Senate investigates wire tapping and civil rights abuses
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee accuses law enforcement of tracking and cataloguing noncriminals with views deemed objectionable. It urges a congressional inquiry into wire tapping and sound recording devices, warning they can oppress and undermine civil liberties amid a rising spy system. The report cites J Edgar Hoover and concerns over FBI actions in Detroit and broader law enforcement powers.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Norris
Independent
Nebraska
Jackson
G-men
Detroit
Hunt Wildcat Well Blows In Near Olla Louisiana
Clark, La March 12 Special The wild cat well drilled by H L Hunt on Louisiana Central Lumber holdings near Olla blew in at about 1030 am showing gas and oil. Drilling reached 2993 feet and a deep test by Arkansas Fuel Oil Co is ongoing at 8700 feet. The site lies in LaSalle Parish near Urania field with leases held by Good Pine Lumber Trout Creek Lumber and others.
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Clarks
Wildcat
H. L. Hunt
Louisiana Central Lumber Company
Olla
Urania
LaSalle Parish
Hunt
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Good Pine Lumber Company
Trout Creek Lumber Company
Louisiana court orders conservation books opened to public
Governor-Designate Sam Jones called the ruling very gratifying as the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered the conservation department books opened for public inspection within 14 days. He did not comment on the court's action regarding Governor Earl K Long's bid for secretary of state. Secretary Conway has named J. A. Gremillion on the ballot, while Long had barred access, claiming audits.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Louisiana Conservation Department
Jones
Earl K. Long
E. A. Conway
J. A. Gremillion
Conservation Department
Long
Federal jury may look into flogging cases
Atlanta March 12. Judge E Marvin Underwood directed the federal grand jury to consider possible federal action in the Fulton county flogging and Atlanta police torture cases. The judge cited apparent group outrages as a concern for both state and federal governments and noted a fatal beating of Isaac Gaston as the peak incident. The grand jury has already summoned witnesses over a police officer burning a black suspect to force a confession. Governor Rivers offered a 250 dollar reward for Gaston’s killers, with a Fulton county reward to follow, as officials seek a full probe of all reported floggings.
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Atlanta
United States
E. Marvin Underwood
Fulton County
Isaac Gaston
East Point
E. D. Rivers
Gaston
John A. Boykin
Dies Prepares to End Florida Probe
Congressman Martin Dies plans to close the Florida phase of his un American investigation and return to Washington. The Miami Herald reports a Soviet spy head may be brought before the committee Friday, with the agent said to have entered via Miami from Cuba.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Martin Dies
Florida
Washington
Miami Herald
United States
Congressional Committee On un-American
Dies
Herald
Miami
Cuba
American Legion
James Barney
H. Frost Bailey
Cigarmakers International Union of
Tampa
the Herald
Communist Party
Gremillion's Name Free 10 Go On Ballot
Louisiana Supreme Court rules Governor Earl Long cannot force ballot placement as Democratic nominee for secretary of state. Court says East Baton Rouge district court lacked jurisdiction and party committee could rescind Long and nominate James A. Gremillion for the April 16 general election. Long had sought ballot access amid Huey Long era politics.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Earl K. Long
Sam Jones
Long
Supreme Court
East Baton Rouge Parish
James A. Greniillion
Crowley
Jones
Democratic State Central Committee
Gremillion
Louisiana
Dem
Debate Voted On Hatch Bill In Senate Clash
The Senate moved into extended debate on anti politics legislation sponsored by Senator Hatch of New Mexico. It seeks to extend the Hatch Act to cover state employees funded partly by federal money and restrict political activity. The chamber voted 36 to 36 to continue the week long debate, with Republicans opposing shelving the bill as Democrat Minton rebuked their stance calling it pure politics.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
New Mexico
Minton
Indiana
Governor Long seeks contempt citation over Times-Picayune headline
Governor Earl K Long asked the Louisiana Supreme Court for a contempt citation against the Times Picayune Publishing Co Ltd over a Crescent City edition headline stating High court tosses Long off. The petition was filed by George Wallace and attorneys Clem Sehrt and James Lindsay seeking a hearing. the court took the matter under advisement.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Louisiana Supreme Court Today
Times- Picayune Publishing Company, Ltd
High Court
Long
Crescent City
Times-Picayune Publishing Company, Ltd
Supreme Court
George Wallace
Clem Sehrt
James Lindsay
Odd Items In The News A Miscellany Of Quirks And Delays
A lighthearted collection from various towns features a couple delaying a marriage license over price, a thief sought for a jailhouse coin stash with a reward, a Seattle attempt to crack a strong box, and a dog alerting a sleeping owner about a gas-filled room.
Judge lashes at slayer of German envoy in verdict
A New York judge denounces 24 year old Canadian Ernest Kehler after a jury convicts him of first degree manslaughter in the bludgeoning death of Dr. Walter R. Engelberg, German consul attache, following alleged advances in a Brooklyn home. The judge calls Kehler a cheap bum as he scales possible punishment.
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New York
Walter R. Engelberg
Ernest Kehler
Engelberg
Brooklyn
Kebler
O. A. Letts
Ottawa
Canada
Boxer
Toronto
Peter J. Brancato
Judge
Kehler
Noted writer John Saunders dies by suicide in Florida
John Monk Saunders, famed screen writer and former Rhodes scholar, was found dead in his Florida seaside cottage. Coroner ruled self inflicted death with despondency the likely motive. Saunders, 42, was previously married to Fay Wray and left a Seattle funeral plan for his body.
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Fort Myers
Fla
John Monk Saunders
Here
Fay Wray
Roy Lamberton
Saunders
Florida
Sen
Miss Wray
Hollywood
St. Louis
Seattle
Hinckley
Minn
Presidential primaries to show trends in key Midwest bloc
Chicago dispatch notes two fast approaching presidential preference primaries in Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Ohio and Michigan to gauge regional sentiment. Delegates at stake include 24 in Wisconsin 53 in Illinois and features contests among Roosevelt Garner Vandenberg Dewey and McNutt with LaFollette noted as minor.
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Chicago
Midwest Lake
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Paul ¥. McNutt
Roosevelt
Illinois
Garner
Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Progressive Party
Robert M. LaFollette
Pope Pius XII marks first year with peace hope message
Pope Pius XII closed ceremonies marking one year on the throne of St. Peter and voiced hope for an early world peace. After pontifical mass in St. Peter's Basilica he met cardinals and urged cessation of hostilities amid vast public homage and pageantry.
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Pius XII
St. Peter
St. Peter's
College of Cardinals
Sacred Assembly
St. Sebastian
Granito Cardinal Pignatelli di Belmonte
Europe
Blackmon to Start Three Year Term
W J Blackmon a former Vernon Parish school board member began a three year sentence for giving perjured testimony in a trial that led to an acquittal of a friend Blackmon surrendered at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U S circuit court affirmed the conviction He was a witness in Neal Coopers whisky distillery case and had been indicted in December 1937 by a federal grand jury in Lake Charles and tried in January 1939
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Shreveport
W. J. Blackmon
Vernon Parish
Blackmon
United States
Federal
Atlanta
Leesville
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Neal Cooper
Blackman
Lake Charles
Welles Visit Discussed by Mussolini and Ribbentrop
Rome March 12 Italian and German leaders weighed Summer Welles European trip in two days of talks. Il Giornale d Italia quoted Gaetano Ciano saying Mussolini will act on his own evaluation of events, while von Ribbentrop planned to return to Berlin with a firmer stand on Italy staying out of war.
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Welles
Pancat
Virginia Geyda
Mussolini
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Gayda
Il Giornale Diltalia
von Ribbentrop
Italy
Russia
Pius XII
Moscow
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Leghorn
Galeazzo Ciano
Il Duce
Duce
Pope
Rogge Returns to New Orleans to Review Election Probe
O John Rogge assistant United States attorney general directed the I ana political scandal inquiries arrived in New Orleans to check the progress of a federal grand jury probe into alleged election irregularities. He said no new reports were available and planned meetings with U S Attorney Rene Vicca and staff while the jury continues hearings and schedules further sessions.
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New Orleans
John Roggs
United States Attorney General
Grand
Rogge
Grand Jury
United States
Rene A. Vicaca
Vicsca
Aogage Wes
Tenn
Wee Mealaian Tenedeg
Tnd
Shreveport
Slayer of Girl Escapes Then Surrenders in Farm Murder Case
Thomas Allen Boys 26 of Attica escapes from Montgomery jail after threatening last words to be his last day in jail. He surrenders hours later to police, saying he “just come to myself,” amid investigation into Elizabeth DeBruicker’s death.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Mareh
Thomas Allen Boys
Attica
Elizabeth DeBruicker
Montgomery County
Louis Stenferd
Merle Remley
Stanford
Senate committee backs trimming census income questions
The Senate Commerce Committee approved 9 to 1 a Tobey resolution urging removal of income questions from the 140 census. Maloney proposed a milder bill to have the Census Bureau study the queries and possibly eliminate them. Tobey’s measure aims to express the Senate’s sense that income questions should not be asked.
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Washington
Marets
Senate Commerce Committee
Tobey
New Hamapshire
Maloney
Tohey
Senate
Census Bureau
St Edvina' Cha
Ant Sunnie
50000 French Troops Ready to Help Finns in War News
London dispatch notes Finnish delegation authorized to sign peace treaty in Moscow talks while Reuters reports no treaty signed. Finnish radio says Soviet advance continues near Viipuri as Moscow negotations proceed. Paris reports German reconnaissance over Paris region and no air raid alert.
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Lle
Exchange
Mesacow
API
Reuters
British News Agency
Finenish Radio
Finland
Soviet Russia
Paris
Paria
Daledier
Pinkead
Seven arrested in thefts from FSCC in Indianapolis
State police date line Indianapolis report multiple arrests in a theft ring at the Federal Surprise Commodities depot. Suspects include Othe Graves 47 and Ebert F. Price, W, charged with petit larceny. Artin Benn, Tr ont Thoma, Spires 47, charged with receiving stolen goods. Additional arrests listed for Dell Graham 47 in charge of the station and George E. Carter 38, a clerk, with petit larceny. Aliixen, repairman, charged with receiving stolen rate.
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Federsl
Othe Graves
Ebert F. Price
Petit Lwreeny
Artin Benn
Tr Ont Thoma
Graves
Price
PECO
Benn Has & Grocery
Spires
Dell Graham
George E. Carter
Aliixen
Trenstip
Merion Scoasty
Ruswell Coons
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Alaska
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Jimmie Orem
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Los Angeles
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