Jews Protest British Move in Palestine
170 000 Jews demonstrate in Palestine against a British plan to make the Holy Land independent under Arab control. In Tel Aviv 25 people are reported injured as disorders erupt. The British government faces a Commons battle over the policy but expects approval.
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House of Commons
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Amoy
China
Shanghai
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Massive Jewish Demonstrations Rule Palestine Protests
In Palestine on May 18, about 175000 Jews marched in Jerusalem Haifa Tel Aviv and other towns protesting Britain's plan for an independent Palestine under Arab control. Violence erupted last night with government offices set ablaze and police firing into the air.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Reuters
Israel Rokach
Weather outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Tennessee predicts showers in the west and south with cloudy areas in the northeast tonight. Friday brings more showers and cooler temperatures in the western portion. Virginia sees fair, cooler conditions tonight then increasing cloudiness and cooler Friday with showers in the extreme southwest Friday afternoon and Saturday. Kentucky shows increasing clouds tonight followed by showers Friday especially in the extreme west, cooler in the north tonight and southwest Friday.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Montreal Welcomes King George VI On Canada Tour
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Montreal for the first leg of a 6,000 mile royal tour of Canada and the United States aboard their private train. They are greeted with cheers after a stop at Quebec and a drive through the city before heading to Ottawa.
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Plains of Abraham
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Jean Talon
Quebec
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W. L. MacKenzie King
Bristolian Sentenced 10 Years for Second Degree Murder
Marvin Mitchell of the Bristol area pleaded guilty in Sullivan circuit court to second degree murder and received a ten year penitentiary term. He had escaped from Blountville jail in a recent break and was recaptured. The case arose from a shooting after an altercation with another man. The noon recess saw jurors still deliberating over larceny cases involving Bo Cooley and Howard Stokes, while William Harris pleaded guilty to larceny and was jailed for six months. The grand jury reported about 100 indictments with around 10 not true bills. Ike Crabtree among those bound to court for petit larceny and embezzlement.
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Bristol
Sullivan
Mitchell
Lountville
Cap Blountville
Bo Cooley
Howard Stokes
William Harris
Fred Smith
Stiffy” Fleener
Ike Crabtree
Kingsport
Grady Musick
Sleep By Refrigeration Looms As New Treatment for Humans
At the American Medical Association meeting in St Louis doctors showcase a refrigeration hibernation method. Women are shown in an exhibit covered with ice as technicians lower their body temperatures to about 89 degrees to induce deep sleep. Researchers Fay and Smith say the technique could treat heart disease insanity tuberculosis and other conditions.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
American Medical Association
Temple
Fay
Lawrence W. Smith
Philadelphia
Street Project May Be Altered
The board of mayor and aldermen meets in a postponed session to consider widening Sullivan street from Circle to Center, potentially rescinding prior contracts and preserving trees near Circle. A second proposal asks treatment of unpaved streets with calcium chloride, funded by about 200 dollars donated by residents, to reduce dust. Routine business and final readings of several ordinances are also on the agenda.
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Center Street
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Crescent Drive
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Bristol Highway
Harris Avenue
Ardmore
Hull alarmed by increased threats to us
Secretary Hull testified to a House subcommittee that U S vital interests are threatened in an increasing number of places. The committee recommended 121,399,120 to run state justice and commerce for the year starting July 1, trimming 1,402,423 from the department's request while still above current funding.
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Hull
Congress
House Appropriations
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Subcommittee
House
State Department
Lindy Views May Alter Air Plans
Congressional pressure on Army Air Corps expansion grows as Col. Lindbergh cites German aviation lead. Subcommittee members oppose full aircraft reserve and urge reallocating funds to aviation research and private industry training. Lindbergh backs some reserve while urging increased research efforts and notes Germany’s faster attack planes and bomber efficiency.
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Army Air Corps
Charles A. Lindbergh
Germany
United States
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Lindbergh
Air Corps
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Reich
Two Youths Indicted Under Bristol Sunday Blue Law
Sullivan county grand jury indicts Ted Perry and Ford Caldwell of Bristol for making concrete and doing carpenter work on a Sunday in a nonessential public nuisance. Constable P L Morrell prosecutes. They were arrested at a cabin while fixing a step last Sunday. The case before Judge Ferguson this week.
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Sullivan County Grand Jury
Ted Perry
Ford Caldwell
Bristol
P. L. Morrell
Ferguson
Hope Abandoned for Ocean Fli er
Relatives on both sides of the Atlantic abandoned hope for the safety of Charles Backman a Chicago aviator long overdue on a solo flight from Newfoundland to Stockholm He flew from St Louis to Bangor then Botwood missing since takeoff Tuesday His 90 horsepower monoplane had fuel for 45 hours with an expected 29 hour crossing Radio not carried by the craft
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Atlantic
Charles Backman
Newfoundland
Stockholm
Backman
Andrew
Gust
Sweden
Charges Dropped Against Black Legion Members in Detroit
The state dropped all criminal charges today against Virgil Effinger once described as head of the Black Legion and 20 other people named in warrants tied to the hooded order’s operations.
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Virgil Effinger
Hooded Order
Naval appropriation clears Senate for peace time build up
The Senate approved a record peace time naval appropriation of 773 million dollars for 23 new warships and 500 fighters. It funds two battleships two cruisers eight destroyers eight submarines two seaplane tenders and a repair ship. A provision bans foreign food purchases when American supplies exist and halts Argentine beef purchases. The measure returns to the House with amendments.
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Senate
House
Navy
Roosevelt
NLRB Defense Highlighted As Harlan Turmoil Grows
In Harlan Kentucky clashes between state troops and union pickets intensify labor strife in the soft coal field. Gov Chandler and Brig. Gen. Carter order protection and arrests as miners seek to return to work amid gunfire and dynamite incidents. Senator Wagner criticizes proposed amendments to the Wagner Act.
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Harlan County
C. V. Bennett
Harlan Central Coal Company
Totz
Bennett
Ellerbe Carter
National Guard
Bob Cowan
Carter
Highsprint Mine No. 2
Here
W. E. Arnold
Kentucky Utilities, Incorporated
Benham
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky National Guard
Kentucky
United Mine Workers
CIO
John Conner
Washington
U S Rejects Japanese Claims Over Shanghai Privileges
The United States used naval action and diplomacy to deny Japan greater representation in Shanghai's international settlement. US bluejackets landed at Amoy while a memorandum rejected Japan's argument based on the Sino Japanese war. The settlement governs itself with a British American Japanese and Chinese council dating to 1854.
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United States
Japan
China
International Settlement
Amoy
Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement
Tokyo
Japan-U. S
Argentina to Hire U S Car Purchase
Argentina adopts a plan where importers of United States automobiles will buy Argentine treasury notes equal to their imports and hold them for redemption. Finance Minister Pedro Groppo says this is not a solution to strained trade relations, which require exports growth or a reciprocal treaty. General Motors reportedly ready to subscribe about 2.8 million dollars in notes as part of the plan.
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United States
Pedro Groppo
General Motors
U. S
Kiss of Death Widow Rose Carina Held by U S Agents
New York May 18 The elusive widow known as the kiss of death Rose Carina was arrested by federal agents in connection with Philadelphia investigations into a mass murder for insurance ring. She is charged with conspiracy and linked to about 50 deaths. Twelve professional widows linked to the ring are in custody as authorities uncover new leads and confessions.
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Rose Carina
Philadelphia
Dwight Brantley
FBI
Rose of Death
Jas. Rose Carina Kelly
Ring
Jewish Crusade Against Britain Over Broken Promise
Jerusalem mourns at the wall as Jewish leaders condemn Britain’s Palestine plan for a gradual state transition. They allege it abandons the long sought goal of a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine and call for non cooperation to paralyze the government.
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Associated Press
New York
Jerusalem
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Palestine
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Gandhi
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