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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1934
Page
5
A column recalls that the Touhy gang case involved errors leading to prison and death. It notes US military aviation defense proposals and contrasts British Timor Island maneuvers with American policy. The piece mocks sensational milk stories among broader geopolitics and imperial ambitions.
John Factor, victim in the Touhy gang case, says an offer of 50 000 for his release could have spared the gang. Basil Banghart and others face long prison terms or death as the group collapsed under the payoff dispute and internal strife.
The article links human evolution ideas to national defense, noting vestigial organs and a changing body while stating the President ordered suspension of air mail as reorganization follows. It argues for a unified air force under one head, warning future war will center on submarines and airplanes over traditional foot soldiers.
Chicago March 14 Evanston Ill yesterday was named winner of the National Traffic Safety Contest in which 300 American cities competed during 1933. In group four of the contest Austin Texas won honorable mention. In group six Pampa Texas won second place. The grouping was arranged according to population.
A discursive column discusses war shipbuilding and a London birth with a two inch tail. It cites Darwin about embryology and evolution, notes infants may briefly display a tail, and jokes about Barnum selling tails as a publicity stunt. The piece riffs on monkeys and providence without stating firm news.
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