Roosevelt Facing Court Reform Debates Amid Legal Pushback
President Roosevelt offered no direct comment on opposition or compromises to court reform proposals during a White House briefing. He dismissed replacing justices via constitutional amendment and indicated no immediate plan to rally support for sweeping changes. Administration aides argued the reform evolved after extensive study and legal review.
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Washington
Dent
Beisons
Supreme Court
Hse Social
Cummings
Stanley Reed
Roosevelt
Supreme
Britain plans massive peacetime armament program
London reports Britain intends to spend between 6 and 8 billion dollars over the next five years to enforce peace in Europe. A 2 billion defense loan is sought, with a 850 million dollar annual defense outlay this year and rising. Opposition warns of inflation and a potential stock-market bubble as the plan unfolds.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
Commons
Britain
News Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
Pinkerton Official Reports Removed Papers Subpoenaed
PERS TAKEN BY DETECTIVE HINGTON Feb 12 H Peterson a Pinkerton Agency official today said he had removed essential papers from three files a few minutes after learning they had been subpoenaed by the Senate Civil Service Committee in Detroit headquarters on Dec 12 1936 a clerk passed a few papers between two rooms in a little cubby hole.
Crecy Marks Kidnap Trial Details Surface
Secrecy surrounded the trial of 23 year old Robert Ken who allegedly confessed to kidnapping and killing Dr. B Davis of Willow Springs. Prosecution claims Ken described shooting the physician in a thicket after a man waved a checkbook and demanded $5,000.
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Sas City
Robert Ken
Jone
Dr. B. Davis
Willow Springs
Marvin Casteel
Highway Patrol
Kenyon
Jan
Iran
Lifesaver Captain Herbert M. dies at 81 in Wakefield
Captain Herbert M. L. of Kingston and Wakefield, long a leading lifesaver, died at his Main Street home after 44 years in the Coast Guard. He retired in 1920 as superintendent of the third district and is remembered as one of the country’s top lifesavers.
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Kingston, R. L
Herbert M
Third District of
C. Coast Guard
Main
Wakefield
Pay Tribute to Lincoln at Tomb in Springfield
Thousands gathered at Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield Illinois to honor the democracy icon. American Legionnaires led by national commander Harry W Colmery presided with Gov. Henry Horner delivering remarks as floral tributes were placed on the sarcophagus.
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Springfield
Jemn
Abraham Lincoln
American Legionnaires
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kane
Slayer Given Death Penalty
Major Green confessed Negro killer of Mrs. Harry Robinson, convicted one month after her murder in her apartment, was sent to the electric chair after a three hour jury verdict in New York.
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New York
Major Green
Harry Robinson
WPA Sit-Down Strike Hits Central Park Block
About 100 WPA workers occupied a New City park department garage in Central Park to protest pay cuts and longer hours. Nine trucks were moved outside as police, led by Acting Police Commissioner Harold Fowler, ordered drivers to leave. fifty strikers were taken to the nearby arsenal police station after Moses arrived.
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York
WPA
City Park Department
Central Park
Harold Fowler
Robert Moses
Arsenal
Atrikera
Four Held in Mattson Kidnapping Case
Seattle police jailed four men and a woman in Washington for questioning in the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Charles Mattson of Tacoma. Two ex-convicts from San Quentin and the woman companion were detained. a hitchhiker and another man arrested on description widened the probe.
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Washington
Seattle
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
San Quentin
Calif
Olympia
J. J. Patton
Columbia County
Dayton
Poliomyelitis Research Progress Reported Near Grasslands Hospital
Researchers at Grasslands hospital report a more effective method to protect monkeys against poliomyelitis and progress toward immunizing humans. Dr. Gilbert Dalidro, Margaret Douglas, and Dr. H B Robinson announced the advance as they pursue further experiments on the infantile paralysis disease.
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East View
N. Y
Grasslands Hospital
Gilbert Dalidrof
Margaret Douglas
H. B. Robinson
Pleasantville
Japan Cabinet Slashes Budget Amid Rising Living Costs
Tokyo Feb 12 The Hayashi cabinet cuts 269 million yen from the 1937-38 budget in response to soaring prices. The new total stands at 1,769 million yen about 790 million dollars at the era exchange. This compares with 870 million dollars in the Hirota cabinet plan prepared by Finance Minister Baba.
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Tokyo
Senjuro Hayashi
Japan
Elichio Baba
Koki Hirota
Rural cop Rufus Biggers killed in motorcycle crash
Rufus Biggers Mecklenburg rural policeman died near Matthews when his motorcycle struck a pole. An eye witness said a car crowded him off the highway and fled. officers pursued the fleeing motorcycle but could not catch the driver.
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Charlotte
Rufus Biggers
Mecklenburg
Matthews
Biggers
Sherrill Remains Publisher of Concord Tribune
Concord February 12 The Concord Tribune says editor William M Sherrill has become general manager of all departments and bought stock in the paper from Business Manager A C Cline who leaves the publication The move ends rumors he would take a government post in Raleigh.
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Concord
Concord Tribune
William M. Sherrill
Raleigh
A. C. Cline
Settlement in 78 asbestos cases at Charlotte
Charlotte February 12. T A Wilson chairman of the state industrial commission announced the settlement of 78 asbestosis cases here by compromise. The largest payment to a claimant amounts to 9289 dollars.
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Charlotte
T. A. Wilson
State Industrial Commission
GM Auto Workers Return to Work after 60,000 Idle
General Motors orders more than 60,000 workers back to duty as plants resume after lengthy strikes. Buick division in Flint 12,500. 40,000 Chevrolet workers across Flint Detroit Bay City Saginaw Toledo Munice. Grand Rapids stamping 2,000. Michigan National Guard to demobilize 1,000 of 3,300 as plants reopen. Fisher Body plant in Cleveland set to restart.
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General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Buick
Flint
Mich
Chevrolet
Bay City
Saginaw
Toledo
Munice
Ind
Grand Rapids
Michigan National Guard
Fisher Body
Cleveland, CO
Pickens Introduces Civil Service Bill in General Assembly
Representative Rupert T. Pickens of High Point introduced a civil service bill in the lower house to cover nearly all city employees of High Point. The measure, approved by the High Point Democratic executive committee and city council, must pass three readings in both houses to become law.
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Raleigh
House
High Point
PWA
Yadkin County
Duke Power Company
Senate
Judiciary
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Rupert T. Pickens
General Assembly
Pickens
Youth Acquitted In Man's Death in Camden
In Camden New Jersey Otis Goff age 20 of Blaney was acquitted by a jury in the death of 55 year old Adam Coleman of Blaney. Coleman died after a struggle with Goff and the defense argued self defense and death from excitement.
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Camden
8. C
Otis Goff
Blaney
Adam Coleman
Coleman
Goff
Muskogee Faces City Hall Crisis With Resignations
Muskogee Oklahoma reels as city leaders clash with two city managers and two city attorneys amid calls for council resignation. A law firm filed a $40,000 damage suit, adding to the upheaval.
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Muskogee
Okla
WPA Likely Increase in Sponsors' Contributions
Works Progress Administration head Harry Hopkins said the WPA would likely seek higher sponsors' contributions to project costs for the rest of the fiscal year due to drought, flood, and other emergencies. He spoke at a press conference before a national meeting of state PWA administrators in Chicago.
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Chicago
Works ‘Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
PWA
See-Saw of War Shifts as Madrid Besiegers Advance
Spanish Civil War dispatch notes a fluctuating battle as fascist insurgents gain a 10 mile front near Tarama and threaten Madrid while Socialist forces contest control of the Madrid Valencia road. Both sides claim momentum and heavy losses reported across land and sea.
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Spain
Madrid
Tha Tarama Atuan
Throne Heir Born Today in Naples Royal Birth
A prince was born at 2 15 P M in the 17th century palace overlooking Vesuvius bay to Crown Princess Marie Jose and Crown Prince Umberto. Naples celebrates as the infant enters the direct line of succession. A palace aide hung a blue and white ribbon on the door to announce the birth.
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Naples
Marie Jose
Vesuvius Bay
Italy
Umberto
Pope Recognizes Italian Empire on Anniversary Message
Pope Pius, marking the 15th anniversary of his coronation, gave his apostolic benediction to Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia. The pontiff, confined to a wheeled divan, extended full recognition to the king-emperor’s anniversary greetings.
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Vatican City
Pius
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Ethiopia
River Crest Moves South River Flood Report
River Crest moves south as Mississippi crests slacken while New Orleans endures flood trouble. Sandboils inundate wharf area in Memphis up to 18 inches as federal and local agencies work with Red Cross to remove flood scars across the Mississippi valley.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
New Orleans
Red Cross
Plea Of Guilty In Kidnapping Case In Brooklyn
Murray Bleefeld, one of three defendants in Kings county court, Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to kidnapping Paul H. Wendell, a former New Jersey attorney. The judge refused to remove the jury despite defense motions. The defense then rested with Bleefeld admitting guilt.
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New York
Murray Bleefeld
Kings County Court
Brooklyn
Paul H. Wendell
New Jersey
Bleefeld
J. F. Fitegerald
Burton Turkus
Martin Schlossman
Harry Weiss
Violin Player Dies in Chair at Sing Sing
Ossining New York February 12 Alfred E Volckmann 21 a violin player and former church choir member died in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison after crying to guards if there was nothing that could be done for him He was executed for the slaying of nine year old Helen Glenn daughter of Reverend Ernest Glenn Greenville Methodist pastor in a case that shocked the town
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Ossining
N. Y
Alfred E. Volckmann
Sing Sing
Helen Glenn
Ernest Glenn
Greenville
Evacuation Ordered as Refugees Move Toward Almería
Almería in Spain ordered evacuated by Gov. Alonso Morón as Fascist advances threaten the city. The move aims to prevent refugee overcrowding after talks among Socialist ministers and left front group leaders.
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Almeria
Spain
Malaga
Alonso Moron
Popular Left Front
Police search for escaped asylum inmate Howard Dinger
Buffalo police search for Howard Dinger, 38, an escaped asylum inmate suspected in the murder of Mary Babcock, 18. Police Commissioner Higgins says Dinger, previously convicted in Pennsylvania of a similar crime, is wanted for questioning and circulars were sent to all precincts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James W. Higgins
Iome
Mary Babcock
Higgins
Howard Dinger
Pennsylvania
Dinger
Deputies Seize Unlicensed Coin Vending Machines
Guilford County deputies launched a drive against coin venders of music cigarettes and other items lacking county state and city licenses. Three large music boxes were taken to the county tax office and more were to be confiscated. Machines are held until owners pay the combined $60 tax across county state and city.
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Guilford County
Motor boat Northsea Strands Off Cape Hatteras
Manteo, Feb 12. The motor boat Northsea of Hampton Virginia engaged in trawling was stranded early today three miles south of Rodanthe near Cape Hatteras. Coast guardsmen rescued the captain and crew of six.
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Manteo
Northsea
Hampton
Rodanthe
Cape Hatteras
Coast
Floggers Opposed as Fliers Alarm Wilmington Area
Solicitor John J. Burney said he asked federal agents to investigate a night riding flogging ring in southeastern North Carolina. He noted reports of a heavily armed Brunswick County community and a dozen or more floggings in the region over the past two years across several counties.
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Wilmington
John J. Burney
Brunswick County
Burney
Bureau of Investigation
Charlotte
North Carolina
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