France Arms Budget Declares War Readiness to Germany Italy
France presents a budget totaling about 820 million dollars for armed forces. The plan aims to strengthen the Navy to rival Italy and Germany, expand personnel, accelerate aircraft production, and improve forts. Foreign Minister Bennet vows no French territory will be ceded to Italy by force.
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Paris
Germany
Italy
Germa
Bennet
French Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Rescue efforts continue after Patterson wreck north of Cape Fairweather
The Haida reported a moderate southeast gale and heavy seas hindering rescue of Patterson survivors. Two crewmen, Chief Officer Gustaf Swanson and seaman James Moore, are presumed dead after being washed overboard. Morris Sails Lt. Garcia returns to Seward with pilots and a doctor aboard, while Sandvik and Smith join the Morris to scout a landing near the Patterson wreck.
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Patterson
Cape Fairweather
Gustaf Swanson
James Moore
Haida
Morris
Coast
Li~ Uya Bay
Sheldor Simmons
Cape Spencer
Sandvik
Tom Sadvik
Halibuter Norland
Tom Smith
Yakobi
Alaskan
Tom Sandvik
Lituya
Chiang plans hit and run strategy to purge defectors
Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek outlined a shift to political tactics against Japan, summoning a political and military conference to purge “defeatist elements” and push the second phase of hit and run attacks. He stressed arousing the masses as more important than battles and voiced strong confidence in ultimate victory.
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Kweilin
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Soviet Union builds sea strength in Baltic
Weyers' Naval Handbook notes Soviet Russia speeds to dominate the Baltic with three battleships. Two 35,000 ton ships and one 40,000 ton vessel will carry 16 inch guns, aiming to equal or surpass the size of contemporary world battleships.
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Berlin
Weyers
Soviet Russia
Baltic
Soviet Union
Roper Resigns as Commerce Secretary in Roosevelt Note
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Commerce Secretary Daniel C. Roper citing personal reasons and wishes to return to private life. Roper had repeatedly urged departure to attend to private affairs while remaining in public service. Attorney General Cummings also resigns to resume private practice.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Roper
White House
Horr
Cummings
Morrison Medal Honors Heroism In Juneau Rescue
War Department awards Soldier's Medal to Malcolm E F Morrison of the U S Signal Corps for rescuing a companion from drowning after a fishing trip near Taku Inlet in Juneau last June 9. Morrison swam to shore with Ed Sweyum and kept him safe until rescuers arrived.
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Washington
War Department
Malcolm EF. Morrison
U. S. Signal Corps
Taku Inlet
Juneau
Malcolm Morrison
Hiines
Signal Corps
Seattle
Young Morrison
Ed Sweyum
Sweum
Morrison
Stock Quotations from New York Closing Prices
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 9, American Can 98 1 2, American Light and Power 51 1 2, Anaconda 35, Bethlehem Steel 75, Commonwealth and Southern 1, Curtiss Wright 6, General Motors 503, International Harvester 60, Kennecott 44, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 11, Safeway Stores 27, Southern Pacific 19, United States Steel 66 1 2, Bremner bid 1 asked 2 1 2, Pound 34.67, with Dow Jones averages: industrials 151.62, rails 1.10, utilities 22.38.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Safeway Stores
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Bremner
A. J. Profit Below That of Last Year
San Francisco reports Alaska Juneau operations earned $1,907,500 in the first 11 months, with average gold recovery $1.124 per ton from 4,273,280 tons of ore. By contrast, 1937 figures show $2,307,500 operating profit on 4,082,940 tons at $1.21 per ton.
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San Francisco
Cal
Alaska
Juneau
Gloria Baker to Wed Henry T. Topping Jr in Palm Beach
Palm Beach Florida December 16 news that Gloria Baker patent medicine heiress and prominent New York debutante plans to wed Henry T. Topping Jr heir to a 14 million tinplate fortune.
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Palm Beagh
Florida
Gloria Baker
New York
Henry T. Topping, Jr
Ickes Declines Chicago Mayor Bid On Roosevelt Request
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes announced he will not run for Mayor of Chicago on the Liberal Democratic ticket next year. The decision came after President Roosevelt urged him to stay in the Cabinet, and Ickes said he is confident he would have been elected if he had pursued the candidacy.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Chicago
Roosevelt
Ickes
Offenders Deserting Franco Forces At Hendaye Front
Reports from Dec. 15 claim insurgent officers crossed to Government lines with full battle plans halting Franco's offensive. Insurgent sources deny the claim, promising launch on schedule. Government spokesman says Loyalists are kept informed from two fronts as attacks begin.
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Hendaye
Franco
Une
Temps
Seo de Urgel
Barcelona
Talantry
Valaequillo
Poto Blanca
Mrs Roosevelt Joins Insurance Firm in Boston Connection
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt plans to join the Board of Sargent and Roosevelt a Boston firm formed in 1931 to protect her son Jimmy's interests. She will not sell policies and will receive no salary, official sources say. The move was announced from Washington on December 15.
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Preston Grover Washington
Germany
Hugh Wilson
Taiung
Charles Dawes
Owen D. Young
America
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Jimmy
White Mouse
Sargent and
Jensens Headed South for Four to Six Week Trip
Mr and Mrs Marcus Jensen depart tomorrow by the North Coast route for four to six weeks. They will visit Mr Jensen's parents in Minneapolis, then return to the coast and stop to see Mrs Jensen's father in Los Angeles.
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Mrs. Marcus Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Minneapolis
Mrs. Jensen
Los Angeles
Princess Rewards Two Clerks for Finding Ring
In New York on December 15 two department store clerks found a $15,000 diamond ring owned by Princess Doris Ferides Sultaneh of Paris. They were rewarded $500 despite store rules. The princess insisted they take the money and verified it by depositing $250 for each in a bank with deposit books.
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New York
Doris Ferides Sultaneh
Paris
States Start Job Insurance Payments Soon
Washington reports a broad extension of unemployment compensation to about six million more workers within weeks. Alaska, with an unemployment trust fund of 641000 dollars and about 24000 workers, will begin payments at the start of the year. Montana will start in July, while the rest of the states and Alaska begin promptly.
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Washington
Alaska
Montana
Xmas Decorations Making Appearance In Homes and Shops
The holiday season opens with evergreen bowls on storefronts and colorful lights in Juneau. Silvered trees and gift displays enliven windows, while Douglas Bridge glows with wreaths and holly. The Juneau Woman's Club oversees the Christmas tree program next Sunday at 4 PM, as residents await snow.
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Juneau
Illicit Fur Ring Broken in Interior Alaska
Wildlife Agent Jack Benson and Wayne House followed a perilous route into McKinley Park country to dismantle an alleged illicit fur trapping ring. arrests include Archie Holstrom and Jim Silip with others to face trial for pre season trapping and marten violations. Benson and House endured extreme conditions as authorities pursued the case across rugged terrain, with convictions and multiple pending trials reported.
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Lake Minchumina
Mount McKinley National Park
Jack Benson
McGrath
Alaska Game Commission
Frank Dufresne
Benson
Archie Holstrom
Jim Silip
Marten
Iso
Lillith
Fairbanks
Jal
Holstrom
Bob Stone
Akers
Wood
Stone
Dufresne
Wayne House
Mount Porwker
McKinley Park
Berson
House
Program for Congress Shaping Up in Washington
Washington December 15 A broad plan for Congress is taking shape as Senator Alben W Barkley says the coming session will focus on existing measures rather than launching new experiments. After a conference with President Roosevelt he added that changes to current laws may be proposed to correct and improve them.
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Washington
Rocott
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
Barkley
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