Prosperity hailed as rates drop boost stock market
The piece notes cheaper money and lower rediscount rates by Federal Reserve banks lifting the U.S. stock market. Employment is expected to rise in spring as business consolidates January gains. Auto industry shows record output and other sectors like electric equipment and aviation expand, with large building programs and grain storage improvements planned.
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United States
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
United States Employment Service
Washington
World faiths unite in protests over Soviet anti religion policy
Bishop Manning joins Protestant Episcopal clergy in a New York prayer service at St John the Divine protesting Russia’s anti religious policy. Pope Pius leads Intercessory Services in St Peter’s Rome with 60 000 Catholics. Similar services held in Chicago New York London and other cities as anti religious demonstrations continue in Russia and the planned anti God congress is announced by militant atheists. Reports also note church attacks by communists in Germany and Czechoslovakia.
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Russia
Society of Militant Atheists
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Briand Signals Breakthrough in Naval Parity Talks
French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand after a private talk with Prime Minister MacDonald said a way out of the Franco Italian deadlock over naval parity has been found and that means will be applied quickly. He refused to discuss details while noting experts and better observations. others fear a delay may push the five power naval conference toward adjournment until June with Geneva meeting for League of Nations disarmament prep.
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London
Aristide Briand
MacDonald
Briand
M. Briand
Jone
Geneva
League of Nations Preparatory
Grain cooperative plan announced by national groups
A tense scene for U S grain producers yields a major announcement from the Farmers National Grain Corporation the grain cooperative Gehan and the Federal Farm Board. The briefing outlines collaboration measures aimed at stabilizing prices and supporting farmers across the country.
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Grain Co-Operative Gehan
Federal Farm Board
Senate adopts censorship provision in tariff bill
The senate nearly unanimously approves federal censorship of imported obscene or treasonable literature, adding the amendment to the tariff bill. Questionable works may be seized at entry but not destroyed until judged in federal court with appeals allowed on adverse rulings.
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Senate
RIO DE RIVERA LAID TO REST AMID SPAIN’S HIGH TRIBUTES
The funeral for General Miguel Primo de Rivera, who ruled Spain for six years before exile, was held in Madrid with Premier Berenguer and King Alfonso attending. His body lay beside his wife in San Isidro cemetery after his death in a Paris hotel room at age sixty one during exile.
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San Isidro
Madrid
Berenguer
Alfonso
Puaris
France
de Rivera
Hil
March Treasury Receipts Exceed Prior Year by 340k
TSCOME tax receipts from the March 15 collections totaled 314,200,558 dollars, exceeding the same date last year by more than 340,000.00. The amount represents the March total shown in the treasury statement for March 18.
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Treasury
Hoover vows continued clean sweep of southern patronage
President Hoover announces aim to finish the housecleaning begun a year ago in southern patronage. He cites a senate committee report and says officials involved resigned or were removed. He says departments now operate under a system to halt improper practices and the buying and selling system.
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Senate
Motor club head says planning costly but needed for cities
President Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor Club told traffic experts in Washington that although 2.5 billion dollars will be spent on streets and highways in 1980, economic loss from congestion and accidents due to inadequate planning in metropolitan areas will rival that amount.
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Chicago Motor Club
American Automobile Association
Washington
Mexican President Seeks Hoover Visit and Debt Settlement
President Ortiz Rubio announced in Mexico City that President Hoover accepted his invitation to visit Mexico. Date not disclosed. He also said Mexico invited a committee of international bankers to meet in Mexico or New York to reach a firmer debt understanding to revive industry and reduce unemployment.
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Mexico City
Hoover
Rtubio
United States
Mexico
New York
Secretary Wilbur Calls Churches to End Illiteracy Drive
Secretary Wilbur appeals to evangelical groups nationwide to lead a government literacy campaign. He cites the 1920 census showing 4,091,905 people ten years old and older unable to write, urging church bodies to plan involvement at spring meetings.
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Wilbur
United States
Philippine governor urged to bar communists from malls
General Nathorst asked Governor General Davis to deny proletarian congresses use of malls in the Islands. He cited boycott of American goods, spread of communist doctrine, and communist participation in a Manila school strike as reasons for the request.
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Philippines
C. E. Nathorst
Constabulary
Davis
Manila
Prohibition Dominate National Debate Across Congress
United Press survey shows about 100 prohibition bills in the nation. In Congress 12 states have introduced legislation or near introduction. Eleven polls on prohibition sentiment are underway as hearings begin on national measures. both sides brace for fall drives.
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United Press
Congress
Cuban 24 Hour Strike Shuts Down Public Utilities
A 24 hour Cuban strike against unemployment drew about 200,000 workers from public utilities and toll roads, with few disturbances. Police said the action followed orders from the third international in Moscow and most other industries remained quiet.
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Cuba
Third Internationale
Moscow
Weaters
Love in a Garden A Moving Tale of Ellen and a Farmer
Ellen Barnes meets a student farmer in a country garden. He hides a movie star alias Joan Dare and a writer’s deception, but true hearts unite as Ellen and the farmer vow to live for each other Beyond the orchard and rose glow, they find simple happiness away from the city rush.
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Ellen
Joan
Joan Dore
Hollywood
Farmer
Anch
Furden
Henry
Joan Dare
Ancient Indian canals mapped by airplane over Arizona deserts
Army aerial survey of Gila and Salt river valleys reveals a vast prehistoric canal network built by Pueblo Indians around 120 A D. The mapping shows canals once visible from ground now largely gone, with modern irrigation following similar routes. Senator Hayden and archaeologist Mr. Judd emphasize preservation and study of this engineering heritage.
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Washington
United States Army
Neil M. Indd
United States National Museum
Gila
Salt River
Arizona
Mr. Judd
England
Crawford
Judd
America
Coolidge
Carl Hayden
Hayden
Mrr. Judd
Canna
Southwest
Mesa
Afr
Skeleton of Tot Buried About 1000 B. C.
On Catalina Island Prof. Ralph Glidden uncovered the skeleton of an eight year old child buried around 1000 B. C. The grave was rich with beads shell necklaces rings and carved stones. A second skeleton may belong to a Channel chieftain and twenty two dog skeletons were buried with the chiefs remains.
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Catalina Island
Calif
Ralph Glidden
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Young People to Build and Manage Own Church
Milwaukee Episcopal Young People plan a self run church in Whitefish Bay this summer. They will raise funds by selling 5000 one dollar certificates to Milwaukee residents. Association president Fergus With says no age limit will apply and the church will be managed entirely by young members.
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Wis
Milwaukee Episcopal Young People's Association
Etepa
Whitefish Bay
Fergus With
Man Dies After Starting New Job in Evansville Factory
Edward A. Goeninger aged 48 died at Evansville Indiana soon after starting a new job. He had spent weeks seeking employment and succumbed to heart disease within an hour of his first duties.
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Ind
Edward A. Goeninger
New York City Dark Blocks and Ambitious Scams
Vivid scenes of a grim stretch between Fifth and Sixth Avenues reveal sweatshops and dingy shops where cheap Paris copies are made. A quirky mirror shopfront prompts public stares as a clairvoyant reporter pursues a murder mystery while catalogues expose prices for historic signatures and a rise of fake biography writeups targeting big bosses.
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Sixth Avenues
Paris
Coney Island
Lost letters expose crime ring across borders
Two letters dropped on a Times Square subway platform led Federal Attorney Charles H. Tuttle to a drug ring a fence for stolen goods and a counterfeiting operation with an international link. Danny Ross and Peggy Pearl are charged as New York leaders with $20 000 bail. Police say a forged marriage certificate ties the pair, real name David Rosenbergs, to the case and $10 bills seized. Montreal authorities report 12 more suspects under extradition talks.
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Danny Ross
Peggy Pearl
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Pegey
George Mintzer
Tuttle
Post Avenue End
Danny Toss
David Rosenbers
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Dorin
St. Lawrence Boulevard
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Joseph Falmer
Max Goldberg
German Railways to Drop Word Verboten
Berlin reports the German railway administration will replace the word verboten with less stern admonitions on official notices. The shift marks a move away from explicit forbidden language in public guidance and policy communications.
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Berlin
Clock in Broken Bow Keeps Time Since 1780
Joe Ross of Eagletown reports a clock in constant use since 1780 that still keeps perfect time despite its age.
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Broken Bow
China
Joe Ross
Eagletown
18 Year Old Wins 4-H Cotton Champion Award
Memphis Tenn John Allen Darnell twelve of Glen Allen Miss 4 H club cotton champion of the lower Mississippi valley made a pet profit of $254.24 on one acre of cotton. The youth champion produced 4 671 pounds of seed cotton at an average cost of 68 cents a hundred pounds and sold it for $6 80 per hundred. He was awarded a university scholarship.
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Memphis
Tenn
John Allen Darnell
Glen Allen
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Ao University
Guest Sues Host After Cutting Hand on Razor
A Paris lawsuit arises after a visitor cut his fingers on a loose razor blade in a friend's bathroom. The man, angered by the incident, filed for heavy damages. The court paused its verdict to deliberate further.
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Paris
Collector of Keys Accused of Illegal Possession in Berlin
In Berlin a man was arrested after police found a collection of 32 keys in his possession. He claimed to be a passionate key collector, but authorities suspected the collection could hide an illicit purpose beyond mere hobby.
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Berlin
Bis
Husband So Athletic Wife Is Given Divorce
In San Francisco, Mrs. Biglieri wins a divorce from Attilio Biglieri citing extreme mental cruelty after describing his sport addiction. The Superior Court judge Franklin A. Griffin granted the plea following the wife's testimony that he played basketball three nights a week and baseball on Sundays.
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San Francisco
Attilio Biglieri
Aachen Pilgrimages Resume After War Pause
Aachen Germany will resume the traditional pilgrimage to the cathedral from July 10 to 24 this year. The event, which returns after a wartime interruption, was previously held every seven years and features relics of the Roman Catholic church.
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Aachen
Germany
wHl
Hungarians Consume Horses for Food in 1828 Record
The article notes that Hungarians consumed 28 444 horses for food in 1828. It compares this to a 13 787 horse figure before the war when Hungary was larger and more populous.
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Budapest
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