Clark Would Cut Ties With Soviet
Washington The senate receives legislation to aid Finland and disapprove Soviet Russia. Sen. D Worth Clark proposes severing diplomatic relations with Russia over the Litvinov terms and ambassador withdrawal. Sen. Prentiss M. Brown seeks a $20 million unrestricted Finland loan for rebuilding. usage open to any purpose through the Export-Import Bank.
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U. S
Russia
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D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Clark
Soviet Union
Moscow
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Michigan
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Pittman
Nevada
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Congress
Red Cross
Maroney
Connecticut
Poland
Norris
Independent
Nebraska
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
United States
Roosevelt
Treasury
Vandenberg
Republican
Trawler Sinks Nazi Sub In Long Battle
British trawler captain Harry Westerden recalls a 17 hour chase that sunk a German submarine after depth charges forced the U boat to surface. His son George earned the Distinguished Service Medal for engine room work during the deadly engagement. No survivors reported.
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London
U.P
Harry Westerden
Westerden
George
Young Westerden
Deputies Approve 55.6 Billion Franc War Estimates
The chamber of deputies unanimously approved war budgets totaling 55.6 billion francs for the second quarter of 1940, including 25.406 billion francs for armaments. The package valued at about 1.1577 billion dollars covers military spending and related needs.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Mist reduces patrol activity on front
Paris updates say mist along the western front reduced patrols to routine crashes and kept nearly all planes grounded in the last 24 hours. A German report claimed a French pursuit plane was destroyed. Today's army communique noted nothing significant to report.
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Paris
Mornine
Finns Begin Withdrawal From Front in Winter Battle
The Finnish defense force starts moving back from the 175 mile front from the Gulf of Finland to Lieksa as civilians also flee toward the Russians under the peace treaty. Soldiers, many never having known defeat, ski away with radios, photos, trinkets, and heavy equipment largely cleared in advance.
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Edward W. Beattie Jr
United Press
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Lieksa
Seven killed in Charlotte apartment fire
An early morning blaze at the Guthery apartments in Charlotte left seven dead including four women and two boys and seven others injured. Names listed include Mrs. Hazelle E. Martin and Miss Robena Sharpe Dickinson among the deceased, with several victims identified by attendants as nurses, secretaries, and workers.
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Charlotte
N. C
Guthery Apartments
Hazelle E. Martin
Robena Sharpe Dickinson
Wilson
H.R. Eley
Norfolk
H. Russell Eley
Standard Oil Company
Eley
Lucy Walton
Tommy Charity
Winifred Charity
Edward Martin
Business College
Hazelie Martin
Mabel Rockett
Aubrey Charity
Ruby Fieming
Sears Roebuck & Co
Margaret L. Parnell
Lyda Pittman
W. P. Pittman
Adolph Consolana
Germans Scuttle Another Big Ship
London reports the scuttling of the German merchant ship La Coruna a 7414 ton vessel. A British warship approached Wednesday in northern waters and rescued 60 crew members after the ship was set afire and finished off with gunfire. La Coruna left Rio de Janeiro February 3 carrying coffee and lard from Strazl toward the British blockade.
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London
Britain
la Coruna
Rio de Janeiro
Finns retreat as borders shift under Soviet plan
International dispatch reports Helsinki's retreat toward new borders as the Soviet leadership contemplates a March 29 move to form an autonomous republic in territory seized from Finland. Britain escalates economic pressure on Germany while revealing the scuttling of a German merchant ship. Paris notes French senate discussing allied strategy in secret.
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Associated Press
Helsinki
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Finland
London
Germany
Paris
Income Tax Returns To Sway Bills
Washington observers cite federal income tax receipts as pivotal in debates on farm and defense spending and debt limits. March tax take could surpass last year's roughly 505 million, with unofficial estimates near 650 million, shaping whether Republicans and Roosevelt proposals advance or stall. Milwaukee reports heavy Tax Office activity as midnight deadline looms, with Allis Chalmers executive illustrating meticulous filing and large-scale returns.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Milwaukee
E. E. Heck
Allis ~ Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin
Allis
Chalmers
All Heck
Heck
Madison
Otto A. la Budde
Federal
Internal Revenue Collector
la Budde
Federal Building
Doce River Flood in Brazil Kills Over 80
Reports from Santa Thereza to Anoite confirm more than eighty people dead in the Doce River flood in southeastern Brazil. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the extent of the disaster and coordinate aid for affected communities.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Santa Thereza
Anoite
President Roosevelt weighs census law clash with Tobey
Washington reports that President Roosevelt considered the Senate census clash where Senator Tobey urged defiance of personal income questions. Tobey replied that unauthorized departmental rulings are not law and urged citizens to refuse answers. Early framed views on income data for low and high earners, used to gauge buying power, were noted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Stephen T. Early
White House
Tobey
New Hampshire
Mr. Roosevelt
Hiller
Long distance telephone rates cut by FCC
The FCC announced that starting May 1 long distance telephone rates across the United States will be reduced, saving the public about 5.5 million dollars annually. The cuts apply to calls over 420 miles, with greater reductions for longer distances, including transcontinental routes such as New York to San Francisco, where the day station-to-station charge drops from 6.50 to 4.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission Today
United States
New York
San Francisco
WPA to Cut About a Third of Workers by June
Kansas City dispatch reports Deputy WPA commissioner Howard C. Hunter announcing a drastic downsizing of WPA rolls. Nearly 760,000 of 2 300,000 jobs to be eliminated by June 30, starting with 200,000 in April, as regional administrators meet here.
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WPA
Hunter
Kansas City
Howard C. Hunter
Manitowoc GOP unit backs tax program at meeting
In Manitowoc Wis a resale endorsement of the 1939 tax program of the Heal administration was adopted by the county unit of the Republican party at a meeting. Dr F P L Gullicksen chairman of the state committee said over taxation is the nation’s main problem and predicted rapid organization of Republican county units statewide within weeks.
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Manitowoc. Wis
Heal
Manitowoc J
Republican Party
FP. L. Gullicksen
Republican State Committee
Britain Tightens Imports to Bolster War Economy
Britain unveils three new measures to curb imports from America and tighten foreign exchange reserves. The moves include banning private import of canned and bottled fruits, coordinating British French resources, and selling German holdings. Hull noted exports to Britain rose since war began, with munitions a minor share. Lord Lothian said licenses will curb nonessential goods to protect dollar exchange amid war.
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London
Great Britain
Belgrade
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Italy
Ministry of Food
United States
Mancelm Macdonald
Pari
George Mandel
Britain
Stock Exchange
Wexercse
Washington
Lord Lothian
Hull
France
Weather summary for Wisconsin and Midwest readings
Patterns show cloudy conditions in Wisconsin with a warmer trend on Saturday and western areas turning milder tonight. Northwestern observations cite cloudy skies, with Milwaukee reporting notable temperature ranges across the last 24 hours from official stations in Minneapolis and Los Angeles as context.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Ther
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York Press Agent Emanuel Eisenberg Found Dead
The body of Emanuel Eisenberg 35 a leading New York press agent was found on the Bayonne shore near the site of a midair struggle and crash involving a Piper cub bound for New York. Police suspect dementia during a sight seeing flight from Floyd Bennett field led to the hijack attempt and the crash. The victim's body was identified by a name tag and an income tax blank found on him. The body lies face down on East Thirty fourth street Bayonne New Jersey near the crash site south of the Statue of Liberty.
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Earl B. Steele
United Press
New York
Emanuel Eisenberg
New York Bay
Eisenberg
New Jersey
Floyd Bennett Field
Joseph Rosemarin
Standard Flying Service
Ensenberg
East Thirty-fourth Street
Bayonne
N. J
Daladier Wins Unanimous Confidence Vote in Senate
Paris premier Daladier secured a confidence vote in the French Senate 240 to 0 after two days of secret debate. Senate members totaled 310 with many abstaining. The vote followed a deputies’ approval after a February debate. Daladier defended wartime policies amid Allied missteps and the Finnish homage was also passed unanimously.
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Daladier
France
Senate
Twoidays
Jmany
Chamber of Deputies
Acti i. Dime
Fineland
Soviet Russia
Secon
Finland
Oshkosh Man Reelected by Outdoor Advertisers
Milwaukee 7 ROOF Finch of Racine has been reelected president of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin. Other officers reelected at the convention include Joseph K. Mierswa of Oshkosh as vice president and H. J. Fitzgerald as secretary. Directors named were W. A. Uthmeier of Marshfield A K Stussy of Eau Claire Ed Alfer of Plainfield Peter Rhode of Kenosha Gale Ous of Ashland and W. L. Garrison of Baraboo.
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Milwaukee
Roof Finch
Racine
Wisconsin
Joseph K. Mierswa
Oshkosh
H. J. Fitzgerald
W. A. Uthmeier
Marshheld
A K Stussy
Eau Claire
Ed. Alfer
Plainfield
Peter Rhode
Senate clears way for final passage of Hatch bill
The Senate voted 47 to 30 to approve the key section of Sen. Carl Hatch's amendments to the Clean Politics Act, banning political activity by state employees paid with federal funds. Debate cited a potential constitutional issue and questions about states rights.
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Senate
Hatch
New Mexico
Lucas
Mlnnois
Ronald G. VanTine
United Press
U.P
Carl A. Hatch
Congress
House of Representatives
Sen. Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Hateh
Civil Service Commission
Scott W. Lucas
Hingis
Senate of the
United States
Avi Service
Iommission
Miror
AL Doneher
Correticut
Messure
Connectic Cut
Mangher
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Reaches 100 For Year
Madison Wis march toll for the year reached 100 Thursday an increase of 18 over the same period in 1939 announced by Commissioner George W Rickeman of the motor vehicle department.
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Madison
Wisconsin
George W
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