Taxes and WPA clash over West Virginia probes
Washington reports detail a clash between West Virginia Senator Holt and WPA administrator Hopkins over alleged political influence in relief programs. Hopkins defended the WPA findings while Holt called the inquiry a sham. The piece also notes a looming tax plan on undistributed corporate profits and a court ruling limiting congressional investigations.
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Senate Lobby Committee
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Flooding Rains Hit East and Midwest Swallow Bridges
Heavy rains and melting snow sent rivers in the east and parts of the middle west to flood levels. A covered bridge was swept away on the Housatonic at Cornwall Bridge, Conn. Rescues saved a family along the suniact river in Hollidaysburg, Pa., as homes faced rising waters and widespread suspicions of damage.
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Associated Press
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White Mountains
New Hampshire
New England
Middle Atlantic
Lehigh
Delaware
Schuyliss
Jupinta
Allegheny
Susquehanna
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Cornwall Bridge
Conn
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Southern Front letter to editor sparks campus incident
A. & Perlman of LSU from New York City recounts a hostile reaction by about 200 fellow students who ducked a Yankee classmate in a lake near campus and pressured him to change his views. In Tennessee, Brim. Gen. Frank T Hines will speak at Memorial Day services as the American Legion issues its announcement.
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WHA
Roosevelt
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York City
Baton Rouge
A. & Perlman
Louisiana State University
Johnson City
Tenn
Frank T Hines
Laterans
Americas Legion
Weather Outlook Across Regions Tonight
Weather forecast shows fair and colder conditions with heavy frost in the southwest tonight. The north remains chilly with rising temperatures in the west portion. Virginia mostly cloudy with a chance of rain turning to flurries in the northwest. Kentucky generally fair and colder with possible snow flurries in the northeast. North Carolina fair with frost and gradual warming later.
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Virgenias
Enider
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Kentucky
Riduy
Court Faces Jammed Docket as Relief Judge Sought
In Meville Tennessee Judge George C Taylor urged the U S circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati to appoint a relief judge for the eastern district to ease the crowded docket. He expects the need to last two to three months and plans a one week adjournment to focus on Chattanooga cases. Nearby talks of a roving judgeship and a fourth district court in Tennessee were mentioned. In a separate note Count Yasuo Tschida, former Japanese Foreign Minister, died after resigning in 1983 amid military uprisings.
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Tenn
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Anpeals Court
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Taylor
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit
Greeneville
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Congress
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Knoxville
Hoff man Hopes Jafsie Will Talk
Gov Hoff man argues his power to reprieve Hauptmann ends at midnight yet his counsel believes Hauptmann still may escape the death penalty. They bank on possible new evidence from Dr John F Condon, returning from vacation, as key in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Hauptmann faces electrocution March 30. Condon, known as Jafsie, testified paying 50 000 of Lindbergh funds to Hauptmann.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Dhing
Br. John
Hauptmann
Col
Charles A Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Jasfie
Col. Lindbergh
New York
Pioneer prison plan would exile convicts to island colonies
Washington dispatch reports Representative Kennes proposes sending federal prisoners to island colonies to cut government costs and mimic pioneer life. Suggested sites include the Aleutians, Kahoolawe, Niihau, San Clemente, with Alaska's harsh climate cited. Alaskan delegate opposes the plan as propaganda.
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Washington
Kennes
United States
Alaska
Kahoolawe
Niihau
San Clemente
California
Anthony
Qilmond
Congress
Novy
Kenney
Blizzard recalled at Old Timers Meet of 1888 storm
A garbled Old Timers’ event recounts the winter Blizzard of 1888 with notes of snow depth between 20 and 24 inches, winds around 80 mph, and subzero temperatures. The piece mentions Mare and Petrie figures, and a lighthearted reference to prohibition era opinions as New York faced heavy snowfall and public attention.
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Pat McGrabdy
Cassated Press Star Writers Neay York
Marek
Baers
Nis
Thes
A. Woodhouse
Irer
New York
Nea
Solons Open Kentucky Budget Hearings In Frankfort
In Frankfort Kentucky budget committees outlined two year needs as state department heads testified. State officers sought thirty five thousand five hundred dollars more than the initial draft with increases from the state military department railroad commission and historical society. Governor Chandler trimmed his estimate by two hundred dollars and the lieutenant governor’s appropriation was reduced by five hundred. A separate committee continued hearings on alleged tampering with the organization bill after a Democratic caucus approval.
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Frankfort
State Department
Commission
Senate
House
Commonwealth
John E. Buckinsham
State Military Department
Railroad Commission
Historical Society
Albert B. Chandler
Poisoning tale dominates Hamlin grand jury session
In Hamlin West Virginia March session the mother of 14 year old Gladys Dillon seeks to testify to a grand jury about a family poisoning case. Prosecutor Damron says he will present an alleged confession by Dillon and notes the family’s illnesses after consuming poisoned flour in a baking mixture. The Dillon family and others are central to the investigation with further charges looming.
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Hamlin
W.va
Gladys Dillon
W. F. Damron
Edgar Dillon
Ing
Gladys
Pfo
Damron
Buxoh
WPA
Hubbell
Ellsworth Payne
Alee
Damien
Logan
British To Support France As Hitler Threatens Peace Plan
Madrid dispatch reports a police guard was killed during a failed assassination attempt on Socialist deputy Prof. Luis Jiminez Asus amid Spain's left right violence. Four brothers among six arrested. fascist student Emilio Bella died of wounds, a second student dead in the unrest. Clashes cause suspensions at Madrid universities. mobs attacked churches as police broke up the crowds.
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UHM
Madrid
Luis Jiminez Asus
Spain
Gilbert
Professor Jiminez
Jiminez
Emilio Bellafell
Tv of Madrid
Granadin
Chapel of
Arbitator Seeks to Settle New York Strike
In New York a 13 day old building service workers strike ends a late conference naming Ferdinand Lillenx as impartial arbitrator to decide re employment and readjustment for some 2700 workers. other cities report mixed progress from negotiators.
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Associated Press
New York
Building Service
Ferdinand Lillenx
United States
Newark
N. J
James A. Moffit
U. S. Labor Department
Philadelphia
Akron
Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
Cincinnati
Cantrainer Corporation of America
Boston
Alton
Ill
King Edward Seeks Prospective Bride Rumors Stir Mayfair
London March 12 A flood of royal marriage gossip centers on King Edward as MPs debate contingency provisions for a possible future wife. Names cited include Princess Catherine of Greece and a charming American girl while court observers weigh the likelihood of a match and the civil list implications.
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London
Edward Wills
Catherine
Greece
Mayfair
England
House of Commons
George V
George
Edward
George VII
Karlsruhe Prepares Delirious Welcoming of Hitler
In Karlsruhe Germany March 12 crowds in the swastika decorated city ready for a night long reception for Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler marking Rhineland remilitarization. Authorities halt most traffic at 5 PM and arrange special trains to bring in country folk for Hitler speech as part of the Rhineland plebiscite campaign.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
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Saar
Reich
Hitler
Rhineland
Rhine
Karlrue
BP. My. Nek
Custody Battle Over Grandson In Wealthy Manufacturer's Family
In Chicago on March 12, wealthy George W. Borg of Borg-Warner Corp sought custody of his 13 month old grandson from the boy's mother. A habeas corpus hearing before Judge Michael Peintero failed to resolve the dispute as Borg fights for guardianship arguing the child should be with him. The case stems from last week when Mrs Juanita Borg took the child from the Borg home in Wisconsin. Separate suits name Borg Sr. and others, with family tensions escalating over control of the child and inheritances from the Borg business.
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Anita Borg
George Marshall Borg
Chicago
George W. Borg
Circuit Court
Borg
Borg-Warner Corporation
Michael Peintero
Aought
Borgwis
George M. Borg, Jr
Elo
Mahon
George Mareshak Berg
Elder Borg
Mrs. Org Ln Hrovalt
Mvintenaner
Jgorg, Senior
Young Borg
Britain and France Move Toward Pact Over Rhine Crisis
Diplomats at a London conference weigh France’s demand that Hitler withdraw most troops from the Rhine as a prelude to new talks on European security. France, backed by its allies, warns against any new peace treaties with a rearmed Germany while Berlin pressures for a plebiscite to legitimize its Reichsgrenze.
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Associated Press
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France
Adolf Hitler
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Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
London
Hitler
Pierre Etienne Flandin
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Arctic Ocean
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Poland
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der Fuhrer
Versailles
British cabinet seeks Rhine troops withdrawal amid Europe crisis
The British press reports that Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his cabinet are pushing for withdrawal of German forces from the Rhineland amid tense talks with France and the Soviet Union. Diplomats, including Pierre Bodin and others, weigh possible rearmament and new treaties as Hitler presses ahead. Britain, France, and allied leaders face decisions on security and war risks.
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Marely
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Rhineland
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Lipsonvakes
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