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December 10, 1937

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CONGRESSMEN AID C.I.O. IN HAGUE FIGHT; Washington Conference With Representatives Points to Another 'Invasion' O'CONNELL GIVES WARNING Tells Jersey City Chief He Will Get 'Rude Awakening' From All Citizens Hill Inquires About a Hall Federal Case To Be Aired CONGRESSMEN AID C.I.O. IN HAGUE WAR Letter Warns the Mayor Jersey City Law Attacked

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Reprs conferring with CIO counsel on barring from hall, promise aid; Repr O'Connell replies to Hague; constitutionality of ordinance attacked at appeal hearing

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ITALY IS PREPARED TO LEAVE LEAGUE; Fascist Grand Council Called for Tomorrow-Mussolini to Address People Later GRAVE SIGNIFICANCE SEEN Rome Would Widen Rift With Democracies, Joining Reich and Japan as Non-Member Significance of Resignation ITALY IS PREPARED TO LEAVE LEAGUE Reasons for Dissatisfaction May Seek to Exert Pressure Life Title for Mussollni Seen Geneva Credits Report Berlin Sees League Crisis

By Arnaldo Cortesiwireless To the New York Times

Creation of lifetime title of Il Duce for Mussolini by Fascist Grand Council believed possible

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WORK NEED GROWS; WPA Refuses to Say if the New Increase Will Solve the Problem HOPKINS CITES HIS BUDGET Ellenbogen Asks $500,000,000 More for Relief-Workers to Total 2,000,000 Hopkins Silent on Funds Rise Gradual Since October Budget Questions Are Raised WPA ADDS 350,000 TO WORKING FORCE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hopkins announces WPA roll quota increase

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Garner Asks Press Aid To Cut Senate Hours

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Asks press aid to cut Sen working hrs

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PARKING BAN TEST STARTS ON SUNDAY IN MIDTOWN AREA; Ten 'Express' Thoroughfares Between 14th and 59th Sts. Will Be Selected COURTS WILL BACK DRIVE Mayor's Aides Weigh Building of City Garages-Moses in Favor of Wider Streets To Make Full Use of Summonses Garages Offer to Aid PARKING BAN TEST STARTS ON SUNDAY

By Unknown Author

Suggests widening sts to solve parking problem, int

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American Couple Vanish Mysteriously in Moscow; D. L. Robinson, Writer, Disappears at Hotel, Then Wife Is Missing--U. S. Embassy Is Baffled--Soviet Officials Silent

By Unknown Author

D L Robinson and wife vanish from hotel

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Mayor 'Surprised' at Talk of Straus Rift; He and Housing Chief Are 'Just Like That'

By Unknown Author

denies rift with N Straus; works on Red Hook and Queensbridge projects

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U. S. DANCER SLAIN; PARIS GANG LEADER ADMITS 5 MURDERS; German Exile Shows Police Grave of Brooklyn Girl, His First Victim Last July BAND PREYED ON TOURISTS Persons Lured From Gay Clubs Believed Held for Ransom at Villa in Saint-Cloud Police See Ransom Gang Balks at Viewing Bodies PARIS KILLER BARES SLAYING OF U.S. GIRL Well Known in Frankfort Parents Had Clung to Hope VILLA NEAR PARIS WHERE BROOKLYN GIRL WAS SLAIN

By P. J. Philipwireless To the New York Times

De Koven, J; body found; E Weidmann said to have confessed 5 murders, St Cloud

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JAPANESE IN DRIVE TO TAKE NANKING AFTER ULTIMATUM; Great Offensive Begun When Chinese Ignore Proposal for Surrender of City WUHU REPORTED SEIZED Attacking Warships Move Up Yangtze-Most Americans Quit Former Capital INVADERS PLAN A FETE Champagne Sent in Score of Planes for Celebration When City Falls Ultimatum by Japan Wuhu Capture Reported JAPANESE IN DRIVE TO TAKE NANKING U. S. Gunboat Stands By Officials Board Gunboat Thrusts at Nanking Repelled Chinese Resistance Spirited Japan Warns Foreigners CATHOLIC HOSPITALS SEND AID TO WOUNDED IN CHINA

By Unknown Author

Leaves Nanking to board gunboat Panay

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PLEA BY CHESTER; Action Vital Before It Is 'Too Late,' He Tells 2,000 at Session SPEAKERS ACCUSE LABOR Hold Strikes a Major Cause of Recession-Wide Curbs on Walkouts Proposed Weir Points to Costly Strikes Would Limit Labor Action INDUSTRY INVITES AID OF NEW DEAL Resolution Opposes Wage Bill Cutten Attacks "Equality" Invites Public Scrutiny

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Natl Assn of Mfrs asks Fed law to prohibit interstate movement of paid pickets

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HOUSE WAGE BILL BARS 5-MAN BOARD; Committee Votes Rule to a Single Administrator in Labor Department FRIENDS MAP STRATEGY Steps Are Taken to Block Surprise Move on Floor by Foes of Measure To Guard Against Surprise HOUSE WAGE BILL BARS 5-MAN BOARD Differential Provisions Included

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

steering com maps strategy; labor com votes amendment to replace 5-man bd with Labor Dept administrator and retain differentials; Repr Bacon offers resolution for Fed comm of inquiry

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CHARGE FRAUD IN RUMANIA; Opposition Chiefs Lay Campaign Malpractice to Officials

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Opposition chiefs charge govt officials with fraud

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