Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler on Arizona land and power
Westbrook Pegler argues that most Arizona land is held by the federal government or big interests led by Harold Ickes and the Phelps Dodge company. He cites the Morenci and Bisbee mines, labor tensions from the last war, and concerns about how unionism and politics shape land use in the state.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Harold L. Ickes
Mr. Ickes
Squire Whiskers
Washington
Lou Cates
Rawhide Cates
Phelps-Dodge Company
Department of the Interior
Mayer Tops List as America's Highest Paid Executive
Louis B. Mayer earned 697 048 dollars as Loew's Inc. managing director of production, leading a long report of executive compensation. Eugene G. Grace followed with 478 144 dollars at Bethlehem Steel, George W. Hill with 456 415 dollars at American Tobacco, as the article notes broader income patterns from investments and tax data.
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Washington
Louis B. Mayer
America
Loew's, Inc
Securities Commission
Mayer
Loew's
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehemteel Corporation
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
Treasury
Hunt Strom
Negro Boy Drowns in Ouachita River After Accident
An 11 year old unnamed black boy fell into the Ouachita River near Pine Street and drowned. The L B Faulk American Legion emergency squad recovered the body and transported it to Lamothe Funeral Home as authorities work to identify him.
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Ouachita
L. B. Faulk American Legion
Pine Street
Lamothe Funeral Home
Louisiana States Lead in Plant Registrations Amid Defense Demand
Louisiana lawmakers and southern governors discuss forming a coalition to press for a larger share of defense orders after the National Association of Manufacturers lists Louisiana as first in industrial plant registrations with about 12 percent of the total. Governor Sam Jones says the state has done its part and defers to Mr Knudsen to act.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
National Association of Manufacturers
William S. Knudsen
Sam Jones
Knudsen
House Ways and Means Studies New Tax Plan
Washington May 8 The house ways and means committee studied a defense revenue plan aimed at broadening the income tax base for better paid workers. Chairman Eccles and Leon Henderson endorsed treasury goals but urged shifts including more emphasis on excess profits and excise taxes while avoiding new levies on materials not tied to defense.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Eccles
Leon Henderson
First U S Doctor Ready for War Duty
Dr. Howard R. Ives a 30 year old Mayo Clinic surgeon Rochester Minnesota was the first U S doctor to qualify for medical duty on the British home front. He will sail for England within two weeks with the initial contingent of American doctors to answer the British Red Cross appeal for 1000 doctors.
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Washington
Howard R. Ives
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
United States
Red Cross
Ives
England
Roosevelt Remains in Bed as Ailment Persists
President Roosevelt stays in bed today to fight a stomach ailment. He has a slight fever, and his physician Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire orders him to remain in bed despite his wish to rise.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Ross T. McIntire
Axis air war widens as Suez raid and Allied strikes hit Europe
Axis warplanes bomb Suez for two hours while Britain admits damage to Egyptian railways. German scouts report large fires in Manchester as Berlin expects heavier RAF blows. Luftwaffe daylight raids target coastal defenses and Dover while RAF claims 22 Nazi planes shot down. British raids hit Brest Uboat base at St Nazaire and pound Bremen and Bergen. Tobruk siege rumour of Axis gains.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Manchester
London
Berlin
Dover
English Channel
Liverpool
Hull
Bristol Channel
Brest
St. Nazaire
Bremen
Bergen
Norway
Axis
Tobruk
Libya
Injured Ace's Wife Busy With Defense Work
Atlanta reports recount the pace of Mrs. Eddie Rickenbacker as she assists in defense training while her husband, WWI ace and airline head, recovers from February crash injuries. She delivers three to five speeches daily with accompanying films, covering the southern region.
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Atlanta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Connecticut
Roosevelt
American Airlines
Here
South
Captain Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Trainee Forced Back On Wrong Train In Transit
Private Thomas Chase of Minneapolis, with the 135th Infantry, was returning to Camp Claiborne from furlough. He stepped off at Chicago Union Station to talk with trainees, then was coerced back onto their train as it pulled away en route to Little Rock where the roll showed he did not belong with them.
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Alexandria
Thomas Chase
Minneapolis
Minn
135Th Infantry
Camp Claiborne
Chicago Union Station
Chase
Little Rock, Ark
Probe Report Dynamite Put On F. D. R Estate
New York May 8 A scarcity of trained business executives hinders the defense drive as older leaders stay at work and younger ones lack experience. Management consultants warn that small and medium firms suffer most while large firms like autos cope by maintaining larger skilled staffs.
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Paul Gesner
John Beckley
New York
News-Star Special News Service
Automobile Makers
New Orleans Havana Fare Set at 67 Dollars
Pan American Airways testifies before the civil aeronautics board that its New Orleans to Havana fare would be 67 dollars. Frank H. Hawkins Jr. of Miami presents proposed routes and compares other fares to Merida Guatemala San Salvador and more, noting American Export Flight would charge 30 dollars to Havana.
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Washington
Pan-American Airways Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
Frank H. Hawkins, Jr
Miami
Fla
Pan- American
Thomas Wrenn
South America
Central America
Mexico
Hankins
Merida
Guatemala
San Salvador
San Jose
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Pan-America
American Export Airlines, Inc
American Export
Hawkins
Secret Service Boss Calls Hyde Park Plot Claim Silly
Captain John Gaffney of the state police said agents investigated a report two men planted dynamite on President Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate to blow it if the U S enters war. James Maloney said the tale was silly and no arrests would be made. Troopers searched since 6 45 am and found no dynamite or suspects by noon.
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Rhinebeck
N. Y
John Gaffney
State Police
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
United States
Geffney
James Maloney
New York
Fou
Maloney
Hogan
Massive wartime maneuvers to involve 550000 troops
More than 550000 troops will maneuver in summer and fall war games the largest in history. Over 800000 other soldiers will provide mobilization training and services. Major General Robert C. Richardson calls the exercise the largest ever, climaxing in September in Louisiana.
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Washington
War Department
Robert C. Richardson
Louisiana
25 000 In State Report On Incomes In Louisiana
About 25 000 of an estimated 100 000 Louisianians subject to state income tax had filed returns. The deadline is midnight May 15. Revenue offices in Shreveport Baton Rouge New Orleans Monroe Alexandria and Lake Charles will stay open to receive returns until 4 p.m. Saturday 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday next week and until midnight on the final day.
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Baton Rouge
State Revenue Department
Shreveport
New Orleans
Monroe
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Clear decision on convoy question urged as Nye and Willkie clash
Senate debate over convoys heats up after Nye and Willkie denounce administration policy. Nye says this week will decide if America joins Europe’s war. Willkie campaigns at a New York freedom rally as the ship loss statistics from the maritime commission spark new controversy.
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Washington
Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Wendell L. Willkie
Maritime Commission
Britain
Congress
Senate
America
Europe
Willkie
Freedom
New York
Water projects group okays large funding package
The House rivers and harbors committee approved an $281,872,000 navigation improvement program with no major defense impact. It proposes 153 surveys and plans across the nation, with four specific appropriations, led by a $23,700,000 Umatislla dam project on the Columbia River and a $66,000,000 Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway.
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Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Army
Umatilla
Columbia River
Oregon
Warrior and Tombigbee
Alabama
Mississippi
Dauphin Island Bay Channel
Bayou LaBatre
Biloxi Harbor
Rodessa Legion for Immediate U S War Entry
Members of Fred Eason post No. 227 Rodessa adopted resolutions urging immediate United States entry into the World War and sent a message to President Roosevelt requesting aid to Great Britain and full use of convoys. The post commander R L Denham reported the action at Rodessa Louisiana on May 8.
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Rodessa
Fred Eason
American Legion
United States
R. L. Denham
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Armistice Pact May Be Revised After Paris Talks
In Vichy May 8 a semi official source said the French German armistice pact will be modified after negotiations in Paris. Darlan returned to France and a 100 million franc daily subsidy cut was discussed alongside possible relaxations of travel and demarcation line rules. Negotiations continue with no definite changes announced.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Germany
Reich
53 Women Representing Great Strides Named
The General Federation of Women's Clubs selects 53 women across 30 occupations to illustrate progress over 50 years. Notables include Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Lindbergh, invited to the 1924 Atlantic City convention. Names span Aviation Broadcasting Business Child Welfare Diplomatic Service Education and more.
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Washington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Today
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
General Federation
Atlantic City
N. J
Miguel Otero
Santa Fe
N. M
Ruth Nichols
Rye
N. Y
Judith Waller
Chicago
Eleanor Patterson
Josephine Roche
Denver
the Treasury
Katherine F. Lenroot
United States Children's Bureau
Ruth Bryan Rohde
Denmark
J. Borden Harriman
Norway
Mary E. Woolley
Mt. Holyoke College
Cora Wilson Stewart
Kentucky
Governor Jones Calls Offical Meeting On Land Maneuvers
Governor Sam H. Jones schedules a conference of parish and state officials at Camp Claiborne for May 13 at 10 30 a m to outline plans for acquiring about 15 000 000 acres of Louisiana land where 500 000 troops will conduct maneuvers in September Colonel R B Cole of Camp Beauregard publicized the event in a letter inviting R C Jarreau editor of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk to attend Major General E L Daley will host a luncheon for visitors at the army corps headquarters
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Alexandria
Sam H. Jones
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
R. B. Cole
Camp Beauregard
Fourth Corps Area Rents and Claims Board
Orleans Sees Record Heat With 88 Degrees Noted
Yesterday reached 88 degrees the year's high in New Orleans. Weather bureau projects a 90 degree maximum today.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
British Bombing Runs Across Suez and England Stir War News
Axis warplanes launched a two hour assault on the Suez Canal, causing fires in Manchester and raids on Dover. Berlin claimed heavy RAF responses as London reports 300 German bombers over Britain. The United States is noted as 10,000 citizens serving with Allied forces. Axis troops reportedly advanced in North Africa as Mussolini’s command reports gains.
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Associated Press
Britain
Suez Canal
Island Kingdom
Manchester
Dover
English Channel
Suez
Cairo
London
Robert Hutchinson
American Eagle Club
Charlottenburg
Berlin
North African
Mussolini
Impor
July 1 set for 1,000,000 new selective service registrants
Washington reports a July 1 registration date for about 1,000,000 men who turned 21 since last October. The process will use 6,500 local draft boards and aims for a simple operation after the last fall enrollment of 16,500,000 men. A Roosevelt proclamation will fix the date and help draftees plan education or work.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
Roosevelt
Monroe city safety and traffic counts with a street light rule
The report shows this year and last year figures for accidents personal injuries and deaths in Monroe. A traffic rule prohibits riding or driving animals in streets between sunset and sunrise unless a light is displayed visible 500 feet in all directions.
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City of
Monroe
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