France Rejects British Plan for Demilitarized Rhine Zone
Paris flatly refuses to consider a British proposal for a Franco German demilitarized area along the Rhine as Great Britain France Belgium and Italy seek a new path to restore peace in western Europe. Italy meanwhile joins in no sanctions against Germany following Hitler's denunciation of Locarno.
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Charles P. Nutter
Associated Press
London
Italy
Germany
Hitler
League of Nations’ Council
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Rhine
Locarno
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Foreign Office
Europe
Reichsuehrer
Berlin
Floods threaten Pittsburgh as 17 die in western Pennsylvania
The 1936 flood engulfed Johnstown and Pittsburgh with dozens of communities isolated. Ohio River rises to 59 feet endangering Wheeling as fires flare and major businesses flood. State death toll reaches 17 with many missing and thousands displaced.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Gold Triangle
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Venizelos, Former Greek Leader, Dies in Exile
Eleutherios Venizelos, 72, former Greek premier and proponent of the republic, died in Paris after influenza complications. His wife and two sons were at his bedside as physicians reported a painless death after a period of declining health following the 1935 revolu tion. He had lived in exile since Greece's monarchy was restored.
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Charles Flotz
Associated Press
Paris
Eleutherios Venizelos
Sophocles
Kiriadis
Venizelos
Fever Quarantine Casts Blount Hall At Tennessee Uni
About 40 male students at the University of Tennessee face quarantine as scarlet fever is confirmed in Blount Hall. Dean F M Massey says restrictions likely end Thursday after term examinations pass without incident.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Blount Hall
F.M. Massey
Auto driver Harry Hansen Injures in Train Collision
In Lake Charles on March 18 an automobile driven by Harry E. Hansen, a one-armed stock salesman, struck the side of a freight train. Hansen was derailed with minor cuts and injuries reported.
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Lake Charles
Harry E. Hansen
Hansen
Last-Minute Briefs From Georgia and Beyond
Briefed items report a deadly storm in Kingsland where a tree crushed a couple near St Mary, a man found nailed to a cross in Ocala, Hopkins restricting WPA political pressure, deep snows in Erwin delaying travel, a March debt spike to over 31.4 billion dollars, and Georgia senators seeking an extraordinary legislative session to tackle finances.
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Kingsland
C. H. Monroe
St. Mary
Ocala
Fla
George J. Timmerman
Campaign spending in 1936 grows fourfold over 1932
Associated Press reports in Washington show the 1936 campaign opening with rapid fundraising and spending. Through January and February Democrats trail in receipts but outpace in spending, while Republicans collect more funds and spend substantially, signaling a faster pace than four years ago.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Second Murder May Save Convict's Life
New Orleans March 18 Hugh A Cannon faces execution for the January 15 1935 murder of Mrs Minnie Jackson while a lunacy commission investigates his sanity in the second killing of Mrs May Kelly on the same day If found insane on the second charge the earlier conviction could be voided by the court.
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New Orleans
Hugh A. Cannon
Minnie Jackson
Criminal District Court
May Kelly
40th Annual Grave Tryst Plays Out In Rainy Cemetery
In Reading Pennsylvania on March 18 Alvin Schaeffer kept a 40th yearly pact by visiting the grave of Tom Hannahoe at midnight amid rain and church bells. Elmer Addis stood in for Schaeffer on cornet as about 5000 mourners watched the solemn rite.
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Reading
Alvin Schaeffer
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Lass O' Gallway
Tom Hannahee
Schaeffer
Irishtown
Elmer E. Addis
Hannahoe
St. Patrick's Day
Roosevelt asks $1.5 billion for relief works program
President Roosevelt in a special message asked Congress to appropriate 1.5 billion dollars for work relief for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1. He said the funds would go to the Works Progress Administration and urged private business to expand to absorb unemployed workers. He noted total relief outlays could reach about 3.1 billion. current year relief is projected at 3.5 billion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Treasury
Civilian Conservation Corps
Dream Identifies Body in Louisiana Train Death
In Beaumont Texas on March 18 a dream helped identify a man killed in a July train accident near DeQuincy Louisiana. Sidney Sonnier reported seeing his brother in a freight car end, prompting family involvement and a final identification after the absence of letter correspondence.
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Beaumont
Texas
DeQuincy
Louisiana
Sidney J. Sonnier
Sidney Sonnier
Girl Enters Eleventh Day of Constant Talking
Shreveport La March 18 Ruby Poole 16 year old honor student of Haynesville La High School entered her eleventh day of incessant talking this morning The young editor of her school paper and valedictorian of her class was said by her physician to be talking with intelligence one wide range of subject Physicians believed the ailment was brought on by an attack of influenza.
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Shreveport
Ruby Poole
Haynesville
Blast injures seven at Etna fire in Pittsburgh area
An explosion and fire at the Etna Forge and Bolt company in suburban Etna, near Pittsburgh, injured at least seven people and endangered others as flames spread to a row of 11 houses. Water trapped residents several feet high as the blaze continued, with reports of families separated from children and other industrial buildings at risk.
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Pennsylvania
Joseph Caneva
Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh
Etna
Etna Forge and Bolt Company
Allegheny General Hospital
George White Punches Rudy Vallee On Stage at Meeting
The Daily News reports George White punched Rudy Vallee five times on stage at the New Amsterdam Theater during a Scandals company meeting. Vallee allegedly insulted White. an electrician restrained White as others subdued the orchestra. White cited aims to halt costly contracts against an equity ruling. Vallee’s contract not at issue.
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New York
The
Daily News
George White
Rudy Vallee
New Amsterdam
Scandals” Company
Bert Lahr
Willie and
Eugene Howard
Gracie Barrie
White
Equity
Vallee
Grand and Petit Jurors Selected for Ouachita Parish Court
The Ouachita parish district court announced the spring term jurors based on a drawing by Pat S. Hamilton. The grand jury will begin investigations on Monday April 6 and includes Sam Head, J R Burns, Joe Ellis, W A Taliaferro, W N Reynolds, E M Eckhardt, George P Goodwin, George E Rape, Francis W Hamilton, L N Gaskin, C E Mills and others.
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Ouachita Parish
Pat S. Hamilton
Grand Jury
Sam Head
J. R. Burns
Joe Ellis
W. A. Taliaferro
W. N. Reynolds
E. M. Eckhardt
George P. Goodwin
George E. Rape
Francis W. Hamilton
L. N. Gaskin
C. E. Mills
Mayor J A Trotti of Lake Charles Dies
Lake Charles mayor J A Trotti, a three term veteran official, died shortly before noon today after a sinking spell and a night of declining health. He was 63 years old.
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Lake Charles
J. A. Trotti
Panumonia
Teacher defies order to place kids in school again
Joliet March 18 former teacher Josiah Watson refused a court order to return his children Frances and Esther to public school arguing they turned out well as he teaches them at home using a homemade 38 sound phonetic alphabet Experts from University of Chicago Northwestern University and the National College of Education challenged his claim that an average child could complete eight grades in three years even with opportunities
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Edna Dean Baker
National College of Education
Watson
Rochelle Man Shot Dies After Sunday Injuries
Louis White, 25, of Rochelle, died in a Alexandria hospital from pistol wounds received early Sunday when he and Walter Hawthorne of Georgetown shot each other in front of a Grant parish saloon. Hawthorne remained in critical condition after being shot five times. White's funeral was set for Georgetown as his widow and family mourn.
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Alexandria
Louis White
Rochelle
Walter Hawthorne
Georgetown
Grant Parish
Hawthorne
White
John White
Floods Sweep Eastern States in Worst Devastation on Record
Floods and storms across the eastern states cause numerous deaths and widespread damage. Pennsylvania reports the most severe impact with dozens dead and many towns isolated, while other states including Vermont Virginia Maine New York and North Carolina face ongoing hardship as federal aid is mobilized.
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R. H. Hippelheuser
Convrinht
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Maine
New York
Georgia
Roosevelt
War Dern
Labor Hearing to Resume in New Orleans Tomorrow
A labor act violations hearing involving about 80 Bradley Lumber employees of Warren Arkansas resumes in New Orleans tomorrow before a special examiner. The National Labor Relations Board has brought 25 witnesses to testify, with Col Robert B Watts as counsel. Witnesses were transported from Warren Wilmer and Monticello Arkansas by bus chartered for the hearing.
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New Orleans
Bradley Lumber Company
Warren
Ark
Arkansas Chancery
National Labor Relations Board of Washington
Robert B. Watts
Wilmer
Monticello
R. E. Roberts
Executive Council
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
George J. Googe
American Federation of Labor
Johnstown Flood Relief Urgent After Severe 1936 Rise
Johnstown faces a second great flood in 50 years as thousands seek refuge with lights and gas out and food scarce. Police Chief Harry Klink pleads for state aid as waters recede from 16 to five feet and deaths rise to at least two with reports of more.
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Copryricht
Associated Press
Johnstown
Downstown
Harry Klink
Pennsylvania
Klink
Associated Presa
Harry Kiink
AT and T Labor Policy At Issue In Federal Probe
Washington reports that attorneys for the federal communications commission questioned AT and T officials in a marathon hearing. Special FCC counsel argued the company cut staff as revenue declined and predicted months of hearings ahead. Becker cited a 740 dollar congressional grant as insufficient to cover the 200 employee displacements. President Walter S. Gifford testified on workforce reductions amid a 10 to 18 percent drop in business since 1920.
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Washington
Phome
Becker
FCC
A. T
Congress
Walter S. Giffford
A. T. and
Chaplin and Paulette Goddard Reach Singapore
Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard arrive in Singapore from Shanghai aboard a steamer and announce plans to stay for three months possibly for a honeymoon. They discuss the eastern holiday but neither confirms marriage plans here.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
Charles Chaplin
Shanghai
Paulette Goddard
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