Landlords Threaten Northwest Rent Strike Amid Ceilings Fight
In Seattle a proposed landlords strike against OPA rent ceilings aims to spread to Spokane and Tacoma while protests from veterans grow. OPA admits no power to block strikes. leaders see a national push at an Oklahoma City meeting with mixed expectations of success.
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Seattle
OPA
Pacific Northwest
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter A. Deebach
V.F.W
Olympia
Wash
Spokane
Herbert Lyford
Tacoma Association
Washington
Ivan D. Carson
National Apartment Owners Association
Oklahoma City
George W. Proffitt
Baltimore
Reyal
Pioneer Apartment Group, Inc
No Re rent Program Implemented for 1200 Apartments
About 1,200 apartment houses put the no re rent program into effect here Tuesday. The move aims to limit short term vacancies and stabilize rental conditions for residents.
Young Pittsburgh boy 13 pleads guilty in youth slaying
In Pittsburgh, Charles Hazlett Jr., 13, pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the New Year Eve shooting of 12 year old Michael Gerrich during a game. He admitted hiding the body and keeping the crime secret for eight months, with murder and voluntary manslaughter charges dropped.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Hazlett Jr
Michael
Mikey) Gerrich
Charles
Youth Admits Slaying After Body Found in Cellar
A Buffalo area arrest followed the August discovery of Michael’s decomposed body in the cellar of the Hazlett home. Charles, arrested at his aunt’s house, confessed after saying he did not know his father’s gun was loaded and that he hid the body in fear. He faces murder charges related to extradition from Newark.
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Charles
Buffalo
Michael
Hazlett
Newark
Canadian Acquitted On Espionage Charge
Ottawa APCanadian Eric George Adams, 39, was acquitted by an Ontario supreme court jury of conspiring to pass confidential information to Russia. His acquittal marks the second such outcome in a week from the Royal Commission report. Five others have been convicted or pleaded guilty in Canada, with one found guilty in England.
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Ottawa
Eric George Adams
Ontario Supreme Court
Russia
Canada
England
Marines Held by Chinese Promise Release Near Tangku
U S marine headquarters said Chinese captors near Tangku promised to release the two marines unharmed within several days. The Leathernecks were captured October 19 after a Chinese ambush on a hunting party.
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Peiping
United States Marine Headquarters
Tangku
Shark Repellant Said to Save Navy Personnel
Navy officials stated a war developed shark repellent saved many lives. The kit attaches to life jackets and releases a wax sealed chemical that repels sharks near bait, causing them to approach cautiously and turn away. Tests showed sharks avoid dark objects, leading to inky fluid packets to mark protection range.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Navy tests use shark chaser to deter feeding crowds
In 1943 shark hazard areas were supplied with a shark-chaser device. Trials by naval research staff involved releasing a chemical into water to trigger sharks to abandon the scene, using ordinary fishing boats near Jacksonville and St. Augustine Florida where trash fish attract sharks.
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Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Naval Research Laboratory
Navy
Romulo Attacks U S Troop Conduct in Philippines
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippines UN permanent delegate, said U S troops in the Philippines are besmirching America and harming prestige. He urged volunteers only and criticized hospital policies that exclude Filipino veterans from army hospitals, stressing the American way of life as a model.
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NEW York
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
United Nations
United States
America
Romulo
Alsce
Far East
Acquit Five Whites in Death of Negro Farm Hand
A Holmes county jury in Lexington Mississippi acquitted five white men of manslaughter after a 10 minute deliberation. The defendants admitted whipping the farm hand two days before his body was found in a bayou. Named acquitted were Jeff Dodd Dixie Roberts James Roberts and Spencer Ellis.
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Lexington
Miss
Holmes County
Bayou
Jeff Dodd
Jackson
Dixie Roberts
Greenwood
James Roberts
Spencer Ellis
Jury Sees Final Words in Trial Over Fatal Bayou Lashing
The state closed its case in a two day trial alleging the defendant Leon McAtee, nicknamed the Negro, struck the victim with a few licks on July 22. McAtee's body was recovered from Bay Lake, a bayou, on July 24.
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Evi
Leon McAtee
McAtee
Bay Lake
Secret Convoy Planned To Move Goods To Alaska
Col J P Johnson of the Alaska Railroad says a secret convoy of 25 trucks with 50 railroad workers will move goods deemed hot by striking maritime unions from Seattle to Alaska. He aims to avoid union picketing by keeping the operation confidential and did not disclose preparation or launch details.
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Seattle
INS
Col. J. P. Johnson
Alaska Railroad
International News Service
Alaska
Alaska Railway Relief Ships Planned Amid 1936 Strike Echo
Drivers head to Seattle to deliver relief cargo for the Alaska railway civilian crews 1700 strong from Anchorage. Unions press maritime unions to clear relief vessels as Col Johnson notes a three week strike has crippled operations dropping shifts from 48 to 40 hours and nearly halting railway work except for Army tonnage.
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Seattle
Alaska Railway
Anchorage
Alaskan Railway
Ing
Col. Johnson
Alaska
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