GM Strike Faces New York Backlash and Roosevelts Stance
United Press reports John L Lewis orders renewed organization in Detroit as President Roosevelt declines government intervention in the General Motors strike. GM officials appear in New York after abrupt negotiations and Sloan denies the Lewis statement forced talks, with no clear next move announced.
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United Press
Washington
John L.lewis
Detroit
Roosevelt
General Motors
Lewis
White House
New York
Warrington
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Trade talks collapse as parley ends in Vienna
Germany severs talks with Austria and departs for Berlin while a last minute effort to salvage a deal fails. In other news, Dr Jessie Hankey, age 25, receives a life sentence for the lye poisoning murder of 14 day old Dorothy Louise Wagner of Arnold Pennsylvania. England moves to fortify Cyprus and safeguard Suez despite Mediterranean tensions. The Red Cross mobilizes funds and relief workers after catastrophic floods. The League Council convenes in Geneva amid crisis, and Dr Herbert Woolley is named superintendent of Pennhurst State School in Spring City by Governor Earle.
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Greenseurc
Drs
Jessie Hankey
Dorothy Louise i Wagner
Arnold
Cincinnati River Flood Reaches Record in Ohio River
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River hitting 71.1 feet shortly before 8 p.m., surpassing the 1874 flood mark as the river continues rising at about two tenths of a foot per hour, signaling extreme danger.
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Cincinnati
United Press
Ohio
Brookville Slayer Appeals to High Court
Pittsburgh, Jan. 77. Ion Becker, 37 year old Brookville Pa night watchman, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to be executed, has appealed to the State Supreme Court for a new trial.
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Pittsburgh
Ionn Becker
Brookville
State Supreme Court
40-Hour Week Granted After Rubber Plant Tie-Up
Erie, Pa a strike at Continental Rubber Company ended after a three hour talk between management and the United Rubber Workers Union. A 40 hour week is the only concession while the union seeks recognition and a wage raise of four to ten cents per hour. Wages may rise retroactive to February 18 if talks on February 26 yield changes. Production will resume next Monday.
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United Press
Erie
Continental Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers Union
Paul Henkel
Floods Close 11 Penn a Roads in Western Pennsylvania
United Press reports on January 22 that Highways Secretary Warren Van Dyke announced eleven road sections in western Pennsylvania are closed due to floodwaters and earth slides. Notable closures include a rural route near Wheatland Clarksville Fredonia and Greenville Mercer County and U S 19 between Oil City and Reno where two steam shovels clear a slide. U S 19 south of Meadville and U S 422 east of Indiana were also expected to close soon.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Warren van Dyke
Pennsylvania
Wheatland
Clarkaville
Fredonia
Greenville
Mercer County
U. S. 19
Oil City
Reno
Indiana Borough
Yellow Creek
Meadville
U. S. 422
Indiana
Farley Is Appointed Postmaster General For Second Term
James A. Farley was confirmed by the Senate for a second term as President Roosevelt's postmaster general. The speedy confirmation followed a noon submission of his nomination, though Farley reportedly does not plan to remain long in the cabinet.
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United Press
Washington
James A. Farley
Senate
Roosevelt
Farley
Tong
Mr .Roosevelt
Exterior work finished on new Vocational school building
Reported today the first phase of exterior work on the Vocational school building at Wright and Congress streets is complete. Heating equipment installation is nearing completion, paving the way for plastering and interior finish.
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Vocational School
Wright and
Congress Streets
Seek 50 Million Aid For Pay Schools
Pennsylvania legislators enter the fourth week of deliberations with 75.7 million dollars in appropriations under consideration. The largest bill would provide 50 million to school districts to relieve real estate taxes, sponsored by Senator Ejerrd J. Theoson. Immediate action focuses on unemployment relief with 1.8 million for February and 500 thousand more from prior session funds to increase the monthly payout to 5.3 million.
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J. Hugh McNeill
United
Pless
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wiil
Ejerrd J. Theoson
Centre
Rob
Ert
S. Frazer
John W. Kephart
State Supreme Court
Ayroll
Howard J. Coleman
Lackawanna
Illness At New High In Corry This Winter
Scarlet fever cases rise to twelve in Corry with five new infections reported to Health Officer John Flanigan. Influenza also widespread among adults, affecting school attendance. Concord school hardest hit with eighty absentees and overall 218 students out, many at home with severe colds or flu.
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NEW High
Corry
Health Department
John Flanigan
Concord Echool
Unior
Fairview
Washington
Harding School
St. Edward's School
Dreamer fate rests with pardon board Thursday
United Press reports Robert Dreamer, 39, condemned for the murder of 17 year old Thelma Young, whose battered body was found near her Washington Pa home. The case rests with the state pardon board after a first degree murder verdict.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Robert Dreamer
Thelma Young
Washington, Pa
Pardon Board
Runciman Visit Ties Trade Policy to White House Talks
Washington notes linked Walter Runciman head of the British Board of Trade with the White House visit to Roosevelt. Analysts foresee potential impact on renewal of trade agreements and the neutrality act amid British American economic ties and overseas policy considerations.
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British Board of Trade
White House
Washington
Walter Rumeman
Whhite
Runclman
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
Runciman
Bongevelt
Three Quadruplets Die In Montreal Birth Tragedy
Three of the quadrupets born to Mr and Mrs Arcade Rondeau died today in Montreal. The fourth infant Marie Rita survived but faces grave risk. Two babies born yesterday at St Thomas 40 miles north died after the ambulance crashed into a snowplow near the city limits. The first to die were Joseph Achille Alfred and Marie Line. the third was Joseph Gaston Andre. The mother feared prematurity caused the infant deaths.
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United Press
Montreal
Arcade Rondeau
St. Thomas
Joseph Achille Alfred
Marie Line
Joseph Gaston Andre
Marie Rita
Cincinnati Floods Create Isolated Cities and Death Toll Rising
Devastating floods swept across the Ohio River region, forcing up to 125000 people from homes in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Rivers breached banks, isolating communities, flooding the Golden Triangle, and threatening Wheeling. Eleven dead were reported as officials mobilized emergency services and warned of power outages and water shortages.
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Ind
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Oho
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J. Fe. Hill
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Wheeling 16
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Army
Washington
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