Supreme Court Rules on TVA Dispute KILLED BY COLORADO AVALANCHE
A deadly avalanche near Mancos Colorado killed six miners and injured two others at a rugged camp 16 miles from town. Survivors include Don Hartley and Alvin Fink, with rescue efforts under way as 20 men prepared to move in at first light.
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TVA
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Colo
Ward
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Bette
Parley Jensen
May Guier
Clint Noble
Charles Roessler
Mancex
Harl Wyman
Denver
Janis Rees
Af Cortez
Seal Avsguard
John A Pratt
Golden Cole
Alvin Fink
Sind
Cook Shack
Mra Rees
Rover
Shell
Jesa Robinson
Monteaume County
Global political shifts and unrest ripple across continents
World news summary notes the Supreme Court ruling on electricity gate policy in Washington while TVA debates linger. Congress advances a neutrality measure as Senate action looms. Father Coughlin may appear for a showdown with Representative O'Connor. In Colorado, Maxim dies. Snowmobile avalanche kills six. Italy reports warlike Ethiopian troops and 30,000 flee northern fronts amid heavy bombardment. Madrid reports rising tension. Mexico City notes military controls after police clashes leave five dead. Buenos Aires and Paraguay signal regional revolutionary upheaval.
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Senate
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Sapiial
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O'Connor
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Colo
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Mazim
Nilenver
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Snowaside
Rome
Ethiopia
Madrid
Mexico City
Mazaullan
Manad
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Italians claim smashing victory as Ethiopians retreat on northern front
Rome reports a major Italian victory on the northern front with 80,000 Ethiopian defenders said to be retreating under heavy bombardment. Amba Aradam captured. Italians claim 5,600 casualties versus 16,000 Ethiopian dead and wounded, and a 20 mile northward advance toward Makale.
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Im Asnara
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Pr—Marellat
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Ethiopia
Ambal Armdam
Ras Mulegheta
Fenanoa
Amba Alinji
Etropans
Makale
Teacher in Mexico shot by residents in protest over education
Puebla dispatches report a rural schoolteacher Cassila Meneses was shot and beaten to death by Tonango residents while riding a bicycle. They shouted down with socialist education as the body was described as torn.
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Puebla
Mexico
Tonango
Cassila Meneses
Hays Denies He Laid Ban On Film About Fascists
Chicago February reports Hays denied he barred the screening of the film It Cant Happen Here Based on Sinclair Lewis story about an American dictator The Motion Picture Producers and Contributors of America said no action was taken by the association and production decisions rested with the producer MGM has abandoned plans to produce the movie citing cost.
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Chicago
Feu
Tofay
Sinclair Lenin
America
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Offfotata
Plana
Labor Rigting in Mazatlan Port Port Crisis Sparks Bloodshed
Mazatlan, a Pacific coast port, was placed under military control as police and strikers clashed at a slaughterhouse. Five strikers were killed and five wounded while strikebreakers began work. City officials and labor leaders demanded resignations and threatened a general strike nationwide.
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Mazatlan
Rabies Pasteur Treatment Urged After Dog Bite
In Los Angeles on February 17 a two year old child was bitten by a dog that was captured and observed. The animal showed rabies signs and health officers began tracing the child's parents, who had reportedly left town possibly for Montana, urging immediate Pasteur treatment for the child.
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Fel
Airay
la Berne
Subzero Feb Spell Deepens as Thermometer Drops
Mercury fell to minus 21 at 11 pm as Heleta residents hoped Groundhog’s six week forecast was wrong. The cold snap entered its fourth week with forecasts showing no rise above 15 below and today’s highs near yesterday’s minus 28 at 8 am and 20 below at noon before night descent. The 1892 February 17 low of minus 21 was tied. Earthquakes noted in the vicinity.
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Groundhog
Weather Bureau
Pic
Death date for Hauptman asked in Lindbergh case
In Trenton on Feb 17 Assistant Attorney General Joseph Lanigan said Hauptmann’s third death date, likely the week of March 28 or March 20, will be set Wednesday. He will seek a new death warrant from Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard. The warrant must date 4 to 8 weeks ahead. Meanwhile visitors say Hauptmann remains hopeful of reprieve or escape from the chair.
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Trenton
N. Ft
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Joseph Lanigan
Hauptmann
Supreme Court Jusice
Thomas W. Trenchard
Lanigan
Forest Service grazing policy seen before submission
Washington reports an early notice of a new grazing policy from the Forest Service chief Silcox preparing to submit a tentative plan to Secretary Ickes. The proposal aims to balance western stockmen's needs with national forest use, possibly proposing a five to seven and a half year grazing period with limited range privileges and local resident inclusion in permits.
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Washington
Forest Service
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Icken
Sillcox
No Immediate Relief From Cold Is Coming
Drifting snow isolates midwestern villages as food and fuel dwindle. South Dakota towns Hereford Volunteer Stoneville Creighton Fairpoint Hoover cut off after weekend rescue efforts. Cold records shatter across the region. fuel shortages close schools. flights aid one patient in Wyoming. pilots missing. weather worsens with fog and subzero readings.
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Lawal
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Hereford
Volunteer
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Creighton
Fairpoint
Hoover
George High
Gus Anderson
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Belle Fourcche
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Enning
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Clyde Tee
Pierre
Cant
E. W. Stitt
Smith Island
Chesapeake Bay
Dickinson
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Havre
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Gordon
Spanish left wins election with rising tensions
Madrid reports a leftist victory in the general election sparked state alarm eight days of censorship and violent clashes. The president and family sought refuge in the palace as disturbances and prison guards tightened security amid reports of clashes and a stormed jail in Valencia. Observers say the win tilts toward republican factions over socialists as unrest spreads.
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Niceto Alcala Zamora
Francisco Giner
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Seville
TBA
Rumtora
San Miguels Los Reyes
Valencia
Lidon Press
Bing
Paraguay Troops Start Rebellion
Dispatches from northern Argentina reported fighting in Paraguay as a revolutionary movement seized the capital and interior. Four regiments to a full corps of infantry rebelled amid discontent with President Eusebio Ayala’s regime, with reports from Posadas and Corrientes on the frontier.
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Paraguay
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Corrientes
Just A Minute With Irvin 8 Cobb
Irvin S comb from Houston Texas rails about men wearing bright colors and fears women’s scorn. He jokes about choosing bold patterns and a fancy vest while admitting hesitation to indulge. The column reflects midcentury gender norms and humorous self deprecation.
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Texas
Probe of Townsend outfit approved by House committee
Washington February 17. A House rules committee approved a resolution for congressional investigation of the Townsend movement. Democrats and Republicans will form an eight-man panel to probe the Townsend and other old age pension groups. Townsend supporters call it persecution but welcome a fair inquiry. Dr Francia H. Townsend warned of a new House majority in Washington to retire “mossbacks” to their homes.
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O'Conner
N. Y
Townsend
Smith
Wash
Rules Committee
R. EB. Clements
Townsend Movement
Townsend Clubs of America
Monaghan
D., Mont
Townsend House
San Francisco
Francia H. Townsend
St Paul Editor Wins Civic Prize At City Club
Howard Kahn editor of the St Paul Daily News wins the civic club distinguished service medal for a thorough investigation of alleged police underworld collusion. The prize recognizes long crusading work and impact on the St Paul police department.
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St. Paul
Howard Kahn
Civic Club
Minnesota
Kahn
Wild duck taken on Los Angeles street
John George a 13 year old boy walking to school on February 17 in Los Angeles found a wild duck resting on the sidewalk after a windy flight. He took the exhausted bird home where a duck dinner reportedly cured his headache.
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Wild Duck
Los Angeles
John George
John
Thals
House Acts Upon Neutrality Bill
Washington reports the House adopted a compromise neutrality resolution with scant opposition and sent it to the Senate. Both chambers debate a nearly identical measure to reenact until May 1, 1937 the embargo provisions on arms, munitions, and war implements to belligerents and neutrals for transshipment, expiring February 29.
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Washington
House
Senate
Supreme Court backs TVA power sales and transmission plan
The Supreme Court upheld government sales of electricity generated at dams built for defense or constitutional purposes. Chief Justice Hughes wrote that the government may market surplus power and take steps to carry it to market. The ruling focuses on specific issues of TVA authority and transmission lines.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hughes
Mel Reynolds
TVA
Cour Limited
I Ts
Florence
Ala
Washington
McReynolds
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company
Leading Iron
Senate approves sweeping $2.8 billion appropriation bill
Washington reports the Senate quickly passed a $2,800,731,003 appropriations measure. The package includes 1 750 000 000 for veterans bonuses and 440 000 000 for a new farm subsidy program, with 719 761 905 to cover running expenses for independent agencies. Byrnes offered bonus and farm fund amendments. Voice votes moved the bill. In the House, Democratic leaders push for a Friday vote despite GOP opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Jn Tess
Byrnes
House
NAS Clark Gable Now a Grandmother
Houston report states Mrs Clark Gable became a grandmother when Dr Thomas W Burke of Houston welcomed an eight and one half pound boy named Thomas W Burke Jr. The infant, born three days earlier, is the son of Dr Burke and his wife, who is Mrs Gable's daughter. Attendants said the baby was doing nicely.
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Houston
Texas
Clark Gable
Thomas W Burke
Simmons Installed as President of University in Missoula
The Montana State University distinguished Dr George Finlay Simmons as seventh president during Charter Day ceremonies in Missoula on February 17. The inaugural in the new Student Union drew 94 attendees including Governor Elmer Holt, Dr Carl G Monra of the University of Chicago, university officials, and Missoula college officers. Holt briefly reviewed the Missoula war history during the program.
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George Finlay Simmons
Montana State University At
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Carl G. Monra
University of Chicago
Simmons
University of Montana
Missoula College
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