Revenue Bill Needs Repair After House Defeat
The House rejected the general sales tax by a large margin and moves to repair the budget with alternatives. Treasury proposals include heavy auto and radio taxes gasoline levy checks tax three cent postage and stamp duties aimed at producing about 600 million dollars to balance the budget. Crisp leads Ways and Means in resuming work while Hoover urges full rewrite rather than patching. Spokesmen lauding the vote say it is a victory for the common people and call for committee collaboration to source new taxes. Burns urges no immediate budget balancing and Champions government economy reforms.
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Washington
Mar
House
Treasury
Crisp
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Hoover
Ways and Means
LaGuardia
N. Y
Coughton
N. C
Rankin
Miss
Burns
Tennessee
Appropriations Committee
The
Revenue Sought as Subcommittee Drafts 600 Million Plan
The house ways and means committee appointed a subcommittee to draft about 600 million in revenue to replace the sales levy rejected yesterday. Acting Chairman Crisp said the group aims to present proposals to the full committee by Monday. Representative Ragan of Arkansas named chairman. Other members listed.
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Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means Committee
Crisp
Georgia
Tornado Toll Rising in Deep South Relief Efforts Expanded
Birmingham reports confirm more dead and injured as Red Cross field director Dr. H. MacFarland says tornado damage across five southern states was vastly under-estimated. New general relief headquarters will coordinate aid in thirteen Alabama, ten Georgia, and six Tennessee counties.
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H. MacFarland
American Red Cross
North Alabama
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Maurice Reddy
The
Red Cross
Roosevelt Gains as Garner Loses Political Power
In Washington reports show Roosevelt gaining momentum as Garner’s influence wanes over the sales tax issue. Democrats see Roosevelt and Hoover rising. Garner faces a temporary setback with party nerves high over tax battles and prohibition debates.
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Roosevelt
Garner
101 Ranch Owner in Shootout at Marland Ranch
Marland Oklahoma March 25. Col Zack Miller faces assault with a deadly weapon charge after firing a shotgun at the floor as lawyers for the ranch receivers sought a conference. Miller barricaded himself with Zelma in the ranch house and called the auction illegal robbery while vowing not to leave the property.
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Marland
Okla
Zack Miller
Bruce Potter
Kay County
Miller
Neal Sullivan
R. O. Wilson
White House
Ranch
Zelma
Potter
Sullivan
Newkirk
Good Friday Observances Across Christian World
Rome marks Good Friday with priests prostrating at 400 churches and processions to St Peter's St John lateran and Holy Cross. Faithful climb the Holy Stairs on bended knee as relics of Christ's passion are shown. In Trapani Sicily 20 ancient wood statues lead a street procession. Italy closes theaters and cinemas tonight.
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Rome
Mar
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
St. Peter’s
St. John’s
Holy Cross
Christ
Trapani
Sicily
Italy
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
Cloudy and warmer in Tennessee with showers likely Saturday and possible late tonight in the extreme west. Cooler by Saturday afternoon in the west and again Saturday night. Virginia mostly cloudy and warmer with likely showers interior Saturday. State temperatures cited with yesterday’s highs and lows. Readings taken at 6 PM daily for the past day.
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Tennessee
West
Virginia
State's Teachers Hold Convention in Nashville
Thousands of Tennessee teachers from rural schools and major city institutions convened in Nashville to hear reports on past activities and future plans. The day included technical group sessions, two general meetings, and the president H L Harris of Columbia warned counties starve elementary schools to preserve nine month high school terms.
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Nashville
Mar
Tennessee
H. L. Harris
Columbia
Harris
Hearings Set on Anti Prohibition Bills and Medical Whiskey Rules
Senator Blaine announced hearings begin April 14 before a senate judiciary sub committee on repeal of the 18th amendment and Volstead act changes with about six proposed measures. House judiciary will open hearings April 6 on Wick ersham commission recommendations to loosen medicinal whiskey rules amid medical profession restrictions bills.
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Washington
Mar
Blaine
Wis
Senate Judiciary
Senate
Norris
Judicary
Bingham
Conn
Manufacturers’ Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Wickersham Commission
Collegiate Research Caravan Heads Toward Kentucky Coal Fields
A New York based student group of about forty from Columbia University, Hunter College, Union Theological Seminary and Sarah Lawrence plans a trip to southeastern Kentucky coal mines for Easter study. Authorities at Pineville warned that any participant joining the "red" movement will be jailed. The group expects additional participants from about seventy five colleges and universities as they traverse the Cumberland region to observe labor relations between miners and operators.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southeastern Kentucky
New York
Cumberlands
Kentucky
Pineville
Walter B. Smith
Columbia University
Hunter College
Union Theological Seminary
Sarah Lawrence College
Armies Clash While Peace Talks Continue Near Shanghai
Reports from Shanghai indicate Sino Japanese peace negotiations show limited progress as clashes erupt near Ka ting and Chinwangmiao. Both sides blame each other for outpost skirmishes while discussants cite three topics including troop positions withdrawals and a joint withdrawal supervising board.
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Shanghai
Amies
Kating
Chinwangmiao
Chiawangmiao
Soochow Creek
State financing to be discussed for long term bonds
Officials from the State of Tennessee and New York bankers plan further conferences next month to arrange a $9,000,000 long term financing to meet highway note maturities due April 29. Bid date set for April 4 with maturities of 2,000,000 each January 1 from 1935 to 1939 and the balance January 1, 1940. Bankers note possible date changes and the potential for a longer term issue if bond coupons fall below 6 percent.
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New York
Tennessee
Nerve Switch Experiments Demonstrate Control Reassignment
Zoological proof that living nerves can be switched like telegraph wires was presented at the American Association of Anatomists meeting. Yale University researchers led by Donald H. Barron showed that damaged nerve control can be replaced by a healthy one with rats illustrating reeducated limb movement.
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New York
Amercan Association of Anatomists
Yale University
Oeborn Zoological Laboratory
Donald H. Barron
Yale
Harvey Cushing
Harvard University
Mr. Cushing
Abduction Scare Sweeps Capital
A police guard was removed from Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth's home at her request. Watch remains on the home of London Times correspondent Sir Willmott Lewis and on the search for extortion letter sender. Letters demanded 1500 dollars and threatened his son Willmott Jr. Several other prominent capital residents have been threatened in recent weeks.
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Washington
Mar
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Willmott Lewis
London Times
Paulina
Sir Willmott
Willmott, Jr
Ben Lyon
Willmott
Norfolk alerts spark Lindbergh baby kidnapping probe
Police report extortion notes sent to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and others. Col. Lindbergh says Norfolk information had no specific significance while authorities plead for arrest. A third suspect is sought as guards protect victims' homes during the investigation.
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Lindbergh
Norfolk
Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Chesapeake Bay
Lindbergh Home
Schwarzkopf
Lindbergh House
Colonel Lindbergh
Virginia
Dobson-Peacock
Col. Lindbergh
Delaware River
Coast Guard
Harry Fleischer
Abie Wagner
Underworld
Salvatore Spitale
Irving Bitz
Norfolk mediators seek quick Lindbergh baby return
In Norfolk three residents act as intermediaries in negotiations with the kidnapers to secure the safe return of the Lindbergh baby. Rev H Dobson-Pea cock, Rear Admiral Guy H Bur rage, and John Hughes Curtis express optimism but fear publicity could hinder the process.
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Norfolk
H. Dobson-Peacock
Guy H. Burrage
John Hughes Curtis
Dean Dobson-Peacock
Dean Dobson-eacock
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