Hitler pledges close Germany Italy alliance in wartime speech
Berlin January 30 Adolf Hitler asserted that Germany and Italy remain bound by close friendship and would not lose a war forced upon them by Britain. He claimed the first phase of the war in Poland is finished and predicted England would trigger a second phase. He attacked Churchill and denounced concentration camps as England’s invention.
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Reds Renew Aerial Assault on Finns After Heavy Losses
Soviet and Finnish forces clash in southern Finland with heavy air raids and ground fighting. Finnish claims of downed Russian planes contrast with Soviet reports of Finnish losses. Civilians killed or wounded as raids target Kronstadt vicinity and Lake Ladoga areas. Viipuri reports a midday air alert with heightened artillery activity on the Karelian Isthmus front.
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Germans Renew Aerial Raids on British Ships
London reports renewed widespread air attacks on shipping along the east coast of the British Isles. Britain says one raider was shot down in the renewed raids.
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Roosevelt embargo powers urged by Pittman in Congress
Seamor Pittman says President Roosevelt needs discretionary embargo authority to pressure Japan and improve treatment of U.S. citizens in China. He notes Congress has not approved such power and warns it could provoke Japan. He cites existing authority to raise tariffs and embargo raw materials.
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Late News Reports on War and Policy Across 1940s Obstacles
National and international dispatches describe Britain considering obs on Americus shipping and Lothian Yell discussions. Reports note Danish steamer Predushorg mine strike near Seathuid, a Mingish air raid near Kronstadt, and FDR seeking 7 million for hospital construction with a broader 800 million foot expansion plan debated in Congress. union mine workers oppose U.S. loans to Finland, urging restraint on war funding.
Winter Hampers Western Front
Paris dispatch reports renewed snowfall on the western front hampering military actions while French artillery remains active in the Vosges and along the Rhine. German labor battalions are said to be strengthening the Siegfried line as Daladier denounces Hitler in a radio address on the anniversary of Nazi rise to power. He calls for war readiness and labels Germans as slaves under Nazi rule.
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Farm fund cut sought by appropriations committee
The House appropriations committee recommended a 26 percent reduction in President Roosevelt's farm appropriation estimates for the coming year, trimming 154 million from a total of 788 million. Major cuts hit surplus commodity disposal, the Sugar Act, and farm tenant loans, while the tenant loan provision was dropped. The panel argued retrenchment is needed amid tight federal finances and said no appropriation is wholly adequate.
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German Protests to Vatican Fail over Radio Broadcasts
German protests to the Vatican regarding Vatican radio reports on conditions in occupied Poland were reportedly fruitless. Berlin had only issued one representation, dismissed as private broadcasts without official character, while Berlin cited a German envoy's complaint about biased programming.
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Winter Cold Wave Eases in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia see a rise in temperatures after a ten day extreme cold spell. Readings topped 32 degrees for the first time in a week and snow flurries continued as relief is forecast for tomorrow. Snowfall earlier reached 15.6 inches with a record low below 10 degrees. Property damage and human suffering were widespread across the region.
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Scrap may arise over third term
At the United Mine Workers convention in Columbus 2100 delegates from 27 states and Canada debated 47 resolutions urging a third term for President Roosevelt. Though UMW president predicted ignominious defeat for a third term campaign he urged delegates to withhold immediate endorsement. Some old-timers respected Roosevelt and believed labor would back him if Democrats meet CIO chiefs' demands.
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Roosevelt at 58 Faces Hard Campaign or Quiet Retirement
President Roosevelt, turning 58, is described as fit for another political run or possible retirement. His doctor praises his health for the years ahead as the nation marks his birthday with charity events to fight infantile paralysis. Roosevelt records greetings from around the world and proposes federal funding for small hospitals in poor areas.
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Jurymen resume probe after 17 indictments returned
Seventeen indictments charging felony and misdemeanor counts were turned over to Circuit Court Judge Shelburne Ferguson as the grand jury resumed its probe into alleged fee grabbing and bribery by Sullivan County officers. Capiases will be issued after presentments are acted on, with arrests possible by May term. The investigation, prompted by a Kingsport Times report, marks the first since 1948 pollen fraud prosecutions and involves county officials and others possibly outside law enforcement. Three jurors had been ill. proceedings drew local interest as witnesses and Times staffers faced questioning.
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Parley plans loom for GOP and Democrats
Washington dispatch reports pre convention parleys forming among major parties. Midwest Republicans seek a farm plank and unity among Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin to push unpledged or favorite son delegates. Governors Wilson of Iowa Bushfield of South Dakota and Hanford MacNider are named in talks. Debate to be threshed over February 15 with outcome shaping convention votes for farmers.
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