Britain warns Germany faces isolation over peace pact
London reports Great Britain has notified all powers that unless Reichsführer Hitler accepts Anglo-French proposals, Germany will be isolated by defensive air alliances. A diplomatic check shows an Anglo French air alliance is believed agreed upon regardless of Germany’s reply. The British foreign office has asked the United States to reject military clauses of the U. S.-Germany peace treaty if Europe’s problems cannot be settled on the Anglo-French basis.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
Legislation for Holding Firms Begun
Washington moves on banking and utility holding sections as Roosevelt weighs a sweeping banking bill. The administration seeks to shape the draft with Marriner Eccles Leo Crowley and J. F. T. O Connor guiding commissions while Congress considers a work relief measure and future gold case rulings. Birth control information dissemination faces House judiciary committee setback. Wheeler resolution clears Senate committee for telecom probe and FTC extension debates continue.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Congressional
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Eccles
Reserve Board
Leo T. Crowley
Deposit Insurance Corporation
J. F. T. O'Connor
Supreme Court
Washington
New York
Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Defense Links Dead Man to Lindbergh Ransom
At Flemington New Jersey Feb. 5 1935 the Hauptmann defense produced Benjamin Heler who testified he saw Isador Fisch jump the cemetery wall on April 3 1932 the night of the Lindbergh ransom payment. The defense pressed claims Fisch collected the ransom and tried to dispose of it while challenging other witnesses and records.
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Associated Press
Flemington, N., J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isador Fisch
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Bronx
Lindbergh
Benjamin Heler
Hauptmann
Department of Justice
John E. Seykorn
John F
Jatsie) Condon
Lind
Phillip Moses
Anna Mueller
Fisch
Edward J. Reilly
Seykorn
Dr. Condon
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Reilly
Washington
Wilents
Geykora
Banja Helier
Victor Schussier
Haupt
Otto Heyne
Hefer
Schnussier
Schussier
L. J. Reilly
New York
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Jassie) Condon
Fen
Germany
Thomas W. Trenchard
David
JT. Wilentz
Greenwich Village
Ellison
Pivert Carlstrom
Bruno Hauptmann
Bakers
Farley shields Post Office accounting push in House
Washington February 5 1945 Democratic leader in the House blocked Republican efforts to compel Postmaster General to issue a detailed accounting. The move protects administration allies as debate over postal spending continues.
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Washington
Wellsley Board Denies Perkins Presidency Offer
Boston February 5 The board of trustees of Wellsley college denied reports that Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins had been offered the presidency. They stated there is no basis for the report and rejected it.
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Boston
Wellesley College
Frances Perkins
Inter-church council outlines policy for approval
The Greensboro inter-church council met to draft a policy statement to be submitted to denominations for approval. An executive outline of policy is expected to be completed later today.
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Greensboro
Inter-Church Council
Hitler Hosts Special Invitees In Berlin Apartment
Hitler's own apartment welcomed guests tonight as a special invitation extended to notable figures drew a broadcast audience and heightened intrigue during a tense Berlin scene.
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Hitler
Prince
Berlin
United Dry Leader Attacks Hill Bill In North Carolina
Dale K. Burgess, campaign director for United Dry forces, denounces Senator John Sprunt Hill's liquor bill as a colossal combination of ridiculous inconsistencies. He says Hill's claim the bill was drawn by a dry group is inconsistent and misleading and argues any move to legalize whisky profits debases citizens.
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Raleigh
Fed
Dale K. Burgess
United Dry Forces
John Sprunt Hill
Burgess
North Carolina Photographers Convene in Chapel Hill
The NC Photographers association held its annual convention in Chapel Hill with administrative and technical topics discussed. The event opened yesterday and ends tomorrow. officers will be elected at the final session.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Photographers Association
Will Rogers Recaps Plane Ride and Legal Hopes
Will Rogers reports a westbound plane trip at high speed and a lighthearted journey on the great aeroplane. He notes Washington’s eager wait for the gold decision, urging unanimous 9 to 0 support as a matter of law rather than politics. He quips that law is complicated and that if things were simple there would be no lawyers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Douglas
Washington
Will
President To Call World Cotton Meet
Rio de Janeiro reports quote Brazilian foreign minister Jose Carlos Macedo Soares saying President Roosevelt will call a world cotton conference in Washington. He described the new U S Brazil commercial treaty aligned with Hull’s Pan American policy. Brazil aims for a foreign policy of economy under observation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Jose Carlos Macedo Soares
Roosevelt
Washington
Macedo Soares
United States
Brazil
Hull
Montevideo
Remove tolls from bridges along coast
Raleigh February 5 The general assembly has enacted bills to remove tolls on the Chowan and Cape Fear bridges in eastern North Carolina and to ban walkathons in the state.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Chowan
Cape Fear
North Carolina
Hamilton Again Escapes Police in Dallas Ambush
Texas fugitive Raymond Hamilton and his brother Floyd fled after a police ambush in a stolen service truck. More than 200 shots were fired, and Hamilton, wounded, escaped with his brother reportedly wounded as officers pursued through Dallas streets. Floyd vanished on foot as Raymond fled into a garage and sped away.
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Dallas
Tex
Raymond Hamilton
Southwest
Texas Penitentiary
Hamilton
Floyd
Raymond
Army Major Fatally Injured in Night Club Brawl
In San Francisco, Major Charles A. Ross of the 30th Infantry was killed after a fight at Club Cairo during a gay celebration for the regiment. Lieutenant Winfred Skelton and Major William F. Lee were injured. Clem Gaviotti and aides Joe Vanessi and Sam Erlich were booked for manslaughter.
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Charles A. Ross
30Th Infantry
Presidio
Central Emergency Hospital
William F. Lee
Winfred Skelton
Ross
Clem Gaviotti
Joe Vanessi
Sam Erlich
Major Rosa
Major Lee
C. M. Easley
Thomas N. Stark
Highway Commission Opens 15 Road Bids
RALEIGH February 5 FP Members of the state highway and public works commission opened bids on construction of 15 road and street projects valued around 549 300 The bids will be canvassed tomorrow when a chief highway engineer to replace the late John D Waldrop will be chosen Julien Wood Sr of Edenton will join the commission to replace Charles Whedbee who resigned to become governor Ehringhaus legislative advisor The commission will also present to the appropriation committee its two year requirements.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
John D. Waldrop
Julien Wood, Sr
Edenton
Charles Whedbee
Hertford
Ehringhaus
Joint Appropriations Committee
The
General Assembly
President of Ohio Bank Dies In Chicago
Henry M. Corbett, 37, president of the Ohio Citizens Trust Company of Toledo, died of a heart attack in Chicago. He had worked with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and was a former vice president of the North Carolina Bank and Trust Company in Raleigh. His body will go to Wilmington, North Carolina, for burial. He is survived by his widow, Marshal Litchford of Raleigh.
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Henry M. Corbett
Ohio Citizens Trust Company
Toledo
Chicago
Corbett
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Raleigh
N.C
Wilmington
N. C
Ies Marsha Litchford
Fifth Grade Children Appeal to Governor for Better North Carolina Schools
Goldsboro pupils from Witte School of the Street School visited Governor Ehringhaus to urge longer terms and higher salaries for schools. The governor urged local residents to vote supplements and promised state support, noting tough times but commitment to education.
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WN. C
Hilda Longest
Goldsboro
Ehringhaus
Earl Layton
Berl
North Carolina
MacCracken weighs next move after contempt ruling
Former assistant Secretary of Commerce William P. MacCracken faces a decision on whether to ask the Senate for a reconsideration of his 10 day jail sentence for contempt. He has 25 days to file a plea while free on a 5000 dollar bond. The Supreme Court upheld Senate investigative authority. Chesley Jurney expects MacCracken to surrender after reconsideration period expires.
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Washington
William P. MacCracken
Senate
MacCracken
Sach
Liberty
Supreme Court
High Court
Wagner
Chesley W. Jurney
Mac Cracken
District of Columbia
Extension Of Jurisdiction For Sheriffs Is Approved
Raleigh notes Senate committee favored two measures creating a state wide radio system and extending sheriff jurisdiction beyond county lines. Tax plans for chain stores and filling stations would base levies on unit size rather than count, with a $100 rate for each chain filling station under study. A hearing followed on increased school funds and bar exam reforms.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joint Finance Committee
Joint Appropriations Committee
Joint Finance Group
Appropriations Group
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Group
Johnson
Board of Examiners
State Bar
A. J. Maxwell
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