Landon backs peace plans and urges constructive talk
Alf M. Landon urged support for President Roosevelt’s peace conference proposal while criticizing current foreign policy and calling for cross party unity. He said Hitler’s Reichstag speech opened room for discussion and suggested a possible nationwide appeal for peace amid rising tensions.
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Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church Uniting Conference
Landon
Adolf
Hitler
Lima
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Japan Declines to Join Axis Military Alliance
Tokyo reports that Premier Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma secured imperial consent for a Japan Germany Italy alliance limited to resisting Soviet aggression. The decision keeps Japan out of entangling European affairs and is expected to have wide repercussions.
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Tokyo
U.K
Japan
Germany
Italy
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Europe
Nations at peril and the call to avoid war
The speaker contrasts rulers and people urging that some nations appear mad for ruin while insisting common folk will not walk into battle. He notes the United States stands as a rare power not yet drawn into Europe’s old balance of power disputes and hopes it remains so.
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United States
Europe
Italy Explores Sardinian Coal for Tuscany Glassworks
Italy conducts experiments to replace imported coal with Sardinian coal and lignite in Tuscany glass furnaces, aiming to boost domestic fuel use and stabilize supply. The trials involve evaluating burning efficiency and furnace performance across regional glassworks.
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Italy
Tuscany
Police identify Susan Wilson in Chicago tavern holdup case
Police name Susan Wilson as companion of bandits who killed a bystander and wounded two officers during a tavern holdup in Chicago. A photo found in an apartment linked to the gunman relates to a razor operation performed by Dr. Hirschfeld.
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Susan Wilson
Chicago
Hirschfeld
Rainbow Bridges Medway Spans Between Church Spires
A perfect rainbow stretched across the Medway in England linking two church spires visible from the river. The vivid arc drew onlookers and was seen by residents along the banks near the city’s historic waterfront.
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Medway
England
Carlisle Boy Scouts Dinner Marks Anniversary May 9
East Carlisle Boy Scouts and parents plus Scout Executive committee members and wives will gather for an anniversary dinner on May 9 at 6 30 PM at LaPorte M E Church. A court of honors follows the meal with Scout officials in attendance.
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Carlisle
East Carlisle
Boy Scouts
Scout Executive Committee
LaPorte M. E
Myron Saussler
Ohio Constables Ordered to Wear Uniforms and Marked Cars
Governor Bricker signed a bill requiring all Ohio constables to wear distinctive uniforms and operate clearly marked automobiles while on duty to prevent motorists being trapped by officers in civilian clothes.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Girl Friend Of Yeggs Also Arrested
DETROIT May 4 The bandits who forced an aged Chicago physician at pistol point to operate on a wounded companion with a razor blade were captured here today. Orville Watson 29 Edward Riley 37 and Susanna Smith 22 were arrested after a high speed chase. Watson and Riley were wanted in Chicago for murder and wounding two policemen during a tavern hold up. Watson was wounded in a police gun battle and submitted to examination before being hospitalized.
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Detroit
Chicago
Pistol Point
Orville Watson
Edward Rynan
Edward Riley
Susanna Smith
Watson
Sigmund Hirschfeld
Riley
Hirschfeld
Police chase ends with gunfire and discard of pistols
In the pursuit two officers fired five shots at the suspect’s vehicle tires. The men fled the scene and tossed their pistols away during the chase.
Lie Detector Solves CCC Camp Sabotage Case
Law officers using a lie detector under Dr. Frank Menne of the University of Oregon medical school convincingly demonstrated the device’s value by solving sabotage at a CCC camp near Canyon City Oregon. Twenty one CCC youths participated in the test under controlled conditions.
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Canyon City
Ore
Here
Frank Menne
University of Oregon Medical School
CCC
Youth Confesses After Recording Needle Spikes
A youth confessed after the polygraph needle leaped while answering about an unsolved crime. The first 20 respondents gave steady results, but the 21st revealed truth through the recorded reaction.
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France
America
Herr Hitler
Republic
Elyria Nursery
Theom
East Avenue
Carpenter
Mgr
Bulletin
Foster-Fitch
Siegmund Hirschfeld
Acme Telephoto
Carlisle Boy Scouts
E. Loeffler CO
Broad Street
Yeggs
John Streicher
East River St
Elyria, Ohio
Castle’s
Second Street
F Astoy
S Credit Jewelers
Broad St
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