British labor stalls those holding reins in war drive
London reports the national labor council warns the present British government is a grave threat to European peace. It calls for arms embargo relief to Spain, League of Nations action, and rapid armament production to reach 1,750 first line airplanes within six months and a total strength of 10,600, while seeking diplomatic steps to avert a broader war.
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London
National Labor Council
Europe
Labor Council
Assembly of
The
League of Nations
France
Great Britain
Russia
Spain
Council
Labor Party
Trades Union Congress
Parliamentary
Wisconsin Could See More Federal Funds For Unemployment Aid
The Social Security Board outlined that Wisconsin along with other states may receive increased funds to administer unemployment compensation. Federal payroll taxes for 1936 totaled $570,717.12 for Wisconsin, with 1937 payments expected higher. Treasury rejected giving 10 percent of payroll taxes entirely back to states. The board noted strained admin costs from heavy benefit payments and a larger-than-expected recession impact, while benefits balances stood at $30,681,115.73 for Wisconsin.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Wisconsin
Treasury
Hitler Justifies Austrian Annexation in Plebiscite Tour
Adolf Hitler spoke in Koenigsberg tonight defending the annexation of Austria. He argued that the powers granted Austria sham sovereignty to weaken Germany and claimed Austria faced economic doom and higher deaths than births. He said blood is thicker than laws and Austrians longed for the German frontier.
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Koenigsberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Hitler
Froner
Estate and Gift Taxes Eliminated From Revenue Bill
Senate finance committee rejected house plans to consolidate exemptions and kept separate 40 000 gifts and estates exemption with a 5000 annual gift exemption. They propose a flat 18 percent corporate tax and 15 percent capital gains flat tax, aiming to raise more revenue. Senate vote was 17 to 4.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Gaines
Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Finance Committee
Treasury
Barkley
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Chinese Red Army in North China Vows Defeat of Japan
General Yu Cheng Tsao fronts a parade in central Hopeh province showing 20 000 former militiamen with flintlocks and swords. He touts guerrilla tactics against Japanese forces near Peiping Hankow and Tientsin railways, while a large crowd, schoolchildren and women’s units participate in propaganda and dramatics.
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Red Army
North China
Yu Cheng
Tsao
Ho-i Peh
China
Japan
Red China
Hopci
Peiping-Hankow
Tientsin
Pukow
Canada backs allied stand as war enters Canada defense plan
Ottawa defense estimates presented by Minister Jan McKenzie urge a 35 million dollar appropriation. He asserts Canada cannot remain neutral in a future war and must stand with Great Britain France and the United States to defend democracy against dictator regimes.
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Ottawa
Jan McKenzie
McKenzie
Canada
Great Britain
France
United States
Joy Riding Youth Crashes Stolen Truck in Milwaukee
A 15 year old boy on probation for auto theft drove a stolen truck at 50 mph, crashed through a garage wall while fleeing a pursuing police car, and was detained at the juvenile detention home. He admitted taking two cars earlier in the week to satisfy his joy riding urge.
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Milwaukee
John Klein
Engineer Union Leader Is Given One Way Ride
The body of Edward Shuler Jr. a 36 year old member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 was found shot to death. A newspaper boy found the body with four bullets in the head as Detective Hugo Olson reported Bhuler was apparently seized at his home on the south side and slain after alighting from his captors automobile on the north side.
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Chicago
Edward Shuler Jr
International Union of Operating Engineers
Hugo Olson
Bhuler
Refugee plan broadened by nation’s head
President Roosevelt announced a widened American refugee policy to shelter political refugees in Germany and Austria and also oppressed minorities in Russia, Spain, and Italy. He noted no new legislation is needed and linked the move to 1789 asylum policy, with quotas potentially increasing for those from the enlarged Germanic nation.
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D. Harold Oliver
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Germany
Austria
Russia
Spain
Italy
United States
Europe
Hull
America
Senate Fights Welfare Department Plan in Reorganization Bid
Washington lawmakers continued to clash over a government reorganization bill that would create a cabinet welfare department overseeing education health and relief. Senator King Utah urged limiting education to current functions while opponents sought to send the measure back to committee. Administrations backers predicted passage with final votes due later in the day.
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Washington
Senate
King
Utah
Office of Education
Therry
Congress
Joint
Congressional Committee On Accounts and Expenditures of
Railroad Man to Be Buried at Green Bay
F. J. O'Connor assistant purchasing agent for the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad will be buried in Green Bay Wisconsin after dying at a ranch near Casa Grande Arizona. He leaves a widow and a son John. The body will be sent to Chicago for burial services.
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Phoenix
Ariz
F. J. O'Connor
Chicago, Millwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Chicago
O'Connor
Casa Grande
John
Green Bay
Wis
Insurgents Push Toward Bujaraloz in Northeastern Spain
Rebels advance in northeastern Aragon driving toward the Zaragoza Lerida highway and nearing Bujaraloz government stronghold. Two insurgent columns reach the main road south of the Ebro while capturing Nueapo and Sabayas hills. Government losses cited as enormous amid tank and air support.
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Spain
Bujaraloz
Lerida
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Madrid
Aragon
Ebro
Zaragoza
Catalonia
Nueao
Sabayas
Huesca
Police Hold Four Alleged Forgers After Officer Shot
Milwaukee authorities detained four men tied to a forgery ring after Detective Ray Carlson was shot and seriously wounded in Cudahy. Arthur Wick, 27, confessed to the shooting as Carlson identified him. Wick admitted 14 burglaries since Sept 22, with loot totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Milwaukee
Ray Carlson
Cudahy
Arthur Wick
Carlson
Fnot
Wick
Adolph Kraemer
Wisconsin Weather Summary From Associated Press
Wisconsin showers and colder conditions expected in the west and north central areas tonight. Saturday will be cloudy and much colder with additional showers later. Milwaukee records show yesterday's high and low, while Buckeleaf Observatory notes a temperature range from 48 to 26 with light precipitation and southeast winds.
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Sesf
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Abilene
Yellowstone
Buckelaff Observatory
Nazi Police In Austria No Novelty
Vienna reports that nearly 20 percent of Austria's police during the Dollfuss and Schuschnigg years were secret Nazis, with about 1,000 to wear a special emblem after past loyalty tests. Goering arrived to urge union with Germany and coordinate economic merger plans as Austria faces a plebiscite on April 10. Julius Buerckel addressed a crowd estimated at five hundred thousand.
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Robert H. Best
United Press
Vienna
Austria
Dollfuss
Schuschnigg
Chey
Hermann Goering
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Goering
Joseph Buerckel
Willer
Inoculations Ordered for Odanah Flood Area
Odanah Wisconsin race flood relief centers run by Dr. John W. Low and Dr. I. W. Prentiss prepare for typhoid inoculations for residents. The U S Health Service acts after Bad River floodwaters contaminate drinking water. The village seeks state flood relief funds as water-submerged streets persist. A WPA bridge near Odanah is swept away injuring a reservation member.
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Odanah
Wis
Tawry Ashland
John W. Low
I. W. Prentiss
United States Health Service
Madison J
la Pointe
Jury hung in Best youth delinquency case in Crawford jail
Harold Best 15, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., remains jailed after a 10 hour jury deadlock over his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of his sister Mildred last June. Judge Smalley declared a hung jury and plans to keep the case open as District Attorney Cullen weighs next steps.
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Prairie Duo
Chien
Wis
Crawford County
Harold ‘Best
Sherman
Smalley
Mildred
Wisconsin
James P. Cullen
Harold
Mildred Best
Soldiers Grove
Orla Shaw
William F. Lorenz
Shaw
Frank Kozelka
Regents Unopposed To Science Degrees
The Wisconsin Teachers College regent board will issue bachelor of science degrees without limiting member schools. The state legislature authorized normal schools to grant B S degrees in all science branches, not just education. Oshkosh State Teachers College plans its first B S degree at the June commencement, with President Forrest R. Polk in Madison for now.
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Madison
Wisconsin Teachers College Regent Board
E.G. Doudna
Orland Loomis
State Board of Regents
Oshkosh State Teachers College
Forrest R. Polk
Barkley Proposes Senate House TVA Investigation Resolution
Senator Barkley of Kentucky proposed a compromise to form a joint senate house inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plan calls for a 5 member each committee with a $50 000 budget and aims to gather information from TVA officials. The measure moves to the house as Senate leaders push for prompt action.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
TVA
Barkley
Kentucky
Bridges
New Hampshire
King
Utah
House
Roose
Borah
Idaho
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Nebraska
Japan offers Mexico large oil contract and pipeline plan
Tokyo through private firms considers a 500000 barrel per year oil contract with Mexico including technical help for pipelines and harbor improvements on the Pacific coast. The proposal, discussed before hostilities in China, envisions a Tehuantepec crossing with Salina Cruz as loading point and a 150 mile downgrade pipeline.
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Japan
Mexico
Pacific
China
Tehuantepec
Salina Cruz
Lasiro Cardenas
Mexico City
Eduardo Suarez
Suarez
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Greer Bay
Sen. Barkley
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