Dodds Attacks Judiciary Plan as Long Step Toward Authoritarianism
Princeton president Harold W. Dodds told the Senate judiciary committee that Roosevelt's court bill is a first and long step toward authoritarian government. He warned the proposal could achieve aims without changing the court or constitution and cautioned against emergency powers used to justify radical shifts.
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Washington
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
D. Mont
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Tong
America
Weather showers and colder across Tennessee and Virginia
Forecast notes showers in east and central Tennessee with colder air extending to the extreme west tonight. East and south portions see colder temperatures tonight and Thursday. Virginia expected occasional night and Thursday cooling with colder Thursday night. Kentucky to have showers tonight, likely in east and north, with colder west and much cooler daytime Thursday.
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Coonts
Government Financing Agencies Hold $13 Billion Lending Power
Washington March 34 Government financing agencies today have a potential lending power of 13 090 000 000 A citizen may seek millions to build streamlined trains or a few dollars to repair a flood damaged country store The RFC organized in 1932 has an unexpended balance of about 2 000 000 000 If fully utilized it could lend nearly 5 000 000 000 Its reach spans railroads mines fisheries schools and other enterprises The farm credit system links land bank agencies and short term lenders with possible additions of about 7 000 000 000 if securities authority were fully used The commodity credit corporation could finance about 200 000 000 for market support The Resettlement Administration has exhausted its lending fund for the current fiscal year and the deficiency bill awaits action
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William S. Ardery
Washington
Pioneer Reconstruction Corporation
RFC
Land Bank System
Land Bank Commissioners
Farm Credit Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Film Colony Notables Targeted by Extortion Notes
Hollywood reports extortion threats against film figures David Selznick Anna May Wong and Louis B Mayer. Notes demanded 20000 in unmarked bills fearing harm to relatives and suggested a biblical film with evangelist Aime Semple McPherson as target. Dr E B Foote acted as intermediary then provided a note.
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David
Selznick
Anna May Wong
Miss Wong
Clyde Plummer
David O. Selznick
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Stw
Plummers
BE. J. Foote
Eote
Plummer
Dimen Semple McPherson
Truce Sought For Pension Disputes In Rail Talks
Treasury and railroad officials sought to resolve conflicts over a proposed rail pension program formed by rail labor and management at Roosevelt’s request. They warned taxes must cover benefit payments, proposing 3.4 percent flat or a graduated 2.5 to 3.5 percent scale, while wage increases were announced elsewhere for textile workers.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Roswell Magill
The
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives Committee
Stockman Spreads Powdered Material on Lawn
Arapahoe Nebraska March 24 J H Leete a local stockman spread a powder he thought was fertilizer on his lawn but it proved to be asbestos He commented it serves him right as another hot summer looms in the forecast this year
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Arapahoe, Neb
J. H. Leete
Arapahoe Stockman
Mutual Consent Divorce Bill Gains Wisconsin Support
Wisconsin legislator Charles Beggs introduces a proposal to allow divorce by mutual consent without proving grounds. The plan requires two years residence, 32 months separation with no minor children, and permits agreement on property, alimony, and child support. Beggs notes reduced false testimony and costs, citing county appointed special counsel for impartial investigations.
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Charles al Beggs
Beggs
Wisconsin
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Begis
Whtil
Counse
Bus Derby Crash Kills Many Near Salem
A chartered roller skating derby bus crashed into a bridge abutment west of Salem and caught fire. Initial reports cited 1 percent dead and five seriously hurt, later varying totals. witnesses described bodies burned beyond recognition and motorists aiding the scene. A relief driver was injured as tires blew, and the bus occupants were derby contestants en route to Cincinnati from St. Louis.
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Salem Hospital
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Leo Seltzer
Hil
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Schoolboy
Creekmore
Miami
Fila
John Flannery
Atchison
Kas
Joe Klests
Indianapolis
Jack Israel
Kansas City
Millie Cooper
Vila Park
Russ Gesser
Covington
Louis Browers
Tony Marzano
Prisoners Should Work Group Told In Nashville
State welfare officials consider Deputy Warden Ed Connors statement that morale cannot be maintained without work for inmates of the state penitentiary. He cites idle inmates amid shifts in prison shop output due to federal laws, endorses parole-first-offenders with reporting requirements, and supports merit-based employee systems as beneficial reforms.
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Nashville
State Penitentiary
Ed Connors
Browning
Connors
Ahunes
Outcome of War Depends on Italy Says La Tribuna Editorial
Rome March 24 La Tribuna front page editorial says the Spanish Civil War outcome hinges on Italian volunteers fighting in Spain. Other papers report Italian ambassador Grandi stating volunteers would stay until Franco victory. Britain seeks to maintain non intervention while warning of potential European crisis if Italy sends more troops.
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la Tribuna
London
Dino Grandi
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le Tribuna
Great Britain
Valencia
Italy
Guadalajara
Madrid
Europe
France
Soviet
Russia
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Confessed Snatcher Hangs Self in Buenos Aires Jail
March 24. Jose Canceda, believed by police to have confessed kidnapping and killing the two year old son of a wealthy Argentine landowner, hanged himself on the bars of his cell in Dolores near Mar del Plata after repudiating his confession and refusing to reenact the crime.
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Jose Canceda
Cenceilo
Dolores
Mar Nel Mate
Eugenia Pererys Iranla
Simon Peresra Sravla
Sneezing Spell Still Continues For Bertha Turner
CROSSVILLE Tenn March 24 Ten year old Bertha Turner remains plagued by sneezing though improving gradually according to Dr BE W Mitchell who notes she is gaining weight after two weeks of relief while confined to a dark room since light worsens her illness. Her family says she sneezed almost five thousand times in one day during her peak.
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Crossville
Tenn
Bertha Turner
BE. W. Mitchell
Iiutts
Bertha
Davis May Attend Arms Conference In Geneva Meeting
Washington reports indicate Norman H. Davis may attend the May steering committee meet in Geneva for the disarmament conference. Davis, ambassador at large and head of the U S delegation, is sailing from New York on the Manhattan with the American sugar delegation to London for the sugar conference. Officials say decision on U S representation has not yet been made.
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Washington
Norman H. Davie
Roosevelt
Geneva
Davis
United States
State Department
Farley accuses opponents of aiding the enemy in court plan battle
Austin dispatch reports James A. Farley telling a Texas legislature joint session that Democrats opposing President Roosevelt's court modification plan are lending aid and comfort to the enemy. He calls the November mandate for action and cites contrasts with 1933 economic conditions and Supreme Court rulings.
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Tex
James A. Farley
Texas
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
United States
Farley
Supreme Court of the United States
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Supreme Court
Maps
Othe High Court
Chrysler strike settled as 3 pm official notice promised
Washington reports Rep Rabaut announced to the House that the Chrysler Detroit strike has been settled and the official statement will be issued at 3 oclock. He cautioned details would come from financial circles and later spoke to reporters that the settlement was news to the House.
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Rabaul D. Mich
House
Chrysler
Detroit
Rabaut
Repaut
50 000 Word Novel Is Without E Here's Story Without One
Walter 5 Clausen presents Ernest Vincent Wright who writes a 50110 word novel without the letter E. Wright, a National Military Barracks musician and Boston alumnus, describes the quirky challenge. The piece outlines the writing process, humor, and a hint of the unusual text to come.
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Clausen
Los Angeles
Calif
Errnest
Vincent Wright
Wright
National Military Barracks
Boston
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