Big Nazi Plot Uncovered Bolstering Britain Rail Alert
Britain braces for saboteurs as 600000 railway workers stand alert after reports of a German plot to cripple the rail system. The Daily Mail and Daily Herald claim countermeasures and details of the plan have emerged amid debates over Hore-Belisha's role in a war cabinet and defense leadership speculation.
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Hore-Belisha
London
Great Britain
Daily Mail
Daily Herald
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
Hore-Helisha
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Noel Hughes Havelock Charles
Rome
Italy
Noel
Percy Loraine
Paris
Disbursement of Liquor Tax Funds Blocked by Order
An order from Secretary of State Fred R Zimmermann blocks disbursement of 2 372 156 in liquor tax receipts to localities. Indefinite delay follows until the state treasury can cover highway privilege tax claims due Feb 29 and March 1, as a favored prior claim. Governor Heil and Wisconsin League of Municipalities officials arranged for 1 852 000 to be paid last Dec 15, with the remaining half set for February and March installments.
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Secretary of State
Fred R. Zimmerman
State Auditors Office
Zimmerman
Joan M. Smith
State Treasury
Heil
Wisconsin League of Municipaliies
Apartment Burns and UW Students Rescued on Roof
Five University of Wisconsin students trapped on the roof of a burning three story frame building were rescued by firemen. Fourteen people escaped earlier, two women among them, shivering in 6 degree below zero weather as ladders were raised. Names include Herbert Schacter John P. Shatrwka Robert Engel from Kenosha and Robert Clemens Freres from Racine. Fire Chief noted no rear fire escape and a wooden front stairway. Owner listed as Paul E. Stark Real Estate Co Madison. Cause traced to a second floor apartment where three Darling ton students resided. Damage estimated not yet.
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University of Wisconsin
Herbert Schacter
John P. Shatrwka
Robert Engel
Kenosha
Robert
Clemens Freres
Racine
Paul E. Stark
Doubtful Congress to Approve Finland Aid Amid War Fears
Washington reports grave doubt that Congress will vote further financial aid for Finland as fears arise that any extension of credit could drag the United States into European wars. President Roosevelt urged expanding the Export-Import Bank credit to finance nonmilitary American exports while critics worry about neutrality violations.
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Baltic Republic
United States
Europe
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Congress
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Senate Banking Committee
Bull
New York
Herbert Hoover
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Brown
Michigan
Hoover
Dies
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House
Gillette
Towa
Finland halts warfare as front folds 10 miles east
Eastern Finnish Russian front lines retreat 10 miles inward as conflict pauses. Paris reports severe weather paralyses western front while London warns of a German saboteur plot to disrupt British railways. About 600,000 workers mobilized. new US ambassador begins duties in Washington amid cautious exchanges.
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Finland
Paris
London
Brussels
W.ilig
Pbut Belaiver
Washington
Conertssione
Leiters
Finns Drive Back Russians in Salla Area
Finnish troops in subzero conditions report driving Russians from the Salla region and advancing toward a potential victory. A Finnish communique notes four troops in the Salla direction while other Finnish sources cite a routed Russian unit north of Lake Ladoga with casualties and captured tanks. The Finnish air force claims several bombing raids on enemy columns and concentration sites amid frigid battling conditions.
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Welsinki
Salla
Sulla
Finland
Arctic Circle
Sutla
Lake Ladoga
Senate Committee Takes Up Japan Problem on Jan 31
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will open its January 31 session on the Japan issue. Chairman Pittman says hearings will cover US Japan relations, a possible new trade treaty, and embargo or neutrality measures tied to the Sino Japanese War. Senator Schwellenbach and Gillette push related neutrality proposals while debate over restricting exports to Japan looms.
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Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Ueapan
Japan
Hull
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Pittman Kime
Chi
Schwellenbach
Fapan
China
Gillette
Fiowa
Congress
Far East
Weather forecast and observatory report from Buckstaff Observatory
The bulletin provides a mid week weather summary with temperatures from Buckstaff Observatory and other stations. It lists cloud cover in the 3 PM reading, maximum and minimum temperatures around 32 to 18 degrees, no precipitation, and northwest winds. It also notes shipment protection guidance predicting 24 to 36 hours of cold exposure ranges in the northwest to north regions with temperatures 10 to 24 degrees below zero.
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Los Angeles
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Mare Mirch
Devils Lake
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United Press
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Ease
Buckstaff Observatory
Monda
Berometer
Macago
Trawai
Slo
Ty Hinds
Dorel Seid
Capra
Arai
Val Presta
Blast destroys DuPont nitroglycerin unit kills three
An explosion at the DuPont nitroglycerine unit in Gibbstown New Jersey killed Earl Leste Harbison 30 of Cho tur Ny Edward Bunders Jr 31 of Paulsboro Nd and injured Raymond Hicks of Gibbstown. State and federal authorities opened probes while residents in several southwestern New Jersey towns and parts of Philadelphia felt the blast and debris rained down.
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Huuredis
DuPont Company Powder Works
Earl Leste Harbison
Chotur
Edward MM. Bunders Jr
Paulsboro
Raymond Hicks
Pan CL Kaiser
Hicks
New Jersey
Polie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Philadelphia
Eugene Horan
Vred Cr
Woods
Delaware River
Frankford Arsenal
Lakehurst
Uni
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Ielfi
Wilmington
Del
Durant Company
Repptuno
DuPont Comppany
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Italian freighter damaged in coastal crash off Kent
London reports an Italian freighter grounded off the Kent coast after a crash with a Haltan ship. The Brathay Tiaredo remained on fire while other vessels helped rescue crew and the grounding freighter Protuirls. A separate blast damaged the tre Grilich freighter Crrocia, with rescue efforts continuing in Breland port.
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Kent
England
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Bhezard
Loch
Ernani
Walmir Rams
MoerMate
New York Coal Handlers Strike Paralyzes Deliveries
In a midwinter walkout, about 5000 coal handlers in four boroughs of Greater New York left their posts, halting deliveries as negotiations between the ALF of L International Brotherhood of Teamsters and coal merchants collapsed, threatening office workers and residents with shortages.
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ALF
L. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Cnnisteurs
Cuel
Estuciatons
Gannett Seeks Presidential Bid Amid New York Bloc Backing
Publisher Frank Gannett declares his intention to run for the Republican nomination for president. He receives strong upstate support from grassroots Republicans led by Thomas E. Broderick while contrasting New Deal opposition. Gannett resigns from the Associated Press board citing candidacy as reason.
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New York
Frank Gannett
Manhattan
Thomas F. Dewey
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Thomas E. Broderick
State Executive Committee
Roosevelt
Constitutional Government Committee
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A.pl Post
Frank J. Gannett
Associated Press
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Tayne
Recruiting Drive Sets New Record in Army Enrollment
Secretary Woodring announced that over 92,000 men joined the regular army since July in a recruiting campaign he called an amazing success. The total set a new peacetime record.
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Washington
Woodring
Four Die as Salvation Army Home Fire Rages
A blaze at the Salvation Army Industrial Home in Houston killed four workers and injured five others, with 20 residents in the sleeping quarters. The fire trapped several on the second floor and damaged three donation trucks. Firemen and workers responded as cold weather warnings predicted temperatures plunging to as low as 25 below in some areas.
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Arthur Speed
al Wien
Ernest Meculh
James Melon
Sueraline Army
Salvation Army
Main treaty port shelled by Japs
Hongkong Y Japanese war ships off Chekiang coast bombard Chenhar fort guarding Ningpo entrance. Dong (age) said slight. Banter suggests treaty port still in Chinese hands with limited damage and casualties.
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Hongkong
Chenhar
Ningpa
Italy Warns Allies Might Be Forced To Fight At Any Moment
Ettore Muti, secretary of the fascist party, warned Italians they may be compelled to take up arms in Europe at any moment. After a provincial conference, a party communique urged restraint from overreacting to friendly demonstrations from France and Britain. Muti urged readiness in resources and spirit, and instructed aides to explain rationing and requisitioning to prevent public confusion.
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Rome
Ettore Muti
Fascist Party
Italy
France
Great Britain
Germany
Ile
Wallace Calls Constructive Forestry Policy Reform
Secretary Wallace urges a constructive national forestry policy to reduce private land cuts and expand public land management. He presses for cooperation between private owners and public agencies, warning that current policy risks depleting timber resources and undermining national interests.
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Wallace
Washington
Willace
Gore Merhal
Hind
Three Wardens to Retire on Half Pay
Madison T1 H MacKenzie, director of the state conservation department, announced that three wardens will retire within two to three months on half pay. The retiring wardens are Joan Egan of Manitowoc, John Keeler of Fennimore, and Edward Fess of Madison. Their successors have not been named.
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H. W. MacKenzie
State Conservation Department
Joan Egan
Manitowoc
John Keeler
Fennimore
Edward Fess
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