Tragedy Strikes Tehachapi Foothills Crash Scene
The Tehachapi Mountains foothills near Los Angeles where the Salt Lake City to Los Angeles airliner crashed today were also the site of the December 27 San Francisco to Los Angeles transport disaster, in which 12 people perished. Rugged terrain with deep ravines and brush, 3000 feet high, hindered rescue as rain began last night and lingered, leaving overcast skies.
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Los Angeles
Jan
Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Thames
TWA
Amarillo
Congressional Probe of General Motors Firm Sought by Lewis
John L. Lewis, head of the Committee for Industrial Organization, announces a push for a congressional investigation into General Motors. NATION GUARD 18 ORDERED TO FLINT. More than a thousand guardsmen head for Flint as sit-down strikers seize a GM factory after a street clash with Flint police. Governor Murphy vows peace and fuel, heat, and food access for workers. Continued on Page 9.
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General Motors
Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
General Motors Corporation
National Guard
Flint
Detroit
National
Mich
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
Fisher Body No. 2
France Urges Partial Control of Spain Landing Zones
Paris reports France urged Britain to impose immediate land and sea controls to stop volunteers and munitions reaching Spain. The plan targets ports where foreign volunteers might join Valencia or Burgos forces and calls for blocking entry points on the French and Portuguese borders. France cited Valencia’s failure to honor the non intervention plan as the main reason.
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Paris
Great Britain
Spain
France
Valencia
Burgos
International Non-Intervention Committee
London
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reich
Mexican Air Liner Missing Near Minatitlan
A Mexican airliner with six passengers disappeared near Minatitlan Veracruz state after leaving Mexico City yesterday amid bad weather. Authorities fear for the plane’s safety as search efforts continue today.
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Mexico City
Minatitlan
Vera Cruz State
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with light to moderate winds from the west to north. West Texas areas west of the 100th meridian expect cloudy skies with possible showers in the southeast portion on Wednesday. New Mexico reports unsettled conditions Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mestaal Notn
Dozen Escape Death As Air Liner Falls Near Los Angeles
A Salt Lake City to Burbank air liner with 10 passengers and three crew crashed on a foothill slope 29 miles north of Los Angeles. One passenger was killed, others injured including Arthur S. Robinson who escaped with a bruised foot. Among the injured were Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, explorers, each with a broken leg. Rescue efforts hampered by hail and snow. Pilot William W. Lewis and several others were seriously hurt but rescued.
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Here
J. Braden
Cleveland
Martin Johnson
New York
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Olive
View
Western Air Express
Forest Ranger
Arthur S. Robinson
Rochester
N. Y
Ranger Lookout Station
William W. Lewis
Glendale
Calif
Ranger Station
Lewis
Johnson
Relapse Suffered by Rome Prelate
Vatican reports Pope Pius suffered a relapse after a sinking spell with increased leg pain. Attendants feared the condition could affect his heart. A varicose condition in his right leg seemed to be developing like the left, where a vein burst and caused sores. The 79-year-old pontiff continued to work from his sick bed despite medical warnings.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Aminta Milani
Mussolini Earns Wings as Military Pilot in Italy
Premier Benito Mussolini completed a half hour flight test at Littorio airfield earning his pilot wings in the Italian air force. The 30 minute display showcased the leader's participation in military aviation.
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Rome
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Littorio
Hinton Expects Early Raise in Water Conservation Quotas
Panhandle Water Conservation Association plans a general meeting in which counties are expected to raise their $10,000 quota. Carl Hinton of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce says most counties will meet their share by noon tomorrow. The program covers watershed areas of the Red and Canadian Rivers with lakes, recreation, wildlife conservation and flood control.
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Panhandle Water Conservation Association
Carl Hinton
Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Chenniss Oil
Panhandle
Quay, Curry
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Potter County
Calvert Elected Speaker Of House In Texas Assembly
In Austin the Forty fifth Texas Legislature organized amid peace. Robert W. Calvert of Hillsboro named speaker by the House by acclamation. Will D. Pace of Tyler elected president pro tempore. Governor Allred anticipated to address the assembly soon. Deadly weather crippled utilities across North Texas, causing two deaths and widespread isolation.
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Calvert
House
Pace
Senate
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Will D. Pace
Tyler
Olin van Zandt
Tioga
Alfred
French and German Leaders Consider Peace Plan
Berlin dispatch reports France and Germany moving toward closer economic ties and a joint European peace program. French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet and Reich economics minister Hjalmar Schacht are said to agree that understanding is desirable between the two nations.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Andre Francois-Poncet
Reich
Hjalmar Schacht
Injunction Denied in Cotton Mill Tax Case
A three judge federal court in New Orleans denied the application of three Mississippi cotton mills to block state unemployment compensation taxes. The decision ends the mills bid to halt tax collection under state law.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Britain Rejects Soviet Request to Use Fleet
London reported that Britain refused a Soviet request for use of the Royal Navy to protect neutral shipping from insurgent warships. The case came as the neutrality subcommittee studied a demand to impound roughly 500 million dollars in Bank of Spain gold held abroad in individual names.
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London
Great Britain
Spain
Bank of Spain
Italy
Five British dockyard workers dismissed for sabotage
London January 12 Five men were discharged from two naval yards after a two year probe into sabotage and leakage of confidential information. Four from Devonport and one from Sheerness were dismissed after documents were found in four workers workboxes. The papers' nature was not disclosed.
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London
Davenport
Sheerness
Admiralty
Devenport
Roosevelt asks Congress for new executive departments
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize creation of two new executive departments and broader White House powers to streamline the massive federal apparatus. He argued current organization hampers effective governance and cites 100 federal bodies duplicating effort. Five points propose social welfare and public works departments and expanded presidential control beyond prior norms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Executive Branch
J. Raymond McCarl
McCarn
Department of Social Welfare
Department of Public Works
Stockman Dies in Happy Car Wreck
James Meredith Evans 67, a prominent Happy cattleman, died in a highway automobile crash half a mile south of Happy at 5 30 this afternoon. The Hudson coupe rolled after weaving, and a heart attack is suspected amid heart trouble reported earlier. Evans, a veteran Texas resident since 1899, once hauled mail from old Happy to Wayside and later worked in oil and cattle, retiring from oil in 1934 to pursue cattle and wheat.
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Happy
James Meredith Evans
Evans
Mr. Evans
Tennessee
Arkansas
Wayside
Texas
Old
Spanish Trail Association pushes for road paving
In New Orleans on January 12, members in convention adopted a resolution urging Louisiana and Texas to complete paving of the Spanish Trail through their states. Unpaved stretches remain west of New Orleans and near Sonora Texas. Directors elected Jules Dupont Houma La president Walter M Casel Beaumont Texas treasurer and W L Rammel Beaumont secretary.
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New Orleans
Old Spanish Trail Association
Louisiana
Texas
Sonora
Jules Dupont
Houma
Walter M. Casel
Beaumont
W. L. Rammel
Porter Questioned in Bathtub Murder Case in New York
New York police questioned a porter and a fireman in connection with the bathtub murder of Mary Case, a 25 year old photo model. The crime was labeled a motivated killing and evidence included 15 exhibits of blood hair and blood particles from the Case apartment.
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Porter
New York
Mary Robinson
John J. Ryan
Nancy Titterton
Frank Soloman
32 Believed Dead in Sea Disaster Near Scotland
Aberdeen reports 32 believed drowned after the Finnish motor vessel Joanna Thorden struck a reef five miles off Scotland’s northeast coast. The captain launched 24 crew and passengers in lifeboats, abandoning the rest as the vessel broke apart. Eight survivors swam to rocks amid heavy surf.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Joanna Thorden
Family Slain as Head Kills Self in Washington
Police say Corbin Boarman 65, head of the household, killed his wife Francis 60 and three children, then died by train after shooting his 24 year old daughter Mary and friend James Ryan in the dooryard. The two other children, Prancis 21 and Margaret 26, were found dead inside the home. Detectives described a chaotic sequence after an auto ride encounter.
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Corbin Boardman
Boarman
Boardman
Francis
Prancis
Margaret
Mary
James Ryan
Washington
Corbin
Young Ryan
Gas Feared in Next Madrid Raid
Loyalist defenders building new fortifications fear the next assault on Madrid may involve gas. Unofficial reports say tear gas was used in the insurgents seven day offensive last week. Government tallies list 4000 insurgent casualties, 1000 killed, most of whom were Germans.
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Madrid
Science Aids In Gathering Valued Clues In Kidnap Case
Manhunters, spurred by public wrath and President Roosevelt, broaden a meticulous search around Everett for Charles Mattson after his body was found. Federal and state rewards total 19,000 dollars. witnesses and footprints with socks over shoes guide the hunt as investigators assess timing and cause of death.
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Gordon Morrow
Everett
Wash
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Little Charles Mattson
Walter Faulkner
Eversett
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Washington
W. W. Mattson
Feneral
Charles
Bernarr McFadden
Washington State
Charles A. Lindbergh
Manhhunters
Elso
Paul Sceva
Alcatraz Island
Little Charles
New Difficulties Surface in Maritime Strike Talks
In San Francisco on January 12 negotiators faced three new obstacles in ending a 75 day maritime strike affecting 40,000 workers and substantial shipping wages. Federal conciliators E. P March and E. H. Segerald met with the joint marine policy committee of seven striking unions to press tentative agreement on two objectives.
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San Francisco
E. P March
E. H. Segerald
Joint Marine Policy Committee
Mooney Pardon Sought by Sacramento Lawmakers
A movement for a legislative pardon for Tom Mooney, convicted in the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing, began in Sacramento with a meeting of several assembly members.
Renewed Efforts To Curb Foreign Cattle Dumps In U S
El Paso reports at the 40th annual ANLA convention F E Mollin urges monthly quotas to block cattle imports from Canada and Mexico. Delegates from the west and southwest attend. discussion touches on trade treaties, Ecuador talks, and Argentina sanitary issues amid embargo debates.
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U.S
EL Paso
U.P
Canada
Mexico
F. E. Mollin
Denver
American National Live Stock Association
West
Southwest
Mollin
State Department
Commission For Reciprocity Information
Ecuador
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First Baptist Church
Wolf City
Royce City
Dallas
Palestine
Weather Bureau
James V. Allred
Allred
Stockman
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Argentina
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