Four convicts seize hostage at Indiana prison
Four inmates seized a welfare worker, held her for nearly two hours, and threatened to kill her unless given guns and a getaway car. State police fired on the barricaded office, wounding the men and rescuing Ruth Joiner, 29, of Crawfordsville. Joiner and Ed Wetzell were injured. two convicts were seriously wounded.
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Indiana State Prison
Alfred Dowd
Peter Weeks
Dowd
Ruth Joiner
Crawfordsville
Ed Wetzell
French Troops Will Be Under Arms Through Summer
Premier Daladier told the French parliament troops would stay under arms during the international crisis now described as the gravest in twenty years. He cited 3,000,000 frontiers forces plus semi military units, aiming to preserve French British solidarity and the Peace of the world amid foreign efforts.
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Paris
Daladier
France
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Italy
Spain
S.S
S.A
Earth Tremors Hit Agrinion District in Greece
Severe tremors yesterday and today destroyed several houses in the Agrinion district 150 miles west of Athens. No loss of life reported. Frightened villagers camped in the open overnight.
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Greece
Athens
Agrinion
Legislative Jam May Leave WPA Without Funds for the New Year
The Senate appropriations panel approved the $1.735 billion relief bill and sent it to the Senate floor for debate. Without quick action by Friday midnight, the WPA could run out of funds for the new fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
House
White House
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt warns loss of dollar devaluation would aid Wall Street
President Roosevelt said control over the dollar would revert to Wall Street and international speculators if devaluation powers are lost. He criticized Senate action removing a devaluation provision, warned of possible lapse at midnight Friday, and said foreign exchange could be moved by bankers unless agreement with the House is reached.
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Appropriations Committee
Senate
District of Columbia
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Roosevelt
Wall Street
Republicans Seek Delay on Roosevelt Dollar Devaluation Bill
Washington Republicans said they hoped to delay final congressional consideration of the administration monetary bill until after Friday night. They aim to end Roosevelt's power to devalue the dollar, as the devaluation authority expires automatically Friday midnight.
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Washington
Pi—House
Roosevelt
Rural Mail Carrier Hits Woman On Rear Bumper
Bowmansville Pennsylvania June 27 UPI townsfolk cheered as Rural Mail Carrier Victor Reddig sped along Main Street with Anna Gehman 82 perched on the rear bumper. The bumper struck her knees causing her to sit. Reddig unaware of the mishap drove on and learned of it later.
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UPI
Victor Reddig
Main Street
Anna Gehman
Reddig
Buckner in Blush as He Denies Bond Interest
William P. Buckner Jr a playboy broker on trial for mail fraud and conspiracy testified he lost interest in Philippine bonds after a Hollywood visit with Loretta Young. He said a romance distracted him and he no longer pursued bond redemption amid questions about McNutt’s rejection and ties to former Sen Hawes.
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William P. Buckner, Jr
Playboy
Hollywood
Loretta Young
Miss Young
John Minton
Buckner
Philippines
Minton
Philippine
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Harry B. Hawes
Missouri
Twenty Five Injured in Arizona Bus Collision
A Greyhound eastbound bus rammed the rear of a loaded companion coach 15 miles west of Flagstaff Arizona on U S highway 66 injuring 25 people. William O Brien Flagstaff driver of the first bus and William Mize Phoenix driver of the second coach were involved. Mize later had his right leg amputated and suffered internal injuries.
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Here
William O’brien
O’brien
William Mize
Phoenix
Mize
Fox Jump at Kilbourne Autoorama In Pittsfield
In Pittsfield on a June evening a live fox leaped onto Attorney H. Welles Kilbourne’s automobile while a radio orchestra played fox trot music at Greylock memorial moonlight. The animal listened several minutes before a booming announcer startled it and it sprang into the woods.
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Mass
H. Welles Kilbourne
Kilbourne
Greylock War Memorial
New Governor Earl Long Moves to Save Louisiana Machine
Baton Rouge June 27 Earl Kemp Long sworn in as Louisiana governor to clean up the Huey Long machine amid federal probes of WPA and university finances. He pledges a thorough investigation and vows to uncover hidden dealings as Richard Leche resigns and Dr James Monroe Smith vanishes after embezzlement charges.
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Huey Long
Kingfish
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Richard W. Leche
WPA
Leach
Robert S. Maestri
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Maestri
Earl
Smith
University Board of Administrators
Louisiana
Works Progress Administration
Lethe
Covington
Leche
E. S. Richardson
Lewhe
Checks PWA funds ordered for routine audit in Louisiana
Washington June 27 UPI The Public Works Administration ordered a routine checkup today to determine whether funds in the local construction accounts for PWA projects in Louisiana were intact. Ickes said the division of investigation would make the study and declined to link the action to current political upheaval in Louisiana.
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UPI
Public Works Administration
PWA
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Division of Investigation
IRA War Declared on England by Irish Opposition Force
The New York Sun reports four unidentified Irishmen claiming the Irish Republican Army has declared war on England. The LR A operates a covert expeditionary force of agents in London and other English cities and vows further bombings if prisoners face death or hunger strikes.
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New York Sun Today
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England
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Sun
Republic of Ireland
the Sun
Wheat Harvest Delayed by Wet Fields Near Lawrence
Farmers report damp fields in the Kaw and Wakarusa counties delaying wheat cutting with only small loads reaching Lawrence elevators. Moisture lowers quality and prices, while some growers like Henry Hornberger manage to cut on higher ground. Corn shows strong growth, and potatoes near Lawrence appear smooth but yields may decline this year.
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Lawrence
Kaw
Wakarusa
Frank Bereiter
Mud Creek
Henry Hornberger
Route 3
Douglas County
Rains in Prospect Across Kansas Wheat Harvest Weather
Topeka reports more thundershowers forecast for central and eastern Kansas tonight and tomorrow. Weather official S D Flora notes poor drying weather for wheat but good growing conditions for other grains and pastures. rainfall totals across towns include Ness City 1.09 inches and Elkhart 0.39 inches as floods ease on the Blue River and Kaw remains stable.
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Svestern
General Ness City
Sublette
Elkhart
S. D. Flora
Blue River
Flora
Randolph
Kansas
Newton
Stock Market Index Rises to 46.8 on 60-Stock Band
The index for 60 stocks averaged 46.8, up from 46.6 yesterday. Washer service offered by Green Bros. Advertisement.
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Green Bros.— Adv
Britain Japan Near Breakthrough in Tientsin Standoff
Latest reports say Britain and Japan may reach peace talks to end the 14 day deadlock over Tientsin amid signs Tokyo seeks Western détente. Japan warns ships from foreign powers must leave Foochow and Wenchow as clashes spill into Outer Mongolia and Manchoukuo.
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Japan
Tientsin
China
Shanghai
Foochow
Wenchow
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Outer
Mongolia
Manchoukuo
Scholarships Awarded To Sixty Women At Kansas Halls
Seventy eight young women receive Grant K U scholarships at Watkins and Miller halls Kansas for 1939 40 as gifts of the late Mrs J B Watkins Twenty five renewals and rest new awards fund self supporting students with mostly Kansas origin Ruth Warren Lawrence among renewals at Watkins Hall.
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McElroy Seeks Testimony in Kansas City Water Leak Case
Kansas City June 27 The Jackson county grand jury probes a 3560000 water leak scandal at city hall. H F McElroy Jr son of the resigned city manager asks to testify as a witness in the Rathford Engineering payments saga. John J Rathford, head of the firm, testified as investigators seek the ultimate recipient of the funds.
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Jackson County
City Hall
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Young McElroy
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Rathford
McElroy
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Music Camp Plans Six Week Session With Guest Conductors
The Midwest music camp opened its first Columbia network broadcast and resumes training with Professor Russell L. Wiley noting a talented group still aiming for a peak. Guest conductor Gerald Prescott from the University of Minnesota leads rehearsals as five new students enroll, bringing total to 197. Tuition is 66 dollars for six weeks covering board, lodging, instruction, and activities, with expanded recreational facilities and horseback riding.
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Russell L. Wiley
Gerald Prescott
University of Minnesota
Wiley
A. Austin Harding
University of Illinois
N. DeRobertis
Kansas City
Ralph Rush
Cleveland
Karl Krueger
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Lake Tonganoxie
Compliment by a Briton at American ad convention
Sir William Crawford, a London advertising executive, says Americans are the world's best manned people. He leads a British delegation to the 35th annual convention of the Advertising Convention of America in New York.
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Sir William Crawford
London
Sir William
Advertising Convention of America
Audit reveals how Kansas City used country bookkeeping
A Chicago firm published a preliminary audit showing 5.84 million dollars moved through the city manager’s emergency fund over seven and a half years. H. F. McElroy, the former city manager, oversaw the fund as a revolving pool for projects and salaries, with payments from bond funds and the treasury. The report details varied disbursements, including the largest 7,500 dollars for the old Convention Hall purchase, and notes back pay claims by partially paid workers. The audit coincides with Sam C. Blair’s appointment as city counselor after conference with Mayor Bryce B. Smith.
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H. F. McElroy
McElroy
Municipal Auditorium
Sam C. Blair
U. S
Bryce B. Smith
Blair
Maurice M. Milligan
U. S.department of Justice
City Council swears in budget plans and bond settlements
City council approved claims totaling 92 112 48 dominated by bonds and interest and paid 51 171 25 in bonds and 771 25 interest. They authorized emergency warrants up to 7331 28 funded by the water sinking fund and approved July 10 for next meeting.
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A. W. Berger
Ways and Means Committee
Lawrence Board of Education
Berger
Lawrence Waterworks
State Tax Commission
R. O. Burgert
Cemeteries and Parks Committee
Burgert
Flood Threat Recedes as Walnut River Falls in Winfield
Flood threats along the Walnut river eased in Winfield Kansas as the stream receded rapidly after weekend rains. Heavy wheat damage was feared in lowlands of northern Cowley county where up to 10 inches fell, though reports upstream indicated the river had returned to its banks except in low-lying areas.
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Winfield
Kan
Walnut River
Cowley County
France Rejects Japanese Warning on Foochow Transit
Paris reports the French foreign office rejects the Japanese warning for foreign ships to avoid Foochow. Officials say the decision was made after consultations with Great Britain and that future Far East actions will rely on such joint talks.
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France
Foochow
Great Britain
Far East
Weather outlook for Kansas shows scattered storms and warmth
Partly cloudy conditions dominate western Kansas with possible thundershowers in central and eastern areas tonight and into Wednesday. Temperatures remain warm with highs around 78 and cooler lows expected. gas office records note yesterday's high and low figures.
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Ann Eurnene
Evan
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