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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
1
Shanghai dispatch reports that Chinese Army Headquarters said a detachment of the 11th Route Army at Liuho clashed with a Japanese force overnight and fighting continued near Nanziang. Tokyo denied fighting. Chinese claim orders to cease hostilities pending Nanking word.
Admiral Nomura and General Shirakawa ordered a halt to fighting around Shanghai with troops to consolidate within a 12.5 mile zone unless China resumes hostilities. Conflicting statements created confusion as Japanese and Chinese authorities issued varying notices.
Dr W W Yen told the League of Nations assembly that Japanese armistice terms were absolutely unacceptable. He also presented a report to Secretary General Sir Eric Drummond stating that hostilities must continue, signaling a breakdown of negotiations in Shanghai.
Japanese officials, reassured by Shanghai fighting ending, look to Geneva for a lasting Sino Japanese settlement. The privy council and cabinet resolved differences over funding the Shanghai expedition and set a special parliamentary session for March 18. The emperor's group was also entertained.
New York bankers and Tennessee officials began joint talks on refunding 9 million dollars of Tennessee short term notes maturing April 29. The session aims to study municipal financing and gain state approval, with potential six percent amortization and a shift to longer terms as bond demand improves. Discussions may last a week or more, with Nashville kept informed.
Washington March 3 The Norris La Guardia bill to outlaw yellow dog contracts and curb federal court injunctions on strikes gains strong House support with speedy action likely The measure declares labor the right to organize and bargain collectively and targets legal blocks to union actions advancing through committee to calendar status.
Occasional rain tonight and Friday with colder conditions in Tennessee and Virginia. High yesterday was 71 and low 42, compared with 52 and 38 a year ago. No rain yesterday. rain was 0.5 inches a year ago. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily for the past 24 hours.
A $7,000,000 bill for construction at 26 army air fields was introduced by Representative James of Michigan, ranking Republican on the House military committee. The funding covers landing fields hangars storage and technical buildings across posts in the United States Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone.
The House Ways and Means Committee approves higher estate taxes and implements a gift tax. The move expands federal revenue tools and signals a shift in tax policy.
The House prepared to draw 40 million bushels of wheat from the Farm Board to aid the unemployed. Senators favored the measure with a likely final vote by nightfall. The Red Cross agreed to distribute the grain and assist in milling and distribution for both people and starving livestock nationwide.
Baltimore March 3 A Manufacturers Record survey shows February construction activity in the South climbing to more than 77 million dollars in projects let or proposed. The month followed January totals of 57 million with February alone including 17.6 million in contracts and 60.234 million in proposed work.
The house judiciary committee deferred action on the Cochran bill to make interstate kidnapping a federal crime. It will be discussed again Tuesday as some members urged waiting for resolution of the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Indignation over the Lindbergh baby abduction sweeps Congress as lawmakers push for laws to halt the growing kidnapping racket during an extraordinary session.
Smoke shrouds hundreds of miles as fires rage from Asheville to the Tennessee line. The blaze spans 100 miles between Asheville and Murphy, with cites of destruction in Brunswick and Columbus counties and fires reaching South Carolina and Tennessee.
Chicago crime figures including Col. Robert Isham Randolph and even Al Capone offer aid in locating the Lindbergh baby. Pat Roche from the state's attorney’s office hunts for clues as a $50 000 ransom story looms while the nation watches.
The Lindbergh baby kidnapping case exposes wide ranges in maximum penalties. Some states impose death for kidnapping crimes, while others set life terms or specific year limits. several have no maximum, illustrating divergent legal responses across 48 states.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh vows to fight the baby kidnapping case, keeping police on the job. A letter claims the infant is held in a Massachusetts house, mailed by a 69 year old woman in Boston, describing the suspect and urging swift action.
Hopewell New Jersey March 3 AP report says the Lindbergh baby remains missing while a wide road clearance around the estate aids the kidnapper’s return, who is said to demand a $50,000 ransom and Col Charles A Lindbergh is prepared to pay. Reporters and photographers swarm the area last night as authorities search for leads.
A conservative figure estimates 100000 peace officers and citizens chase the Lindbergh baby abductors. The eastern U S and Canada form the search field as thousands of cars are halted and travel routes including bridges ferries rails and buses are guarded.
AP reports Hopewell, a calm village of 1,800 in rolling hills, houses three small factories making meters and candy, two hotels, a golf club, and a weekly newspaper. Farms and wagon-rutted roads surround the town.
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