The Archive · 1930

THUNDERSTORM OVER

ASCOT

London, June 18.

A bookmaker in Tattersall Ring at the Ascot races to-day was killed lightning. possible support to the Republican the Republican Senatorial cam-defence amounting to as much Manchester a man was killed ino Just concluled—United Press, and ud the Senatorial nominee in New Jersey, Frs, 1.000,000.000 on which the in the same manner and three men Chicago Favours Modi cation debate will probably take place in drowned. Two. ten were also Administration have every con-camera before a special committee drowned the floods which occurred fidence that Mr. Dwight Morrow Chicago, June 18. comprising representatives of all in Derbyshire to-day as the result will be the next United States The Chicago City Council t sent a memorial to Congress asking "understood that a decision to of the unprecedented storms which that the national body move toward effort was taken at today's are sweeping the country. modification of the Volstead Pro-Rain has been falling in torrents hibition Enforcement Act, and call Navy, the Air-force and the Army the whole day, flooding low-lying silent Hoover prose has for n national referendum as to while' the Under-Secretaries of the parts of the country. scrupulous hands-off policy with ref~ popular on the Eighteenth] three departments named conferred Serious flooding caused consider-Amendment, with the chiefs of the various able dislocation of trafic during the erence to state politics.

This action was taken, according political parties who pledged them-rush hours-all over London.

Mr. Hoover and Mr. Morrow have to the phrasing of the memorial, in selves to the strictest secrecy.

Houscholders and shop assistants Veen close friends. In some! an effort to return liquor control to The report has created an enorm-were compelled to suspend their quarters it was felt that to-day's the states, and to help stamp out] political circles duties and to spend their time White House utterance was crime in the United States—United ed to refute rumours that the persistent talk of possible Presidential Press. terpreter as proving endeavouring to keep water at bay. This reached a depth of three fect in some buildings. Many telephone candidacy on the part of Mr. Mor-relations and of an agreement being Tinen were affected, while the root row had tended to thrust them

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