McKesson-Robbins President Shoots Self After Past Exposed
New York report states F Donald Coster ex convict and head of the McKesson Robbins drug firm killed himself in his Connecticut mansion as federal agents neared entry. Fingerprints and records reveal he was Philip Musica with a quarter century of prior convictions and a forged life story.
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Conn
Donald Coster
McKesson- Robbins Drug Corporation
Coster
Art Forman
New York
F. Donald Coster
McKorn-Ropkins
Philip Musica
John J. Donovan
Musica
Taft
Fortune
America
Washington
D. C
George Deitrich
George Vernard
New York Stock Exchange
Blinding Rain in Los Angeles Kills Five
A blinding rain in Los Angeles is blamed for five deaths as three men died in electric rain and traffic accidents during a storm that also brought two and a half inches of rainfall and some crop benefits.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Charles McDonald Sent Up to Prison
Charles McDonald was sentenced today to one to ten years at San Quentin for shooting Mrs. Edith Kreuger wife of Carl Kreuger conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. The shooting stemmed from an alleged intimidation case. An area of 3,680 square miles has been planted in trees in the United States since 1924.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles McDonald
San Quetin
Edith Kreuger
Carl Kreuger
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Delaware
United States
Nazis Turn Eyes Toward Ukraine Aims and Data Request
Berlin reports a Nazi notice asking all stateless Ukrainians to submit names and personal data to the Ukrainian Confidential Office. The move signals growing German interest in Ukraine amid Soviet Russian ties and affects those who declined Soviet citizenship.
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Berlin
Germany
Ukraine
Stewarts Returning Today on Princess Norah
Commissioner of Mines B D Stewart and Mrs Stewart retire this afternoon on the Princess Norah. Mr Stewart has been in Washington and was recently designated to oversee wage and hour law administration in Alaska.
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B. D. Stewart
Santa Claus Gag Costs Four Thousand in Billings Heist
In Billings Montana two self styled philanthropists deceived a Santa Claus figure by demanding 4000 dollars in cash as a pledge for 30000 dollars in Christmas gifts to the needy in Laurel They vanished with the money as lawmen pursue them across Montana and Wyoming Search continues for John Fox 58 a retired farmer who was drawn into the scam.
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Billings
Mont
Laurel
Montana
Wyoming
John Fox
Navy seeks bids for two 6000 ton light cruisers
The Navy Department invites private builders to bid on two 6,000 ton light cruisers with two others assigned to Navy Yards. One cruiser will bear the name Juneau.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Juneau
Uncle Sam Issues Fresh Warning to Nazi Germany
United States demands assurances from Germany that Jews in German territories will be safeguarded from anti-Jewish edicts. State Department silent on potential retaliation if Germany refuses. Kraft aboard Norah: Edwin B Kraft, reporter from Station KINY, travels to Juneau aboard the Princess Norah.
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Uncle Sam
Nazi Germany
Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Argentina Blocks Lima Pact Amid United States Aggression Fears
Argentina argues possible U S aggression must be central to any Pan American Conference front and a defense plan. United States delegates favor strong anti aggression language. In France Daladier seeks support to curb the Communist Party as right wing groups push for dissolution. Italy orders Jews to swap high value property for bonds under new anti Jewish land rules.
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United States
Lima
Americas
France
Communist Party
Daladier
Dies Committee Ends UnAmerican Activities Probe
The Dies Committee has wound up its long investigation of un American activities. Chairman Martin Dies of Texas says he will seek authorization from Congress to provide a large funding increase to continue the probe, which has yielded astound ing revelations.
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Washington
Dies
Martin Dies
Texas
Congress
Hopkins may succeed Roper in Cabinet for 1940
Capitol rumors say WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins could be named Secretary of Commerce after Daniel C. Roper's resignation. A prominent Democrat predicts Hopkins would boost his presidential prospects in 1940 by showing fit with business. Roosevelt declines to confirm cabinet changes or timing.
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Washington
Lier
Capitol Hill
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Daniel C. Roper
Roosevelt
Thhat Hopkins
Hopkins
War Department
Harry H.woodring
GOP Shifts From Liberal Label After Gains
Washington dispatch notes Republican National Committee members reassessing liberal labels after gains. John Hamilton avoids naming ideology for Harvey Jewett Jr. amid a broader shift toward conservatism, reflecting a change from Roosevelt era liberalism.
Fraud Unfolds Over Alleged Venus Statue in France
In Paris a Polish performer claimed to be the nude model for a statue hailed as ancient Greek. French experts fear a bold fraud after the carving, buried near Saint Etienne, drew national attention and a chaotic posturing by the involved sculptor Trahan Remonse who reportedly claimed authorship and later buried himself to gain credit.
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Paris
Saint Etienne
Pranecesco Remonse
Trahan
Former King Alfonso Granted Rights in Spain Decree
The Insurgent Government under Gen. Francisco Franco restores full citizenship and rights to former King Alfonso of Spain. A decree by the Council of Ministers hints Franco might back Prince Juan as monarch to reassure Royalists, though return to Spain by Alfonso seems unlikely.
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Burgos
Alfonso
Spain
Council of Ministers
Francisco Franco
Franco
Juan
Hendaye
Rome
Loyalist government cracks vast espionage ring in Barcelona
The Loyalist government announces the seizure of a huge espionage network in Barcelona with over 1,200 arrests and 210 death sentences handed down for those convicted of working behind Loyalist lines.
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Barcelona
Goverment
New Stamps and Coins for Commonwealth Visit
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King will issue special stamps and coins to commemorate the King and Queen's coming visit. A possible silver dollar is mentioned. In Moscow, Valeri Cherkaloff, one of three Soviet pilots who flew the North Pole to Vancouver in 1937, died in a crash while testing a new aircraft.
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Com. of
Canada
North Pole
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Moscow
Valeri Cherkaloff
Vancouver
Wash
Rescue Efforts Continue for Patterson Wreck Survivors
Customs and Coast Guard vessels struggle in southeast gale at Dry Bay as eight teen survivors endure amid limited landing chances. Lt Cmdr Ricketts may authorize pilot Les Cook to fly in with a wheel plane to the beach while Navy bombers and seaplanes are considered for air drops and rescue.
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Cmdr. Ricketts
Haida
Les Cook
Northern Airways
Cook
Patterson
Coast Guard
Morris
Yakutat
Shell Simmons
Customs House
Lituya Bay
Simmons
Hirst
Halda
Navy
Dry Bay
Sea Otter Creek
Waiking Haida
Hairla
Two Tankers Hit in Collision Off Portland
Two tankers Gulf of Maine and Number Pye collided early this morning near Portland Maine. The impact hurled spray and frost on port windows was blamed for the accident, killing two sailors.
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Portland
Gulf of Maine
Number Pye
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