Hoover Aims United Action in Relief Proposals Talks
Washington May 12 A compromise federal relief program forms at White House and Reconstruction Corporation talks. Hoover seeks to combine simplify and concrete form of relief plans with budget balancing. Senators Watson and Robinson as well as Dawes Meyer Mills discuss a two billion dollar construction bond plan and three hundred six million for unemployed aid.
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Congress
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Body Found Near Hopewell Home
Governor Moore said Col. Schwartzkopf informed state police the kidnapped Lindbergh baby was found dead near the flier's Hopewell estate in New Jersey. The announcement came late today, as reported by the Associated Press.
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N. J
Associated Press
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
Hopewell
Democratic Leader Pushes Balanced Budget First
House Majority Leader Rainey says no bond proposals or state relief loans until a truly balanced budget is achieved and a real economy program is approved. He notes Senate plans to sell 2.3 billion in bonds for unemployment relief and directs focus on a genuine economy measure with broad support.
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Rainey
Democratic House
Robinson
Senate
Democrats
House
Poultry racket king slain in Jamaica New York
In New York on May 12 gunmen shot Barney Cohen on a Jamaica corner, a month after Joseph Cohen was killed. Four men fled in a car as a church choir drowned the gunfire. Witness Daniel Belviso was wounded. Barney, 50, married, leaves one surviving brother Jack. Police link the killings to the once famed fifty million dollar poultry trust.
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Joseph Cohen
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Barney Cohen
Jamaica
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Jack Cohen
Barney
New York to Walk for Beer Sparks National Debate
In a pointed note from Orly Hills California dated May 11 a correspondent mocks New York’s pursuit of beer while the nation debates alcohol policy. Dave Tuglalls of Cleveland a WWI naval ace is GOP gubernatorial candidate. his tweet invites public vote on issues from prohibition to sex drama production. Democrats argue over convention speakership while 1 150 delegates loom.
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New York
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Deposit Denied In Name Of Riley At Local Bank
Agents of the Department of Justice head to High Point on a tip that on April 19 Gaston Means deposited cash under the name Riley. Means, former government sleuth and author, is under indictment for embezzlement and larceny after trust. Bank officials say no such deposit or Riley account exists. Means denies the High Point rumor and claims not to have been there since age 21.
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Evelyn Walsh McLean
Washington Post
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
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Enterprise
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Woman's Courage Stops Jail Break in Marlboro County
In Bennettsville South Carolina on May 12 a jailer’s wife, Mrs. G. C. Mills, faced more than a dozen inmates after her husband was overpowered and stripped of gun and keys. She threatened with a shotgun and held the prisoners until help arrived. Mills had hidden the main jail key in his shoe as the mob flooded cells. Two other inmates were later detained after attempting to intervene.
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S. C
G. C. Mills
Marlboro County
M. Dpd
Herring
Sidney Lee
Mills
Lee Chavis
Lonnie Brewer
Long Sees Quick Win for Roosevelt
Senator Huey Long predicts the Louisiana delegation will be solid for Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention. He expects a near universal ballot for Roosevelt and notes Louisiana will adopt the unit rule to pledge all 20 votes. Current totals show Roosevelt 260 pledged, with others ranging from 16 to 58 pledged or instructed.
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Reed
Murray
Rotarians pledge to law enforcement and illiteracy fight
About 400 Rotarians from 51 clubs in the 57th district completed the sixth annual convention with a farewell luncheon at the Sheraton. They pledged to promote respect for law, improve jury service, and urge literacy campaigns in their communities, with further plans announced by Maynard O. Fletcher.
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Greensboro
Rotary International
Seattle
Ted Johnson
Raleigh
J. Parks McCallie
McCallie
Chattanooga
C. Wallace Petty
First Baptist Church of
Pittsburgh
Sheraton Hotel
Fritzharry
Harry Raymond
America
Maynard O. Fletcher
Washington, D. C
Resolutions Committee
High Point
Mellon Embraces Dawes Trousers Policy in London
London report says Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon aligned with the Dawes trousers approach rather than the Harvey breeches faction. The shift marks Mellon’s clear stance in the ongoing dress debate tied to postwar policy and social norms.
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London
Andrew W. Mellon
Plea To Legalize Birth Control Information Reiterated
Mrs. Margaret Sanger urged Congress to pass the Hatfield bill to exempt hospitals clinics and doctors from an 1873 law that bans sending birth control information through mail and common carriers. She testified before a Senate subcommittee arguing the law blocks knowledge and research and that physicians need up to date information for medical use. Senator Hatfield and supporters pressed for passage noting 86 clinics exist despite the ban and warning against degeneracy.
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Margaret Sanger
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Hatfield
United States
Sanger
W. Va
Thomas M. Hepburn
Hartford
Conn
Birth Control League
The
American Federation
Means Freed On Bond Faces Embezzlement Charges
Gaston B. Means, former Concord, North Carolina native, was freed on bond and prepared to defend against embezzlement indictments in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. He denied the charges, attacked his accusers, and recounted his role in the McLean Lindbergh kidnapping affair and related allegations involving Mrs. Finley Shepard. Ralph M. Easley supported Means’ claim of no truth in the Shepard accusation.
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Washington
Liberty
Gaston B. Means
N. C
Charles G. Dawes
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edward B. McLean
Lindbergh
Finley Shepard
New York
Helen Gould
Shepard
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Smith Reynolds Returns to U S After World Flight
Smith Reynolds, 20, son of the late R J Reynolds, arrives in Seattle by liner from Hong Kong completing the last leg of a around the world air and water journey.
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U. S
Seattle
R. J. Reynolds
North Carolina
Hongkong
Filipinos freer now than under own government says ex envoy
Cameron Forbes, former ambassador to Japan, told a Boston chamber audience that Filipinos enjoy vastly more freedom than they would under their own government. He argued U S measures favor sugar and dairy interests and warn the proposed commonwealth plan could create oligarchy.
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Congress
Cameron Forbes
Japan
United States
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Philippine Islands
Horton Smith Returns to Hospital With Nose Infection
Chicago golfer Horton Smith is back in hospital after exchanging his caddy for a nurse and his score card for a hospital chart due to a nose infection. He had recently been recovering from a broken wrist and previously battled dental and back-muscle problems that kept him from playing.
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