Belgium's New Deal Based on American Idea
Belgium's Premier Paul Van Zeeland aims to counter the belief that the world must choose between communism and fascism. An unofficial ambassador for liberal Europe, he seeks U.S. cooperation to make democracy so successful that dictatorship loses appeal. He studied at Princeton, helped with Belgium's postwar economic reforms, and led a push modeled on Roosevelt's New Deal to revive trade, reduce unemployment, and curb unrest.
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Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Roosevelt
Jume
Europe
America
van Zeeland
Princeton
England
France
Germany
Switzerland
National Bank of Belgium
Bank of International Settlements
Basle
Bel
Gium
Leone Degresle
Rexist
Chamber of Deputies
Perfumed gas is new wrinkle in gasoline scent
The Associated Press reports refiners are adding an odor to gasoline to mask mercaptans and sulfur. The new sweetening, presented by W A Schultze and A E Buell of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, reduces power by up to three octane numbers unless copper is used to restore performance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Petroleum Institute
W. A. Schultze
A. E. Buell
Bartlesville
Oklo
Young Slayers Given 29 Years For Murder
Jersey City report states Gladys Mac Knight aged 17 and Donald Wightman aged 19 were sentenced to 29 to 30 years each at hard labor for the murder of Helen MacKnight, the girl’s mother. The judge imposed the maximum penalty.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Helen MacKnight
Health Record Shows May Decline in Contagious Disease
Health official Dr. J H Crouch reports May 1937 saw lower communicable disease activity. Typhoid and diphtheria cases declined while scarlet fever rose to 300, Fayette and Raleigh counties remained low, and year-over-year comparisons show fewer typhoid cases but more scarlet fever cases.
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J. H. Crouch
Public Health Training Center
Crouch
Fayette County
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Earhart Starts Third Leg of World Flight From Venezuela
Amelia Earhart left Cartillo Venezuela at 6 48 AM bound for Paramaribo Suriname on the third leg of her round the world flight continuing to Dutch Guiana.
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Miami
Aanaiie Earhart
Caritllo
Venzuela
Paramaribo
Netherlands
Guiana
Pair face death penalty in hatchet killing case
The state sought the death penalty for the two defendants in the July 31 hatchet killing of Mrs. MacKnight, each blaming the other for the fatal blows. The trial sits amid a heated dispute over who delivered the decisive blows.
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MacKnight
Miss Robinette Leaves Oak Hill for Pinecrest Sanitarium
Vivian Robinette of Oak Hill has been taken to Pinecrest Sanitarium in Beckley for tuberculosis treatment. Friends announced this week that her condition is improved.
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Register
Oak Hill
Vivian Robinette
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley
Bridges Slip Hazard Says Safety Experts
Motor car safety experts warn bridges are often far more slippery than adjacent roads due to light paving on bridges.
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Chesterfields
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Henry Ford
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Detroit
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