Battle on War Referendum Nears as Protestant Pastors Freed
Berlin reports say 30 Protestant pastors paroled over Christmas told not to return to jail while 50 others freed in small groups. 13 remain in custody, including Rev. Martin Niemoeller. Catholic bishop Konrad von Preysing urges parents to send children to Catholic schools from Easter. concordat rights to religious education stressed. In other news, Wilson and Company report year earnings of 2.508 million dollars. Matthew Woll announces labor relief committee for China.
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Martin Niemoeller
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Vatican
Ts Defeat in Congress A Probable Defeat in Congress
Washington reports administration leaders pressing to defeat Ludlow's constitutional amendment proposing a people’s vote before any U.S. entry into foreign war. Rep Boland said no passage chance as House aims to decide on action tomorrow. Majority leaders show a working majority against the measure amid fears of incendiary wartime talk. Four peace groups urged swift action, arguing a referendum would warn other nations that war would be entered by the people’s will. Signed by National Council for Prevention of War, Women’s International League, World Peaceways, Fellowship of Reconciliation.
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National Council For Prevention of War
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Penn Train Dashes Into Indiana Bus
A Pennsylvania passenger train collided with a city bus in Anderson Indiana killing four bus passengers and injuring six others. Names include Mrs John Nagle and Dora Ann Modlin among the dead. bus driver Fred Lytle and Mary Modlin among the critically injured. Other weekend accidents in Indiana and Ohio claimed additional fatalities and injuries.
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George Alley
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Hunt for Lost Plane Ends With No Trace Found
San Pedro Calif Jan 5 The four day search by the U S Navy for the giant patrol plane missing with seven men aboard ended tonight without traces found Naval authorities said no traces were discovered and there was no official word on resuming the hunt.
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Wheeler Seeks ICC Overhaul Over Railroads Raid on Treasury
Senator Wheeler demands reorganization of the Interstate Commerce Commission claiming railroads have conducted raids on the treasury. He blames the finance division for lax practices behind loans to the Erie and Baltimore and Ohio lines, criticizes the division's staff and calls for fresh leadership and a long term, sound policy.
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Wheeler
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Erlé
Baltimore and Ohio
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Claude R. Porter
Carroll Miller
On the Record by Dorothy Thompson on the Record
Dorothy Thompson analyzes the presidents speeches and cabinet views as signaling a shift toward government regulation of big business. She argues a hidden program behind Jackson and Ickes and warns of social fascism under the New Deal, urging clarification of liberalism versus fascist trends.
Roosevelts speeches barred as undesirable in Germany
In Switzerland on January 9, reports say a Swiss publisher circulated Roosevelt and Baldwin speeches in German under the label undesirable literature. German officers at Basel refused shipment from Leipzig, returning several books to the frontier under customs classifications.
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Bigger Navy Will Likely Get By Soon
Washington insiders say house leaders will rush through administration legislation authorizing a bigger navy before tackling corporate tax revision. A Roosevelt message urging immediate naval expansion is expected within days. House leaders believe the bill could pass in two or three days, with funding decisions postponed.
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House
Congress
Democratic dinners yield large national profit noted
New York June. Democratic National Chairman James A Farley said returns from the Jackson Day dinners show the party will profit over 400000. The Washington dinner alone yielded more than 100100. Guests paid 100 a plate in Washington, 50 in New York, and 25 elsewhere. The national committee will receive three quarters of the proceeds, likely enough to retire its 200000 debt.
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James A. Farley
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National Committee
Floods and Storms Cause Losses Across Northeastern Turkey
Severe floods and snowstorms killed many in eastern regions near Smyrna as Gediza and Menderes rivers overflowed. Dozens of villages were marooned and at least some residents froze to death near Sivas amid an extreme cold snap in northeastern Turkey.
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Associated Press
Gentel Ered
Turkey
Guilt denied as 55 men freed on bonds after St Louis raids
Fifty five men were arrested in two raids on C S C United Automobile Workers strike HQs near Ford assembly plant and released on $200 bonds each. Police say all face common assault charges. bond due January 28. An acid attack on Ford workers prompted the raids as unions seek federal inquiry into the incidents.
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United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Assembly
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Norman Smith
T.aw
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Ford
Charles Fische
Rebels Press Teruel After Major Victory In Spain
Government forces claim the surrender of the Teruel garrison and civilians sheltering in Asuncion hospital and Santa Clara convent, totaling over 6,000 people. Celebrations spread across government Spain as insurgent lines falter and the army fortifies its first big civil war victory. A separate item notes wage-cut opposition by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, with a conference of 400 shirt industry reps from 16 states opposing any pay reduction.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Ford Speaker Fears U S Turns Toward Communism
William J. Cameron of Ford Motor Company warned in a radio address that Americans are unknowingly moving toward independent enterprise as drastic as any communist regime. He argued that such drift could destroy social and productive American institutions before awakening the nation. He cited concerns over social schemes and money lenders as signs of rising revulsion, urging a return of principle to public and business life.
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Jan
William J. Cameron
Ford Motor] Company
Cameron
Republic
Utilities Is Football of Politics
Washington discusses utility politics as Dr. Hugh S. Magill criticizes Roosevelt's Jackson Day speech. The Federal Power Commission warns that rate making over elective utilities hinges on Supreme Court action, while backing the prudent investment theory to base rates on actual investment. The commission seeks a solid legal principle to guide rate making amid ongoing court delays.
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Jan
Hugh S. Magill
American Federation of Investors
Roosevelt
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Supreme Court
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Heir To Greek Throne Weds Hanover Princess
Prince Paul heir-presumptive to Greece and Princess Frederiks Luise of Hanover wed in Athens today in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at the rose-decorated cathedral. The bride became Princess Margarita of Greece. A second ceremony was held at the royal palace followed by a reception and luncheon. The couple plan a month long honeymoon abroad.
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Frederiks Luise
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Young lovers elope traced by police return home
Gertrude Bennett, 17, of Ypsilanti, and Russell Hughes, 21, a dance orchestra drummer, were students at Michigan State Normal College. They fled to wed last Monday night, prompting a police and federal probe before they quietly returned to their worried parents in Ypsilanti.
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Jan
Kidjuep
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Trudie) Bennett
Harry Bennett
Ford Motor Company
Russell Hughes
Michigan State Normal College
Anti Jewish unrest hits Hungarian ski event near Budapest
In Budapest area at Schwa enberge hill during a winter sports gathering several thousand skiers, about 30 members of the Arrow and Crow Nazi group charged a crowd and attacked with blackjacks shouting anti Jewish insults. Fifty people were injured as police reported the disturbance began among the anti Jewish attackers and escalated at the ski site.
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Arrow and Crow
Justice Cardozo Placed In Bed After Heart Ailment
Washington reporters say Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo suffered several alarming heart attacks in recent days and must remain in bed for some time. Dr. John Pagi Tarte reported he is slowly improving though condition had been critical earlier. The 17 year old justice had supported his mother and policies before the Supreme Court.
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Benjamin N. Carton
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