Senate OKs farm relief inflation bill amid debates
The Senate passed the administration's sweeping farm relief and inflation program by 64 to 20, sending it to the House after three weeks of intense debate. A soldiers' bonus amendment was rejected 60 to 28, and an inflation plan amendment to raise the president's silver acceptance from 100 to 200 million was approved 68 to 2.
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Solon Gets Medal for Heroic Act
Rep. Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota received a Carnegie hero fund silver medal for disarming a man with a loaded revolver in the House galleries on December 13. Maas spoke calmly to the assailant, persuading him to drop the weapon, preventing possible harm to members. The fund also awarded other silver medals, 22 bronze medals, and about $16 to relatives of those who died performing heroic acts.
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Chicago Gunmen Raid Union Headquarters
Chicago authorities report armed gunmen raided union headquarters, abducting two men, Fred Sass and Morris Goldberg, holding around 100 union members at gunpoint for about three hours before fleeing in a car. Police lack definite word on the captives' fate.
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Klondike) O'Donnell
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Wide control of industry debated by cabinet members
Washington April 29 Four cabinet members disclosed they are considering drafting a public works program that would grant wide control of industries to boost employment and stabilize production. Ickes Perkins Wallace and other officials are drafting the proposal as a plan to be presented to President Roosevelt.
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Stocks and Commodities Rally on Relief Bill Approval
New York April 29 stocks and commodities posted large gains as fresh buying followed Senate approval of the farm relief inflation measure and positive business news. Wheat rose two to three cents a bushel in Chicago while cotton jumped about 1.50 a bale. sugar, silver and rubber also advanced.
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Four Power Trade Plan Worked Out
President Roosevelt led a four power drive for a new economic order and disarmament with Great Britain the United States France and Canada at the White House. He held frank talks with Edouard Herriot and Prime Minister Bennett on debt and future steps toward London and Geneva conferences.
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Dr. Paul Warden Recalls First Air Trip With Family
Dr Paul P Warden writes from Orlando to his father Dr A R Warden describing his first airplane flight from Washington to St Augustine with Mrs Warden their children and her parents Mr and Mrs C P Metzner They plan to return to Grafton by motor next week after wintering in Florida and a blimp trip last year and enjoyed the air travel immensely.
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Kump Sees Revenue Bill Passage by Next Week
Charleston April 29 1947 Governor Kumpp predicts administration plan to raise 14000000 in indirect revenue will become law within a week as Democratic state committee selects repeal supporters and opponents for June 27 repeal election ballots while outlining taxation reform. Washington Coxey denied permission to speak from Capitol steps. plan to speak from House steps debated as anniversary of Coxey's Army march approaches.
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Federal agents seize vast alcohol still in Belmont mansion
Through the Belmont mansion once restricted to society’s elite eight federal agents entered at dawn and emerged with eight prisoners. They reported capturing the largest alcohol still ever found in the New York area, a major raid tied to bootlegging efforts in Hempstead.
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Mail Train Bandit Trio Makes Escape
Salt Lake City Utah April 29 Three bandits who held up two mail clerks as they were sorting mail on an Oregon short line train escaped with a sack of registered mail. Post office officials could not determine the value of the contents. The men jumped into the mail car about an hour before it left for Butte Montana and backed clerks W A Donnelly and Fred Ralph against the wall. Two of the men carried pistols and the third a sawed off shotgun.
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Child Falls Into Spring and Drowns in Yard
Huntington reports a tragic accident as Garnard Ward, a 30 month old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Ward, fell into a spring while playing in the family yard and drowned.
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Truce Would End Trade Warfare Among Nations
London report says Norman H. Davis proposed a world economic armistice to halt tariff and trade obstacles until a broader agreement at the World Economic Conference. The organizing committee set June 12 for the conference opening as Davis met with Sir John Simon and other delegates. President Roosevelt instructed Davis on pushing the truce and securing smoother negotiations during sessions.
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Ohio Tin Plant To Start on Full Time With Its 24 Mills
The Wheeling Steel Corporation announced that its Yorksville Ohio tin plant will go on 100 percent operation tomorrow night with 24 mills operating. Eighteen mills have been working. The deceleration will give employment to several hundred men.
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Militia guards judge mauled by Iowa mob
In Le Mars Iowa four National Guard companies in full field equipment patrolled after farmers attacked 54 year old Judge Charles C Bradley for refusing to delay mortgage foreclosures. Two farmers John Kunkle and T K Ernst were arrested and held at the armory as martial law was proclaimed in Plymouth County by Governor.
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Well Shooter Meets Death in Explosion Near Newark Ohio
St Marys, April 29 Clifford D. Sloan 63 well known oil well shooter and former resident of St Marys was blown to atoms Monday afternoon by nitroglycerine at the Producers Torpedo Company office near Newark Ohio. Surviving are one daughter Maxine 8 who resides with her father in Marietta and one brother Chester Sloan of Belmont Pleasants county. Funeral services were held in Marietta Thursday afternoon with F and A I
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Bicker Over Beer License in Martinsburg
Martinsburg on April 29 reports the city council refused an appeal to relax the Sunday beer sale ban. Clarence E. Martin of the American Bar Association urged modification on behalf of retailers arguing state and municipal powers were not arbitrary in issuing licenses.
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Sutherland Quits Post as Fidelity Investment Chief
New York April 29 Sutherland resigns as alien property custodian to become president of Fidelity Investment Association and Fidelity Association of New York Inc Howard Sutherland succeeds J W Pole as company president Pole plans to form an investment banking firm in Washington with headquarters there
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Troopers Nab Armed Robber After Short Chase
In Wheeling on April 29 a man who gave the name James Mc Sweeney, 20, of Bridgeport Connecticut, was arrested after a brush with state police following the holdup of two gasoline stations near the state police headquarters.
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