Federal agents probe Clewin abduction case in New York
New York, June 15. Federal agents and state police questioned a young couple and three garbage men tied to the Parsons case. A ransom note for Alice Parsons was found in her car after she vanished six days earlier from the Stony Brook estate. Police sought further clues as investigators combed the woods and estate grounds.
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New York
Federal
Stony Brook
William H. Parsons
Alice
Earl Connelley
Anna Bryanova
Parsons
Ust
Prouf
Kupryonova
Frank McDon
WPA roll reductions announced in Indiana
Indianapolis June 15 WPA and United States Employment Service officials said about 8000 A workers will be shifted from WPA to private employ ment and the Indiana WPA rolls will be cut from 55000 to 47000 by June 15. State WPA administrator John K Jennings indicated that those who take offered private jobs will be replaced on A rolls, while those who refuse will lose WPA aid. About 13 federally funded projects and a fourth start on June 30 face curtailment, affecting a total of persons.
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Dianapolis
Ind
WPA
United States
John K. Jennings
Washington
Indiana
Artin F. Carpenter
Jennings
Civil Engineer Harrison P. Eddy Dies in Montreal
Montreal, June 15. Harrison P. Eddy of Boston, a nationally known civil engineer, died suddenly in his hotel room just before he was to receive an honorary membership in the Canadian Engineering Institute at the semi centennial convention. Eddy, noted for major sanitation and water supply projects, was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, and had been slated to address a luncheon gathering. He had received the Normis Medal I from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Montreal
Harrison P. Eddy
Boston
Canadian Engineering Institute
Eddy
America
American Society of Civil Engineers
Tomer
Millbury
Mass
Bilbao Seen as Soon to Fall in Basque Crisis
Basque forces press defense as rebel troops close on Bilbao. Women and children evacuated toward Santander amid air raids. Basque President Aguirre pleads with Britain to use diplomacy to prevent destruction while civilian evacuations accelerate.
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Bilbao
Santander
Anthony Eden
Jose Antonio de Aguirre
Liana
Munguia
Bilbao-San
Minneapolis Elects Conservative Mayor
Minneapolis, a Farmer-Labor stronghold, elected Brig. Gen. George E. to serve as mayor by a margin around 20 000 votes over Kenneth G. Haycraft. Nearly 160 000 votes statewide backed conservatives, seen as the start of Farmer-Labor decline in Minnesota politics.
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Minneapolis
World and Local News Bulletins Roundup
Moscow reports joint efforts by the Third Communist International and the Second Socialist International to aid the Loyalist government in Spain. In Cologne, Gestapo raids on Archbishop of Cologne offices spark a new church-state clash. In New York, 18-year-old Lawrence Million is charged with fatally shooting Mrs. Dorothy Carlucci after a theater incident. Springfield, Illinois pivots on an eight hour workday limit for women as a bill advances to the governor.
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Moscow
Spain
Third Communist Internationale
Second Socialist Internationale
Cologne
Germany
Gestapo
New York
Lawrence C. Million
Dorothy Carlucci
Brooklyn Picture Theatre
Million
Senate faces major battle over relief funding rule
Washington June 15 a sweeping Senate clash erupts as the administration fights a provision in the 1.5 billion Rebirtht bill requiring local communities to raise forty percent of costs for unemployment relief projects before federal funds are released. Relief Administrator Harry L. presents the case for exemptions where communities cannot raise the share.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriation Committee
Harry L
Seven Men Die In Dover Bay Fishing Cruise
Lewes Del June 15 three of the 11 men aboard the ill fated Teal cruiser were rescued and seven were recovered after a 15 hour search in rough Delaware Bay. Bodies kept afloat by life preservers were found from Cape May to Lewes and identified by auto licenses. Captain Floyd Davis led the party from Bowers Beach. the Teal was towed ashore by coast guardsmen after being found aground.
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Lewes
Del
Abin
Teal
Dela
Coast Guard
Bowers Beach
Cape May
William A. Ebner
Altoona
Floyd Davis
Waukesha man begins life term for family murder
John Waszak, 54, started serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife Mary and eight of their ten children in a dynamite attack that wrecked their farm home. Judged sane, he was found guilty after a trial of under six hours and confessed to the plot. The sequence culminated on April 14, ending years of domestic strife.
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Waukesha
Wis
John Waszak
State
Mary
Waszak
Hearings Set by Boone County Board of Review
The Boone County Board of Review set hearing dates for assessments across taxing units. Hearings run from next Saturday to June 29 with sessions in Marion, Clinton, Sugar Creek, Thorntown, Washington, Jefferson, Center, Ulen, Lebanon, Union, Perry, Worth townships, Eagle, Harrison, Zionsville, Jackson townships, Jamestown and Advance. Assessors urged each unit possessor to attend.
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Boone County Board of Review
Board of Re
Peter F. Wilson
Mark C. Bowman
Secur Eorney
Marvin J
Abe Akers
Rob
Marion
Clinton
Sugar Creek Township
Thorntown
Washington and Jefferson
Center Township
Ulen
Lebanon
Union
Perry
Worth
Eagle and Harrison
Zionsville
Jackson Township
Jamestown
Advance
Board of Review
Extension of nuisance tax favored in report
Washington June 15 Extension of the so called nuisance taxes and the three cent postage rate for one year was reported favorably to the Senate today by the Finance Committee. The committee action cut one year from the extension limit recommended in a bill passed recently by the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Europe Defaults In Debt Payments Shock Washington
Washington reports Europe again defaults on war debts as nations plead poverty and promise future payments while expanding armaments. The United States notes a growing arrearage totaling over 12 billion, with Europe saying they would pay if funds existed, as 13 debtor nations show mixed progress each semiannual installment.
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Washington
Sam
Europe
America
Siandly
Lebanon Hears Jones Confirmed for Third School Board Term
The Lebanon City Council in regular session at City Building granted a three year term for Mr. Jones on the Lebanon School Board, marking his third appointment and noting his presidency in 1936-37. The council also approved two building permits and accepted electrician license applications from L. B. Miller and Paul Crawford.
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Lebanon
Jones
J. P. Cloverdale
Perkins Clothing
Miller Auto Company
Amelia Earhart Arrives in Karachi During RoundtheWorld Flight
Amelia Earhart lands in Karachi India at 7 05 p m local time as she continues her equatorial flight around the world arriving on June 15 The voyage proceeds toward the next destination with reporters and officials noting the historic journey
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Amelia
Karachi
India
Amelia Earhart
Senate Judiciary report reveals deep Democratic split over court plan
Washington June 15 A wide party rift emerges as the Senate Judiciary Committee denounces Roosevelt’s Supreme Court program as needless and dangerous. Seven Democratic senators join the condemnation while speculation grows over White House response and potential concessions. McCarran leads the report. O Mahoney is cited as real author, reflecting long New Deal ties.
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Washington
Democratic
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White House
Senate
Wong
Mr. Roosevelt
McCarran
Nevada
Hatch
King of Nays
Indiana
Burke
Araska
Connally
Texas
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
King of
Thful O'Mahoney
French cabinet seeks halt to franc devaluation
Premier Leon Blum's cabinet met for two hours and backed Finance Minister Vincent Auriol's plan to seek immediate parliamentary authorization to use decrees for a limited period. The government aims to stabilize public finances and avert risks to national economy and public credit, depositing the measures with the Chamber this afternoon.
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Ois
Leon Blum
Vincent Auriol
Chamber of Deputies
President Roosevelt Tracks Widespread Strike Situation
President Roosevelt intensifies focus on escalating labor unrest in Michigan Ohio and Indiana. He stays briefed on steel and coal strike developments through daily reports from James Dewey and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Perkins personally visited the White House to deliver the latest summaries as the three‑way labor crisis evolves.
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Washington
Prent Roosevelt
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Roosevelt
James Dewey
L Bo
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
White House
Dewey
Father and Son Party Planned at Central Church
Central Christian church schedules its annual Father and Son program and supper for tomorrow night, June 16. A 6:30 pitch-in meal precedes songs and speeches by fathers and sons, with Ralph Howard leading singing and Thomas Christian presiding. Local leaders and groups including C K Whistler Boone County Agent Frank Beck Harry Jones Thomas Christian and Baron Shore to speak. The pastor Rev Carl H Barnett will close with a talk on church ties to boys programs. Fathers bring a dish for two. women host serving.
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Atentral Christian Church
Jand ~Sons
Ralph Howard
Thomas Christian
C.K. Whistler
Boone County
Frank Beck
Harry Jones
Boy Scouts
Baren Shore
Lebanon Band
Carl H. Barnett
Armyworm Invasion Threatens Boone Crops and Vegetation
Boone county faces a serious armyworm outbreak with Jackson township the heaviest hit and others including Harrison Center Union and Eagle reporting moths and worms. Aired by C K Whistler Boone Agricultural Agent urges rapid, relentless control using poison bran bait mixed with bran and molasses to prevent extensive crop damage across multiple townships.
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C. K. Whistler
Boone Agricultural
Indiana
Boone County
Jackson
Harrison
Center
Union
Eagle
Boone
Ohio Governor proposes settlement plan for steel strike
Indianapolis dispatch notes Governor M. Clifford Town send proposed a temporary halt to a governors meeting as he outlines a plan to settle the steel strike with CIO and non-CIO factions. The NLRB signals that employers may sign with a majority workforce, while Ohio outlines a seven point program and court action to resolve whether contracts must be signed. Reports from Warren and Johnstown mention riots and state troopers, as Ambridge sees clashes between CIO and AF of L members at a plant.
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Indianapolis
Ind
M. Clifford Townsend
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Davey
Columbus
Fivey
Steel Company
SWOC
NLRB
CLIO
National Labor Relations Board
Thempanies
One 100
Warren
Pennslvania Railroad
Republic Steel
Johnstown
George Earle
Bethlehem Steel
Ambridge
CIO
National Electrica Products Company
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George Winfield
Lions Home
Bulletins
Springfield
Ill
Frse
Deegione
Administration
Delaware Bay
Stanley Jones
Central Church
Ohi
Youngstown
George H. Gessner
Ralph E. Elser
Republic Steel Corporation
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