Kingsport Post Office To Cost 225000, Plans Nearing Completion
Big Five naval chiefs hold private meeting on post office project. Kingsport will have a $225,000 building at Broad and New streets, with bids to be asked by May 1 and the contract likely let in June. The site is secured and design work is nearly finished. The new structure aims to serve local postal needs and enhance the business district.
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Fliers Die as Wing Falls Off in Rochester Crash
At Brizee Field Rochester New York January 28 a biplane crashed killing two occupants. Pilot Smith 22 and passenger Leasby 22 were aboard a plane returning from the Rochester airport when witnesses said the left wing suddenly detached causing a nose dive. Smith had about thirty hours in the air and just completed his pilot license course. Leasby a ground school instructor for Curtiss Wright at Rockland Missouri was visiting home recovering from a broken arm and had recently passed a transport pilots license exam in Boston.
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Requisition Honored In Ohio Auto Theft Case
Nashville January 28. Governor Horton honored a requisition from Ohio for Earl Wilson, wanted for automobile stealing and held in Blountville Tennessee. The extradition requests Franklin County Ohio authorities. Wilson faces removal to Ohio to answer the charge.
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Radio stations get construction permits in Virginia
The federal radio commission granted permission to L. H. R. G. and A. S. Clarke to build a ppm station at Danville Virginia and issued a construction permit to Edward A. and Philip P. Allen of Lynchburg. The two new stations will share time on a 1370 kilocycle frequency.
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Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
Mostly cloudy and colder in Tennessee with possible rain in the east then snow and a cold wave in the west by night. Virginia sees rain tonight possibly clearing by morning, with colder conditions and shifting winds. Yesterday’s high 41, low 30, similar to last year. readings taken at 6 p.m. by the U.S. Weather Office.
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Five killed as plane crashes near Fairfax Airport
In Kansas City, a Central Airlines plane crashed within a mile of Fairfax Airport last night, killing five aboard the single engine craft. The dead include pilot Duke Landeman and four passengers C R McKinnon James B Eggert Margaret Dice and William Flynn. Fire destroyed the wreckage and scattered parts across a corn field.
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Searchers Await Arctic Plane Crash Victims Near North Cape
Teller Alaska reports in January that a searching party near North Cape Siberia has dug into ice and snow around the wreckage of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, hoping to recover their bodies. Canadian pilots Pat Reid and Ed Young prepared to fly 400 miles to the Siberian coast to aid the hunt as Alfred Lomen led the search.
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Habitual drinkers not wanted as Prohi agents
Washington January 28 habitual drinkers and those opposed to prohibition are deemed unsuitable by the Hoover administration for federal offices connected with enforcing the national prohibition act. Attorney General Mitchell said appointments of United States attorneys and marshals are being investigated for personal views and drinking habits before submission to the president. He noted many factors affect qualifications but urged that habitual liquor use and strong anti prohibition views are definite handicaps for posts enforcing prohibition.
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Mother of Bride Rewrites Script of Film Romance
Los Angeles date Jan 28 reports the mother of Loretta Young 17 seeks an annulment of her marriage to Grant Withers 25 claiming her daughter is too young for married life. The piece notes Arizona allows 16 for women and California 18 and mentions a separate suit by Withers former wife Inez seeking more child support for their 5 year old Bobby.
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Fox Fights Off Receivership Plan
William Fox seeks creditor and stockholder consent to a reorganization aimed at staving off receiverships for Fox Film and Fox Theatres. The proposal, presented by Samuel Untermyer, calls for resignations of Fox Film officers and directors and the appointment of Bernard Baruch, Edward DeLafield, and Herbert Howell as trustees of voting stock. The hearing before Judge Frank J. Coleman was adjourned yesterday to continue after.
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Federal Raiders Kill Mountaineer Near Winchester
Tennessee mountaineer Tom Morris was shot dead amid a federal raid near Winchester late Saturday. Ford Buck Rader, ex-convict and raiding party member, claimed to have fired after Morris opened fire as he was arrested. Officials weighed whether the case rests with state authorities as probes continue. Rader had a history with liquor law violations and counterfeiting investigations, and his release to federal custody followed safety concerns.
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District Attorney to Lead Winchester Slaying Probe
Franklin Tennessee reports that Tom Stewart, the district attorney general, announced he would return to Winchester tomorrow to assume state oversight of the investigation into the Saturday slaying of Tom.
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Financial Chaos Deepens in Chicago as Politics Control Finances
Chicago faces renewed financial turmoil as officials plan a final clash with the Citizens' Rescue Committee. A loop-property reassessment delays 1928 and 1929 tax collection after protests that the loop was undervalued by 300 million. Strawn’s rescue offer splits officials, with Cermak urging acceptance and Thompson opposing. The standoff heads toward a showdown upon Strawn's return.
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Cermak
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Plot to assassinate Portes Gil and Rubio Foiled in Mexico City
Mexico City police announced a foiled plot to assassinate President Emilio Portes Gil and President elect Pascal Rubio Ortiz Rubio, seize public buildings, and terrorize the city. Nineteen suspects were arrested. 17 confessed, two women released. Ring leader named Roman Millan. Plotters linked to Jose Vasconcelos, who challenged the Ortiz Rubio victory.
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Pascaual Ortiz Rubio
Valente Quintana
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France and Italy duel over naval tonnage at conference
French proposals head the naval talks with a plan to limit fleets overall while Italy seeks precedence in fleet relativity. The big five assign Thursday’s open session and roll call, with France favored and the United States and Japan silent on general phase plans.
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Call 3rd Plenary Session of Naval Parley
Report indicates progress toward real work as the conference settles in. Indications point to an early date for substantive proceedings. preliminaries near completion.
Worldwide press coverage planned for naval conference plenary sessions
Under the American delegation leadership plans were made to open all future plenary meetings at St James Palace to the press. Seventy eight reporters from all nations will have seats and loudspeakers will relay proceedings outside to those unable to attend.
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Three Power Naval Conference Sets Session Schedule
The five power naval conference entered its third full session today in London. The Big Five agreed to reconvene Thursday at 10 a m in the Queen Anne drawing room at St James's Palace after a lengthy closed meeting that refined the conference agenda.
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