Morgenthau Proposes Tax Cuts For Social Security Levy
Secretary Morgenthau urged lowering payroll tax rates for employers and employees for the next three years to aid business recovery. He outlined three alternative schedules and President Roosevelt supported changes to Social Security reserves to cover three to five years of benefits.
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Poland
Hitler
Morgenthau
Washington
House
Says and Means
Treasury
White House
Roosevelt
South
Ways and Means Committee
Last Minute Bulletins on Europe and Slovakia War Actions
Secretary of State Hull warned that recent European developments threaten world peace. In Slovakia, Sobrance near the Carpatho Ukraine border was bombed and Hungarian planes were claimed shot down as Hungarian forces face air pressure. In Spain, a second delegation of Republican emissaries arrived in nationalist territory amid reports Madrid’s surrender nears.
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Washington
Hull
Europe
Bratislava
Slovakia
Slovak Defense Ministry
Sobrance
Carpatho-Ukraine
Defense Ministry
Rome
Burgos
Auto
Madrid
Germany imposes 30 percent excess income tax for arms drive
Berlin reports a new excess income tax to support the Reich four year plan. Effective May 1 the levy targets any income in 1938 above 1937, imposing a 30 percent rate on excess earnings.
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Berlin
Germany
No grounds found for impeachment in Perkins case
The house judiciary committee voted unanimously there is no basis for impeachment charges against Secretary Perkins in the Harry Bridges matter. The senate judiciary subcommittee likewise approved the nomination of William C. Douglas to the supreme court. Leo Walker led Greensboro Open action with a 71 at Sedgefield as 125 competitors chase $1,200 top prize.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Perkins
Harry Bridges
Douglas
Senate
William C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Walker
Greensboro
Leo Walker
Washington, D. C
Sedgefield Country Club
Revolt Quelled by Police in Quito
Government says a Marxist style revolt was halted by federal police who used tear gas and fixed bayonets to drive out striking students and occupying textile workers. One student and several workers were injured as protesters were ejected from the National University and plants. Police patrolled Quito after promises of liberty to avert further unrest.
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Quito
Ecuador
National University
Elliott Hosiery Mill to build dye plant at Catawba
March 24 report states Elliott Hosiery Mill will contract a dye plant in Catawba shortly. Officials said about 100 persons would be employed.
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Catawba
Elliott Hosiery Mill
Nazi and Allied Moves Shape Europe as War Looms
Britain ships a massive gold cargo to the United States amid European tensions. In Romania, Germany gains rights to Romanian resources and new industries under a five year pact, expanding control over ports, railways, and mineral resources while Romanian defenses tighten and concerns rise about German influence.
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Bucharest
Germany
Rumania
Black Sea
Danube
Romania
Legation
Foreign Office
Poland
Sabath Pushes Parity Aid and Relief Through Log Rolling
Rep Sabath of Illinois, House Rules Committee chairman, urged members to trade votes to secure a 260 million dollar parity payments package for farmers and 150 million dollars for relief during debate on a 1.066 billion dollar agriculture department appropriation. He said farm state lawmakers should back the relief measure to aid urban residents as well.
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Washington
House
Rep. Sabath
D Lil
Rules Committee
Agriculture Department
Sabath
Six Pay With Lives For Death Of Prison Guard
Six white inmates, condemned for killing prison guard Captain Olin Sanders during a 1937 escape attempt at a South Carolina state pen, were executed in a mass electrocution. George Wingard, 19, died first at 6:31 a.m.. the others followed in sequence within 50 minutes. One inmate testified of perceived injustice while the rest made brief statements.
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Columbia
8. C
State Penitentiary
Olin Sanders
George Wingard
Wingard
Sanders
William B. Woods
Gentry
Biloxi
Miss
Roy Suttles
Simpsonville
Herbert Moorman
Detroit
Mich
Clayton Crans
Rochester
Ed” Vi Bais
Ek Sumter
South Carolina
Sullivan
American protests over Japanese bombings reach Tokyo
The American embassy delivered written representations to the Japanese embassy in Peiping on the fourth bombing of the American Baptist Mission Hospital at Chengchow Howatt province. Major March air raids damaged American property, with one British missionary killed and another injured during March bombings.
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Peilping
China
American Baptist Mission
Chengchow
Howatt Province
Hitler Returns to Berlin After Baltic Memoir of Gains
Berlin reports Hitler's homecoming from Memel via Swinemunde on a 1:30 pm train. The Reichsführer framed Memelland’s incorporation and a new Romanian trade pact as strengthens to Greater Germany, with eastern allies aligned from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Memel
Swinemuende
Baltic
Deutschland
Hitler
Germany
Memelland
Soviet Russia
Black Sea
Fuehrer
Lithuania
Rumania
Hungary
Franco Expects Madrid Surrender Quietly To Nationalists
Rome reports the Madrid surrender to General Franco is imminent with Italian observers speculating on Mussolini's response. Il Piccolo from Burgos says Madrid would fall tomorrow and diplomats note a Ciano Charles meeting amid hopes for mediation or a show of Italian pressure on France.
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Rome
Madrid
Italy
France
Mussolini
Spain
Il Piccolo
Burgos
Francisco Franco
Noel Charles
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Chamberlain
Huge Lumber Tract To Be Cut In S. C.
Plans announced to establish a 40 acre lumbering center at Cleveland in Greenville County with 200 workers. It will be fed by timber from a 34 000 acre tract and produce up to 10 000 000 board feet yearly. The Saluda River Lumber Company led by William Rogers and V Barchgrevink bought timber rights from Saluda Land Company managed by F G Hamblin. Cutting hoped to start within four months.
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Greenville
8. C
Cleveland
Saluda River Lumber Company
William Rogers
V. Barchgrevink
Asheville
N. C
Saluda Land Company
F. G. Hamblin
Debate on Homestead Exemption and Election Bills
Raleigh reports show the House rejected tax exemptions for homesteads by 73 to 24. Debates covered raising the value threshold and restoring the 1936 mandate. Senate actions included calendar placement on professional markets and election dates shifts. Governor Hoey called markers vital to elections amid criticism by W A Lucas.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Gaston
House
Senate
Lumpkin
Franklin
Umstead
Orange
Elections Committee
Hoey
W. A. Lucas
Élections Board
Greensboro Considered as Surplus Outlet Station
Washington March 24 The Agriculture Department narrowed to 34 the list of cities for experiment stations to distribute surplus farm products to relief families through normal trade channels. The list will be reduced to possibly six within a week or ten days. Cities under consideration include Columbia South Carolina and Greensboro North Carolina.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Columbia
S. C
Greensboro
N. C
Bloodhounds Track Elusive Wyoming Killer Durand
Bloodhounds were brought in to trail Earl Durand 26, the man who killed four and fled a mountain stronghold 40 miles north of Cody. Sheriff Frank Blackburn led a 100 man posse, with Montana National Guard support and a Howitzer, as Durand slipped away after killing Undersheriff Baker and Town Marshal Lewis. Bodies of two officers were found at Clark's Fork canyon following Durand's escape.
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Cody
Wyo
Earl Durand
Gody
Frank Blackburn
Durand
Park County
Tarzan
Wyoming
Orville Linabury
Arthur Argento
Meeteetse
Clark's Fork Canyon
Blackburn
Montana National Guard
D. M. Baker
Charles E. Lewis
Powell
Poland Rejects Joining Any International Bloc Says Warsaw Paper
The Warsaw Express Poranny reports Poland will not join blocs and rejects entangling alliances. It questions the Soviet led cooperation concept and says Poland will strengthen internally and with its armed forces. It vows no territorial claims and protection of frontiers and national honor.
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Warsaw
Warsaw Express
Poranny
Foreign Office
Poland
Britain
France
Russia
Czecho-Slovakia
Americans Win Over 3 Million Sweepstake Payouts
The Irish Hospital Sweepstakes paid out 4,183,810 to U S ticket holders including 150,000 each to ten winners tied to Workman the Grand National winner. Seven others won 75,000 on MacMoffatt and nine more 50,000 on Kilstar with 469 entries earning 2,650 and 713 prizes 500 and 26 residual prizes 4210. Total U S payout roughly half of 6,710,500 from 12,141,735 in ticket sales at 2 50 each.
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New York
United States
Workman
Aintree
England
MacMoffatt
Kilstar
Senate panel approves armament fund for 1940 program
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a 513 million dollar army supply bill adding 1 million for experimental research and 13.3 million in extra items. The measure increases aircraft construction and expands guard camps reserve units and arsenal modernization, totaling 513,188,782 against last year’s 460,201,254.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Senate
National Guard
Combined Guard
Citizens Military
Fort Sill
Ohlo
House
War Department
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Woods
Tokyo
Franco
Czechoslovakia
Hedgecock
Wayne Hedgecock
Guilford County
High Point
Calendonia
Bureau of Investigation
Guilford
Hedgecocks
Army
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