Roosevelt outlines plan to raise world prices at London talks
The American delegation received a message to push for full treatment of the original agenda at the London Economic Conference. British experts predicted a sterling dollar bloc forming to raise prices, while France notes the continuing fight to preserve the gold standard with a six-country coalition including France Holland Switzerland Belgium Poland and Italy planning support for currencies and measures to curb gold speculation.
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Roosevelt
United States
British Empire
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Switzerland
Belgium
Poland
Italy
R. B. Bennett
Canada
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Britain
MacDonald
Guido Jung
Arrow
Arabia
Litvinoff
Cirely
U S Fleet 10 Be on Pacific During Autumn
Publication of naval schedules reveals the entire combatant strength of the United States Fleet will be concentrated on the Pacific Ocean next autumn for the first time in history. Canadian railways plan a no extra cost pickup and delivery service with trucking partners.
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San Pedro
United States
Pacific Ocean
Canadian Railways
National mood brightens as fear wanes in 1933
Washington reports a revived public spirit as fear diminishes, with editors noting heightened interest in federal actions and colleges highlighting public affairs. Economic signs improve, including rising markets, increased car and steel output, and growing construction while unemployment falls.
Farley presses repeal drive through South and Southeast
Post master General Farley campaigns in Kentucky Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee arguing that if 37 states vote this year 36 will back repeal He claims repeal enables enforcement and promotes temperance while boosting revenue and notes Czechoslovakia imported nine thousand tons of rubber in 1932 to expand its footwear industry
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Ruby Laffoon
Czechoslovakia
Alaska Juneau Soars to New High Quotation
New York July 8. Markets mixed with profit taking and cautious mood. Alaska Juneau mine stock quoted at 24% with gains in Homestake and McIntyre Porcupine. Closing prices show mixed energy with several major producers rising while others retreating.
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Fox Films
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
Packard Motors
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Union
Connors Bond Approved for Alaska Customs Post
J. J. Connors bond as Collector of Customs in Alaska has been approved. Advices received by M. S. Whittier today indicate Connors will assume the new post in the coming week.
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Alaska
M. S. Whittier
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Baranof Sets Sail on Charter for Westward Today
Readable snippet mentions Baranof leaving on a charter voyage westward today. Among readable details are three English setter puppies and a Juneau setting with hardware mention, noting the dogs are purebreds as per Floyd Belohner.
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Weather and flood toll as hurricane and flood threats spread
Torrential rains in the Rio Grande watershed threaten floods along the lower Rio Grande while a hurricane lashes Gulf States. In Colorado a cloudburst caused a wall of water down Bear Creek canyon killing two and possibly ten more missing, with damage over a million dollars and up to 30 unaccounted in Idledale Moron area.
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Col
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Idledale
Mor
Cooperative Work Service Planned to Boost Jobs and Pay
The Administration outlines a cooperative employment service led by the Department of Labor with 28 states to place unemployed workers in other states, aiming to curb production spurt while increasing pay and purchasing power. Roosevelt and Johnson express concern that costs have risen faster than wages since March, with pay up 3.2 percent and food costs up 3.3 percent.
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Ute Recovery Administration
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Demand that John Factor Be Produced
The United States faces pressure from Great Britain to extradite John Factor to England amid a kidnapping claim that Factor swindled British investors of seven million dollars. Factor appeals to block extradition.
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Chicago
Great Britain
United States
John Pactor
England
Factor
Washington U Only Western Crew In Race
Washington University led a Western eight into the final of the National Intercollegiate Spring Rowing Championship in Long Beach California after posting the best 2000 meter time of six minutes and forty seconds. Yale and Cornell won the first heat while Washington and Harvard won the second heat, eliminating California.
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Harvard
Cornell
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Washington
California
University of Caliiforia
Los Angeles
Copper price hits nine cents amid two year high
New York reports domestic copper sold yesterday at nine cents a pound, up half a cent from Thursday. The price marks the highest level in about two years.
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New York
World solo flier Mattern aided after crash near Anadir
Reports say Jimmy Mattern crashed 80 miles west of Anadir Liberia on June 14. He was not hurt but his plane demolished and later assisted by Frontier Guards. He reportedly reached Anadir July 8 and is staying there while a new engine is arranged.
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Jimmy Mattern
World Solo Flier
Anadir
Liberia
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Mattern
Tass
Moscow
Flug Plans and Delays As Arctic and World Flights Loom
The text notes many flights being pushed and trips delayed as Italian seaplanes await favorable weather in Reykjavik before heading to Cartwright Labrador. Capt Charles Ulm awaits a mechanic to repair a damaged plane after a landing mishap. The Lindberghs prepare for an Arctic record flight while Wiley Post plans a robot controlled world flight from New York in coming days.
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Cartwright
Labrador
Jan Filer
Charles Ulm
England
Lindberghs
Arctic
Wiley Post
New York
New 20 Cent Wheat Tax Takes Effect Tonight
A new federal levy of 20 cents per bushel applies to all wheat processed into food, becoming effective tonight in Washington. The tax targets wheat used in food products, marking a significant policy change.
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