B Men Seize Records in Government Employee Files Theft
Washington January 27 Two men held by G men in a case involving the removal of government employee personnel records. Harlan Crandall and Lawrence Haynes admit taking lists containing names addresses and personal history of workers with about 18 000 records involved. Officials fear foreign intelligence use and warn that the data could reveal loans pay histories and security clearances.
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Romllty List
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Edgar Tooym
Film Artists Vote Academy Awards
Hollywood officials say voting begins as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences prepares nominations. About 4000 members will vote on February 6 for categories. 12,000 workers will vote on later rounds for final nominations to be announced at a February 27 dinner.
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Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Enour Pohelatly
Walter Wanec
Academy
Baltok
Mexican Labor Leader Denounced by Ally
Rodolfo Pina Sorin, once allied with Tamtrida Tole dano, denounces the leadership of Tole dano's Labor movement. He says the Socialist group aims to prevent the Mexican Workers Confederation from falling to Stalinist influence as Communists push to control the CTM at its upcoming annual convention.
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Rodolfs Pina Sorin
Tamtrida ‘Toledano
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Iabot Wilon Ag
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Buick to BuildPlane Engine Plant Near Chicago
Government approved plans for a large Buick General Motors plant in Melrose Park to produce Pratt Whitney 1200-horsepower plane engines at a rate of 104 engines monthly. Dale E. Williams, executive head, said 10,000 workers will be employed, with payroll around 17 million dollars. The facility aims to start mid year with a 45 day break for construction.
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Wement
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Buick
General Motors
Dale E. Williams
Melinee Park
Pratt
Thai French Truce Effort Amid Border War Stalemate
Thailand and French Indochina neared a truce under mediation by Japan but failed to submit a settlement basis. Deputy Foreign Minister Nai Dika Jayanam provided no terms. Bangkok reported continued Thai air and ground operations around Sisaphen fortress and districts along the upper Mekong as Franco- Thai battles persisted.
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Har raid report from Berlin fronts two sectors
Berlin dispatch from Jorn reports British planes conducted four raids on Western and Central Germany, causing minor damage and quick extinguishing fires. The high command notes several aircraft were shot down or damaged with limited impact on German defenses.
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Italians Cut Spaghetti Rationing Begins February First
Rome reports Italian food authorities ease pasta limits by issuing ration cards for dining rooms. Beginning February 1, tickets must accompany each dish of meat, wheat pasta, or other staples.
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Giuseppe Toscinir
Readies First Sub Net Tender by American Slip
Cleveland dispatch reports Locust Tat of 14 sub net tenders under construction by American Slip Building Company for the United States Navy. The vessels, about 130 feet long, will land Saturday and are designed to lay or recover heavy steel nets protecting harbors from torpedoes by anchoring and deploying nets.
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French Troops in Algeria Riot Reported Casualties
French soldiers stationed in Maison Onrrde Algeria clashed in unrest. Fourty four killed and many wounded in a riot reported today. Three of the fatalities occurred during shelling fire observed by witnesses. Authorities have arrested Ringlender amid the chaotic events.
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Nazi Consul Hid Escaped Flier Held After Capture
Baron Franz von Werra, a German aviator who escaped from a Canadian prison camp, was seized in Ogdensburg New York after entering the United States illegally. German consular officials moved him to seclusion in New York as he faced a federal grand jury in Albany on bond set at 8000 dollars. Authorities noted his prior escapes from British prison camps and his vow to return to Germany to fight England.
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Halifax and Halifax credentials omitted on arrival
Washington reports that the British ambassador Vicount Halifax Stephen Barry will forgo formal credential presentations. The White House and State Department indicate the ceremony would have occurred on the presidential yacht during a meeting with President Roosevelt in Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis.
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Mystery of S868 submarine sighting unclarified
In the Pacific a mysterious S868 signal from a vessel prompted Coast Guard activity. Hermes cutter stood 350 miles west of Los Angeles as the message was picked up by Mackay radio. Details remain conflicting with authorities recalling a prior arrangement and noting a drowned tugboat crewman from Austin.
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Uprising Reports Denied by Rome
Rome denies foreign reports of voting in Northern Tallin elbies and German troops policing Italy. Authorities say only German air cargo troops were present and dispute orders, calling the broadcasts of unrest in Italy and Troops movements as unverified. British and Balkan dispatches cite clashes and arrests, but officials urge caution in interpreting the claims.
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Staliads
Rome Reports City In Onan Allied Losses Taken By Japs
A chaotic Rome dispatch cites Allied losses and Japanese advances as of today. It claims heavy fighting east of Tobruk and south of Deri, with German and Italian air support bombing and strafing. Reports mention two British planes shot down and Japanese offensives in Burma and Henan, China, with claimed Chinese casualties and Japanese troop movements...
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British Offensives Drive Deep into Africa Fronts
Cairo reports British imperial forces smashing at Tealy's fortress fronts across Africa while NAVE advances nearly 80 miles into Eritrea. Libyan preparations mount for Perna assault as Tobruk falls to 25 000 Italian prisoners and 1100 more captured in Eritrea. AFP notes raids on Desgnurd Barce and Mechile bases with multiple Italian planes downed and one British aircraft missing.
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British War Bulletin Reports Nazi Seamen Seizures Near Eritrea
The British war bulletin details the capture of 460 Nazi seamen and a Hamburg American liner off Agordat and Tobruk. An advance guard moved in the Deris area of Libya as Italy and Axis forces retreat toward Barentu and Agordat in Eritrea. The pursuit tightens as Allied forces push toward Asmara with desert camp reconditioning planned for the captured group.
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News Chief Europe Bound For London Assignment
Kenneth R. Downs chief of the International News Service Paris bureau who covered the fall of France will travel to London to sketch the Battle of Britain after aborting a liner voyage. Burris Jenkins of the New York Journal American will also head to Europe for coverage.
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Navy shifts Bermuda plan to Creat Sound site
Washington reports the major United States Navy seaplane base for Bermuda will be built in Creat Sound instead of St David's Island. Dredging and filing will convert the site into a seaplane base while Tickers and Morgans islands may be joined by a narrow channel. The original plan had placed the seaplane and garrison at St David's bay near Riggs bay, but the navy will retain that site for auxiliary use.
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Philippines Move to Oust Japanese
Manila Daily Bulletin reports a special census entering Dayoc province to stamp out alleged Japanese landholding. Tipanese nationals control a large section of Mindanao south of Jermland, affecting 132000 feres. The 1930 census showed 203600 Filipinos and 112 Gel hns in one province.
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Retonga Plant Closure Sparks UAW Strike Debate
A San Antonio district reports a strike by the United Auto Workers tied to a plant closure at an iron works facility in Cleveland. The story features testimonials praising Retonga, a herbal medicine, as a remedy for chronic stomach distress and related ailments, with mention of local drugstores carrying the product. The piece frames the union action against job losses while promoting Retonga as relief.
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Eiector Held as Minus Authority
A man claimed to be an officer tried to surrender a deputy sheriff’s commission and weapons after an incident with law. Josephs police booked the suspect on concealed weapon charges. address details and authority questions followed.
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Men Wanted for Air Corps Volunteers Sought
Washington June 27 The army opened recruitment for 1600 volunteers to serve three years in the air corps and related branches. Commanders last instructed recruiting by March 1. Eligible are those registered for selective service.
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Delegates Selected for State Conference
Fifty delegates were selected at the county reception center in Monoray according to Leon Walthall of the boards. The January quota was 345, with additional selections to follow as filed Thursday.
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Burglary Loots Bar Coin Machines on West Commerce Street
Thieves smashed a rear window at the Raguire bar 305 West Commerce Street and removed an undetermined amount of cash from marble coin machines and juke boxes. Owner Lee Pullen reported the burglary.
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Vichy Seizes Hayas News Wire In 1940 Move
In Vichy France on January 27 1940 the French news agency Hayas News Wire was taken over and reorganized as a government news service under December 20 1940 regulations directing centralization of all French news distribution.
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