Six rescued from submarine J-63 as 81 remain missing
Tokyo reports six crew members rescued from submarine J-63 sunk in the 330 foot Bungo channel after a collision. The fate of 81 others aboard remains unknown as rescue efforts continue. the vessel built in 1928 with 1635 tons displacement, and a note recalls prior submarine disasters through 1935.
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Tokyo
Bungo Channel
Admiralty
Japan
Kyushu
Shikoku Islands
United States
China
Honolulu Bay
Kob
Portland
England
Sasebo
Blackleland
R. I
City of Rome
Mistrial Requested As Hines Trial Opens Third Week
Defense asks for mistrial as court denies the motion during testimony in the James J. Hines policy racket retrial. Prosecutor Dewey argues no valid basis to shield the state witness George Weinberg and questions whether Bennett and his men shadowed all involved.
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New York
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Hines
William P. Bennett
Harlem
Thomas E. Dewey
George Weinberg
Schultz
Bennett
Stryker
Dewey
Bunkie Native Marshall Found Dead in Rooming House
Ralph W. Marshall twenty two arrived from Bunkie Louisiana last August and was employed by the Farm Security administration. He was found dead at his rooming house in Little Rock with a verdict of death by his own action by asphyxiation. Detectives report a pasteboard box and rubber tube connected to a gas outlet near his head.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ralph W. Marshall
Farm Security Administration
Bunkie
John H. Roberts
H. R. Peterson
H. M. Judd
Marshall
Relief groups aid 30000 in flooded Ohio river region
Emergency relief agencies set up temporary shelters for about 30,000 people displaced by the Ohio River floods from Pittsburgh to Carrollton. Forecasters warned of rain, but the crest near Huntington to Carrollton was expected to drop, with rescue and rehabilitation led by the Red Cross under the guidance of Mrs. Ella Layne.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Point Pleasant
Carrollton
Huntington
W. Va
Louisville
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
United States
W. C. Devereaux
Red Cross
Ella Layne
Girl Refuses Kiss, Soldier Shoots Self in Massachusetts
Private Harold Smith, in critical condition, shot himself after his girlfriend refused to kiss him good night at a cafe. Officers said Smith, who had been drinking, took the couple to a residence and fired a .22 caliber rifle.
Two Roosevelt picks face Senate rebuff and confirmation fight
Amlie and Roberts confront stern Senate scrutiny as critics doubt Amlie’s radical views and Byrd and Glass oppose Roberts for Virginia federal judgeship. Debates center on Amlie’s proposed broad government powers and Roberts’ suitability amid party and regional opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas R. Amlie
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Amlie
Judiciary Committee
Floyd H. Roberts
Virginia
Roberts
Byrd and Glass
Administration
Amie
House
Progressive Party
C. C
Monarchies Seen for Spain Return Hint in Interview
Ogden H. Hammond, former U S ambassador to Madrid, predicted Spain would restore a constitutional monarchy after General Franco wins. He named Don Juan as a possible recalled royal and said Spain will choose its government free from foreign interference as law and order are reestablished.
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Jersey City
N. J
Spain
Ogden H. Hammond
United States
Madrid
Franco
Hammond
Don Juan
Alfonso
England
Orleans Officer Takes Own Life
New Orleans patrolman Henry EF Gronweg, 40, began his day with coffee after talking with his wife and planned police target practice. He then shot himself in the head. coroner Dr. C Grenes Cole ruled death by own action. Gronweg left behind his wife and three stepchildren.
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New Orleans
Henry EF. Gronweg
C. Grenes Cole
Gronweg
British Royal Guard Tightens as IRA Accused in Sudden-Accident Plot
Bow Street hears charges against 12 men in a conspiracy to trigger sudden accidents aimed at ousting Britain from Ireland. Prosecutors cite a plan named X, aluminum powder, and a January 13 ultimatum to Viscount Halifax, with safeguards for royal family and public buildings.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Michael O'Shea
Viscount Halifax
Irish Republic
Britain
Eire
Riots at Kilby Prison as 13 inmates threaten with knives
State patrols and Montgomery police rushed to Kilby penitentiary in Montgomery Alabama at noon to quell a food strike by 13 prisoners armed with knives. About 150 inmates protested rations, blocking the dining room. Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd after orders were ignored.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Montgomery City
Lindsey
Shushans Settle Income Tax Claims
New Orleans. Federal attorney Norman said a settlement was signed in the government’s claims against Mr and Mrs Abraham L Shushan for alleged income tax deficiencies. The agreement covers deficiencies of 35575.58 and penalties 17787.50 plus interest for 1929 to 1933, with separate figures for Mrs Shushan. Hearing on the appeal was set for today before Charles P Smith of the federal board of tax appeals.
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New Orleans
G. W. Henderson Norman
Abraham L. Shushan
Norman
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Lisming
Shushan
Charles P. Smith
Federal Board of Tax Appeals
Orleans Parish
Senators Hit Roosevelt Critics Over Foreign Policy
Senators Pittman and Norris said Roosevelt foes attack his foreign policy to hurt him politically as the Senate prepared to hear his latest international stance. Norris warned opponents chase 1940 goals and fear a nominee unfriendly to Roosevelt. Pittman called foreign policy controversy political and noted Republicans seek a case against the president.
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Washington
Pittman
Nevada
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hiccup Death Ends Six Day Siege in Pueblo
John F. Lawler a 52 year old retired chief petty naval officer from Pueblo Colo died after six days of constant hiccoughing. He had previously recovered from a similar 12 day siege.
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Pueblo
Colo
John F. Lawler
Lawler
Woodrum urges halving relief funds and shifting control to states
Rep Woodrum Democrat Virginia proposes cutting future relief appropriations in half and creating a federal relief administration URA to replace the WPA. He calls for 1.12 billion for the next fiscal year with standards of eligibility and a 6 500 federal staff, with most funds released as local grants and projects approved by the URA. The plan would take effect July 1 if enacted.
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Washington
Woodrum
Virginia
Congress
URA
Senate
House
Roosevelt
MISS GROSJEAN TAKES OATH AS SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC FUNDS
Miss Alice Lee Grosjean took the oath as supervisor of public funds in Baton Rouge. David M. Ellison led the ceremony on governor orders. Cooper, the former assistant, quit to join Grosjean and the change included a reorganization of the revenue department and tax collections in Shreveport with new leadership.
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Baton Rouge
Alice Lee Grosjean
David M. Ellison
Richard W Leche
W. A. Cooper
Miss Grosjean
Huey P. Long
Cooper
The
Revenue Department
Albert Ligon
Ligon
Shreveport
North
Louisiana
J. L. Rucker
Sam J. Smith
Fisher's Island Cat Captures 150 Rabbits Alive
Flashes in the news report that Hibiscus the giant cat owned by Henry L Ferguson captured 150 cottontail rabbits alive and carried them to his owner. Ferguson notes the cat weighs over 16 pounds and began hunting after a companion rabbit died. He says the cat kills rats but does not hurt rabbits. In Indianapolis a Negro Baptist church congregation sought a restraining order against its pastor. Superior Judge Russell J Ryan continued the case and advised selecting a temporary pastor who preached during the proceedings.
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Fisher’s Island
N. Y
Henry L. Ferguson
Ferguson
Fergusons
Indianapolis
Russell J. Ryan
China builds new nation beyond reach of Japs with Eximbank credit
Report says China is using a 25 million dollar Eximbank loan to relocate industry inland. Factories are being established in unknown cities as natives move machinery from evacuated centers. Postwar plan includes 1000 to 2000 trucks to link Chungking with Rangoon, aiding sea access as Johnson notes road completion.
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Washington
China
New York
United States
Chungking
Rangoon
Burma
Nelson T. Johnson
Reunion after 39 years as Vienna refugee meets brother
Anna Hoffman, a Vienna refugee, reunited with her brother Gustave in New Orleans after 39 years. Gustave, who came to America at 19 in 1900 as a cabinet maker, joined the family and listened as refugees from Austria and Germany wept for joy upon seeing the Statue of Liberty.
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New Orleans
Anna Hoffman
Vienna
Gustave
America
Austria
Germany
Appropriations Panel Proposes 1.9 Billion for Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 1,898,512,769 for operating over twenty independent federal agencies for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The panel boosted the total by more than 298 million compared with the current year while cutting 2,038,175 from the federal communications commission pending reorganizational action.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Commission
Maritime Commission
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Interstate Commerce and Tariff Commissions
Military Parley Begins Two-Week Regional Conference
In New Orleans officers from the army navy and reserve units began a 14 day regional conference to plan mobilization in case of war Major John E Dalquist presided the meeting held today at the regional gathering.
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New Orleans
Army and Navy
John E. Dalquist
Army Chief of Staff
Washington
Negrin Seeks Mediation as Catalonia Falls to Franco
Premier Negrin calls a conference with British and French envoys to mediate the Spanish civil war amid Catalonia’s fall to Franco. Alvarez del Vayo assists as terms for surrender of central and southeastern Spain are discussed. London signals insistence on French Franco peace terms.
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Perpignan
France
Juan Negrin
Spain
Negrin
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Catalonia
Alvarez del Vayo
O Daniel Seeks Abolition Of Death Penalty
Governor W Lee O Daniel urged abolition of capital punishment after defending his 30 day reprieve of Winzell Williams a condemned black man He said delaying execution exposed the horror of death and he spoke in a Sabbath broadcast urging public opinion against the death penalty.
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Austin
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Winzell Williams
O'Daniel
Wage Hour Chief's Son Returns Home
William Andrews 18 son of Wage Hour Administrator Elmer Andrews returns to Washington after a weeklong search. The University of Pennsylvania student said he was visiting friends and job hunting and had read a plea from Deputy Administrator Paul Sifton to contact his father.
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Washington
William Andrews
Elmer Andrews
William
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Paul Sifton
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