New Housing Plan Would Cost 976 Million Over Four Years
The administration backs a federal housing bill proposed by Senator Robert Wagner to replace the Public Works Administration housing division, creating a five director authority with broad borrowing and grant powers totaling 976 million dollars for 1937–1940, plus authority to issue bonds guaranteed by the government and to fund demonstration projects. The measure also includes a 51.0 million current appropriation and 1.0 million for capital stock purchase, with future annual authorizations and potential grants up to 45 percent of project costs.
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Robert ¥. Wagner
New York
Congress
Wagner
Gvarious
Rell Ben. Wagner
Roonevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Public Works Administration
Putiie
Ite
PWA
Liberty Leaguers
Washington
Roosevelt
PWA Ia
Tornado Toll Rises Across the South in Morning onslaught
Tornadoes swept through Mississippi Alabama Georgia Arkansas and Tennessee causing mass casualties and wide ruin. Tupelo suffered the worst with hundreds of homes destroyed while Galinesville Ga and surrounding regions reported heavy deaths. Mining areas near Columbia Tenn tallied additional fatalities as other towns reported losses in the dozens.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Tupelo
Miss
Galinesville
Carolings
Florida
Five Army Flyers Die In Bomber Crash Near Fredericksburg
Five Army airmen perished when a twin motored bomber bent from Cleveland to Langley Field crashed on Blue Mountain near Fredericksburg Pennsylvania. The crew included Lent Stetson Brown and others from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The crash occurred in heavy rain and a 75 foot cliff drop. observers said the plane seemed to be in trouble as it neared the ridge. Nearby residents heard the impact but could not reach the wreck in time.
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Cleveland
Langley Filet
Blue Mountaina
Fredericksburg
Lent Stetson Brown
St. Dotinsburg
Erneal Findy
Oley
Arthur Metz
Chambersburg
Wiliam Yost
McKees Rocks
Pali Ampspaigh
Ohio
Gore
Hauptmann cremated in New York with privacy
In New York a private funeral was held for Bruno Hauptmann, executor in Trenton for the Lindbergh baby murder case. The body was cremated and planned to be sent to Germany. Hauptmann maintained his innocence as he faced execution. Also, Secretary of State Hull ordered a ten week embargo on scrap tin shipments to foreign countries starting April 1 to curb Japan’s tin imports.
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Senate
Ritter BR
Teel
Baisted
J. Ritter
Florida
Carl T. Hoffman
Miami
Frank R. Walsh
Washington
New York
Summers
Texas
Hobbs
Alabama
Perkins
Bitter
Ritter
A. L. Rankin
Nankin
Hitler
Foue
Bruno Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Te Eld Paping
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Germany
Hauptmann
ADLL
America
Japan
United States
Eccap
Italy Claims Big Victory Over Ethiopians
Report from East Africa notes a major battle at Ani Geu as Italian forces under Marshal Badoglio engage Ethiopian troops. Emperor Haile Selassie reportedly directs the war from Addis Ababa while officials in London and Rome monitor negotiations and potential League of Nations mediation.
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Italy
Athiopia
League of Nations
Halle Selagste
Pietro Badognio
Tralian
East Africa
Dadoglu
Ani Geu
Lake Ashura
Padi Tes
Marshal Vast
Kim
Aly Beniumrs
Tad Ted
Phates
Flood Control Sins Capital
ARTHUR GODWIN ASHINGTON reports in a conservative tone on flood control failures, soil erosion, and wind-blown debris. He criticizes piecemeal fixes, urges science driven planning, and warns against political patchwork while praising PWA relief and Roosevelt era recovery measures.
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Earl Godwin Ashington
Jeremiah
Morris Cooke
Rural Electrification Administration
Cooke
Congress
Republican National Committee
Liberty League
Senate
Roosevelt
Drunken Driver Pleads For Driving Privileges Reversal
A damaged OCR fragment reports a drunken driver seeking to regain driving rights after being barred. The text implies a court or official decision related to his ability to operate a vehicle following an incident.
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London
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