Senate Vote Today on Presidents Credit Plan
Senate prepares to pass the administration's 2.0 billion emergency credit relief program with a late vote likely. House aims to pass Democratic tariff legislation by Saturday night and move hearings on tax bills to start Monday with a deadline of February 1.
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Congress Moves On Major Relief and Bond Probes
United Press reports Senate opens debate on a 2 billion dollar credit relief bill while naval affairs probes start on a construction measure. Finance committee keeps digging into foreign bond investigations and unemployment relief hearings continue at federal aid forums.
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Congressional committees advance Hoover era policy items
House debates Hoover message as committees advance Muscle Shoals and railroad plans. Rivers harbors panel weighs Willamette and Allegheny reviews. Immigration and expenditures panels handle minor bills and salary cuts. Patman impeachment bid on Mellon considered while tax reform and Reconstruction Finance Corp work continue.
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Rosenwald Philanthropist Dies in Chicago
Julius Rosenwald 69, head of Sears Roebuck, dies in Chicago after a long illness. He built a fortune from an office pump but devoted much of his wealth to charity, founding the Rosenwald Fund in 1917 with a $35 million endowment and giving away about $40 million. Funds supported education and welfare, notably for Negro children in the South, with broad aims beyond race or religion.
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House Postpones Mellon Impeachment Move
The House judiciary committee delayed the Patman resolution to impeach Secretary Mellon until next week. Texas Rep Patman alleges high crimes and misdemeanors. main charge cites a 1789 law restricting treasury secretaries from commercial activity amid Mellon’s large stock holdings and industrial ties.
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Missing Flier Found Dead In Cockpit Of His Wrecked Plane
Lieut. E. H. Bobbitt Jr., 24, army pilot, was found dead in the cockpit of a wrecked plane after a search that began on Christmas Eve. The crash occurred near Valley Head as he flew from Selfridge Field, Michigan, to Hot Springs, Virginia. His body, still strapped to his seat, was discovered by campers Carl Realer and N. B. Simmons in thick woods.
Wilson Birthplace Becomes National Shrine in Va Dedication
Staunton Virginia January 7 The Manse Woodrow Wilsons birthplace opened as a national Shrine in a ceremony led by Judge John Barton Payne national Red Cross chairman and former interior secretary Payne called Wilson not only the first citizen of the United States but the first citizen of the world in his dedicatory address.
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Five Children Die By Insane Father's Hand
Olive Davenport 50 killed five of his children with a hammer in a Missouri farm home near Patton. He wounded his wife and a child, then shot himself. One child survived. Neighbors found the scene at daybreak after a 12 year old fled seeking help. The hammer and the bodies were discovered. Davenport died from shotgun wounds.
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Jobless Leader Predicts Revolt
A militan t priest led the largest unemployment march on Washington predicting revolution if the government does not aid jobless workers. Father Cox’s Army, eight miles long with 2000 vehicles, camped at the Capitol base while police kept watch in rain. He demanded audience with the White House and warned of possible bloodshed if goals were unmet.
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Kansas City Pledges 150000 for Democratic National Convention
Telegraphic advices report Kansas City businessmen pledged 150000 dollars to host the Democratic national convention in June. A messenger with a certified check would depart Washington at 4 o clock. Committeemen favored Kansas City over Chicago Atlantic City or San Francisco if the fund proves sufficient.
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Japanese Take Shanhaikwan in Manchurian Advance
Japanese forces captured Shanhaikwan China today and posted a proclamation of occupation. Japanese troop trains and an armored train arrived late yesterday as reinforcements. From Chinwangtao another aircraft carrier and three gunboats were reported, signaling a strengthened force at the boundary town.
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Final Rites Held for Captain Nathan O Berry
Captain Nathan O Berry state treasurer dies aged 75 buried at Willow Dale Goldsboro NC funeral at First Presbyterian church Gov Gardner and council of state attended All business halted for service church bells tolled choir sang Nearer My God to Thee tribute noted O Berry aided financing negro churches funeral escort by 10 patrolmen interment beside mother Cinderella Pope O Berry wooden coffin requested by family
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Constable Fatally Wounds Bootlegger In Raid On Still
Florence Alabama January 7 bootlegger Ben Johnson 35 Hartsville died after being shot during a whiskey still raid. State Constable Robert T. Allison Chester said he fired as Johnson attempted to flee the raid. Johnson died in Florence hospital from two back wounds with one bullet in a lung. Allison said the shooting was accidental and would report to the governor.
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Shark Drowns Two Men Off San Diego Coast
A large shark that struck a fishing line capsized a rowboat south of Des canso Point, Lower California, resulting in the drowning of two men. The accident occurred yesterday as fishermen battled treacherous waters.
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Dale Jackson Dies In Plane Crash At Air Races
Miami, Jan 7. Dale Jackson noted stunt pilot and co holder of the endurance record was killed when his experimental Curtiss amphibian broke apart during an inverted spin. The 29 year old collapsed wings and gear failed as observers say he attempted his last stunt. Mrs. Jackson accompanied him but was away from the airport at the time. Jackson with Forest O Brine had set endurance records in 1930 and 1929 aboard the Greater St. Louis. The Hunter brothers previously broke their record with a 554 hour flight.
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Women Aviators Die In Mountain Plane Crash
Ruth Stewart and Debbie Stanford, noted society aviators, died when their Lockheed monoplane crashed on Sherman Mountain during a flight from St. Louis to New York en route to a South America air tour. The bodies were found after investigators traced the wreckage, with Stanford dying hours after the crash and Stewart killed instantly. The accident, likely caused by fog and a low altitude spin, occurred near a fire tower with onlookers and Pennsylvania national guard members at the scene.
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Luken
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New North Carolina State Treasurer Named
John P. Stedman a 37 year old Raleigh banker and American Legion member was named state treasurer to succeed Captain Nathan O Berry who died. Gardner announced the appointment after the funeral with Stedman serving as honorary pallbearer. Stedman a native of Oxford trained at the University of North Carolina and has led the Raleigh unit of the Bank and Trust Company.
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Powers to Act in Eastern Crisis
Washington reports definite action by major powers on the Manchurian situation after talks among Stimson and British, French, Italian envoys. Officials described the forthcoming measures as sweeping and unmistakable. President Hoover voiced deep concern and pledged to monitor developments under treaty engagements.
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Equator Straddling Town Noted in Hotel Rooms
A letter from Singapore recalls a town on the equator with beds arranged to run lengthwise for cooling, describing a Dutch wife pillow as a relic of a once wild port. The writer signs as Will.
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