Air mail contracts in flux as new controls debated
Federal aviation policy faces overhaul with plans to extend emergency air mail laws to 1936 and curb monopoly risk. Proposals include ICC rate powers, a unified transport plan, and possible dirigible programs while airship funding and the Macon disaster shape debate.
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William C
Utley Hese
Congress
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal Aviation Commission
Air Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Commerce Commission
Aviation Commission
Post Office Department
Asia
Europe
Trederichshafen
Germany
Rio de Jantero
United States
Pacific
Panama Canal
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Farley
James A. Farley
ICC
United Air Lines
Great Pacific
Year 1934 witness to few but deadly tornadoes
Weather bureau figures show 1934 had only 76 true tornadoes, far fewer than 1933 or 1932, killing 82 people and causing about 2.8 million dollars in damage. Maryville Missouri suffered the worst twister that year, with other strikes in New Orleans, Cleveland, and Indianapolis illustrating the unpredictable tornado belt.
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United States
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
Kansas
Nebraska
New Orleans
Cleveland
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Maryville
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Ill
Ohio River
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minneapolis
Minn
Age-Old Memories Stir Merry Laughing Spring
The poem recalls Moonlight in a fern filled spring that laughs at time. It remembers Ice Age imprisonment mastodons and migrations near the Hudson while colonists and Native peoples moved past White Plains. Hunters and hikers visited the ancient fountain, yet the spring remains forever young.
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Hudson
White Plains
New York World Telegram
Accused Faces Judge After Bigamy Conviction
The accused, recently convicted of bigamy, faced the judge who asked for remarks. The reply was a curt no, and the judge mused that a man with two wives would hardly get a fair chance.
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Kely
Doan's Pills Aid Kidney Function Says Ad
Feel tired and achy with backache and urinary problems. The ad urges readers to consider kidney function and promotes Doan's Pills as the kidney specific remedy to cleanse blood and remove waste.
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Doan
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