Crash Kills 14 on Central America Flight Mystery
Pan American Airways ordered a technical probe into the worst Mexican aviation disaster. Fourteen aboard a tri motor charter to Guatemala and Central America died near Amecameca between Popocatepetl and Iztlaccihuatl. European nobility among victims. crew and Costa Rican steward boy also killed.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Central America
Guatemala
Amecameca
Mount Popocatepetl
Mount
Iztlachihuatl
Pan-American Airways
Pan-American
Amec
Highway aid urged after flood appeal
Boyd V. Wright of the state highway department received a telegram from John Jaster Jr stating cooperation in soliciting aid for flood victims. The message says contributions of food and clothing should go to the local American Legion or Salvation Army and any money to the local Red Cross.
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Boyd V. Wright
State Highway Department
John Jaster, Jr
Davey
American Legion
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Congress considers unopposed bills and committee actions
Yesterday the Senate passed unopposed bills on the calendar. The Interstate Commerce Committee heard evidence on the anti basing point bill while the House debated the Smith anti lobby bill and the Appropriations Committee met on the deficiency bill. The War Veterans Committee continued its investigation into the veterans killed in the Florida storm as the Special Investigating Committee held hearings on Townsend and the old age pension plan.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Smith
Appropriations
War Veterans Committee
Florida
Townsend
Senate
Nase
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
Clements Reports Receipts of Townsend Organization
Washington March 27 AP total receipts of the Townsend old age pension organization since its inception in January 1934 were estimated today at 951964.09 R E Clements resigned national secretary told a special house investigating committee the receipts from January 1 1934 to January 1 1936 were 771964.09 He estimated receipts for the first three months of this year at 180000 He made his estimate after telling James R Sullivan committee counsel he could not give definite figures without checking bank accounts in state areas and regional headquarters.
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Washington
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
R. E. Clements
House
James R. Sullivan
Sullivan
Dairy Expert William D. Leech Dies in Columbus at 78
William D. Leech, 78, who led dairy and foods in the Ohio department of agriculture from 1926 to 1935, died last night in Columbus after a brief illness. He was born in Liberty, Indiana.
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Columbus
William D. Leech
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Liberty
Ind
Reynolds Town Repeats National Victory at Aintree
Reynolds town repeated his 1935 Grand National win at Aintree in a 4 1/2 mile race. Ego driven by Sir Davis Llewellyn finished second and James Rank's Speator Prince placed third as Golden Miller fell early and did not finish. Only seven completed the course.
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Davis Llewellyn
James Rank
Speator Prince
Golden Miller
Probe Sale Of Doped Horses Bogus Linens
Four men and three horses were seized in Bowling Green as authorities investigated a racket involving doped horses bogus races and linens in Ohio and Indiana. One man, Thomas Hamilton, 30, of Cincinnati, is charged with defrauding a Sandusky County farmer over two doped horses for 275 dollars. Hamilton's wife Dolly was guarded, and officers said the group operated across many Ohio counties and into nearby states.
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Bowling Green,, O
Ohio
Indiana
Tom Pask
Fremont
Arnold F. Isch
Carl Galliher
Thomas Hamilton
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Sandusky County
Dolly
Ficers
Fort Wayne
Pask
German Envoy Eden Discuss British Plans
Joachim von Ribbentrop met with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden at the foreign office to seek Britain’s latest position on the Rhineland crisis. He aimed to gauge Eden’s Commons speech urging a conciliatory move while urging Britain to back France and Belgium under Locarno if attacked.
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Associated Press
London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Great Britain
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Reich
House of Commons
Germany
France
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Britain
Belgium
Two Engineers Die in Crash Near Manor Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia express of the Pennsylvania railroad, speeding in rain, side swiped a freight train near Manor killing engineers E. F. Snyder of Altoona and George Kuhn of Ruffsdale. Fireman Roy Mitchell of Latrobe died later in hospital. Clair N. Grove of Altoona was injured. Ninety-eight passengers escaped serious harm.
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Greensbag
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manor
E. F. Snyder
Altoona
George Kuhn
Ruffsdale
Roy Mitchell
Latrobe
Mitchell
Bricker Promises to Slash Expenses at Lincoln Day Banquet
Attorney General John W. Bricker pledged to push Ohio government survey recommendations if elected governor. He spoke to 700 Republicans at Fairfield county Lincoln Day banquet, criticizing Governor Martin L. Davey for not carrying out the survey's recommendations.
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Lancaster, O
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Fairfield County
Martin L. Davey
Reward for killer in Troy murder prompts search
Miami county commissioners posted a $500 reward for information leading to the capture of the robbers who fatally shot Edward Lindsay last Saturday during a reported assault in Dayton.
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Troy
Miami County
Edward Lindsay
Vera Stretz Admits Staying When Questioned By Attorney
Vera Stretz testified in her own defense that she fatally shot Fritz Gebhardt, a wealthy former employer and lover. She described her education at New York University, bought a revolver years earlier, and faced probing questions from attorney Samuel Leibowitz as her father Frank offered a brief show of support.
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New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Samuel Leibowitz
Gebhardt
New York University
Leibowitz
Young frames sales tax critique in Akron campaign
Congressman-at-large Stephen M. Young condemned Ohio sales tax and urged courageous taxation as he opened his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He urged paying as we go and attacked Governor Davey for not repealing the tax. Mrs. Davey and Evangeline Smith attended. Dennis Dunlavy defended Davey’s record.
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Akron
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Summit County
Democratic Women’s Federation
Martin L. Davey
Evangeline Smith
Kent
Davey
Dennis Dunlavy
Ashtabula
Borah Eyes Northwest as Oregon Primary Nears
Senator Borah of Idaho plans to extend his presidential bid into the northwest. He is expected to announce entry into the Oregon primary on May 15 to win its 10 delegates to the Republican national convention.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Northwest
Oregon
Assault trial continues in Clarksburg case
Deliberations in the assault case of James J. Connell a former internal revenue deputy collector began today Connell 29 testified Turner 20 of Belpre said the attack occurred in a lonely city area and she consented to his attentions
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Clarksburg
W. Va
James J. Connell
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Louis Turner
Belpre
Connell
Retail Trade Dips 18 to 20 Percent From Last Year
Dun and Bradstreet reports in their weekly business summary that conditions interfered with normal trade flow across regions. Retail volume for the period was 18 to 20 percent below the corresponding period last year.
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New York
Yea
Dun & Bradstreet
Senate Bickering Over Davey Budget Slashes
In Columbus on March 27 AP reports renewed bickering and criticism of Governor Martin L. Davey’s budget bill as senators debate the measure. The scene in the Senate chamber shows heightened tension and partisan divisions over proposed cuts and spending priorities.
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Senate
Columbus, O
Martin L. Davey
Cyre Bennett Freed After Time In State Hospital
Cyre Bennett, 78, of Lima, released from the state hospital for criminal insane after four years, claiming he remained confident of exoneration in the slaying of his brother James Franklin. He seeks return to his farm and expresses no bitterness.
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Lima. O
Cyre Bennett
Bennett
James Franklin
Richwood
Flood expert details method for predicting Ohio River crest
W. C. Devereaux, 62, a veteran flood expert, describes long distance data collection that tracks canalization and dam gauges to forecast the Ohio River flood crest a week ahead. He notes lockmasters at 500 dams relay readings, creating an hourly composite for tributaries.
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Gincinnati
Ohio River
Tri-State
W. C. Devereaux
Devéreaux
Devereaux
Hoffman Says Hauptmann Trial Was Not Fair
In Trenton on March 27 Governor Harold Hoffman denounced the Hauptmann case as unfair and biased. He declared he is convinced Otto Hauptmann did not receive a fair trial and called for scrutiny of the proceedings.
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Bulletin
Trenton
Harold Hoffman
Hauptmann
Prosecution vows quick action to block Hauptmann reprieve
Hunterdon prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck Jr. said he would pursue swift court action to block a second reprieve for Bruno Hauptmann. Arch W. Loney predicted Gov Hoffman would not grant another stay. Loney cited wood from the Hauptmann home as not from the ladder. Rumors of a confession circulated as Parker denied any arrest, while officials weighed Loney s findings before the pardon court.
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Trenton
Hunterdon County
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
H. G. Hoffman
Arch W. Loney
PWA
David T. Wilentz
Washington
Hauptmann
Loney
Bronx
Hoffman
Hauptmann Home
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Parker
Mt. Holly
Harold G. Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Hau Nn
Hauck
Troops Gather Along Border on Far East Frontier
Soviet press reports a concentration of Japanese and Manchoukuoan forces on the Russo Manchukuo border after a new outbreak of fighting near outer Mongolia. The incidents began Wednesday with air and ground activity involving Japanese aligned forces and Soviet influenced Mongolia, according to Soviet advisories.
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Moscow
Far Eastern
Outer Mongolia
Kyo
Mongolia
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