Chamberlain outlines mediation path over Czech crisis
In Parliament Chamberlain described three options in the Czechoslovak dispute. He defended mediation led by Lord Runciman and noted German military moves causing British concern. He cited French precautions and British diplomacy in Prague and Nürnberg.
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Berlin
Europe
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Nevile Henderson
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Roosevelt Pleads With Hitler to Avert European War
President Roosevelt renewed his appeal to Adolf Hitler urging negotiations to avoid a holocaust of war. He suggested a general parley in a neutral European location while noting the United States will not sponsor or attend. The cabinet acted after listening to Chamberlain and Hitler's replies.
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Czechoslovakia
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Reichsfuehrer
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Twin City Community Chest Campaign Setup Completed
A Chamber of Commerce meeting outlined the Twin City Community Chest drive set for the week of October 24 with a $20,000 goal. A. B. Clarkson named colonel and general director, with E. C. Gibson, Bob Burns, and J. L. Ewing in key roles and 46 team captains planned.
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Il Duce Shifts to Spotlight in War Crisis
Mussolini leaves Rome for Munich to mediate the German Czech clash. He travels with Count Ciano amid large crowds as Britain seeks a blockade and a path to peace, while Chamberlain and Hitler meet to avert broader war.
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Kansas City Southern OKs Unification Plan
Kansas City Southern directors approved unification with Louisiana and Arkansas Railway pending approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission and stockholders meetings. Harvey C. Couch, Pine Bluff magnate and KC S chairman, leads the group controlling L and A. The merged system would create a direct Kansas City to Port Arthur route, linking Sabine ports and Dallas to New Orleans with broader southwest connections.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Harvey C. Couch
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Americans advised to leave Hungary
Budapest Sept 2 United States legation renewed its advice to 860 Americans in Hungary to depart. Thirty five Americans mainly tourists arrived by train from Czechoslovakia en route home after leaving Prague last night on legation guidance. They reported no trouble leaving except for difficulty obtaining loan funds.
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United States Legation
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
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Czechs Pray for Peace but Look for War
Prague reports final wartime preparations as troop trains move to frontiers and a radio address by Premier Jan Syrovy is awaited on St. Wenceslas day. The cabinet backs the address amid air raid blackout and fear of Hitler's ultimatum, with Catholic leaders urging peace.
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Czechoslovakia
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Peace Talk Triggers Sharp Market Rise At Open
New York stocks opened with a strong rally after news of a Munich conference of European leaders. Markets had dipped in early trading but buyers moved in as reports confirmed Chamberlain Daladier and Mussolini would meet Hitler in Munich. Trading volume rose and many stocks rebounded above yesterday's close. The British pound recovered in foreign exchange markets.
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Wall Street
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Stock Exchange
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Daladier
Mussolini
Long Returns To Renew Campaign Against Mills
Lieutenant Governor Karl Long arrives to stump for W. H. Todd in the Fifth district race against Newt V. Mills. Long predicts Mills defeat, notes outside supporters who once backed Mills, and cites prior campaigning patterns.
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Good Drop Expected in Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council forecasts a 5 000 to 8 500 drop in traffic fatalities nationwide this year. If the trend of the last four months matches the first eight months, the total may be about 31 004 100 fewer deaths than in 1937. August shows the greatest monthly drop since November, bringing ten month savings to 5 970 lives.
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National Safety Council
Leche Names 15 to Louisiana Fair Committee
Governor Richard W. Leche has appointed fifteen men to oversee a $25 000 advertising expenditure for Louisiana’s presence at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1993 Monroe’s W H Anders serves on the committee alongside members from New Orleans Baton Rouge Lafayette Houma Plaquemine and other cities.
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Louisiana
San Francisco
W. H. Anders
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W. J. Harter, Jr
New Orleans
Harry D. Wilson
Baton Rouge
John D Alexandria
Lone A Wilmot Dalferes
Lafayette
Julius Dupont
Houma
Edward J. Gay
Plaquemine
Ireland installs anti aircraft guns for defense
In Cork Ireland, massive anti aircraft guns are installed to protect Foynes the transatlantic flying bow. Cork harbour guns were supplied by Britain with British engineers aiding the setup as a new army recruiting drive begins countrywide.
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Cork
Tadey
Foynes
Three-Man Board to Mediate Railroad Strike Fight
President Roosevelt names Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy Professor Harry A. Milla and Dean James B. Landis to a emergency fact finding board to avert a nationwide railroad walkout. The panel meets by Friday and will hold hearings to determine disputed facts and propose a settlement.
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Roosevelt
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Harry A. Milla
Univesity of
Heads of Four Nations Plan Munich Parley
In London the house of commons heard that the big four Britain Germany Italy and France will meet in Munich to avert war over Czechoslovakia. Mussolini steps in as mediator while Roosevelt messages to Hitler Mussolini and Japan show anti communist pact ties highlighted in the rapid diplomacy.
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German Reichsführer Hitler to attend four power Munich talks
Berlin reports the government is drafting an official communique outlining Hitler's stand for the Munich four power peace conference. Daladier pledges continued effort and national support. Hurban warns the conference may pose danger to Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
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State Department
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Germans Lose Hope for Bloodless Sudetenland Grab
Berlin reports waning German hopes to annex Sudetenland without bloodshed as troop movements continue and rumors sweep the city. Officials deny war plans while Chamberlain reaction and Czech pledges dominate headlines.
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