King Fuad I of Egypt Dies. Crown Prince Farouk to Rule
King Fuad I dies after a long illness of complications cutting short his reign. Crown Prince Farouk, 16, will assume the throne with a regency until he turns 18. Premier Ali Pasha Maher announced the sovereign's passing at 1 p.m. Cairo time. In Washington the House tentatively approves a heart of the new tax bill to ease deficits with corp tax changes and dividend alignments.
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Egypt
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Cairo
England
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Washington
House
Roper proposes ten point plan to curb unemployment
Secretary Roper outlines a ten point program at the Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington to boost employment. He urges business to survey needs and conditions, accelerate productive efficiency, and form industrial committees to study technology driven job displacement while promoting durable goods industries.
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Washington
Roper
Spok
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
White House
Commerce Secretary
Harper Sibley
Chamber
Ced
Permission To Build Neuse Bridge Near Aton
The state and public works commission will seek permission to construct a bridge over the Neuse River six miles south of Aton at an estimated cost of $65. A hearing at Kinston will be conducted by Major Ralph Millis, district engineer. Action requires approval from the engineering department and the War Department. The fixed span would replace a ridge.
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Aton
State
Kinston
Ajor Ralph Millis
Engineering Department
War Department
Weather Forecast for Central and Eastern North Carolina
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures southeast. Northeast winds bring overcast skies and rising rainfall chances in central to eastern regions. Local data from WOTTE North Carolina records show varied temperatures and precipitation across growing areas, with figures indicating highs near 72 and lows around 58 in several stations.
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Carolina
Wotte
N. C
Weather Bureau
Tyre
Two North Carolina Men Urge South Carolina Solomms Pass Tobacco Act
Raleigh April 28 Two representatives of the state tobacco advisory committee prepared to go to Columbia to urge passage of a tobacco compact. Claude T. Hall of Woodardale and H. P. Foxhall of Rocky Mount were named at a closed meeting. They said if South Carolina law matches Virginia and North Carolina adopts a similar measure they could gain control of the 1936 tobacco crop. The committee also urged county farmers to name committeemen for a conference with officials to discuss crop control. Gov. J. C. B. Obringheus will radio a statewide address on the tobacco situation tonight.
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Raleigh
State Tobacco Advisory Committee
Columbia
South Carolina
Claude T. Hall
Woodadale
H. P. Foxhall
Rocky Mount
Virginie
North Carolina
Hall
J. C. B. Qbringheus
Prohibition Party Considers Name Change at National Meet
Niagara Falls N Y April 28 The Prohibition Party will discuss changing its name at the national convention May 5 6 and 7 Chicago Illinois state chair Ian Seenmele said He plans materials for a broader political stance insisting a single issue label is insufficient Western delegates are expected to back a plank endorsing the Townsend plan led by Dr Leigh Colvin of New York and others in opposition to the current slate.
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Niagara Fales
N. Y
Prohibiion Party
Leeo F. Seenmele
Chicago
Tlinois
Jeammele
Townsend
Leigh Colvin
Newa
Jeanne
Sellers Pounce On Stock Market and Force Prices Down
New York action shows sellers pressing stocks with many leading issues shedding 1 to 2 points. Heavy noon offerings delayed tape but late support steadied some issues. Early losses narrowed or turned to small gains. currencies hovered near parity with the dollar and bonds and commodities showed mixed results.
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New York
Bonis
Randolph County Bonds Sold in Refunding Issue
The Local Government Commission executive committee sold $494 000 Randolph county refunding bonds after rejecting all bids. Dickson and company purchased the $82 000 portion of Randolph refunding bonds at 3.86 percent.
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Randolph County
Raleigh
Local Government Commission
Goldsboro
Carthage
Mocks- Ville
Kt. PF. Dickson and Company
Randolph
Farley Sees Two-Thirds Rule Abolished at 1936 Convention
Democratic chairman James A Farley predicted at a press conference that the two thirds rule would be abolished at the 1936 Democratic national convention in Philadelphia. He spoke as other Democrats weighed who might head the resolutions committee and influenced the platform. He also forecast Roosevelt’s reelection prospects and commented on Michigan and Nebraska races.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Philadelphia
Farley
Robert Wagner
House
Ohn KE. Mack
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Roosevelt
George Norris
Nebraska
Cougers
Michigan
Terry Carpenter
Norris
Parley
Ieme
Couzens
Hitler replaces Schacht with Goering to control raw materials
Hitler grants Goering sweeping authority over raw materials and foreign exchange, reducing Hjalmar Schacht’s powers. The move aims to appease party leaders and ease tensions with economic leaders, while sharpening centralized Nazi control over key economic questions.
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Reichsfeuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Prussia
Schacht
Hitler
France
Eastern Railroads to Test Validity of New Low Rates
Eastern railroads will file protests against the low passenger fares set by the ICC and join in a court challenge to the order. A meeting of eastern railroad presidents announced the action, applying to most eastern lines except B&O and its affiliates, with potential participation by some western and southern carriers.
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Eastern Railroads
New York
IL. C. C
Eastern Rail
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia & Reading
Central Railroad
N. J
Pennsylvania Primary News Indicates Roosevelt Challenge
Washington dispatch reports observers tracing Pennsylvania presidential primary votes for hints of November sentiment. Colonel Henry Breckenridge challenges Roosevelt in New York backed statewide race, while Idaho Senator Borah runs unopposed. Mining areas draw focus due to John L. Lewis backing labor support for Roosevelt.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Henry Breckenridge
New York
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Labor
Non-Parti League
Roose
Famine Widespread Across Chinese Regions in 1940s Crisis
Famine sweeps Szechwan and North Honan with death toll estimates from 10 million to 206 million. Hunger driven cannibalism and selling children reported as floods and droughts, plus incursions by Communist forces devastate towns. Bands of 1000 to 5000 rove countryside, terrorizing and looting.
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Chungking
Szechwan
China
North Honan
Szechwan Province
Mitchell Acquitted of Murder Charges in Raleigh
Marvin Mitchell, 30, a mechanic, was acquitted by a Wake County jury of the murder of Ross C. Teague, a laundry owner slain during an April 20 robbery. The defendant had been convicted previously and sentenced to death, but a Supreme Court ruling granted a new trial.
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Raleigh
Marvin Mitchell
Mitchell
Wake County
Ross C. Teague
Supreme Court
Teague
Long Distance Profits At AT&T Exceed Limits Over 23 Years
FCC testimony shows AT&T long distance netted about 180 million dollars in excess of a 6 percent return over 23 years, with total long line profits over 400 million dollars. Krug compares long line earnings to Beil system profits, noting a significant excess in the long lines return.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
The
Communications Commission
J. A. Krug
FCC
A. T
A. T. and T
Krug
Long Lines Department
Associated Companies
Comor
Jewelry robberies in winter resorts linked to Camden heist
Aiken South Carolina police report thefts of four diamond rings from two winter residents on March 27, two rings from Mrs. F. C. Havemeyer of New York and two from F. A. Tabor of Massachusetts, insured for 8700 dollars. Investigators suspect the same thief or group linked to a 250000 dollar jewelry burglary at Ernest L. Woodward of Leroy New York in Camden the next day.
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Aiken
8. C
Camden
M. L. Kibler
Kibler
F. C. Havemeyer
New York
F. A. Tabor
Oysterville
Mass
Ernest L. Woodward
Leroy
N. Y
Brother Nabs His Sister For Fishing
Greensboro April 28 Roy Haley and Mrs J Bb Thomas were arrested for fishing out of season at Lake Brandt by deputy game protector Ned Dillard. Dillard said Mrs Thomas is his Duty and the comes were taxed with costs.
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Greensboro
Roy Haley
J Bb. Thomas
Lake Brandt
Ned Dillard
Thomas
Dillard
Two Killed as Texas Tornado Strikes Farm Area
A tornado six miles northwest of Rockdale killed a Negro woman and her crown son on the Simms ranch at 2 a.m. Three houses were demolished and others blown off foundations. Several ranch residents were injured. Another twister hit Cuero injuring six as the state endured general rains.
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Rockdale
Tex
Simms Ranch
Cuero
Louis Lindo
Lindo
New Mexico
Rock strike injures man. police investigate
Police probe the source of a rock that struck Charles Deal at 311 Reid Street in the eye around 9 PM last night. No arrests were made by noon. his condition is not serious.
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Charles Deal
Reid Street
Georgia Lynching Brings Mob to Royston Daybreak
Lint Shaw, a 45 year old Black farmer once saved from lynching, was shot to death by a 40 man mob near Colbert and Royston after being held on an attempted assault charge. The mob used plowlines to bind him to a pine tree in a creek bottom. officers were stabbed earlier and a national guards unit intervened in nearby towns.
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Lint Shaw
Colbert
Royston
W. A. Dickerson
Dickerson
Jell
Danielsville
Bery T. Mosely
National Guard
Conflict over death by own action at sea drifts amid reports
Reports clash over a supposed April 20 leap from the liner Georgia near New York. Hazel Archibald Draper, 42, wife of Eben Draper, a former Massachusetts state senator, was said to have planned suicide at sea after leaving a Katonah sanitarium. Police traced her to a Midtown hotel where a woman matching her description left a note about stowing away on a Europe bound ship. The Georgia’s master denied any confirmed death or stowaway.
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New York
Hazel Archibald Draper
Massachusetts
Cobh
Ireland
Draper
Katonsh
N. Y
Eben &. Draper
Hopedale
Mass
Shelton
Georgia
Pasenger
Line
Candor Physician Hurt In Accident
Dr. A. A. McDuffle of Candor sustained fractured ribs and cuts when his car hit the end of a bridge on highway 70 north of Asheboro. He was treated at Randolph County hospital after a passing motorist found him. the vehicle was badly damaged.
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A. A. McDuffle
Candor
Highway 70
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