War on crime launched in United States broad sweep
The United States launches a nationwide anti crime war led by federal agents with a grand jury hearing in New York. Louis Lepke Buchalter, a top racketeer, is targeted as authorities vow a broader probe into corruption and politics. Simultaneous actions spread to Chicago New Orleans and possibly Miami Philadelphia and San Francisco.
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New York
Louis “Lepxe” Buchalter
Manhattan
Will-O
Frank Murphy
Murphy Reid
Chicago
New Orleans
Weston
Miami
Phiadelphia
San Francisco
United States
Johan T Cahill
Buchalter
Lepke
Bronx
Thomas FE
Dewsy
Johnson Ahead for Governor in Kentucky Primary
Unofficial returns from Kentucky's primary show Democrat Keen Johnson leading in the governor race with 85,862 votes to John Young Brown's 72,928. Republican John Sherman Cooper trails with 25,141 to 17,23 for Swope in smaller precinct totals as results trickle in. Police question William Rains after a fatal shooting in Lake Charles involves a note blaming Mrs Jean Wallace for ruining his life.
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Louisville
Keen Johnson
King Swope
Kentucky
Johnieon
Richmond
John Young Brown
Lexington
United States
A. B Chandler
John Sherman Cooper
Somerset
Johnson
State Federation of Labor
A. FL
CI 0
Brown
C_ 1
United Mine Workers
Swope
Cooper
The
Courier-Journal
Los Angeles
William Rains
Lake Charles
Jean Wallace
William Martin
Rains
Beaverhill Strikes Iceberg Off Newfoundland Coast
The 593 foot Beaverhill bound from Montreal to London struck an iceberg off Newfoundland at 4:30 am EST then reported no immediate danger and was proceeding. Ausonia and Montclair assisted nearby with Champlain ice patrol coordinating.
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Boston
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line
Montreal
London
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Ausonia
S. S. Montclair
Beaverhills
Champlain
Will Sell Cotton to Spanish Mills Under Bank Pact
The Export-Import Bank announced completion of arrangements to finance 250000 bales of raw cotton sold to Spanish mills at 25000 bales monthly. The bank provides 80 percent of credit with the balance by shippers. Spanish banks guarantee credits and dollar exchange will meet maturities with eight quarterly installments beginning six months after delivery.
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Washington
Flashes In The News Highlights Odd Local Tales
In Myrtle Beach C H Goldsmith nets a two pound flounder by hand after a surf swim. In Kansas City Officer Alva Fuget rescues eight opossum babies from a dead mother in Swope park. In Malin Oregon City Marshal Dick Stevenson draws pay without working with mayor approval. In Wareño Wisconsin a vacationer wandering near a resort lodge encounters nighttime footsteps.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
C. H. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Kansas City
Alva Fuget
Swope Park
Fuget
Malin
Ore
Dick Stevenson
A. Kalina
Spain executes 60 in crackdown on red conspirators
The Spanish government reports 60 people have been executed for the July 29 assassination of Issac Gabaldon, his daughter, and a civil guard, with seven more put to death for the same trio of killings. Most executed were former soldiers tied to subversive elements. trials followed the firing squad at Vallecas and beyond.
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Madrid
Issac Gabaldon
Jose Luis Diez
Gabaidon
Gabaldon
Council of War
Vallecas
Here
Talavera
Estremadura
Congress Men Lay Records Before People
Washington, Aug 7. A new struggle to sway public opinion on unfinished Roosevelt program items unfolds as the 1940 Congress opens. Administration leaders expect most New Deal measures to pass, while Republicans foresee greater independence next year and a weakening of Roosevelt policies. Senator Barkley and Sen. Austin argue over the coalition’s strength and likely outcomes for neutrality and lending programs.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
White House
Austin
Vermont
WPA 18 Month Rule Applied Dismissals Ordered
WPA officials in Washington issued orders to remove from work relief rolls anyone on them for 18 months or more with war veterans exempt. Dismissals must be completed by Aug 31, replacements hired to keep total WPA employment, and rehiring barred for 30 days after discharge. About 650,000 expected to be dropped by Sept 1.
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Washington
WPA
Congress
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Pratt resigns from LSU board amid constitutional clash
A Miles Pratt, U S customs collector for New Orleans, resigns from the Louisiana State University board of supervisors citing a state rule barring federal officers from state duties. Governor Earl K. Long praises Pratt as public spirited and unfolds plans to fill the vacancy. Roosevelt signs bill to compensate Arcadia, Louisiana resident E R Hester for daughter Dorothy Clair’s CCC truck incident.
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New Orleans
A. Miles Pratt
United States Collector of Customs
Board of Supervisors
Louisiana State University
Earl K. Long
Pratt
Long
L. SU. Alumni Council
James Monroe Smith
Washington
Roosevelt
E. R. Hester
Arcadia
Dorothy Clair
Civilian Conservation Corps
Britain Tracks Italian and German War Maneuvers Abroad
London follows German and Italian drills as Britain deploys land sea and air forces into peacetime maneuvers. Observers note Czecho-Slovakia border echoes while southeastern Europe mobilizes with up to 200000 troops. Chamberlain coordinates with Scotland trip and Hore-Belisha travels to Paris for talks.
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London
Great Britain
Pomerania
Silesia
Moravia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Piedmont
Lombardy
Europe
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Greece
Turkey
Scotland
Chamberlain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Paris
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz
Woman critically injured saving infant in highway crash
A New Orleans woman, 28, was critically injured while protecting her 22 month old baby when a car carrying Mr and Mrs Michel G Murr overturned twice on the White Castle Donaldsonville highway. Mr Murr and the infant escaped injury. The couple had been returning from Baton Rouge where Murr attended a young men's business club rally. State police questioned a Black driver of a car that emerged from a side road. The woman received severe cuts to arms and legs and was treated at a Donaldsonville hospital.
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Onaldsonville
New Orleans
Donaldsonville
White Castle
Michel G. Murr
Murr
Mississippi Democrats vote in pivotal governor primary
About 300 000 Mississippi Democrats head to polls for a seven candidate governor race with national implications for the 1940 Democratic convention. Backed by Senator Bilbo is Judge Paul Johnson while Senator Harrison supports the White administration. Other contenders include Thomas L Bailey and Mike Conner.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Bilbo
Paul Johnson
Hattiesburg
Hugh White
Harrison
White
Judge Johnson
Thomas L. Bailey
Meridian
Mike Conner
British Protest Japanese Air Raid At Ichang
British accuse Japan of a premeditated air raid on Ichang yesterday that destroyed two river steamers and harmed four crewmen. Five more injured, most Chinese victims, with one Canadian in grave condition. British protest lodged with Admiral Oikawa. Japanese army cites no information and calls it a regrettable mistake.
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Shanghai
Ichang
Asiatic Petroleum Company
H. J. Denyer
Zchang
Yangtze River
Jury Adjourns After Hearing Ten Witnesses
Ouachita parish grand jury recessed at noon after questioning ten witnesses in a probe into irregularities at Louisiana Training Institute. District Attorney Frank Hawthorne said the inquiry covers all charges brought to its attention, with more witnesses to be questioned in a special session.
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Ouachita Parish Grand Jury
Louisiana Training Institute
Frank Hawthorne
James A. Noe
Board of Commissioners
Harvey Dillon
Noe
J. Lloyd Warren
Ouachita Parish
S. L. Digby
A. S. Tidwell
David I. Garrett
Fred F. Millsaps
Ouachita National Bank
John Breard
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Benes Predicts Democracy Victory Across Europe
Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czecho Slovakia told a Cambridge audience that democracy would triumph and that Europe’s victory would bring liberty to his country. He spoke at the liberal summer school in Cambridge England avoiding current European questions.
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Cambridge
Eng
Eduard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Republic
England
Liberal Summer School
Benes
Pair Said To Have Split $134,000 In Illegal Transaction
Former Louisiana Governor Richard Leche and hotelier Seymour Weiss were indicted by a federal grand jury in New Orleans on charges under the Connally hot oil act. The duo allegedly divided $134,000, with $67,000 going to each, in a disputed oil deal. Also named was Freeman Burford of Dallas, Texas.
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New Orleans
Richard Webster Leche
Seymour Weiss
Freeman Burford
Dallas
Tex
Shushan airport name changed to New Orleans airport
The Orleans levee board ordered renaming of the $4,000,000 Shushan airport after Abe L. Shushan failed to attend a meeting on a $496,000 bond refunding fee. The facility was built before Huey P. Long’s death in 1935 and linked to Shushan’s tenure as president. The text notes past tax evasion trials involving rebates on Lake Pontchartrain apron work.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Shushan
Abe L. Shushan
Huey P. Long
Lake Pontchartrain
Oil Conspiracy Trial Involving Louisiana Governor-Elect and Texas Firm
The East Texas Refining Co faced charges of conspiring to violate federal law by shipping large Louisiana oil via Texas to Italy and other countries in 1936 and 1937. The Connally Act aimed to curb interstate commerce of oil produced under pro rata permits. Jury alleges the deal began in March 1936 during Louisiana governor-elect Leche’s term, boosting production near Shreveport from 4 550 to 20 000 barrels daily for months with Burford to be paid ten cents per barrel for oil produced under illegal orders. Bonds set at 5 000 for Leche and Le Sage and 15 000 for Weiss.
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East Texas Refining Company
Louisiana
Texas
Italy
Congress
Leche
Shreveport
Burford
Leche and Weiss
le Sage
Weiss
Despondent Bronx mother dies after pleas of sick son
In New York on a summer day 11 year old Frank Kantor pleaded with his despondent mother Miriam Kantor not to kill herself. He offered $2 and asked what would happen to his siblings if she died. She failed the plea and later jumped from a Bronx apartment roof. The husband Isadore Kantor cited two years of financial reverses as the cause of her despondency.
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New York
Frank Kantor
Miriam Kantor
Norman
Ruth
Deputy Found Dead in New Orleans uro
Daniel Donnelly a 51 year old criminal deputy sheriff in Sheriff George Williams office for 20 years was found dead in bed today. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
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New Orleans
Daniel Donnelly
George Williams
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