House votes on beer content and rabies bill in Raleigh
In Raleigh the House defeated a measure to raise beer alcohol content from 3.2 to five percent by 61 to 46. The rabies inoculation bill passed on second reading. A joint session was to hear Cameron Morrison speak. Senate backed the liquor measure and delayed further action until Tuesday. Local bills were approved in both chambers.
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Babe Ruth to Manage Braves in 1986 per contract
Babe Ruth confirms under a new Boston Braves deal that he will become manager in 1986 after serving this year as assistant to Bill McKechnie.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Bill McKechnie
Senate Finance Panel Forms Subcommittee on Tax Returns
The Senate finance committees formed a subcommittee to confer with the House Ways and Means panel on possible changes to income tax return rules. The move aims to align fiscal policy between the two chambers and consider adjustments to tax reporting procedures.
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Senate Finance Committees
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Ways and Means Committee
Men seize mail pouch near Tribbey in $815000 heist
Hazard Kentucky dispatch reports three men seized a mail pouch from a government truck near Tribbey. They fled in a small car with no license plates, while the value believed to be around 815000.
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Hazard, Ky
Tribbey
Hargrave Academy Owner Injured In Vehicle Crash
J H Hargrave 86 of Chatham Va owner of Hargrave Military academy was hospitalized with concussion and head cuts after his car struck a telephone pole near Reidsville Feb 27. His companion Joe Whitehead 60 was involved.
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J. H. Hargrave
Chatham
Hargrave Military Academy
Joe Whitehead
29 Die in Blast at Soviet Pencil Plant
Moscow reports 29 people killed in an explosion and fire at the Krassin Pencil factory on the outskirts of Moscow. The blaze began just before midnight Saturday and burned for about three hours before being controlled. cremations were completed last night.
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Moscow
Krassin
Strike gains ground in Cuba amid cabinet resignations
In Havana on February 27 the nationwide school strike gathers pace as bombs detonate and cabinet members resign. The wave forces ministers from education and commerce leave, while Cosme De La Torriente and Raul De Gardenas quit citing election policy disputes, leaving Rogelio Pina poised to resign. The protest aims to halt the public school system with private schools also closing.
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Carlos Mendieta
Cosme de la Torriente
Raul de Gardenas
Interior and Justice
Rogelio Pina
Education and Commerce
Government ends relief funds to schools after term
Harry L. Hopkins announced the end of federal relief aid to schools after the current term. Dr. J. W. Studebaker testified that Hopkins confirmed the plan, sending notices to state governors. The policy would affect roughly 14.5 million dollars spent in the prior year as many schools face closures or cuts.
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Work Relief Bill Awaits F.R.s Return
Washington reports fresh court challenges to the Recovery Act labor clause as Roosevelt weighs options to break Senate deadlock over the work relief bill. In Delaware, a Wilmington ruling found Section 7 A of the NIRA unconstitutional for Weirton Steel, prompting an appeal. Senate recess delays action while Roosevelt plans next moves.
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Wallus Phipps Dies by Own Action Near Chadbourn
Chadbourn Feb 27 Wallus Phipps 20 shot himself in his mother's home a mile and a half south of Chadbourn leaving a note saying he did not wish to be in anybody's way Coroner F B Richardson of Columbus County ruled the death a death by own action saying a shotgun was held to his head and the trigger released with a forked stick.
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Columbusa County
Phipps
25 Percent Increase In Teachers Wages Debated In Raleigh
In Raleigh on February 27 a 25 percent raise for teachers principals and school staff was debated as part of a two year appropriations plan. A substitute proposal would raise salaries by 30 percent for under 400 annually and scale down to 10 percent for those earning 1 200 to 2 000. No final action was reported.
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Farm Purchasing Plan To Be Carried To President
Senator Bankhead advances a billion dollar plan to aid tenants in buying farms. He will carry the proposal to President Roosevelt with hearings set for March 5. The plan envisions a national corporation to assist farm ownership and improve tenancy conditions.
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Etheridge Appeal Dismissed By North Carolina Court
Sidney Etheridge's appeal of a Onslow County murder conviction was dismissed by the North Carolina Supreme Court during the spring term. The court ruled no error on the record and upheld the electric chair sentence. Etheridge faces execution on March 15 unless clemency is granted.
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Durant and Chaplin contrast on trade and production
The writer praises Will Durant and Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood, noting that while nations suffered export losses, Chaplin crafts a unique product with enduring demand. The piece highlights Chaplin's restraint from mass production and calls him wiser than governments and big industrialists.
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Calif
Charlie Chaplin
Will Durant
Charlie
Government Will Appeal Ruling on Weirton Steel Case
In Wilmington and Washington on February 27 federal officials said the court's ruling that section 7-A of the National Industrial Recovery Act is unconstitutional applied to Weirton Steel and dismissed the government’s injunction request. Francis Biddle signaled an appeal and a possible Supreme Court ruling on the act’s reach.
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Clarksburg
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Ways and Committee
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Soldiers Guard Special Session of Law Makers
Huey Long’s special legislative session proceeds with martial law as national guardsmen guard the assembly doors. About 100 militiamen stand watch in the $5,000,000 capital while 87 measures are introduced and sent to Ways and Means for consideration. Senate lieutenant governor Thomas B. Wingate resigns, James A. Noe named to succeed him, and Noe signals retirement after his term.
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Huey Long
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Ways and Means Committee
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Senate
James A. Noe
Prohibition Leads in Alabama Voting Report
Early returns show Prohibition ahead by about two thousand votes in Alabama with roughly 15 000 ballots yet to be reported. The tally indicates prohibition may gain momentary lead as rural boxes come in, with totals around 88 870 in the race and 1 580 boxes reporting.
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Birmingham
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Weather forecast by states and coastal winds
North Carolina forecast calls for fair skies and rising temperatures with calm central and eastern areas. Coastal stretch from Sandy Hook to Hatteras expects northwest winds tonight easing by Thursday as conditions remain fair. From Hatteras to Jacksonville strong northwest winds persist with rougher weather tonight into Thursday, then gradually diminish.
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