack
Wing College
Abranklin
Indiana
Virginia
William A. Walter
Wiliam Rhea
Congress
Munsey Slack
Tax plans proposed to fund defense spending
Congressional experts study five tax plans to raise money for projected defense outlays next year. Options include a 10 percent increase in existing taxes, broader income tax reach with higher rates, a defense profits tax, a levy on munitions makers, and a general sales tax. Some plans face political resistance in an election year.
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Washigson
Lee
Doughton
D-Nc
Houseways and Means’ Committee
Roosevelt
Hoover says FBI still seeks Mattson slayer
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover disclosed that about 500 suspects remain in the slaying and kidnapping case of 10 year old Charles Mattson and that agents continue the nationwide search. He noted the bureau has eliminated 22,700 leads since the December 27 1996 abduction and will persist with the hunt.
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Hoover
FBI
Charles Mattson
Jack Beardwood
Tacoma
Wash
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mattson
Peter David Levine
New Rochelle
N.Y
Associated Press
Pasta
Everett
Hera
Charles Vietehey Mattson
Washington
Soviet attack in south said to be success
Moscow reports a Soviet Russian army breakthrough on the Karelian Isthmus main defense line, with artillery preparation and a forward thrust toward the north. Finnish fortifications dubbed Maginot-Kirke Line, while Swedish-correspondent notes heavy Russian losses and high casualties amid the invasion.
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Sweden
Mannerheim
Karelian
South
Moscow
Leningrad
Finna
Vuolsi
Mannehheim Line
Finland
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Maginot-Kirke
France
Sir Walters Kirke
Washington
Alexander Meelbiom
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U S Reserves All Shipping Rights In Blockade Row
Washington Dec 7 The United States reserved its rights under international law in response to Britain's order council to stop German exports through neutral countries. The move, conveyed to Lord Lothian, cites two points a matter of principle and the need for certain German purchases like precision instruments. Damages claims could follow if Britain’s order harms German exports.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Order 1 Council
Lord Lothian
Germany
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