Venezuela Considers US Airways For Mail And Passenger Service
Caracas weighs grants to two American airlines to link Venezuela with the United States and Latin America. A three to four day mail and passenger network could reshape regional ties by year end, with Pan American extending routes from Panam to Caracas. The May 12 expiry of a European monopoly on cables shifts news traffic to All America Cables, Inc., boosting US press distribution.
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Caracas
Venrxuela
Venezuela
American Airways
United States
New York
Buenos Aires
Pan American Airways
Panar Maracay
Venezue
Pan American
Panam
Orporation
Concessio Argent
Wits
Rec
Cuba
Santo Dy Martiniane
Trinidad
Bahai
Lee de Janeiro
Europetoms Company
All America Cabies, Inc
Nw York
The
United Press and
Associated Pres
A America
Wool Sale Sets U S Record At Boise Market
Boise report claims Andy Little sold a million pounds of wool in what is described as the largest sale in the United States. Unofficial price cited at 34 cents a pound, though Little gave no firm figure and hinted it was about eight cents below last year. If confirmed, the clip would bring over 390000 dollars.
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Boise
Idaho
Andy Little
Cit
United States
Little
Curio Dealers Seek Robert E. Lee Statuette
English and Scottish curio dealers join a world wide search for a missing General Robert E. Lee statuette believed to be in Scotland. The statuette, modeled sixty five years ago, vanished after a Liverpool sale with no further word. The Richmond Chain of Commerce is assisting in the search.
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CURIO
Robert FE. Lee
London
England
Scotland
Robert & Lee
Berlin
Liverpool
Chain of Commerce of
Richmond
Author Wins Prize but Not in Home Town
Gaffney South Carolina June 17 Julia Peterkin winner of the Pa r prize for the best novel of the year sees her book banned at the Carnegie Public Library. Librarian Mrs M P Pierson says the volume is not suitable for Gaffney morals. Paris June 17 The Colise Theater on the Champs Elysee converted to a moving picture house, the third Paris theater to leave legitimate stage in twelve months. El Bordj Morocco June 17 A first multi motor passenger plane added to the air fleet with twelve seats, planning a round trip to Perris via Riga and Berlin. Cable monopoly notes say press reliance on service from the former concessionaire at $2 per newspaper.
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Gaffney
S. C
Julia Peterkin
Carnegie
M. P. Pierson
Paris
Colise Theater
The
Champs Elysee
EL Bordj
Morroco
Perris
Riga
Berlin
Supreme Court Accounts For Broad Ranging Docket
United Press reports the Supreme Court disposed of more than 1,000 cases in a seven month term. It rejected drug act challenges in Pennsylvania and Tennessee price controls while upholding New York optometrist requirements. It also ruled on murder appeals, a home label trademark dispute, a retroactive rail pay case, and other federal laws.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
William Edward Hickman
Ada Boner LeBoue
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rairoads
Court of Claims
Solicitor General
Attorney-general
Mite
Supreme
Ino
Walter Dickey
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Star
Willem Rockhill Nelson
New York
New York Continuation School
Might Law School
Law
Eugenic baby and free unions at Whiteway Colony
United Press reports Sylvia Pankhurst in Whiteway Colony near Stroud England discussing her so called eugenic baby Richard Keir Pankhurst. She argues for free unions and warns that in England no law blocks free unions while stressing care for all babies whether born inside or outside legal marriage. She opposes legal marriage constraints and notes the rich can manage separations, while the poor face hardship.
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Whiteway
Stroud
Eng
Henry T. Russell
United Pres
Sylvia Pankhurst
United Press
Whiteway Colony
England
Uri
Sylvia
Richard Keir Pthick Pankhurst
Richard
Camelirst
America
French Planes Drive Moors From Position
MOSCOW June 17. Russia's two thousand mountain Moors fight in guerilla fashion against loyal French troops. Planes worked through the day yesterday dropping machine guns bombs to scatter rebels. Today they cleared the immediate vicinity of the French outpost at Ait Yakoub where 360 men are quartered and reported well supplied with food water and ammunition.
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Moscow
Russia
France
Ait-Yakoub
Brother Daniel Fails to Rise From Dead
Seattle dispatch reports the Rev Daniel Swalt, self proclaimed seventh messenger of St John revelation, did not rise from the dead as followers of the Seventh Elect of Israel of the House of David awaited. Long haired disciples stood guard at the embalmed body, praying for a miracle tonight.
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Seattle
Daniel Swalt
Israel
House of David
Brother Daniel
Venezuela Ends Contract for Pearl Fisheries Run by One Firm
Caracas reports government to drop farming out system of Margerita Island pearl beds and directly exploit the fisheries after a two year contract with Salim Abouhamad ends. Product previously shipped to London jewelers.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U.A
Venezela
Salim Abouhamad
Cardenas
Margerita
London
Americans Enrich Paris in 1928 Trade Figures
American visitors spent 190 million dollars in France in 1928 and paid 15 million to French liners for passage to and from the United States. They also spent 5.9 million on extra baggage and goods slipped back to America aboard those ships.
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Paris
France
United States
America
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Tightens in Nevada
Nevada joins western states in a campaign against the Mediterranean fruit fly now spreading from Florida. The pest, described as highly dangerous and visually vibrant, lays eggs in fruit and vegetables, with maggots feeding inside the produce. If established in Nevada, the impact would threaten local fruit and vegetable growers and consumers across the region.
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Nevada
West
Florida
Europe
Ex-Kaiser Tops German Wealth With Over 100 Million Marks
Ex-kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern is cited as Germany's wealthiest figure with about 430 million marks, about $103 million, held through a Berlin-based family administration. The report notes postwar millionaires rose, with Wilhlem II owning the vast Oels estate, while other princes and industrialists fared well despite inflation.
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Berlin
Pomerania
Saxony
Silesia
West Prussia
Schleswig-Holstein
Ern
William
Oels
Martin
Wertheim
Tietz
Karstadt
Broders
Mendelssohns
Warburgs
Goldschmid-Rothschilds
Description of Mediterranean fruit fly and federal response
The baleful fly has banded partly transparent wings with four yellow brown blotches, a dull yellow abdomen with two light bands, hairy body, drooping wings, dark purple eyes, and dull yellow legs. Congress appropriated 4 250 000 for eradication and urges citizen cooperation. Nevada conditions favor spread. avoid transporting fruit from Florida. dealers and consumers urged to dispose of Florida fruit and halt new orders pending investigation.
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United States
Congress
Nevada
United Staes
Florida
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Pearl Feries
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John A. Bouman
Associated Press
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Westermann
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
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