Navy Building Study Set by House Group
Washington May 10. The House Naval Committee will open hearings next week to survey warship building and fleet aviation programs. Chairman Vingion said the aim is a dominant fleet and air power with faster construction and whether laws governing contracts slow expansion. Senate remarks cited a shortage of Army flying instructors as a bottleneck for aerial defense.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Europe
House Naval Committee
Vingon
D-Ga
Navy
Senate
Army
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Air Corps
Military Appropriations
Lodge
Alfred Year Book Argosy Dedicates to Senator Mead
Students at Alfred University New York State School of Agriculture honor U S Senator James M Mead of Buffalo by dedicating their 1940 year book Argosy to him for his interest in youth education and agriculture. Mead was expected to attend the dedicatory ceremonies.
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Alfred
New York State School of Agriculture
Alfred University
U. S
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Mead
Adonis Held In $75,000 Bail
Brooklyn underworld figure Joseph Adonis, real name Joe Doto, is held on charges of kidnapping extortion and felonious assault in the 1932 Wapinsky and Jaffe cases. Special Prosecutor John Harlan Amen and DA de Ham O'Dwyer coordinate to obtain more indictments while Adonis awaits extradition and remains in custody on $75,000 bail.
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New York
Dapper
Joe “Adonis
Brooklyn
Harlan Amen
de Ham
O'Dwyer
Amen
Adonis
Joseph
Isadore Wapinsky
Isadore Jaffe
Wapinsky
Churchill and Lloyd George May Get Reins
London reports indicate Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain may stay on briefly before a National Union coalition forms led by Winston Churchill. Labour party divisions and Liberal leader Sinclair could influence a Churchill cabinet, with negotiations hinging on Labour joining and excluding Chamberlain allies.
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Lloyd George
London
Neville Chamberlain
National Union
Winston Churchill
Sion
Charberlain
Eplain
Laborites
Bournemouth
Eas
Labor
Chamberlain
Churchil & Chamberlain
Winston ‘Churchill
Sinclair
Labor Party
Thar
Samuel Hoare
Air Minister
John Lyon
Mussolini Cables Condolences to Mrs Webb Miller
Premier Benito Mussolini cabled condolences to Mrs Webb Miller on the death of her husband a longtime friend dating back to 1922 when both were reporters at the Cannes conference in France. The message was released from Rome noting the connection with United Press war reporting.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Webb Miller
Cannes
France
Miller
United Press War
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Sera
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Mother's Bay
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Pat Trew
Joan Thy Ee Cit
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