Labor talks near breakthrough in Chrysler strike
Lansing March 30 Conferees seeking settlement of the Chrysler strike met for a seventh day in amiable mood. Walter Chrysler and union leaders led negotiations while reports said an agreement was possible but not probable within 24 hours as sit down strikers were evacuated and talks continued without interruption.
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Lansing
Mich
Chrysler Automobile Planta
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Frank Murphy
Lee Pressman
Committee For Industrial Organization
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
John L. Lewis
C. S
New York
Wage boosts seen in 294 southern cotton mills
Atlanta reports wage increases exceeding 15 million dollars annually for 294 southern cotton mills. About 199,255 workers hit by revisions from Virginia to Alabama as cloth markets rise and cotton tops 14 cents a pound. Estimates place total boosts around 16.4 million yearly with plans for 30 organizers in the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Virginia
Alabama
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steve Mance
Southeastern
Textile Workers Organization Committee
North Carolina
Texas
South
Nance
Jackson, Miss
Holt Ross
American Federation of Labor
C. IL. O
Bryson City Superintendent to Lead High Point Schools
Charles F. Carroll Jr., superintendent of Bryson City and Swain County schools, was elected to lead High Point city schools to succeed the late T Wingate Andrews. At 87 he accepts duties after surveying Bryson City schools and coordinating state education programs.
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Bryson City and
Swain County
T. W. Andrews
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Bryson City
High Point City
T. Wingate Andrews
Carroll
High Point
Trinity
Duke University
Vance County
Carteret County
Pender County
State Department of Education
Mattson Case Suspect Held in New Mexico
Sheriff Fred White said Vern Charlton of Washington State is held in connection with the kidnap slaying of Charles Mattson in Tucumcari New Mexico. The statement hinted at developments expected tonight as Justice Department operative Alex Street remained reticent and unavailable for comment.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Fred White
Vern Charlton
Washington State
Charles Mattson
Quay County
Alex Street
Department of Justice
el Paso
New Mexico
Street
Soviet Program Lags in 1937 First Quarter
Moscow reports alarming industrial and agricultural lag in early 1937 as the government accelerates production beyond the five year plan. Spring planting is far behind schedule with only 13.2 million acres sown out of a target 328 million, risking completion scale for Soviet rule’s 20th anniversary.
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Moscow
Buffalo Knife Slaying Believed Solved by Arrest
Police announce an 18 year old Buffalo youth, Thomas Smith, confessed to killing 18 year old Mary Ellen Babcock whose body was found Feb 6 in a field. District Attorney Walter Newcomb said the youth is held but no charges yet filed. police linked the arrest to the Frances Fitzgerald ice pick injury case.
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Thomas Smith
Mary Ellen Babcock
Field
Buffalo
N. Y
James W. Higgins
Walter Newcomb
Babcock
Newcomb
Newcombe
Higgins
Smith
Frances Fitzgerald
Ethiopian Merchant Expelled From Ethiopia by Italians
The Giornale D Italia reports Mohammed Ali head of Ethiopia s largest trading group was expelled by Italian Viceroy Rodolfo Granziani on spying for British intelligence. French merchant Besse was fined 1 500000 lire jailed expelled for arms trade and currency speculation during the Italo Ethiopian War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Giornale D'Italia
Mohammed Ali
Ethiopia
Rodolfo Granziani
Besse
Besse and Company
Plane Crash Probe Near March Field Kills Two
An army board investigated a crash in the San Bernardino mountains that killed Lieut. Robert C C Love and Private Emory J Parsons. Love, 25, USC graduate and former football player from Hickory North Carolina, was returning to base from Glendale. Parsons, 28, was from Mineola Texas. Civilian Conservation Corps workers cleared the wreckage site near Whiskey Springs and the bodies were recovered.
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March Field
Calif
Army
Robert CC. Love
Emory J. Parsons
San Bernardino
Love
Glendale
Edward H. Alexander
Whiskey Springs
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lieut. Love
University of Southern California
Hickory
N. C
Chester
C. Parsons
Mineola
Tex
Death of James Pittman listed accidental inquest
James Pittman, 40, was found at the foot of the Aragon mill steps with a fractured skull and was ruled accidental after a coroner inquest.
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Rock Hill
8. C
James Pittman
Aragon Mill Steps
Defense in Santee-Cooper hydro project case advances
The defense opened its case in the third week before Judge J Lyles Glenn. Rulings denied motions to dismiss the suit against WPA administrator Harry Hopkins and to strike evidence on project cost and the Ickes book. John W Scott argued Hopkins not named in two amended suits but listed by Carolina Power and Light.
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Columbia
8. C
J. Lyles Glenn
Glenn
Syltem
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Volving
Harold L. Ickes
PWA
John W. Scott
Ickes
Hopkins
Carolina Power and Light Company
Soft coal wage talks stall as Roosevelt intervenes
In New York on March 30, President Roosevelt's labor troubleshooter joined the stalled soft coal wage talks. Operators and miners, deadlocked over a 40 hour week and pay rates, delayed after a joint committee caucus and planned to meet again. John L. Lewis and UMW officials were set to depart for Harrisburg for a dinner honoring Thomas Kennedy, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and union treasurer.
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New York
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harrisburg
Thomas Kennerdy
Pennsylvania
Union
Stock Mart Rally Buoys Some Shares In Tepid Market
In New York on March 30 a slow rally lifted selected stocks fractions to two points while much of the list showed weakness. The trading pace was weak from the opening and there were several losers as the session wore on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kerr Attacks Glasss Speech on Court Plan
Representative Kerr of North Carolina condemned Senator Carter Glass for his radio address opposing the Roosevelt court plan. Kerr called the attack vicious and unwarranted and said it would help win Senate approval for the president's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kerr
D-Nc
Carter Glass
Senate
Superior Court
Glass
United States
Pfeiffer Couple Donate $100,000 for Science Hall
Mr and Mrs Henry Pfeiffer donate 100000 dollars to Pfeiffer Junior College at Misenheimer for a new science hall to be erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
Henry Pfeiffer
Son Slays Father Wounds Mother In Tragic Latams Incident
In Latams near Albany New York 76 year old Edward Ireland was killed and his wife 74 was critically wounded as their son John Ireland 40 shot them both before two state troopers were wounded. Troopers P J Fitzpatrick and C J Kowlor were hospitalized after being struck. The Reverend Michael J Dwyer witnessed the event.
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Troy
WN. Y
Lathams
Albany
Edward H. Ireland
P. J. Fitzpatrick
C. J. Kowlor
Michael J. Dwyer
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
John Ireland
Father Dwyer
Ireland Home
Dyer
Ireland
Troy Barracks
Navy announces European training cruise dates for Annapolis midshipment
Washington March 30 the navy department announced the annual European training cruise for Annapolis midshipmen will begin June 4 and end August 14.
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Washington
Navy Department
Annapolis
Three Die In Auto Truck Crash Near Morganton
The auto truck collision near Morganton left three dead. Victims were Pansy Grady 17 Bayne Baker 20 and Lou Ellen Ward 17 who died in hospital. Driver Guy Lewis of Lenoir was cleared of blame.
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Morganton
Pansy Grady
Bayne Baker
Lou Ellen Ward
Guy Lewis
Lenoir
Sit-Down Strikes Hit Covington and Atlanta Plants
In Covington Virginia an employee at Covington Industrial Rayon walked out in a sit down strike after failed talks on union recognition. In Atlanta about 75 workers stayed inside the Stone Baking plant overnight demanding mediation after alleged dismissals of five union activists.
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Covington
Mar
Covington Industrial Rayon Corporation
Cleveland
Ohio
Synthetic Yarn Federation of America
Atlanta
Stone Baking Company
J. M. Austin
Bakers and Confectionary Workers International Union
A. F. of L
Elimination of No Man's Land Debated by Both Sides
Washington March 30. In a judiciary fight over minimum wage for women the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 ruling upholding Washington State wage law is cited as ending the no man's land. Senator Burke argues the court can interpret constitution liberal in light of modern conditions and urges careful drafting of new legislation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate Judge Committee
Les Elmore Cropley
Stnd
Roosevelt
Cropley
White House
Raymond B. Stevens
New Hampshire
Tariff Commission
Senate Judiciary
Erwin Griswold
Harvard Law Sch
NO Man
S Land
Washington, Mar
No Man’s Land
Minter
D-Ind
Washington State
Burke
D-Neb
Drew Differ
District of Columbia
High Court
Presbyterial Convention Set For April In North Carolina
About 200 delegates from 64 Presbyterian churches are expected at the Orange Presbyterial convention to be held April 15 and 16 at the First Presbyterian church in High Point. Notable speakers include Miss Janice MecCutchen of Atlanta and Miss Louise Clanton of Charlotte, with leaders from Richmond Burlington Greensboro and Sanford participating.
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Orange
Louise Clanton
Charlotte
Alexander Maitland
Richmond
Montreal
J. L McGregor
Burlington
Houston Patterson
E. E. Gillespie
Greensboro
E. C. Heins, Jr
Sanford
Orange Presbyterial
Maryon Saunders
Chapel Hill
Disaffection and Executions in Spanish Insurgent Ranks
Reports from Bayonne describe discontent within Franco’s insurgents amid claims of Italian influence and plots. Executions allegedly followed discoveries against Italian influence, with authorities reporting advances on the Madrid fronts at Guadalajara, Cordoba, and Avila, while insurgents disputed some details.
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Spain
Bayonne
France
Francisco Franco
Guadalajara
Madrid
Algeciras
Madalajara
Cordoba
Avila
Officers Seek Hit Run Driver In Dunn Case
Officers in Marnett and Sampson counties search for a hit and run driver after Miss Susan Barefoot 84 sustained a skull fracture broken legs and an arm in a Dunn Newton Grove road collision. She was taken to a Fayetteville hospital for treatment and stabilization.
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Dunn
Mar
Marnett
Sampson Counties
Susan Barefoot
Dunn- Newton Grove
Barefoot
Fayetteville
Strike Threat Grows Over Scottish Steel Milestone
London reports defense chiefs watch a 2000 strong Scottish steel workers strike at Parkhead Forge Glasgow for signs of a nation wide walkout. Observers consider intervention to prevent disruption of admiralty work in Britain five year rearmament program. Skilled engineers among the Glasgow strikers push demands.
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London
Britain
Parkhead
Whitlam Beardmore Co
Glasgow
Admiralty
School Child In Killed By Auto
Lexington reports a car struck seven year old Joan Brinkley a Welcome Consolidated school pupil resulting in her death.
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Lexington
Joan Brinkley
Welcome Consolidated School
Security Act Explained at UNC Institute Address
John G. Winant, chair of the Federal Security Board, read a prepared address to the Institute of Human Relations at the University of North Carolina. The speech described social security as a cooperative enterprise between citizens, industry, and government, safeguarding against fear and helping those private means cannot assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Winant
Federal Security Board
Chapel Hill
Instit of Human Relations
Thevernment
Art E. Huse
Social Security Board
University North Carolina
Locail
Addred
Police arrest two Japanese in Los Angeles knife fight
Police disclosed that after arresting two Japanese in a knife fight they entered a locked rooming house chamber and found a radio set maps of fortifications and plans for the Los Angeles water system. One man wounded in the stomach was taken to county hospital and identified as Toshi while the other said he was Buichiri Abo. Det Capt Wallis said Abo likely connected to a foreign spy organization and collecting military information.
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Los Angeles
Aft
Meda Street
Cers
T,shi
Buichiri Abo
Abo
Bert Wallis
Doomed Men Reprieved In Raleigh Delays Executions
Twenty men sit on death row at the state prison while four were to die Friday and 10 by May 7. Parole Commissioner Edwin M. Gill and Governor Hoey agree no executions will occur for about six weeks as death row work proceeds. Reprieves extend to all scheduled by May 7 with some commutations. Named reprieved or commuted are Exum Was county Jones from Mecklenburg Brady Laurence Melvin Coggins Nash Jackson Fo Smith Columbus Puckett Mond.
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Raleigh
State’s Prison
Edwin M., Gill
Hoey
Gill
George Exum
Was County
Sam Jones
Fred
Tom Wall
Sylvester Gill
Mecklenburg
Eoy Brady Laurence
Melvin Coggins
Nash
Liam Jackson
Charles Smith
Colum
Alfred Puckett
Mond
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Chas F. Carroll, Jr
Wisanr A
Chrysler
Wage Buusto
Southeast
Mr. Carroll
Stewards
Rotary Club
Sergeant Freeman
American Legion
Lena Glass
British Intelligence Service
House
Chicago
Kelly D
John P. Barnes
Chicago Title and Trust Company
O'Malley
D.-Wis
Sabath
D.-Nl
Representative Church
R.-Til
Judiciary Committee
O. K
Associated Press
Institute Human Relations
Ch Hill
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