Program Contemplates Less Expense On Relief Reductions
Washington reports lawmakers foresee a crystallizing plan to trim government costs this week. Key issues include Roosevelt’s request of 1.5 billion for relief and a push by conservative Democrats and some Republicans to return relief to the states and curtail Works Progress Administration spending. Budget totals for next year run about 4.669 billion, with divisions across Independent offices, Treasury post office, Navy, State justice commerce labor, Legislative, and District of Columbia bills. Continuous negotiations await Friday conference and House actions.
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Woodrum
Virginia
Bailey
North Carolina
King
Utah
Works Progress Administration
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Senate
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Navy
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District of Columbia
Harry S New Dies After Illness at 79
Baltimore reports former postmaster general Harry S Stewart New died after an extended illness at Johns Hopkins. A Hoosier newspaper man who helped start airmail, New was 79 and to be buried in Indiana. Funeral services are set in Indianapolis, with his wife Catherine McLaen New at his side.
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Coolidge
Fire mystery stumps airman expert at Hindenburg inquiry
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl testified that a small flame from the stern started the disaster and hydrogen combustion drove the fire. He noted that atmospheric conditions were normal and ground crews acted to evacuate survivors as red vans removed 24 coffins from the hangar.
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Charles E. Rosendahl
Navy
Department of Commerce
America
Rosendahl
United States Naval Air Station
Hindenburg
Burke Says He Will Perfect His Court Plan Tonight
Senator Edward R. Burke a Nebraska Democrat and Senate opposition leader to Roosevelt's judiciary plan said he would reveal changes to his substitute court proposal in a radio speech. His plan originally called for retirement of justices at 75 with optional retirement at 70 and would not alter lower court structure.
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Royal
Copeland
New York
Perry G. Gerry
Rhode Island
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Nevada
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
WJZ
NBC
WEAF
NBC Network
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Washington
UPI
Senate
Roosevelt
Burke
Judiciary Committee
Opponents Rally Against Wisconsin Little TVA Plan
Opponents of Gov. Philip La Follette’s Wisconsin Development Authority rally for a clash with supporters as the measure nears assembly and senate debate. They label the plan a production for use risk while supporters say it will stay within utility fields. Substitutes by Daugs and Thomson seek to limit the WDA to utility ownership and operation.
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Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Development Authority
Assembly
Senate
WDA
Palmer F. Daugs
Fort Atkinson
Vernon W. Thomson
Richland Center
Daugs
Coronation Rehearsal Draws Crowds at Westminster Abbey
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth joined in a partial dress rehearsal at Westminster Abbey amid crowds and brief police tensions. The royal party, after lunch at Buckingham Palace, toured to the abbey with stand-ins for the annointing and crowning steps while forecasts of rain and a busy coronation week continued.
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Hollywood Actors Strike Averted By Concessions
Hollywood ended a potential film actors strike as six major studios agreed to guild demands for shop rights improved working conditions and higher pay for extras. Guild leaders urged continued negotiations while listing non conforming studios United Artists Hal Roach and Warner Brothers First National and warned of possible further action if line is not held.
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RKO
Paramount
M-G-M
Universal
Columbia
Twentieth Century-Fox
Samuel Goldwyn
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Actors’ Guild
Hollywood Legion
Guild
Robert Montgomery
Hal Roach
Warner Brothers
First National
Charles Lessing
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Violent Death Toll in Wisconsin Rises With 11 Fatalities
The weekend brought 11 deaths across Wisconsin including five auto crashes. Victims include William Mueseler 29 Fox Point Raymond Praybylski 25 Fox Point Robert Keach 20 Alma Center Milo Tisten 34 Kenosha John Kuharski 47 Berlin George Hlaveck 19 Phillips Emily L Klett 68 Milwaukee Charles C Klett 71 Milwaukee Edward Klett 65 Milwaukee Richard Cline 3 Monroe Ralph Gundersen 38 Oslo Minn. Causes range from car crashes to a murder suicide and a gas-related death at a Milwaukee cottage. Police note two fishermen found by a dam and a man hit by a train near Wisconsin Dells.
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Wisconsin
William Mueseler
Fox Point
Raymond Praybylski
Robert Keach
Alma Center
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Tisten
Kenosha
John
Kuharski
Berlin
Wis
George Hlaveck
Phillips
Emily L. Klett
Charles C. Klett
Edward Klett
Richard Cline
Monroe
Ralph Gundersen
Oslo
Minn
Mueseler
Praybylski
Keach
Thomas Blencoe
Sheriff's
Harski
Eureka
Oshkosh
Hlaveck
CCC
Martin Kalina
Kalina
Hlaveek
Kletts
Wilbur Cline
Cline
Russel Myers Monroe
Green
Gunderson
Wisconsin Dells
Juneau County
Coronation Day Time Schedule in London
The timetable lists the royal movements from Marlborough House to Buckingham Palace then Westminster Abbey for the coronation service, followed by a state procession and balcony appearance. A 1 pm broadcast by King George is planned to reach audiences worldwide.
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London
Llum
Mary
Marlborough House
George
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Oshkosh Princess Of Fete Named In Ballot Contest
Miss Florence Barsch won the Oshkosh White Bags Festival princess title after a May 15 vote by 533 ballots. Ariel May Jones of Omro was runner up with 247 votes and Ruth Sloane 220. 1,696 votes were cast among 12 candidates.
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Oshkosh
Fifteenth Street
Oshkosh Booster Club
Winnebagoland
Miss Barsch
Ariel May Jones
Omro
Ruth Sloane
Ceneral Avenue
Baselots
Florence Biden
Barbara
Northwestern
Incal
Mat
Piers Burn in San Francisco Causes $200,000 Loss
A fire on the waterfront destroyed creosoted piers 50 and 50b in San Francisco, with estimated damage at $200,000 and cargo valued at $1,000,000 menaced. Four hundred firefighters, 42 engines, and harbor craft including the Dennis T. Sullivan and Edward Scannell battled dense smoke and flames, preventing collapse and continuing to burn midmorning.
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Dennis T. Sullivan
Edward Scannell
D. A. White
Coast Guard
Tahoe
Navy
Coronation flyers land at Croydon in Reach for London nod
American transatlantic pilots Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed at Croydon airdrome England completing the eastward leg of a transoceanic flight. They planned to return to New York by Thursday while awaiting coronation day pictures.
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Jack Lambie
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Eng
North Weald Airdrome
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North Weald
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Hey
Merrill
Harry Richman
Engand
Atlantic
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N. J
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Miami
Lambie
Ireland
Floyd Bennett
Wales
Newfoundland
King George
Wisconsin Weather Forecast and Readings
Northw estern observations show a fair night with rising cloudiness and warmer conditions tomorrow. Milwaukee reported high and low temperatures yesterday amid scattered showers in the northwest, while Park Falls and Abilene logged notable readings. Beechstaff Observatory notes a minimum and no precipitation. One year ago minimums are listed as well.
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