Germany pressurizes rearmament plans ahead of European pact talks
London reports Germany resumes conscript service as Hitler expands Freichswehr, plans a nationwide recruiting drive and officer corps. Berlin seeks to coordinate housing, training for 21 year olds, and manpower for a new army amid Versailles-era limits. Britain probes a broader security pact while defense preparations rise along England's shores.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Freichswehr
Werner von Fritsch
Sixth Army
Reichsanzeiger
John Simon
Hitler
Vehr Ministry
Storm
Schutz
NRA extension urged by recovery board chief
S Clay Williams told the Senate finance committee that extending the NRA for two years would be valuable with modifications. He said NRA has made a definite contribution to recovery and general conditions and that a majority of people support continuing it in some form.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
S. Clay Williams
Recovery Board
Williams
Hastings
Delaware
NRA
United States
Hatters Claim Superior Craft In Town Signs
A hat repair shop proclaims 100 percent better work than rivals in a garbled sign. It asserts dry cleaning by hand, careful blocking, and higher costs to explain quality. The tale links a letter to Hugh S Johnson about NRA promotion and a Monroe firemen search trick involving playing solitaire in the woods.
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Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Monroe
Red Army warned to expect war by Kalinin in Moscow
Michael Kalinin, president of the all Russia central executive committee, told the Red army war may break out unexpectedly and urged readiness. He blamed capitalist nations for creating danger and asserted the Soviet union favors peace. Officers of the Red cavalry heard the remarks in the Kremlin hall as they received a government decoration on the cavalry unit’s anniversary.
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Moscow
Michael Kalinin
all-Russia Central Executive Committee
Red Army
Red Cavalry
Kalinin
Soviet Union
Red
K. E. Voroshiloff
Praesidium
Central Executive Committee
Kremlin
Flood Spreads as St. Francis River Daries South
The crest of the St. Francis flood moved southward affecting more than 110000 acres of farmland and displacing over 8000 people. In Arkansas sandbagging continued while Missouri and Arkansas towns faced new threats as breaks along the basin intensified. Public buildings opened to refugees and 150 marooned families on Allen's Island resisted evacuation.
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Missouri
Memphis
Tenn
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Kennett
St. Francis
Ark
St. Francis Basin
Allen's Island
Lenath
Citizens National Guardsmen
Red Cross
St. Louis
Barbara Hutton Mdivani Wants to Keep Title
March 18 London Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani plans divorce from Prince Mdivani while seeking no Woolworth fortune. She will speed to Reno to pursue a third marriage, insisting no compensation and that her husband return to his Georgian legation post in Paris. Hotel staff urged to continue using her title amid secrecy and public interest.
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London
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
Reno
Mdivani
Prince
Barbara
Jimmy Donahue
Woolworth
Paris
Alex
Lewis Accuses Richberg At Wagner Bill Hearing
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, told the Senate labor committee that Donald Richberg encouraged violations of labor board decisions by his section 7 A interpretations of the recovery act. He said Richberg’s reading of nonunion rights under collective bargaining urged industry to ignore labor board rulings and fostered company unions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Donald Richberg
Labor Board
Richberg
Lewis
Senate Labor Committee
Davis Consulted About Germany and European Tensions
Secretary Hull summoned Norman H. Davis to the White House to discuss the European situation, with focus on Germany's defiance of the Versailles military clauses. Davis, veteran observer of European affairs, joined Hull at the State Department for consultations as Pittman warned against US involvement.
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Washington
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Hull
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
White House
United States
Geneva
London
New York
State Department
J. Pierrepont Moffat
Hitler
Europe
Great Britain
Italy
France
Berlin
Sir John Simons
Desperado Thomas Quisenberry Captured in Virginia
A 66 year old bearded killer known as a mountain feudist and moonshiner was arrested in Leesburg Virginia on a first degree murder charge after a two day chase aided by airplanes and a truck mounted short wave radio. Agent George Kirkpatrick led a raid on a whisky still when he was shot at lightly. Federal and Virginia state authorities then intensified the mountain search.
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Leesburg
Virginia Highlands
Thomas Quisenberry
George Kirkpatrick
Fairfax
Treasury Department
Kirkpatrick
Virginia
Clarence J. McClary
Frat Initiation Injures Youths in Arkansas
Seven youths were treated at hospitals in Little Rock after a fraternity initiation at a gravel pit left their faces badly burned by silver nitrate. Doctors reported varying views on severity as the president expressed remorse and blamed a too strong solution.
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Little Rock
Ark
Here
A. Junkin
Louis Howe Reports Satisfactory Night at White House
Washington March 18 Louis M Howe secretary to President Roosevelt who is seriously ill at the White House was reported to have passed a satisfactory night The condition was said to be unchanged and he remained under medical care at the executive mansion
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Washington
Louis M. Howe
Roosevelt
White House
German Church Row Showdown Seem Imminent
Berlin reports a likely showdown in the Protestant church strife as Nazi authorities consider court trials for hundreds of oppositionist pastors detained after weekend arrests. About 1,000 clergymen faced arrest or house arrest in Prussia and Saxony for opposing unification efforts. Reverend Martin Niemoeller among those detained. several pastors moved to police headquarters after leaving house arrest.
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Berlin
Prussia
Saxony
Martin Niemoeller
Dahlem
Niemoeller
Alexander-Platz
Stunt Flier Clifton Tribble Dies In Plane Crash
Montgomery report says Clifton Tribble 28 of Owensboro Kentucky died at Municipal airport after an air circus crowd of 10000 watched him perform the outside loop then crash from about 500 feet His specially equipped belly tank plane tore apart on impact with mangled body found in the cockpit and a half opened parachute entangled nearby
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Montgomery
Ala
Municipal Airport
Clifton Tribble
Owensboro
Tribble
Tax approved in Washington for rice processing levy
President Roosevelt today signed a bill imposing a one cent per pound processing tax on rice, effective April 1, as part of new legislation approved in Washington. The move aims to raise revenue from rice production and processing nationwide.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Huey P Long Seeks Dismissal Of Telephone Rate Restraint
Senator Huey P Long acting as counsel for the Louisiana Public Service Commission asked the East Baton Rouge district court to set aside and dismiss a restraining order that temporarily suspended 20 percent lower telephone rates by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph. affidavits argued the rate cut would affect earnings. Wolff estimated a $50 000 annual revenue increase if enacted. Long also sought $20 000 for commission counsel fees in the litigation.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
East Baton Rouge
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
W. Carruth Jones
Public Service Commission
Long
Marl L. Wolff
Wolff
Commission
Tele
Police arrest seven in narcotics drive and six in vice raid
Police conducted a rapid narcotics sweep led by state investigator W B Graham netting seven men for marijuana possession and sale. In a parallel vice operation three men and three women were arrested for vagrancy. All confessed to charges and were moved to parish jail.
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W. B. Graham
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
Monroe
Samuel G. Brent
John Lacey
Robert Walker
Dave Bradshaw
H. O. Brown
Domingo Padilla
Maximo Martinez
Lorena Broun
Birdie Edwards
Lola Rawles
Long-Coughlin-Johnson Debate Sought By City
Atlantic City mayor offered 3300 dollars to Hugh S Johnson Huey Long and the Rev. Charles E Coughlin to appear in a three cornered debate at the city convention hall. The city has posted 10500 for the event and awaits responses.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Hugh S. Johnson
U. S
Huey Long
Charlies E. Coughlin
Harry Bacharach
Relief Bill Nears Vote in Washington Debates
The $4.88 billion relief bill edges toward final passage as administration allies tout prospects despite threats to cut funding. House plans a ballot on a $2 billion cash bonus with debate over various cash payment forms. Hopkins comments lag amid Ohio relief fund dispute. Senate signals on Europe emphasize postponement of economic and political steps. Black 30 hour week approved by the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Europe
Senate Judiciary Committee
Norman Thomas Sees Sharecroppers as Forgotten Man
Norman Thomas argues the forgotten man is the tenant farmer on southern cotton plantations. He says sharecroppers live in nearly unbelievable misery, and that federal crop policies favor landowners while harming the poor. He spoke at Phillips Academy while noting jobless rates and a Bird Song Ark incident where locals forced him to stop.
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Andover
Mass
Norman Thomas
Associated Press
Arkansas
Thomas
Phillips Academy
Birdsong
Ark
Betrayer Faces Murder Hearing in Oklahoma
Henry Methvin, who betrayed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, stands trial in Miami Oklahoma for the murder of Constable Cal Campbell. Campbell was killed while accompanying Commerce Ohio Police Chief Percy Boyd to question occupants of a car.
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Miami
Okla
Henry Methvin
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Texas
Methvin
Eastham
Barrow
Parker
Cal Campbell
Percy Boyd
Commerce
Ohlo
Boyd
Davey files libel charge against Hopkins over Ohio relief
Governor Martin L. Davey in Newark files a criminal libel warrant against Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins amid accusations of political corruption in Ohio relief administration. Davey challenges Hopkins to come to Ohio to stand trial and defends his own integrity in a sharp telegram to Hopkins.
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Ohio
Davey
Hopkins
No Comment From Hopkins On Ohio Libel Charge
Washington March 18 no immediate comment came from Harry L Hopkins relief administrator when informed Governor Davey of Ohio had sworn out a warrant charging him with criminal libel his aides said he would reply later in the day
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Davey
Ohio
Hopkins
Danish Freighter Alssund Ablaze Off Cape Cod
The Danish freighter Alssund reported ablaze today off Cape Cod with a fire in her hold but no immediate need for help. The ship, bound from London to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore, was 185 miles east of Cape Cod at 7 40 a m and expected in New York. Owned by Dampskibssisk of Copenhagen the 1924 ton vessel was previously the Sierra Leone.
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New York
Alssund
Cape Cod
Rockland
Mackay Radio
London
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Sierra Leone
Dampskibssisk
Copenhagen
Sunday headlines outpace dictators in attentive crowd
In Santa Monica a columnist notes how Sunday coverage shifted attention away from Mussolini Stalin and Hitler to St Patrick. The piece blends satire with Irish references and a playful personal aside about luck and love.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Stalin
Red Army
Hitler
St. Patrick
Helene
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