Britain and Soviet discuss peace aid after talks with Stalin
Anglo Russian talks on European peace wrap with secrecy and praise from both sides as Captain Eden leaves for Warsaw then Praha to file reports. British foreign secretary Sir John Simon plans to brief Laval and Mussolini as part of piecing together the European situation.
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Russia
United States
Europe
Anthony Eden
Maxim Litvinoff
Joseph Stalin
Warsaw
Praha
London
John Simon
Pierre Laval
Benito Mussolini
Hospital Solons Hear Nurses Accuse Superintendent
Morganton March 30 A legislative investigation into the state hospital moved to the institution as 19 nurses alleged favoritism by Superintendent Dr John McCampbell and said wards received special preparations before board visits. Doctors, former staff and others testified as the probe continued with a promise of further hearings by Chairman J T Burrus and the committee.
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Morganton
State Hospital
Caldwell
Institution For the
Legislative Committee
John McCampbell
J. T. Burrus
Guilford
J. R. Shute
Union
Rouse
Lenoir
Andrews
Wayne
Thomas
Edith Daves
Appropriations Committee
Ickes Appeals to Roosevelt Over Relief Bill Changes
Chief Ickes seeks presidential intervention to alter the 4.88 billion work relief bill amid opposition from Senate and House leaders. He wirelessly appeals from the Normahal after consulting with Vice President Garner while Capitol Hill debates deferment of construction loan allocations and labor expenditure. The House leadership plans a Monday morning conference to decide further steps.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Io Bahama Waters
Garner
Ickes
Taylor
Colorado
Burns
Buchanan
Capitol Hill
PWA
Treasury reports March surplus after 41 months
The Treasury closed three quarters of the fiscal year with a $2.193 billion deficit but posted a March surplus of $66 million. Unexpectedly strong income tax receipts jumped to $323 million, with total March revenues at $585 million and expenditures at $529 million. A fourth quarter outlook remains uncertain.
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Washington
Treasury
Public Accounts Office
U S Moves to Keep Nation Out of War With New Protocols
Washington reports near final drafting in the senate munitions committee to back the Geneva disarmament commission and curb arms traffic. Nye says the President will keep America out of another war at all costs and a broader neutrality guarantee is planned with arms embargoes and citizen safeguards. Senator Pope notes the new protocol expands machinery beyond the 1925 treaty.
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Washington
United States
Athana
Senate Munitions Committee
Senate
Geneva Disarmament Commission
Nye
Lexington
America
Europe
Pope
D-Ida
Lake Matamuskett Bought for Bird Breeding Sanctuaries
J N Darling announced the purchase of 702,969 acres across 17 states to restore migratory waterfowl breeding and nesting areas. The protected sanctuaries include Lake Matamuskeet in Hyde County North Carolina and sites in Arkansas Florida Georgia South Carolina with thousands of acres allocated for each location.
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Washington
J. N. Darling
Bureau of Biological Survey
Darling
White River
Monroe
Arkansas
Phillips
Desha
Ark
St. Marke Addition
Wakulla County
Fla
Savanna River
Chathem County
Jasper County
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Lake Matamuskeet
Hyde County
N. C
Southern Shops to Add 40 50 Workers in Salisbury
In Salisbury on March 20 the Spencer shops of the Southern Railway plan to bring back 40 to 50 additional men on Monday. The move follows a Washington office announcement that workers from other shops will be sent to Salisbury to handle heavy repairs for which the local facility is well equipped.
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Salisbury
Spencer
Southern Railway
Washington
Railroad
State Revenue Rises by Over One Million in March
North Carolina revenue totals show March gains across general and highway funds. The state reports $8,042,522.89 in March revenue, up $1,271,443.08 from a year earlier, with nine month totals rising to $40,879,118.28. Income tax led general fund March receipts, and highway funds also posted gains.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
Budget Bureau
Bipartisan Senate move to test NRA constitutionality
A Senate bid to urge the justice department to appeal the Belcher case seeks a quick ruling on the NRA's constitutionality for guiding Congress on the recovery act. The Belcher case dismissal, lumber code status, and recent court invalidations add to NRA scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
NRA
Congress
Department
Belcher
Lumber Code
Supreme Courts
Recovery Agency
Threatened Soft Coal Strike Settled by Truce
The United Mine Workers and Appalachian Soft Coal operators extended wage and hour contracts to June 16, averting a walkout by nearly 500000 miners. The NRA board approved keeping the current terms while seeking a new agreement, as the government moved to address rubber labor issues and a Firestone Akron plan ruling.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
NRA
National Labor Relations Board
Akron, C
Ralph A. Lind
Cleveland
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Federation
Goodyear
German Army Seeks Land for Maneuvers and Garrisons
Berlin March 30. Germany's cabinet empowered the Reichswehr to condemn land for fortifications on frontiers and to use it for garrisons drill and target practice grounds. The decree signals a push in the military program as Hitler renews conscription amid international reverberations. Templehof, Berlin, once a major exercise field, now serves as the nation's principal airport.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichswehr
Templehof
Adolf Hitler
Stresa
Italy
Belgium Premier Fages Last Test
Belgium Prime Minister Paul Van Zeeland faces a final parliamentary test as his reform program for currency devaluation and economic revival seeks Senate approval. Despite a strong Chamber vote and supportive senate committees, socialist leader Emile Vandervelde warned the government may lack the necessary Senate majority to sustain the plan. National bank data show Belgium’s gold reserves at 11.2 billion francs with 56.93 percent currency coverage.
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Brussels
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate Finance and Justice
Emile Vandervelde
Vandervelde
Belgium Labor Party
van Zeeland
Georges Theunis
Premer
Franco
Nazi Leaders to Wed Amid World War II Tensions
The announcement confirms a marriage between Hermann Goering, Nazi chieftain, and Emmy Sonnemann, a noted actress, in an event that coincides with wartime developments. The union, disclosed today, links prominent figures in the Nazi leadership and German cinema.
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Berian
Cneeuuas
Aon
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Emmy Sonnemann
Railroads Seek Wage Cuts After May First, 1920 Levels Return
Chicago reports railroads plan wage reductions to match 1920 levels that reinstate after May 1. Details cite looming economic pressures and potential service impacts as carriers move to trim costs following the transition.
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Chicago
Noticr
Arkansas Veterinarian Shot in Stuttgart Hotel Death
Dr. Miller, a Stuttgart Arkansas veterinarian, was shot and killed in a local hotel. Police Chief H. O. Thompson arrested R. B. Tink, 85, on a first degree murder charge.
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le Miller
Stuttgart
Ark
H. O. Thompson
R. B. Tink
Reilly Bills Up Hauptmann Defense Fee Too High
In Trenton on March 20 Edward J. Reilly filed a bill seeking 25000 dollars for his services as chief defense counsel for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The measure aimed to suspend the lumber code but lacked authority to implement the proposal. An aroused industry showed no sign of accepting the statement, while the NREA official urged swift amendment to the agreement.
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W. B. Greeley
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
NRA
Seattle
Donald R. Richberg
Reilly
Trenton
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
NREA
England Enjoys Second Surplus
London reports Britain's chancellor Neville Chamberlain ending the financial year with an actual surplus of 7,561,879 pounds about 36.3 million dollars. The figure comes despite 19.25 million pounds in supplementary issues and 12.9 million pounds diverted to the debt sinking fund, and reduces the national debt.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
England
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Senate Hopeful On Early Passage Of Biennial Revenue Bill
Administration leaders in Raleigh anticipate quick Senate action on the biennial revenue bill after House approval. The measure, in committee in the finance group, would provide more than 62 million dollars over two years and funds totaling over 64.8 million for state departments. A balanced budget remains a concern as lawmakers consider the appropriations bill and a proposed three percent retail gasoline tax discussions with federal officials. Governor Ehringhaus backs increasing the annual transfer to the general fund.
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Raleigh
House
Senate Finance Committee
Harris Newman
Senate Finance Group
Appropriations Committee
Newman
A. A. F. Seawell
Washington
State Highway Commission
Ehringhaus
Johnson attacks Father Coughlin and Long in radio tirade
Gen. Hugh Johnson ridicules Father Coughlin and Sen. Huey Long in a nationwide broadcast. He likens Coughlin to a fascist and accuses the priest of funding schemes, condemning the Nye Sweeney bill and saying he is done with the three way controversy.
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Charles Cou
Huey P. Long
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Johnson
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Senator Long
Father Conshiin
Adolf
Hitler
Germany
Rome
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Union For Social Justice
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