Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul U S Bureaus
The Senate approved 63 to 23 a government reorganization bill allowing the president to consolidate or abolish agencies. The Wheeler amendment requiring both Senate and House approval for reorg orders was adopted then defeated. The measure adds exemptions for the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Mississippi River Commission.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Sen. Wheeler
Mont
Sen
Byrnes
S. C
Sen. Chavez
N. M
Truman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Mississippi River Commission
Relief Probe Approved by Rules Committee
The Rules Committee approved a sweeping investigation of federal relief activities despite opposition from administration leaders. Democratic and Republican rebels pushed the measure through 7 to 4 after brief secret hearings as Roosevelt sought a $150,000,000 WPA emergency fund.
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Washington
INS
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Rules Committee
Scores Poisoned Judge Declares in Murder Trial
Philadelphia March 22 A jury of six men and six women found Herman Petrillo guilty of poisoning Ferdinand Alfonsi for insurance money. Judge Harry S Mc Devitt said the verdict shows only the surface and promised relentless prosecution.
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Philadelphia
Herman Petrillo
Ferdinand Alfonsi
Harry S. McDevitt
Page 11 Part 1 Column 4 Reference
The note directs to Page 11 Part 1, Column 4 for the referenced material. It signals a layout cue rather than a standalone event, with no clear persons or organizations described in the accessible fragment.
Hitler to Enter Memel in New German Territory Quest
German troops prepared to cross the Memel border as Adolf Hitler traveled aboard the battleship Deutschland to Memel to receive the Baltic region ceded by Lithuania. Goering proclaimed the air force would soar over the city as Memel’s transfer is formalized amid high command plans.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Deutschland
Memel
Baltic
Lithuania
Hitler
Erich Raeder
Admiralty
Wilhelm Keitel
Swinemuende
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
International Bridge
Tilsit
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Fuehrer
Memel City
Baltic Sea
Joachim von Ribbentrop
CIO Refuses To Dissolve Amid Peace Talks
John L. Lewis declared the CIO and its affiliates will not dissolve to win peace with the AFL. Speaking at the anthracite convention of the United Mine Workers of America, he attacked AFL leaders as hidebound aristocrats and urged a lawful basis for reconciliation, warning of policy changes if talks fail.
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New York
John L. Lewis
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Renewal of Auto Permits Required By Sept 1
West Virginia motorists with records missing for 12 years on operator permits must renew by September 1 or take a state police regulation test. The 1939 law reissues permits every four years with a 75 cent renewal fee, and a free learner permit is available to affected individuals.
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West Virginia
Capitol
J. Powell
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
France Calls Up Reservists for Maginot Line Defense
France mobilizes an unannounced number of reserve troops after new decrees authorize strengthening national defense and arming the nation. Reservists board trains toward the northeast to man the Maginot Line as defense plans progress. Soldiers march along the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
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France
Champs-Elysees
Paris
Memel Territory Surrenders to Germany in Anschluss Proclamation
Kaunas March 22. Lithuania ceded Memel to Germany as Nazi leaders warned against Baltic independence. Memel diet proclaimed anschluss with Germany, sing "Deutschland Ueber Alles," and pledged loyalty to Hitler. Hundreds of Jews fled as SS troopers halted further escapes.
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Lithuania
Germany
Diet
Neumann
Kaunas
Adolf Hitler
Baltic Republic
Ernst Neumann
Memelland
Reich
Memel
U S Coal Board Fund Is Limited
The U S Coal Board faced a partial setback as the House did not adopt a proposal to remove a spending cap on the Bituminous Coal commission. Commission Chairman Percy Tetlow argued that curtailing activities could follow. The appropriations subcommittee heard Tetlow before the deficiency bill vote.
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U.S. Coal Board Fund Is Limited
Washington
House
Widow, 72, Falls, Will Wed Man, 75
In Chicago, March 22, George Tingley 75 obtained a marriage license to wed Virginia Parker 72 a Chicago widow. They met on a west-bound plane last summer and were engaged by Christmas.
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Chicago
George Tingley
Virginia Parker
Tingley
Joliet
Mrs. Parker
Dixie detour ends with Davis sentenced in Schultz case
J Richard Dixie Davis former attorney for the Dutch Schultz policy ring received one year in prison for his role in the conspiracy. Harry Schoenhaus received two years suspended. James J. Hines, once a top Tammany figure, awaits sentencing to decide if similar leniency applies. Judge Nott warned the 27 year maximum would not be used. Dewey’s office noted ongoing actions.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Tammany
James J. Hines
Big Harry” Schoenhaus
Schultz
Davis
Hines
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Schoenhaus
Thomas E. Dewey
First Lady Rules Out Presidential Run in Los Angeles
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said nothing on earth could make her run for the presidency. She indicated she would not curtsy to the queen in the U S and suggested the public must see women in other high offices before a woman becomes president. She added you must ask President Roosevelt about a third term.
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Los Angeles
INS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Roosevelt
England
U.S
State Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Romania Signs Trade Pact With Germany Amid Frontiers Talks
Bucharest reports a normal trade agreement with Germany preserving Romania's political and economic independence. Premier Calinescu said frontier troop concentrations could be dispersed in 10 to 15 days as international tension eases. The pact, signed by Helmuth Wohlthal and Jan Dujoiu, is described as not granting monopolistic concessions, with the frontiers issue left unresolved. Great Posters, larger than the
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Bucharest
Rumania
Germany
Armand Calinescu
Balkan
Europe
Helmuth Wohlthal
Jan Dujoiu
Not Afraid of Death Says Rattlesnake Bob
Robert S. James the Los Angeles barber condemned for the rattlesnake slaying of his seventh wife claims he is unafraid to die. He said the Bible shows him the way home and that he is glad to have the death over with.
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Los Angeles
INS
Robert S. James
California State Supreme Court
James
Mary Busch James
Anglo French Pact for Mutual Aid Against Germany
Britain and France sign a military pact pledging naval, air, and ground support if Germany attacks Belgium, Holland, or Switzerland, linking two democracies in a formal alliance as Hitler’s forces move through the Baltic.
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Reich
Swiss
Belgium
Holland
William Hillman
London
INS
Great Britain
France
Switzerland
Germany
Britain
England
Italy
Not Guilty Plea by Manton in Bribery Indictments
Martin T. Manton, longtime federal circuit court official, appeared in a federal courthouse once built on his own cornerstone, pleading not guilty to two indictments alleging he traded judicial integrity for about $122000. Bail set at 10000, with Manton paroled to chief counsel Martin Conroy. he was fingerprinted and photographed.
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New York
INS
Martin T. Manton
Federal Circuit Court
Clancy
Manton
U. S
Shrine Directors Honor Delegates With Special Trains Arriving
About 300 delegates to the Shrine Directors Association of North America arrive by two special trains from Annacita and Boston. Festivities begin with a welcome at the Chesapeake and Ohio station as bands play and dignitaries greet them.
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Shrine Directors Association of North America
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Annacita
Directors Association
Boston
Mass
Imperial
Andrew A. D. Rahn
Minneapolis
Army to Get 6 000 Planes and More War Equipment
Congress approved a 358 million rearmament bill authorizing the Army Air Corps to expand to 6,000 aircraft and provided 116.5 million for weapons and coastal defenses. The plan includes a Sunnyvale research base, Langley upgrades, and aerial surveys of Caribbean defenses ahead of new bases. The Navy awaits a 31.8 million bid to build the seventh aircraft carrier Horset.
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Washington
Congress
Army Air Corps
House
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State, War and Navy Departments
Pittman
D.-Nev
House Appropriations
Germany
U. S
Sunnyvale
Calif
Langley Field
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Puerto Rico
Bollingfield
Navy
Horsnet
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation
Newport News
Air Corps
Senate
Sen. Barkley
D.-Ky
Japs Reported Planning Neutrality Policy
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese inner government of five cabinet ministers under Premier Kiichiro Hirohita Hiruma conferred five hours and informally agreed on neutrality in a European war. A formal decision was not made, but major ministers oppose voluntary Japanese participation if a war breaks out.
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Tokyo
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
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