Chinese plan stronger policy toward Japan
Shanghai reports Gen. Chen Yuan plans a stronger policy to curb Japan's North China expansion. North China Mayor's Council convened since December with input from the 29th Route Army. Tokyo presses new outposts near Peiping and barracks near Pengtal. wartime broadcasts claim Canton declares war on Japan and Nanking. Chinese sources doubt the move while noting improved Canton-Nanking ties.
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Shanghai
China
Chen Yuan
Hopeh-Chawar Military Council
Japan
North China
Great Wall
Peiping
Pengtal
Tiensin
Mayor Dore Plans Harmony Board for Seattle
Mayor John F. Dore, who won the office after defeating Charles L. Smith, announced plans to appoint a Capitol, Labor, Consumer and Municipal Arbitra tion Board to prevent strikes. He aims to carefully select the panel to restore harmony in Seattle's industry and business following the coast wise longshore and shipping strike.
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Seattle
Capitol, Labor, Consumer and Municipal Arbitration Board
John F. Dore
Charles L. Smith
Dore
Northland Sails Northbound Passengers to Juneau
Motorship Northland departed Seattle at 11 30 last night bound for Southeast Africa ports with a full passenger list headed for Juneau. Names booked include Peter Del Missier Wayne Owen Mr and Mrs Ed Jahoda and son Miss Clara Robinson William D Jones James Edmiston N S Smythe Anya Higley Mrs Sowerby Mrs Russell White H E Smith W T Dull and D L Reed.
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Seattle
Northland
Southeast Africa
Juneau
Peter del Missier
Wayne Owen
Ed Jahoda
Clara Robinson
William D. Jones
James Edmiston
N. S. Smythe
Anya Higley
S. 5Owerby
Russell White
H. E. Smith
W. T. Dull
D. L. Reed
Democrats Await Indication of Glass Platform Views
Democratic leaders weigh Senator Carter Glass of Virginia in shaping the 1936 platform as the Virginia convention nears Norfolk on June 16. Glass, a longtime force on monetary policy, hints at future roles while seeking reelection with no opponent. Attorney Henry Roden departs on business to Ketchikan aboard the Aleutian.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Resolutions Committee
Virginian
Glass
Roosevelt
Senate
Norfolk
Ana
Ketchikan
Henry Roden
Aleutian
Father Kills Four Sons in Dayton Home Tragedy
Dayton police report Walter Johnson aged 42 murdered four of his seven sons as they returned from school then killed his wife two days earlier and shot himself. Two sons escaped after pleading for their lives. one did not return home. Johnson had been unemployed for a long period.
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Dayton
Ohio
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Detroit
Black Legion
Poole
Mia
Fi Hewi
Thief Takes Chickens Hose from Findlay Yard
A Findlay area thief entered Mrs. George Steinmetz property and took three chickens, 75 feet of garden hose, and an empty 15 gallon jar. The incident shows little further intent beyond the items taken.
Big U S Loan Over Subscribed in Cash Offering
Washington reports quick oversubscription as Treasury closes books on latest cash offering of 8 billion dollars in notes and bonds. Secretary Morgenthau calls the financing a great success and praises investor demand. Over subscription amount not announced. Additional refunding offering to open tomorrow midnight.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
Independent hiring hall centerpiece of settlement talks
Portland, June 2. More than 10,000 union loggers and sawmill workers in the lower Columbia River area are voting today on a strike settlement. The plan creates an independent hiring hall as the key compromise and includes a seven percent wage rise for all workers, with 56 percent an hour for train crews and 48 hour weeks for others. The agreement bans strikes and lockouts during its life.
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Portland
Oregon
Lower
Columbia River
Lindbergh Case Revived as Hoffman Fires Police Chief
In Trenton on June 2 Gov. Harold G. Hoffman dismissed Col Norman Schwarzkopf who led the New Jersey State Police for 15 years. He nominated Col Mark Kimberling, state prison warden and Schwarzkopf deputy, to be superintendent.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Norman Schwartkopf
New Jersey State Police
Hoffman
Mark Kimberling
Behwartzkopf
Senate
Landon to Receive 19 Republican Primary Votes
Hartford Conn June 2 State Chairman Henry Roraback said the delegation will cast 19 votes for Gov Alfred M Landon for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Landon will cast 17 votes claimed by other sources as part of the delegation totals.
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Hartford
Conn
Henry Roraback
Cleveland
Alfred M. Landon
Bing Crosby Sends Stamps to Chinese Missions
Filipino fans present stamps to Bing Crosby who saves them and ships to Chinese missions. The missions profit by reselling the stamps to philatelists, aiding charitable efforts through the exchange.
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Bing Crosby
Alaska Air Mail Item Passes House in Alaska Bill
The first deficiency bill carries an appropriation of 200 00 for foreign air mail to Alaska for the fiscal year 1997. The measure would establish an all mail route from Lineas to Fairbanks via Whitehorse. Delegate Dimond says the bill moves to conference between House and Senate committees.
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Alaska
House of Representatives
Anthony J. Dimond
Curtis Shattuck
Juneau
Senate approves relief bill by wide margin
In Washington on June 2 the Senate passed the relief deficiency bill totaling 2.428 billion dollars by a 62 to 14 vote paving the way to debate a tax bill and adjournment. The measure adds 58 million for Western reclamation and includes provisions for the Florida Ship Canal. A later conference failed to agree on the Interior Supply Bill including 20 million for the Granis Coulee dam.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Florida Ship Canal
Interior Department
House Conference
C H McCormack Dies on Estate in Lake Forest
Cyrus Hall McCormack aged 77 former Chairman of the Board of the International Harvester Company is dead. He was stricken last Saturday by a heart attack at his Lake Forest estate with his widow and eldest son at the bedside.
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Chicago, Ill
Cyrus Hall McCormack
International Harvester Company
Lake Forest
U S Citizens Warned as Palace Surrounded in Nicaragua
U S citizens were advised to seek safety as rebel troops surrounded the Presidential Palace in Managua. Boaz Long, U S minister, issued the warning. Reports say three or four occupants killed or wounded. President Sacasa remains holding out with calm.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Juan Sacasa
Boaz Long
It Fecans
Traditions Shattered as Republicans Plan Early Campaign
The Av Press notes Republicans aim to notify their presidential nominee immediately after the Cleveland convention. The plan reflects a strategy to sustain a vigorous campaign from June to November, moving beyond the old August notification ceremony and simplifying procedures. Continued on Page Five.
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Cleveland
Nominer
Women Hear Roosevelt Address At Rural Conference
Thousands of farm women gathered for the Associated Country Women of the World conference as President Roosevelt urged better substitutes when new things fall and tied urban prosperity to rising rural purchasing power. He noted broad state representation and the audience’s warm response to his rural economy message.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Serk
Bank Messenger Robbery Nets 50000 In daylight
In New York on June 2 three bandits halted a bank messenger’s car carrying 850 000 and looted the money at gunpoint. Theodore Prank assistant manager of the National Safety Bank and Arthur Tricer were in the car. No shots were fired during the daylight holdup.
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New York
Theodore Prank
National Safety Bank
Arthur Tricer
Fraser River floods threaten British Columbia
Fraser River floods worsen across the province, flooding dykes and pasture in Sumas Prairie, isolating towns as telegraph and telephone lines fail. The Skeena and other rivers rise, Prince Rupert area menaced, and railway tracks washed out near Usk. Isolation and extensive damage loom across northern and southern BC.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Fraser River
Sumas Prairie
Polive
Salvus
Prince Rupert
Skeena
Revelstoke
Fraser
Thompson
Columbia
Canadian National Railway
Usk
Princeton
Hazleton
Attempting to Incite Mutiny Reported in Jerusalem
Pamphlets urging British troops to mutiny were found as Arab Jewish clashes continued over the weekend. The toll in the past seven weeks nears 1 percent with 27 Jewish victims. An armed revolt call circulated in Arab cities, urging youths to rise against Jews, attached to a proclamation. Dr J B Loftus, a territorial veterinarian, arrived from the Yukon.
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Jerusalem
Central Committee
Palestine Communist Party
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B.C
Far East
Military Council
Nippon
Shanghat
South China
Canton
Nanking
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
E. F. Townsend
Gerald Smith
Left
Thomas
British Budget Tribunal
London
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Alfred Bates
Albert Bates
Leslie Thomas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Philadelphia
U. S
Gov. Hoffman
State Police
Col. Schwartzkopf
Will
Landon
Bing
Bill House
C.H. M’cormack
U.S
Byron Price
Bureau
The
Av Press
ASSN
N. Y
Prince George
Smithers
DR. Loftus
J. B. Loftus
Yukon
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