Senate Helium Bill Moves Quick Report In May
Senate Military Affairs Committee will report favorably the Sheppard Helium Bill to tighten federal control over helium production sale and use. It places wells under the U S Bureau of Mines, authorizes government requisition for armed services, and limits exports with presidential permission.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Military Affairs Committee
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Army
Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Hindenburg
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
United States
Amarillo
Tex
Louisville
Morris Sheppard
Texas
War, Navy and Interior
Ickes
United States Helium Monopoly Faces Oversupply Woes
Officials at Amarillo Helium Plant estimate Hindenburg inflation could have used non inflammable helium at about 35315. The U S monopoly on helium production, land purchases in Amarillo, and Cliffside plant dating to 1928 relate to under capacity after Akron and Macon wrecks. Helium stored or used for bends treatment and experiments in cooling and radio tube gas.
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United States
Amarillo
Cliffside
States Navy
Akron
Macon
R Carson
John W. Finch
John McCarty
U. S
Tis
Lakehurst
N. J
Alvin L. Barach
Columbia University
R. R. Sayers
Public Health Service
House Military Affairs
Hugo Beckener
Zeppelin
Germany
Hingland
France
U. S Army
Navy
Fort Worth
Petrolia
Director of Bank at El Paso Dies
William Bell Miller 75 longtime director of the El Paso National Bank and treasurer of the Mid West Dairies of El Paso died of pneumonia in Long Beach California He and his wife Alice Page Miller had lived there twenty years A daughter Mrs John W Sheridan of Paola Kansas survives See Paramount news reel scenes Hindenburg disaster at the Paramount Theatre
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Long Beach
Calif
Wiliam Bell Miler
el Paso
Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast calls for fair weather in Amarillo and vicinity on Saturday with generally fair conditions across West Texas. Unsettled conditions expected in parts of Mexico with little temperature change. Hourly readings show daytime highs near 83 degrees and cooler nights, though some values appear garbled.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Merin
Mexico
Merrill Makes Test Hop Prior to London Flight
Dick Merrill flew a test hop from Floyd Bennett Field as prep for a proposed Saturday flight to England. The pilot previously crossed the Atlantic with Night Clubber Harry Richman as passenger.
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Merrill
London
New York
Dick Merrill
Atlantic
Harry Richman
Floyd Bennett Field
England
Tennessee House Defeats Federal Child Labor Resolution
Nashville Tenn May 7 The federal child labor resolution was defeated today in the Tennessee House of Representatives by a 58 to 34 vote. Ratification had failed previously in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Two Given Prison Terms in Hi-Jacking of Lubbock Man
Tom Anderson and G W Roberts of Wasco California were found guilty by a jury of robbing Robert Austin a Lubbock Texas merchant near Gallup New Mexico last September. District Judge David Chavez sentenced them to terms ranging from 20 to 25 years in the state penitentiary.
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Lubbock
Gallup
N. M
Tom Anderson
G. W. Roberts
Wasco
Calif
Robert Austin
Texas
Here
David Chavez
California abolishes hanging in favor of lethal gas
Governor Frank Merriam signed a bill abolishing hanging and substituting lethal gas as California's method of execution. The announcement came as the measure was noted at the Paramount Theatre.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Frank F. Merriam
Gun Sought in Taylor Murder Probe
The reopened William Desmond Taylor homicide inquiry focuses on a pearl-handled revolver. Mrs. Charlotte Shelby testified she received the gun as a gift from a Santa Barbara jeweler and had it in her possession when Taylor was slain, though its current location remains unknown. Deputy DA Williams said the missing revolver, long sought, could be a key clue.
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Los Angeles
U.P
William Desmond Taylor
Santa Barbara
Charlotte Shelby
Mary Miles Minter
Taylor
Eugene D. Williams
Shelby
Miss Minter
Margaret Fillmore
Two Acquitted of Murder In Death of Oklahoman
A district court jury acquitted Tom Sanders and Elijah Harstock of murder charges in the slaying of William Weitz, aged storekeeper of Welch, Oklahoma, last November 29.
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Vinita
Okla
Tom Sanders
Elijah Harstock
William Weitz
Welch
Lehmann Added to List Of Zep Dead as U S Speeds Investigation
Captain Ernst Lehmann, veteran Hindenburg master, dies from burns as U S authorities expand probe into suspected sabotage. Death toll reaches 33 with 11 passengers and 21 crew plus one spectator confirmed dead. Public hearings set to begin Monday under Department of Commerce with German, Navy and New Jersey officials participating.
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Lehmann
Zep
U. S
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Ernst Lehmann
U. S. Naval Air Station Landing Field
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Copeland
Dem
Senate Commerce Committee
Livesonga Creda
Department of Commerce
Gyal Committee
United States Navy
State of New Jersey
Max Pruss
House Approves Eleemosynary Funds and Utility Regulation
The Texas House approved an eleemosynary appropriation totaling about 14.25 million dollars, 150 thousand more than the Senate measure, with a 105 to 16 vote. A three member state utilities commission bill passed, backed by Gov. Allred, while another resolution sought to probe E N Stanley’s activities with the Railroad Commission.
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Senate
House
James V. Allred
E. N. Stanley
East
Texas
Railroad Commission
Amarillo Helium Plant Seen as Key to Future Industry
The Amarillo helium plant near the Cliffside structure is pivotal to reviving lighter-than-air craft, aiding war and medical uses. Congress debates liberalizing helium sales for medicinal and commercial goals while officials warn against halting experimental progress.
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Capitol
W. Gelbel
Amarillo
Congress
Washington
Senate
Senate Military Affairs
Army
Navy
Interior
House
Hugo Eckener
Vienna
Aluminum Injunction Extended by Judge
Federal Judge R M Gibson extended a 10 day temporary restraining order delaying the government’s antitrust suit against the Aluminum Company of America. He considered a motion by A G Robert H Jackson to quash the order, arguing the government cannot be restrained without its consent.
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Pittsburgh
R. M. Gibson
Aluminum Company of America
Robert H. Jackson
Envoy Reports German Italian Plans Against Loyal Government
Spanish Foreign Minister Julio Alverez del Vayo said Berlin and Rome were preparing acts of war against the Loyal government. He claimed to learn during an eightday Paris visit that Fascist and Nazi actions against Spain would intensify soon, after meeting Premier Leon Blum and Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos.
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Germany
Italy
Paris
U.P
Julio Alverez del Vayo
Leon Blum
M Ter Yvon Delbos
Spain
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U.S. Army
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
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Paramount Theatre
Austin
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