Japan approves huge war budget to fund China conflict
Bulletin Tokyo reports the Japanese Cabinet approves a record war budget of about 1.35 billion dollars for the coming year to sustain the undeclared war in China and arm new fleets. Washington notes Japan plans a 10 000 ton battleship and moves to enlarge the Panama Canal to fit larger ships.
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Fascist Editor Warns Italians May March Again
Italy signals readiness to march against France if needed as Fascist editor Virginio Gude rouses Rome with threats tied to Tunisia. Labor unrest persists in France with Daladier urging careful rehiring. Belgium and Romania face internal tensions as Spaak resignation rumors mount amid Iron Guard arrests in Bucharest.
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Seattle Firebug Blamed for Third Blaze in 24 Hours
Firefighters blame Seattle's elusive firebug for another apartment house blaze last night the third in 24 hours. No damage occurred due to rapid response and effective fire company work.
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Department of Labor to Act on Local Labor Fight
Commissioner John O'Connor will sail from Seattle on the steamer Alaska to Juneau to work on Juneau's labor difficulties. Gov. Troy urged Washington to help, with Dr. Steelman confirming authorization for O'Connor's trip. Foster McGovern assisted in arranging federal action.
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Labor Peace Plan Adopted by Both Sides
Chairman Gash Cole announced a labor peace plan backed by the AFL and CIO to supply common labor on Juneau building jobs through the Citizens Special Labor Committee for 60 days. Verbal agreement reached, with details to be finalized. pickets to withdraw immediately as the plan takes effect tomorrow.
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Flood Waters Take 72 Lives in Urfa Region
Istanbul dispatch reports a devastating flood in the Urfa region on the southeast Syrian border. Seventy-two people drowned, thousands of cattle died, and homes were destroyed as flood waters swept across the area.
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Fraud charge made in Seattle election contest
Henry Clay Agnew former Republican candidate for King County Prosecuting Attorney filed fraud charges in Superior Court to contest the reelection of Prosecutor B Gray Warner. Ernest Hemingway in New York predicted Spain’s Insurgents will try to starve Loyalists and that the Loyalist food situation would grow acute by January.
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Lethal gas claims two convicts at San Quentin
California used the gas chamber for the first time at San Quentin as Albert Kessel and Robert Cannon, both aged 29 and 30, died together for the 1937 murder of Warden Clarence Larking. Cannon appeared curious. Kessel grimly accepted his fate as guards prepared the Chamber.
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Little White House at Warm Springs Secluded and Guarded
The president spends Thanksgiving at Warm Springs in a placid, private retreat. Marines guard a circuit around the little White House two miles from the foundation for Infantile paralysis patients. The one story home has three bedrooms a living dining room a sun porch and servant quarters. Each morning he drives to the foundation for his warm water swim where two outdoor pools await.
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Smith Murder Details Aired In Court Today
The government rested its case as Judge George F Alexander kept the trial going into the evening. Deputy Marshal Walter Hellan testified he found Forrest V Smith with a .22 pistol after a shooting at 269 Gastineau Avenue on October 11. Smith claimed he trapped the Tongass steward Thomas Colling over accusations against his wife and hid the body in the kitchen before confessing to the shooting. Other witnesses included Ben Hogins and Adolph Lepisto who clarified gun access and lending details.
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Kidnapped Girl Returns Home Unharmed After Abduction
Mary Brown, 18, reappeared at her Oxon Hill home after a 34 hour absence. She was seized while walking home from school and forced into a truck, then released near her house. Doctors found no injuries, and she believes she was not assaulted. Her father, William Brown, works for the Bureau of Printing.
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Identified virus deaths rise in worst school disaster
Salt Lake City Utah December 2 The toll climbs to 23 identified dead in the nation s worst school bus and train crash with many bodies not viewable by parents due to mangling Sixteen youths on the bus are severely injured some critically A sleet storm reduces visibility as the train hits the vehicle at sixty miles an hour
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Monroe Doctrine Anniversary Gains Global Focus
Washington marks the 115th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine as it may shape Pan American talks in Lima Peru next week and influence policy across the Americas.
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