Townsend and Two Aides Indicted for Contempt in Pension Probe
Dr Francis E Townsend and two regional directors of Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd Wunder and Kiefer were indicted by a District of Columbia grand jury for contempt of the House after refusing to testify before a House investigating committee. They may be arraigned next week and face fines or imprisonment on each count.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
District of Columbia
United States
House of Representatives
House
Townsend
Clinton Wunder
John B. Kiefer
New York
Chicago
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
Harry L. Underwood
Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Senate
Wunder
Kiefer
House Old Age Pensions
Congress
DARP
C. Jasper Bell
Grand Jury
Leslie C. Garnett
California
Michigan
Reading Europe Crushed by Fascism and Communism
Dr Newton argues in 1936 that Europe faces a stark choice between fascism and communism, noting Britain’s tense stance and the peril of socialist decay, with fascism fading yet communism rising as the dominant threat to liberty. He warns against relying on European stability and laments political ineptitude.
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England
Europe
Italy
Germany
Russia
France
Spain
Hitler
Mussolini
Man Held Here Admits Car Theft
Perry S Morley also known as Martin W Carpenter 45 of Albert Lea Minnesota admitted Wednesday afternoon that he stole a car loaned by a Columbus Ohio man on Sept 9 He said the car was sold to a Cedar Rapids junk dealer for 17 Olson Minneapolis said Morley threatened him with a gun to drive away Local officials found Ohio and Illinois license plates in Morleys possession.
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G. K. Thompson
Perry S. Morley
Harry S. Morley
Albert Lea, Minn
Martin W. Carpenter
Columbus, O
Morley
Cedar Rapids
Thompson
Harry Olson
Minneapolis
Minn
Olson
Ohio
Illinois
Harry
Japanese Marines Land At Tsingtao
Japanese marines seized control of Tsingtao on Thursday with about 800 troops occupying strategic positions across the Shantung port. The Japanese flagship Idzumo reportedly moved toward the city from Shanghai as Chinese textile workers strike. Officials said the move was a precautionary measure under Japanese authority.
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Tsingtao
China
Shantung
Shanghai
Fascist air raids hammer Madrid as siege toll rises
Rebel bombers and pursuit planes attacked northwest Madrid twice in one morning, causing fires and blackouts and injuring civilians. Officials report heavy casualties as Red Cross tallies civilians and soldiers fatally wounded after weeks of bombardment amid a widening front.
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Madrid
Red Cross
Pozuelo
Cornell Co-ed Missing After Leaving School
Irene Downs, 17, Cornell college freshman, vanished after leaving Mount Vernon Monday afternoon. Her father, Harry A. Downs of Greene, sought help from Linn county officials and Cedar Rapids police as investigators traced a 5 p.m. car trip to Cedar Rapids and a plan to reach Cedar Falls to join her sister Lucille at Iowa State Teachers College.
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Harry A. Downs
Greene
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Irene Downs
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Downs
Larry Condon
Frank Neil
Greene County
Cedar Falls
Lucille
Iowa State Teachers College
Oiff
Pfeiffer Hall
Des Moines Mayor seeks broad probe of payoff rackets
Mayor Joe Allen urged the city council to expand the investigation beyond a single safety dept payoff report. Polk county grand jury heard twelve witnesses from taverns as it continues its own racket probe. Governor Herring offered state aid.
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Des Moines
Joe Allen
Polk County Grand Jury
City Safety Department
Kenneth Sonderleiter
Gus Gordon
Clyde L. Herring
Escaped lifer found hiding under Fort Madison hospital ward
Tur in Iowa robber H M Evans who vanished October 25 after a prison game was captured by a Fort Madison guard when dragged from beneath a hospital ward floor. He had lived in a burrow under the building for over a month, surviving on bread cheese and candy while plotting a wall escape.
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Fort Madison
H. M. Evans
Turin
Iowa
Leavenworth
Kan
State Reformatory
Monroe
Wash
Evans
Richberg Urges Broad NRA Substitute Plan
Former NRA chief Donald R. Richberg urged a comprehensive substitute built on modernized anti trust laws with labor issues like hours and wages deemed unfair practices. He proposed a separate administrative agency to certify fair trade pacts and disputed terms resolved by temporary arbitration boards.
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Washington
NRA
Donald R. Richberg
Richberg
Hugh Johnson
Blue Eagle
William FE. Borah
Idaho
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Borah
New Friendship Era 15 Hailed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt, in Montevideo after Pan American talks, hailed a new era of friendship and confidence among the Americas born from the 1933 inter American conference. He praised progress in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, invited South American leaders to Washington, and urged faster North South travel and communication.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Terra
Washington
Augustin P. Justo
Argentina
Justo
Indianapolis
United States
North
South America
Argentina suspends basic wheat and corn prices
Buenos Aires government decreed suspension of the basic prices on wheat and corn. The minimum, set months ago at 10 pesos per quintal about 90 cents a bushel, will no longer guarantee a minimum to growers for the 1937 crops.
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Buenos Aires
Girl Thanks Brakeman Who Saved Her Life
E. J. Byers, a Rock Island brakeman, saved 2 year old Gladys Aakre on an Ossian farm track twenty four years ago. She visited Cedar Rapids Tuesday to thank him after years of correspondence and Christmas cards from the Byers family.
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Rock Island
Ossian
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
E. J. Byers
Hinkley Avenue
Gladys Aakre
Aakre
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E. F. Ludwig
Miss Andre
Liberal papers rally to defend king in marriage crisis
London editors of The News Chronicle and Evening Star back King Edward VIII in his plans to wed Wallis Simpson urging Baldwin to resign if needed. Church Times condemns the match warning the church will not tolerate the union as front pages race with the sensational splash.
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INL
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Wallis Simpson
News-Chronicle
Evening Star
Stanley Baldwin
the Star
Church Times
Simpson
Trading in Stocks on London Market in Crisis
London markets virtually halted as brokers puzzled over the monarchial crisis. Government funds were not touched while government securities fell as a precaution against selling pressure. Later dealings loosened and American stocks rose slightly amid rumors of a possible exchange closure.
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London
INL
London Stock Exchange
Pound Falls as Dollar Rises on Edward Wallis Crisis
In Paris on the bourse the British pound slipped while the American dollar advanced as the Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson friendship crisis influenced exchange rates. The dollar opened at 21.42 francs and rose to 21.44 francs, while the pound opened at 105.15 francs and fell to 105.09.
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Paris
King Edward
Wallis Simpson
WPA delays stall city skating rink job needs
City officials questioned where WPA labor was while requesting 100 men for ice rink work at E avenue and Eleventh street NW. Only twelve men were provided under a playground commission project, delaying grading as frost deepens and forcing use of a dragline. The cost splits among park, street, and playground departments amid strong local support for public works.
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WPA
Waterloo
E Avenue
Eleventh Street
F. E. Young
Park Department
Playground Commission
Young
Department of Public Improvements
Sun Dispels Early Threat Of Snow In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw snow threats vanish as the sun broke through a heavy cloud blanket by noon. Temperatures rose from 26 at 7 p.m. Wednesday to 40 by 2 45 p.m. with a peak of 36 earlier in the day, according to Cham bers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Baldwin Silent in Commons on Marriage Issue
The House of Lords is slated to meet on Friday at 11 am as part of a constitutional crisis update. King Edward and Prime Minister Baldwin were set for a pivotal meeting while the royal family discussed the crown’s future amid Mrs. Wallace Warfield Simpson.
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Commons
London
INS
House of Lords
Edward
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
Buckingham Palace
Fort Belvedere
Mrs. Simpson
Piccadilly
Duke of York
House of Commons
Edeward
York
Houses of Lords
King Edward Defies Government In British Crisis
London dispatch reports King Edward asserting his right to a private life amid a constitutional showdown with Prime Minister Baldwin. Rumors say Baldwin drafted a bill to crown the Duke of York if Edward abdicates, while public sentiment shows mixed support for the king and his American companion Wallis Simpson.
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Edward
England
Britain
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Gray
Baldwin
House of Commons
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