Senate silver bloc shifts to Pittman amendment vote
Washington June 24 AP Administration leaders hope to break the Senate fiscal logjam as silver bloc senators agree to quit talk of the monetary bill long enough to vote on the Pittman amendment Monday. The Nevada senator would push a $1.27 per ounce government purchase price for domestically mined silver, nearly double the current 64.64 cents. Senate debates and other currency provisions loom as McCarran and Okla wa senator Thomas push for broader measures and cheaper dollar policy.
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Nevada
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Barkley
Kentucky
McCarran
Pendine
Collapse at Kentucky campaign rally injures several
Shelbyville Kentucky June 24 about 50 people were on a speakers stand when it collapsed a minute after Lieutenant Governor Keen Johnson opened his Democratic gubernatorial campaign. State Finance Commissioner J T Talbott was seriously injured and taken to a Louisville hospital. About 40 people sought treatment for cuts and bruises. Police assisted around 120 attendees.
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Shelbyville
Keen Johnson
J. T. Talbott
Bardstown
Louisville
Y. Johnson
King's Daughters Hospital
Roy Jones
Auto overturn on towpath injures three near Nauvov
Three persons were injured today when a sedan struck a towpath fence and overturned near Nauvov. Ed Ge, 22, from 220 Second Street, suffered a back injury. Dorothy Skaggs, of Jefferson Street, had a bruised face. Adkins, 301 Front Street, sustained an chest injury. Arnold Weaver of City was not seriously hurt. The patients were taken to Ports General Hospital.
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Ferson Street
Adkins
Front Street
McIntire
Arnold Weaver
City
Seri
Piccadilly
Jailed actress freed in Los Angeles on writ
Actress Joan Manners, jailed five days for contempt after picketing her husband’s studio to protest alleged abduction of their baby, was released on a federal writ of habeas corpus. Her attorney argued the action violated her constitutional right to free expression.
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OS Angeles
Joan Manners
John Langan
L. B. Stanton
President Roosevelt Eyes Third Term Talk Sparks 1940 Political Arena
Washington June 24 The Associated Press reports that Republicans and some anti Roosevelt Democrats infer President Roosevelt’s proposal for a multi billion lending program signals his possible third term candidacy. Observers tie the move to reviving the economy and offsetting 1938 anti New Deal trends while noting a broader strategy for 1940. The congress aims to accelerate recovery with a fast tracked tax revision and a new billion dollar loan guarantee for small business.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Showdown on Chinese Issue Prompts British Meeting
London June 24 under mounting public pressure Britain signals a showdown with Japan over Britons in China. Cabinet committee to hear expert suggestions at Monday meeting as tensions affect the British French front and ongoing Orient negotiations.
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Associated Press
London
Japan
China
Britain
Orient
Taxi Driver Works in Undergarments in Tientsin
In the French concession a Chinese taxi driver forgoes the usual search by the Japanese, driving his cab in his underwear. He says he grew tired of removing his pants every time a fare entered Japanese territory.
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Tientsin
Britain weighs action over Japan harassment in China
The cabinet considers retaliatory steps after Prime Minister Chamberlain denounces Japanese mistreatment of British subjects in China. Britain debates economic measures, potentially denouncing the 1911 treaty with Japan, if Tokyo does not moderate its policy.
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Cardiff
Japan
Tientsin
Cabinet Foreign Affairs Committee
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China
Flying Maine flag sails for Arctic Greenland glaciers
Boothby Harbor Maine June 24 Flying Maine's new marine flag is raised as the 18th Arctic expedition led by Commander Donald B. MacMillan sails today toward scientific exploration of Greenland glaciers.
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Maine
Donald B. MacMillan
Greenland
Code Keeps Lips Sealed On Break Of Four At Reformatory
In Marysville Ohio the 271 inmate reformatory for women maintains a code against squealing. Fear of punishment from fellow inmates yields silence on Velma West and three others who escaped, despite Mrs Marguerite Reilley and staff interest. The prisoners call squealers rats and may punish them, though rumors suggest talks will emerge.
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Marysville
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Reformatory For
Here
Marguerite Reilley
Velma West
Witness in Slaying at Howell Area
Detroit oil promoter George G. Hall, 50, was shot while a hitchhiker attacked him on a Shiawassee county road. A 32 caliber bullet and a scar-faced description from Miss Ruby Doty, 32, his business companion, were key clues. An inquest is set for Laingsburg on Monday.
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Mid
George G. Hall
Detroit
Mr. Hall
Shiawassee County
Ruby Doty
Hall
Grand Rapids
Laingsburg
Miss Doty
Pinconning
Donahey Shuns Governor Race in Ohio
Columbus reports that U S Senator Vic Donahey firmly refused to run for governor again. He did not close the door on a Senate reelection, though he plans to retire at the end of his present term. Delegates would need his written consent to pledge him as their first choice.
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Columbus
U. S
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Donahey
Senate
Worst quake in years hits California area
Hollister California reports the strongest quake since 1906 striking Cinega district twelve miles south. Brick fireplaces toppled dishes broken furniture overturned. An adobe winery wall at San Benito center of San Andreas fault collapsed. No injuries reported. small cracks appeared in brick walls.
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Hollister
Calif
Cinega District
Cinega
San Benito
San Andreas
Kennedy considers quitting London post amid home sickness
United States Ambassador Joe Kennedy in London shows signs of homesickness and may quit before summer ends. Myron C. Taylor is mentioned as a possible successor as Kennedy faces Washington driven limits on speech, policy, and initiative.
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London
May
Associated Press
United States
Joe Kennedy
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corp
Kennedy
Chamberlain
Joe
Washington
O. K
State Department
United States State Department
War Just Ahead Chamberlain Cites Almanac
Cardiff June 24 Prime Minister Chamberlain advised those seeking future events to consult Old Moore's Almanac. He quipped the almanac may be as reliable as his own forecast. The almanac predicts tension in Berlin early September, followed by calm, with October centering on foreign affairs as Venus culminates in Rome and Berlin. It notes potential progress toward wider peace.
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Cardiff
Wales
Chamberlain
Eumage
England
Old Moore
Berlin
Rome
Bratislava Ends Coed High School Education
In Bratislava Slovakia on June 24 the German-protected Slovak government abolished coed education in high schools and urged girls to marry instead of pursuing careers. Enrollment at Bratislava University will be restricted in September, with only a small portion of primary graduates allowed to study nursing, social service, or allied fields in three institutions.
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Bratislavia
Slovakia
Bratislavia University
Hatel
VanCamp Resting After Illness In New York
Word arrived late Saturday that H S VanCamp general manager of Vulcan Corp who was taken ill Friday night in New York was resting easy. Mrs VanCamp arrived at his bedside about 4 p m and Mr VanCamp was conscious and able to recognize her. Physicians plan a consultation today for a final diagnosis.
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H. S. VanCamp
Vulcan Corp
New York
Suit to Enjoin Vote On Centralized Clay Township District
A court action may be filed this week to block a July 5 special election on centralizing Clay township rural school district. Opponents argue the plan violates law requiring a 30 day period for absent voters. The Clay school board approved the election June 20 by a 3 to 2 vote. A petition for annexation of Scioto trail side to Portsmouth district was received by the county school board Saturday and assigned to verify signatures.
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Clay Township
Clay
Scioto Trail
Portsmouth
County School Board
Raleigh May
Sandy Phillips
Mmr
Automobile license fee allocations spread across counties
A 1939 automobile license fee distribution totals 4,600,443. Scieto county receives 28,009 and Portsmouth 8,610. Adams county gets 7,106 and Lawrence 11,491. Ironton receives 2,675 and Chillicothe 4,812.
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Scieto County
Portsmouth
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Adams County
Lawrence
Ironton
Chillicothe
Explosions Rock London Theater District as Panic Spreads
Four blasts near Piccadilly Circus and the Strand send crowds fleeing. Police estimate multiple injuries with most treated for minor cuts and shock. Bombs blamed on Irish terrorists, with four men questioned at Vine Street station. crowds demanding vigilante action as authorities contain the scene.
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London
British Territorial Army
National Guard
Vine Street
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly
United States National Guard
Rainy week forecast for Ohio Valley and Great Lakes
Weather outlook predicts frequent local showers and thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. Temperatures stay warm with cooler spells in the upper Ohio Valley early in the week.
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Chicago
Ohio Valley
the Great Lakes
Akron club cruise visit to city planned today
One hundred thirty members of the Fifty Year club from Akron are due to arrive by train this morning for a brief stop in the city. They will attend church services and conduct a quick inspection of local sights before continuing their cruise up the Ohio River via Huntington and Charleston.
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Akron
Cincinnati
Huntington
Kanawha
Charleston
Fog Holds Back Clipper Plane Over North Atlantic
June 24 reports the Atlantic Clipper refueling at the Azores and heading toward New York after a two hour stop. The Yankee Clipper, fogbound over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was delayed at Shediac with 21 federal officials aboard. Captain Harold E. Gray planned a 5 a.m. restart toward Botwood then Southampton via Foynes on the Great Circle route, a 12 year echo of Lindbergh’s Paris hop, totaling 3,418 miles and 1,995 miles for Botwood to Foynes.
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North Atlantic
Shediac
New Brunswick
Europe
Atlantic
Horta
Azores
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Port Washington
Long Island
Harold E. Gray
Botwood
Newfoundland
Southampton
England
Foynes
Ireland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Japanese say 62 Soviet planes shot on border
Japanese army reports that 62 Soviet Russian or Mongolian planes have been shot down by Japanese warplanes since Thursday amid fears of further fighting on the Manchukuo Outer Mongolia frontier. Six raids on Manchukuo territory are listed between June 17 and 24, with the first three costing invaders no planes.
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Manchukuo-Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
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