Bus Tragedy in Blizzard Leaves Six Dead
A blizzard marooned fifteen school children and their driver for 36 hours near Towner Col. as six perished from pneumonia and frostbite. The driver Carl Miller died attempting to reach help, while five children were rushed to Lamar Colp hospital by air and others remained in local care. The rescue, led by rancher Andrew Reinhart, found the bus near a Holly farm as authorities reported the known dead: Louise Stonebreaker 15, Robert Brown 11, Kenneth Johnson 8, Orlo Untiedt 8, Mary Miller 7, with survivors and hospital care continuing through the night. Continuous snow hindered outreach and school remained closed.
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Lamar
Colp
Jack Hart
Eddie Brooks
Denver
Holly
Colo
Andrew Reinhart
Holly and
Tribune
Kas
Louise Stonebreaker
Robert Brown
Kenneth Johnson
Orlo Untiedt
Mary Miller
Mary
Manche Stonebreaker
Alice Hussaker
Rosemary Brown
Miller
Jesse Rheinmetz
John Doll
Sheridan Lake
Horace
Kans
Charity
New York Scans House Cleaning Amid City Probes
Tammany Hall pushes reform as Mayor Walker prepares to return from California Easter. Board of standards and appeals may see a reorganization with a new chairman. Investigators dispatched to Staten Island review Richmond bureau of buildings records amid alleged violations. Seaview hospital and Staten Island farm colony under scrutiny.
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William E. Walsh
James A. Higgins
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Richmond Bureau of Buildings
William J. McDermott
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Seaview Hospital
Staten Island Farm Colony
Austro German Customs Union Idea Traced to 1912
Dr Richard Riedl former Austrian ambassador to Germany and leading foreign trade expert told the Associated Press that the Austro German customs union plan dates back twenty years and was thwarted by World War I He is in Berlin consulting with German industrialists on a proposed trade accord confirming the 1912 origin of the concept.
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Richard Riedl
Germany
Blizzard Claims Eleven Lives in Midwest Snowstorm
Eleven are dead and five missing as a fierce blizzard pounds Rocky Mountain and plains states. Among the dead are a 58 year old sheep herder, a 72 year old woman frozen in a shack, and a 44 year old man in a tourist cabin. Five children died on a stalled school bus near Towner Colorado and the bus driver is missing. Rescue efforts span Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Kansas and surrounding areas with hundreds aiding in search and relief.
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Towner
Colo
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Ricelon
Wyo
Fred Snyder
Kit Carson
Fern Terrell
Cheyene Wells
Roggen
Charles Ciscle
Quincy
Hannibal
S. ER. S. Huse
Mankato
Minn
New Leader for GOP Committee Discussed in Washington
In Washington March 28 a leadership change at the Republican National Committee was under discussion by party chiefs though spokesmen denied any agreement. President Hoover expected back tomorrow as Fess’s retirement plans remained unconfirmed, with Senator Watson noting no word from Fess. Debate centers on Robert H. Lucas and his role amid opposition over his effort to block Norris’s re election and his prior IRS tenure.
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Hoover
Senator Watson
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Robert H. Lucas
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Norris Republican
Nebraska
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Production to be started again at plant and quarry
The Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation will resume operations April 1 with the quarry at Gate City and all plant departments in Kingsport. About 125 men will be employed. Demand is rising with orders on hand as cement is supplied for state highway No. 36 work from Washington county line to Scott county line, a job requiring 600 barrels daily. full capacity is 4,000 barrels daily, with bright prospects for continued operation.
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Hoover Due Back At Desk Monday
U S S Arizona March 28 President Hoover, returning from the American West Indies, spent his last day at sea resting and reminiscing. He kept in touch with Washington but limited business to Porto Rico and Virgin Islands talk. He joked with reporters on the quarter deck and recalled relief work in Belgium as he prepared to disembark at Hampton Roads and reach Washington before midnight tomorrow.
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Virgin Islands
Hampton Roads
Weather: Fair and Colder Unseasonable Friday Update
Readings show a high of 62 degrees and a low of 44 with 0.13 inches of rain expected on Friday. Compared to last year, highs were 52 and 32 respectively with no rain. Yesterday saw a high of 56 and a low of 47 with 0.82 inches of rain. Data gathered at 6 p.m. by T. C. Harris, USW.
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Chicago Race Missing The City Circus Of Campaigns
March 28 Chicago reports Mayor William Hale Thompson enters his last bid for a fourth term against Anton J. Cermak. The race features heavy radio and campaign songs, with Thompson’s factional allies faded and Cermak backed by Deneen and Lewis crews.
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Anton J. Cermak
Cook County Democracy
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Cermak Troubadors”’ and Thompson
Charles S. Deneen
Lewis
J. Ham
Cermak
Better Government Association
Holy Land Begins Holiest Week In Jerusalem
Palm Sunday marked the start of Holy Week in Jerusalem as Catholic and Protestant pilgrims, including Westerners, walked the old paths of Christ’s entry. Services across churches featured processions to Gethsemane, the washing of feet by the Latin Patriarch, and prayers along the Via Dolorosa. Jews observe Passover and Muslims the Feast of Nebi Musa this week.
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Joliet Prison Riots Hear Prisoner Testimony Before Panel
Prisoners from Joliet, including Marty Durkin and Francis Langford, testified before a special legislative committee on prison conditions, solitary confinement, and parole board negligence. Langford claimed Missouri crimes and described February 22 riot triggers, warning of potential future uprisings.
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Ill
Langford
Missouri
Sentiment grows for tax increase in 700 million deficit
Washington march 28 sentiment for a tax increase to meet a 700 million treasury deficit gained strength from Democrats and independent Republicans. Senator Hull Tennessee calls the deficit the greatest under peace conditions and blames Hoover administration. Representatives LaGuardia and Frear back higher income and inheritance taxes as inevitable. other lawmakers join in urging cooperation and shared blame for veterans and farmers handouts.
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Laguardia
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Norris
Nebraska
Senate
House
Kvale
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Frear
Ways and Means Commit
Oily patches on sea believed to mark sunken ship
Wreckage sighted 15 miles off Atlantic City amid an oil slick and debris including lanterns labeled L. A. Co. and cargo items. Coast guard Sebago reported finding cargo fragments and boxes of paper cups as authorities pursue a possible distress signal tied to a rum-running tale.
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Sebago
L. A. Co
Michigan to Get Notorious Killer Burke to Face Trial
Fred Burke, described as America s most dangerous criminal, will be sent from Missouri to Michigan to stand trial for the murder of Patrolman Charles Skelly. Governor Caulfield signed the document delivering Burke into St Joseph Michigan officers custody amid expectations of bringing him to Illinois for related charges.
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America
Fred Burke
Michigan
Henry S. Caulfield
Missouri
St. Joseph, Mich
Charles Skelly
Burke
Emerson A. Gully Called by Death at Moccasin Gap
Emerson A. Gully, a well known ex service man, died at his Moccasin Gap home on Friday at 4 20 p.m. of pneumonia after a week long illness. The body went to the Church and then shipped to Bulls Gap for funeral and burial. He was a farmer and had lived in Moccasin Gap two years. He is survived by his wife one child and several brothers.
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Moccasin Gap
Gully
Bulls Gap
Mr. Gully
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