Sit-down protest anchors at Lansing capitol
Twenty-five nonunion General Motors workers stage a sit-down demonstration in the Lansing state house corridor outside Gov. Frank Murphy’s office. They vow to stay as long as needed, while the governor offers unlocked entrances and calls for calm. Spokesman George Gilbert threatens further action if Fisher Body strikers at Flint return.
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Lansing
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George Gilbert
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Flint
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Several Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Chevrolet Amploves
Bay Tur
Pontiac
Saginaw
Mich
Pope Shows Signs of Convalescence
Vatican City January 29 reliable sources describe Pope Pius XI as showing more of the characteristics of convalescence than active illness. Doctors report leg condition satisfactory despite restless weather and limited sleep due to rain.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Opposition Fights Bill To Expand Governor's Appointive Power
Senate convenes for a Saturday session to consider general-file measures. Opponents accuse House Judiciary’s H B 65 of concentrating authority, urging amendment to exempt the state Board of Education. The bill would allow the governor to remove appointive state board and commission employees within 30 days after passage. hearings featured sharp critiques and limited opposing voices.
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Day
State Board of Education
House
Margaret Lockwood
Butte
State Board
Lucy McLemore
Helene
Ohio Valley disaster calls for national will and aid
Walter Lippmann argues the Ohio Valley flood catastrophe requires a clear federal plan funded by gifts and taxes. The article praises Red Cross and government readiness, notes the need for prolonged civic effort, and emphasizes unity in rehabilitation and public works, while urging perseverance and national support beyond immediate relief.
Deer Lodge Holds Mattson Suspect
A taciturn young man held at Deer Lodge Jail on January 6 was bound over to district court on a John Doe felony warrant linked to a Mattson kidnapping case. Federal officers continued sifting evidence, while the suspect claimed to have traveled from Seattle via Tacoma in December and denied any knowledge of the crime.
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January set to be Helena's coldest month in records
Meteorologist W E Maughan warned that unless a sudden warm spell arrives within 48 hours January could become Helena's coldest month since 1880. He noted the prior record low January was 1914 with an average temperature 1.2 degrees below zero as weather bureau records show.
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Helena
W. E. Maughan
Weather Bureau
Madrid Battle Tests Socialist Defense Amid Bombardment
Madrid dispatch reports Socialist troops repulsed a fascist counter-attack as reinforcements rushed to bolster the defense. A Bilbao report said a ship believed British was sunk after striking a mine. wreckage was sighted in the water.
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Bilbao
Rehabilitation of Flood Zone Taken Up by President
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt ordered a special commission to survey Ohio Valley flood damage and begin a clean up and sanitation program. The team will travel by boat up the Ohio to assess needs and coordinate relief with Red Cross, Reconstruction, and Federal agencies. Officials expect up to 880,000 homes flooded and up to 200,000 people may need federal relief. Multiple Army engineers, Red Cross, and public health leaders will participate. Evacuation plans were deemed unlikely by corps area commanders.
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Mississippis
Tie
Memphis
Ohio
Marty L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Edwin M. Marksham
Army Engineers
Thomas Parton, Sr
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Red Cross
Gol F.C. Warrington
WFA
Reconstruction Corporation
Armiy Corps
Malin Craig
Mississippi
Coast Strike Vote Delayed As Leaders Seek Concessions
San Francisco Jan 29 The maritime strike chiefs deferred until tomorrow a settlement vote in the west coast shipping tie up. Harry Bridges said the delay gives employers a chance to offer further concessions to the radio telegraphers and cooks and stewards unions and to complete talks with smaller Longevity unions.
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Longehoremeb
Just a Minute with Irving Cobb on Crime Against Beasts
Santa Monica Calif January 29 In a reflective column Irving Cobb notes women’s inconsistent stance on cruelty to animals. He recalls lectures about bird nests and Dorcas like compassion but observes fur and feathered hides worn at meetings. He questions empathy when animal deaths occur for fashion and laments intent versus action.
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Mississippi Flood Crisis Rolls On Along 1000 Miles
As the Ohio River floods, the Mississippi rises slowly with 115000 workers manning levee lines from Hickman Kentucky to the White River in Arkansas. Evacuations extend 150 miles as bottomlands face imminent danger and the vast levee system is tested amid mounting damage projections and rising casualties.
Montana House Passes Easy Divorce Bill and Free Textbooks Advance
The Montana House approved H. B. 78 by Rep. Sherman W. Smith by an 51 to 43 vote allowing divorces after 60 days residence, aiming to attract revenue but drawing moral debates. The session also advanced a referendum on statewide provision of free textbooks, marking a busy day for the assembly.
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Republicans Seek to Amend U.S. Social Security Statute
Washington Jan 29 Congress Republicans launched a drive to revise the Social Security act They would include domestic servants and farm workers under the old age pension system adopt a pay as you go plan and repeal the $47 0 billion reserve fund They proposed changes in both houses The Social Security board indicated it would offer technical amendments and consider substantive ones while Republicans argued abandoning the reserve fund could slow payroll tax increases to six percent by 1945 or raise benefits for early retirees.
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Senate
Chatran Jona
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Congress
Senate confirms Milburn L. Wilson as undersecretary
Washington dated 29. The senate confirmed Milburn L. Wilson of Montana today as undersecretary of agriculture. He succeeds Rexford Tugwell, who resigned to enter private business.
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Milburn L. Wilayn
Montana
Rexford G. Tugwell
Paducah Flood Evacuation Under Martial Drift to Safety
Crest Near Paducah Ky January 29 under military supervision evacuat ion of flood bound residents continued as the Ohio river tightened its grip. National guard and army units aided Red Cross and relief groups moving out about 8 000 marooned people from downtown basements while 15 000 refugees were sheltered in Avondale Heights Arcadia relief centers. The crest of Ohio River flood expected late Saturday or Sunday at 62 feet with river already at 61. Civil rule remained and martial law unlikely. Police Chief W J Bry had not yet commented.
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Cairo
Ohio
Mississippi
Memphis
Wickman
Ohio River
National Guard
Red Cross
Avondale Heights
Arcadia
Red Croes
W. J. Bry
Evacuation Plans Expanded Along Mississippi Front
U S army engineers ordered removal of livestock and household goods along a 150 mile Mississippi river front from Hickman Kentucky to the White River mouth Arkansas to ensure orderly evacuation of residents if needed. The move aims to prevent repetition of 1927 flood deaths while 15 000 more men join 100 000 workers to defend the Cairo to New Orleans main line.
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Memphis
Tenn
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Cairo
New Orleans
Flood Facts From Associated Press Report
The report notes homeless numbers around 1,900,000 with about 333 dead as flood waters recede from Pittsburgh to Evansville and rise toward Cairo and New Orleans. President Roosevelt directs a comprehensive Ohio Valley cleanup plan to aid merchants, households, and refugees via federal agencies. Red Cross relief contributions total 4.339 million dollars, with projections toward 10 million.
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Read Cross Relief Fund
Twelve Navy planes complete Pacific flight to Hawaii
Twelve Navy planes with 80 men completed a 2,553 mile flight from San Diego to Honolulu in 21 hours 43 minutes official time. The Pioneer landed at Pearl Harbor at 3:50 a.m. amid floodlights and strong winds, facing treacherous conditions about 100 miles from Hawaii.
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