JAPANESE PLANE STARTS WORLD FLIGHT TOWARD NOME
The Nippon twin motored plane begins a goodwill circumnavigation from Tokyo to Nome Alaska with a six crew and six staff aboard. The flight aims for safety over speed, stopping in Berlin and other cities, under Nippon sponsorship with crews from Nichi Nichi and Mainichi newspapers.
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Nome
Tokyo
Nippon
Alaska
Berlin
Germany
Takeo Ohara
Aviaon
Nichi Nichi
Chosaku Yaokawa
Hiroshi Saiki
Sumitosi Nakao
Japan
Europe
Siam
Aeronaute Department
Mainichi
Nichi Nicht
Nemura
Hokkaido
Fairbanks
Juneau
Whitehorse
Seattle
Los Angeles
Kansas City
New York
Miami
San Jose
Costa Rica
Guyaquil
Arica
Santiago
Chile
Mendoza
Buenos Aires
Rio
Nome Measles Epidemic Mild Sas Eskimos and Whites
A mild measles outbreak at Nome Alaska affects about 150 Eskimos and six white residents. Doctors say the situation is under control with no quarantine needed. Dr Thomas Morcom flew to Unalakleet and reported one meningitis case.
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Nome
Alaska
Thomaas Morcom
Unalakleet
Cook Starts Alaska Aerial Survey From Seattle
Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook commander of the U S Navy aircraft scouting force began the Navy s first flying flagship mission today. A four motor patrol bomber took off from Seattle for an extensive aerial survey of Alaska.
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Seattle
Arthur B. Cook
U. S, Navy
Navy
Alaska
Convicted Labor Leader Testifies in Bridges Case
Earl King, veteran labor leader and Hon orary President of the CTO Maritime Federation of the Pacific, sobbed while testifying at the Harry Bridges deportation hearing. He refused to trade his self respect for freedom after being offered by Larry Doyle to sign an affidavit of attending a Communist meeting.
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San Quentin
Cal
Harry Bridges
Earl King
CTO Maritime Federation of the Pacific
Ernest Ramsey
Oregon
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Bridges
King
Harry
Nippon Cuts Contacts With Europe Amid War Tensions
Tokyo announces cut off of relations with Europe after protesting the German Soviet non aggression pact. Ambassadors ordered to depart, ships halted, signaling possible exit from anti Comintern pact and raising fears of anti foreign actions in China controlled areas. Washington race to evacuate Americans and prepare diplomatic cover for belligerents.
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Tokyo
Europe
Hamburg
Japan
Germany
Italy
China
Hiranuma
Berlin
Russia
Britain
Washington
State Department
Repre- China
United States
Department
Frank Murphy
Department of Justice
FBI
Alaska
Eee
Juneau watches for war news as rumors swirl
Residents of Juneau quiver while radio broadcasts and reports from London Berlin Paris and Warsaw fuel fears of a European conflict. Early rumors claimed war had begun with German forces in Danzig and calls for action by Britain and France followed amid mounting tension.
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Germany
Poland
London
Berlin
Paris
Warsaw
Free City of
Danzig
Ship Service Over Atlantic Now Disrupted
North Atlantic steamship service is at its most disrupted since World War I as German and Italian ships avoid the North Sea and head to neutral ports. War risk insurance for cargoes to Italy and Germany rose again, while thousands of Americans attempted to book passage from abroad and ship capacity remains severely taxed.
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New York
North Atlantic Steamship Service
Germany
North Sea
Italy
Roosevelt sends second appeal to Hitler for peaceful settlement
President Roosevelt dispatches a second appeal to Chancellor Hitler after Polish President Mosecki accepts the plan for Poland and Germany to arbitrate differences at the council table. Berlin sources say the message arrives after Hitler retires for the night with delivery expected Saturday morning.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mosecki
Poland
Germany
Berlin
Officials of Canada Told To Stand By
Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged ministers to remain in or near Ottawa and to be ready for a government meeting at any time. He advised four ministers away from Ottawa to return immediately and said he is in constant touch with the European situation and may call a meeting at any time.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mackenzie King
Germans Told to Leave Britain Amid Recall Orders
The German Embassy announced that all Germans residing in Great Britain should depart at once. Embassy officials stated that German journalists in London have been recalled, signaling a broad expatriation of German nationals.
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London
Great Britain
Geree
Watchful Waiting In World
London and Paris reports indicate little public excitement as reservists return to trains and Americans seek transport out. Paris adjusts transport for troop movements. food markets show brisk business despite tensions. Editorials reflect cautious hope of a conference, with Germans resuming household columns amid Polish attacks. Paris evacuation and mobilization continue.
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New York
London
Paris
Hitler
Munich
Germany
Free City
Pollish
Special Proposal on Peace in Berlin Rumors Spread
Berlin rumors today say Hitler addressed a hastily summoned Reichstag last night but lack official confirmation. Sir Neville Henderson left Berlin for London with Prime Minister Chamberlain's answer to Hitler's crisis message. Berlin officials call the plan for peace a constructive settlement. Mussolini and Hitler reportedly spoke by telegraph with Hermaking the initial call.
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Berlin
Hitler
Reichstag
Neville Henderson
Germany
London
Juneau
Chamberlain
Foreign Office
Mussolini
Rome
Hier
War Bulletins Show Volunteers Mobilized and Forces Massed
Ottawa calls for volunteers to man coastal defenses while the Royal Canadian Air Force is ordered to mass on the Atlantic coast for emergency defense. Danzig reports a German cruiser arriving amid cheers as mobilization widens in France and Turkey pledges resistance to Allied action in the Balkans and Mediterranean.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Atlantic
Danzig Peace Bid Reported Amid War Tension
War news from Europe details air raid trench work in parks and tense talks on peace as German forces concentrate near Poland. Reports cite British Polish alliance, Soviet nonaggression worries, and Berlin warnings as a world crisis looms.
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Sulletin
Warsaw
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