Britain orders Nazi ambassador home. Raleigh scene quiet
In Raleigh on March 17 the Senate elections committee sent to the floor a house bill to abolish absentee voting in primaries and tighten election restrictions. The House speedily passed 31 bills. a Little TVA measure faced an unfavorable report.
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Senate Elections Committee
House
Senate
House Committee On Public Utilities
Cape Fear
Harrison Starnes
Union County
Highway Commission
Roosevelt Approves Statement Condemns German Actions
Acting Secretary of State Welles, with President Roosevelt's approval, condemns Germany's occupation of most of Czecho Slovakia as wanton lawlessness and a threat to world peace. He argues the United States cannot refrain from opposing such acts and notes possible revision of the neutrality act.
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United States
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Roosevelt
Welles
Republic of Czecho-Slovakia
London
Britain
Berlin
France
Neville Henderson
Paris
Sir Nevile
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Hugh R. Wilson
Wilson
Chamberlain
Hitler
John Simon
Birmingham
Philip J. Noel-Baker
John
Commons
Reich
Birmingham Unionist Association
Hitler arrives in Vienna after Moravia journey
Adolf Hitler reached Vienna by special train from Brann Moravia at 6 pm after a two day drive through the Bohemia Moravia protectorate. The trip marks his latest move in the regional leadership and security posture.
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Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Bohemia and Moravia
Brann
Moravia
Ways and Means Panel Excludes Farm Labor From Social Security Revision
The House Ways and Means committee voted unanimously to exempt farm labor domestic workers and employers of religious charitable and non profit institutions from any social security act revision this session.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Escaped convicts nabbed in two states
Penal division authorities said two escaped convicts were captured in Danville Virginia and Fort Lauderdale Florida. Norman Davis about 28 fled a Duplin County prison camp in June 1937 while serving 15 to 20 years for manslaughter in Rockingham County. James Duncan 26 escaped from a Columbus County camp in November 1937 while serving three years for forgery.
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Virginia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Norman Davis
Duplin County
Rockingham County
James Duncan
Columbus County
Columbus
Badminton Titles Up New York Championship Dates
The national badminton singles and doubles championships will be held in the 165 Infantry Armory March 23 to 25.
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New York
165 Infantry Armory
Concord Post Office Addition Plan Delayed Until December
March 17 report from Bruce K. Jones a treasury department engineer states the construction of an $85 000 addition to the Concord post office will not start before December 1 or later.
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Idelay
Concord
Bruce K. Jones
Treasury Department
Sofia University Students Demonstrate Against Nazis
Several thousand Sofia University students, chased by mounted police, demonstrated against the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia in front of the former legation. They reassembled near the parliament after German officials arrived to assume Czech affairs.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Sofia University
Legation
Germany
Postpone Action On Re Organization Bill
The Senate postponed action on parts of the government reorganization bill after opposition. On McNary's motion the chamber delayed until Monday a provision exempting independent agencies from presidential reorganization. He urged including the United States Employer's Compensation Commission to keep labor interests independent. The measure would let the President reorganize bureaus by executive order unless both houses disapprove within 60 days.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Ore
Chamber
United States
Employer’ Compensation Commission
House
Congress
Vocational Guidance Emphasized for Students Need
Dr. Paul W. Chapman of the University of Georgia urged North Carolina teachers to expand vocational guidance inform tion programs to help students plan for careers. He noted many youths quit or underprepare, limiting access to fields like aeronautics and medicine. North Carolina plans a state system with federal funding and expanded guidance training for teachers.
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Raleigh
Paul W. Chapman
University of Georgia
North Carolina
Doctor Chapman
Chapman
Federal Office of Education
William Preston Few
Duke University
J. Henry Highsmith
Association
Michigan Confirms Death of Governor Fitzgerald
Lieut. Gov. Loren D. Dickinson succeeds to the governorship after the death of Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald from a heart attack. Dickinson, 79, will serve the remainder of Fitzgerald's term. Fitzgerald died in Grand Ledge after illness complicated by a prior condition.
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Lansing
Mich
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Fitzgerald
Frank Murphy
United States
Murphy
Grand Lodge
Dula Appeals 25-30 Year Murder Sentence
Winston Salem reports L C Dula age 57 WPA foreman convicted of second degree murder in the death of his wife and sentenced to 25 to 30 years. He appealed to the Supreme Court the same day as his concurrent five year term for assault with intent to kill his son Richard.
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Winston-Salem
L. C. Dula
WPA
Supreme Court
John H. Clement
Dula
Richard
Hitler hailed on triumphant Czech journey through Brunn
Adolf Hitler arrived in Brunn Moravia amid swastika displays and cheering German citizens as Berlin plans extended protectorate measures. secret police swept through the city arresting Czech leaders and Jewish owned stores were placed under administrators for future sale to non Jews. Hitler then headed toward Vienna while Slovakia's status was marked as protected by Berlin with differing arrangements.
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Brinn
Adolf Hitler
Moravian
Bohemia and Moravia
Germany
Fuehrer
Prague
Vienna
Hitler
Old City
Czecho- Slovak Republic
Hacha
Emil Hacha
Republic
Slayer Of Postal Employee Captured In Illinois
Floyd Bruce and a woman believed to be Helen Bruce were captured in Normal Illinois after a $25 000 robbery and murder in Guthrie Kentucky. A large team of postal inspectors Bloomington police Normal police and McLean County deputies raided a tourist home finding machine guns pistols and ammunition.
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Chicago
Floyd Bruce
Guthrie
Normal
Ill
Post Office Department
A. A. Imus
Bloomington
McLean County
Bruce
Helen Bruce
Weaver Bill Aims to Open Trust Lands of Cherokee Nation
A bill introduced by Representative Weaver would empower the interior secretary to dispose of lands held in trust by the United States for the eastern band of Cherokee Indians. The proposal prompts consideration of federal trust duties and long term land management.
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Washington
Representative Weaver
N. C
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Defiant Czech Envoy Refuses Prague Orders
Colonel Vladimir S. Hurban, Czech envoy, rejects Prague orders to surrender the legation to German representatives. He says the Berlin-Brought March 15 agreement is invalid under the Czecho-Slovak constitution and vows to obey laws, not capitulate. He asserts territorial changes require a national assembly vote and the president lacks power to cede territory.
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Washington
Prague
Vladimir S. Hurban
Hacha
Hurban
Berlin
Income Taxes Far Under '38
The treasury reported March tax collections in the first 15 days were about 25 percent below last year. Officials noted earlier payments and ongoing processing, with no month-long estimate until returns are in. President Roosevelt urged keeping corporation tax revenue intact and said a treasury study will inform policy in weeks ahead.
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Treasury
Roosevelt
The
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Daladier Seeks Decree Powers As France Faces Crisis
Premier Daladier asked the chamber for decree powers through November 30 to mobilize industry and defend France after the Czech crisis. The measure, approved by the cabinet, would empower the government to govern by decree amid German expansion and a Central European security crisis.
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Daladier
France
Germany
Chamber of
Deuties
Gamany
Czzecho-Slovakia
Latier
Gabriel P
Europe
Majori
Senate
Edouard Herrie
Romania
Herriot
Georges Bonnet
Daladi
Reign Of Terror Grips Czech Republic Amid Nazi Rule
Prague reports describe arrests and personal crises among Jews and anti Nazi opponents as non Jews seize Jewish owned stores. The Mikovice camp is used as a concentration site and the A Zet newspaper is confiscated for publishing a Nazi displeasing image.
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Prague
Czech Republic
Expres
Eugen Zucker
Anglo Bank
Rudolf Wahle
Paul Donner
Czech Radio
Mikovice
Social Democrat Party
A-Zet
U. S. Cameraman Pete Lissiuk Reported Killed
The U S legation received word that 19 year old American cameraman Pete Lissiuk was killed while filming fighting in Chust the capital of Carpatho Ukraine He worked for Dnipra Film Company of New York City Refugees said he died in a clash between Czech gendarmes and Ukrainians amid border instability. Romanian authorities urged Hungarian troops into villages on the Carpatho Ukraine border amid reports of looting by lawless elements.
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United States
Legation
Pete Lissiuk
Chust
Carpatho
Ukraine
Czecho-Slovakia
Lissiiuk
Hungary
Carpatho-Ukraine
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Dnipra Film Company
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