Soviet aviators set new North Pole distance record flight
Three Soviet Union pilots Mikhail Gromoff Andrei Yumosheff and Sergei Danilinin set a 6262 mile straight line Moscow to near San Jacinto California record in 62 hours 17 minutes flying over Canada and the US before landing amid fog. They reported two world records straight and blind flying and noted fuel and weather issues.
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Moscow
Army Air Base
P&t
M.S.T
San Diego
Mikhail Gromoff
Andrei Yumosheff
Sergei Danilinin
Marchfeld
Gromoff
Canada
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
New York
Syria
Valerie Chekaloff
Georgi Baidakoff
Alexander Beliakoff
Vancouver
Washington
Matchfield
California
Transport Authority Withdrawn After St. Marys Crash
Ottawa minister C D Howe announced authority for Puss Moth passenger service in Canada had been withdrawn following a board inquiry into the June 21 crash at St Mary's Ontario. Pilot A D Leavens A W Ogden and C M Beckett of Toronto were killed.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Canada
Board of Inquiry
St. Mary’s
Ont
A. D. Leavens
A. W. Ogden
C. M Beckett
Toronto
Pan Pacific Conference in Vancouver hears greetings from three leaders
Two prime ministers sent greetings to the Pan Pacific Women's Association fourth triennial meeting in Vancouver. Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King of Canada and Dr. Earle Page of Australia spoke on promoting peace. NSW premier sent a cable. Mrs. Roberta Lawson of Tulsa discussed American women's clubs and a $1000 fellowship, plus United States efforts to form a public affairs academy to train diplomats and officials.
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Vancouver
Pan Pacific Women's Association
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Earle Page
Australia
New South Wales
Roberta Lawson
Tulsa
Oklo
Federated Women's Clubs
United States
American Women's Clubs
England
Academy of Public Affairs
Royal Visit To Wales Routes Through Cardiff Area
The king and queen traveled between Cardiff and Swansea driving through damp small villages where crowds greeted them loudly. They spoke with unemployed workers about conditions and recalled the Duke of Windsor's pre abdication trip. Thousands cheered as the royal couple rode in an open car on their first Wales visit since the coronation.
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Cardiff
King
Wales
Swansea
Duke of Windsor
South
Newport
Winnipeg May Become Headquarters for Trans-Canada Airlines
Philip G. Johnson, vice-president, says Winnipeg’s central location could host Trans-Canada Airlines headquarters. Final decision waits on official opening of the trans-continental service. Johnson estimates 20 pilots needed, 40 with co pilots, and up to 80 if two daily trans continental flights start.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Trans- Canada Airlines
Philip G. Johnson
Trans-Continental
trans-Canada Air Service
Johnson
Oil from Coal Proposed by Lord Mottistone
Lord Mottistone moved in the House of Lords to establish plants that extract oil from coal for national defence. The government accepted and approved the motion. He urged locating plants in Durham and South Wales to curb unemployment in distressed areas.
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London
Lord Mottistone
House of Lords
Durham
South Wales
Saskatchewan Minister Seeks Hay Purchase for Manitoba
Hon. J. G. Taggart, Saskatchewan agriculture minister, says Saskatchewan will buy surplus hay from Manitoba. J. H. Evans, deputy minister, will circulate letters for day listings to arrange feed removal before freeze up.
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Winnipeg
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
J. H. Evans
Taggart
Evans
Palestine Division Idea Faces Deep-Seated Antipathies
The Palestine Royal Commission proposes partition into three parts as the only solution to Jewish Arab antipathies. Sir Arthur Wauchope, the British High Commissioner, expects extremists on both sides to provoke trouble before a peaceful settlement.
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Palestine Royal Commission
Palestine
Arthur Wauchope
Japanese Army Reservists Call Ready for China War
General Ikutaro Inouye, head of the Army and Navy Reservist Association with 3,000,000 members, urged preparedness as North China tensions rise. Chinese Communist forces about 60,000 in Shensi province reportedly consider allying with Chiang Kai-Shek against Japan, raising the prospect of wider conflict.
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Tokyo
Ikutaro Inouye
Army and Navy Reservist Association
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
North China
Japan
Inouye
Far East
Shensi
Police Association weighs proposal for yearly driving exams
London Ont based proposal asks motorists to undergo annual physical and mental tests before renewing driving permits. Police Association of Ontario discussed the request as a potential policy change.
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London
Ontario
The
Police Association of Ontario
Alarm Sparks Rescue At Tiveston Lumber Yard
Edward Correia, 20, was trapped under a log pile in the Best Lumber Co basement Tiveston Rhode Island. He lit a match from his pocket and touched a sprinkler system plug, triggering the alarm. Firemen and police freed him from the debris.
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Tiveston
R.I
Edward Correia
Best Lumber Company
Roosevelt moves to cut rents amid housing cost concerns
President Roosevelt declares rents take too large a share of family income and orders housing experts to find ways to reduce shelter costs. The plan targets relief for households facing high living expenses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Britain proposes compromise plan to end arms shipments in Spain
Foreign Secretary Eden presented a non intervention plan to restore border control and observers at Spanish ports, abolish naval patrols, and extend limited belligerent rights to both sides. The plan seeks cooperation from non members and withdrawal of foreign volunteers, warning that failure to cooperate will risk a more dangerous European crisis.
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London
Eder
Great
Spain
Eden
Franco
Germany
Italy
France
Great Britain
Europe
Non-Intervention Committee
Blazing Special Trail for Lord Tweedsmuir Visit
A 30 mile trail through a 3500 acre provincial park is prepared for the August visit of Lord Tweedsmuir. The walker's 10 day tour follows Mackenzie’s route past extinct volcanoes lakes and trout streams. He will visit Algatcho and Bella Coola with a provincial police escort and radio contact to BC police posts.
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Victoria
Alexander Mackenzie
Pacific Coast
Lord Tweedsmuir
Algatcho
Britain moves to arm merchant ships during emergency
London reports the government is taking steps to amass guns and equipment to arm British merchantmen if needed. Alfred Duff-Cooper told the House of Commons that mercantile seamen training is under consideration, as the Morton freighter was seized by the Almirante Cerviera near Santander.
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London
Alfred Duff-Cooper
Admiralty
House of Commons
Morton
Almirante Cerviera
Santander
Duff-Cooper
Robert Rankin
Rankin
Mercantile Marine
Labor
Archibald Sinclair
Franco
New War Weapon Plans Turned Over to Defence Dept
Capt J R Bowen of Toronto wired plans for a novel shell for heavy guns to Canada’s defence department. He says the shell cuts barbed wire with knives released after muzzle exit. Bowen, a WWI recruiting officer, has worked on the concept since the war. one set burned in Ottawa in December 1917. The plans were submitted without remuneration.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
J. R. Bowen
Toronto
J. C. Bowen
Alberta
Bowen
Army strength boost in Territorial Army clears 155 thousand
Authorities announced the Territorial Army increased by 16 164 men from July 1 1936 to July 1 this year. The effective strength including officers and enlisted personnel stood at 155 090 this year versus 138 926 in 1936.
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London
Territorial Army
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