UAW Split Spurs Civil War Within Auto Union
Detroit Jan 23 A Martin faction meeting to elect a new president and oust four international directors loyal to Martin signals a major UAW power struggle. R J Thomas poised as anti Martin president as clashes flare. The bitter fight tests C I O loyalties and could affect John L Lewis and major auto contracts.
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Detroit
Yomer Martin
United Auto Workers Union
International Board
Martin
R J. Thomas
anti-Martin
International
United Automobile Workers
Congress of Industrial Organizations
U. A
American Federation of Labor
U A. W
U. A W
John L. Lewis
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Cold Wave and Storms Slam Atlantic Northward
Bitter cold and gale winds cripple coast to Maine while ocean storms trigger SOS calls from North Atlantic ships. Bermuda bound survivors and shipwrecks prompt rescue tanker delays. twelve killed on England’s southwest coast. New York City records 10 below near dawn with 4 mph gales, while southern states see rain and brisk temps across many cities.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Maine
Faso Baytown
New York
British Imperial Airways
Cavalier
England
Syracuse
Odeida Lake
Bridgeport
N. Y
New York City
Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Florida
Mercury
Asheville
N. C
Atlanta
Winter Now Comes in Lighter Doses
Washington report cites J. B. Kincer of the weather bureau stating this winter follows a 20 year pattern of milder weather with above normal temperatures and normal precipitation. He notes only 1929 was cooler and attributes changes to a broader weather cycle.
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Washington
J. B. Kincer
Weather Bureau
Woman living in warehouse dies from burns near Ouachita
Mrs. Nettie Rogers aged 51 died at a local hospital after a Sunday night fire in an abandoned warehouse where she lived. Her clothing ignited from an iron heater and spread flames through the warehouse contents, with passersby unable to aid before flames burned away her clothing.
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Nettie Rogers
WPA
West Monroe
Monroe
L. V. Cooley
Negro Convicted of Killing Rector in Georgia
George Cleyborn, 28 year old negro, was found guilty of first degree murder in Glynn County for the midnight killing of Dr. Charles H. Lee, Episcopal rector of Christchurch on St Simons Island. A mercy recommendation was given. sentence to be life imprisonment.
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George Cleyborn
Charles H. Lee
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Glynn County Superior
W. H. Cofer
H. J. Cofer
Christchurch
St. Simons Island
Gordon Knox
Robert E. Lee
Eight Distressed Vessels Send SOS Amid Atlantic Storms
SOS signals from eight ships in heavy Atlantic seas imperil 300+ seamen and passengers and claim 12 lives on England's southwest coast. Vessels include Aconca gua, Tarkia, Svend Pil, Parklaan, Stamos, Terlings, Bramhill, Avra. various positions near Land's End and off Ireland.
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Atlantic
England
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Aconcagua
Tarkia
Svend Pii
Parklaan
Stamos
Terlings
Bramhill
Avra
Liverpool
Valparaiso
Zwarte Zee
Penzance
Land's End
Paul Hartnell
Antwerp
Svend Pil
Manaar
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Netherlands
Parkman
Boston
Hamburg
Schoolgirl Shot Near Water Valley Under Investigation
Corita Carr, 18, a Water Valley high school senior, was shot in the breast near a dance hall on the city’s outskirts. Officers said the wound’s origin is undetermined as she fights for life.
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Water Valley
Miss
Corita Carr
Yalobusha County
Roosevelt Submits Long Range Health Plan for Study
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a comprehensive long range plan for an 850 million dollar federal state health program. The report urges universal access to medical knowledge to prevent illness and protect mothers and children, with social insurance to offset disability losses. It references compulsory health insurance and a five point program.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
American Medical Association
Wagner
New York
Inter-Departmental Committee
Dewey Opens New Trial to Convict Hines in Harlem Lottery Case
Manhattan District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey begins a retrial against Tammany leader James J. Hines for conspiracy in a Harlem lottery worth millions annually. A prior mistrial halted the case after a judge ruled Dewey prejudiced jurors with cross examination. The retrial tackles the first conspiracy count amid lingering statute of limitations questions.
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New York
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany
James J. Hines
Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Ef, Pecora
Hines
Grand Jury
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Charles C. Nott
Surviving Cavalier Crew Rescued After Ocean Disaster
Five men and five women riding the sunken Cavalier aboard the tanker Esso Baytown reached New York after clinging to lifebelts for nearly ten hours in gale driven seas. Three others, two passengers and a steward, perished in the long, icy struggle.
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New York
Cavalier
Esso Baytown
North River
Coast Guard
Imperial British Airways
Atlantic Ocean
Cape May
N. J
M. R. Alderson
Frankfurters On Supreme Court Menu
The supreme court cafeteria kept frankfurters on its bill of fare, stirring jokes after President Roosevelt nominated Felix Frankfurter to the court. Customers and staff reflected on the coincidence as sauerkraut jokes circulated during noon.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
High Tribunal
Princess Maria of Italy Weds Louis of Bourbon Parma
Princess Maria of Italy marries Prince Louis of Bourbon Parma in Rome at the Quirinale chapel. King Vittorio Emanuele hosts the ceremony with Mussolini and officials attending. the couple, aged 24 and 39, began their romance last year at San Rossore.
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Vittorio Emanuele
Maria
Louis of
Bourbon-Parma
Parma
Quirinale Palace
Giuseppe Beccaria
Europe
Mussolini
San Rossore
House of Savoy
Archduke Otto von Hapsburg
Louis
Otto
Zita
Austro-Hungary
Poisoner Sought After Jena Woman Found Dead
Coroner Dr J A Gaharan says a boarder at Mrs Laura Ferguson age 45 is being sought for questioning. Ferguson was found Friday night partly nude on the floor with a bruise over the right eye and facial scalding from a highly reactive poison. She appeared dead 2 or 3 days. Henderson Renfrew, her son, discovered the body returning from CCC camp.
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Jena
J. A. Gaharan
LaSalle Parish
Laura Ferguson
Senate Pushes Relief Fund Up Again
Washington January 23 Administrations leaders claim sufficient senate votes to restore 150 million cut from the emergency relief bill though a final compromise with the house is likely. Debate will focus on Hopkins nomination and a long range health program. Critics link relief reforms to economy fears and a possible merge of WPA and PWA into a single agency.
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House
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Hopkins
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Byrd
Virginia
Byrnes
South Carolina
WPA
PWA
Department of Public Works
Politi
A F L to seek changes in National Labor Relations Board
The American Federation of Labor will take to Congress this week a critique of the National Labor Relations board. Amendments would curb the board power and alter its handling of labor cases. Senator Burke signals a Senate probe but won't renew his 1938 inquiry proposal. An AFL official says the amendments reflect principles from last October's federation convention.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Burke
Nebraska
A. L
Senate Labor Committee
J. Warren Madden
United States Armys Rise in World Standing Seen
President Roosevelt's defense plan would boost army strength by 45 000, lifting the United States three notches to eighth among world powers in active forces within two years if Congress approves the 552 million armament package. Including reserves, rankings shift to nineteenth. The air corps would gain 27 000 troops, Panama Canal garrison 13 000, and other branches 5 000.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Air Corps
Panama Canal
Congress
Legislatures Ponder Taxes and Wage Hour Bills Across States
An Associated Press survey shows wage and hour administration proposals before state legislatures in Ohio Missouri Wisconsin Indiana New Mexico Wyoming California and Colorado. Some bills create labor relations boards to enforce the rules while Wisconsin would appoint industrial commission boards to investigate complaints.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ohio
Missouri
Wisconsin
Indiana
New Mexico
Wyoming
California
Colorado
Industrial Commission
38-Ounce Premature Baby Holds His Own in Malden
In Malden Massachusetts a 38 ounce premature baby boy, born to Mrs. William Butland, was said to be holding his own after a 30 minute doctor’s struggle to save him. Dr Thomas Leavitt attended and the infant was placed in an incubator at a hospital.
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Malden
Mass
William Butland
Thomas Leavitt
Americans Begin Leaving Barcelona As War Closes In
United States officials ordered the evacuation of Americans from the Barcelona area as Franco forces closed on the city. The Omaha cruiser was arranged to depart Villefranche for a 12 hour sail to Spain, with about 30 Americans set to leave Calderas. Officials warned citizens to secure transport and the embassy prepared to move, while a list of civilians and veterans remained in Catalonia.
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Barcelona
United States
Omaha
Villefranche
French Riviera
Spain
Walter D. Thurston
Douglas Flood
International Brigade
Calderas
Francisco Franco
Flood
John Jernegan
Catalonia
Japanese Reinforce Mongolian Garrisons Amid North China Tension
From Shanghai dated January 23, reports say Japanese troops are arriving daily at Paotowchen and Pailing-Miao, reinforcing inner Mongolia as China strengthens defenses. General Fu Tso Yi cites ready defenses and high morale, while Japan consolidates control along the Peiping to Kalgan railway corridor and in coal and iron districts.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Shanghai
China
Russia
Paotowchen
Peiping-Suiyuan
Pailing-Miao
Inner Mongolia
Patowchen
Kwantung Army
Morning World Leads With Plane Sinking Survivors Found
The Morning World reports that 10 survivors were found after a plane landed at sea. Other papers carried sensational headlines like Bermuda flying boat sinks and ocean airliner down, but those editions did not reach Monroe territory.
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Bermuda
Morning World
Monroe Territory
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