Muscle Shoals committee fails to agree on power plant plan
House and Senate conferees on Muscle Shoals legislation held their first meeting but failed to reconcile differences between leasing private operation and government operation. They pledged to keep open minds and continue discussions, with a second meeting expected Thursday. The debate centers on fertilizer properties and production scope.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
House
Senate
Bovs
Bank Robbers Loot Two New York City Area Banks
Four men robbed the Richmond Air National Bank in Jamaica and a second New York City area bank, taking about 37 thousand dollars. They forced entry as staff opened doors, collected cash from the cashier and vault, tied employees, and fled in a blue sedan.
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New York
Richmond Air National Bank
Jamaica
New York City
Joseph Whaten
Kingsford Smith Aims for Transatlantic Hop From Curragh
Dublin report notes Captain Charles Kingsford Smith plans a 2 a.m. Sunday departure in his Southern Cross for a test hop along a 6 mile runway at Curragh Camp. Weather conditions hold the key to movement as crew prepare for a cross Ireland to Galway, then toward the coast.
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Charles Kingsford"Smith
Dublin
Caprn Charels Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Kingsford-Smith
Treland
Galway
Crom
California Supreme Court Grants Bail to Alen Pantages
In a June 7 ruling the California Supreme Court released millionaire showman Alen Pantages on bail. The decision comes as legal proceedings regarding Pantages proceed.
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Pantages Delease
Angeles
California Supremse Court
Alen
Pantages
Robbers Seize 15000 At Clinton Avenue Bank
Four masked robbers entered the Clinton avenue branch of the South Side National Bank in Newark before 10 am, took 15000 in currency from the tellers cage, and fled in a waiting car. Five staff members and three depositors were herded to a corner. no one was shot. Patron Joseph Knaster offered $45 to the bandits, who declined.
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Newark
N. J
Clinton Avenue
South Side National Bank
Myron Goggins
Joseph Knaster
Hoover declines to release full London treaty documents
President Hoover vetoes Senate Foreign Relations requests for all papers on the London naval treaty. Secretary Stimson says no concealed understandings exist and no commitments beyond the treaty language were made. Senator Johnson opposes ratification and presses for comprehensive material.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Stimson
State Department
Boreh
Foreign Relations Committee
Carol to be Romania's king after exile return
Former Crown Prince Carol is to be proclaimed king of Romania this evening after a dramatic return to Bucharest from exile. The move ends young King Michael's unique early reign and places Carol on the throne with a regency for Michael during minority.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Romania
Michael
Mickey
Prince Nicholas
Vienna
Marie
Crown Prince
Oberam
Paris
Assassination of German Minister Albert Von Baligand
Dr. Albert Von Baligand, the German minister to Lisbon, was shot twice while disembarking a German warship during an official visit. He died several hours later at a German hospital. A German named Fritsalwer Zanesky was arrested for the crime as the German fleet arrived in Lisbon harbor and was greeted with honors.
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Portugal
Albert von Baligand
von Baligand
Fritsalwer Zanesky
Gladish
Admiralty
Marines
Birmingham Plant Worker Killed by Moving Machinery
H W Fish of the Birmingham Tank company was killed late last night when struck by a piece of machinery in the plant. The accident occurred in Birmingham Alabama and is investigated by plant safety staff.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. W. Fish
Birmingham Tank Company
William McAdoo Dies New York Chief Magistrate at 84
William McAdoo chief magistrate of New York City and former assistant secretary of the navy died at his Park Avenue home after several days illness. He had served in Congress, led as police commissioner, and authored two books. He came from County Donegal, Ireland, and was married to Eva Lee Tardy.
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New York
William McAdoo
City of
Ireland
United States
Haw
I W. Scudder
Jersey City
Eva Lee Tardy
Richmond
Tragic double shooting ends in killer's death in Cord
In Cord near Batesville Arkansas Jesse Barber 35 shot his divorced wife 30 killing her at her home after a dispute over custody of a child. He then shot her brother in law Earl Nuckols in the right hand and was killed by Nuckols. Nuckols surrendered to officers.
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Batesville, Ark
Jesse Barber
Earl Nuckols
Nuckols
Cord
Here
Barber
Nuckola
Depraved father kills two children then shoots self
In Atlanta a 68 year old Dr Dorrest Hudson shot his two children aged two and six at his home then killed himself. The victims were the doctor's youngest children from his fourth marriage. Police said the physician had been mentally unbalanced since injuries years earlier.
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Atlanta
Dorrest P. Hudson
Hudson
Tucker, Ga
DeKalb County
Rockefeller Jr Offers Parkland in Washington Heights New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr proposed to the city of New York a six acre tract in Washington Heights for a public park and offered about 5 thousand dollars to prepare the land for public use. The tract is valued at approximately 87 thousand nine hundred dollars.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
City of
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Bishop Cannon challenges Senate over contempt ruling
Bishop James Cannon Jr challenged the Senate lobby committee arguing he cannot be ruled in contempt for leaving when a quorum was absent. He questioned the legality of questions about his 1928 anti Smith campaign after refusing to discuss 1930s presidential activity. Cannon appeared Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, then abruptly departed.
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Senate
Cannon
Walsh
Montana
Former Pittsburg man may hold key mobile mystery
Indianapolis reports OC Ridenhour, a former Mobile business partner of Harold Herbert Schroeder, may unlock the case of a man burned to death May 3 in Schroeder's car. Ridenhour says he is reachable in Freeport Long Island and insurance investigator Thomas Riley believes his finding could identify the charred body, though officials doubt it matches Schroeder. Jesse Pounce White, 21, of Malvern, won a license to wed Miss Jessie Ouida Swann, 19, of Dothan, per probate office announcements.
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Mobile
Ala
Thomas Riley
Ridenhour
Schroeder
Jesse Pounce White
Malvern
Ji.censer
Jessie Ouida Swann
Dothan
Harry Ko Martin
Jefferson County Abolishes "Dog House" Punishment
Jefferson County board of revenue moves to end use of dog houses as punishment after convict J A Marshall died soon after a three hour confinement in a dog house at a Gilmore camp. Deputy coroner says death appears due to heart failure. warden says Marshall refused to work. Relatives have not sought an autopsy. family spokesman denies accidental death claim.
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Birmingham
Aln
Jefferson County Board of Revenue
J. A. Marshall
Gilmore
W. Db. Bishop
Marshall
Bessemer
EF. H. Gilmore
Six Men Die as Mine Cave-In Traps Night Shift
Leadville Colorado June 7 AP four men were killed and six injured when the lower tunnel of the Climax Mine caved in two thousand two hundred feet underground. More than 100 rescuers battled mud and debris as the night shift awaited departure at 7 30 AM.
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Colo
Molyddenum
James Corbett
Archie Wilson
Mount Massive
Climax
American Metals Company
James Murray
Confederate Vets Return Home From Biloxi Reunion
Biloxi Mississippi June seventh AP reports United Confederate veterans end their fortieth annual reunion weary but joyful. They depart amid songs as a Gulf squall tears through camp Sneed, uprooting three tents. General J W Stephens receives a warm homecoming in Covshatta Louisiana.
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Biloxi
Miss
United Confederate Veterans
Gulf of Mexico
Radio Station Found May Be Bootleggers Utility
Federal agents traced an unlicensed radio setup used by bootleggers to reach ships. A coast guardsman identified the signal, mapping sound volumes to a vacant Brooklyn two story house at 679 Trey Avenue where finds suggested secret activity.
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New York
Rescue of Seattles Inspector Buried in Sewer Slide
A. G. Brooks, Seattle senior street inspector, was trapped eighteen hours in a sewer trench after a dirt slide and was rescued by workers who tunneled to reach him. The incident occurred on June 7 in Seattle, Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
A. G. Brooks
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