Lea and Son Under Guard Depart for Raleigh Penitentiary
Asheville dispatch reports Col Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. being taken to Raleigh to begin prison terms for violations of bank laws after extradition from Tennessee. Deputies drove the pair about 270 miles, with Lea expressing resolve and hope for relief for his son. The elder Lea, a former publisher and senator, faced a sixteen year sentence while his son faced possible jail time. discussions of habeas relief were mentioned.
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Asheville
N. C
Ypi Tiwa
Luke Lea
Raleigh
Slalo S.ison
Nashville
Col Lea
Tom K. Brown
Brank T Lakey
Tennessee
Cetonel
Lea
Tonge
Colone
Wag
Praney
Lewix
Ani
Faye
Herve
Nan
Shales
Rands
Aica
Percy Warner la
Li. Gwinn
Defease Counsel
Insull Refused Bond Reduction in Chicago Case
Samuel Insull faced a denial of a bond reduction in Chicago May 10 as U S circuit judge Sparks weighed his habeas corpus plea. Insull, held in jail hospital, remains charged with mail fraud and bankruptcy act violations. Forest Harness testified to large alleged mail fraud losses.
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Will M. Sparks
Samuel
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Yverused A
Innale Gouk County
Ini
Dinge
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Insull
Floyd E. Thompson
United States
Forest A. Harness
Sparks
Roosevelt Signs Big Revenue Bill
President Roosevelt signed the 417 million dollar revenue bill to raise taxes and close loopholes. He signed with congressional leaders and treasury officials present and promised a message to Congress on reconsidering the coconut oil levy deemed unjust to the Philippine Islands. Senator Harrison and Representative Doughton, leaders of finance committees, stood by the president along with Morgenthau and other members.
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Congress
Philippine Islands
Harrison
Mississippi
Doughton
North Carolina
Senate Finance and
House Way and Means
Morgenthau
Uncle Sam Targets Bootleggers with New Tax Unit
President Roosevelt issues an executive order creating a Treasury alcohol tax unit led by Arthur J. Mellor to combat illicit liquor. Captain William Sayles oversees 14 front-line operatives as the force expands toward 4000 employees and 1850 agents, with boosted arrests, seizures, and enforcement.
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William L. Beale
Washington
Sam
Roosevelt
Treasury
Arthur J. Mellett
Kansas City
William Sayles
U.S. N
Navy
Schleswig Holstein
Mellett
Mellott
Sie
Pew Tax Bureau
Justice Department
FUG
Industrial Alcohol Bureau
Unified Silver Nationalization Effort Faces Key Drafts
Washington May 10 Divided leaders worked to weld five drafts of silver legislation into a unit. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau sought Roosevelt's view on four senatorial outlines before Capitol talks. Borah left in a huff but six Democrats said reasonably satisfactory measures were possible. The panel backed a program to nationalize and acquire silver to 25 percent of the monetary supply.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Morgenthau
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol
Treasury
Senate Silver Bloc
Borah
Idaho
Anj
Pittman
Nevada
King
Utah
Thomas
Oklahoma
Treasury Position Washington May 8 Treasury data
Treasury figures show receipts of 1 494 236 13 dollars and expenditures of 47 911 968 05 dollars for May 8 with a balance of 2 179 152 114 77 dollars. Customs receipts for the month 5 714 ipts for the fiscal year July 1 were 2 597 640 027 85 dollars and expenditures 6 044 18 12a. Emergency expenditures and gold assets are listed with various totals.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Dollfuss narrowly escapes murder in Salzburg bombing scare
In Salzburg on May 10 a high explosive bomb was found at the airport station just before Chancellor Dollfuss arrived for a patriotic front meeting. The device weighed eleven pounds, used ekrasite, and included a clock mechanism. Dollfuss remained unperturbed as authorities investigated, with Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, the vice chancellor and Heimwehr leader, present.
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Salzburg
Austria
Erigelbert Dollfuss
Vienna
Patriotic Front
Prince Ernst von Starthemberg
Heimwehr
Weather drift across Tennessee and Virginia cools later
Mostly cloudy across Tennessee with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. Tonight and Friday turn cooler in Tennessee. Virginia sees generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with possible late afternoon or early night thundershowers in interior areas, cooler Friday and in extreme north portions late tonight. Readings taken at 6 00 p m daily for preceding 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Virginia
NRA to Abandon Small Business
Washington May 10 The NRA moves toward retreat from strict supervision of small trades. Hugh S Johnson aides study scaling back code writing and policing of local service trades. Trade groups and labor oppose, risking difficulty in extricating from wholesale code provisions. (Continued on page six)
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James Cope Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Gas Prices Show Slight Increase Amid Market Review
Washington May 10 The Federal Trade Commission reported gas prices rose about 1 cent per gallon in the six months after oil code approval. The commission cited Senate concerns over unwarranted increases and noted the rise would add about 160 million annually in gasoline costs as of January 31, 1984.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Senate
Con BuNe
Britain will not pay debt to United States says press
London's papers react to President Roosevelt debt policy, asserting Britain will not resume payments. The London Express quotes that Britain will pay no more war debts while The Times flags transfer difficulties, arguing debt settlement hinges on U S policy and hearings for reductions.
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Britain
U.S
London Express
England
London Times
United States
Roosevelt
Kidnap Search Focuses on Arizona Case
A second ransom note prompts a wide manhunt for six year old heiress Tine Robles in Arizona. Authorities say the note suggests an abductor near Tucson with the self styled contact man detained. Oliver White leads a secret trip with two U S customs guards to Ajo and a prior car ride near Nogales.
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Tucson
Tine Robles
Arizona
Oliver White
Santa Cruz County
United States
Ajo
Ariz
Here
Nogales
Cananea
Sonora
Governor On Dry Platform Break Expected in Mine Strikes
Alabama National Guard reinforced with two more companies dug in in Jefferson County Iron Fields. Civil officers pulled back as about 8000 miners remain in deadlock. Iron makers show no sign of weakening while strikers demand collective bargaining, seven hour day, and wage increases from $1 to $2.84 daily.
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Birm
Ngham
Ala
Alabama National
Telephone Rates Hearing Near End In Tennessee Cities
The Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission will adjourn the hearing on a 20 percent intrastate rate cut for Southern Bell until about June 12. Memphis city attorney Walter Chandler cited scheduling conflicts. New York consultant HLM Olmsted presented property valuations for Tennessee cities including Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville, with totals listed for each city.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Walter Chandler
Memphis
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
E. D. Smith
Telephone Company
Harvey Hannah
Chandler
HLM. Olmsted
New York
Southern Bell
Chattanoora
Ballroom Fire Disrupts Roseland Dance as Band Keeps Playing
New York May 10 The Roseland ballroom endured a blaze beneath the dining area while the orchestra pressed on with the dance. Firemen cut through the floor to reach the fire as musicians switched to Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. About 20 diners fled the dessert course, while others continued dining despite the smoke and noise. Damage was estimated at $2,000 plus two violins broken during the excitement.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Blade
Roseland Ballroom
Nero
Itk
McAlister Seeks Re election Opposes Any Change to Dry Laws
Gov Hill McAlister declared his renomination bid in the Democratic primary of August 2 and pledged to oppose any modification of Tennessee dry laws. He cited recent budget cuts, praised TVA cooperation, and urged a new state constitution and fair taxation while warning against new bonded debt and county or city restrictions.
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McAlister
Nashville
Tennessee
Hill McAlister
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Democratic
Chicago
National Congress
Roosevelt
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