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December 1, 1936

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1936Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (died 2014)^[†]

Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov was a Russian general and Duma deputy. He is best known as a hardline politician, and for his service heading the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation.

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Headlines from December 1, 1936

BERLIN REASSURES LONDON; Officials Hold Accord With Japan Is Not So Bad as It Appears. HITLER REPORTED UNEASY Entente Is a Break in Foreign Policy Originally Outlined by the Nazi Dictator. ERRORS OF KAISER CITED Former Monarch's Mistake in Alienating British Is Being Duplicated Now, It Is Said. REICH REASSURES BRITISH ON ACCORD

By Otto D. Tolischuswireless To the New York Times

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PRESIDENT TO GIVE ORDERS TO BUILD 2 GREAT WARSHIPS; Navy Completes Plans for Superdreadnoughts to Cost $50,000,000 Each. MATCHES BRITAIN'S MOVE Gun Size Depends on Japan's Course -- Construction Set to Start Early in 1937. PRESIDENT PLANS 2 NEW WARSHIPS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt expected to give orders for building 2 superdreadnoughts

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United Front Against King Formed by British Parties; Labor Not to Govern if Baldwin Resigns Over Issue of Monarch's Marriage to Mrs. Simpson -- Commons Might Rule. PARTIES IN BRITAIN UNITE TO CURB KING

By Ferdinand Kuhn Jr.wireless To the New York Times

Comment on significance of reference in London Times ed to House of Commons as Council of State; C B Attlee, Labor leader, assures Prime Min Baldwin of Opposition's support in event King Edward forces Cabinet to resign on marriage issue (F Kuhn Jr)

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VERMONT GOVERNOR HELD IN BANK CASE; Charles M. Smith Is Accused in $250,000 Shortage at the Institution He Heads. OTHERS ARE CONVICTED Former Bookkeeper at Own Trial Gave Testimony Involving State's Executive. VERMONT GOVERNOR HELD IN BANK CASE

By the Associated Press

Gov Smith arrested on charge of concealing alleged thefts of J J Cocklin; defends acts

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Italy Weighs Attendance; DELAY IS SOUGHT ON SPAIN'S APPEAL

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

ROME, Nov. 30. -- Italy, in common with all other League of Nations members, has received an invitation to attend the special Council session convoked to consider the Spanish Government's appeal. Whether or not the Italian Government will participate depends on the result of conversations the Italian Ambassadors in London and Paris are carrying on.

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