Roosevelt Says U S Desire For Peace Is Not Weakness
At West Point Roosevelt tells graduates that America's desire for peace must not be mistaken for weakness. He stresses strengthening defenses through discipline and cooperation, noting the need to modernize armed forces amid global threats. He cited King George and Queen Elizabeth's U S visit as a sign of cordiality between nations without fear.
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West Point
N. Y
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United States Military Academy
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Memel
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Widening of Highway 23 Into City to Begin Soon
City officials plan to extend Highway 23 from the Johnson City junction with Highway 81 to Dale Street doubling its width to at least 40 feet. State engineers survey the route for data while funds earmarked by the Highway Department cover the contract cost. Water line extensions to traffic circles at each end are approved and will follow contractor readiness with circles of 100 and 66 feet in diameter respectively.
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Johnson City
Highway Department
Bristol
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen
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Bristol Highway
Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky Weather Updates
Partly cloudy and locally showery in central and west Tennessee tonight. Central and east portions see showers Tuesday with slightly warmer readings in extreme east. Virginia turns fair, cooler in central and east tonight, Tuesday clouds increase, then showers on the coast overnight. Kentucky expects showers tonight and Tuesday with warmer southeastern areas Tuesday.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Juveniles Break from City Jail Delays Court Hearing
Two LI youths identified as Richard Light and Russell Sutherland under 17 escaped from the juvenile room of a city building between 4 and 5 p.m. They left through a door into a hall with a torn tran som. Police had not recaptured them by noon. they were jailed Saturday on theft charges for four chickens.
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Long Island
Richard Light
Russell Sutherland
Clifford E. Sanders
Landon Attacks New Deal as Fascist and Communist
Alf M. Landon told Boston University graduates that the New Deal prioritizes user rights over property owners, equating it with Fascist and Communist systems. He warned such policy discounts property rights, causes investment hesitation, and labels critics as reactionaries for seeking a middle ground.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
New Deal
Landon
Boston University
Germany
Italy
Russia
Special Tribunal Approved For Thetis Probe In London
Parliament approved the creation of a special tribunal to conduct a broad inquiry into the sinking of the British submarine Thetis on June 1 with the loss of 99 lives. The decision sets the stage for an official examination of causes and responsibility.
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County Aid Recipients May Double With State Expansion
Sullivan county aid recipients could rise from 345 to about 635 as the state old age assistance program expands to cover all destitute elders. State Welfare Commissioner Paul Savage announced the county will receive about 80,235 dollars in grants for aged residents in the year starting July 1.
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National Social Security Board
Tennessee
Picket Line Riot Injures Dozen in Auto Workers Clash
In Flint and Saginaw a police clash with AFL United Auto Workers pickets left 12 injured, three seriously, as workers battle over recognition as bargaining agent for General Motors employees. Six arrests reported amid mobilized police and plant shutdowns at Buick divisions and Fisher Body unit.
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Fisher
Power Politics Termed Era By British Foreign Secretary
London June 12 Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax labeled 1939 an era of power politics and warned that force may be needed to defend justice and order. He argued nations must decide if force serves to promote or destroy societal order amid criticism from peers over appeasement hints. The discussion followed Liberal Lord Davies accusing the government of cynical dealings with aggressors. Most birds of prey have wings with slotted tips, aiding quick ascent.
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Britain
Germany
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Liberal Party
Auto Mishaps Leave Five Injured in County Events
Three accidents in Kineppart and nearby areas yesterday left five people injured. Four discharged after emergency care at Community hospital. Lindsay Taylor 16 of Hiltons admitted with non life threatening injuries. Police report a Highland Park collision injuring Poore, Wade, Harris and others with minor lacerations. Dotson charged with reckless driving and passing a stop sign after a Watauga Street crash. fined $15 in city court.
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Community Hospital
Virginia
Lindsay Taylor
Hiltons
Jim Broyles
John Mills
Highland Park
Bristol Highway
Elmer Poore
Long Island
Lonnie M. Harris
Poore
Annette Wade
Kingsport
Harris
Watauga Street
Lamont
Charles Dotson
Napoleon Bond
Dotson
Hagan Milam
Roby Milam
Acci
Arrest stirs Danzig Polish tension anew
Polish customs inspector Jan Henryc Lipinski was arrested on charges of attempted kidnapping and espionage in Danzig. He allegedly sought military information from German stormtroopers by posing as a former German officer. The incident coincides with Britain and Soviet Russia renewing talks on a mutual assistance pact.
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Danzig
Britain
Soviet
Russia
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Tryig
Poland
Warsaw
Marian Chodacki
London
Viscount Halifax
Ivan Maesky
Moscoow
Midwest Clears Storm Wreckage After Deadly Weekend
A half dozen mid western states began clearing wreckage from a weekend wind and rain storm that killed six people and caused extensive damage. In Indiana three died, in Ohio two, and in Wisconsin one. About 50 were rescued from Lake Erie boats near Cleveland. Victims named include Martel Briles eight, Gerald W. Brown twenty six, Charles Weiss fifty nine, Mrs. Harry Metz, and George W. Dougherty, forty two.
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Ohio
Wisconsin
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Martel Briles
Swayzee
Ind
Gerald W. Brown
Schneider
Charles Weiss
Logansport
Harry Metz
Hicksville
George W. Dougherty
Last Minute News Flashes: Refugees, Labor, and Diplomacy
Reports from Amsterdam New York London and Tokyo summarize brief items. Netherlands will land 200 of 907 German Jewish refugees from the St Louis. Frances Perkins criticizes special interest groups over hour limits. Chamberlain stresses mutual confidence for an international conference. In Nanking two Japanese consulate officials die from suspected poisoned wine at a banquet.
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St. Louis
New York
Frances Perkins
Tokyo
Nanking
Foreign Office
New Increase of Army Fund Recommended
The House appropriations committee urged Congress to add 292.7 million dollars to next year’s War Department budget to expand aerial production. Major General Henry Arnold testified that current expansion suffices for defense, and pursuit planes will outrun German bombers. The plan includes 2,290 new planes and housing with 1,283 to be procured immediately.
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Panama
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Approve Repeal of Profits Levy Moves in House Panel
A House Ways and Means subcommittee tentatively backed a plan to replace the undistributed profits levy with an 18 percent rate for corporations with over 25 thousand dollars in net income. Smaller earners would pay 12 to 16 percent. The proposal also extends excise and postal taxes for two years and allows two year carry overs of net operating losses.
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House Ways and Means
Cooper
D-Tenn
Subcommittee
United States
Escape attempt ends in capture near Buena Vista
Four of six Colorado reformatories inmates who abducted Warden W. H. Johnson were surrounded and captured about 20 miles east of Buena Vista after a 15 hour escape. The four named by Johnson are Needham Ferguson 23 Clarence A. Burkett 22 Eugene Neberker 17 all Denver and Jas Cowan 19 Fort Collins. The quartet were hungry cold and tired.
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Colorado
Johnson
Needham Ferguson
Clarence A. Burkett
Eugene Neberker
Denver
Jas. Cowan
Fort Collins
Secret Messages Irritate Germans in Prague
June 12 report from Prague describes tiny timer driven radio transmitters used to broadcast speeches to Czech residents. German police accuse Anna Kopecka of killing Wilhelm Kriest in Kladno, while investigating in secrecy as authorities note the covert devices are portable and pose a minor irritant to German control.
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Wilhelm Kriest
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Senate frames two front attacks on FDR fiscal policy
In Washington a double barreled attack on administration fiscal policy forms as the economy bloc targets dollar devaluation and western senators attack the silver program. McNary plans a conference to oppose house approved gold content reduction and the $2 billion stabilization fund while Glass Adams Pittman push for clarity on silver prices. Western mining interests fear price uncertainty as Pittman urges Morgenthau to reveal future plans before June 30. Republican pressure overlaps with tax revision efforts to meet June 30 deadlines and prepare for a July adjournment.
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Crew Rescued After Fire Afloat Ben Hur
East coast radio reports the French barque Ben Hur fleet on fire at sea was rescued by the liner Duchess of Bedford. Canadian Pacific officials confirm all 34 crew members saved and the Duchess of Bedford continues to Liverpool.
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Canadian Pacific Steamship
Montreal
Liverpool
Britons Satisfied Royal Reception From US Visit
Britons say King George VI and Queen Elizabeth received a proper reception in the United States after four days of judiciary study. Public cheers included some blunt remarks about the queen’s appearance, and guards surprised locals with large police presence. A London landlady quips about red Indians and train robbers. Some view the visit as similar to a film star’s reception.
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