Heat Wave Relief Fails to End Death Toll in Midwest and West
A mass of cool air moved over the central states offering relief after three days of dangerous heat that caused at least ten deaths. Temperatures topped 110 in several western and midwestern locales, with Phoenix and Chicago posting record highs. Arizona drought worsened livestock losses as rain remained scarce and water supplies dwindled.
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Minos
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Nebraska
Iowa
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Grain
Arizona
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Washington
Salt River
Wisconsin
Michigan
Karesag
Illinois
Ohio
Ex Communist Still on Stand in Bridges Deportation Hearing
John L. Leech former Communist organizer in Los Angeles testifies at the Harry Bridges deportation hearing. He describes attempts to penetrate the U S Army Navy and state militias up to 1956 and claims involvement in murder cases and intimidation by Communist cells. He says 599 young Communists were assigned to the California National Guard and cites a 1936 revision favoring social clubs to protect U S Russia ties.
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Johnl. Leech
Communist Party
Los Angeles
United States
Harry Bridges
Jodas Leech
Bridges
Communist Central Committee
New York
California National Guard
Arty
Navy
Russia
National Guard
Leech
Guard Rail Fatality Kills New Orleans Woman
Miss Frances Wheeler, 21, was killed when a guard rail shattered her car window near Thalia Street and the Melpomene canal in New Orleans. Her fiancé Harold Simpson, 21, and brother Chester Wheeler, 31, were in the vehicle along with Chester’s wife. a wood fragment struck Wheeler in the neck.
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New Orleans
Frances Wheeler
Harold Simpson
Chester Wheeler
Thalia Street
Melpomene Canal
Miss Wheeler
Hurp
Piscatorial Mystery Alligator Found in Indiana Creek
Herman Fey battled a big fish in Big Eagle creek near Indianapolis and hauled up a 20 inch alligator. The unusual catch puzzled locals as reptiles are not native to Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Herman Fey
Big Eagle Creek
Fey
Indiana
Daladier Declares France Safe From Attack On Bastille Day
Premier Daladier proclaimed France invincible to any assault in a Bastille Day broadcast. He and defense ministers watched 30,000 troops parade on the Champs Elysees with British guardsmen as crowds cheered at the Trocadero amphitheater. He vowed to defend liberties and urged unity with others to safeguard freedom.
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Daladier
France
Champs Elystes
Trocadero
Louisiana probes widen as 12 indictments readied at university
Louisiana investigators, under federal pressure, prepare 12 new indictments to present to a grand jury over affairs at the state university. Dr. James Monroe Smith, the former president, faces embezzlement charges as more agents join the probe into income tax, mails, and WPA funds. Governor Leche and other officials are drawn into the evolving case.
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Louisiana
State University
Dewey Sanchez
James Monroe Smith
WPA
PWA
Frank Murphy
Washington
A P Tugwell
William G Renkin
Parish Grand Jury
Smith
Richard W. Lech
Sanchez
Leche
Louis F. Guerre
Guerre
Dr. Smith
Earl K. Long
David M. Ellison
British and French Troops Stage Joint Display in Shanghai
British and French forces paraded in a large joint display at Shanghai with tanks guns and warplanes in attendance. The event followed anti-British demonstrations at the Tsingtao consulate amid tensions between British and Japanese interests in China.
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Tsingtao
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Associated Press
Governor Earl Long Accepts Federal Oil Inquiry
Baton Rouge reports Governor Earl K. Long welcomed a federal probe into Louisiana oil activities. Attorney General Frank Murphy announced that agents would probe oil dealings amid other federal inquiries into mail frauds income tax evasion and federally financed works program diversions. Interior Secretary Ickes said an office will monitor Louisiana oil shipments from New Orleans.
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Earl K. Long
Frank Murphy
Washington
United States
Ickes
Interior Department
New Orleans
Louisiana
No News Today As Baton Rouge Society Shrinks
In Baton Rouge the state university scandal and political upheaval touch society pages as the new first lady does no entertaining and Mrs. James Monroe Smith faces indictment. Indictments and resignations hang over social life with postponed weddings and canceled parties amid rumors.
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Baton Rouge
State University
James Monroe Smith
Earl Long
Washington Without Cash Amid Tax Dispute
Washington D C faces a cash crunch as Congress stalls a city tax plan leaving 11 500 workers unpaid. Despite no pay, street lights, police, fire, water services and sanitation continue while officials debate requisitions and vouchers.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Association urges full investigation by state leaders
Four directors of the Association of Commerce call on Governor Earl K. Long to probe all divisions of Louisiana state government. The resolution insists only a full impartial inquiry by unimpeachable appointees can restore confidence in institutions.
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New Orleans
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Association of Commercce
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt says strikes against government are unlawful
President Roosevelt declared there could be no strikes against the government and that a WPA strike would be such an action. He clarified his remark for reporters at a press conference and noted uncertainty over a TVA strike being considered against the government. WPA workers had been striking over the relief law’s wage changes and monthly hour requirements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Murphy
Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA
Roosevelt hints at neutrality action this afternoon
President Roosevelt said he might make an announcement on neutrality legislation after noon and would confer with Secretary Hull. The Senate foreign relations committee moved to defer the issue to next session, while Pittman urged rapid approval of a ban on war supplies to Japan. isolationists pressure to block or delay the effort.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
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Japan
Grand Jury Calls Two Newspaper Men Amid LSU Probe
Baton Rouge July 14. The parish grand jury examining LSU affairs summoned two newspaper men and several LSU board of supervisors members. Harnett Kane of the New Orleans Item testified as the first witness, followed by Raymond Daniels of the New York Times not located yet. State Senator Harvey Peltier and other board members were questioned after an executive session and the panel adjourned after noon.
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Parish Grand Jury
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L. S A. Board of Supervisors
Harnett Kane
New Orleans Item
Kane
Raymond Daniels
New York Times
Daniels
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Board of Supervisors
S. L. Maxwell
Cantebrake
L. P. Aberenathy
Highway Comemission
Abernathy
Darrell
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