Stresa Parley Claims Full Accord To Save Europe
Three powers Italy France and Britain announce full agreement on steps to avert war after 18 hours of talks at Isola Bella Lake Maggiore. Discussions cover eastern non aggression pact Danubian conference plans mutual aid pacts and a Latin bloc friendship accord.
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Europe
Germany
Stresa
Italy
France
England
Adolf Hitler
Reich
League of Nations
Paris
Benito Mussolini
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Ramsay MacDonald
Farley
Rome
Austria
Geneva
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Britain
Wallan
Mussolini
Phere Laval
Great Britain
Inquiry Into Bus Train Crash Opens With Precautions Claimed
A Baltimore and Ohio express train struck a loaded school bus in Rockville Maryland as rain fell and signals sounded. Fourteen of the 29 bus occupants were injured two critically. The train crew testified that all safety precautions were observed.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Rockville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Percy
Uberty
Williamsport
William F. Bussey
GOP Hopeful About Chances in 1890 Presidential Race
Washington report notes improving Republican prospects for the presidency amid informal talks by Col. Frank Knox and Senate Republicans. Knox is mentioned as a possible challenger to Franklin D. Roosevelt, with discussions in Idaho and Kansas, while Hastings criticizes Democratic claims of fulfilled platform promises.
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Washington
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Knox Powtle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cal
Knox
Searah
Idaho
Sen. Capper
Kansas
Sen
Hastings
Del
Roosevelt
Herbert
Malden Road Work Begins On U.S. 60 Improvement Project
The road program from Charleston to Malden and Gauley Bridge will start before July 1 with $225000 already reserved and another $250000 expected after July 1. U.S. 60 will be relocated from Malden to Charleston to avoid dangerous grade crossings, needing only one bridge along the new route. The joint auto club chamber of commerce committee will study Charleston highway needs and push improvements on U.S. 60 east and U.S. 2h from Parkersburg to Charleston.
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Charleston
Malden
Gauley Bridge
Harry A. Cooper
Southern West Virginia Auto Club
Ernest L. Bailey
Fayette County
Kanawha
Cooper
New York Central
Joint Automobile Club
Chamber of Commerce
Parkersburg
Reunion of Hauptmann jurors marks two months since verdict
In Flemington New Jersey April officials recount a commemorative dinner by the twelve Hunterdon county jurors who convicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnap murder They met at Union Hotel opposite the court house where they were kept under guard during the trial The reunion aims to formalize their trial association and ongoing meetings with four women and eight men organizing the event led by Mrs Mac Brelsford assisted by guards and families.
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Flemington
N. J
Hunterdon County
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergls
Union Hotel
Court House
Hauptmann
Mra
Mac Brelsford
Wural
Deptities
FDR Appears at Gridiron Dinner in 50th Jubilee
Washington April 13, 1953 The Gridiron Club marks its 50th anniversary with caustic sketches about Roosevelt European diplomacy and the gold decision He participates in a skit trading into his own speech amid reporters absent The show features Cabinet members as freaks and a Pied Piper of Hamelin satire with critics like Lang Overton Schwellenbach Coughlin Townsend Olson The gala includes a Grover Cleveland Marching Club banner parade and a Gold Jubilee March by Capt Taylor Branson The souvenir cartoon recalls Gridiron guests since 1885 and a mock discussion on the gold verdict ending with jokes about gold bonds and baby bonds The program ends with a plague theme skit and songs The text stops at Turn to Page 15 Part 1.
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Washington
Gridiran Club
Roosevelt
Lang
Overton
Schwellenbach
Father Coughlin
Townsend
Gov. Olson
Grover Cleveland Marching Club
Taylor Brangon
U. S. Marine Band
Clifford KK. Berryman
Washington Star
Weber and Fields
Zion mayor trims Voliva portrait from council chamber
Willam Edwards was sworn in as Zion mayor and immediately removed a Wilbur Glenn Voliva portrait from the council chamber. He and fellow officials moved into offices once reserved for Voliva supporters, alleging pre election leasing of city hall and nearby lots before the April 3 vote. Edwards warned more property moves could occur if delayed.
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Zion
Tit
Willam Edwards
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Voliva
Edwards
Voltiva
Ede Wards
Council
West Virginia PWA Work Tops 23 Million
West Virginia's public works allotments from federal programs exceed 27 million to date, excluding homesteads and emergency projects. The report lists specific allocations to cities, counties, and state agencies, including dams, highways, waterworks, and fish hatcheries, with totals and named locations such as Kanawha river system and Tygart reservoir.
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West Virginia
Congress
Harold L. Ickes
West
War Department
Tygart Reservoir
Paost
Alderson
Keyser
Montgomery
Welch
Las Reedsville
PWA
Westirginia
Bridgeport
Danville
East Bank
Elizabeth
Fayetteville
Moore‘ield
Parsons
Bowlesburg
St. Albans
Summersville
West Union
Dust storms sweep panhandle wheat. comeback seen ahead
Embattled Oklahoma panhandle farmers face widespread crop loss as dust storms rage. County agent Hyer says wheat is mostly gone but land can rebound with rain and snow. many plan to return once weather improves despite health fears.
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Oklahoma
Guymon
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
H.C. Flyer
Texas
Panhandie
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Arizona
Los Angeles
California
Hyer
Cut Whisky Tax Urges McClellan
Washington April 13. Ammon McClean head of the League of Distilled Liquors Rectifiers attacked liquor law enforcement and high taxes. He claimed 50 to 60 percent of alcohol comes from illicit channels and urged a $2 per gallon tax cut to curb bootlegging and a broader reduction by Congress.
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Washington
Ammon McClean
League of Distilled Laimiis Rectifiers and
Morgenthau
McClelland
McCrelloied
Congress
Black Eagle Hubert Julian Receives Cold Welcome in Addis Ababa
Hubert Julian known as the black eagle of Harlem arrives by train in Addis Ababa and is met with a cool reception. He once served prominently in Ethiopia's air force, wearing a monocle and presenting a historically precise appearance. No immediate prospects noted.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Hubert Julian
Black Eagle
Harlem
Lhrpe
Haile Selassic
Julian
Sheriff Orders Police Out After Courthouse Clash
Sheriff R Carl Andrews moved to disperse a crowd at the county courthouse after reports of police abuse and a woman knocked down in an alley. He and City Chief John Britton conferred and arranged a way to handle the crowd as doors were locked and access controlled.
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R. Carl Andrews
Andrews
Hanolsor
John Britton
Court House
Conference Ends In Disagreement Over Election Control
City Republican and Democratic committees ended a late night conference in dispute while city workers remain as election officers. Democrats accuse city hall of concealing changes to polling locations and seek clarity on charter restrictions guiding officer participation in elections. The controversy centers on alleged star chamber actions and shifting polling places.
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Vine Jaton
Demopcrats Ray
Sall
Baldest
Tevik
Star Chamber
Reathers Ith J. Metnor Davis
Campalan
Doctor Drops Dead While Operating at St Elizabeth
Chicago April 13 a surgeon Dr J J Monahan 58 died of a heart attack during surgery at St Elizabeth hospital. He was a professor at De Paul University and Loyola University prior to his death.
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Chicago
St. Ellebeth Hospital
J. J. Monahan
DePaul
Loyola Universities
Strike Averted As Conferees Approve Four Point Accord
In Washington on April 13 Akron rubber workers and the AFL reached a four point agreement to avert a strike at Goodyear Firestone and Freestone plants. The pact requires future bargaining meetings and bulletin board postings of changes and postponement of labor board elections until court appeals conclude.
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Washington
Akron
Ohio
Rubber
American Federation of Labor
Goodyear-Gandrich-Freestone
Labor Relations Board
Firestone
Goodrich
Secretary of Labor
Wiliam Green
Federation of Labor
Coleman Claherty
Control Board Seeks Support for State Liquor Stores
The squor commission announced plans to establish state liquor control stores, leasing a warehouse and 20 stores for sale. It stresses public cooperation and careful employee selection to ensure community approval and prevent old saloon influence.
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Squor Commission
Nes
Congress to See President Tomorrow on Public Works Plan
Washington reports that Congress members aim to meet President Roosevelt to press for a say on district projects as a permanent national planning agency is envisioned to guide the four billion dollar relief program. Officials note cross-state funding delays and a large grade crossing elimination program may proceed.
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Congress
Washington
National Planning Agency
Roosevelt
House Democrats Ic
Mr. Roosevelt
W. L. Hopk
Harry L. Hopkin
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Hopking
Bureau of Public Roads
Robert Fechner
Elvitian Conservation Corps
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Secretacy Ickes
Aevent Times
CCC Offices To Be Opened In West Virginia Expansion
West Virginia to double CCC size by adding 16 camps and 3200 men under Colonel Waldron. Provision HQ will be in Charleston with 60 to 70 staff and a regional system in Charleston Elkins and Marlinton. Budget about 150000 dollars monthly. purchases routed through Charleston region.
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CCC
West Virginia
Carleston
W. H. Waldron
West Virginia Military Area
Camp
Loran
Sharples
Federal Relief and Public Works
Atbte
Charleston
Kana+ wha
Sinde
Thia
Elkins
Marlinton
Albion Smith
Thought Recording via Brain Electrical Wires Demonstrated
Harvard scientists demonstrated direct thought transfer to paper using brain electrical signals, noting readable muscle fatigue traces and smooth ink lines while the subject answered 672 and spelled a chemical name. The setup used painless scalp and ear needles, with signals amplified to move a pen.
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Howard W. Wakestee
Detroot
Harvard
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Hfe
H. Davis
F. A. Gibbs
E. L. Barceau
Harvard Medical School
D. B. Lindsley
Mortgages Low In Charleston Highlight Local Stability
FHA county manager Arch Kreig reports Charleston area mortgage activity shows only 30 percent of improved property mortgaged and Kanawha farms at about 3 percent, indicating sound real estate values. The house to house survey finds 140 construction jobs in progress and more than 169 new or modernizing projects in Charleston, with optimism for continued growth.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Arch Kreig
Federal Housing Administration
Kreig
Thieme
Krete
Kanawha
Ife
Iin Brows Ress
Harleston
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Long
Macy Mead
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