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December 2, 1936

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Diplomats' Marriages to Aliens Curbed; Must Get Washington Permits or Lose Jobs

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Diplomats' marriages to aliens curbed; must get permits or quit jobs

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5,000 GERMANS LAND IN SPAIN AT CADIZ, LONDON IS INFORMED; Consular Reports Suggest a 'Flagrant Violation' of the Non-Intervention Pact. COMMONS IS ALARMED New Shipping Bill to Guard Neutrality Is Hurried to the House of Lords. LEFTISTS PUSH OFFENSIVE Madrid Troops Tell of Gains as They Attack Rebels on All Fronts -- Losses Heavy. Britain Shows Anxiety GERMANS LANDED IN SPAIN AT CADIZ

By Charles A. Seldenwireless To the New York Times

Reptd landing of 5,000 Germans at Cadiz increases Brit fear of general Eur war; Commons debate on shipping bill; Eden explains purpose of bill, gives assurances of protection to dominion shipping by Brit Navy, and admits non-intervention is not being observed by all; defends Portugal; bill approved on 3d reading in Commons; German Embassy in London denies Cadiz repts

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Text of Roosevelt Speech; The Text of Roosevelt's Address at the Buenos Aires Conference

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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THRONG HAILS PRESIDENT; Vast Crowd in Front of Congress Duplicates First Day's Ovation. SIGHTSEEING IS DROPPED Roosevelt Is Guest at Dinner of Fellow Executive, Whom He Invites to Visit U.S. STARTS ON RETURN TODAY Will Leave for Montevideo to Pass a Few Hours There and Then Board the Indianapolis. ROOSEVELT HAILED BY CROWDS AGAIN

By the Associated Press

Pres Roosevelt cancels sightseeing trip in Buenos Aires

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SPEECH IMPLIES WARNING; ' Shoulder to Shoulder' Union Is Depicted by President at Parley. ' NEW FANATICISMS' SCORED Saying Democracy Is World's Hope, He Decries Regimes That Look to the Sword. ASSAILS TRADE OBSTACLES Justo, Speaking at Opening of Conference, Suggests Tying Peace Efforts to League. ROOSEVELT URGES AMERICA TO UNITE

By John W. Whitespecial Cable To the New York Times

Pres Justo suggests tying peace efforts to League, s at Pan-Amer peace conf

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1936John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (born 1866)^[†]

John Nicholas Ringling was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus. In addition to owning and managing many of the largest circuses in the United States, he was also a rancher, a real estate developer and art collector. He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1987.

Headlines from December 2, 1936

Diplomats' Marriages to Aliens Curbed; Must Get Washington Permits or Lose Jobs

Text of Roosevelt Speech; The Text of Roosevelt's Address at the Buenos Aires Conference

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