Outlaw Benny Dickson slain as wife hunted
Federal agents killed Benny Dickson in a cafe trap after he snatched at two revolvers. They search for his 17 year old wife Estelle Dickson a blonde gun girl believed in the area. The couple faced charges for kidnapings bank robberies and car thefts. A brown clothed woman guided Dickson into the cafe. Policemen found a hunting knife and a page of amateur poetry in his wallet.
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Easter Frolic Planned Here At Forsythe Park
Fire department sponsor Captain Harry Roberts announces an Easter egg hunt at Forsythe Park Sunday at 2 30 pm with 5000 eggs colored and four age groups for hunters. Neville High band under Charles Gaushell will play aided by a Parnell and Massey sound track. prizes exceed 200 from Twin Cities merchants.
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Harry Roberts
Monroe Fire Department
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Massey
Captain Roberts
Twin Cities
Vandenberg Proposes Brass Band Ban to Avoid War
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan suggests a plan to keep the United States out of war by legislating all brass bands out of existence. He jokes that every parade with music makes him question neutrality laws.
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Washington
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
America
Vandenberg
Flashes in the News: Wreck, Sheep Swap, Geyser
Branford police awaken Gene Kelly in a parked car that rolled downhill and hit a pole. Goldendale dealer Elmer Wilson faces barter talks with John Cochran over five sheep, later discovering nine with twins born. Tucson driver Miss Volke loses control reaching for pasteboard, hitting a fire hydrant and triggering geyser damage.
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Branford
Conn
Gene Kelly
Kelly
Goldendale
Wash
Elmer Wilson
John Cochran
Wilson
Tucson
Ariz
Marjorie Volke
Miss Volke
Oklahoma Auditor Hints Travel Budget Tip in New York
State Auditor Frank Carter plans a trip to New York while limiting officials to small daily travel sums in Oklahoma. He sought advice from tax commissioner Hubert L. Bolen who suggested Waldorf Astoria dining and modest meals. Bolen praised the expense bill as well.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Carter
Oklahoma
New York
Hubert L. Bolen
Carter
Waldorf-Astoria
Jack Dempsey
Fifth Avenue
Rooming House Fire in Shreveport Kills Resident Hero
T P Jennings 71 died in a Shreveport rooming house fire while Gene Tucker the crippled news stand operator suffered serious burns. Twenty four occupants escaped in night clothes after Jennings alerted them with his screams, with firefighters rescuing Tucker from thick smoke. The house tranquille.
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T. P. Jennings
Gene Tucker
Tucker
Jennings
E. G. Turner
Pendergast Indicted as Kansas City Boss Faces Tax Charge
Federal grand jury indicted Tom J. Pendergast for willfully evading income taxes in a case tied to a $9.5 million insurance rate settlement. R. E. O Malley, state insurance superintendent, also charged with tax evasion on $62,000. Judge Merrill E. Otis presided.
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Kansas City
Tom J. Pendergast
Pendergast
R. E. O'Malley
O'Malley
Merril E. Otis
Man in the Moon acrobat injured in 20 foot fall
Rosello the Man in the Moon, a 35 year old Swiss acrobat real name Friedrich Kotsis, fell 20 feet at Madison Square Garden during a Ringling Brothers show. He suffered possible skull and rib fractures and broken wrist bones as 800 spectators watched.
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New York
Rosello
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Friedrich Kotsis
Roosevelt Hull discuss Albania raid on Italy
Secretary Hull telephoned President Roosevelt at Warm Springs to discuss Italy's invasion of Albania and its potential impact on US relations with Italy and Albania. The call reviewed Kellogg pact implications, Tirana diplomacy, and legation status, with Minister Konitza awaiting a meeting.
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Hull
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Italy
Albania
United States
State Department
Mussolini
Tirana
Hugh G. Grant
Faik Konitza
Konitza
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Danish Royal Tour Opens with Good Friday Visit
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid paused in Los Angeles during their U S tour on Good Friday. Their packed schedule included a motor trip to Santa Barbara and a stop at Solvang, the Danish colony, as they met the public during a whirlwind public appearances stretch.
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Los Angeles
United States
Frederik of
Denmark
Ingrid
Santa Barbara
Solvang
Cold weather hits the deep south with frost and tornadoes
Tornadoes unleashed damage across Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas as Jack Frost followed rains bringing near freezing south temperatures. The New Orleans weather bureau predicted warmer clearer skies by Saturday as Jackson Mississippi noted an odd warm spell amid the chill.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Jack Frost
New Orleans
End Of Critical European Situation Hard To Figure
DeWitt MacKenzie reports from New York on the European crisis noting three guiding points. The clash between dictatorships and democracies remains the most critical moment though a full big show down or immediate general war is not expected. The danger lies in possible decisive moves by either side to settle the dispute soon.
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Associated Press
New York
Greece
Mount Parnassus
Hungary May Join Bloc as Invaders Strike Albania
In London and Warsaw intense diplomacy sought to widen the anti aggression bloc by adding Hungary and Romania. Poland aims to sound out Hungary about joining a mutual defense front and resist Nazi expansion with Britain or Poland. Italy withdraws from Albania as tensions test the 1938 Mediterranean agreement. Halifax and other diplomats discuss implications.
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Hungary
Romania
Italy
Albania
Great Britain
Joseph Beck
Poland
Warsaw
Budapest
Britain
Adriatic
Earl of Perth
Rome
Ialian
Galeazzo Ciano
Mediterranean
Viscount Halifax
Hitler Backs Italian Raid on Albania
Berlin announced Germany would back Italy in Albania and would not understand if western powers interfered. Officials cited the 1927 Italo Albanian friendship treaty and noted Innsbruck talks between Keitel and Pariani aimed at axis joint action if Britain opposed Mussolini's move. Pariani returned to Rome after reporting to Mussolini.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Albania
Mussolini
London
Il Duce
Innsbruck
Wilhelm Keitel
Alberto Pariani
Britain
Pariani
Rome
Prime Minister Lyons Dies in Sydney
Joseph A. Lyons prime minister of Australia for eight years died of a heart attack attributed to mental strain and responsibility at age 59. He had been ill since Wednesday after a severe chill. Sir Earle Page was sworn in as prime minister with a cabinet unchanged, expected to govern temporarily until a general election.
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Australia
Joseph A. Lyons
Australian Commonwealth
Earle Christmas Grafton Page
Lyons
Earle
Italians land in Albania amid clashes and accusations
Italian troops land in Albania with reports of progress against resistance while Albanian lines claim heavy losses for Italy. Albanian authorities report air and naval bombardment of Durazzo and Valona as Italy seeks to reject ultimatums. Britain weighs widening bloc as Hungary and Romania discussed. Germany backs Italy and warns Western democracies.
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Associated Press
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Albania
Zog
Tirana
Durazzo
Valona
Italy
London
Britain
Hungary
Romania
Berlin
Germany
Stimson and Hoover Clash Over Neutrality Policy
In Washington and Reno the neutrality debate splits the senate foreign relations committee and former President Hoover. Stimson urges changing the act to empower economic action while Hoover argues backing sides in European wars drags the U.S. toward war and military force is needed to win.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Reno
Nev
Herbert Hoover
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Stimson
Hoover
Speech by Homer Martin Booed by Union Faction in South Bend
Homer Martin, head of an independent UAW faction, faced boos and shouts at an open meeting in South Bend as about 700 attendees confronted his plan to address them. He vowed to return for a closed meeting next week and planned talks with William Green in Washington to seek AFL affiliation.
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South Bend
Ind
Italians repulsed four times in Albania raid
Official Albanian reports say Italian invading forces were repulsed four times with heavy losses. Valona was bombarded from sea and air during the April 7 action.
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Tirana
Albania
Valona
Queen Geraldine and infant flee Albania to Greece
Unconfirmed reports from Athens say Queen Geraldine of Albania and her two day old son crossed into Greece for safety amid Italy's invasion of Albania. Greek authorities monitor the situation as they assess risks and potential geopolitical implications.
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Athens
Greece
Geraldine
Albania
Zog
Italians Advance Near Saint Joan Front in War News
The report says Italian forces occupied Sarana near Greece and Saint Joan, with Saint Joan burning. They reportedly pushed inland ten miles from Saint Joan before being halted, while the Durazzo commander offered a truce not accepted. Italian bombers over Tirana drop proclamations as peace talks begin.
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Greece
Saint Joan
Durazzo
Tirana
IRKED BY NAZI LINES IN LATIN AMERICA
Washington reports rising German and Italian airline interests in Latin America alarm officials. German lines dominate Brazil while Italian services center in Argentina. U.S. carriers run limited schedules there. Pan American and Pan American Grace provide most service elsewhere, with German planes seen in several nations.
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Latin America
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United States
Brazil
Argentina
South America
Gene May Lines
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Chile
Ecuador
Peru
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