Riots Erupt at Joliet Prison as Guards Move In
Joliet March 20 Two riots broke out today at Stateville penitentiary jolting 729 convicts in cell block I National guardsmen armed with machine guns moved to quell the disturbances after prisoners hurled objects and shouted threats A negro convict led the first riot and was placed in solitary confinement as legislators and Warden Henry C Hill supervised the response
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Joliet
Til
Henry~c. Hill
Toke
National
Michackgoe
Nicago
Warden Hill
Gell Block
Legislatives
Hill
Sen
Ancyion
Denver Names Two Tickets for Local Offices
Denver township voters are offered two party lists with candidates for several offices. Republican nominees include John Watson for supervisor and Ward Johnston for justice of the peace among others. Democratic candidates feature Fred Campbell for supervisor and N P Kreiner for clerk, with multiple other posts filled.
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Denver Township
John Watson
RE. E. Brown
Henry Taylor
James Lawler
Ward Johnston
Board of Review
George KB. Dixon
James -McBaine
E.A. Brown
Dimond
Alfred Mogg
Fred“ . Campbell
N. P. Kreiner
Fred P. Thorne
J. H. Jordan
D. A. Jenkins
W.W. Kile
Ben Riggle
Henry Bower
John Myshock
Lawrence Welnack
Akron blimp sabotage case shocks nation
Paul F. Kassey, 87, rivet checker for Goodyear Zeppelin, pleaded not guilty to charges under Ohio criminal syndicalism laws. He admitted attempting to damage the Akron dirigible being built for the Navy and linked to the Communist party. Navy conducts full inspection following his confession of wiring weakeness in the airship.
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Akron
Ohio
Mar
U.P
Paul F. Kassey
Kassey
Goodyear-Zeppelin ¢ Corporation
United States “Navy
Paul F. Kessey
iGoodyear Dirigible Company
United States Navy
Communist Party
George Harrygreaves
United States Justice Department
Washington
Paul J’.Kassey
Navy
W. A. Moffett
Last Group of Viking Survivors Await Rescue Today
Balchen led a Sikorsky amphibian from Boston to search for missing Viking expedition members. Aboard were Randy Enslow and Meriani Cooper directing for Dr. Lewis Frissell. Sagona ferried 116 survivors to safety as 28 men remained unaccounted for.
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Boston
Mar
U.pl-Bern
Balchen
Far North
B.S. T
Viking
Horse Island
Sagona
Jacob Kean
Theé
Newfoundland Struggles Amid Harsh Winter Conditions
A terse United Press summary notes ongoing hardship in Newfoundland as severe winter weather continues to impact daily life and local infrastructure. Authorities work to restore service, while residents brace for further outages and cold snaps.
Paris-Bordeaux express derailed near Estampes kills nine
The Paris-Bordeaux express train derailed near Estampes, 35 miles from Paris, costing nine lives as multiple cars left the track. The restaurant and baggage cars were heavily damaged and passengers sustained injuries as rescuers cut through wreckage.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Estampes
Éexiness
Schermerhorn to Speak at Central State Graduation
James Schermerhorn former publisher of the Detroit Times will be commencement speaker at Central State Teachers College. He recently returned from Russia and will discuss conditions there at a meeting of Mt Pleasant male educators in the college women’s commons. The event is set for Thursday evening March 26.
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James Schermerhorn
Detroit ‘Times
Gentral State
Teachers College
Schermerhorn
Russia
Mt. Bleasant
Central State
Mt. Pleasant
United States Indian School
Governor Brucker backs plan to absorb township roads
Governor Brucker endorsed a bill before the Michigan legislature to absorb township highway systems by counties with state aid. He called the current township system wasteful and urged abolition within five years. State Highway Commissioner Grover Dillman joined the discussion at the Michigan Road Builders association banquet in Lansing.
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Lansing
Mar
U.P
Brucker
Michigan Road Builders ‘Association
Grover’ S. Dillman
Burns to Death in Truck Fire near Muskegon
Oscar Carson died when a grocery transport truck collided with a tractor he drove ten miles east of Muskegon Michigan. The tractor’s gas tank burst into flames. driver Doelder suffered minor injuries and believes he dozed off. Doelder will testify before the coroner’s jury Tuesday.
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Muskegon
Mich
U.P
Oscar Carson
Here
Carson
Doelder
Grand Rapids
Ile
Auction Sale on Chaltéiton Farm West End Broadway
Earl V Seybert quits farming and sells at his residence on the west end of Broadway known as the Chaltéiton farm March 24. The sale includes hotels, cattle, hogs, implements, hay, and more. Sale begins at one o'clock. S C Torney, auctioneer. Luman Burch, clerk.
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Earl V
Seybert
Broadway
Chaltéiton Farm
Commerices
S.C. Torney
Luman Burch
Doctor Moor Rescues Group on Ice Crossing
Doctor Moor joined rescuers from multiple ships on an ice crossing to deliver food and medical aid. He found nine injured individuals still on the island suffering fractures bruises frostbite and facial injuries. They could not walk from the shelved site.
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Doctor Moor
Shilys
Brucker Forces Organize State G O P Control
Lansing dispatch reports the Michigan Republican state central committee organized under Gov. Wilber M. Brucker allies. Flynn declined to oppose Frey for secretary, Haggerty elected treasurer unopposed, and the committee narrowly adopted secret ballot after a heated debate.
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Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
Mar
U.P
Republican State Central Committee
Friends
Wilber M. Brucker
James’ G. Trey
Battle Creek
Felix H. H. Flynn
Cadillac
Frey
Battle Creek Golan
John S. Haggerty
Brucker
Buckley Murder Trial Reopens Without Prosecutor
Detroit march 20 the Buckley murder case resumed with defendants Bommarito Livecchi and Pizzino but without prosecutor Harry S Toy who remains bedridden after a nervous collapse. The court planned to read 35 Buckley radio speeches as evidence while investigators pursued a note tied to a potential informant in the case.
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Detroit
Mar
U.P
Buckley
Harry S.toy
Joe
Bommarito
Angelo Livecchi
Ted Pizzino
Toy
Jerry Buckley
Charles Bowles
la Salle
Bowles
Jeffries
Cornelius Hook
Hook
Detroit Free Press
Helen Love
Woodward Avenue
Fred Tard
Lee
Albert M. Bacon
Detroit Expenditure Debates Over Unemployed Aid
Detroit officials clash over city spending on the jobless with Harvey Campbell accusing Detroit of being the Sap City of America due to high aid costs while Mayor Frank Murphy did not comment. Campbell cites rising family welfare cases as justification for the city’s heavy welfare outlays, countered by Thomas E Dolan who notes 47 000 families relied on aid and defends centralized welfare spending.
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Detroit
Mar
Kupy
Frank Murphy
Harvey Campbell
Detroit Board of Commerce
Sap
Frand
Campbell
Thomas
E. Dolan
Public Welfare
Butt
Contested Venue Changes and Public Hearings Set
Lansing reports Senate hearings next week on public bills. Senate committees will discuss Herbert Rushton’s auto insurance rate bureau bill and Peter Lennon’s proposal to levy a 10 percent tobacco tax to fund institutional building program. George Watson’s venue change bill for newspaper contempt cases advances in the House judiciary committee.
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Lansing
Mar
U.R
George Watson
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Herbert J. Rushton
Peter B. Lennon
Senate plans for deer license hikes to fund preserves
The Michigan Senate considers raising the deer license from 2.50 to 3 and small game from 1.25 to 2 to fund game preserves and hunting grounds with planned expenditures of 60 000 in 1931 100 000 in 1932 and 200 000 annually thereafter. Senator Lennon seeks to remove retroactive features in the 1929 inheritance tax act to aid federal court action against Warren Packard estate. Senator Woodruff's bill to allow local governments to borrow against delinquent taxes passes to the House.
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Senate
Ernest T. Conlon
Grand Rapids
James A. Skinner
Kent County
Conlon
Peter B. Lennon
Warren Packard
Packard Motor Car Company
Ani H. Woodruff
Weather Outlook For Lower Michigan And Upper Michigan
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness in Lower Michigan with warmer temperatures in the west and north tonight. Saturday brings clouds with a chance of rain or snow and moderate to fresh east and southeast winds. Upper Michigan will see increasing clouds with snow possible late tonight or Saturday and a slight rise in temperatures.
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Detroit
Mar
U.P
Lower Michigan
Upper
Michigan
Escrinaba
Scivese
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquette
Sault-Ste Marie
Testimony Stricken in Pizzino Killing Case
Ba con said Tara’s testimony was stricken crippling the state’s case. He testified he saw Pizzino run from the La Salle lobby after the killing and tuck a smoking gun in its holster.
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Bacon
Os Tara
Ecord
Pizzino
la Salle
President Hoover Exercises Aboard Ship During Shakedown Cruise
President Hoover keeps routine aboard the battleship Arizona during a shakedown cruise toward Puerto Rico. He rises before 8 a.m. for exercise but joins deck scrubbing as sailors work. A fire side entertainment was enjoyed with a moving picture aboard the ship and plans for a radio chat with Mrs Hoover and Herbert Jr. A dining group includes visiting correspondents and officials as the ship undergoes final preparations for a formal inspection.
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Arizona
United States
Hoover
Virgin Islands
Porti "Rico
Porto Rico
Charleston
Cantain
Freeman
Hurley
Wilbur
Mr. Hoover
Bis
Richard Culahan
The
New York Times
Robert Pitkens
Associated Press
Alfred Kirchofex
Buffalo News
Funeral for Mrs Clark Saturday in Mt Pleasant
The body of Mrs John Clark who died Monday night at her winter home in Florida arrived in Mt Pleasant this afternoon. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 00 p m at the home 622 Pine Street.
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John Clark
Lavares
Florida
Mt. Pleasant
Republican caucus names nominee in Union township race
Daily Times reports P. G. Hills as supervisor nominee in Union township caucus. Other nominees listed include Clerk Zulah Deans Treasurer Myron Maxwell Justice Wesley Welsh and Board member Joshua Reid.
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Union Township
Daily Times
P. G. Hills
Zulah Deans
Myron Maxwell
Wesley Welsh
Xevilly
Joshua Reid
Michiganite General Property Tax Hope Narrow Margin
Lansing March 20 The state will operate on a narrow financial margin from now to September when corporation tax collections begin Auditor General C B Fuller said little more than half of last year’s 29 5 million general property tax has been collected unpaid taxes total cash on hand 9 549 million and general fund 485 000 Five months ahead expect about 10 million in unpaid 1980 taxes plus 1 2 million from fees and licenses bringing total to about 15 million just enough to cover 3 million monthly operating costs Fuller asserted no danger to meet current obligations including the tax rall
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Lansing
Mar
U.P
Michigan
C. B. Fuller
Fuller
Three killed in tornado devastates Clinton Oklahoma
A tornado ripped through Clinton Oklahoma killing at least three people and injuring eighteen. Debris destroyed two schoolhouses and a store while unroofing a dozen homes. National guardsmen patrolled the area as communication lines were disrupted and rescue efforts continued.
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Clinton
Okla
U.P
Oklahoma
Charles Gollins
Louise Anderson
A. W. Anderson
A. I. Anderson
Lillie
A. B. Sams
Anderson
New Beet Plan Aims to Run Mt Pleasant Sugar Plant
Renewed drive to raise sugar beets announces immediate actions. Field men tour towns to verify acreage pledges for Mt. Pleasant plant with meetings set at Mt. Pleasant Columbia Shepherd Rosebush Crawford Beal City Coleman and Murray’s stores on March 21 23 and 24. Farmers urged to sign acreage commitments promptly.
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Thaskeys
Mt.~ Pleasant
Mons
Mt. Pleasant
Columbia
Suga Company
Jony Tilmann
Stords Coleman
Murray
Detroit Girls Found Safe After Missing Case
Mary Hood and Caroline Sherrill returned home with John Clare Hood, a former Eloise hospital patient, after two weeks abroad including Toledo Chicago Nashville and Indianapolis. Hood was detained for car ownership inquiry and all three were located in Indiana. Hood and Miss Sherrill were married in Toledo.
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Detroit
Mar
U.P
Mary
Caroline
Sherrill
John Clare Hood
Eloise Hospital
Hood
Indiana
Toledo
Chicago
Nashville
Indianapolis
Psychology of Child Features at Teachers Institute
At Mt Pleas high school auditorium more than 150 educators attend the Isa bella County Teachers Institute sessions. Dr. Howard McClusky of the University of Michigan urges teachers to help each child discover their strengths and argues that lack of play leads to vice. Dr. James King of Olivet College calls for rigorous scrutiny of personality and self creation, with afternoon discussions continuing the themes.
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Michigan
Isabella County
Teachers’ Institute
Mt. Pleas High School
Howard McClusky
School of Education
University of Michigan
McClusky
Enna
James King
Olivet College
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Denver
River Checker
John T. Meaney
United Press Newfoundland
Fort Humphries
New York
Murphy
Uaelios
Mrs. Clark
Simon S. Baker
Jefferson College
Mes
Washington, Mar
Treasury
Teachers Institute
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