Chicago Opens Century of Progress Fair
Chicago May 27 AP reports the Century of Progress Exposition opens after five months of preparation. Morning crowds flood Soldier Field for dedication, then move to exhibition halls of varied colors, with Farley officiating and signs of vast futuristic displays. By noon about 60,000 visitors had entered the grounds amid anticipation and exhibits detailing science and industry.
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Ofelock
Tammoth Soldier Field
Farley
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Tom
Burt Hearburn
Abram Lincoln
Enchanted Island
Johnson cites 96.8 percent support behind Roosevelt
Not Up to Mark reports C Oscar Johnson, rebirth president of the Northern Rape list conventive, saying at the White House that supporters are "back of you 96.8 percent" and cannot go by 3.2 percent. Johnson was escorted by M E Dodd of the Southern Baptist church, with W2 Upshaw of Georgia noting the remark on the 3.2 beer law.
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Wasitington
C. Oscar Johson
Conventive
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
M. E. Dodd
Souther Baptist Church
W. 2. Upshaw
Georgia
Morgan secrets of making money bared in senate probe
Senate investigators disclosed vast profits of Morgan from security investments and uncharted trading in the intermost files of the banking house. Figures show gross profits of 18,284,908 from securities over 127 to 1981 with untabulated millions from other operations. Additional profits and hidden pools are hinted as inquiry continues, with specifics traced to Procter and Gamble holdings and large share movements. Continued on page six.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Senate
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Morgan
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Vorm
Proctor and Gamble Company
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Yoom
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Ube
Pase
Son Sought After Mother's Murder in Flint'
Widespread search under way for a VT year old boy named Bate Macdonald after the murder of his mother Mrs Grave Macdonald in Crescent Drive Willow district. Mrs Macdonald, a wealthy social figure, was found dead in her bedroom with head crushed, pillows heaped. Police report money missing and the boy was last seen at a gas station with a companion heading toward Chicago.
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Beaver
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Chicago
Topitabee
Mulet Lake
Here
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia Regions
Tennessee and Virginia forecast shows scattered afternoon thunder showers for Sunday and Monday. Tempo generally warm with little change. Highs around 88, lows near 62 to 84, with yesterday’s rain near 2.7 inches. Readings taken at 1 p.m. daily reflect 24 hour totals.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Castle
Senate group protests world policy stance in peace measure
Washington May 27 The Senate's foreign relations committee registered unanimous dissent to President Roosevelt's proposed neutrality waiver. It attached to the House arms embargo resolution an amendment requiring the president to apply such embargoes to nations involved in the conflict. Senator Johnson's amendment aimed to limit collective efforts to avert war, with Davis and other officials signaling cautious steps and possible consultations with other nations if war threats rise.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Norman H. Davis
Test
America
Roosevelt Signs Bill Protecting Security Buyers
President Roosevelt signed a new act to curb fraudulent exploitation of investors, requiring full publicity of new security issues and federal oversight. The law targets misrepresentation, with the Federal Trade Commission preparing regulations to enforce it. Prominent sponsors Senator Robinson and Representatives Rayburn and Senator Flender witnessed the signing. The measure mandates 20 days of registration for domestic and foreign issues and allows stop orders if fraud is found.
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Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Soning
Robinson
Arkansas
Rayburn
D-Tex
Flender
D-Fla
Congress
Federal, Trade Commission
Dollar conversion shocks markets worldwide
Across London Paris Berlin Rome and Stockholm reactions to the US move to remove the gold clause spark currency shifts and mixed hopes for war debt relief. The dollar’s value fell in Paris trading while German and Italian observers weigh inflation and debt dynamics. In New York trading turmoil followed a record volume surge as stocks and commodities swing on the gold policy news.
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Brive Publi
United States
Durig
Paris
Herlins
Germany
Rome
Taly
Geneva
Washington
Stockholm
Nazis Balked in Election Bishop in Berlin May 27
The Rev. Fredrich Von Badelschwing widely esteemed German social relief worker was elected first evangelical bishop of the Reich by 29 Protestant organizations resisting Nazi church efforts. Debates raged between backers of Badelschwingh and Ludwig Mueller as Nazi influence loomed, while other lines report on market moves and inflation fears tied to gold standard abandonment.
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Fredrich von
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The
Reformed Churches
United Churches
Herr Boleschwingh
Germany
Ludwig Mueller
Landeskirchen
Aix
Presbyterians reject permanent social and moral committee
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted down creation of a nine member permanent committee on social and moral questions after a heated debate. The body moved swiftly through other business including prohibition education, relations with the Federal Council of Churches, and fiscal measures to cut costs.
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Presbyterian Church
United States
Permanet
Fedeval Council of Churches
Christ In Amaviga
Sam M. Wilson
Lexingston
Stuart Oglesby
Atlanta
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Wilson
Committee On
General Assembly
Sarge
Federal Council of Churches
William Crowe
St. Louis
Board of Prohibition, Temperance and Public Morals
Washington
Methodist Board
Judicial Commission
Hay
Watson Smith
Little Rock
Ark
States vote for repeal spread across Nevada and Delaware
Nevada results show Washoe County likely to add to a statewide repeal majority as seven counties report huge pro repeal margins. Delaware early returns from 98 of 226 districts favor repeal for national prohibition repeal with Wet territory leaning but overall strong support in Wilmington and Brandywine Hundred.
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Nev
Nevada
Washoe County
Polivat
Washoe
White Pine
Nye
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Brandywine Hundred
Abolish Gold Clause Debate Sparks House Action
May 274 report from Washington notes swift committee approvals for a plan to abolish the gold clause in existing and future contracts. The measure would require payments in legal tender, covering mortgages bonds and war debts. Critics call it repudiation, arguing it nullifies government and private obligations totaling about 100 billion dollars.
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Congressional Committee
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House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Dean Acheson
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Treasury
Senate
House Banking Group
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Alabama
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Virginia
United States
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Oklahoma
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Massachusetts
Walcott
Michigan
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Wisconsin
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Hitler
Stock Exchange
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Country Church
Executive Committee On Religious Education and Publication
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Columbia Presbytery
Synod of Tennessee
Committee On Religious Education and Publication
Synod of
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H. A.knox
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Kirkpatrick
Committee On Christian Education
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Sussex County
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