Film Star Former U S Officer Listed As Tax Avoiders
Washington June 18 AP Treasury lists six men who used foreign corporations to reduce taxes with no clear illegality. Included are actor Charles Laughton and retired officer Jacob Schick. others are Wallace Groves Percy Hudson and George Westinghouse Jr. Testimony before the tax evasion committee exposed methods and called for disclosures and withholding on foreign holdings.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Pnearly
Elmer L. Ivey
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Joint Congressional Committee On
Bahamas
George Westinghouse, Jr
Westinghouse
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Jamaica
Roosevelt
Sen
la Follett
Magill
State Department
Natons
Iney
Lahamas
New Yeasie
Hondies
Dumeiy
Ite
Kewith Salomon
Ransom Ready For Kidnaper $24 000 in Old Currency
The June 18 report from Stony Brook New York describes Secret withdrawal of 24000 in small denominations from a New York Trust Company for ransoming Mrs Alice Parsons. The money was taken in worn old bills and mostly fives and tens. A large Wall Street banker submitted the check while a Suffolk sheriff vehicle observed progress and departed after completion. A DOJ aide then placed a New York call to Stony Brook.
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Stony Brook
N.Y
New York City
Alice Parsons
New York Trust Company
Wall Street
Former President Gaston Doumergue Dies in Birth Village
AIGUES VIVES France June 18 Gaston Doumergue former president and premier of France died today at 73 after a sudden embolism while in the village of his birth. He awoke in apparent good health, complained of dizziness, and died within minutes, with his wife nearby. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Aigues
Vives
France
Gaston Doumergue
Uno
Soviet Plane Crosses Pole On Hop to U S Oakland Flight
A powerful Soviet mono plane attempted a record making 6000 mile non stop flight from Moscow to Oakland California. The craft crossed the north pole at 4 30 p m EST and was about 550 miles south of the pole by 3 p m EST. Navigator Lieutenant Clarence S Williams called the flight hazardous and the Arctic conditions tricky. The mission, started from Moscow last night, involved three pilots and secretive preparations.
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San Francisco
Moscow
Oakland
Calif
North Pole
William E. Gilmore
North Pale
Los Angeles
Clarence S. Williams
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Edmonton
Alberta
M- West
Polo
Alexander
Troyanovsky
United States
Russian firing squads widen purge across Soviet Union
Moscow reports show executions rising as the drive expands to punish bread speculation, timber industry sabotage, and delays in automobile production. Affected include Trotsky supporters and alleged conspirators. over 100 executions noted with thousands in jail or labor camps. Detentions spread from Archangel and desert regions to the Far East and Middle Asia with officials arrested on charges of wrecking locomotives and spying.
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Moscow
Russia
Leon Trotsky
Jestler
Soviet Union
Arceic Archangel
Black and Red
Middle Asis
Soviet Far East
Middle Asia
Middle Asian
Turkash
Turkestan-Siberia
E Khabarovek
Far East
Aan
Gerbek
Far Eastern Timber Trust
Franco Must Win Quickly Or Face Revolt In Army
Franco faces risk of revolt within his Nationalist ranks as Bilbao capitulates to his bombers and artillery. Reports from the French-Spanish frontier describe royalist and Carlist forces among the white Spaniards aiding Franco, with Count De Los Andes coordinating intelligence and mail runs to Salamanca. The border area hosts monarchists and fascist-affiliated Spaniards influencing the war, signaling tension inside Franco's command.
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Franco
Karl H. von Wieg
Universal Service
Unilesa
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
Hendayo
St. Jean de Luz
Biarritz
Count de Los Andes
Alfonso
Blarcite
Salamance
Phalangistas
Rebels Seize Airport Near Bilbao In Basque War
Insurgent forces seize Sondica airport near Bilbao as Basque defenses hold key ground on the Nervion river. Reports say Basques burned aircraft hangars and claim Mount Archanda remains contested while civilians flee toward Santander.
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Hendaye
Sondica
Bilbao
Rebel Recognition Talked by Britain
London June 16. Great Britain may grant the Spanish insurgents belligerent status under international law after Franco completes the conquest of Bilbao. The foreign office has sounded out France about accord and Premier Blum’s radicals could oppose. Franco petitioned Britain to gain belligerent standing to press the naval campaign against Valencia.
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London
Britain
Francisco Franco
Bilbeo
Basque Republic
Foreign Office
France
Blum
Franco
Valencia
Cupid Mediates Love Strike Amid Divorce Case
In Chicago this week Cupid mediated a halted love strike by Mike Betenas who sued his wife Helen for divorce. Attorneys sparred as a judge reviewed the case in superior court. A witness recalled the couple kissing while Mike asserted he still sought the divorce and the matter moved to resuming proceedings.
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Chicago
Cupid
Mike Betenas
Helen
Mike
Superior Court
Victor Frohlich
Cuts in Assessments Hit Maryland West Virginia Utilities
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad led a $5,000,000 assessment cut approved by the board of public works, yielding a net $2,401,000 reduction for all West Virginia utilities. Total taxable value for the next fiscal year stands at $552,263,000, down from $584,664,000. Governor Holt notes the reduction keeps assessments close to last year’s levels. The 1927 assessment is $80,200,000, down from $95,200,000 in 1936, with the C and O Railway becoming the state’s largest taxpayer after its assessment rose to $80,000,000.
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Baltimore and Ohie
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Holt
Goveernor
C. Paya
Chesageske and
Ohin
Norfolk and Western
Leaders to Confer On Local Strike
Officials of Standard Brick and Supply plan a meeting next Tuesday with John B. Easton of the West Virginia Federation of Labor and CIO representatives to negotiate a contract for 80 striking workers. Easton cited multiple brick and tile firms considering attendance, with William Blizzard of CIO district 17 joining the talks. The plant has been picketed, CIO members predominant among workers, seeking a 40-hour week and wage hikes.
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Standard Brick and Supply Company
John B. Easton
West Virginia Federation of Labor and
CIO
Easton
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
West Virginia
Standard Company
George E. Sutherland
Eaaloti
Standard
Nebraskan Sandhill Country Is Combed For Sheriffs Killers
In Albion Nebraska on June 18 two killers who shot Sheriff L J Smoyer and Constable William Wathen are being hunted across northern Sandhill country. Wathen is critically wounded and hospitalized after a plane ride from the prairie scene. The assailants took officers’ guns and keys and fled, leaving the victims on the open land.
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Albion
Nebraska
L. JL. Smoyer
William Wathen
Wathen
Omaha
Blast Threat Under Inquiry At Johnstown
Johnstown Pa June 18 AP Chief of Paths Harry Klink said his department is investigating threats to dynamite the residence of Mayor Daniel J Shields. The mayor organized a civilian group to keep peace during a week-long strike at Bethlehem Steel Cambria works. Bethlehem Steel officials predicted a return to 15 percent of normal production, while strike leader David Watkins disputed this. Charles M Schwab, chairman, returned from Europe to monitor the dispute. Officials and union leaders debated conditions of labor contracts as police enforce new restrictions in the area.
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Johnstown
Harry Klink
Daniel J. Shields
Shields
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethichem Steel Corp
Roosevelt
Bethlchem Steel Corporation
Cambria
Marmal
Charles M. Schwab
Bothicen’s
Camoris
Peace Formula Is Completed By Labor Officials
Washington June 18. Department of labor officials completed a peace formula aimed at mediating the steel strike. The plan proposes keeping closed plants during mediation and allowing operating plants to continue negotiations. It suggests seeking written pacts from independent operators covering struck plants and using later talks for broader settlements. The move seeks to end riot and bloodshed tied to the strike affecting about 100000 workers across several states.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Cleveland
James F. Dewey
Coneisistor
Foramua
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
John S. Lewis
New Steel Strike Probe Is Ordered By Labor Board
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee filed charges with the national labor board accusing Republic Steel of using thugs and arms to intimidate workers. The board granted an immediate investigation, separate from Secretary Perkins’ mediation efforts. Sen. Vandenberg condemned the board as potentially prejudged, while Lee Pressman urged that workers seek representation through election, not now. Secretaries Perkins and governors act to maintain order during mediation in seven states. Edward F. McGrady arrived in New York, with possible travel to Cleveland to meet officials.
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Washington
Wagner
Republic Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
National Labor Board
Labor Board
Perkins
Federal Mediation Board
Republic
Vandenberg
Sen
Mise Perkins
Charles P. Taft 2Nd
Lloyd K. Garrison
Wisconsin Law School
Edward F. McGrady
Lee Pressman
Steel Union
Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Falrneza
Labor
Menivera
New York
Europe
Louis L. Guarnieri
Xen
Post Office
Anarchy Reign Terror Charged in Steel Dispute
The Republic Steel Corp accuses a reign of anarchy as civil authority allegedly breaks down before steel industry terrorism. Senator Arthur Vandenberg criticizes Roosevelt labor mediation, arguing the 1 man board may be prejudged. The showdown centers on contracts and labor terms amid strikes at Republic, Bethlehem, Inland, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube.
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Cleveland
Republi Steel Corporation
Frances Perkins
Fedbergs’ Mediation Board
Vandenberg
Washington, D. C
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt
Steel Mediation Board
Tomorow
Sen
Mine Closing Order Hit by Association
The Northern West Virginia Sub-Division of the CIO today opposed any attempt by John L. Lewis to shut down mining. The association stated its board rejected any right in law or morals to breach the two year agreement signed last April, amid a dispute over coal shipments to steel companies.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Cent Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Commmittee For Industrial Organization
Tmilnee
Thie Field
CIO
Arikes
Board of
Funniest Guy in Hollywood Dies Laughing at 45
HOLLYWOOD June 18 AP Al Bonsberg famed joke writer age 45 dies of heart attack while laughing over plans for a Jack Benny contract. Boasberg long supplied jokes for stars on stage film and radio. He recalled his dream family joke and a sharp exchange with an unemployed actor ending in a quip about shoes.
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Hollywood
al Bonsberg
Cples
RCL
Wentn
Borsberg
Jack Benny
Fred
Boasberg
Grubat
Beckley Utility Ordered to Cut Rates in Beckley and Beaver
The public service commission ordered Beckley Water Co to adopt a new schedule reducing annual receipts by about 6000 dollars, effective June 1, with a prior 1934 cut of 7000 cited. City rates for first 2,000 gallons remain, while next blocks and Beaver Extension rates change. minimum charges listed for Beckley and Beaver Extension.
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Public Service Commission
Beckley Water Company
Beckley
Beaver
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Robert Quillen
Gaston Doumerge
Pole
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Hilboo
Nervion
Santander
Trucios
Gamir Uribarri
Spain
Castila Wila
Valmaseda
Sheila
Batterica Enat
Cnpilal
B&o
Citizens ‘Army
Bethlehem
Schwab
iPhone
New Steel
Status Quo
Republic Steel
Raleigh
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