Japan Moves to Scrap Washington Naval Treaty
Tokyo acts today to abrogate the Washington naval treaty, a move hailed as momentous. Privy council backs the action to Emperor Hirohito, signaling readiness to meet any situation and aiming to replace the pact with a new treaty for national security. Notification to the United States likely after year-end, with Saito in Washington to be advised. The step ends 13 years of naval curbs, fueling fears of a new naval arms race among major powers.
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Tokyo
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Kiichiro Hiranuma
Pacific Ocean
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United States
Saito
Washington
France
Italy
Britain
Santa Fe president forecasts 1955 gains in agriculture and rail
Topeka December 19 AP S T Bledsoe president of the Santa Fe Railway company says 1955 will show an upward trend in business and agriculture with reports of adequate rein rainfall in much of the west. He notes plans to expand capital outlays including air conditioning 280 passenger cars laying 220 15 miles of new rail and upgrades worth about 1 3 million dollars. Our Los Angeles union depot share tops 3 million with purchases of diesel locomotives and engines for trans continental service. Prices for farm goods rise offset drought losses while lumber mining manufacturing and oil stay flat to up slightly.
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S. T. Bledsoe
Santa Fe Railway Company
Bledsoe
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Simpson Speaks On Tourist League
Claude Simpson of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Advertising Club about the New Mexico Tourist League. The nondues league seeks business cooperation to promote state attractions, with the drive highlighting a successful highway ads campaign that boosted tourism and tax receipts. New members Don Wilkins, Robert Woodhead, and Dick Davis joined. Carl Bird presided.
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Chamber of Commerce
Advertising Club
New Mexico
Roswell
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State Highway Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
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Mr. Stimpson
Don Wilkins
Robert Woodhead
Dick Davis
The
Advertising Club Today
Carl Bird
Club
Silver men plan pay the soldier bonus
Washington reports a new plan to fund the soldier bonus and bolster silver by tapping seigniorage in the treasury. Scrugham to convene the silver bloc to study using the profit from silver priced at 31.29 an ounce. Critics say there is not enough silver. supporters cite three-fold benefits: pay the bonus, spur silver buying, and calm business fears about cash pay. The veteran survey seeks to identify how many world war soldiers need aid, with nearly 3,000,000 borrowing on service certificates.
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Congress
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B- Nevi
Veterans Administration
Will Says Plan To End All Planning By National Resources Board
Beverly Hills readers learn of a postwar initiative named the plan to end all planning. The National Resources Board proposes spending 105 billion dollars to create nationwide work programs, challenging critics who complain about a 23 billion debt. Letter writer notes radio talk and public reaction.
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Salvation Army
National Resources Board
Woman Hanged in England for Murder
Hall England December 19 AP After appeals failed Mrs Ethel Lille Major 42 mother of two was hanged at Hull prison first woman executed in England in eight years A black flag flew as she died at 9 00 am crowd of 300 outside police kept order Major insisted on innocence Her home Kirby on Bain her 15 year old son 9 year old daughter and father said farewell as funeral for her husband proceeded nearby Lydia Binks and Frederick Rushworth also faced death sentences for murdering their baby buried alive with mercy urged by juries.
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England
Ethel Lille Major
Gaunt
Hull
Stark
Buckingham Palace
Home Secretary
Mrs. Major
Kirby-on-Bain
North Yorkshire
Lydia Binks
Frederick Rushworth
Mercy
Watson Wins State Senate Seat in New Mexico race
Hollis G. Watson a Democrat from Artesia leads in unofficial Eddy county returns with 1 783 votes to 170 for O C Goodwin Republican of Hobbs. Lea county reports show Watson 237 to Goodwin 29 with most precincts still outstanding and results not expected for days.
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N .M
Hollis G. Watson
Artesia
Eddy
Lea
O. C. Goodwin
Hobbs
J. H. Jackson
Watson
Eddy County
Goodwin
Lea County
Levington
Commutations Granted by New Mexico Governor
Santa Fe awaits Christmas parole as Gov A W Hockenhull commutes twenty one prison terms. Antonio Sena of Santa Fe County receives two and a half years while A I Carter of Curry County is set at twelve years eight months. Gregorio Espinosa of Bernalillo County earns a seven year minimum. Benjamin H Eddins of Chaves and Harry Honore of Dona Ana receive two years ten months or more. Harry Davis of Torrance County set at a two year minimum. Eddie Johnson of Dona Ana County also affected.
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Antonio Sena
A. I. Carter
Curry County
Gregorio Espinosa
Bernalillo County
Harry Honore
Dona Ana
Harry Davis
Torrance
Eddie Johnson
Dona Ana County
Helmsley quits as Saar trouble triggers fallout
Captain Arthur Hemsley resigns as chief of the Saar civil police after a street fight involving Captain James Justice, an English friend. Meanwhile Allied troop mobilization for the Saar international patrol advances with about 3,500 men from Britain Italy Sweden and the Netherlands en route or ready, Britain troops at Calais, Italy Grenadiers and carabineri, Sweden 250 royal guards, Dutch marines 200, Switzerland excluded due to neutrality treaty concerns.
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Hemsley
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Saarbruecken
Royal Guards
Amsterdam
Switzerland
Lifeboat Crew Rescues Sisto’s 16 As Storm Rages
In a dramatic rescue off Treland near Cherbourg, sixteen Norwegian crewmen of the sinking freighter Sisto were saved by a lifeboat from the passenger liner New York. The perilous voyage back pushed the tiny craft to its limits as four ships including the Europa watched and aided.
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Parmial Europa
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Cherbourg
Cunard-White Star
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Mobiloil
Aurania
Eugene R Black Dies In Atlanta At 61
Eugene R Black former governor of the Federal Reserve Board died at his Atlanta residence after a heart attack. He resigned as head of the board to return as governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of the sixth district. He was 61 and had been serving as liaison between banks and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He was son in law of journalist Henry W. Grady.
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Henry W. Grady
Hauptmann Appeal To White House
In Flemington New Jersey AP reports Bruno Hauptmann seeks a White House appeal as chief defense lawyer Ed ward J Reilly accuses two federal agents of being reassigned to hinder testimony in the Lindbergh baby murder trial He says he will appeal to President Roosevelt to secure agents return to New Jersey asserting Hauptmann would not receive a fair trial and accusing the agents of refusing to be coerced into testifying while noting they witnessed claims of brutal beating and an unresolved case.
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White House
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
West
Hauptmann
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Reilly
Thomas E. Sisk
Houston
Tex
Enos Sandberg
Salt Lake City
Troops Fire On Mob At Trial Of Assaulter
In Shelbyville Tennessee on December 19 AP reports national guardsmen firing from the courthouse as a mob pressed the door to defend a Black defendant charged with attacking a 14 year old girl. Leaders claim three killed and several wounded. Dynamite men moved to the building wall.
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National
Dole as Work Relief Replacement in Recovery Platform
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia December 19 AP substitution of the Dole for the present work relief plan emerged as a likely recommendation for the platform drafted by nine chieftains of American commerce for advancement of the nation. The committee writing the program for the joint business conferences for recovery worked until dawn amid sharp debate to craft a united cooperative view.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Joint Business Conferences
United “Co- Operative
Officers kill crazed man at Cruces today
Las Cruces New Mexico dispatch reports Manuel Barela a 35 year old cotton picker was shot and killed near Las Cruces after a running gun battle with sheriff Dick Triviz deputy Jack Robinson and a posse. Barela allegedly resisted arrest fired on officers and retreated to a house before being driven from it and killed in an open field after about two hours.
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N. M
Manuel Barela
Dick Triviz
Triviz
Barela
Jack Robinson
Snow Storm Brief Hits Union and Colfax Counties
Santa Fe December 19 AP report states district highway engineer L B Tyson said a severe snow storm struck the northern parts of Union and Colfax counties this morning. Weather cleared by noon and all roads were open.
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L. B. Tyson
State Highway Department
Union
Colfax
Lack Applicants For Farm Census In West Texas
Albuquerque dispatch reports Co. W. Swan federal farm census chief for West Texas and New Mexico says Hidalgo, Lana, San Juan and Catron counties have few applicants for enumerator jobs. Quotas for Bernalillo and Valencia are filled. Swan heads to Clovis to open a census HQ for the eastern state portion to start the census work promptly.
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Valencia
Clovis
Daily Record Christmas Candy Offer For Subscribers
The Daily Record announces a Christmas Candy offer with a one year advance subscription at 6.00 locally, or 8.00 elsewhere, for a 2.5 pound box of John R K St John chocolate. Back subscriptions must be paid, and the offer ends at 6:00 PM Monday December 24th.
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