Italian Fliers Close In On Rome After Atlantic Flight
New York reports two men Captain George R. Pond and Lieutenant Cesare Sabelli pressed toward Rome in a monoplane Leonardo Da Vinci. They left New York and crossed Bell Island off Newfoundland at 6 30 p m E S T, aiming for a nonstop 40 hour crossing with good weather ahead. In Los Angeles three men detained over the Gettle kidnapping admitted involvement. Roy Williams Larry Kerrigan and Jimmy Kirk identified as key players. Kerrigan claimed an $18 000 guard fee and Kirk said Gettle wrote ransom notes.
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New York
Rome
George R. Pond
Cesare Sabelli
Europe
Bell Island
New Foundland
Atlantic
Leonardo da Vinci
Pond
Sabelli
Sheriff's
Post Office
Jimmy Kirk
Post
Larry Kerrigan
Gettle
Roy Williams
Kirk
Morris G. Stensland
Sheriff's Office
Kerrigan
Williams
One Dead in Battle and Many Hurt on Coast Riots
Across the nation labor clashes escalate as 600 San Pedro longshoremen assault a stockade, one man killed and several wounded. Guards repel strikers at Grace Line ship, while Houston gunfire injures three union longshoremen. Atlantic coast scenes remain otherwise peaceful as Alabama coal strike continues.
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Seaboard
Gulf Ports
San Pedro
California
Santa Elena
Pacific Coast
Rolph
Houston
Texas
New York City
Atlantic Seaboard
Alabama
Black Resigns Governor Post in Federal Reserve
Eugene Black of At will resign as governor of the Federal Reserve Board and return to his former post as governor of the Atlanta Fed. The move follows his temporary transfer at President Roosevelts request over a year ago. Adjournment of Congress cited as context for the shift.
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Washington
Eugene Black
Atwill
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Atlanta Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Glass Decries Exclusion From Market Control Conferee
Senator Glass of Virginia denounces being left off the conferee list on the market control bill. He says the omission is a deliberate affront and signals strong opposition to the measure.
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Glass
Washington
D-Va
Second cloudburst strikes year-old Tiberias
A second cloudburst hit the city of Tiberias at noon today, hours after crowds were warned about yesterday's flood. Two people reportedly drowned in yesterday's torrent as warnings went unheeded.
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Asalem
Tiberias
Yesterly
Teachers Endorse MacDonald Street
Pinson Salem N C May teachers here adopted a resolution commending Dr Ralph W Mac who resigned his professorship at Salem College amid protest from wealthy political interests pressuring his candidacy for the general assembly The resolution voiced deep appreciation for his recent court stand.
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Pinston-Salem
N. C
Ralph W. Mac
Salem College
Preson
Salem School Board Votes For Ten Cent Supplement
In Salem on May 15 the city school board voted to urge the town meeting to call an immediate vote on a ten cent school supplement. June 18 is set for the proposed measure. A supplement was adopted last August.
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Salem
Weather forecast by states and coastal areas
Weather forecast notes showers in Carolina and Georgia with periods of cloudiness. Winds shift along the coast from Jacksonville to Hatteras with southerly to northerly directions and overcast showers tonight through Wednesday.
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Carolina
North Central
Georgia
Jacksonville
Hook
Hatteras
Gangsters Go On Trial For Robbery
Chicago Touhy gangster Basil Banghart and Ludwig Schmidt go on trial in U S district court Asheville for the 105000 mail truck robbery in Charlotte last November. Witnesses describe gunmen and loot flow from Washington treasury to Charlotte Federal Reserve branch.
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Asheville
Mae Blalock
Basil Banghart
Chicago
U. S
Ludwig (Dutch) Schmidt
Charlotte
Knoxville
Banghart
Schmidt
Treasury
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Curtis Koontz
T. E. Honeycutt
Isaac Costner
Charles Connors
Costner
Connors
Leo Brandenburg
New Jersey
Blalock
Jake Factor
Illinois
Wachovia Bank Named Administrator of R H Shaw Estate
In Greensboro on May 15 the Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. qualified as administrators of the estate of Richard H. Shaw of High Point who died April 26 with no will. Widow Mrs. Flossie M. Shaw renounced rights. heir(s) are the widow and daughter Miss Sarah P. Shaw. Estate valued at $25,000 in personal property. no real estate.
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Greensboro
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Richard H. Shaw
High Point
Flossie M. Shaw
Sarah P. Shaw
German balloonists die in Russia prompting inquiry
Berlin reports aviation minister Hermann Geering ordered a commission to Russia to investigate the deaths of two German balloonists Masuch and Schrenck from the Bartsch Von Seysfeld. Their balloon was found wrecked near Sedesh with one body in the gondola and the other farther east.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Geering
Aviation
Russia
Germany
Bartsch von Seysfeld
Hermann Victor Masuch
Martin Schrenck
Bitterfield
Sedesh
Masuch
Schrenke
East Prussia
Two Kidnap Victims Rescued Alive Without Ransom
Little June Robles of Tucson and William F. Gettle of Beverly Hills were found alive after kidnappers demanded 15 000 for Robles and 75 000 for Gettle. Gettle was located in La Crescenta chained with a plaster mask on his lips and unharmed. four men and two women were in custody. Robles was found in a desert grave after 19 days of captivity. an unsigned letter to Arizona's governor aided the rescue, with no arrests yet in her case.
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Little June Robles
Tucson, Ariz
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gettle
Tucson
la Crescenta
Robles
Arizona
Deny Price Fixing On Rayon Yarns
Ten major rayon yarn producers including Du Pont and American Enka filed general denials to the FTC charge of price fixing and production limits. The case centered on an alleged October 1930 pact with Price Waterhouse providing statistics to monitor compliance and the formation of Industrial Rayon Corp in Cleveland to curb low price sellers.
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Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
John W. Addison
Commission
American Enka Corporation
Skenandoa Rayon Corporation
Delaware Rayon Company
Acme Rayon Corporation
Belamose Corporation
Price- Waterhouse and Company
Industrial Rayon Corporation of
Cleveland
Little June Robles Rescued From Desert Grave Fate
A fragmented report describes the rescue of Little June Robles from a desert tomb. The detail mentions a kidnapping and perilous confinement, with continuation noted on page three. Authorities have not released further specifics in this excerpt.
Roosevelt Sends Davis Back to Geneva on Disarmament Talks
President Roosevelt orders Norman H. Davis, ambassador at large, to return to Geneva for the reconvening of the world disarmament conference on May 29. Davis says no new proposal will be presented and the U S hinges on Europe to resolve its political issues for a possible summer settlement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
Geneva
Davis
Europe
United States
Nantucket Lightship Sunk By Big Liner
The liner Olympic rammed the Nantucket lightship in thick fog off Massachusetts, sinking the beacon used by transatlantic vessels. Seven crew members were reported dead as rescue efforts proceeded, while the Olympic stood by to save survivors.
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Nantucket
New York
Massachusetts
Olympic
Coast Guard
White Star Line
Sal
Woods Hole
Mass
White Star
Coastguard
Atlantic
North Atlantic
New England
Roosevelt asks 1.322 billion to taper emergency spending
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 1.322 billion dollars to wind down emergency recovery spending for the coming fiscal year. The main 940.905 million would fund general relief and public works with discretionary use, including 100 million for roads and 48 million for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Shipbuilding
Tennesese Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
House
Civil Works Administration
Deny Ransom For Girl Was Paid
Tucson Arizona May 15 Carlos G Robles assistant Pima county attorney and uncle of six year old June Robles denied rumors that kidnappers received 10000 in ransom before the girl was released. He said no ransom was paid and he and Carlos found the child yesterday in a coffin like sheet iron receptacle buried three feet in the ground nine miles from Tucson.
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Tucson
Arizs
Carlos G. Robles
Pima County
June Robles
Carlos
Bus Wreck Injures 15 in Williamsburg Kentucky
A Greyhound bus traveling from Cincinnati to Knoxville left the road and plunged 12 feet down an embankment injuring fourteen passengers and the driver. Authorities investigated the cause as emergency crews responded to the crash scene.
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Williamsburg
Greyhound
Cincinnati
Knoxville
government plans three million war chest for armed police drive
BEVERS Hills California May 14 The government plans a three million war chest to hire and equip more in the crime drive including two hundred armoured cars sub machine guns bullet proof vests and tear gas. The note complains about secrecy and suggests using skilled manhunters without ceremonial trappings.
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Bevers
Hills
Calif
Pinkerton
Ens
Texas Ranger
North Mounted Police
Wilhl
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Bataan
Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Here
Birmingham
Ala
MacDonald St
Blotte
Weather Bureau
Tonio
Wachovia Bank
R. H. Shaw
Arcadia
Geering
Kidna
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