Wisconsin Senate Debates Restructuring University Board
A Roethe bill proposes replacing the 15 member regents with a nine member board chosen by the governor, with staggered terms from 1941 to 1945 and six year terms thereafter. The current board is criticized as La Follette packed after Glenn Frank's dismissal. The measure lacks membership requirements.
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Madison
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Hei
Senate
Edward J. Roethe
Fennimore
la Follette
Glenn Frank
University
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Roethe
Cornelis T. Young
Milwaukee
State Office Building Commission
Alen J. Busby
Progressive
Miners Entombed Crawl to Safety in Hazelton
Two coal miners Joseph Payne 34 and Herman Trent 32 crawled 1000 feet through a tunnel dug by rescuers after 18 hours entombed underground in Hazelton Pennsylvania. They walked unaided at dawn to the surface and were taken to a hospital for observation. Rescue work started after rock blocked the shaft at noon yesterday and progressed slowly amid blocked passages and distant rappings before success.
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Hazelton
Joseph Payne
Herman Trent
Lack of Coordination in Government Scored by President Dykstra
Madison public administration lacks the coordination seen in business and mechanics. President Clarence A. Dykstra of the University of Wisconsin urged merging overlapping supervision to streamline operations at a meeting of park commissioners and playground directors. He cited waste and duplication and suggested cross-department use of resources, noting mental coordination remains lacking.
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Dykstra
Madison
Clarence A. Dykstra
University of Wisconsin
Park Department
France and Britain warn Italy over Spanish Civil War
Premier Daladier said France and Britain would take necessary steps if fascist forces fail to leave Spain, as Barcelona falls. Bonnet warned Italy to keep hands off French colonial holdings and warned of a potential use of force. He stressed ongoing ties with Britain and readiness to convene a peace conference, rejecting Soviet or socialist aid for the Spanish republic.
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Paris
Dalader
France
Britain
Spain
Mediterranean
Georges Bonnet
Italy
Barcelona
Bonnet
Chamber of Deputies
Iself
Europe
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Sudetenland
Great Britain
Viscount Halifax
Bonnet Il Aliy
Spa
Hines Loses Bid To Dismiss Lottery Conspiracy Charge
New York scene center stage as James J. Hines a Tammany leader loses a bid to dismiss the Dutch Schultz Harlem lottery conspiracy indictment. Judge Charles C. Nott Jr overrules defense timing argument leaving trial to proceed with a jury drawn from business and professional sectors. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey readies the state case on the policy racket links.
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Dewey
New York
JPI
James J. Hines
Tammany
General Sessions
Charles C. Nott Jr
Hines
Lloyd Paul Sirykeh
Nott
Thomas
Dutch Schultz
Harlem
State Supreme Court
Ferdinand Penora
X-Blacksmith
Mussolini Speech Triggers Tunisian Rally in Rome
A crowd of about 1 000 cheered Mussolini as he praised Spain's insurgent conquest of Barcelona and urged that those in power resist. Shouts for Tunisia and North Africa's protectorate echoed through the piazza while fascists paraded with Italian legionnaires at the front.
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Mussalam
Caredona
Mussolini
Palazzo Vereria
Spain
New
Europe + creative
Tonia
France
Nerth Africa
Co . Ine Island
Mediterranean
Reese
Mhusolia
Barcelona
Talia Legionnaires
Strong Fleet Base at Guam Urged by Admiral Hepburn
Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn told the House Naval Committee a strong air and submarine base on Guam would stabilize U S position in the Far East and cut defense problems in the Pacific. He cited a plan by a naval board urging immediate establishment of Guam facilities and emphasized that only minor improvements were funded there.
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Washington
Arthur J. Hepburn
Congressional
Coutry
Far East
Pacific
Guam
Hepburn
Special Naval Board
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Japan
Attenben
Navy
Florida
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Wreck Off Cornwall Feared Drowns Thirty-One
A steamer believed named the Wilston, 3224 tons, found on Wicka Point rocks near Saint Ives Cornwall. Thirty-one feared dead with wreckage and a Weston life buoy found among debris. Four crewmen and seven in a boat aiding the Wilston were also feared drowned after the Sunday collision.
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Saint Ives
Cormmwall
Wilstom
Wicka Point
Weston
Tunis
Senators Debate Relief At 725 Million Plan In Close Vote
Senator Pepper, Florida Democrat, warned 750,000 work relief applicants could not receive jobs even if Congress boosted the 725 million relief appropriation. He urged an 87 million increase to match Roosevelt’s request. Senator Wagner of New York shared a labor telegram urging 875 million, while Borah predicted 47 of 96 senators would back the higher amount. The House discussed independent offices funding and reciprocal taxation of salaries, with talks on taxing government earnings and securities. Navy officials cited Guam as key to Pacific strength. Some colleagues accused by filibuster tactics to delay relief votes, which drew quick denial.
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Washington
Pepper
Florida
Senate Today
Congress
Administration
Senate
Roosevelt
Floridien
Wagner
New York
George Meany
New York Federation of Labor
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
House
Reyburs
Rayburn
Ways and Means
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
Naval Affairs
Arthur J. Hepburn
Far East
Pacific
Guam
Adams
Colorado
Tax Proposal Aims to Correct Injustices, Says Hanes
Washington official Undersecretary Hanes of the Treasury testified before a committee, arguing the tax plan corrects 10 injustices. He focused on salaries and government workers, noting federal and state employees pay income tax while some exemptions affect salaries, and cited a $70,000 salary example at a state institution.
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Washinston
Illinois Sales Tax Extension Approved by Governor
A tax extension measure in Illinois moved through the legislature and was sent to Acting Governor Siele for signature after the Senate and House votes. The proposal delays sales tax changes and awaits final approval before taking effect in July.
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Springfield
Chile Earthquake Toll Face Thick Uncertain Figures
United Press reports a massive southern Chile quake with potential death toll up to 20,000 across Cauquenes Chillan and Concepcion. Officials estimate deaths from 2,000 at San Rosendo to 5,000 in Cauquenes, as rail lines move aid trains and President Aguirre Cerdo leads relief efforts amid widespread destruction and isolated towns.
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William H F. Horsey
United Press
Santiago
Chile
WPI
Carabineros
Cauquenes
Concepcion
United Tess
Chillan
Temuco
San Rosendo
Conespeion
Pres
Pedro Aguirre Cerdoe
Selief
Auplings
Missing Guards Return From Ice Search In Cheboygan
Three fishermen missing on an ice floe near Cheboygan, Michigan, were found safe with the Drummond Island rescue team reporting they reached safety after a strenuous trek through snow. The search party had set out from Me Plate land to locate the three missing men and brought them back onboard after a chilly, challenging day on the ice.
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Cheboygan
Mieh
Witton Coit
Chari Lorienon
Aly
Plate
iDrummond Island
Heaviest Snow of the Year Hits Southern Wisconsin
The heaviest snow in the state this seasonblanketed southern Wisconsin with six and a half inches in Milwaukee area. Other counties to the south reported up to inches. the Milan weather bureau anticipated more snow. Roads turned soggy as the week ended with temperatures expected to rise.
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Wastin
Meiwawkee
Tate Alt
Milan
Weather report from Northwestern Observations
The bulletin notes a Friday weather pattern with temperature changes and partial cloud cover. It references Milwaukee and Los Angeles readings, mentioning a 72 degree high in one city and forecast details from Burkwaff Observatory with northeast winds and a 14 degree forecast in Ward. One year ago temperatures were 23 and 13.
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Wed
Milwaukee
Mare
Precaiminton
Barcme Ct
Waammun
Imumimum
Fidelity firm held solvency urged dismissal of receivership
In Wheeling the arbiter Charles P Mead announced a 10 day audit by independent auditors showed Fidelity Investment Association solvent. Federal Judge William F Baker considered the 56 page report to decide further action on the receivership petition filed by Pennsylvania contract holders. Attorneys for petitioners claimed the firm was insolvent and misrepresented finances while Fidelity denied the charges.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Arbilg
Fidelity Investment Association
Charles P Mead
Mead
Pennsylvania
William F. Baker
Baker
S. M. Herlbion
New York
Vounse
Gommusaren
Michigan
Atturres
Tee Ganperns
WISCO
Preverts Serious Blaze Proves Fatal
Bert derson, 49, foreman at the Nato Preseare Corker Campount plant in Eaw Claire, Wis, died after a factory blaze yesterday and burns proved fatal today. Company officers said a crew lowered the valve to stop the furnace burst, but derson could not escape.
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Eaw Claire
Wis
Bert Derson
NATO Preseare
Wren
Cape
Wat Keane
Franco's forces seize Barcelona in Civil War turning point
Insurgent troops led by Franco march into Barcelona at noon amid cheering crowds as government defenses crumble. Reported victory ends two and a half years of civil war with Madrid and Valencia offices in flux and Fascist celebrations anticipated in Rome while Paris sees antifascist protest outside the Italian embassy.
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Sendaye
France
Franco
Barcelona
Juan Negrin
Madrid
Valencia
Spain
Rome
Mussolini
Pariss
Badalona
Ministers Called Into Conference By Chamberlain
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain summoned his chief ministers after news of Barcelona's fall. They reviewed the European scene amid Spanish developments, with French and British envoys and Corbin in talks to coordinate stance. Fears of broader war tensions and French colonial concerns spread through Europe as rumors circulated about possible Madrid actions.
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London
Chamberlain
Barcelona
Foreign Office
Grinch
France
Rome-Berlin
Outer Frontiers
Spain
Loum
Tireweert
Genetralissimo
Pulporis
Pip
Bogrelana
Two Killed in English Passenger Train Crash
Two persons died and several were seriously injured when a passenger train collided on the Lemnaan Northeastery main line north of Hettied. Nine cars were derailed in the crash caused by a sandstorm, hampering rescue work and disrupting rail and highway communications across England.
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Lemnaan
Hettied
Stowakifis
England
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