Bucharest Turmoil as Troops Fire on Demonstrators
In Bucharest on Sept 5, troops fired on a crowd in Calea Victoriei as demonstrators shouted for Antonescu. One death and several injuries were reported. official word said shots were fired in the air. The crisis followed King Carol II's abdication-like transfer of powers to Ion Antonescu, amid regional upheaval with Hungary's border advance and renewed clampdown on the Iron Guard.
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Bucharest
Romania
Calea Vittoriei
Antonescu
Ion Antonescu
Carol II
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Madame Lupescu
Istanbul
Ion Atonescu
Caro
Russia
Hungary
Transylvania
Vienna
Germany
Italy
Nicholas Horthy
Atown
Bangliu
Iron Guard
Armand Calinescu
Calinescu
LaGuardia reveals two bases for armed forces on Newfoundland
Washington reports Mayor LaGuardia says the United States plans two armed forces bases in Newfoundland gifted by Great Britain, discussed with Canadian defense board members at a White House conference. He briefed President Roosevelt and outlined upcoming talks with Canada. Meanwhile Bobby Riggs reached the National Singles quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-3 6-3 win over Hal Surface.
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Washington
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
United States-Canadian Defense Board
White House
Canada
LaGuardia
United States
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Bob Riggs
Bobby Riggs
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Don’ McNeill
Oklahoma City
Riggs
Harris
Everett
Jacksonville
Fla
Bryan
Bitsy
Grant Fell
Ted Schroeder
Glendale
Calif
Mexican Government Moves to Prevent Possible Revolution
In Mexico City President Cardenas launches security measures after Almazan supporters claim he was elected. Troop movements to the north and patrols of highways and airports are reported while Almazan’s faction denies Trechuelo s claims. Friends say Almazan may be in Baltimore.
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Mexico City
Cardenas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Angel Trechuelo
Almazan
Emilio Madero
Trechuelo
Mexico
Graciano Sanchez
National Confederation
Manuel Avila Camacho
Rafael de la Colina
Manuel Renchi
Juan
Andreu Almazan
Reachi
London Air Raid Attacks Hit City In Third Wave
London reports a third wartime air raid struck at 9 17 p m as German planes bombed areas near the Thames and lighted the sky The air ministry later announced 34 German planes shot down today while 54 enemy and 17 British planes were counted in yesterday s battles Prime Minister Churchill addressed the Commons before a temporary suspension of proceedings
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London
Air
Thames
Air Ministry
England
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Near East
Mediterranean
Middle East
Churchill
Bases urged for Pacific defense Galapagos and Cocos islands
Washington reports Representative Izac presses for Pacfic bases in the Galapagos and Cocos to complete a defensive network around the Panama Canal. He says the screen from Atlantic and Caribbean bases requires expansion and hints at a renewed push linked to a destroyer base exchange with Britain. Navy officials note no active negotiations and Speaker Bankhead says nothing is in sight.
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Washington
Galapagos
Cocos Islands
Panama Canal
Pacific
Izac
D.-Calif
Atlantic and Caribbean
Britain
Pacific Islands
Knox
San Francisco
Ecuador
Cocos
Costaica
Bankhead
White House
British Seamen Survive Two Torpedo Attacks
Thirty seven exhausted Brit ish seamen arriving by the Swedish freighter Bk naren told how their two ships the Blairmore and the Penzance were torpedoed and sunk on August 24 about 700 miles off the Irish coast. Eight injured survivors from the Penzance and 29 from Blairmore were rescued by the Ekwar en after a 17 hour sea ordeal and flown to Baltimore for medical care.
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Baltimore
Bknaren
Blairmore
Penzance
Ekwaren
John H. Taylor
Norfolk
Taylor
Eric Kallstrom
House approves defense bill to arm two million men
The House backed a $5.25 billion defense bill to outfit an army of 2,000,000, start a two ocean navy, and buy 14 394 aircraft for the army and navy. It adds to the session’s defense totals beyond $15 billion and authorizes new flying fields and housing, with $128 million for the national guard tied to mobilization.
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Washington
House
Ocean” Navy
Army
Navy
Senate
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Woodrum Dva J
National Guard
National Defense
Churchill Says We Can Stand It Against German Air War
London reports Churchill declaring that the British American destroyer exchange and base deal will let the United States face danger early while keeping U S non belligerent. He warned Hitler will retaliate and forecast heavier fighting as London endures air raids. He noted civilian casualties and destruction in August.
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
America
Hitler
U. S
England
Rim
Gay
Ile
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Churchill
Balkan
University of Kansas Housing Rule Requires Apartment Approval
Henry Werner urges male students to file applications for apartment living with the University Housing Committee. The rule, effective this semester, enforces committee approval and apartment inspections to protect students and the university. About 40 applications have been received. 75 to 100 men may reside in apartments, with strict chaperonage for women visitors and adherence to general university regulations.
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Henry Werner
University of Kansas
University
Average stock figures and new mileage note emerge
Fragmentary data shows Averafte around 60 stocks and 45.4 while yesterday's reading was 44.7. A reference to the new 41 Ply. at Motor In. appears in the readable text.
Eight Destroyers Sail Under Secret Orders for Bases Trade
Eight World War destroyers sailed from Boston under secret orders as part of a plan to trade 50 ships to Great Britain for air and naval bases. The lead ship Russell and the supply ship Denebola departed with Rear Admiral Reichmuth aboard, while crews of about 60 manned each vessel.
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Boston
Great Britain
Russell
F. L. Reichmuth
Denebola
Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Rain Fails to Lift Kansas Farmers Hopeful Weather
The weather forecast notes scattered sun may appear tomorrow as rain continues across Kansas. Weatherman S D Flora says recent showers help wheat planting and fall feeds, with river levels mostly steady. Record rainfall totals from towns including Reading Quenemo Ottawa Junction City and Hutchinson are listed, while Topeka reports 0.48 and Hutchinson area 3.30 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Topeka Free Fair
Hutchinson State Fair
S. D. Flora
Reading
Quenemo
Althe Elkhart
Dodge City
Tribune
Ellis
Yuna
Ottawa
Centralia
Manhattan
Wamega
Horton
Kansas City
Emporia
Council Grove
Garnett
Chanute
Independence
Junction City
Lyndon
Worden
Lebo
Eureka
Fort Scott
Columbus
Phillipsburg
Cawker City
Russell
Ellsworth
Salina
Geneseo
McPherson
Lindsburg
Florence
Wichita
Goodland
Iatchinson
Winfield
Hill City
Scott City
Herington
Sheen
Puguar Toser Mtw
Mrs Lindley Here To Make Home In Lawrence Kansas
Mrs Ernest H Lindley wife of the late chancellor emeritus of the University of Kansas will make her home in Lawrence. She arrived with her two sons Ernest K Lindley a Washington newspaper man and Dr Stanley Lindley of Fergus Falls Minnesota aboard the California Limited from San Francisco. The party stayed at Hotel Eldridge. Ernest Lindley said his mother stood the trip well and intends to live in Lawrence. The sons will stay with her until this weekend and visit Washington and Fergus Falls after she settles.
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Ernest H. Lindley
Univeristy
Kansas
Lawrence
Lindley
Washington
Fergus Falls
Landon Says Destroyer Deal Should Have Run Through Congress
Alf M. Landon declared that the trade of 50 U S destroyers to England for naval bases "unquestionably should have been submitted to Congress." He warned the move could involve the U S in war and urged congressional debate on the destroyer question.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
U.S
England
Congress
Rain floods Lawrence as rivers rise and fields stand idle
Nearly nonstop rain in the past 30 days brings 15.33 inches to Lawrence with Kaw river at 12 feet. Mud Creek floods highway 32 while Wakarusa rises to 14 feet. Measurable rainfall hit 80 days in Lawrence, and soil soaks up cash for farmers as turf at Memorial stadium is praised for excellent condition.
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Lawrence
Kaw
Bowersock Mill
Highway 32
State Highway Commission
A. B. Holcom
Wakarusa
Memorial Stadium
Compromise Proposal Defers Draft For Sixty Days
Representative Fish of New York proposes delaying compulsory military training for 60 days to favor a volunteer system. He cites a failed Senate amendment to the Burke-Wadsworth bill and outlines a plan to call 400,000 volunteers, with possible induction of 200,000 if volunteers fall short. He warns uncertainty about rapid volunteer turnout.
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Washington
Fish
R.N.Y
House
Senate
America
Walker Named Postmaster General by Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker of New York City and Scranton Pa a 54 year old lawyer and theater owner was nominated by President Roosevelt to succeed James A Farley as postmaster general Walker is a Plymouth Pa native who began in Montana and has served as head of the national emergency council and treasurer of the Democratic national committee in the early Roosevelt term
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Washington
Frank C. Walker
New York City
Scranton
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Walker
Plymouth
Montana
National Emergency Council
Office of
Government Reports
Democratic National Committee
Conference on Far East Holds Talks With Allies
Secretary Hull met with the British ambassador and Australian minister in Washington on the Far East question. A press briefing said there was an exchange of information but no discussion of cooperation, no suggestions, and no decisions.
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Washington
State Department
Hull
Australia
Britain
Far East
Intellectuals Shift Toward Favoring Conscription Study
A study presented by Dr. Bernard F. Reiss at the American Psychological Association shows that American intellectuals, once the group most opposed to conscription, have produced the largest shift toward support. Polls from 1937 to July this year show sentiment turning from 56 against to 61 for conscription, with intellectuals now 1 percent more cautious but up 31 points in 19 months.
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State College
America
American Psychological Association
Bernard F. Reiss
Hunters, College
New York
Gallun
Poland
Recaptured and Killed Convicts in Arkansas Escape Case
State police report two more of 36 convicts who fled from Cummins state farm on Labor Day were shot and killed in a southeast Arkansas cabin near Winchester and Tillar. Recaptures and hostages resolved further as manhunts spread into Louisiana and nearby states.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jit
Cummine State Farm
Luke Barber
James Scott
Raymond Harrell
Winchester
Tillar
Arkansas
Barber
B. G. Holtzclaw
Watson
Natchez
Miss
Frank Conley
Frank Gartman
Columbia Automobile
Despcradoes
Bruce Fowler
Vicksburg, Miss
German Ships Sunk Reported Near Norwegian Waters
British broadcast reported six German merchant vessels sunk near Oslo during the week of August 1826. The report cited bodies washing ashore between Trondheim and Tromso and suggested troops ships were involved with Narvik movements.
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New York
Oslo
Norway
British Broadcasting Corporation
NRG
Trondheim
Tromso
Narvik
W. S. Dickey to Build Kansas City Plant
The W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co will construct a new Kansas City plant costing about 400000 and resume operations next spring for the first time since 1930, announced assistant to the president W. H. Swearingen.
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W. S. Dickey
Kansas City
W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company
Hh. W. Swearingen
Work Insurance Moratorium For Employers of Guards in Service
Washington reports a proposed one year moratorium on unemployment insurance premium payments for private employers of national guardsmen in active service. The plan, drafted by social security officials, aims to freeze benefit status to avoid gaps in support for ex service members. Further talks with state directors will clarify uniform amendments to state laws.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
Federaltn
Individua
Rural Schools to Stay in Operation Despite Polio Fears
Douglas county rural schools will remain open though Lawrence schools closed due to infantile paralysis. County officials say there is no emergency as long as public gatherings are limited. About 1,500 students in 87 districts. Washington Creek schools may delay reopening due to potential cases.
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Clinton
Washington Creek
Fort Hays and Area Schools Delay Openings
Fort Hays State College and St Josephs Military academy plan to reopen next week after health official authorization. In Sedgwick county infantile paralysis cases prompt postponement of Wichita public and parochial school openings for at least one week. Rural Sedgwick county schools remain closed as a precaution.
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Hays
Kan
Fort Hays State’ College
St. Joseph’s Military Academy
C. E. Rarick
College
Sedan
Carl M. Smith
Chautauqua
Wichita
J. E. Wolfe
Sedgwick County
Wolfe
Twelve New Polio Cases Reported in State Today
Twelve new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state board of health today bringing the total since July 1 to 202. The cases were in Lyon county four Anderson one Brown one Cheyenne one Coffey one Riley to Shawnee one Neosho one and Wyandotte one. The 11 members of the state board will meet at the statehouse Monday to consider ways to combat the outbreak of poliomyelitis. Dr C H Kinnaman statute epidemiologist said the board might make some further recommendation on schools.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
Lyon County
Anderson
Brown
Cheyenne
Coffey
Riley
Shawnee
Neosho
Wyandotte
State Board
Statehouse
C. H. Kinnaman
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Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Keane
J. G. Johnson
Academy
Mrs. Lindley
K. U
Douglas County
Harold C. Fisher
Board of County Commissioners
Fisher
Fort Hays
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