Veterans Bill Moves in Senate Despite Hoover Veto Threat
The Senate agreed to begin consideration of the Veterans compensation bill on meeting tomorrow. The finance committee voted 12 to 3 for a favorable report on the House loan adjustment bill, reported without amendment despite administration opposition. President Hoover was expected to veto. leaders say public support favors passage.
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Benn Mackey Atterbury Subpoenaed In Transit Inquiry
Harrisburg February 17 Senator George Woodward of Philadelphia charged Public Service Commissioner James Benn with unethical conduct during a utility inquiry hearing. The committee moved to issue subpoenas for Benn General W W Atterbury president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mayor Harry A Mackey and Councilman Edwin S Cox of Philadelphia along with other transit figures over alleged Philadelphia transit ties. The matter traces back to a prior probe in the state senate concerning sale of transit underliers in Philadelphia.
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London Labor defeat on school bill at Lords vote
In London Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s Labour government faced a House of Lords defeat over the school attendance bill. No cabinet crisis is deemed likely. In Pittsburgh Clinton 5 Bradley 5, Jones & Laughlin sales chief, shot and killed himself after a noted nervous collapse.
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Pilots clash before fatal RAF flying boat crash
In Plymouth inquest testimony described a dispute between co pilots Bly and Packer before the February 4 crash of the Royal Air Force flying boat at Plymouth Sound. Survivor Ryley said Bly tried to take control when Tucker refused, the craft struck, overturned, and sank.
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Admiral Aznar to lead new Spanish regime amid crisis
The 70 year old naval leader Admiral Aznar is poised to head a provisional government after days of upheaval following King Alfonso XIII’s reign crisis. He aims to form a monarchial concentration cabinet and advance a parliamentary government with constitutional revision, aided by COMA to push a constitutional plan.
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Plea for Blond Before State Pardon Board
At Harrisburg on February 18 the fate of Trene Schroeder a two year old thrill killer and her guard W Glenn Dague 28 rested with the state board of pardons. Attorney Percy A Huse sought clemency for Schroeder proposing commutation to life imprisonment and urged the board to spare her from the electric chair next Monday.
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Rochester firms unveil unemployment insurance plan
A group of 14 Rochester manufacturing and utility companies announced an unemployment insurance plan for workers laid off on or after January 1 1933. The firms, employing about 28 000 people, vary in size and product but will pool funds to cover extended unemployment during emergencies. The arrangement marks the first citywide program under local stabilization funding.
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Train Derailment Kills Dozens, Halts Line Near Hankow
A Peiping Hankow Railway derailment near Tung wrangti station in a blizzard killed 36 Chinese and injured 72. The locomotive jumped the track causing over 000,000 in damages and the line to be suspended.
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Rasselas Brown Dies Suddenly in Dunedin Florida
Rasselas W Brown 43 president and general manager of the Corry Water Supply Company died in his sleep from an acute heart attack during the night in Dunedin Florida He had been wintering there with his wife and infant son since December Survived by his wife four children his mother and a sister his father and a former Pennsylvania National Guard officer He was active in Kiwanis Veterans of Foreign Wars and local civic groups Funeral plans were not announced pending his mother's arrival in Dunedin.
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Pennsylvania general assembly adjourns after brief session
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania General Assembly, meeting briefly, adjourned at 11 45 p m to reconvene Monday night. A potential move to inaugurate a state wide inquiry into breed prices was under discussion, to be conducted by the state Secretary of Agriculture, following a reform presented by Representative Hoopes, Socialist.
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Hoover Objects to Vets' Bill Outlined
President Hoover voiced sharp objections to pending veterans compensation legislation in a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Smoot. He warned the bill would burden the country, noting projected loan increases on adjusted service certificates and potential fiscal exposure reaching into the billions, unless major faults are corrected.
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Bankers See Improvement in Business Conditions
Washington Feb 15 members of the federal advisory council ended a two day session saying the federal reserve board business in their districts is showing some improvement. The council, representing all 12 reserve districts, meets quarterly to discuss current conditions. When acute, theCouncil is summoned in emergency session to advise the board. They noted little more could be done beyond stimulating recovery and cited low rediscount rates as helpful.
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Butler Talks On Crime Silent On Mussolini
Major General Smedley D. Butler spoke to 300 members of the South Bend Knife and Fork club in his first public address since the Mussolini incident. He praised reformers sparingly, criticized crime and its methods, and noted New York, not Chicago, as the nation’s crime center. He avoided detailed discussion of Mussolini or Italy.
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Wyoming Governor Near Death After Relapse
Cheyenne Wyoming February 18 Increasing anxiety surrounded Governor Frank C Emerson as his pulumovia illness worsened after a relapse. Doctors gave serum to halt congestion and feared the condition might spread. The latest bulletin said he had passed the worst.
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Victory on Vets Bill Bolsters House Speaker
United Press reports a split in the Republican leadership at the Capitol between Speaker Longworth and floor leader John Q. Tilson over veterans relief and the veterans loan bill. Longworth, backing the administration, overruled Tilson on key votes, solidifying his power and elevating his prestige among lawmakers.
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President Hoover considers 24 cent postage rate rise
Washington reports President Hoover plans a special inquiry into the mounting postal deficits. Aimed at boosting postal revenues, he will likely urge Congress to authorize a probe before adjournment March 4. The inquiry could pave the way for raising the 24 cent letter rate and parcel post charges.
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Grand Commandery Officers Visit Corry Knights Templar
Grand Commander James H. Chickering of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania led a group of distinguished Knights Templar in visiting Clarence Commandery in Corry. The officers and their dates enjoyed dinner at the Hotel Corry and one candidate received the Order of the Temple, with high praise for the commandery’s work.
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