President moves to prevent overlapping of taxes
President Roosevelt orders a treasury inquiry into federal state and municipal tax systems to reduce overlaps. Secretary Morgenthau announces staff will study taxation zones and efficiency, with potential for a 1930s federal conference of agencies and possible central collection of income taxes and revenue redistribution to states.
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Post Office Employee Dies After Crash Near Rocky Mount
Frances Exum 80, a local post office worker, died from injuries after a car driven by G P Richards crashed into a parked sugar truck near Rocky Mount. Richards was injured. truck driver R B Paul of Norfolk was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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G. P. Richards
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R. B. Paul
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Naval accord likely between Britain and United States after 1986
A spokesman for the U S naval delegation said Great Britain and the United States are likely to sign a naval accord after 1986 if no general international naval treaty is reached by then.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Wachovia Executive Frank Page Critically Ill in Raleigh
Dee Raleigh reports that Frank Page executive vice president at Wachovia Bank Raleigh branch and former highway commission chairman was reported critically ill at Rex Hospital Raleigh this afternoon.
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Cotton ginning total for current crop reported by census
Washington December 20 AP Cotton ginned before December 13 totals 1 74 241 running bales with 174 577 round bales counted as half bales and 11 079 bales of American Egyptian variety included in the census bureau report.
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Rickenbacker Starts Record Flight From Miami to Chicago
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker leads an Eastern Air Lines flight from Miami toward Chicago with 18 passengers including Mayor E. B. Sewell and Florida and Chicago newspapermen. The 1967 mile Chicago Miami service normally takes eight hours forty minutes with stops at Jacksonville Atlanta and Louisville. Officials expect possible speed gains but no record attempt was made.
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Monarchs and war talk echo in Senate hearing
Irene Du Pont testified that an absolute monarch might be needed to wage war and warned conscription of industry would cause chaos. He contrasted Germany's preparedness with caution about economic disruption and warned that preparing in advance prevents war.
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Bombings Continue to Haunt Havana in Dark Night
Bomb explosions rocked Havana including at the headquarters of a party led by Miguel Mariano Gomez and the Havana Stock Exchange vice president Julio B. Forcade. One building was destroyed in Vibora and another blast hit a Vedado home. Colonel Batista met President Mendieta and cabinet at Mendieta's country home amid rising nerves.
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Cuba
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Vibora
Julio B. Forcade
Havana Stock Exchange
Forcade
Gotham aims at municipal power with potential city sale
President Roosevelt and Mayor LaGuardia push municipal power as a cost saver, hinting New York City could sell electricity directly to consumers and pave the way for other municipal ventures if private interests push back. Officials note $15 million allotted for municipal electric projects, including $3 million for hydro development, with a mix of grants and loans.
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Public Works Administration
President Ready To Examine On Its Merits Recovery Plan
President Roosevelt, after a White Sulphur Springs conference, is prepared to examine the business leaders recovery program on its merits. Officials expect a cooperative response from business labor and farmers as he drafts proposals for Congress to consider January 3. Some New Dealers critique the platform while others see conciliatory tones. C B Ames and George Mead were to deliver the platform.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
C. B. Ames
George Mead
Capitol Hill
Dentist Kills Two Deer With One Shot
Concord dentist Dr. Hubert B. Sapp reportedly killed two deer with a single shot in Pisgah National Forest. He fired at 150 yards, striking a large doe first. the bullet passed through the neck and struck a smaller doe in the head unseen by the hunter.
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Hubert B. Sapp
Pisgah National Forest
Smaller Phone Companies Must Meet Rates Of Bell
North Carolina utilities investigators gather data from 107 independent phone firms serving about 70 000 subscribers as they align rates with Southern Bell's new scale set for January 1. Inquiries cover profits losses and dividends while potential reductions face legal limits. Carolina Telephone and Telegraph remains the largest independent, with other big firms including Interstate Telephone and Telegraph and North State Telephone.
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Raleigh
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Stanley Winborne
Southern Bell
Winborne
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company
Interstate Telehone and Telegraph Company
Urham
North State Telephone Company
High Point
Weather report for North and South Carolina coast and Charlotte
North Carolina experiences a slightly colder north coast tonight with partly cloudy conditions on Friday. South Carolina stays fair tonight with partly cloudy skies and a slowly rising temperature on the southern portion. Winds run gentle to fresh with west gales on the north coast this afternoon, easing tonight. Weather generally fair tonight. Official records cover temperature and rainfall for 24 hours to 6 A.M. across principal cotton growing areas and other regions.
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Commission Accepted To Administer Funds For Birthday Ball
President Roosevelt accepted a commission to administer funds from the January 30 birthday ball. Henry L. Doherty will chair with Jeremiah Milbank as vice chair, guiding 30 percent to infantile paralysis research and 70 percent for local victims. Members include Dr. Paul de Krulf Edward Harkness Edsel Ford Felix Warburg Lessing Rosenwald Senator Couzens John Burke Mrs Nicholas Brady Raywane Fosdick.
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Jeremiah Milbank
New York
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Pennsylvania
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Detroit
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Lessing Rosenwald
Chicago
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Michigan
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Raywane B. Fosdick
London Navy Conclave Ends On Amicable Note
The London naval talks closed with a tone of general goodwill as nations await Japan's formal denunciation of the Washington naval limitations treaty. In Tokyo a controversial anonymous article in the Japanese Rengo agency challenged Roosevelt’s naval policy, while U S delegates reported strengthened Anglo American ties after Sir John Simon's remarks.
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Norman H. Davis
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Albert Fish Identified in 1927 Grace Budd Slaying Case
New York police announced Joseph Meehan, former trolley motorman, positively identified Albert Fish as the man he saw with a boy believed to be Billy Gaffney on February 11, 1927. In White Plains a grand jury indicted Fish for Grace Budd’s murder, based on testimony from 13 witnesses including Grace's parents.
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Albert H. Fish
Grace Budd
Brooklyn
Billy Gaffney
White Plains
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Westchester County
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Greenburgh
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Elmer Josephs
Billy
Tombs
Robbery at Philadelphia Electric branch led by Mais gang
A five man band robbed a Philadelphia Electric branch, grabbing between 40 000 and 48 000 dollars from the cashier as 60 workers awaited pay. They fled in a waiting car after beating guard Earl Smith who was struck with a shotgun in the doorway.
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Robert Mais
Philadelphia Electric Company
Mais
Virginia
Earl Smith
BEVERLY HILAS AND THE PRATT AID TO DILLINGER
In a December 19 column Beverly Hilas notes speculation about Dillinger's escape gun, claims it was loaded with $11,000 and contrasts this with Los Angeles selling mules for motors. The piece quips about cities adopting cars and predicts a bright year ahead despite the mule versus motor theme.
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Dilinger
Los Angeles
Long Loses Immunity Bid in Ansell Libel Suit Trial
The District of Columbia supreme court rules Senator Huey Long must face trial for the $500,000 libel suit filed by Samuel T. Ansell. The court rejects Long's claim of Senate immunity from civil process, ruling service does not constitute arrest and no immunity protects him. The decision sends the case toward trial unless an appeal is filed.
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Senate
John H. Overton
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