Italy Attacks Big Three Over Europe Peace and Trade
The Italian press denounces Great Britain France and the United States accusing them of economic pressure and military buildup while Mussolini’s Milan paper hints at alliance among Italy Germany and Japan. The piece notes Britain’s army reforms and French diplomacy on Central Europe as Germany’s unchecked options loom.
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London
Great Britain
France
United States
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England
Yvon Delbos
Great Tate
Germany
Europe
Navy Planes Sitka Bound Reported From Seattle
Three more Naval planes of Squadron VP-19 took off from Sand Point for Sitka. Three others, en route north, overnighted at Kendrick Bay and resumed flight this morning. The sorties were under Lieut. Comdr. D C Allen.
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Seattle
VP-19
Sand Point
Sitka
Kendrick Bay
Lieut
Comdr
D, C, Allen
Strange Malady Hits Chicago Babies
Dr Herman Bundesen announces a deadly intestinal malady has struck infants at St Elizabeths Hospital in Chicago. Ten babies have died in recent days and eight others are ill. The hospital has closed the nursery and will not admit obstetrical cases. Another item notes Howard Thompson leaving for Fairbanks for the Wilkins expedition data.
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Chicago, Ill
Herman Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
St. Elizabeth's
Canners Ask Another Wage Increase in 1938
Seattle December 3 Tom Shields secretary of the Metal Trades Council said wage increases from 10 to 15 percent are being asked for about 1200 workers in talks between the Council and Alaska cannery operators. The talks will affect the 1938 agreement between cannery operators and the Metal Trades Council. The Central Labor Council in Seattle announced affiliation rights to the Alaska Cannery Workers Union Local 2054. The Cannery Workers Union is also negotiating with Alaska cannery operators.
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Seattle
Tom Shields
The
Metal Trades Council
Council
Alaska
Menial Trades Council
Central Labor Council
Anattle
Thhe
Alaska Cannery Workers Union
Cannery Workers’ Union
Market Close: Alaska Juneau 12 percent stock move
Stock quotations show Alaska Juneau at 12 percent with others including American Can 85 and Bethlehem Steel 544. The Dow Jones industrial average stands at 127.55 with a 5.44 point two day rise, rails 32.35 up .60 and utilities 22.51 up .01.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Paveific
Cities Service
Pound
Bremner
Republic Steel
Dow, Jones
Cooperation of Fishermen Asked By IFC Chairman
Juneau high to hold Christmas concert December 21 as fishermen and boat owners are urged by the International Fisheries Commission to cooperate in halibut resource rehabilitation and protection. The Christmas concert will feature a capella choir and glee club performances, with plans noting stabilized investments in boats and equipment. Edward Allen, IFC chairman, outlined the program and emphasized opportunities tied to conservation and investment recovery.
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IFC
France Aims to Fortify Swiss Frontier
Paris reports Minister of National Defense Edward Deladier told the Chamber of Deputies France seeks to scrap the Versailles Treaty restriction on fortifying the Schtetterland frontier. He said talks with the Swiss government have continued for a year to guard against invasion by Communists and others aiming to overthrow the French government, a plot uncovered when nearly set to be sprung.
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Paris
Edward Deludier
National Defense
Chamber of Deputies
France
Schteeerland
Deladier
French Republic
Gale Whips Up Atlantic Coast Delays Vessels
Boston mass December 3 an exceptionally severe gale out of the sea delays ships as the harbor remains calm Nantucket Lightship reports northeast winds at 75 miles an hour no vessel has entered the harbor A Norfolk report says the tanker Gulf Prince warned the Coast Guard of a drifting unidentified steamer off Hatteras with likely steering gear failure the storm spreads and liners are rotting and tossing
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Boston
Mass
Nantucket
Norfolk Virginia
Gulf Prince
Coast Guard
Hatteras
Out On
Atlantic
Five Bandits Escape With Large Payroll Heist
Five men armed with sawed-off shot guns and machine guns robbed a Lockport post office, shooting a clerk and abducting the Chief of Police. They escaped with a $25,000 payroll destined for a Texas oil refinery, as workers transferred cash from the Purst National Bank.
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Lockport, Ilinois
Lockport
Purst National Bank
Texas
Steamer Yukon Grounded in Snow Storm Off Valdez
The Steamer Yukon grounded in dense snow and darkness while northbound to Valdez. A robbery occurred at a post office 25 miles from Valdez with the money stolen. Chief Fred Linder noted a truck escape, shots fired, and a wounded clerk named John West resisted robbers. The vessel was later floated and proceeding under its own power at 12:15.
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Bullet I
Seattle
Yukon
Valdes
Coast Guard
Val
Dez
Narrows
Fred Linder
Charles A. Glasscock
Chrectien
Valdex
Glasscock
Mining course to start in Juneau around December
G Wilcox of the Mining Extension Department at the University of Alaska will arrive in Juneau around December 6 to conduct a five week geology and mineral determination course. Now in its third year, the program includes advanced lectures and lab work plus regular geology and blow pipe work for both beginners and seasoned prospectors.
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G. Wilcox
Mining Extension Department
University of Alaska
Juneau
Wilcox
Palmer
Anchorage
University of Washington
Arizona
Mr. Wilcox
Police Workin g on Juneau Vagrant Crackdown
Juneau police plan a vagrant sweep on local streets led by Chief Dan Ralston. He vows to fingerprint questionable individuals and review records, noting Seattle cleanup has pushed vagrants into Juneau. He estimates 300 to 1,400 unaffiliated men on the streets.
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Juneau
Dan Ralston
Seattle
Ralston
Another Clue in Bruneman Case
Los Angeles December discovery of fifty thousand dollars worth of jewelry in a Hollywood safety deposit box is announced by District Attorney Baron J. Pitts. It is the third box found by investigators in their bid to identify the men who killed gambler George Bruneman and a bystander, Prankie Greuzard, in a beer parlor last month.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hollywood
George Bruneman
Baron J. Pitts
Bruneman
Soaring Head Finds Glider Beats Buzzard
MIAMI Florida Dec 3 Mar has outstripped the birds in soaring fight. Lewis Barringer of Philadelphia told a group of state aviation officials here today. Barringer General Manager of the Soaring Society of America said motorless flight will put more people in the air because it is the cheapest way to fly. Mechanical wings said Bartin- Ber can gain altitude with no motor power faster on upward currents of air than the buzzard or the hawk the finest soarers in the feathered kingdom.
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Miami
Florida
Mar
Lewis Barringer
Philadelphia
Barringer
Soaring Society of America
Bartin- Ber
Midnight dynamite blast wrecks buildings in Zamden Point
A midnight dynamite blast in Zamden Point Missouri demolished three business buildings injuring two persons seriously. In a separate federal proceeding, divorce was granted to Stella George from Gus George.
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Zamden Point
Stella George
Gus George
Borah Attacks Farm Bill in 13 Hour Debate
Senator Borah spoke for over an hour and a half against the Farm Bill arguing it would extend Democratic control over farmers and trigger crop reductions while widespread hunger persists. House and Senate leadership reported no final vote this weekend as roiling debates continued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Borah
Martinelli Resigns Amid Corruption Fire in Albany
In Albany on December 3 Albert Martinelli, a Tammany figure and New York County Clerk, submitted resignation to Gov Lehman while facing accusations from Public Prosecutor Dewey that he seeks office with racketeers. Dewey said Martinelli allies with criminals and harbors fugitives.
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N. Y
Albert
Mariinell
Tammany
New York
Lehman
Eleet Dewey
Dewey
Marintelli
Pedera
Political Parties Dissolved in Brazil Under Vargas Decree
President Vargas uses new constitutional powers to dissolve all political parties in Brazil. Mr and Mrs Charles Goldstein plan to return to Juneau next Monday after a California visit with relatives, traveling on the Princess Norah.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vargas
Brazil
Charles Goldstein
Juneau
California
Goldsteins
Norah
Juneau Lass Wins Seattle Beauty Crown
Twenty five year old Juneau Alaska Moore was named Miss Seattle at the Alaska Yukon Pioneers Civic Exposition. She will compete tomorrow for Miss Alaska against eight other contestants including Alyce Gustafson Miss Petersburg and Segrid Seppala Miss Fairbanks as the Queen of the Exposition.
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Seattle
Juneau
Alaska
Moore
Milas Beathie
Junean
Alyce Gustafson
Petersburg
Seigrid Seppala
Flying Fortress Heads East for Test Flight
The Army's famous flying fortress departed from San Rafael en route to Wright Field Dayton Ohio after a stopover in Seattle. Boeings built the 67 000 pound bomber with Major John Corkille as test pilot and nine observers aboard. The craft has a cruising range sufficient for extended operations.
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San Rafael
Cal
Army
Gere
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Seattle
Boeings
John Corkille
Old Union Oil Dock Collapses in Juneau Alaska
The Old Union Oil Dock collapsed after subs terranean lag causing the wharf to cave in. Only a few months earlier Union Oil moved equipment to a new site on the Alaska Juneau rock dump. No real loss occurred and the plan was to donate the dock to the city for use as a garbage dump.
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Will OM Whaed
Ien
Union Oil Company
Alaska Juneau
Union of Company
Juneau
Victory Parade Bombing Sparks Shanghai Tense Night
A bomb at a 5000-strong Japanese Victory Parade in Shanghai caused panic as Chinese resistance surged. Col. Chaves Price, U S Marine commander, helped secure removal of Japanese troops from the International Settlement after the blast. A second parade was canceled amid ongoing tension.
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Shanchat
America
Shangh Jai
Tie Oedee
Jopterse
Maitland
Vincent Read
Pullman Rates to Be Boosted by Commerce Commission
Washington report indicates the Commerce Commission will raise western railroad fares within ten days, adding about 2.5 million dollars to the traveling public. The Pullman rate hike increases basic fares from 2 cents to 2.5 cents per mile.
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Washington
Commerce Commission
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