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February 20, 1938

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Earle to Run for Senate; Revolt Over Slate Grows; Pennsylvania Governor, in Announcing His Candidacy, Is Silent on Successor, as Leaders Here Seek Compromise EARLE ANNOUNCES SENATE CANDIDACY Tells of Pledges "Kept" Will Oppose Foreign Wars Kelly Endorses Jones Talks Here Seek An Agreement

By Lawrence E. Daviesspecial To the New York Times

announces Sen candidacy; platform; leaders seek compromise; Kelly, Phila leader, backs C A Jones, explains dropping of Kennedy

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BRITISH ACT TODAY; Cabinet to Meet Again in Emergency Session After Hitler's Talk COMPROMISE IS SOUGHT Chamberlain Will Attempt to Avert Resignations Because They Would Hurt Party Clash in the British Cabinet Four Remain to Confer AUSTRIAN DISPUTE STIRS BRITISH ROW Chamberlain for Compromise Eden's Friends Suspected Strong Resolution Adopted Eden Understands Commons Eden Held Ready to Quit FIGURES IN BRITISH CABINET CRISIS

By Unknown Author

Conf with Prime Min Chamberlain on foreign policy

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ROOSEVELT PLANS PARLEY ON PLIGHT OF THE RAILROADS; Expecting I. C. C. Decision on Freight Rate Rise, He Calls for Experts MEETING LATE THIS WEEK Regulation, Consolidation, Financial Reorganization and Legislation to Be Topics Decision Expected Soon An "Exploratory" Meeting ROOSEVELT PLANS RAILROAD PARLEY

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

President Roosevelt is planning a White House conference next week on what he regards as one of the major problems confronting his administration-the plight of the nation's railroads. This is in anticipation of an early decision by the Interstate Commerce Commission on the railroads' application for a horizontal freight rate increase.

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Schuschnigg Tells Austrian Jews That They Have Nothing to Fear; Seyss-lnquart Denies He Is 'Trojan Horse' Army and Police Stand By for Hitler Speech--Nazis March in Cities SCHUS CHNIGG GIVES JEWS ASSURANCES Speech Awaited Resignedly Socialists' Reactions Mixed Seyss-Inquart Is Cheered Workers Visit Chancellery

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INSURGENTS REPORT ENCIRCLING TERUEL; Declare City Is Untenable for Loyalists After Advances in Bitter Fighting BIG LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES Rebels, Aided by Planes, Tell of Cutting Supply Lines and Taking 1,500 Prisoners Report the City Encircled Cross Secondary Supply Road INSURGENTS REPORT ENCIRCLING TERUEL Madrid Tells of Teruel Battle

By Cable To the New York Times

Rebels surround Teruel; conflicting repts

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