G.O.P chief warns of looming totalitarian state
Cambridge March 16 Glenn Frank head of the national Republican Program committee says the New Deal trends toward a totalitarian state. He cites shifts of power from Congress and courts to the federal government and then to the president, noting a rising skepticism about policies amid the depression. He spoke at a Harvard student meeting in an interview. The North Carolina GOP biennial convention named Charles A Jonas for the U S Senate and urged tax and financial reforms after hearing Frank Knox. Continued on Page 2.
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Storm Death List Rises After Mississippi Tornadoes
The Associated Press reports 22 deaths from twisters that struck eight states, with Belleville Illinois area hardest. Kentuckians, Missouri residents, Alabama Georgias Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas and Iowa affected. about 1000 homes destroyed as searchers comb ruined towns.
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Administration supporters dodge vital test on power for president
Washington report says supporters of the administration reorganization bill postponed a Senate vote on Wheeler’s amendment restricting presidential power to reorganize boards and bureaus. The delay followed debate and criticism, with Byrd claiming growing opposition and Pittman moving to support Wheeler.
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Roosevelt press conference shows push for tax on family firms
Washington March 13 President Roosevelt, in a Friday press conference, pressed for a tax on family corporations despite House opposition. He spoke at length on the executive branch reorganization bill, arguing every president since 1913 has urged reform. He hinted at naming names and warned of concomitant variants affecting economy.
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Chinese Regulars Push Back Japs in Central China
Chinese guerrilla raids and counter-offensive actions reportedly pushed Japanese forces from central China. From Shandong to southern Shansi, recaptured towns and renewed attacks marked a widening Chinese effort. In northwest Shansi, operations reported in a triangular area near Koku, Paoteb and Kolan. Also noted is the death of Bernard Connors, a forest service employee, from wounds in a Saratoga knife fight.
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Forest Servive
Saratoga
Sheriff McPherson
Federal grazing rules issued for 120 million acres
Washington March 16 federal officials issued a new grazing code under the Taylor act of 1934 aimed at 120 million acres of public range. The rules authorize term permits for about 10 million head of livestock and emphasize private property control to grant range access, with southern states focusing on water and northern areas on forage and seasonal pasture.
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F. BR. Carpenter
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Barcelona Hit By Sudden Incident In March Riots
Barcelona faces a heavy sudden incident as raiders strike in waves for over three hours during daylong demonstrations. The attack disrupts streets crowded with protesters demanding government resistance as nearby towns also report damage.
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Montana oil man shot and bailed self in Spokane
Spokane, Wash. March 16 Jay Northrop 33 independent oil producer of Conrad Mont shot and bailed himself due to ill health in Spokane Coroner Dr J Collins said he had been staring at his father's home since a nervous breakdown six weeks ago Survivors include widow Mrs Lillie Northrop
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British Naval Aid Pledged to France in Spain Crisis
London and Paris intensify diplomacy as Britain promises naval aid to France if Italian and German forces threaten Spain. Blum reports France will maintain nonintervention, Britain seeks more time on Czechoslovakia while Franco-Russian pledges aim to shield Czechoslovakia with air support and rail link cooperation.
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Income tax collections show strong early March gains
Washington reports record breaking income tax receipts for the first 15 days of March totaling 615,947,718 dollars, up 19 percent from the same period last year. If sustained, the surplus could offset likely shortfalls in other tax estimates, with New York leading in dollars and Gulf States posting the largest percentage gains. Montana figures are listed among early 1938 and 1937 totals.
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Whitney Pleads Guilty Again in Stock Exchange Case
New York March 16 Richard Whitney former five time president of the New York Stock Exchange pleads guilty to a second indictment charging him with stealing 109 384 dollars from the New York Yacht Club. Judge Owen W Bohan set March 28 for sentence. Whitney aged 49 heads the bankrupt Richard Whitney Co brokerage firm once tied to J P Morgan accounts.
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Donnelly Sees Rail Merger as Only Government Alternative
Chicago March 14 Charles Donnelly president of the Northern Pacific railway told the American Railway Engineering association convention that only consolidation into 18 of 20 operating companies could avert government ownership. He argued that interim rate hikes by the Interstate Commerce Commission were insufficient as operating expenses and taxes rose by 665 millions, needing higher traffic to match last year’s incomes.
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Charles Donnelly
Northern Pacific Railway
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Mussolini Defends Austria Annexation With Borders Sacred
In Rome on March 18 Premier Mussolini approved Adolf Hitler’s absorption of Austria and warned that any invasion of Italian frontiers would smear war. He urged Italians to hear assurances from radio broadcasts and insisted Austria no longer sought independence, justifying Italy’s stance in the Rome-Berlin axis.
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Nazis Consolidating Control of Austria
Vienna reports Nazi masters have swept away sovereignty and installed regimentation across customs, institutions, and police. Maj Emil Fay, foe of Nazism, was found dead with his wife and son. newspapers say he killed them and then himself. Washington proposal seeks 5 800 dollars to help the National Park Service distribute outdoor scene pictures to newspapers. Windsor Castle defenses against air raids completed.
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Emil Fay
Dolfuss
Washington
Wheeler
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National Dark Service
Hitler Returns to Berlin To Announce Reich Declaration
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler arrived in triumph and summoned the Reichstag for Friday to hear a declaration. A Baltic crisis involving Poland and Lithuania plus Czech German pressure heightens tensions as German naval units move on the Baltic. Analysts speculate Memel and possible Polish conflict with Lithuanian allies could draw Germany in.
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Russa
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Memel
Opanich Rebels Halted for Time in France and Wisconsin
On the Franco border at Hendaye the Opanich rebels were halted by government troops as artillery aimed at Campo, while in Caspe insurgents faced renewed resistance threatening to stall their advance toward the sea. In Ellsworth Wisconsin, the local school board reports the high school strike ended with students returning after Friday walkout and the principal’s dismissal sparking a rift.
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Ellaworth
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Jury Sent Seadlund to Death in Kidnaping Case
A federal court jury in Chicago condemned John Henry Seadlund to die in the electric chair for the $86,000 kidnapping of Charles Rovs, a Chicago manufacturer. The jury voted for death after hearing the question of punishment. The verdict came at 3:15 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
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Allan Peter Audera
Charles Ross
Chicago
John Henry Seadhind
Joan Henry Seadlund
Atlas Peter Anders
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