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March 21, 1938

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CONGRESS LEADERS PRESS FOR CLOSING OF SESSION IN MAY; Senate Night Sessions in View This Week to Speed Vote on Reorganization MINTON ASSAILS GANNETT Alleges Distorted Propaganda on Bill-Publisher Likens Committee to Ogpu Warns Against "Propaganda" Charges Attempt to Smear CONGRESS LEADERS SEEK MAY CLOSING

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Minton charges Gannett with misleading propaganda against bill; Gannett defies Sen subpoena of group's papers

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LOYALISTS DIG IN ON ARAGON FRONT AS REBELS PAUSE; Establish New Defense Lines After Days of RetreatingMorale Reported Better COAST TOWNS ARE BOMBED Insurgents Kill 8, Wound 35 in Tarragona and Reus-815 Known Dead in Barcelona Reinforcements Arrive Americans Had Test LOYALISTS DIG IN ON ARAGON FRONT New Defense Lines Formed Report Rebels Halted Rebels Bomb Coast Towns BRITISH PROTEST AIR RAIDS Franco Told His Tactics Rouse 'Horror and Disgust'

By Herbert L. Matthewswireless To the New York Times

Rebels pause; Loyalists establish new defense lines; Amers put to test (Matthews); Rebels bomb coast towns; Brit and French protest Barcelona raids

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TIMES BUREAU AIDE JAILED IN MOSCOW; ASSISTED AT TRIAL; Girl Secretary Took Notes of E Testimony for Denny and Other Correspondents SEIZED SECRETLY AT NIGHT No Explanation After 12 Days, but Other Russians Helping Foreigners Are Taken Came From Working Class TIMES BUREAU AIDE JAILED IN MOSCOW

By Harold Dennywireless To the New York Times

Arrested, Moscow

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Air Mail to Europe Possible in 1938 With 2 American Lines Operating; New 4,000-Mile Clippers May Start Service to Portugal if British Delay Plans for New York-Southampton Flights AIR MAIL TO EUROPE POSSIBLE THIS YEAR Survey Flights Made Service to Europe a Possibility

By Lauren D. Lymanspecial To the New York Times

Opening of transatlantic service this yr being considered

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Reich Pastor Suggests Collapse Has Begun And Price of Foreign Successes Is Too High

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dahlem Ch pastor says nation's collapse has begun; defends Niemoeller

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Notable Births

1938Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator^[†]

Michael Foreman is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a runner-up five times.

1938Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer^[†]

Grahame Thomas is a former Australian cricketer who played in eight Tests in 1965 and 1966.