China red legions press assault on Japan in North China
Reports from Peiping describe rapid Chinese Red Army and peasant irregular attacks along the Peiping Hankow and Chengtai rail lines. Chinese forces claim success halting Japanese traffic, wiping out detachments, and pressuring garrisons near Tinghsien. A broad guerilla congress near Fuping vows to curb banditry while Communists mobilize Hopeh peasants.
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Tientsin
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International Committee For the
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Weather notes fair and warmer across states
Tennessee shows fair and continued cold tonight with Friday fair and slowly rising temperatures and warmer Saturday. Virginia remains generally fair with continued cold tonight and Friday. Kentucky expects fair and continued cold tonight and Friday with warmer conditions Friday night and Saturday.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois Woman to Die in Electric Chair for Insurance Plot
Mrs. Marie Porter, slated for execution in Chester Illinois tonight, would be the first woman put to death by electric chair in Illinois. She is accused of hiring Angelo Giancola to kill her brother in an insurance scheme. she leaves four daughters. Governor Horner did not intervene.
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Marie Porter
Southern Illinois
Chester
Angelo Giancola
Henry Horner
Porter
Ilinois
Two Await Death in Illinois Electric Chair Case
Chester Ul Jan. 27 Two condemned slayers Angelo Ralph Giancola and Mrs. Marie Porter faced execution after a weeklong reprieve. Porter, once hoping Gov Horner would spare her, accepted she would be Illinois first woman to die. They were convicted of killing her brother William Kappen on his wedding day near Belleville Illinois. All principals from St. Louis. Admits crime.
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Atwo Stolid
Angelo Ralph Giancola
Marie Porter
Porter
Henry Horner
Illinois
William Kappen
Belleville
Loyalists Launch Surprise Attack From Spanish Front
Loyalist forces in Spain launch a sudden offensive in Zaragoza province targeting Villanueva del Huerva, building fortifications near Fuendetodos and Aguilon. Rebels report repulses as Madrid troops push to new positions south of the provincial capital amid ongoing Teruel activity. A fierce air battle rages near Palomera as the campaign continues.
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France
Zaragoza
Teruel
Villaneuva del Huerva
Madrid
Villaneuva
Fuendetodos
Aguilon
Mother Nurses Baby While State Asks for Her Death
In Williamson West Virginia Mrs Zell Collins 23 calmly nursed her baby as state attorney asks jury to seek the death penalty for the so called tiangle slaving of another mother. She testifies that she cannot recall firing five shots into 27 year old Geraldine Chafin last December 4. Police chief Hallie Chambers recalls her saying you have caused hell in my family for three years. The husband William Collins did not testify. Moray Chafin declares his wife told him she was not guilty of the accusation. The jury prepares to hear further summations in this mountain coal town trial.
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W. Va
Zell Collins
West Virginia
Geraldine Chafin
Hallie Chambers
Terday
William Collins
Bitter cold grips Kingsport area with record lows
The Kingsport region saw near record lows as a 10 degree reading at 7 am marked just above the yearly low. The temperature rose to 27.3 degrees as a 24 hour high under a sunless, windy day. A winter storm and cold wave stretched from upper Michigan to central Florida with nine deaths reported. A shift in wind eased an ice jam threat at Niagara Falls, sparing the Honeymoon Bridge on the Niagara River.
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McKellar
Upper Michigan
Florida
Niagara Falls
Peace for Unions Held Impossible in Labor Split
Washington dated report says William Green dismisses John L. Lewis proposal to merge the CIO and AFL. Green calls Lewis offer identical to failed peace plan and notes no current talks. Lewis pushes for peace at United Mine Workers convention amid cheering reception.
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Organized Labor
William Green
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Green
Miami
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Chieftian
A. F. of L
Moorman Death Sparks Kentucky Political Speculation
The death of Federal Circuit Judge Charles H. Moorman in Louisville prompts talk of a vacancy. Observers expect Senator M. M. Logan to be offered the post, enabling Governor A. B. Chandler to move to the Senate via resignation and interim appointment.
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Charles H. Moorman
Sixth District
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Cave Hill Cemetery
U.S
M. M. Logan
A. B. Chandler
Senate
FDR Nominates Robert H. Jackson as Solicitor General
President Roosevelt nominated Robert H. Jackson of New York today to be Solicitor General. He currently serves as Assistant Attorney General in charge of anti trust cases.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
New York
United States
Lottery backer Kenney dies after plunge from hotel
Edward A. Kenney a 52 year old New Jersey representative and advocate of a national lottery fell to his death from the sixth floor of a Carlton hotel in Washington during an overnight visit for a New Jersey chamber of commerce dinner. No witnesses saw the incident and identification came from clothing found in a hotel room.
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Edward A. Kenney
New Jersey
Emile Semet
Kenney
John M. Stewart
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Carlton Hotel
White House
Chamber of Commerce
Better Business Encourages F D R
Washington reports cheer from industrial production foreign trade and wholesale business and wage cuts few as Fed notes halted decline in January production with December output 84 down from 89 in November exports rise for machinery automobiles and grain and 1937 foreign trade boosts total exports to 3 345658 000 compared with 1936
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Senate Cloture Vote Shapes Antilynching Debate
The Senate rejected a move to invoke cloture on the anti lynching bill ending debate by limiting speech to one hour per Senator. Opponents hailed the vote as a setback for delaying tactics while supporters vow to press for final action. A heated session featured Senators Neeley Glass Wagner Connally and Barkley amid protests and gallery attention.
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Senate
Barkley
Neeley
D.-W. Va
Glass
D.-Va
Wagner
D.-N.y
Connally
D.-Tex
Bailey
D.-N.c
Byrnes
D.-S.c
Harrison
D.miss
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Friends of the
New Plan To Spur Business Considered By Morgenthau
Secretary Morgenthau said a plan for loans to small business men was among ideas the administration is weighing to aid business and industry. In Miami the AFL executive council charged that John L. Lewis United Mine Workers aided prosecutions of two Illinois cases yielding verdicts unfavorable to progressive miners and labor overall.
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Morgenthau
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
Illinois
Burke Blames NLRB For Recession In Debate
Senator Burke a Democrat from Nebraska says many believe a large share of the blame for the current economic low mood lies with the National Labor Relations Board. He spoke during a Washington event citing labor policy concerns.
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Washington
Senator Burke
Nebraska
National Labor Relations
Deadlock over U S visit to prisoner in Moscow
Informants said a deadlock exists between the United States and the Soviet Union as Washington seeks access for an American embassy official to see Ruth Marie Rubens in a Moscow prison.
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Moscow
United States
Ruth Marie Rubens
Youth Thumbs Way To City In Search Of Mother
Elmer Dodson an 18 year old youth hitch hiked from Lafayette Ind to Kingsport seeking his mother taken from him nine years ago by Everett D Littleton. His search grows harder as his mother remarried and he cannot recall the stepfather's name. He arrived Wednesday and continues the bid for reunion with no word since leaving Tennessee. An uncle Hubert Dodson recalls the mother remarried.
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Elmer Dodson
Kingsport
Lafayette
Ind
Everett D. Littleton
Elmer
Tennessee
Hubert Dodson
Business Hope Tied to Prosperity Says Chamber Leader
Clem D. Johnson vice president of the United States Chamber of Commerce told Rotarians the nation must regain real prosperity through business optimism not legislation. He said the chamber plans magazine and billboard ads to explain current conditions and urged Americans to rethink the view of business as a threat. He blamed uncertainty and high taxes, noting the U.S. was once among the lowest taxed nations.
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Clem D. Johnson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Kingsport Inn
Johnson
United States
Va. Revenue Says Enough for Needs
Richmond Va January 27 Informal budget talk with Governor Price shows sentiment supports a 1,000,000 annual rise for schools and funds for old age assistance within expected revenues. Governor spokesman said adjustments to the Peery budget could cover the extra school money and old age costs projected at about 1,000,000 first year and possibly 2,000,000 second year to state and localities.
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Richmond
Price
Senate Finance
House Appropriations
Stock Exchange Eyes Major Overhaul Under New Plan
A committee appointed by Charles R. Gay proposes a complete reorganization of the New York Stock Exchange. Key changes include a salaried president, abolition of the self perpetuating board, a 32 member board with six outside partners, three public members, three year terms, and limits on reappointment with a one year gap.
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New York Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Committee For
Charles R. Gay
Exchange
William O. Douglas
S.E.C
Gay
Douglas
Washington
A. A. Berle, Jr
Stock Exchange
New York City
Browning Sets Theory Before FDR At Parley
Washington January conference between President Roosevelt and Gov. Gordon Browning of Tennessee discusses TVA policy on buying private utility systems. Norris favors agency purchases without state participation, while McKellar opposes broad private-system buys. Lilienthal notes door open to negotiating with utilities. a court ruling last week upheld TVA legality, likely appealed.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
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Norris
Ind
Neb
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McKellar
D.-Tenn
Congress
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Commonwealth
Southern Door
David E. Lilienthal
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Wilson Dam
Tennessee River
Norris Dam
Mississippi, Alabama
Memphis
Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm Smiles at World Doom Prediction
Former German ruler Kaiser Wilhelm, on his seventy ninth birthday, reflects on a life of power exile and upheaval. He argues civilization is not doomed despite chaos and notes similarities between Nazi dictatorship and his own era while challenging fatalistic views.
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Associated Press
New York
Germany
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