Cramer Fate Uncertain as Seaplanes Join Search
Two naval seaplanes were prepared to assist in locating Parker D Cramer, an American aviator reported missing along Norway s southwest coast. Severe storms hindered open sea search and ships from the North Sea saw nothing. Cramer last spoke yesterday afternoon requesting coast weather forecast. Governor Horton pardoned I W Petty of a four month jail term for liquor law violation, with Attorney General noting Petty likely not a bootlegger and endorsing clemency.
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Bergen
Norway
Parker D- Cramer
North Sea
Cramer
F. W. Petty
Nashville
Horton
I. W. Petty
Henderson County
Clementy
T. J. Murray
Petty
Girl Is Shot by Her Own Father
In St. Petersburg Florida a five year old lies in critical condition after being shot by her father. Police hold Henry Grace on a charge of shooting his former wife and two children during a confrontation outside a downtown building. The mother wrestled with him before the gun fired wounding her wrist and the child just below the heart.
Hoover Dam work halted by Six Companies strike
Hoover Dam construction stopped as Six Companies refuses wage and condition demands. Frank Crowe says work six months ahead of schedule and company can endure costs. About a thousand workers camped in the hills near the tunnels, government officials to meet August 15 in Carson City to seek a solution. Workers demand higher wages for all trades, better camp sanitation, ice water, a shorter daily travel time, and a 1.50 daily board rate, plus a safety miner at each tunnel entrance.
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Las Vegas
New
Inc
Hoover Dan
Frank Crowe
Carson City
Fort Douglas
Utah
Weather Outlook: Tennessee and Virginia Fair but Cooler
Tennessee sees generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with not quite as warm temperatures, especially in the east and north central areas. Virginia expects partly cloudy skies with cooler temperatures tonight and Tuesday, accompanied by moderate northwest winds.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Six Die as Trimotor Plunges After Hub Break
A Cincinnati bound four engine passenger plane from Lunken airport dove from about 500 feet after a propeller hub failed. Pilot M. T. Odell and six passengers were killed when the craft crashed into a clay bank near the Little Miami river. Victims include Miss Wrene min B Hughes, William E Keith, W. H Brimberry, W Oe Baum, William J DeWald and Odell. Investigators cite a broken hub as the cause and report no fire despite gasoline spray.
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Cincinnati
Cinccinnati
Atlanta
Lunken
M. T. Odell
Odell
Miami
Wrenemin B. Hughes
Fort Thoms
William E. Keith
Atlanta, Ga
W. H. Brimberry
W. Oe Baum
Memphis, Tenn
William J. DeWald
Fort Thomas
Comemerce
Washington
Bruening Forces Hold On Against Enemy Onslaught
Berlin August 10 The Prussian coalition government led by Bruening stands firm against right and left attacks after a plebiscite defeat of 3.5 million votes. Violent clashes erupt in Berlin and Cologne as Communists National Socialists and Nationalists clash with police leaving several dead wounded and many injured amid a city under siege and a crackdown on radicals.
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Berlin
Prussia
Bruening
Egxt
Budow Platz
Cologne
Sehomburg
Chaancellor Brueningl
Rome
Curtius
Germany
Jueteborg
Four Die In Murder-Suicide Pact At San Francisco Home
In an apartment in San Francisco the widow Florin Williams, her two children John 7 and Billy 4, and her mother Clarissa Walz died of poison in what police call a murder and death by own action pact. Williams, unconscious on discovery, died later. Letters reveal planned funerals and property disposition. Financial troubles followed Williams after 1920s-era husband’s death. she faced grand theft charges and probation earlier. Constance Talmadge linked as a reference in one note.
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San Francisco
Florin Williams
Williams
Joseph M. Schenck
Constance
Constance Talmadge
Hoover Observes Milestone In Life
Washington Aug 10 AP President Hoover entered his 58th year today grayer and wrinkled yet smiling and fit to tackle crises. He marked his 57th birthday with Mrs Hoover and reviewed a year of achievements and disappointments, facing unemployment, a looming winter, and a hostile congress. He plans U S participation in Geneva disarmament talks and urges fewer military costs. 1952 campaigns loom as Republicans seek a second term.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
United States
Geneva
Little West Branch
Martial Law Declared in Cuba Amid Revolt
Martial law took hold in Havana and Pinar Del Rio as rebels challenged President Gerardo Machado. The proclamation placed military authority above all others, with military courts handling actions. Rebels who surrendered within 24 hours faced pardons, except leaders and key instigators. Arrests and rumors of clashes occurred as authorities sought suspected leaders and arms.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Gerards Machado
Sec
Mario G. Menceal
Interior
Pinay del Rio
Camaguey
Santa Clara
Interior Department
Hors Waarste
Gaatimare
Serafin
Ricardo Dolz
Havana University
Pinar del Rin
Cabana Fortress
Arturo del Pino
Lugano
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Accidents Claim Lives Ten People Over Weekend
Ten people died in various incidents across the south over the weekend. In Florida a head on crash near Fort Myers killed Laurita Browning and Hewitt Parsons, while O F Finney cited blinded by bright lights as cause. Other fatalities included Baxter Dyer in Jacksonville aftermath, Piez McGlothin near Baton Rouge, and a gunfight in a Birmingham dance hall.
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Atlanta
Aug. AU
Fort Myers
Fla
Laurita Browning
Everglades
Hewitt Parsons
O. F. Finney
Naples
Baxter Dyer
Baldwin
Fiz
Jacksonville
Piez McGlothin
Boyce
Baton Rouge
H. Wingate
G. W. Stanford
C. P. Stanford
Grace Stanford
Luther W. Lindsay
North Side Rock
Ark
Waslain
S. Roath
Lindsay
M. A. Griffin
Birmingham
Ala
David S. Knight
T. C.totherow
Andrew W., Norton
Henry Adams
Aaron Brown
Lawrence- Surg
Tenn
Elizie Wisdom
Startling tale of brutality by police commission unfolds
Weathered skies and bold flight saga dominate today’s dispatches as the world airways encounter peril and daring. Lindberghs weather bound at Point Barrow. Parker Cramer overdue in Copenhagen. Danes try seven radio stations without contact. Marseilles hosts Bourdreau and Polando en route home. Von Gronau reaches Reykjavik chasing a transatlantic path. Pangborn and Herdon questioned in Tokyo over fortifications. Do X awaits engine from Rio after rotor gear issue in Para.
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Associated Press
Point Barrow
Parker Cramer
Man
Copenhagen
Arctic
Norway
Russell Bourdreau
John Polando
Marseilles
France
Istanbul
Turkey
Cape Cod
United States
Wolfgang von Gronau
Reyjavik
Iceland
Marth Atlantic
America
Cramer
Greenland
Canada
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Tokyo
Siberia
Para
Brazil
South American
Schildhauer
Rio de Janeiro
Rhineland
Bank fraud trial linked to Col Lea in Nashville case
Johnson arrives in Asheville to testify in the 1.3 million dollar bank fraud conspiracy involving Col Luke Lea and three co defendants. Other defendants include Lea Jr E P Charlet and Wallace B Davis with ongoing testimony and a continued trial focus. In Alaska Lindberghs face fog and rain delaying their Orient flight as weather hampers the next leg to Karangisak Siberia.
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Asheville
N. C
M. D. Johnson
Liberty Bank and Trial Company
Nashville
Tennessee
Luke Lea
Central Bank and Trust Company
Liberty Bank
Col. Lea
Zeb V. Nettles
Johnson
Wallace B. Davis
The
Central Bank
Luke Lea, Jr
E. P. Charlet
Lea
G. Owens
Central Bank Collections and Exchange
Foint Barrow
Alaska
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Col. Lindbergh
Nomo
Karangisak
Siberia
Northland
Wainwright
Lindbergh
Investigation begun into domestic electric power industry
Washington August 16 The federal power commission announced an inquiry into the entire domestic power industry not limited to federally regulated firms A questionnaire goes to all licenses and connected holding companies to detail management financing and control and the relation of fuel produced power to hydroelectric energy The survey will use broad authority to map connections with other businesses and require full accounting of securities seniorities voting rights and agreements Directors and executives relations will be listed Operators must name hydro plants and major utility customers with non-utility revenue cited Dr W M W Splawn former UT president leads the probe to map production transmission and distribution and rate differences
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Williamson
Questionnair
Commission
W. M. W. Splawn
University of Texas
House Interstate Commerce Committee
New Legislation Urged On Hoover By Commission Report
The Wicke commission outlined a nationwide system of police brutality or the so called third degree. It urged President Hoover to push new legislation or a constitutional amendment to abolish such practices. Case examples include Leopold Loeb and the Snook incident. The report condemns unfair prosecutions and denial of defense, with 140 cases cited of rapid arrests leaving no time for counsel.
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Washington
Wicke
Hoover
Leopold-Loeb
Snook
Ohio
Mooney-Billings
Moonty- Billings
San Verands
Zechariah Chafee, Jr
Harvard
Walter H. Pallak
New York Bay
Governor Alfred Taylor Not So Well After Operation
Johnson Tennessee Aug 10 Former Governor Alfred A. Taylor was not so well today according to his physician Dr Harry D Miller. The 3 year old former state executive, once deemed beyond hope of recovery after an operation, has been slowly improving at a hospital in Johnson City.
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Johnson
City
Tenn
Alfred A. Taylor
Harry D. Miller
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Wherry
Charles Crawford
Herbert Spencer
David Clair
Agsistant
Los Angeles
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Cuba
Pres. Machado
Upris
Globe
Lindberghs
Leas
Barrow
Liberty Bank and Trust Co
Wickersham Committee
Jing Anarder
Taylor
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