In the News Saturday Symposium on Roosevelt and democracy
Excerpts from two columns dated February 27 and April 1940 argue Roosevelt seeks the nomination and could win re election. They critique democracy under demagoguery and warn of bureaucratic control and political racketeering in the New Deal era. A follow up letter to William Randolph Hearst is also cited.
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Hitler's last peace plea meet Scots reception doom
Nazi high command boasted of intensified air and sea strikes against Britain on July 20 as German sources mocked British reception of Hitler's peace offer. The report claimed a 5,000 ton merchant ship and three other vessels were sunk, with three German planes lost and 27 Bridle fighters downed. Allied raids on northern and western Germany were acknowledged, while German radio prepared to air Hitler's words in English.
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S. A. Man Beaten Robbed by Two Men Near City Road
A resident reported beaten and robbed by two men while walking home late Friday along the southwest city road. He was brought to Green Hospital with a head laceration after a passing motorist found him unconscious. Police are investigating the assault as a late-night robbery attempt.
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Weekend Weather Forecast Reports Fair to Partly Cloudy Skies
The weekend weather summary notes minimal effort from forecasters with a forecast of fair to partly cloudy conditions. Highs reached the mid 90s Friday, with cooler mornings expected Saturday and a mild drop in temperatures.
Dad Slays Girl Blames Nightmare in Tenn.
In Munford Tennessee on July 20 1951 a bereaved father Reuben Flynn described a nightmare that led him to kill his three year old daughter Helen as she slept. Magistrate C G McCain said no charges would be filed after investigation. The husband reported being awakened by the child's screams and claimed a dog attack in his dream preceded the fatal act.
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CCC Enrollee Dies as Forest Blazes Near Boise
Boise Idaho July 20 A Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee is dead and two others burned as a forest fire swept through brush and timberland in the foothills of the Boise mountains. The blaze, fanned by a strong wind, grew four miles north by nightfall and pressed on a three and a half mile front with more than 400 men battling to protect valuable timber lands.
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Palace Doors Re-Creator Dies
AUSTIN July 2007 Peter Manshendel a year old widely known Austin woodcarver died at home after a long illness. Native of Switzerland Manshendel who crafted pieces adorning public buildings and private homes across the state came from New York where he led a woodcarving department of a period furniture organization. His work included re creation of the Governor s palace doors in San Antonio. Funeral services were to be conducted here today.
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Consul Disappears on Road in China
In Peiping a French consul and his wife vanished after leaving for Tientsin. A bullet-fiddled automobile with French consulate license plates was found abandoned midway on the Tientsin-Peiping road. No word from the couple since their departure, whereabouts unknown.
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Flee Paris as Census Report Reveals Mass Movement
More than three million fled the Paris region during the Nazi invasion according to a July census. Paris and suburbs counted 1,938,882 residents, marking a sharp decline. Many refugees are returning to the capital amid the turmoil.
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Blistering Heat Hits Midwest Across Plains and Cities
The article reports an intense heat wave across the Midwest from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast with many areas reaching or nearing 100 degrees. Highs included 101 in Philipsburg Kansas, 104 in Sioux City Iowa, 102 in Omaha and 106 in Chicago, with forecasts of thundershowers and brief relief later. Grain prices in Chicago rose influenced by the heat.
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Hitler Peace Offer Met With Cold Britain Resolve
London reports ignore Hitler's final peace appeal and vow to fight on. German raids across Britain intensify with ships hit in a southern harbor and Allied air and naval responses mounting. Public reaction remains defiant as government designates new home defense leadership.
Italian claim sinks British warship in Mediterranean battle
Rome admits cruiser Bartolomeo Colleano was sunk by British and Allied forces after a naval clash near the Greek island of Crete. Italian high command says two Italian cruisers inflicted heavy damage, while asserting a British destroyer rescued 250 of the Italian crew. The British admiralty reports the Bartolomeo Colleani was sunk by Australian forces and notes a second Italian cruiser fled.
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Shanghai council seeks aid over wave of political crime
The Shanghai city council appealed to the foreign consular body for help to curb a wave of political crime harming Shanghai's reputation. Last night Hallels Abend of the New York Times was beaten in his Japanese-occupied Hongkow apartment by two armed Japanese robbers who looted manuscripts after demanding anti-Japan writings. The U.S. Acting Consul-General protested to the Japanese consul general demanding apology, compensation, and safeguards against repeats. Abend said this was the fourth such break-in in three years.
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Latvia President Removed by Communist Regime Decree
STOCKHOLM July 22 47 Latvia's new Communist regime decreed the removal of President Karl Ulmanis, who helped draft Latvia's 1918 independence declaration. Presidential functions will be administered by Prime Minister Kitchenstein, 68, a former horse doctor and bacteriology lecturer.
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Woman executed for spying in Berlin court
Maria Tiecker, first German woman executed since 1935, was severely harmed today after a Peoples Court convicted her of spying for an unnamed foreign power. The court said her motive was avarice.
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Bandit Shot and Captured After Diller Robbery in Kansas
In Marysville Kansas a pursuit ended when a bandit was wounded and captured inside a church following a robbery near Diller Nebraska. The wounded felon, Lowell Rae of Sleepy Eye Minnesota, refused to name the escaped accomplice. The other robber fled after kidnapping two persons and taking two automobiles.
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Converse Woman Found After Night Lost Near Home
Mrs Oscar Schults Scansday of Converse returned to her farm home after a sheriff posse of about 40 fathers searched all night. She had left to visit a neighbor Friday night and wandered about in the woods between two houses for nearly 12 hours before finding a familiar road and guiding herself home early Saturday.
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Ex-Demo Leader Back Wilkie in Harrisburg
The Earthesburg Patriot publisher Yance O McCormick former Democratic national chairman announces support for Wendell L. Wilkie Republican presidential nominee. McCormick was Democratic candidate for governor in 1914 and chaired the Democratic National Committee in 1916 during Wilson's campaign.
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British Forces Dig Canal at Gibraltar Fortify Defenses
British forces at Gibraltar are digging a canal to isolate the fortress from the Spanish mainland and strengthen its defenses. The work runs from the Mediterranean to Algecitys bay, between the fortifications and the surrounding zone.
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Death comes to Eye Dog founder in Texas
Dr. William A. Christensen, 56, founder and president of the National Eye Dog association, died last night of heart disease. He organized programs to provide trained guide dogs for the blind and led the national effort from TAS ANGELES.
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Prowler Shot Fleeing After Break-In At Local Grocery
Joe Snaker, 44, was found unconscious behind a hedge after a break in at the Sing Set grocery rear apartment. Co owners Ben Gee and Woung Hem reported entry through a back door and missing items. Snaker was revived at Robert Green hospital before being jailed on burglary charges. Wounded none. police recovered two watches knives a lighter cash and a pistol identified as property of the store.
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Memorial Endowment Gift For Will Rogers Remembered
A $100,000 endowment check was presented to the Gedars of Tebanon hospital in Hollywood in memory of Will Rogers. Jenn Hersholt, president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, gave the gift to hospital president Lemuel Goldwater during a dinner gala attended by civic leaders, film notables, and notable cowboys fans.
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War at a Glance by tie Annociaty drone
ROME Fascist weekly Relazioni Internazionali says Nazi offensive on Britain a question of days Italians admit loss of cruiser claim sinking of British warship in Mediterranean BERLIN High command reports destructive air blows on British isles and shipping new radio propaganda campaign started to warn Britons of invasion Germans admit first British reaction to Hitler's last peace offer is discouraging British reaction called rowdyish and rude LONDON Britain ignores Hitler proposal Churchill may reply next Tuesday press and public ridicule offers 15 German raiders shot down in continuing attacks
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New Clean Politics Measure Signed by Roosevelt
Washington July 2 President Roosevelt signed legislation extending to thousands of state and local government employees existing restrictions on political activity by federal workers and limiting the size of campaign contributions.
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Naval Expansion Bill Made Law
President Roosevelt signed a law authorizing a 4.61 million dollar expansion of the navy to create a two ocean fleet capable of meeting any hostile combination. The measure aims to strengthen United States naval power and national defense.
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Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather bulletin notes cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with slight temperature changes for Saturday night and Sunday. Light to moderate southeast winds along the coast. Airport highs Saturday near 96, lows Sunday morning around 74, with Saturday night readings around 74. City highs Friday around 91, Saturday low about 74. East Texas shows scattered thunder showers in the northeast and along the upper coast Sunday, with moderate southeast winds along the coast. West Texas expects little change in temperatures with thundershowers possible in the south and southwest Saturday night into Sunday.
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