White House Sets Tentative Tuesday Talk on Social Security Boost Delay
Democratic members of the house ways and means committee plan a White House conference with President Roosevelt to discuss delaying payroll tax increases for three years to save up to 1 billion dollars. Participants include Morgenthau and Altmeyer as they frame a revision bill and consider starting old age annuity payments in 1940 to forestall competing pension plans.
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Washington
INS
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Sec
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Doughton
Ways and Means
Sec. Morgenthau
Warm Springs
Townsend and General Welfare Association
William R.amson
WPA Fund Vote Set Tomorrow in Senate
The Senate reached an agreement to vote Monday at 2:30 p m on Roosevelt's request for 150 6 million WPA emergency funds. The vote centers on an amendment by Sen Pepper to restore the 50 6 million cut, with administration allies hoping the 100 million House tally stands. Roosevelt, from Warm Springs GA, declared the 150 million essential and urged Congress not to reduce relief programs.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Sen. Pepper
Florida
Warm Springs
Congress
White House
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
Relief Workers
Georgia
AFL Attacks NLRB in CIO Aid Dispute
The American Federation of Labor accuses the National Labor Relations Board of aiding the Congress of Industrial Organization to undermine the Wagner Act. In a pamphlet to four million members the AFL urges amendments to the act and notes hearings before the Senate labor committee led by Sen. Wagner.
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Washington
INS
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Congress of Industrial Organization
CIO
Senate Labor Committee
Sen
Wagner
Elbert Tho
Utah
Indiscreet fugitive arrested for forging WPA checks
Evansville police trap William Wheatley, 26, after he whispered to an old acquaintance in a restaurant. Detective Underdown interrupts to call for help and two detectives arrest Wheatley on a charge of forging Works Progress Administration checks.
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Evansville
Ind
Gilbert Underdown
Michigan
Underdown
William Wheatley
Works Progress Administration
Bethlehem to Follow Old Easter Service
Bethlehem verifies a 1742 Moravian Easter dawn service as trombone choirs march down the seven hills of the Lehigh valley. Farm folk from surrounding hills travel to historic churches to join the observance among time worn headstones in pioneer cemeteries.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Boss Pendergast Bonds Out on Federal Tax Charge
Boss Tom Pendergast, leader of Kansas City's Democratic machine, signs bond after indictment by a federal grand jury on income tax evasion. Louis McGee posts bond, with U S Commissioner Charles H. Thompson nearby. Also indicted is R E O Malley, Missouri state insurance superintendent amid a $9.5 million rate case compromise.
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Kansas City
Tom” Pendergast
Louis McGee
U. S
Charles H. Thompson
R. E. O’malley
Missouri
Two Charlestonians Die In West Virginia Plane Crash
A private cabin plane piloted by Ted Leader of Charleston crashed into a Boone County mountainside in heavy rain and fog killing Leader and Del Macon, with Elkins mechanic Homer Davis seriously injured but conscious. The crash occurred near the mountain top, injuring Davis with a broken leg and cuts as rescue teams responded.
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Van
Charleston
Elkins
Ted Leader
Boone County
Universal Supply Company of
del Macon
Grant
Homer Davis
West Virginia
O. C. Vaught
van Garageman
Davis
A. A. Glover
Bandytown
Plane Mechanic Plan Broadened
The Roosevelt administration plans to train thousands of aviation mechanics in high schools and produce pilots in colleges to meet defense needs. Officials say the program will begin this month with boosted federal subsidies to vocational education, after an inter-departmental committee revised the initial plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Shoppers Pack Downtown Stores Before Easter Rush
Downtown Charleston saw one of its busiest pre Easter shopping days with thousands of last minute shoppers. Stores reported strong demand for quality merchandise and record sales in flower shops and markets as visitors arrived by train bus and car for the holiday weekend.
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Vo ‘Namand
Onalu
191 True Bills Are Returned in Kanawha Grand Jury
The April term grand jury returned 191 true bills including 141 felonies and 50 misdemeanors. No indictments were filed against county officials over the prison death of Harry Kaplan. Five murder indictments were reported against Perry Eskdale Snodgrass Wertz Avenue McDuffy Harris and Buzzard for killings. One manslaughter true bill charged Robert Donaldson for the automobile death of Jack Ekins.
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Kanawha County Intermediate Court
Harry Kaplan
Harry Offman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kaplan
G. S. Millhouse
J. M. Slack
William Dyer
H. L. Wehrle
Jackson Savage
Perry
Eskdale
George M. Cravens
Brook Snodgrass
Lens Creek
Seybert Holstein
Hernshaw
Landon McDuffy
Wertz Avenue
Josephine Hightower
Charleston
Walter Harris
Sam Saunders
Gilbert Buzzard
Joe’s Creek
Albert Williams
Chelyan
True Bill
Robert Lee Donaldson
Joachim
Jack Ekins
Charles C. Huffman
Charles
Coal Negotiators Quit Until Monday
A subcommittee of coal operators and miners adjourned its Appalachian area talks until Monday with little progress. Spokesman Charles ONeill declined comment. James Dewey, labor board negotiator, did not attend today as over 300,000 miners remained idle after the March 31 contract expiration.
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New York
Appalachian
Charles O'Neill
James Dewey
Labor Board
Holt Will Hear Miners Appeal Over Shutdown Relief
Gov Holt to meet with United Mine Workers leaders after miners seek relief or unemployment benefits during the wage dispute shutdown. Union officials plan to press rescission of rulings denying relief and benefits. Public aid funds cannot cover laid off miners, while unemployment boss says the case is an appealable labor dispute. Blizzard and Miley will attend the Monday conference.
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Holt
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District No. 17
Blizzard
West Virginia
Public Assistace
A. W. Garnett
Public Assistance Fund
John S. Stump, Jr
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Frank Miley
District 31
Fairmont
Man Kidnaps Ds Kills 1 Robs Bank in Texas
A paroled Oklahoma convict Leonard C. Stockton kidnapped three people at Graford Texas and killed one, then robbed Graford State Bank. After a mile long gun battle, Sheriff Freeland wounded Stockton, who survived. He confessed little and was awaiting Oklahoma officers for kidnapping Mrs Grace Ludke and Joe Ball. Ball was found dead in a Rush Springs cotton patch.
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Breckenridge
Tex
INS
Graford
Leonard C. Stockton
Oklahoma State
McAlester
F. L. Freeland
Guy Hale
Ditch
Freeland
Oklahoma
Grace Ludke
Joe Ball
Oklahoma City
Ball
Rush Springs
Okla
Ludke
Britain seeks Balkan ties to counter Italian invasion
London reports British leaders push for Romania to join a European defense bloc and seek secret pacts with Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece as Chamberlain returns from vacation to consult ministers. Albania's crisis remains unclear while parliament suspends until April 18 and Britain weighs condemnation and alliance steps.
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London
Albania
Romania
Balkan
Chamberlain
Scotland
Aberdeen
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Germany
Adriatic
German Troops Return to Berlin in Occupation Move
German army of occupation streams back into Germany from Bohemia and Moravia signaling no immediate new offensive before Easter. Italy’s Albania thrust and Spain’s anti-Comintern pact entry are viewed as counterblows to the Anglo Polish alliance, with pressure on Warsaw expected next.
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Army of Occupation
Germany
Bohemia
Moravia
Hitler
Italy
Albania
Spain
Warsaw
London
Josef Beck
Poland
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
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Albania Queen Geraldine Flees Into Greece With Infant
A dramatic account says Queen Geraldine of Albania fled with her two day old son across the mountains into Greece as Italian troops landed along the shore of Zog I’s kingdom. The royal family seeks safety amid invasion risks.
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Geraldine
Albania
Greece
Zog’i
Hull Condemns Italy Albania Invasion As Violent Act
Secretary Hull acting on Roosevelt instructions denounced Italy's conquest of Albania as a violent invasion that threatens world peace and American interests. He said the action violates the will of the Albanian people and hinted at possible punitive economic measures short of war. The president joined in drafting the text from Warm Springs, Georgia.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Hull
Italy
Albania
Warm Springs
Germany
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Paderewski Endorses British Polish Accord
Ignace Jan Paderewski, former Polish premier and noted pianist, commented that the British Polish accord reflects Poland's true stand. He praised Neville Chamberlain for efforts to keep peace in Europe and expressed admiration and gratitude for Britain's commitment to defend peace.
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San Francisco
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Sunrise Service Nears Despite Weather Threat
Charleston prepares for a civic Easter sunrise service at Laidley Field with 1000 plus schoolchildren expected to sing. Officials kept plans intact unless 6:30 a.m. weather worsened as transit is arranged from 5:30 a.m. Final rehearsals and seating plans assigned for students and combined choirs from Charleston and South Charleston high schools.
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Charleston
Laidley Field
Laidley
J. Henry Francis
Harry L Paxton
The
Gazette
Mr. Francis
Lucy Jackson
South Charleston
Rosenblatt and Hunt
Francis
Mussolini Hands Albania to Tirana Envoy as Ciano Arrives
Italian forces seize Tirana as Count Galeazzo Ciano leads occupation and Zog flees to Greece with Queen Geraldine and Crown Prince Skander. Italy pledges benevolence yet declares no Balkan invasion plans, while Yugoslavia is thanked for its stance in the crisis.
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Italy
Albania
Adriatic Sea
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Tirana
Zog
Rome
Il Duce
Vittorio Emanuele
Virginia Gajda
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Lindbergh Sails for U S Visit Surrounded by Detectives
Lindbergh sailed tonight from Cherbourg aboard the Aquitania bound for the United States on a business trip. He was escorted by French detectives and not allowed near the ship. This marks his first U S visit since 1937 and may relate to Pan American Airways trans Atlantic service plans.
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Cherbourg
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aquitania
U. S
Lindbergh
Pan American Airways
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House
Naval Affairs Committee
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Duce
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Skander
Red Cross
Florina
Salonika
Aegean
U.S
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