Senate Passes Justice Department Bill in North Carolina
The North Carolina Senate approved a committee substitute creating a state department of justice. Senator Folger of Surry opposed and may seek reconsideration Monday. The measure consolidates the Bureau of Investigation and Identification under the attorney general and allows prosecutions at the request of district solicitors.
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Negotiations Near End For Madrid Surrender
Reports from Hendaye and Madrid indicate final talks on Madrid's surrender to the Spanish Nationalists and peace in the civil war near completion. Franco troops could enter the city within hours, as the Nationalist defense council met in Madrid to discuss terms including mine removal, demobilization, and recognition of the Nationalist government.
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Swiss border guards reinforced as tensions rise
BERNE March 25 Orders calling up frontier troops to guard Switzerland's German border were executed after the government ordered all border posts reinforced. Mines at strategic points were being charged and basel trucks were requisitioned to move troops to garrisons along the Swiss German boundary as Basel authorities discussed the situation.
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Sino Japanese battle grows in fury on multiple fronts
Shanghai dispatch reports over two million Chinese and Japanese troops in renewed, heavy fighting across three fronts along Chinese rivers and four more sectors. The heaviest clashes centered in Northern Kiangsi near Nanchang with Japanese forces advancing toward the city and mounting casualties, including thousands killed or wounded and many prisoners.
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Nanchang
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Wancheng
Nanthang-Kinkiang
Lenoir Officer Named as State Highway Patrolman
Raleigh March 26. Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell announced Jack Eugene Mosteller a 28 year old LeNOir police officer will join the highway patrol April 1 to replace Patrolman A B Smart killed in an automobile accident Major John Armstrong said Mosteller will be assigned to District D with headquarters at Charlotte.
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A. J. Maxwell
Jack Eugene Mosteller
Lenoir
Highway Patrol
A. B. Smart
John Armstrong
Mosteller
Charlotte
Fantastic Killer's Trail Ended By His Own Bullet
Durand, the renegade of the Rockies, was killed by a self-inflicted shot after a nine day manhunt. He attempted to rob a Powell Wyoming bank after killing four pursuers and a 20 year old teller died in the attempt. A 17 year old boy Tipton Cox fired the fatal shot as Durand prepared to flee in Clarks Fork Canyon ending a brutal chase through Northwestern Wyoming.
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Wyo
Earl Durand
Rockies
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Tarzan
Durand
Wyoming
Tipton Cox
Clarks Fork Canyon
Frank Blackburn
Park County
Wye
Germany Pressures Japan to Join Military Pact
Reports from IGLO Slovakia and Tokyo indicate Hungary and Slovakia clash over the Ung river valley with civilian casualties. In Tokyo, circles say Germany pressures Japan toward a tripartite Axis alliance, though officials warn neutrality may be unsustainable and warn against binding commitments.
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Japan
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Itagaki
Arita
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France
China
February Export Month Promises Trade Advantage
The Commerce Department reports the United States exported 218.6 million in February against 158.0 million in imports, a 60.5 million trade surplus. For January–February 1939 the country posted a 95.2 million surplus with exports at 431.5 million and imports at 336.2 million, signaling a contraseasonal February rise but still below year-earlier levels.
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United States
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Fifteen Workers Dead In French Lake Avalanche
Fifteen of fifty workmen trapped by an avalanche near Lake Isour in the Pyrenees foothills are reported dead. Rescue squads saved thirty five as efforts continued today.
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Lake
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Pyrenees
Instant Death After Auto Hit Near Asheboro
Robert N. Henley a truck driver was instantly killed when struck by a car driven by Jacques Busbee of Jugtown on the highway south of Asheboro. Sheriff King said no charges would be filed and a hearing would occur early next week. Henley had borrowed a truck to fetch groceries and wood when he began crossing the highway and was struck by the northbound vehicle.
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Robert N
Bob) Henley
Jacques Busbee
Jugtown
Here
C. KB. King
Busbee
Ed Crawford
Henley
Roosevelts Clash Over Garner Bid in Public Spat
SEATTLE March 25 TheRoosevelts engage in a word battle as Elliott Roosevelt backs Garner as a Democratic candidate while John Boettiger Boettiger Boettiger Boettiger Boettiger Boettiger criticizes Garner for not backing the New Deal Boettiger publishes a reply in the Post Intelligencer asserting friendly feelings yet urging stronger New Deal support.
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Tex
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Neck of the Woods
Farmer Bob Returns After Long Illness Journey
Representative Doughton of North Carolina returns to his office after recovering from influenza and bronchitis. He was stricken early last month and went to Florida to recuperate, spending time at Nis Laurel Springs before returning. Mrs Doughton stayed in Laurel Springs due to a relative's illness.
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N. C
Florida
Nis Laurel Springs
Laurel Springs
GOP Strategy May Eliminate Parity Clause
Washington March 25 AP Republicans in the House seek to strike parity payments from the Agriculture Department funding bill by backing an amendment to raise the parity fund to 500 million to bait Democrats into opposing any payments. Democratic bloc leaders warn of a parity pullback while Roosevelt budget omits the number.
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Mar
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House Appropriations Committee
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Congress
WPA
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Chicago
House Rules Committee
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Carolina Student Council Probes Mass Cheating
UNC student body president Jim Joyner disclosed that the Carolina Student Council is investigating charges that 35 geology students engaged in mass cheating in last quarter exams. He said the cheating appears not premeditated and no further announcements will be made until the inquiry concludes.
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Jim Joyner
University of North Carolina
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Dr McDonald Renounces All Political Ambitions
Dr Ralph W McDonald says he will not seek or accept any political appointment and will not return to active politics. He hopes to resume college teaching and hints at possible administrative roles at UNC Chapel Hill, though such moves remain unconfirmed.
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Henry Averill Raleigh
Ralph W. McDonald
North Carolina
Hoey
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Forsyth
Europe Awaits Mussolini Address Amid Tense Europe
Paris and London monitor Rome as Premier Mussolini prepares a key address that could press France for Africa colonies and test Western unity. Britain stalls on a four power league with France Russia and Poland while Daladier plans to speak next week and Bonnet returns to Paris after talks.
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Germany faces year of conquests cost finance plan
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler rests as Germany grapples with funding a year of conquests since last March. The plan shifts federal, state and municipal debt into cash and non interest bearing tax credit bills to pay orders across government and infrastructure.
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Berliner Boersenzeitung
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Pan American Announces First Regular Flight Clipper
Pan American Airways on March 25 announced the first regular passenger flight to the Orient aboard its new 40 ton California Clipper. The 74 passenger airliner is named the California Clipper.
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