Britain tightens defences toward India across empire
British war offices move to strengthen key defenses en route to India. Radio stations rise at Malta Gibraltar and Heliopolis while Egypt and Sudan barracks expand. Palestine reworkings sail salafand Gaza. Malta Hong Kong Singapore airfields planned. new naval, aerial and storage facilities rise in Aden and Alexandria.
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London
INS
British War Office
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Great Britain
India
Malls
Gibraltar
Heliopolis
Egypt
Sudan
Palestine
Salafand
Malta
Aden
Red Sea
Hahrein
Alexandria
Hong Kong
Singapore
Roosevelt rebukes McSwain for disclosing defense info
President Roosevelt labels McSwain a dangerous demagogue after his public testimony revealing air defenses near the Canadian border and suggesting seizure of British and French islands in an emergency. The White House note warns future executive session material must be reviewed by the commander in chief before public printing.
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McSwain
Roosevelt
Charles E. Kilbourne
F. M. Andrews
White House
Washington
Army
Navy
HOUSE
Secretary of War
Military Affairs Committee
George H. Dern
Beach Fashion Trends At Palm Beach This Season
New York reports bold beachwear this season with colorfully styled one piece suits and satin jastex designs in shrimp pink. Skirts return modestly with shorts and halter tops plus batik sarongs and wide brim headwear.
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New York
Palm Beach
Culot~ Fey
Tahiti
Jail Dwellers Resist Eviction in Tralee Prison
In Tralee Ireland legal action will compel a single detainee or renter to leave or pay rent. Inmates emphasize voluntary stay, noting the prison was abandoned two years ago and families moved in seeking a dry, comfortable home, resisting eviction efforts.
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Tralee
Ireland
Breweries in Austria Struggle as Beer Demand Falls
Vienna reports steadily falling beer consumption crippling 104 Austrian breweries most of which operate part time. The 1835 wine crop worsens the crisis, causing several smaller brewers to close or switch to vinegar and other wine by products.
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Austria
Vienna
General and wife die in suspected pact suicide
In Budapest on March 2 a 76 year old general, John Haber, and his 35 year old wife allegedly committed suicide after a declared death pact. The general had married the daughter of one of his majors four years earlier. Following his fatal heart disease last year, the wife reportedly said she could not live without him. The couple were found dead, embraced on a sofa.
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Budapest
John Haber
Carole Lombard Keeps Peke In Studio Hit
Hollywood March 26 Carole Lombard who once swore she would not own a Pekingese now cherishes her dog Pushface as a favorite pet. He joined her on the set for a scene requiring a tiny dog, but the pooch preferred wandering the studio while Carole preferred keeping him at home.
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Carole Lombard
Hollywood
Carole
Pushface
Miss Lombard
New’ Picture
New Zealand Sets 40 Hour Work Week for Public Workers
WELLINGTON March 22 The new labor government reaches agreement with public works employees to cut weekly hours from 47 to 40 with equal pay for married and single workers, Maoris and Europeans, and full pay vacations.
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Wellington
N. Z
Public Works
Palo Alto Board Denies War League Meeting Rights
The Palo Alto board of education refused an American League Against War and Fascism application to hold meetings in public school buildings, citing ties to Communist organizations. The decision blocks the group from using district facilities.
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Palo Alto
Calif
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Wren
Committee ON Military Affairs
House OF Representatives
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John J. McSwain
Washington, D. C
Dern
W. A. Taylor & Company
SEARS
Breweries
Lsted
Crecko
Dme
New Zealand
America
Aelectania
Farniz
J. Bailista Cella
Compal
Tilkiributors, Gugenheim-Goldsmith Co
Blue Star Street
Miller
American Can Company
Miller High Life
Beer Miller Brewing CO
Milwaukee, Wis
Alamo High Life CO
Bis
Medina
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