World naval race looms as Japan withholds plans
Japan flatly refuses to reveal naval building plans and the United States faces a growing push to lead a global rearmament contest. Washington considers escalating to larger dreadnoughts of 43 000 to 45 000 tons, and talks of a world naval limitation conference surface amid concerns of Britain and France guiding U S policy toward conflict with Japan. In China, five Japanese armies push south while Chiang Kai-shek's forces hold a 400,000 troop line. the revitalized Chinese air force reports bombing efforts along the Yellow River corridor.
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United States
England
France
Washington
Panama Canal
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Nicaragua
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Utah
Maverick
Texas
Roosevelt
Hull
Great Britain
George Tinkham
Massachusetts
Tokyo Press
America
Britain
House Naval Affairs Committee
Central China
Kaifeng
Henan
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Sunghai
China
Yellow River
Lokow
T'sinan
Tientsin-Pukow
Singapore Base Opens with Ceremonies and Dedication
Britain formally opened a powerful naval base at Singapore with a $55 million dry dock dedicated by Sir Shenton Thomas, governor of the Straits Settlements. Rear Admiral Julius Townsend and officers from the American battle cruisers Truxton, Memphis and Milwaukee attended, part of an American squadron arriving from Australia after ceremonies marking the Commonwealth’s 150th anniversary.
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Singapore
Great Britain
Shenton Thomas
Straits Settlements
Julius Townsend
Trenton
Memphis
Milwaukee
Australia
Commonwealth
Japanese Invasion Forces Break Chinese Army in Central China
Reported battle in central China sees Japanese invaders overpower a Chinese army of 15,000, forcing a retreat across the Yellow River. Event underscores a major clash in the region as the conflict intensifies.
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China
Yellow River
Romania’s Cristea Takes Dictatorial Power In Romania
Octavian Goga’s anti Semitic regime is ousted as King Carol names Dr Miron Cristea premier and dissolves parliament. Cristea gains virtual dictatorship with army backed rule and a siege state while a commission drafts a new constitution. Tar tarescu to follow as premier amid hopes of edging closer to France and Britain without alienating Italy and Germany.
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Umania
Octavian Goga
Carol
Miron Cristea
Cristea
George Tartarescu
Dr. Cristea
France
Great Britain
Romania
Italy
Germany
Franco Plans Million-Strong Spring Offensive
Dispatches from Salamanca report General Franco assembling an army of about one million for a spring offensive to crack the civil war. Observers expect a major push toward the Mediterranean coast from the south Aragón sector near Teruel, potentially severing government-held territory. Rumors mention Britain weighing recognition of Mussolini’s Ethiopia gains if Italian troops exit Spain.
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Salamanca
Franco
Mediterranean
Aragon
Teruel
London
Mussolini
Britain
Duce
Ethiopia
Spain
Roosevelt asks 250 million for relief fund boost
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress urging an additional 250 million dollars for relief to supplement the 1.5 billion fund. He said the funds are needed to aid three million unemployed people over the past three months. A bill carrying out the proposal was introduced in the House and moved toward passage.
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Dole
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Admiral Grayson and O. O. McIntyre Among Obituaries
Admiral Cary T. Grayson head of the American Red Cross dies in Washington at 86. Virginia born naval physician and close friend of Presidents Roosevelt Wilson and Taft, later urged to head the Red Cross. Also mourns writer O. O. McIntyre of New York. House passes crop control conference report 263 to 185, with revisions preserving soil conservation and ever normal granary plans to stabilize markets.
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Cary T. Grayson
Armerican Red Cross
Washington
Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Franklin Roosevelt
O. O. McIntyre
New York
Park Avenue
House
Senate
Shick
Bulkley toll road plan proposed in Senate
Senator Bulkley of Ohio, with presidential approval, offered a federal toll road measure. It envisions ten superhighways nationwide funded by eight billion dollars and to be paid through tolls and sale or lease of land strips up to 530 feet wide on each side of the highways.
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Bulkley
Senator Bulkley
Ohio
Senate
Doan
Saultistude
Drouth Year News From Plains States Spurs Grain Traders Concerns
Early dust storms across Kansas Oklahoma and parts of the Texas Panhandle already label 1938 a drouth year. Traders in the United States Liverpool Winnipeg and Buenos Aires monitor regional weather as soil in west Texas to Nebraska nears powder with light rains likely to blow away. Oklahoma wheat lags behind last year as moisture remains scarce in the western and central sections. Producers, grain traders and elevator men warn only part of the winter crop may reach harvest if rains do not materialize.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
United States
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Chicago
West
Texas
Nebraska
Longshoremen Leader Charges Communists Tied to CIO
Oleph Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that the CIO is tied to the Communist Party of America. The committee adopted a resolution by Chairman Copeland for a $50,000 investigation into subversive influences in the merchant marine.
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Oleph Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
A. F. of L
Senate Commerce Committee
Communist Party of America
Ryan
Copeland
Senate
Steel Price Cut and Wages Held Steady
President Roosevelt urged that mass production firms cut prices to buyers while keeping wages stable. United States Steel extended its existing wage and eight hour day agreements with the CIO but reduced the price of cold rolled sheets by four dollars per ton, marking the first cut in the steel price structure.
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Roosevelt
United States Steel
Committee For Industrial Organization
Bitter Beverages Highlight Taste Across Breakfast and Day
Washington report notes bitterness dominates many drinks from tomato, grapefruit, orange juices to coffee tea and beer. It cites Arthur D. Little Inc's Industrial Bulletin on how bitterness flavors milk tea cocoa and soft drinks, and explains that bitterness is a fundamental taste in highly seasoned foods and drinks. It also discusses stomach bitters historically boosting appetite and the unclear role of alcohol in such tonics.
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Robert D. Potter
Washington
Arthur D. Little, Inc
The
Bulletin
America
Alphabet Was Not Invented by Cadmus of Phoenicia
Dr John Day of Barnard College told the Archaeological Institute of America that the Greek alphabet descended from Phoenician origins in the ninth century B C, not from Cadmus. He noted inscriptions show five Greek letters cannot be later or earlier, and citadel finds at Thebes lack Phoenician relics. The origin chain runs from Phoenician to Greek to Roman.
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Philadelphia
Cadmus
John Day
Barnard ‘College
Archeological Institute of America
Day
Thebes
Syria
Sinai
Illite like mineral named illite from Illinois rocks
Illinois geologists Grim Bray and Bradley announce a new mineral named illite in the American Mineralogist. Previously mistaken for mica sericite and hydro-mica, illite’s X-ray crystal structure confirms it as a distinct mineral.
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Urbana
Ill
R. E. Grim
R. H. Bray
W. F. Bradley
Illinois Geological Survey
American Mineralogist
Mysteries of Brain Probed by Modern Surgeon
Indianapolis reports a symposium on brain science where Dr William H Thompson of the Municipal University of Omaha described brain surgery findings. He noted left anterior cerebral artery injury can erase consciousness while other brain areas may be removed with little effect, linking blood flow to conscious existence. Dr P S Shurrager of Illinois discussed brain wave origins during death and how cellular impulses combine to create overall brain activity.
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Indianapolis
William H. Thompson
Municipal University of Omaha
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Thompson
P. S., Shurrager
University of Illinois
Shurrager
Third Rate Diets Eaten by Many U S Families
Washington notes reveal a survey of 25 000 American families by Dr Hazel K Stiebeling of the U S Bureau of Home Economics shows that at mid range expenditures per person per year about half ate a third rate diet and a fifth a very poor diet. Milk butter eggs fruits and leafy vegetables were more common among well off households.
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Washington
Hazel K. Stiebeling
United States’ Bureau of Home Economics
Methyl Bromide Introduced as Insect Weapon
Indianapolis reports that Dr. Harold H. Shepard and Frank W. Fisk of the Minnesota university farm announce methyl bromide as a new insect control. The compound blends bromine with a radiole component, offering seed disinfection without harming seeds and fumigation effects similar to hydrocyanic acid but without lingering odor. Moisture enhances efficacy.
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Indianapolis
Harold H. Shepard
Frank W. Fisk
Minnesota University Farm
St. Paul
American Association For the Advancement of Science
One I Know Worth a Dozen I Thinks
The passage advocates firm certainty over half knowing. It warns that doubt weakens progress and character. When sure, one should stay the course, as true certainty guides bridges, tunnels, ships, and life direction, preventing needless trouble and tragedy.
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