Air Bureau lax on safety enforcement under Vidal
A 1937 Pierce on the U S Bureau of Air Commerce shows repeated violations of safety manuals and regulations by airlines, with few prosecutions since Eugene Vidal became director. The piece contrasts pre-Vidal penalties and current lighter actions, noting possible grounding powers remain.
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Ashington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Eugene Vidal
Vidal
West Point
Justice Department
Bureau
Roosevelt
Scots Walker Reaches Rhodesia on Cape Town Quest
Former sergeant J. Scott, a Scotsman who left London on October 1, 1933 to walk to Cape Town, advances through Rhodesia having completed two thirds of the journey. He aims to reach Livingstone early next month.
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Bulawayo
Rhodesia
J. Scott
London
Cape Town
Livingstone
PHILANTHROPIST ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
To complete the remaining 1 650 miles of his journey by next June the traveler aims to finish the trek and share further support. This note highlights a Red Cross worker connected to the effort and mentions the voyage’s progress and goals.
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Red Cross
Radio programs on NBC CBS networks schedule listing
A dense hourly grid of evening and morning radio programs listing shows by network, host, and sponsor across NBC CBS WJZ WEAF WABC WBBM KMOX WOC WCCO and more. It notes Amos n Andy Mary Small Helen Traubel Bing Crosby and many orchestras, variety acts, and news coverage throughout the day.
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NBC
Waar Chain
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Ocal
Northwstern
U. Bookshelf
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WOC
WBBM
Helen Traubell
WEAF
Rece
Scotty
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Alexander Oat
Wabo Shree Cooper
co—Ruay" Vallee Orch
Floyd Gibbons
CB8
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WGS
Kmox Co
March of Time
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Phil Levant Orch
Amny Jackson
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Ann Oe
Bernie Orch
Vincent Lopez Orch
BBM
Danlcolm Claire
Weaf Chain
Sunny Melodies
Leo
Ken
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KM Mox
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National Farm and Home Hour
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Dick Fidler
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Amos 'N’ Andy
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Ee Gray
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Athe Schallert
Guy Lombardo Orch
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Landon Likely To Comment On Court Expansion Plan
Former Kansas governor Alf M Landon said he would probably offer some comment on President Roosevelts court expansion proposal. He spoke at the National Republican Clubs Lincoln Day banquet in New York City, noting the President has proposed an unusual procedure and urging broad discussion.
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Chicago
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
National Republican Club
New York City
New York
Topeka
Kan
FDIC chief blasts low grade bond gambling by banks
FDIC Chairman Leo T. Crowley condemned banks for buying low grade bonds to speculate rather than to earn yields. He warned such practices could invite blame if investments fail and argued the FDIC lacks and does not want regulatory power. He warned that growth in banking could lead to more chartering and weaker banks without proper control.
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Washington
Llp
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Company
Ress
FDIC
Crowley
Says F. D. R. Court Plan Would Destroy Foundation of Govt
New York AP Bishop William T. Manning at Ash Wednesday services denounced President Roosevelt's federal judiciary reform proposals as a death blow to constitutional democracy and the very foundation of government. He warned the crisis endangers religious and civil liberties, stressing an independent judiciary as essential to democracy.
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New York
William T. Manning
Trinity Church
Roosevelt
Episcopal
Ex Harvard Proxy Criticizes Roosevelt Court Reform
Boston news report states A Lawrence Lowell president emeritus of Harvard university condemned Roosevelt judicial reform as unprecedented and aimed to give the administration control over supreme court opinions. He described the general language of the program in a radiocast.
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Boston
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Presidential Bill Aims to Add Six Supreme Court Judges
Lowell argues the bill conceals that it enables the present administration to appoint six new supreme court judges who would form a majority favorable to the President on constitutional questions. He believes the two main grounds of the bill are unsound upon impartial review.
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Dent
Supreme Court
Lowell
Body found of man lost in Nevada snowstorm
Earl La Near 22 a Leadville Colorado carpenter disappeared January 30 after leaving his wife and infant in a snowbound car to seek help. His body was recovered from Clear Creek near Carson City by Chester Miller a rescuer. His wife Maude and daughter Donna aged two were rescued after nine days in the vehicle.
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Nev
Earl la Near
Leadville
Colo
Carpenter
Clear Creek
Chester Miller
Clear Creek Canyon
Ormsby County
la Near
Houston Mills
Nevada Highway Department
Maude
Donna
Chrysler Declares $1.50 Dividend for Capital Stock
In New York Chrysler Corp directors declared a $1.50 per share dividend. This contrasts with the $5.50 year end payout on December 14 and follows prior payments of $4 in September and $1.50 in June and $1 in March.
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New York
Chrysler Corp
Baltimore Pier Collapse Drops Cars and Men Into Harbor
A 250 foot Pennsylvania railroad pier collapsed in Baltimore Harbor on Wednesday. Two men fell into the icy water and clung to box cars as seven cars sank. A nearby tug crew rescued the men after ten minutes in the water.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Harbor
William Allen White Reflects on 70th Birthday and Court Reform
William Allen White marks his sixty ninth birthday with an Emporia Gazette editorial joking about President Roosevelt's court reorganization plan. He imagines age 70 figures in government resignations and questions the wisdom of a youth movement in the New Deal era. He likens time to a Waterbury watch in the night.
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Emporia
Kan
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White
Gazette
Weesker
Waterbury
Barkless basenjis debut at Cruft's dog show in London
Barkless basenjis from central Africa wow London fanciers at Cruft's Agricultural Hall evening, as Bongo Bereke and eight puppies join 4,332 dogs valued at 5 million dollars. Miss Olivia Burns brought the rare breed, noted for not barking after generations of hunting.
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Central Africa
Bongo
Bereke
Cruft
Agricultural Hall
Africa
Olivia Burns
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