Italian Squadron Takes Off On Sea Hop To Reykjavik
Italian seaplane squadron of 24 aircraft launches from Londonderry Culmore Point led by Balbo en route to Reykjavik. The fleet forms in formation then sails north as crowds watch from shore. Officials report smooth progress with half the journey completed after five hours.
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Pledged Cotton Cut Is Secret
Farm administrators say no public announcement of acreages offered for cotton production cut will be made until the acreage reduction campaign ends. They will reveal aggregate offers after Secretary Wallace decides if curtailment will take effect. The campaign closes Saturday night but may run into next week if all growers aren’t reached, with a final decision and offer tabulation not expected until about July 15 or 20.
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Crash mars Italy's big flight in transit era
Rushed from Amsterdam to London by air, a dramatic New York news photo shows wreckage after 25 planes of a transatlantic armada overturned in the Zuider Zee. The shot captures planes flying in three‑plane formations and the crash aftermath as crews attempt the long journey from Rome to Chicago.
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Fair and warmer Thursday in Tennessee and Virginia
Local weather summary notes fair skies tonight and Thursday across Tennessee and Virginia with a small rise in temperatures. Yesterday’s high and last year’s comparable figures are listed, along with rainfall data for the previous day measured at 600 p.m. Readings indicate no rain yesterday for the region.
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Storms Batter Atlantic Coast In Three Day Toll
A three day storm battered the Atlantic coast with northern winds and southern dune damage. The hurricane that killed 12 in South Trinidad Island and later struck Cuba is sweeping toward Louisiana and Texas. The center lay west of Key Largo yesterday, while crews on a drifting barge were reported lost. Coast guardsmen rescued multiple seafarers from sinking vessels as the battered scene continued to unfold along the coast.
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Fear Kidnapping of Young Factor in Chicago
Chicago July 5. Efforts to prevent the John Factor abduction from becoming a double kidnapping continued. Jovene Factor, 19, son of the missing international speculator, is escorted by two bodyguards when leaving his mother’s home, fueling speculation kidnappers may seek exchange for his father. Meanwhile Bel la Cohen, Factor’s second wife, collapsed under strain and was ordered to rest by a physician.
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Nazis Force Out Other Political Groups of Reich
July 1 1944 Nazi drive to total control of German life continues four months after Reichstag vindication elections. Bavarian People’s Party dissolves, centrists become guests of the Nazis, and other parties leave the stage leaving Hitler’s movement supreme. Religious battle persists as Protestant leaders demand church autonomy and non Nazi broadcasts.
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Dry fight to hold Arkansas against repeal in vote soon
War of the wets and drys grips Arkansas as July votes approach for repeal of the 18th Amendment. Speeches reach nearly every hamlet, with figures like Sergeant Alvin York arriving to aid the dry cause. Governors delay on beer legislation until after the July 18 ballot, amid reports of open beer sales in cities.
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Fourth of July Celebrations Cost More Lives Than Skirmishes
The Associated Press reports that the nation’s Independence Day observance caused at least 183 deaths from all causes, with fireworks injuries common in New York City and other incidents including motor vehicle crashes, drownings, airplane accidents, and a parachute jumper fatality in Chicago. Fatalities were below 1932 and 1931 totals but higher than some years, with 1922 marking unusually high due to a three day holiday.
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Turner Dominates National Air Races on West Coast
Roscoe Turner, 48, and companion Johnny Livingston shined at national air races in Los Angeles and Chicago. Turner swept the three major races, averaging 241.051 mph in a 100 mile event and 280.065 mph on a straightaway, plus a New York to Los Angeles record of 11 hours 36 minutes. Livingston averaged 204.54 mph in a 36 mile triangular course, with a 213.40 lap, the fastest at the carnival. Turner’s prize money reached $9,540. Charles Abel set a new glider looping record in Chicago, and Mae Haizlip won a women’s five-mile race in Los Angeles.
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15 Per Cent Cut in Federal Pay Continues
Washington July 4 President Roosevelt issued an executive order continuing the 15 percent cut in pay for federal employees. The order extends the reduction until the close of the fiscal year with authority to extend further if approved by Congress. Pay remains in effect through June 30, 1928, per the cost index for the months specified.
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Milwaukee man explains bruises after fireworks stand incident
Robert Ebert, 35, arrived at work with bruises and a story involving a roadside fireworks stand. He said he bought firecrackers, lit one, and, in a moment of distraction, tossed a lit match into the stand triggering a blast. The blast injured bystanders and prompted a chaotic scene as Ebert fled the area.
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Treasury Plans New Type Report
Washington July 5 The treasury introduces a new accounts system for the 1934 fiscal year with separate lists for ordinary and extraordinary expenditures. Daily statements will show general government outlays and emergency spending by recovery agencies funded by bonds. Undersecretary Dean Acheson and budget director Lewis W Douglas led the plan, delaying the usual daily statement, which is due later in the day.
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Roosevelt Returns to Drive Domestic Recovery Plan
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt, after two weeks at sea, resumes focus on domestic recovery and urges the London delegation to keep the stalled economic talks going. He signals no change in stance against immediate stabilization, as bloc nations push for quick adjournment. Further dispatches on agenda items await in London.
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Progress on Wheat Treaty Debates Cooperation With Europe
London July 5 The four major wheat producers agreed in principle on a policy of temporary output and trade adjustment to meet world demand. A three member committee Lebreton Bruce Murphy was appointed to negotiate with European states for cooperation on the restriction program. The four power meetings adjourned likely until after July 10 when American crop reports due.
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Changes in laws to curb tax dodging in Congress
Washington July 6 AP A fresh set of taxes and continuations of old levies were enacted to close loopholes and fund treasury needs for bonds recovery and government running costs. The 1922 revenue law taxes persist through 1934. key changes include a three percent levy on electric bills paid by the light company, a 1.5 cent gasoline tax, a five percent tax on all dividends, a five percent excess profit tax on corporate net income above 12.5 percent, and a small rise in the corporate income tax rate to about 14.3 percent. The note cites disclosures that wealthier individuals paid little income tax recently. The article ends with page reference.
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World Economic Conference Holds Sessions in London
Reports from London indicate kept sessions intact as American delegates discuss adjournment. A steering committee planned to meet to decide on the proposal after communications between Washington and leaders of both delegations. Officials including Cordell Hull and Ramsay MacDonald weighed whether to disband or continue the talks with partial participation.
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Roosevelt pursues London talks while resisting dollar stabilization
President Roosevelt spoke by telephone with Chairman Hull to keep the London economic conference moving while rejecting immediate stabilization of the dollar. An official White House view stressed the U.S. would not export gold or enter a binding stabilization fund, signaling the issue’s limited effect on U S policy.
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