Word: senting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Kentucky, where the Committee told Senator Barkley to hurry up and send back his campaign expenditures questionnaire. A Committee investigator was sent back to look further into charges of WPA support for Mr. Barkley and also into the operation of Governor Chandler's State machine. Mr. Chandler (see p.11) frankly admitted to the Committee that State employes had been chosen chiefly from among his friends. But the Committee's biggest news was Tennessee. Upon scanning an investigator's report on that State, the Committee quickly sent him-and six more men-back for further details. While Senator...
...thinly armored Japanese river gunboats had apparently been able to support the attackers. In Hankow, 135 miles above Kiukiang. the flight of the whole civilian population into the interior was ordered and organized last week by Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. Most Government clerks and records had already been sent 650 miles further up river to Chungking. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Chung-hui gave a farewell party to the press before he departed, followed by the envoys of the Great Powers. In most urgent terms U. S. Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson sent Chinese authorities a list of foodstuffs badly needed...
...Ebro, reported that within 24 hours they endured 85 Rightist air raids-one about every 29 minutes), Generalissimo Franco hastily shifted effectives from his south to his north front. Meanwhile, he opened the floodgates of all dams on the Noguera Pallaresa and Segre Rivers, northern tributaries of the Ebro. sent a wall of water tearing down into the river which raised it from three to five feet. Rightist Pilot Heraclio Gautier flew over the river to photograph the effects of the flood on Leftist pontoon bridges. His plane was winged by some 200 bullets. In the best Ratisbon tradition...
...Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Prague had "invited" Britain to send a mediator. Next day Prague officials said they had sent no invitation, added that of course they would "welcome" the Viscount. Leading French Newspundit Pertinax (André Géraud) bitterly deplored the creation of a situation in which both Prague and Paris will have to follow the lead of London. For most commentators agreed that British public opinion will never support the use of arms to aid Czechoslovakia if the recommendations of Lord Runciman are against...
...hovels, to scrabble for a living with primitive implements. Discontent was widespread. Angolans appealed for funds from home. Finance Minister Salazar, resolute for balanced budgets, refused to listen. When Governor-designate of Angola, General Joao d'Almeida, three months ago asked for relief funds, Premier Salazar instead sent him into exile...