Ex-Governor of N Carolina May Be Appointed to Position
Senator Connally said he heard advocacy for Angus W. McLean former North Carolina governor as a Hoover pick for a Senate directorate. He noted Jesse H. Jones Nathan Adams Edward Hurley Bernard Baruch and Charles G. Dawes as contemplated figures with Mellon and Gov Meyer on the board. Three of four directors would be Democrats. House approval awaited.
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Washington
Senator Connally
Texas
Angus W. Mclean
North Carolina
Hoover
Connally
White House
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Nathan Dams
First Naval Bank
Dallas
Edward N. Hurley
Farm Loan
House
10 Per Cent Wage Slash Expected At Rail Meet
Chicago January 14 The general wage cut of 10 percent for union rail workers is expected after a conference between nine railroad presidents and 21 union leaders representing 1.9 million workers. The move aims to save 250 million dollars to cover interest and provide work for about 700,000 unemployed rail workers.
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Chicago
United Press
Robertson
Willard
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Davidb. Robertson
Donald Richberg
Soonee Young
Richberg
Young Heiress Convicted in Murder of Mechanic Sweetheart
In Flint Michigan on January 14 Miss Helen Joy Morgan a 27 year old heiress was found guilty of second degree murder for the April 23 slaying of Leslie Casteel a garage mechanic and was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison. She protested the charges at the trial close while her mother remained unmoved.
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Flint, Mich
Helen Joy Morgan
Leslie Casteel
Morgan
Hightower Convicted in Murder Conspiracy Case
Harlan county labor leader William Hightower was found guilty of murder conspiracy in Mount Sterling circuit court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, joining William B. Jones in conviction as the trial tied to fighting in the Harlan coal field where four men died.
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Mount Sterling
William Hightower
Harlan County
William B. Jones
Miners Union
Evarts
Hightower
Jones
Harlan
Southern
Kentucky
Murder of Mrs Ilsley in Virginia prompts regional manhunt
Washington, Virginia and Maryland police join in one of the area’s largest manhunts for two African American suspects after the stabbing and beating deaths of Mrs. Spen ter Ilsley, 40, and her maid Mrs. Minna Buskner, 65, at the Ilsley estate in Middleburg. The Ford Victoria used in the escape was found at the Alexandria end of a highway bridge. Crawford, an ex convict, is a primary suspect after prior access to the estate. A $500 reward is offered.
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Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Spenter Iilsley
Minna Buskner
Ilsley
Middleburg
George Crawford
Alexandria
Highway Bridge
Crawford
Capital
Hyattsville
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Paul Boeing
Old Dominion
Mussolini Urges Europe to Cancel All Reparations
Italian Premier Mussolini calls on Europe to renounce reparations demands in an editorial in Popolo D Italia. He argues the United States would resist paying war debts and urges Europe to act first to acknowledge Germany’s insolvency. The unsigned editorial reflects his policy stance and follows two prior pieces.
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Milan
Italy
Popolo D'Italia
Mussolini
Europe
United States
Il Duce
Ted
Germany
Shouse Urges $1.5 Million War Chest for Democrats
Chicago January 14. Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says the party needs a $1,500,000 war chest to extend gains since 1928. He cites a $445,000 deficit and calls for $1,000,000 to cover past obligations and a $500,000 fund to seed the next national campaign.
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Chicago
Jouett Shouse
Illinois
John Raskob
Shouse
Railroad Wage Parley Shapes U S Talks Over Cuts
In the wage parley two men play key roles in bargaining over a proposed wage reduction affecting about 1,250,000 railroad workers in the United States. One of the figures is David B. Rob.
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U. S
David B. Rob
Hoover’s Grandson In Pasadena Shows Slight Improvement
Herbert Hoover the third remains not out of danger after a sinus operation in Pasadena. Doctors reported a slight improvement in his condition as of today January 14.
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Pasadena
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Laval appoints youthful cabinet for coming conferences
Paris dated January 14. Pierre Laval, youngest French premier in modern times, forms a new cabinet approved by President Doumer. Laval takes the foreign office and premiership, replacing Aristide Briand, while Andre Tardieu becomes minister of war.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Paul Doumer
Aristide Briand
Europe
M. Laval
Andre Maginot
Andre Tardieu
M. Clemenceau
Tiger
France
Mellon Linked To Oil Concession and Columbia Loan
Secretary Mellon faces questions as testimony links a 1931 Barco oil concession to South American Petroleum with a June loan to Colombia. Rep Patman accuses Mellon of leveraging treasury influence via Gulf Oil ties, while the State Department withholds sensitive documents.
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Washington
Mellon
Colombia
Senate Finance Committee
State Department
Patman
Senate
Barco
South American Petroleum Company
Gulf Oil Company
Johnson
California
Department
Texas
Olaya Herrera
Columbia
The
Governor Judd Defends Blame Amid Honolulu Crime Rise
Honolulu's governor says he cannot be blamed for the city’s crime, as legislative probes focus on police reorganization amid claims pardons fueled a lawless element. A Texan man faces an attempted assault on a Portuguese woman as indictments loom in a case tied to Massie’s attackers.
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Honolulu
Lawrence M. Judd
Navy
Philander B. Gray
Ben Ahakeulo
Judd
Ahakeulo
Massie
Joseph Kahahawai
Granville Fortescue
Naval
Kahahawai
Norfolk Lawyer Alton L. Jordan Sentenced for Perjury
Alton L. Jordan former Virginia House of Delegates member from Norfolk was convicted on two counts of perjury and sentenced to two years in a Atlanta prison for corrupt testimony related to a temporary receivership of the Home Mortgage Company of Hickory North Carolina. Stenographer Margaret Ramsey of Norfolk was fined 500 dollars after pleading guilty to criminal contempt of court for her involvement.
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Norfolk
Ramsey
Wilson
N. C
Alton L. Jordan
Virginia House of Delegates
Atlanta
Home Mortgage Company
Hickory
N.C
Federal District Court
Jordan
Charles B. Calvert
Durham
Margaret Ramsey
Davis and Westbrokers
R. Clarence Dozier
South Mills
W. Shepherd Drewry
Calver
Ruth declines Yankees contract offer in bid for two year deal
Babe Ruth rejected a one year 870000 contract from the New York Yankees, returning it unsigned. He stated willingness to sign a two year deal for the same total. In Shanghai two hundred Japanese soldiers near Chinchow were killed, Chinese volunteers recaptured the Tahu Shan junction.
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New York
Rbabe Ruth
New York Yankees
Shanghai
Chinchow
Tahushan
Ford says Henry Ford lost interest in Leased Murfreesboro Shoals
Edsel Ford testified before the House military committee that Henry Ford no longer seeks to lease the Murfreesboro Shoals site. He stated the elder Ford has withdrawn interest in the project.
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Washington, Jan
Edsel Ford
House Military Committee Today
Henry Ford
Murecle Shoals
House to vote on Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill
Secretary Lamont denied in a letter to the Senate Finance Committee that the Commerce Department had warnings from its Lima representative about loans to the country. The House agreed to vote tomorrow on the $2 billion Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill, already approved by the Senate.
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Washington
Lamont
Commerce Department
Senate Finance Committee
Department
Lima
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
House blocs back amendment restoring liquor control to states
Committees from the House Republican and Democratic anti prohibition blocs agreed to back a constitutional amendment intended to restore liquor control to state governments. The accord signals unified support across party lines for reestablishing state authority over alcohol policy.
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Washington
House
Sit Tight Budget Cuts In North Carolina 1982
Governor Gardner tells state departments to cut budgets to match reduced revenues and avoid deficits. No new highway work or prison construction until finances improve. Travel by state workers to be minimized as a precaution. Special session unlikely unless needed to preserve funds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
Advisory Budget Commission
State Department
Gardner
General Assembly
Mad Trapper Holds Off Capture In Arctic Cabin
In Fort Aklavik, Albert Johnson called the Bush Crazy trapper fought a 15 hour gun battle with eight Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers. Dynamite and gunfire ripped the cabin fortress as authorities tried to reach and capture him after he wounded Constable A W King. Johnson remained inside in his fortified tunnel as a rescuing expedition pressed in sub zero conditions.
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Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Arctic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic Circle
Albert Johnson
A. W. King
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Johnson
Constable King
King
McDowell
Northwest Mounted
A. N. Eames
Rat River
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David B. Robertson
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