Fight Over Site for Naval Dirigible Base in California
Washington testimony centers on Camp Kearney versus Sunnyvale as a preferred naval dirigible base site. Rep. Britten accuses the Navy General Board of neglecting San Francisco Bay air defenses, while Rear Admiral John Chase defends the board’s conclusion and urges Army-Navy cooperation in wartime planning.
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Britten
House Naval Committee
Naval General Board
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Camp Kearney
Calif
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Admnral Johu Chase
Navy General Board
Sunnyvale
Chase
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He “Hough
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California
Pacific
Navy
Admiral Chase
Army
Illinois
Son
San Francisco
Airplanes And One Man Lost In Hawaiian Waters
A dramatic air sea incident off Maui and Hawaii yesterday cost Sea Sergeant Joseph Becker of Brooklyn his life. Twelve other fliers from Luke and Wheeler fields survived after their planes rode rough waves. a bombing plane fell during a mission to Hilo. Navy and Army crews rescued the others.
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Joseph Becker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Islangs
Maui
Hawaii
Bevter
Luke
Wheeler Fields
Here
Hilo
Navy
Telimiadse Leslie Bosc
Washington, D.C
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Hoyd
Alexander
Cowan
Becker O
E.W. Rawlings
F. Sumners. Schur
A. Hawkins
Aviafian
Alr. Schlacks
Raoman Od
ER Dobson
J. Kachergis
Air Crew in Distress as Plane Succumbs to Rough Seas
A damaged bombing mission ends in tragedy and rescue efforts. Becket's parachute entangles in a bomber rigging as two crew members bale out at 44 000 feet. Others parachute to safety and are rescued or recovered after seaplane and surface vessel efforts in heavy seas.
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Ying
Beckers
Arkansas Tornado and Flood Kill Dozens Across State
A tornado in eastern Arkansas killed at least 16 people, all black, mainly around Elaine and nearby plantations. Floods overwhelmed oil field towns like Smackover and Eldorado, displacing hundreds, with Red Cross and National Guard aiding rescue.
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Arkansas
Elaine
Helena
Bernard B. Lambert
St. Louis
Lambrook
Ellaine
Howe Brothers
Two Mile
Wabash
Rice Farm
Smackover
Eldorado
Red River
Southwest
Kenova
Griffin
Lowann
American Red Cross
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Red Cross
Arkansas National
W. CC. O'Ferrall
Sanackover
Fesus
Texarkata
Texarkana
Somerville Tenn
Morrow Calls for 18th Amendment Repeal During Campaign
Dwight W. Morrow opens his Republican Senate bid in Newark urging repeal of the 18th Amendment. He supports a constitutional amendment returning liquor policy to states while federal powers aid prohibition enforcement and interstate control. He warns against a resurrected unregulated liquor trade and advocates flexible federal state divisions reflecting regional attitudes.
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Newark
N. 1
Dwight W. Morrow
United States Senate
New Jersey
Senate
Morrow
United States
Mexican Measure May Get Ready Approval
The House immigration committee advanced a plan to place Mexican immigration under the quota system with a Monday vote expected. Under-Secretary Cotton argued the bill may not aid Mexico projects and could disrupt three U S Army and infrastructure efforts near El Paso and the lower Colorado river.
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Washington
State Department
House
Cotton
Vie Grande
el Paso
Colorado River
Bishop Cannon Steps Aside Temporarily
Bishop Cannon Jr of Washington DC temporarily relinquished the presiding role at the Methodist Episcopal Church South general conference amid charges of stock market gambling raised by 22 delegates including former Navy secretary Josephus Daniels. The Episcopal Committee debated trial, with possible charges and records review by federal prosecutors.
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WW. B. Deschamp
Atlanta
Cannon
Beccause
Josephus Diastiels
Charel Court
Charles W. Tuttle
New York
Senate
Anaconda Seeks Poisoner After 120 Dogs Die
Anaconda residents spent a restless Sabbath fearing poisonings that killed 120 dogs. Authorities chase leads for the person scattering poisoned meat and sweets Friday. Rewards total 350 with Sheriff C. W. Smith offering 100 and a vigilante group raising 2250. Carpenters union adds 100. Parents guard children while pets are kept at home.
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Anaconda
C. W. Smith
Carpenters’ Union
Warship funding sparks clash in House over treaty limits
In Washington the House naval clash pitted Chairman Britten against Rep French over London treaty shipbuilding limits. Britten urged a billion dollar program to reach parity with Great Britain, while French pressed a conservative plan not to exceed pact caps.
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Nations
Winds
French
Britten
Ulinois
Navy Department
United States
Great Britain
London
Washington
House Naval Committee
Idaho
House
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Four Bishops Named in Charges At Conference
At the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial conference in Dallas Texas four bishops were named in charges alleging misconduct and political activity. Bishops James Cannon Jr Edwin D Mouzan John M Moore and H M Dubose faced scrutiny with two offering no comment and the others deferring press statements. The Rev Rembert Smith of Washington Georgia filed the charges and intends to attend to press them before the Episcopacy committee, which will keep specifics confidential.
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Dallas
Tex
Methodist Episcopal Church
Futtle
James Cannon, Jr
Virginia
Edwin D. Mouzan
John M. Moore
H. M. Dubose
Nashville
Tenn
Rembert Smith
Washington
Smith
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