Five Million Back French Strike Pleas Provoke Nationwide Rally
Paris reports a 5 000 000 strong general federation of labor call for a monster demonstration to back strikes and political demands. premier Blum faces pressure as defense funds seek approval for gas masks shelters and a security tax while Citroen plants and several factories remain seized by workers.
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Paris
General Confederation of Labor
Buffalo Stadium
Spain
Senate
Leon Blum
People's Front Ministry
Seine Department
Blum
Ca.binet
Citroen
Issy Les Moulineaux
Lille
France
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Nieuport Plane
Saintouen
Champigny Sur Marne
Epinay
Senate committee debates action on holding firm levy
Washington reports the senate finance committee studied easing taxes to unfreeze investment capital in personal holding companies. Senator George of Georgia cites hundreds of millions frozen and proposes shifting taxes from the company to shareholders to encourage dissolution and distribution of assets.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
Georgia
Congressional
Ast
Reorganization Fees in Senate Concede Defeat
Senate foes concede defeat on the administration reorganization bill lacking votes to kill it. A motion to recommit the bill to committee set for Monday could be defeated, with leaders hopeful of passage and opponents aiming to shelve it. Enactment would mark the fourth major administration law this session.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Byrnes
South Carolina
Clark
Missouri
House
Czech Fear of Henlein Election Power in New Vote
Czechs fear Konrad Henlein may gain control if new elections are held, risking a rally of minorities including over 2,000,000 Slovaks to his side. Analysts see a potential Henlein dictatorship in a newly elected parliament, while others view it as a test of legality. Henlein claims 1,600,000 votes and 81 seats in the lower chamber and 26 in the senate.
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Praha
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Japanese Destruction of Villages in North China Report
James D. White reports that Chinese red army commander Yu Cheng Iao says over 200 villages burned in Hopeh in the past month with thousands killed and tens of thousands driven to mountains or red areas. Witnesses say civilians were tortured and many huts reduced to ashes as three villages per day burnings continue.
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James D. White
North
China
Red Army
Yu Cheng ‘I'sao
Hopeh
Associated Press
Tinghsien
Drive Slow to Return Safely Warned by State
Madison reports the state highway commission issued a warning to motorists about speed. At 40 mph one accident in 35 is fatal and at 50 mph one accident in 11 is fatal. The agency called last weekend the first of the traffic slaughter season and noted four deaths in the state.
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Madison
State Highway Commission
Rebels Battle Loyalists in Aragon Front
Insurgent forces under General Francisco Franco breached government lines entering Castellon and Lerida as two field armies converged east from Huesca and northeast from Pinacovered on a wide front. Government pilots were captured and reports note rapid recruitment and air support aiding the advance toward Barcelona.
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Hendaye
France
Aragon
Catalonia
Huesca
Pina
Alcubierre
Ebro
Bujaroloz
Franco
Bajardoz
Pina-Lerida
Fraga
Lerida
Barcelona
Bergantes
Guadalupe River
Alcaniz
Castelote
Aguaviva
Mas de Las Matas
Wisconsin GOP Central Committee to elect Philipp successor
The Republican state central committee meets at the Loraine hotel in Madison at 1 p m April 9 to choose Cyrus L Philipp's successor and to form rules for the central body. Vice Chairman William Knauf says he is not a candidate. The group will also discuss committee work until the primary, financing, cooperation with the voluntary committee, and fall campaign plans.
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Chilton
Wis
Republican Party
State Central Committee
Loraine
Madison
Cyrus L. Philipp
William. Knauf
Central Committee
Gale Off Norway Sinks Boats Killing Sixteen
A gale off northern Norway left sixteen dead and many missing after sinking several fishing boats. A Norwegian government fishery protection vessel rescued 21 men from the sealing ship Isfjeil, which had drifted in pack ice for five days after losing its propeller in a hurricane.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Isfjeil
Tha Isfjeil
Roosevelt May Use Big Navy As Weapon In World Armament
Senator Bone urged that the proposed 1.1 billion naval expansion could pressure other powers to curb or delay naval buildup. He warned costs would be terrific as bids may reach high per ton figures, and favored navy shipyards but expected limited enactment in current form. Opponents vow to battle the bill on the senate floor.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Bone
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
House
Senate Committee
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Wisconsin
Clark
Missouri
Nye
North Dakota
Norris Pushes Fast TVA Probe Urges Early Senate Report
Washington reports Senator Norris says a congressional inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority could be finished before adjournment. He expects a joint 10-member committee to be approved, with President Roosevelt likely to sign swiftly, while others doubt the timeline.
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TVA
Senate
Senate House
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Roosevelt
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Barkeley
Kentucky
Garner
Bankhead
King
Utah
Bridges
New Hampshire
Arthur E. Morgan
Chicago Unionist Edward Shuler Jr. shot dead on street
Edward Shuler Jr. 35 a member of Local 399 International Union of Operating Engineers was found shot four times on a Chicago street corner. His wife Madelyn reported threats against his life over the past year and said the couple fled repeatedly to escape union terrorists. Police planned to question union officials after a suspected interunion feud tied to recent elections.
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Chicago
Edward Shuler Jr
Madelyn
Shuler
Union
Harry O'Connell
O'Connell
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Great Lakes
Wisconsin fair and colder in the extreme east tonight with increasing cloudiness. Sunday will rise in temperature with a chance of rain in the extreme southwest by afternoon or night. Lakes region outlook March 28 to April 2 shows frequent precipitation and near normal temperatures. Milwaukee records show 37 at 6:30 am and 45 by noon with sunny to fair conditions.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin — Fair
Northwestern
Fair Milwaukee
Abilene
Yellowstone
Great Lakes
Buckstall Observatory
Omro Lawyer Cleared in Oatman Arson Case
Rodney Alder of Omro was fully exonerated by the court and District Attorney Magnuson in a longstanding arson case connected to Edward Oatman and Ed ward F. Oatman’s confession that he hired Floyd Locke to set fires in 1932 and 1937. Magnuson found Alder not guilty of conspiracy and noted Oatman’s death limited evidence.
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Rodney Alder
Omro
Edward F.oatman
Floyd Locke
Oatman
Alder
Attorn Omro
C. F. van Pelt
Circuit Court
Lewis C. Magnusen
Magnusen
van Pelt
Mr. Alder
Mr. Oatman
E. F. Oatman
Joseph F. Fitzgerald
Hines Lumber Company
Arthur H. Gruenewald
Ing Insurance
Gruenewald
Wage and Hour Bill May Be Restricted
Washington reporters say Congress may limit the new wage and hour bill to hours regulation and leave minimum wages to a later Congress. The American Federation of Labor would accept a 30 cent minimum with annual increases to 40 cents, a concession from their previous demand for 40 cents and a 40 hour work week. John L. Lewis and William Green met with subcommittee members this week as major labor factions pressed for a 30 hour week if minimum wage legislation is dropped.
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Washington
House
William Green
Green
John L. Lewis
C. I
Congress
Noted jurist A H Reid 74 dies in Rochester Mayo Clinic
Wausau Wisconsin judge A H Reid 74 retired from the circuit bench last month and died this morning in Rochester Minnesota after three weeks at the Mayo Clinic. A UW Law School graduate, he served since 1908 and presided in Marathon Lincoln Oneida and Vilas counties. County Judge George J Leicht named to fill his unexpired term. Funeral services planned for Tuesday afternoon.
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Wausau
Wis
A. H. Reid
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Reid
George J. Leicht
la Follette
Dodge County
University of Wisconsin Law School
Merrill
Marathon
Lincoln
Oneida
Vilas
President seeks extended powers for Reconstruction Finance Corp
President Roosevelt and Senator Glass urged Congress to grant broader and longer term self liquidating loan powers to the Reconstruction Finance Corp to finance public works and industry. Jesse Jones, RF C chair, said the agency needs widened credit tools as PWA loans waned. The RF C reported self liquidating loans of 399 million and purchases of PWA issues totaling about 1.0 billion dollars, with projected no net loss overall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Glass
Virginia
Congress
Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
R. F.C
Jones
PWA
Constitution Change Proposal Approved in Senate Subcommittee
Washington seven senate judiciary subcommittee approved today the Norris plan for amending the constitution by direct popular vote. It would need two thirds of both houses and ratification by conventions in three fourths of the states to take effect.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Independent
Nebraska
House
Goering Declares Austria Entry Justified in Rally
Field Marshal Goering told 30,000 listeners that Hitler’s entry into Austria was justified and democracy suppressed. He attacked Schuschnigg’s plebiscite plan as a swindle and claimed German troops liberated Austria while blaming foreign pacifism for unrest. He spoke at a northwest railway concourse and referenced Berchtesgaden discussions.
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Vienna
Nermann
Wilhelm Goering
Kurt Schuschnige
Hitler
Austria
Goering
Schuschnigg
Berchtesgaden
Fuhrer
Germany
Sea Tern Skipper Mounts Distress Appeal Far at Sea
The 85 foot Sea Tern with skipper Capt. Raymond Dragich and crew reportedly insane in command sent a frantic radio to U S shipping authorities from off Tortuga Island in the Gulf of California. Authorities say rescue is blocked by treaty and war games near Hawaii limit available ships. Coast guard planes await Mexican permission to attempt a rescue if allowed.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Mexican
Here
Navy
Coast Guard
United States
Federal Department
Peru
Kenacher
Jaynes
United States Shipping
A. L. Woodruff
San Pedro
Tortuga Island
Gulf of California
Raymond Dragich
Hawaii
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Alcorisa
Francisco Franco
Castellon
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Sen
Nebraskan
MRD
Fond du Lac
Mayo Clinice Hospital
Aed
Ri. F.C
Schuschnige
Appeal
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