Roosevelt Signs Economy Bill At Desk In Washington
President Roosevelt signed into law a sweeping economy bill aimed at trimming about 500 million dollars from federal costs. The measure gives him broad power over veterans payments and federal salaries, with initial savings projected from reduced veterans compensation and lower salaries, plus further cuts from agency reorganizations. The act, second in a series of emergency moves, authorizes new rules on pensions and eligibility and could start producing effects before month’s end.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
White House
Lewis Douglas
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Gridiron Club
Stephen T. Early
Capitol Hill
Veterans Administration
Mussolini plan aims for wider peace reach says Ramsay MacDonald
In Rome Mar 20 Premier Ramsay MacDonald states a new Mussolini peace plan could extend beyond Great Britain France Germany and Italy to the entire continent and possibly the United States. He leaves for Paris to urge French Premier Edouard Daladieu to back the project and says nations must consider broad collaboration not limited to a few powers.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Paris
Edouard Daladieu
Mussolini
Je Jouvenel
John Simon
Rome
MacDonald
Trallam
Plane crash kills passenger near McGhee Tyson Airport
In Knoxville a Pi-One passenger died and another injured when a plane piloted by Betty Lund Steele stalled and crashed near McGhee Tyson Airport. Almer Forester, 26, a Knoxville Journal employee, was Wed and Wallace Bouliveaux suffered minor injuries. Forester’s luck had earlier helped him win a coin match and pay for the ride.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Betty Lund ‘Steele
McGhee-Tyson
Stele
Freddy Lane
Almer Forester
Knoxville Journal Employe
Wallace Bouliveaux
Forester
Stable
Governor McAlister to Sign Expense and Car Tag Bills Today
Nashville March 20 AP The general appropriation bill with drastic expense cuts awaits Governor McAlister's signature. It aims to save about 16.2 million between April 1 and end of next biennium, based on fiscal year 1932-06-30 comparisons. The measure cuts salaries, consolidates functions, and eliminates branches including health and agriculture divisions. Also pending are motor vehicle license reductions and tax delinquency amnesty through December 31, 1933. The auto license cut slashes passenger and small trucks by 25 percent. larger tonnage taxes stay unchanged. Local legislation is limited tonight, with Senate expected to act on April 8 on a six-full-days plan to finish early and save state funds.
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Nashville
Mar
Euttinty
McAlister
Health Department
Agriculture Department
Senate
W. P. Moss
Madison
Moss
British Officer Charged With Selling His Country
London March 20 A court martial opened against Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders charged with communicating military secrets to Germany. Prosecution produced the Marie Louise letter and notes alleging payments from Berlin and a handwritten Alphonse Poiret claim linking the accused to the espionage plot. The case centers on August to November 1982 communications with Otto Waldemar Obst in Berlin and the alleged transfer of 50 pounds.
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London
Mar
Norman Baillie-Stewart
MH. Shupcott
Tower of London
Baillie Stewart
Seaforth Highlanders
Shapcott
Baillie-Stewart
Marie Louise
Berlin
Beteen
Baillia-Stewart
Otto Waldemar Obst
Obst
Marie
Louise
Major Shapcott
Alphonse Poiret
Aldershot
England
Skaprott
Mariz Lonjise
Weather snapshot for Tennessee and Virginia
The report notes fair but colder conditions across Tennessee with possible light snow in the north, and a cold wave in the northwest. Temperatures rise slowly in the west on Tuesday. In Virginia expect clearing tonight with warmer conditions Tuesday morning, but colder in the west and south. Yesterday's highs reached 70, lows 63. rain measurements similar to last year.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Winter Takes Final Wallop In Storm Lashes Nation
Across the nation a harsh weather system delivered snow sleet and floods for the inaugural sign of spring. Ohio Valley floods threaten homes while western states endure heavy snow and wind uprooting trees and straining power lines with several deaths reported. Minnesota reports two feet of snow while Oklahoma and Iowa face freezing temperatures and slick roads. Chicago and Milwaukee brace for more ice and hazardous travel as hospitals report injuries from icy conditions.
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Kentucky
Middle West
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Victoria
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Atlantic
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Wabash
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Monongahela
Minnesota
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Milwaukee
Old Actor Jefferson De Angelis Dies at 74
Jefferson De Angelis, a longtime American light opera star since childhood, died today in Orange New Jersey at age 74 after a year of paralysis. Survived by his widow, a son and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for Wednesday in New York with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Brooklyn.
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Orange
N. J
Jefferson de Angelis
de Angelis
New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
Brooklyn
Conferees Agree To 3 2 Percent Brew Law
Washington March 20 AP final enactment of the beer bill neared as conference conferees agreed to legalize a 3.2 per cent brew and retain the senate amendment permitting wine and fruit juices of the same content. The Borah amendment to bar sales to under 16 was rejected as opponents urged state control. Report to senate expected this afternoon. house action likely tomorrow after adjournment ahead of rule completion.
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Washington
Mar
Cafter
Senate
Harrison
House
Lynn Bachman Lodge to Hear Masonry Talk
C A Snodgrass grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Tennessee visits Lynn Bachman Chapter No 195 at 6 00 p m today to give a short lecture on The Lights of Royal Arch Masonry.
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C. A. Snodgrass
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Tennessee
Storm sweeps Sweetwater and nearby towns causing extensive damage
A wind storm ripped a 200 foot path of destruction through Sweetwater injuring no one but causing extensive damage to roofing, buildings, trees, and power and communication lines. Similar storm hit Athens and Burnsville with destroyed houses and minor injuries nearby.
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Sweetwater
Tenn
Mar
Athens
Team
Burnsville
Miss
Tennessee
Straus Real Estate Bond Firm Simmering in Shell Debate
New York observers scrutinize S W Straus and Co amid a proposal to tighten real estate mortgage bond laws as two receivers resign claim the firm is a shell with only about 29000 in assets left while Straus denies the charge and says millions in assets exist to cover creditors. The case prompts calls for legal reforms to protect bondholders in default and reveals the firm’s reformation as Straus Securities Company.
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New York
Mar
S. W. Straus and Co
Robert Williams
M. Calder
T. Straws
Straus
8. W. Straus and Co., Inc
Straus , Family
Supreme Court
Lockwood
S. W. Straus and Company
Martin
Straus Securities Company, Inc
Toyal
Eollis F. Schultze
Army
Europe peace moves with disarmament talks in focus
Washington report notes Britain and Italy seeking French and German consensus on a disarmament program. The United States plans to send Norman H. Davis abroad to discuss world problems. Germany's future role under Hitler looms large as Britain and Italy push for reconciliation of French and German viewpoints amid Versailles concerns.
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Washington
Mar
Europe
France
Germany
United States
Normian H. Davis
Tennersee
Zangara Executed in Raiford Prison Chair
Giuseppe Zangara, the would‑be assassin of President Roosevelt and killer of Meyer Cermak, was electrocuted at Raiford state prison at 9 14 a m eastern standard time after an emergency autopsy was ordered. Guards guarded the scene as the chair delivered the fatal current. witnesses and officials reported his final words and defiant remarks about “capitalists.”
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Roosevelt
Anton J. Cermak
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Raiford State Prison
Ralph N. Greene
Jacksonville
Vhce
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Hosital For
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Jacksonvilles
Duval County
C. D. Whitaker
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Ino
Chapman
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Bayfront Park
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