Merrill and Lambie End Atlantic Hop in Record Time
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie complete a rapid return from England landing at Quincy Naval Air Station near Boston after crossing the Atlantic. Reports say they were 1,500 feet up and circling for a hole in the overcast, with earlier sightings near Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island as they neared the mainland.
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Boston
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Coast Guard
Naval Air Station
Quincy
Newark
WN. J
Eastern Air Lines
Port Chester
N. Y
Merrill
New York
England
Newfoundland
Cape Breton Island
Atlantic
Cape Breaon
St. Albans
Eight Killed In Explosion Off Almeria
London dispatch reports eight sailors died when destroyer Hunter was rocked by an explosion near the government held city of Almeria in southern Spain. British admiralty cited a blast with suspected mine or submarine attack despite Spanish sources denying an attack.
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London
British Admiralty
Hunter
Almeris
Vasencia
Almeria
Train hits car at crossing leaves child dead
A passenger train struck a car at a crossing in South Charleston last night, killing a child and injuring others. The collision followed the driver trimming safety margins too thin. Authorities urged caution, noting no car can be safer than the driver. Taylor County Safety Council.
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South
Charleston
Detroit
Duke Ranked Below All of His Brothers
A capital stir surrounds a royal title claim as H R H may be denied. Wally faces scrutiny over whether she can be a real duchess. The report centers on succession and courtly status within the royal family.
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Duke
H.R. H
Wally
Duchess
150 Year Graduates All Returning to Reunion
London reports that Wallis Warfield might become Duchess of Windsor with precedence hints. The duke’s banner was moved behind his three younger brothers, suggesting an eighth place in rank among royals. Paris notes a Windsor class reunion may bring together a nearly complete 50 year graduating cohort.
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London
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Elizabeth
Mary
Margaret Rose
Princess Royal
Duchess of Gloucester
Windsor
Duchess of Kent
Paris
Paris High School
Hale
Hearty
President Presses for Roosevelt Court and Policy Clarity
Washington May 14 Democratic officials in Congress met the White House to seek guidance on the legislative logjam. President Roosevelt, back from a fishing trip, reiterated campaign aims but reserved decisions on court reform economy and other major issues until consulting congressional leaders.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Refugees Flee to Alaska Town as Flood Waters Rise
In Fairbanks Alaska refugees crowded upper floors of chilly hotels as the Chena river flooded a cemetery and streets. Director Norman Dawn of Republic Pictures and 11 associates were stranded on Three Valley Island to film ice scenes but were reported not in danger.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Chena
Norman Dawn
Republic Pictures Corporation
Vannel Island
Strong Wind Forces Home Off Foundation In Wheeling
A May 14 wind ripped David Leach's house four feet from its foundation near Wheeling, toppled the chimney, and shattered windows of a nearby home. Mrs. Joseph Miscavage in the Leach residence was injured by a brick from the chimney.
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Wheeling
David Leach
Joseph Miscavage
Leach
Federal Court Renews Writ of Aluminum Co.
Pittsburgh reports Federal Judge R M Gibson issued a temporary injunction against further government prosecution of the antitrust suit with Aluminum Company of America. He extended a restraining order from April 29 and kept the government from dropping the order on May 7. The action cites a prior 1912 Pittsburgh case settled by consent.
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Pittsburgh
R. M. Gibson
Aluminum Company of America
Ata
Homer
Cummings
New York
Sugar Shock Cure For Insanity Has Proven Successful
A report from the American Psychiatric Association meeting in Pittsburgh notes insulin sugar shock shows promise in treating dementia praecox. Bellevue physicians led by Karl M Bowman report 50 patients treated with the method, with increasing recoveries despite dangers.
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Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Manfred Sakel
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Karl M. Bowman
M.D
Bellevue
Drug Stores Again Will Be Able to Sell Liquor
Charleston reports that medicinal liquor will be available in drug stores after July 1 for the first time since licenses were revoked in 1935. State licenses will permit sale in both wet and dry areas. Regulations require stocks to be purchased from the state. The move considers physician demand due to state stores closing on holidays and Sundays.
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Charleston
R. B. Kelly
State Liquor Control Commission
Kelly
Lengthy Sentences For Auto Thieves In Huntington
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins sentenced seven of 13 youths who admitted interstate auto theft to terms up to three years in prison. DOJ agent L. V. Boardman said the arraignments ended a two-band theft series in Huntington. Five Huntington youths were among those sentenced as the grand jury returned two more indictments, bringing total indictments to 100 since its first session.
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Huntington
Harry E. Watkins
L. V. Boardman
Department of Justice
Used Boardwalk to Drive Car on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Police halted a car running down the middle of Atlantic City's boardwalk. The driver identified as Robert D. Baskerville a banker from Richmond Virginia claimed permit in Virginia. He posted a $5 bail and faces a Monday hearing.
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Atlantic City
Robert D. Baskerville
Richmond
Virginia
TVA writ set aside by U S appeal court
The Sixth U S Court of Appeals in Covington Ky reversed a federal judge in Eastern Tennessee, lifting a temporary injunction on TVA expansion. Judges Allen and Moorman agreed with the ruling but differed on some reasoning, while TVA solicitor Fly argued against overruling the TVA motion for dismissal.
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Covington
U. S. Court Court of Appeals
John Gore
Eastern
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Florence Allen
Charles Moorman
Charles G. Simons
Gore
Emseed Tva
Minority Control Over C. and E. I. Road Charged
Senate committee witness Carroll Shanks testified that a proposed reorganization of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway would give effective control to the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. He said the C and E I would be held by only 20 percent of stock and that minority control can enable abuses, warning of potential abuse through a small block of stock.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Chicago and Eastern
Ilinois
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C. and C
C. and E. I
Carrol Shanks
Senate Railroad Finance Committee
Three Held For Action In Holdup Murder Cases
A Pittsburgh coroner's jury ordered Fred Kuehnisen John Flist alias Mitchell both of Morgantown West Virginia and Nick Spalino of Pittsburgh held for the grand jury on murder charges in the slaying of Frank Welker during a hotel robbery on March 14. Welker, who thought the holdup was in jest, was shot when he resisted the gunmen.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Welker
Fred Kuehnisen
John Flist
Mitchell
Morgantown
W. Va
Nick Spalino
Welker
Retrenchment Starts In WPA Before Major Cutback
Washington May 14 The Works Progress Administration moves to stretch funds as it plans to remove at least 525 000 workers from relief rolls next year Officials say state WPA directors are told to require communities to share more of material costs Some wealthier towns now pay for all supplies while cost sharing is adjusted by ability to pay In Manchester New Hampshire WPA served notice that unless the city pays continued on Page Four
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Manchester
N. H
Dr Eckener views wreckage of Hindenburg at Lakehurst
Dr Hugo Eckener, head of the German Zeppelins firm, inspected the charred remains of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst after watching motion pictures and photos of the disaster. He and a German commission viewed the wreck silently as they prepared to testify to U.S. investigators. Eckener was in Vienna when the ship crashed May 6, killing 35. The inquiry team plans to accept the Commerce Department findings on the disaster.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Ecker
Naval Air Station
Zeppelin Company
Iis
Eee
U. S
Eckener
Commerce Department
Vienna
Department of Commerce
Farm Leaders Push Permanent Federal Farm Plan
Washington May 14. Farm organization leaders backed by President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace announced they will seek a permanent federal farm program in this session of Congress. Edward A. ONeill of the American Farm Bureau Federation and other leaders said farmers want a long-range plan combining old AAA benefits with the ever normal granary. Roosevelt had stated the government aims to curb price fluctuations using the spirit of the AAA system with changes in detail.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Congress
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
O’neal
Old Statute Invoked To Stop Chicken Display
Tucson officials acted under an old statute after the Tucson Humane Society complained a merchant displayed baby chicks in a store window. Officials cited an ordinance prohibiting any person or group from possessing more than 24 fowls at one time.
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Tucson
Ariz
Tucson Humane Society
Baldwin Warns Britain Faces Grave International Situation
London May 14 The Imperial conference opened with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin declaring the international situation difficult and threatening He was elected to lead deliberations on defense foreign policy trade and migration amid efforts to forge a united stance The premier cited a ruinous arms race and defended Britain’s vast five year defense program of 7 5 billion as necessary to guard imperial security and defend overseas interests
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Baldwin
At & J
Anti Semitic Rioting In Poland After Murder Case
In Brzesc a night of rioting destroyed Jewish shops and merchants and left residents barricaded after a policeman died from a fight with a Jewish butcher. Officials in Warsaw forced a National Radical party manifesto calling for revenge to stop the unrest.
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Warsaw
Poland
Brzesc
Polesia
National Radical Party
Baby dies in train auto crash in South Charleston
Kenneth Brown, two and a half, was killed when a train collided with the car in South Charleston. His foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bench, were seriously injured. Coroner Dr J E Roberts said the Bench car was struck while stopped on parallel tracks until a second train passed.
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Charleston
Kenneth Brown
W. W. Bench
J. E. Roberts
Youthful Slayer Pleads Guilty in Sutphin Murder
Benson Bradley, indicted for murder in the ambush slaying of Clifford Sutphin, pleaded guilty before Judge C M Ward in Madison West Virginia. The judge said he would study the facts before sentencing. Sutphin’s body was found six weeks ago on Pond Creek. state police said he was shot and robbery was the motive.
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Madison
W. Va
Young Benson Bradley
Clifford Sutphin
C. M. Ward
Ward
Sutphin
Pond Creek
Famed Drummer Boy Of Civil War Days Passes
SAN ANTONIO Tex May 14 The ranks of civil war veterans was one member fewer tonight with the death of John Lincoln Diem 86 famed Drummer Boy of Chickamauga He died a retired major general after a long army service begun when he joined the twenty third Michigan infantry at just past his tenth birthday In the battle of Shiloh in 1862 he beat the lead drum
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San Antonio
Tex
John Lincoln Diem
Chickamauga
Twenty-Third Michigan Infantry
Shiloh
Peace terms announced by union leader
Pittsburgh May 14 The nation's first major steel strike in 18 years ends with a tentative peace agreement between Jones & Laughlin Steel and John J. Lewis Steel union forces. Philip Murray orders pickets withdrawn and operations resumed. Five provisions include ending the strike and returning workers, plus election terms for bargaining rights.
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Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
John J. Lewis Steel
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Cpora Hae I
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Aliquippa, Pa
H. E. Lewis
James F. Dewey
Clarence Mosset
State Department of Jar
Crime career toll is three in six weeks
Lester Brockelhurst a 23 year old paroled convict and former Sunday school teacher sat in a Dutchess county jail cell as police tallied three deaths tied to his six weeks crime spree. Victims included Sabin Theander 47 of Ford, Jr., Jack Griffiths Fort Worth tavern owner and Victor Gates of Little Rock Ark. Bernice Felton 24 of Rockford accompanied Brockelhurst on the trip and was locked in another cell.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lester Brockelhurst
Dutchess County
H. A. Gay
Sabin Theander
Sford, Jr
Jack Griffiths
Fort Worth
Tex
Victor Gates
Little Rock
Ark
Bernice Felton
Rockford
Brockelhurst
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Spain
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Cuba
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U. S. Appeal Court
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