Washington keeps hands off strike as San Francisco endures
The Labor Department and the National Labor Relations Board avoid direct action while a general strike grips San Francisco. War Department officials deny troops have been drafted. governor requests drive troops only in emergencies. In the Ninth Corps area, 13,117 federal troops and officers remain distant from the strike zone.
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United Press
Washington
Labor Department
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
San Francisco
Socal Mediation Board
Frances Perkins
Edward McGrady
William Green
Frank Morrison
War Department
Harry He Odiring
Ninth Corps
Majen
Malin Graig
Presidio
Sem Francisca
Beaverdam Improvement Hopes Rise in State Plan
Reports indicate the State Highway Department will soon begin the Kearsarge Waterford road project in Brie county with an estimated cost near 100000 and early construction possible after surveys and property releases. Hope remains for Beaverdam Wattsburg and Corry Spartansburg upgrades with officials preparing allocations for 1984. Local officials and Rob ert Culbertson press for Harrisburg talks on broader Crawford county road improvements.
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State Highway Department
Kearsarge-Waterford
Brie County
Heli Schluraff
Board of
Schluratt
Jounal
Beaverdam
Kearsarge
Corry-Spartansburg
Erie County
Robert Culbertson
Pinchot
Crawford County
Harrisburg
General Strike Expands Across San Francisco Ports
San Francisco July 16 20 000 union men joined 20 000 already on strike in the Bay area, completing the paralysis of the city and much of the surrounding region with a population of about 1.25 million. Militia stood by as transport ground to a halt and no cars were running.
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Maritime Workers
United Press
San Francisco
Ba. m
San Francisco Bay Area
Search for Peddler in Childs Kidnaping
In Hartsdale on July 16 a thorough retracing of the Lindbergh case territory begins as searchers revisit areas near a New Jersey highway. The effort emphasizes gender in the Bod case and recalls lessons from the Lindbergh kidnapping.
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Sandor S. Klein
United Press
Hartsdale
N. Y
Bodby Connor
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindherst, Jr
Travers
Two Quizzed in Shooting of Two Road Officers
Chicago July 1 Two men and a woman were questioned about the shooting of two state highway patrolmen near De Plaines. Patrolmen Gilbert Cross and Iv McAllister were fired upon without warning after stopping three firemultiplying vehicles. Cross was hit by seven bullets and McAllister wounded in the shoulder. The woman Margaret Padsdu and Edward Betenernen, 87, provided some information.
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United Press
Chicqago
Dea Plaines
Gilbert Cross
IV McAllister
Gilbert
Ganzoteps
Cross
Model Village of Kohler Tied Up by Strike
In Kohler Wisconsin July 16 two thousand strike pickets with American flags and pictures of Roosevelt paraded the streets of the model village of brotherly love. The walkout at the Kohler plumbing plant halts operations as workers press for recognition higher wages and shorter hours. Walter J Kohler head of the plant faces a peaceful but firm display of union resistance.
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Kohler
Wis
Roosevelt
Kohler Plumbing
Walter J. Kohler
Ison
General strike threatens Minneapolis drivers and gas supplies
Minneapolis faces a possible citywide strike as about 1000 street drivers and potentially 40,000 workers walk out tonight. Gov Olsen and federal mediators scramble to avert disruption while groceries sell out and gas stations endure long lines. Mayor Bainbridge contemplates mobilizing national guardsmen as union leaders call a mass meeting to vote on the strike.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Wilson Iabor
Floyd B. Olsen
Itory
Gilling
A. G. Bainbridge Inc
Ftag
Leai’rs
General Drivers and Helpers’ Union
Wallems
Tieup of Atlantic ports threatene d by Marine Workers Union
New York July 18 A complete tie up of all Atlantic ports or a national general strike was disclosed today as the objective of the Marine Workers Industrial Union Leaders agreed at a meeting to consider calling a strike against all incoming and outgoing shipping on the Atlantic seaboard Wednesday night Secretary Harold J Baxter announced the objective including basic pay of 1.00 per hour with 1.50 overtime a six hour day and five day week work gangs same size as 1929 and central hiring halls patrolled by elected committees of longshoremen.
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Eee
New York
Atlantic
Marine Workers’ Industrial Union
Auand He Seaboard
Harold J Baxter
Wo I. U
Three Bandits Rob Toledo Dairy and Bank in One Night
In Toledo on July 16 three men robbed Page Dairy Co and escaped with about $20,000. Verne Vogel, messenger, was ambushed while transferring funds to an armored truck as Henry Page fired at the retreating bandits. Police returned fire and the trio fled in a sedan. Hours later three men in a similar car robbed the Minitor Bank of Big Prairie, taking between $4,000 and $5,000.
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United Press
Toledo
Iuly
Page Dairy Co
Henry Page
Paints
L Fie
Page
Verne Vogel
Joe Neke
Ondhuty
Joldup
Uiey
Minitor Bank
Big Prairie
Here
Jaye Don Sentenced in Isle of Man Crash Case
Noted racer Kaye Don received a four month jail term for manslaughter after a crash that killed his mechanic. The veteran driver, pale and scarred from injuries, announced an appeal while Douglas jail officials prepared the sentence.
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Kaye Don
United Press
Douglas
Isle of Man
Don
Federal force bolsters hunt on kidnapers and gangsters
Washington reports 46 new Justice Department investigators will join the crackdown on kidnapers bank robbers and racketeers. Training begins July 7 and August 1 with 230 agents expanding to 600 under Hoover as $2 million in emergency funds funds arm and equip the force.
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Justice Department
Washington
J. Thdgar Hoover
Middle West
John Dil-linger
Iask Congress
Star Witness Stands Firm in Reno Gambling Case
New York July 16. Star government witness b Peutsch remained unshaken under a vigorous cross examination as he affirmed his earlier testimony that James C. McKay and Willie Geuhim financed international gambling operations. Defense introduced Riverside Bank blueprints to suggest he could not have seen McKay count $110,000 to place the $177,000 in a Pittsburgh heiress’s estate.
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New York
A. B. Peutsch
James C. McKay
Wiliie (Curley) Geuhim
Reno
Riverside Bank of Reno
McKay
Sinig
Kathryn Bee- Soft
Bf Pittsbirgh
Feutsch
Roy J Tisch
28th Division begins intensive training at Camp Muir
Troops of the 28th Pennsylvania National Guard settle into two weeks of hard training at Camp Muir and nearby Indiantown Gap and Celebravis. Reveille moves earlier, guard posts, and target practice on rifle ranges mark preparations for extensive war maneuvers. The Army corps air depot at Middletown reviews planes to support upcoming exercises.
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United Press Camp
Edward C. Shannon
Division Hill
Dooling Likely Leader of Tammany to Rebuild It
Scholarly attorney James J Dooling, known for unseating John Gully, is expected to be entrusted today with rebuilding Tammany Hall into a strong national political force. He aims to unite the shattered machine, using federal patronage and a wary administration to restore influence and fund operations amid a treasury shortfall and fading Mississippi support.
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Tammany
United Press New York
Tammany Hbl
James J Dooling
John ¥. iGully
Dooling
Executive Committee
Nations
Ares
Wagner mediator in Portland strike
Senator Robert F. Wagner head of the NRA Labor Board will travel from New York to Portland Oregon to serve as a special adviser in the Longshoremen's strike. He will act only in an advisory capacity at the request of the president's mediation board in San Francisco.
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Wines of
Washington
Robert F. Wagner
NRA Labor Board
New York
Portland
Ore
White House
Wagner
Mediation Board
San Francisco
State Receipts Jumped $7,000,000 in Half-Year Total
Harrisburg, July 16. State Treasurer Charles A Waters announced that the commonwealth’s revenue receipts for the first half of the current biennium exceeded the halfway estimate by about 2 million dollars. Adjustments for unemployment relief and liquor, beer taxes totaling 32 million were not included in the initial 1933-1934 submission.
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Waters
Commonwealth
United Pre
Harrisburg
Charles A. Waters
Legislaure
Syas
Woman's body found in trunk during home renovation
In Brighton a house painter redecorating a residence discovered a woman's body hidden in a trunk. The victim, identified as Vici Kaye, had lived with a middle aged couple for six weeks without suspecting the corpse. Police later denied a connection to another torso find near the Brighton railway firm.
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United Press
Brighton
Ing
Bachard
Vici Kaye
Tywan
Strikers Promise Food Transport To Prevent City Starvation
San Francisco strikers announce a plan to ensure food supplies continue. The executive committee says permits will allow groceries vegetables and meat to move, issued by the permit committee in cooperation with local unions. Union men are directed to cooperate to prevent hunger in the city.
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United Press
San Francisco
Sanrancisco
Executive
Comittee
Militia Mobilized As San Francisco Strikes Escalate
Chaos and curfews grip San Francisco as 4 000 militiamen rest ready on the Embarcadero while officials urge citizens to uphold order. The strike cripples transit and business with streetcar service halted and restaurants operating only by permit amid vandalism and port unrest. In Portland ominous calm coats the waterfront as tensions rise.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Keven
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Toe ‘Spyuredi
Poalen
Sutter
Polk Street
Dayabore
Pater
Portland
Ciim
Holt
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