Britain to study Czech dispute with observers plan
London said Britain would consider sending unofficial observers to the German Czech border to ease tensions. Germany appeared not unfriendly to the idea, with William Strang to report after trips to Berlin and Praha. The plan remains indefinite and would use unbiassed umpires to assess border incidents.
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Germany
William Strang
Central European Department
Foreign Office
Berlin
Praha
Britain
Strang
Continent
London
Czechoslovakia weighs French British plans over Sudeten crisis
In Prague on May 26 the government studied new Anglo French ideas to settle the Sudeten German crisis and Adolf Hitler's protectorate threat. Stefan Osuský, envoy to Paris, and Jan Masaryk, envoy to London, conferred with Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta and President Eduard Beneš. Britain reportedly sounded out Germany and Czechoslovakia on placing observers.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Praha
Adolf Hitler
Stefan Osuky
Paris
Kamil Krofta
Jan Masaryk
Krofta
Eduard Benes
Osuky
Masaryk
Fuehrer
Britain
New Law Reduces Pension Age for Spanish American War Vets
A new law cuts the maximum pension age for Spanish American War veterans from 75 to 65, after passage in Congress and signing by the president. Ninety days of service are required in each case, and aid and attendance pensions rise from 72 to 100 dollars monthly. The bill, drafted by the United Spanish War Veterans national committee, also aims to extend widow pensions and ease eligibility rules.
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Congress
R. W. Germany
United States War Veterans
National Committee On
United Spanish War Veterans
Additional School Year Considered in Louisiana Legislature
Baton Rouge May 26 7 Creation of a commission to study adding an additional year to Louisiana's school system was introduced in the house of representatives by Representatives Frazar McCullough Montgomery and Boucher. The bill includes an appropriation of 10000 dollars a year for the commission's expenses. It provides for a seven member panel with two lawmakers two state board of education members and three laymen or educators from across the state.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Frazar, McCullough
Montgomery
Boucher
State Board of Education
Bombed Alicante Town Still Clears Rubble After Deadly Raid
Rescuers battled through the ruins of Alicante’s market as they recovered victims of a massive air raid. At least 250 dead and 1,000 injured in the city of 10,000. more than 100 bodies found in the market. 50 killed outside the city. Six insurgent bombers attacked from Mallorca, destroying stalls where hundreds waited for food.
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Alicante
Spain
Valencia
Barcelona
Mallorca
Louisiana approves welfare revenue act tax plan
Lawmakers reconvened to adopt a revised one per cent sales tax renamed the welfare revenue act. Mandatory collection by merchants, expanded exemptions, and revenue rules were approved after a lengthy hearing. The measure aims to fund state social security and includes a five per cent deduction for prompt payment.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means Committee
Edmund G. Burke
New Orleans
Collector of Revenue
House of Representatives
Burke
Justin C. Daspit
State Collector of Revenue
Eugene Stanley
Gold Medal From Paris Awarded To O P H S Student
Norman Nelson of Ouachita Parish High School received a gold medal in Paris from the Camite, recognizing him for highest standing in the state rally in second year French. Miss Mildred Sherrod noted Ouachita Parish High School students have won the medal twice in three years, amid student and teacher pride.
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Norman Nelson
Ouachita Parish High School
Camite
Paris
Young Nelson
Mildred Sherrod
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
L. T. I. Plans Commencement and Program News
The Louisiana Training Institute schedules two commencements. An Achievement program for grammar grades is set at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the new Richard W. Lewhe gymnasium, with T. H. Harris addressing the high school ceremony on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Arthur S. Tidwell Jr. will award football letters, G. W. Welch will give elementary certificates, and Principal John A. Jones will read reading and spelling certificates.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Richard W. Lewhe
T. H. Harris
Arthur S. Tidwell, Jr
G. W. Welch
John A. Jones
Joe Strange
Caddie Castleberry
Bennie Payne
Richard Mc
Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association Elects McClung President
In New Orleans on May 26 the Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association elected E. L. McClung of Natchitoches as president at the close of its convention. Vice presidents named were George Moss of New Orleans Kirtley Lynch of Washington Henry Richardson of Shreveport E P Harper of Mangham John Guess of Hemmond and R J Risavenisy of Coax.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State Pharmaceutical] Association
E. L. McClung
Natchitoches
George Moss
Kirtley Lynch
Washington
Henry Richardson
Shreveport
E. P. Harper
Mangham
John Guess
Hemmond
R. J. Risavenisy
Coax
Minneapolis union chief shot dead in street slaying
Police chief Frank Forestal said he held Arnold Johnson 33, an organizer and Brown’s friend, after Johnson confessed to shooting William Brown 43, head of General Drivers union 544, at his car near union headquarters on Washington Avenue North. An empty wallet lay nearby, and the killing echoes a prior unsolved labor slaying.
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Minneapolis
Frank Forestal
William Brown
General Drivers Union
Forestal
Arnold Johnson
General Drivers
Brown
Brown's Union
Bill Brown
Miles Dunne
A. F. of L
Washington Avenue
Patrick J. Corcoran
Flashes In The News From Multiple Cities
In Warsaw a dentist and a patient were startled when a tooth extraction triggered a sudden flash of light. In Kansas City the bankruptcy court faces a financial strain missing 540 dollars of April expenses and may seek approval to raise fees.
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Warsaw
Ind
W. A. Gassaway
Kansas City
Henry Bundschu
United States District Court
Chalk halt delays police overparking drive
Council Bluffs Iowa traffic campaign to curb overparking stalled when a needed tire-marking chalk failed to arrive. Traffic Captain Harry G Saint said the special chalk, ordered for marking tires, did not reach in time, delaying the campaign until the chalk is available.
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Council Bluffs. Ia
Harry G. Saint
Beginner Oakland California Morning Flash Telephoto Event
In Oakland California a dawn incident unfolded as a light flashed on a telephoto device and drew attention from passersby. Authorities were alerted but details remain unclear amid early morning activity and limited witnesses.
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Oakland
Calif
Colorful Romanian leader Codreanu accused of plotting overthrow
DeWitt MacKenzie reports in New York on May 2 that Corneliu Codreanu, famed as the "Hitler of Romania," stands trial for plotting to topple his government and install fascist rule. The case may affect central and eastern Europe’s political balance, with implications for Europe at large.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Czechoslovakia
Corneliu Codreanu
Eastern
Europe
Ouachita Parish High selects top graduates for 1938
Principal Jack Hayes announces Edna Mae Vallery and Charlotte Roberts as the two highest honor pupils of the Ouachita Parish High School class of 1938. Vallery has 97.8 and Roberts 97. The valedictory goes to Vallery and salutatory to Roberts at commencement in Neville High School auditorium on Friday June 3. Dr. C M Wise of LSU speaks.
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Jack Hayes
Ouachita Parish High School
Edna Mae Vallery
Samuel Vallery
Charlotte Roberts
C. A. Roberts
Miss Vallery
Miss Roberts
Neville High School
Lightning Kills Two Near Houma In Boat Strike
In Houma Louisiana on May 2 a fishing boat with 12 aboard was struck by lightning. Mrs Davidson Kieth 39 and her daughter Verna Kieth died. Norman Pellegrin about 15 was missing after being thrown into Little Caillou bayou. Three girls Lydia Laura Lee Pellegrin and Ida Chauvin were treated for shock. The group was en route to mission services at Montegut when lightning set the 25 foot boat on fire and survivors put out the flames.
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Houma
Mission Services
Little Caillou Bayou
Davidson Kieth
Verna Kieth
Norman Pellegrin
Lydia
Laura Lee Pellegrin
Ida Chauvin
Montegut
Youth sues to fathom motive in Queens murder pact
In New York on May 2, 16 year old Donald Carroll testified that he did not carry out a death by own action pact after shooting his sweetheart Charlotte Matthiesen 18, saying he thought of saving her. The pair who planned to die to be together faced psychiatrists arguing about his immaturity versus wilful murder.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Queens County Court
Donald Carroll
Charlotte Matthiesen
Donald
Japan reorganizes cabinet as army gains grip
Tokyo May 2. Japan shifts top leadership as foreign minister Hirota war minister Sugiyama and finance minister Kaya resign. Seishiro Itagaki becomes war minister, Seihin Ikeda finance minister, Kazushige Ugaki new foreign minister, and Koichi Kido moves to welfare minister. Araki and Ugaki among three powerful military men now in cabinet. Authorities say the reshuffle strengthens government and promises tougher war effort in China.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Koki Hirota
Gen Sugiyama
Okinobu Kaya
Seishiro Itagaki
Seihin Iketa
Kazushige Ugaki
Koichi Kido
Baron Sadao Araki
Russia
Seihin Ikeda
Bank of Japan
Ugaki
Araki
Plane Crash Investigated Near Cleveland Airport in 1940s
A federal board of inquiry moved to determine why the United Airlines transport plane crashed in a wooded ravine near Cleveland airport killing 10 aboard. Investigators sought witness statements about a sleeper type all metal Douglas airliner catching fire before the fall from a clear sky Tuesday night. Bryan M. Jacobs chaired the board with George W. West and Philip C. Salzman among the inspectors.
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United Air Lines
Cleveland
Earth
Federal Board of Inquiry
United Airlines
Huntress sails to Hongkong to seek panda mate
Mrs. W. H. Harkness left for Hongkong aboard the Philippine clipper and will travel to Tibet to seek a giant panda as a mate for Mei-Mei, the female panda captured for Chi cago's Brookfield 200.
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San Francisco
W. H. Harkness
Hongkong
Tibet
Mei-Mei
Chicago
Brookfield
Compromise on Pay Hour Bill Nearer In Senate Fight
Washington May 26 Opposition Senate factions move toward a wage hour compromise to please Southern critics. The plan would let the labor secretary set regional minimums, with House and Senate bills diverging on national rate and 44 hour vs 40 hour weeks. A joint committee may edit differences. regional differentials remain a flashpoint. Senator Harrison of Mississippi signaled possible acceptance if regional scales stay.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Harrison
Mississippi
Three School Tax Elections Ordered in Union Parish
Marion voters will decide on issuing 30000 in bonds for 15 years for general building needs including a gym and a principal's home. Farmerville residents face a five mill tax for five years to build and equip school facilities. Mt Olive tax payers vote on a two mill levy for 10 years to fund building and equipment of district schools.
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Marion
Union Parish
Farmerville
Mt. Olive
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United Spanish Group
Mrs. Ickes
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National Park Service
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Ethridge
L. T. I. Plans
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PHAR
McClung
Hitler
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C. P.H
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C. M. Wise
Louisiana State University
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