Franco Starts Round World Flight From Cadiz
Commander Raymone Franco began a round the world attempt in a four motor Dornier seaplane from Cadiz Spain heading for the Azores then Halifax or Placentia Newfoundland. The flight will proceed in stages via Havana Vera Cruz La Paz Bolivia Southern California San Francisco and Manila among other stops.
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Cadiz
Spain
Raymone Franco
Atlantic
North America
Azores
Talifax
Placentia
Newfoundland
Franco
Raix de Alda
Gallarz
Pablo Rada
Halifax
Havana
Vera Cruz
Lapaz
Bolivia
California
San Francisco
Prince Rupert
Unalaska
Paramushir
T'wkio
Kagoshima
Manila
Port Victoria
Colombo
Bombay Bushiers
Alexandretta
Palermo
Alcazares
United States
Dornier
Pernambuco
Brazil
Mussolini to Hear Story of Nomle Flight
In Rome Premier Mussolini will hear the tale of the Italia dirigible expedition. General Umberto Nobile and aides, rescued after their May 25 crash on polar ice, arrived in Rome amid cheering crowds to brief the leader on the voyage and its ordeals.
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Mussolini
Nomle
Ome
Italy
U.P
Benito
Italia
North Pole
Umberto Nobile
Rome
Nobile
Vivas
Lundborg
Citta di Milano
Titina
Oklahoma candidates fail first campaign filing rule
In No's So Law-Abiding Oklahoma City, 163 county office candidates were promised to enforce laws. Only 13 of 163 complied with the first rule of their race by listing their villages on applications.
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Oklahoma
Cily
Okla
Fossil Goose Found Near Ohio Highway Deep Bird Remnant
Logan Ohio reports a petrified goose believed over four decades old found by Paul McLinn while working on a highway. The fossil was uncovered at a depth of about four feet this week.
Police disperse strike pickets at Whitman mill
Fall River police aided New Bedford officers to disperse 325 textile strike pickets at the Whitman mill in New Bedford Massachusetts. About 200 pickets were arraigned in court yesterday and given jail terms from two to six months.
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New Bedford
Mass
U.P
Fall River
Whitman Mill
Uwo
Officers Use Guns On Chicken Thieves
Two men were shot to death and a third was possibly fatally wounded after a confrontation with Sheriff Perry and Deputy George Dussel at Lover's Lane near Ravenna Ohio. The officers surprised the trio during a chicken theft.
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Ravenna
Ohio
U.P
Perry
George Dussel
Lover's Lane
Here
Dussel
Campaign cost for Hoover Curtis ticket pegged at four million
Washington August 1 The Republican campaign for the Hoover Curtis ticket will cost approximately 4,000,000 dollars, predicted today by J R Nutt treasurer of the national committee.
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Washington
W.P
Hoover-Curtis
J. R. Nutt
National Committee
Hoover to Tour States in Campaign
Hoover plans a traveling campaign across the east border states and middle west after September 1. He will speak in Buffalo Boston Chicago New York and other cities and may appear in Louisville or Nashville and possibly Kansas City St Louis Minneapolis or St Paul. He boards a Southern Pacific train at 6 05 pm and arrives in San Francisco 7 30 am tomorrow.
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Shasta Springs
Calif
U.P
Herbert Hoover
East
Middle West
Washington
Hoover
Buffalo
Boston
Chicago
New York
Louisville
Kentucky
Nashville
Tennessee
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Palo Alto
Mayon Volcano Smoke and Quakes Stir Natives in Mindanao
Reports from Manila describe continued Mayon crater smoke and recent earthquakes alarming native residents in the southern Luzon region. Mindoro reports severe quake damage with Caminawit harbor silted, wharf subsided, water receded, and half the town submerged while other areas remained lightly affected.
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Manila
U.P
Luzon
Mayon
Taal -Voleang
Mot
Mindoro
Caminawit
Commencement Address by Prof Rankin at Central State
Prof T Rankin of the University of Michigan will deliver the commencement address to 166 graduates of Central State Teachers College Thursday at 9:15 AM in the college auditorium. The program includes orchestra pieces, an invocation by Rev Henry Morgan, mixed chorus, conferring of degrees, and benediction by Rev Henry Morgan.
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Rankin
University of Michigan
Central’ State Teachers College
College Auditorium
Match
Central State Orchestra
Henry Morgan
T. E. Rankin
Avia—Visi Carte
Y'osea
Miss Pearl Bicher
I E. C. Warrinner
America
Michigan Briefs: High School Bands to Form Largest Northern Michigan Ensemble
In Interlochen on Sunday August 12 six high school bands from Ludington Traverse City Frankfort Elk Rapids and Beulah will join the National High School band for a concert, creating a 300 piece ensemble the largest ever assembled in northern Michigan. Walter Hagen has accepted invitation to play in the Michigan Open at In dianwood Golf Club August 6 and 7. Albert Tyson waived exam and was bound over to circuit court on felony assault charge after stabbing a resident in Albion.
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Traverse City
Ludington
Frankfort
Elk Rapids
Beulah
Michigan
Detroit
Walter Hagan
Indianwood Golf Club
Shere
Albion
Ange Jy Albert Tyson
Leonard Coney
Dot Liquor
Charles Logan
Gate accident kills nine at Welland Canal lock
Nine men died and 20 to 30 were injured when a 500 ton steel gate slipped from a crane boom during placement at lock No. G on the Welland canal near Thorold Ontario.
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Thorold
Ontario
O.K
Welland Canal
Standard Oil Increases Gasoline Prices in Michigan
Detroit Mich August 1 U P A one cent per gallon increase for all Michigan Standard Oil stations announced by company district officials. The increase is effective immediately Tank wagon price 15 8 cents per gallon and Station price 17 8 cents per gallon for gasoline An increase of one cent per gallon was announced for kerosene in this state Kerosene is 13 7 cents per gallon under the new schedule Other companies also announced price increases.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Michigan Standard
Secret British Note on Naval Pact Surfaces in Washington
The State Department received through the London embassy a British note on a secret naval compromise with France. Kellogg asked for permission to publish the note but officials refused to discuss its contents.
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Washington
U.P
State Department
London
Kellogg
American Track Team Hits Setbacks at Amsterdam Olympics
At the Amsterdam games Charles Paddock and Henry Cummings Jr. failed to advance in the 200 meter dash, while Kornig of Germany and Jackson Scholz of New York AC advanced. Dee Boeckman and Mrs. Rapma Wilson ran in the girls 800 meters with limited success as Fraulein Dollinge of Germany set a world record. Percy Williams of Canada won the 200 meters, giving Canada a double sprint title as Sabin Carr of the United States failed to capture a win in the early finals.
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Amsterdam Stadium
Netherlands
Charles W. Paddock
Paddock
Henry Cummings, Jr
Newark Athletic Club
Kornig
Germany
Jackson Scholz
New York Athletic Club
Dee Boeckman
Headlight Athletic Club
St. Louis
Fraulein Dollinge
Rapma Wilson
Pasadena
Fraulein Radke
Sir Atkinson
South America
Steven Anderson
University
Washington
John Collier
Brown University
James Carson
Olympic Club
California
Miss Thompson
Canada
Florence McDonald
Boston
Percy Williams
Williams
R. C G. Craig
United States
Leader In Parent Teacher Work Talks to College Audience
Mrs. David Stewart, first vice president of the Michigan branch of Parent Teacher associations, gave an inspiring talk titled Telling the Story of Life to Little Children at the college last night. Local mothers and teachers attending summer School benefited, with Dean Bertha M. Rowan adding remarks. Stewart recommended Teaching Truth to Children by Mary Wood Allen and A Panther and his Son by Dr. Galloway.
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David Stewart
Michigan
Parent Teacher Associations
Stewart
Bertha M. Rowan
Mary Wood Allen
Galloway
Water Inundates Russian Villages Amid Floods
Reports from KHABAROVSK identify at least 55 villages under water and hundreds of houses razed after recon flights over the Amur and Seya river districts. About sixty thousand people are homeless according to estimates.
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Khabarovsk
Russia
Amur
Seya River
Ford Buys Old Buckley Saw Mill And Machinery
Manistee Michigan August 1 Henry Ford has purchased an old Buckley saw mill and its machinery as a reminder of northern Michigan pioneer days. The mill’s equipment, moved to the Edward Conine mill at Welston six years ago, is being returned to its original Dearborn building. The old engine was made in Detroit when Ford was a young machinist.
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Manistee
Mich
U.P
Henry Ford
Buckley
Pole Vault Record Sparks Olympic Drama
Yale and William I Droegemuel Ley of Northwestern cleared at 4.10 meters 13 feet 0.417 inches in the finals to break the Olympic mark of 4.9 meters set by F K Foss of the United States in 1920.
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Yale
William I. Droegemuelley
Northwestern University
F. K. Foss
United States
United States Leads in Olympiad Scoring at Amsterdam
Bulletin from Amsterdam Stadium reports the United States scoring 52.5 points in four final events on day four, bringing its total to 123.5 points. Standings list Great Britain 36, Canada 28, Finland 23, Germany 22.5, Sweden 21, South Africa 14, Ireland 10, France 5, Haiti 8, Italy 4, Norway 8, Philippines 3, Japan 2, Holland 1.
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Amsterdam
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Finland
Germany
Sweden
South Africa
Ireland
France
Haiti
Italy
Norway
Philippines
Japan
Holland
Honors To Boy Scouts At Camp Rotary
Special to Mt. Pleasant Daily Times Camp Rotary on August 1 saw 830 scouts return home after a season of swimming games and work. Local Mt. Pleasant representation included 52 scouts. The court of honor reviewed members and awarded badges including First Class to Paul Robinson and various pins and merit recognitions totaling multiple scouts across categories such as Canoeing Life Saving Camping and Woodwork.
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Mt. Pleasant
Rotary
Saginaw
Alma
St. Louis
Ithaca
Mt.Pleasant
Freeland
Caro
Clare
Wyandotte
Mount Pleasant
Iocal Court of Honor
I. J. Bonnell
Ray Monroy
Ray Boulton
Maurice Fall
Jim’ Hunt
Paul Robinson
K’symond Looker
Clarence Treemin
Dwight Gover
King Lewis
Joan MecClintic
Eugene Johnston
Jean MecClintic
Loren Cady
Raymond Hooker
Arnold Prissing
Ernest Monroe
Franklin Rand
Jean McClintic
Jean McClintice
Pranklin Rand
Jean McClintie
Donald Shorts
George Chamberlin
Imuge
Donald Short
Gail Bunce
Billy Emerson
Laynton McRae
James Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Lewis Woods
George Chamberlain
Hugo Harrison
Eugene Johnson
Franklin Wand
Lawrence Hood
Mark Chamberlain
Vnest Monroe
Romaine Crampton
John Butts
Gerald Smith
Bob Donohue
Wesley Riches
Edward Bonnell
Robert Troutman
Paul Grimm
Atlantic will cross time by gut crossing plans for 1981
Article notes potential emergency transatlantic air service by spring or summer 1981 with mixed steamship and airplane routes. Concerns are stated about special emergency freight and passenger flights within 40 hours coast to coast, priced at a premium to reduce current transit hazards. Page 6 reference.
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New ‘York
U.P
Atlantic Ocean
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
Bremen
Atlantic
Bomb Explodes at Chicago Six-Flat Housing Doctor’s Building
An early morning blast shattered a six-flat building entrance owned by Dr. Max Thorek, chief surgeon at the American hospital, in Chicago. Thorek suggested the device may have targeted a nearby merchant tied to a recent labor suit.
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Chicago
U.R
Max Thorek
American Hospital
Thorek
Riverdale Poised for Oil Drilling Near Town
Riverdale residents anticipate oil exploration with leases already signed and a company en route with drilling equipment. Officials expect at least one well to begin within a few days, signaling the start of local extraction.
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Riverdale
Hold Balloon Rage Trophy For Protest In Detroit Race
The Gordon Bennett balloon race trophies are being withheld by the National Aeronautical Association amid a protest from Germany. Hugo Kaulem and son piloted a German balloon covering 459.4 miles, while Capt. W. E. Kepner and William O. Eareckson of the United States logged about 460 miles. The race began June 30 from Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Aero Club of Germany
National Aeronautical Association
United States
Cal Schory
Washington
Germany
Hugo Kaulem
Fechvical Survey
W. E. Kepner
William O. Eareckson
President Coolidge Looks Forward To End Of Political Life
President Coolidge, fishing from a canoe on Bradle River near Cedar Island Lodge Wisconsin, begins his fifth and final year as president. Friends say he is pleased with the idea of retiring from political and official duties.
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Cedar Island Lodge
Wisconsin
U.P
Coolidge
Bradle River
President Coolidge Reflects On Exhaustion After Five Years In Office
President Coolidge told Dr. Hubert Work he has never been wearier than at Brahle as he neared the end of five years in office. He said his term was a contribution to the Hoover campaign and gave no public plans for the future. Rumors of roles at United States Steel or Amherst College are unsubstantiated.
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Cedar Island Longe
Wisconsin
U. P
Hubert Work
Brahle
Coolidge
United States Steel Corporation
Amherst College
Train collision blamed on crew after Cortena crash
Southern Pacific board of inquiry holds four trainmen responsible for last Sunday's Cortena California accident. The Custade limited collided with the rear of a special train carrying prominent attorneys from an American Bar association convention in Seattle.
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San Francisco
Calif
U.P
Southern Pacific Board of Inquiry
Cortena
Custade Limited
American Bar Association
Seattle
Progress on Pure Oil wells near wards and farms
Drilling near Ward Albaugh on Lilly farm reached 1060 feet while Rayner farm wells passed 900 feet with no serious setbacks. A third Pure Oil well on Fred Sias land faced obstruction at 242 feet and was abandoned with a new hole started nearby.
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Ward Albaugh
Lilly
Pure Oil Company
Rayner Farm
Fred Sias
Patsy Wins Mackinac Race On Lake Michigan
The Patsy a yawl owned by Dr Hewitt of the Chicago Yacht Club won the Mackinac Island race ending Tuesday night. The Viking a Detroit Beht club schooner barely trailed as the two top finishers led a fleet of 21 sailboats from Port Huot Michigan. The Sirda skippered by Ollie Karidis of Chicago earned the best racing time. The Viking won both racing and cruising contests among Michigan boats.
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Mackinag Island
Mich
Dr. Hewitt
Chicago Yacht Club
Mackinac Island
Chicago
Viking
Detroit Béht Club
Idfinginber
Carl Hepperman
Ollie Karidis
Michigan
Pointer Withdraws From Michigan Gubernatorial Race
Republican Robert R. Pointer of West Branch withdraws from the Michigan governor race. Governor Fred W. Green and George Welsh of Grand Rapids remain in contention for the nomination. Pointer says his withdrawal serves the state's welfare and asks supporters to aid George W. Welsh's bid.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Robert R. Pointer
West Branefi
Fred W. Green
George Welsh
Grand Rahids
G . Poitter
Michigan
George W. Welsh
Two Taken On Kidnap Plot Charged in Pottsville
In Pottsville Pennsylvania authorities report two suspects Mrs Frederick Byrne of Washington DC and Thomas Jamison of Charlotte North Carolina were arrested in connection with a plot to kidnap nine year old Henry Grant who had been missing since Monday Police also seek the boy’s father Henry L Grant who allegedly took the boy from his grandparents home at Port Carlisle.
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U. of M
Willn
Standard Oil
Price
Nobile Rescue 4
U.S Tragk
Ford
Bulletin
U.S
Were At
Mackinac Ra
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