American Pair Plans To Fight Spying Charges
Paris bound case centers on Robert Gordon Switz an American jailed in the international spy matter He allegedly used Col Lindberghs name to gain French aviation secrets The couple hired Paris lawyer Charles Moyse to mount their defense and plan a preliminary hearing to decide if they will be held for trial
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Educated Cats Walk the Rope in a Curious Tale
Kansas City reports on Mr and Mrs H d Oclsen who over seven years raised and trained ten blue blood cats. The pets perform rope walks during their spare moments and attract attention from local observers. The piece notes the unusual training and the couple's eccentric hobby in this unusual domestic display.
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Remarkable Cat Acrobats Travel With High Profile Owners
A pair of cats aged 6 to 11 years, weighing 8 to 16 pounds, perform numerous feats including walking on hind legs and a six foot tight rope. One cat named Barney negotiates the full length of the rope with four legs. The owners insure their pets from $5,000 to about $20,000, and a dog named Sport is also insured for $5,000. The cats receive daily teeth cleaning, fur grooming, and follow a special diet.
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France and Britain reject Mussolini disarmament plan
In Paris on December 22, Britain and France issued a joint communique after a luncheon meeting. They rejected Mussolini's proposal to revive disarmament talks outside the League of Nations and stressed that disarmament must continue under Geneva authority. They affirmed the League's authority and discussed prospects of renewing work at the disarmament conference.
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Indians Moved to Washington Federal Hospital
WASHINGTON Dec 22 Following a federal conviction at the urging of Secretary Ickes, 69 Indians confined in an asylum at Canton South Carolina under alleged intolerable conditions have been brought to the government hospital in Washington for treatment. Actions were started to return more than twenty Indians to their homes after they had been released from Canton where they were charged with being held without cause.
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Grant Forest Vets Holiday Furloughs
Washington officials announce Christmas and New Year furloughs for Civilian Conservation Corps forestry recruits. Eligible men may travel home if near relatives or can provide transport. Furloughs run December 22 to 25 and December 29 to January 2.
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International News Service
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Talking Weather Well Predicts Rain Or Shine
Seattle resident FE N Sears checks an abandoned yardwell for the forecast. The shaft’s air sound signaled rain or fair weather, a local anecdote about the so called talking well. The quirky note ends with a sharp market quip about stocks rising if they don’t fall.
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