Actress Thelma Todd Death In Car Theories Rise
Los Angeles December inquest opened into actress Thelma Todd death with autopsy showing carbon monoxide from car fumes and alcohol in blood. Chauffeur Ernest Peters testified she feared extortion, and police considered murder or suicide while awaiting toxicology and further testimony.
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George Rochester
Todd
Rochester
Cor Frank Nance
Miss Todd
Roland West
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Weener
Wagner
Frank Nance
Hollywood
Warner
Governor Hoffman Doubts Lindbergh Case Solved
Governor Harold G Hoffman said the Lindbergh kidnapping murder case has not been fully solved and expressed doubt about the final chapter. He defended Bruno Hauptmann's guilt, noted lack of fingerprints on the ladder and nursery, questioned rail 16 evidence, and questioned the $17 000 ransom exchange at the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
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Hoffman
Lindbergh
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
J. J. Faulkner
Italo Ethiopian peace plan declared dead at Geneva
At Geneva a Franco British conciliation plan for Ethiopia and Italy was pronounced dead by a leading league power envoy. Eden warned that without Italy Ethiopia and the league not approve it, Britain cannot continue support. Mussolini threatened to fight to the end as Italy skipped the council session.
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Anthony Ben
League of Nations Affairs
League Council
Eden
Council
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Great Britain
Mussolini
Samuel Hoare
Pierre Laval
France
If Duce
East Africa
Pontinia
Paris
Laval
Motorist Here Taken 10 Jail
Two more drivers faced courts Tuesday as city and county officers continued cooperation with the local safety campaign. Robert Mitchell pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined $100 and costs, six month license suspension, and committed to the county jail for nonpayment. Reese Bays pleaded not guilty and was held to the grand jury under $300 bond. Charles Ivers had license revoked after driving while intoxicated on Nov 9, with plates confiscated. Deputy Ridge noted 384 licenses revoked since August for drunken driving.
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High Street
Reese Bays
Dry Run
Herbert Sutton
Friendship
Bays
William Tracy
West Portsmouth
Market
Frank West
Charles Ivers
Nauvoo
E. FE. Ridge
Ivers
H. H. Cave
Rushtown
Cave
West
Uniform laws sought at national traffic safety meeting
National conference on traffic safety convened by Secretary Roper aims to curb reckless driving and auto accidents that killed about 36,000 last year. Admiral Cary T. Grayson and American Red Cross officials support uniform regulations echoing the uniform vehicle code now in force in many states. The American Automobile Association reports fatalities nearly as high as last year despite intensified local campaigns.
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Washington
Roper
Cary T. Grayson
American Red Cross
American Automobile Association
Hundreds Of Slogans Face Judges In Final Campaign Contest
Portsmouth Citizens Safety council reviews thousands of slogans to choose a traffic safety message. Three judges will begin screening early tomorrow with a midnight deadline tonight and a $10 prize for the winning entry.
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Portsmouth Citizens Safety Council
H. L. McKislip
W. G. Goodwin
C. J. Phipps
Portsmouth Public Service Co
Clif Murfin
Benes Elected Second Czech President in Prague
Eduard Benes was elected by the national assembly to succeed Dr Thomas G Masaryk who resigned last Saturday at age 85 in Czechoslovakia. The decision confirms Benes as the republics new head and marks a transition after Masaryks retirement.
Roosevelt 10 Ask For Only Half Billion
Washington expected to include a public works program totaling just under 500 million dollars in next year’s relief plan. Observers note this may be the sole sizeable proposal in the relief effort as President Roosevelt prepares to present requests to Congress next month. The current 4.88 billion work and relief fund remains allocated for the current fiscal year ending June 30.
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Washington
North China sets up semi autonomous council amid protests
A new semi autonomous political council for Hopeh and Chahar began operations in Peiping despite student protests against North China separation from the central government. Police barred demonstrators at city gates while in Tientsin students marched, shouted slogans, and urged a nationwide general strike with local merchants and workers invited to join.
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North China
Tientsin
Autonomy
Peiping Council
Chillicothe man found dead in field from exposure
Hiram Waite an 82 year old Chillicothe resident missing since last Saturday was found in a field near the Norfolk and Western Railway right of way two miles north of Omega. Coroner Trego ruled death by exposure. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ware's in Chillicothe with Rev. E A Keaton officiating. Burial in Spring Bank Cemetery. Survived by three sons and three daughters.
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Darbyville
Albert
Circleville
Harry Boysel
Josie Derexson
Jessie Tillis
Clarksburg Pike
Ross County
Ware's
Chillicothe
E. A. Keaton
Purial
Springbank Cemetery
Debt Tops 30 Billion as Year Progresses
The national debt reached 30,555,791,967 dollars today, surpassing the 30 billion mark for the first time. Mid December financing added 962,636,937 dollars, with the deficit about 1.6 billion and expenditures at 3.507 billion against full year aims around 7.752 billion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Deal plan to fund specific public works projects
Officials say unspent relief funds of about 900 million could be redistributed to cover most unemployed until Congress returns in January 1957. President Roosevelt outlined a 500 million plan with specific projects rather than a lump sum, aiming to continue existing efforts and reduce dole demands amid cautious private industry gains.
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Congress
Roosevelt
National Resources Board
Shortest Day of the Year Explained by OSU Professor
Columbus reports that Sunday December 18 will be the year's shortest day. Professor E F Coddington of Ohio State University explains the winter solstice arrives at 1 45 p m that day. Afternoons lengthen since December 5 while mornings shorten until January 5.
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Columbus
E. F. Coddington
Ohio State University
Coddington
Milne Believes Heir Abducted In Philadelphia Case
Caleb J. Milne Jr. says his missing grandson Caleb Milne IV likely is held against his will and denies any ransom demand. He notes only a note from Poughkeepsie to New York mentioning "cash" without specifics.
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Department of Justice
Caleb J. Milne IV
Philadelphia
Young Milne
New York
Caleb Milne Jr
Germantown
Frederica Milne
Caleb J. Milne Jr
Milne
Caleb Milne IV
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Stamp Windows Open Saturday Afternoon To Handle Mail Rush
Post office stamp and parcel post windows will be open Saturday afternoon to manage the Christmas mail surge. Postmaster Harry Doerr announced hours from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the main office and the Sciotoville and New Boston substations. More people are mailing packages earlier this year, he said, though whether totals rise or early mailing is the trend remains to be seen.
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Harry Doerr
Sciotoville
New Boston
Doerr
Cuban guns kill 3 more in Havana midtown attack
Cuban gunmen struck back after the rescue of Nicolas Castano, killing an army intelligence officer and a prisoner in midtown Havana. Police seized the getaway car and arrested two suspects, while the other occupants fled. A third assailant died in a long pursuit, and the chauffeur said the vehicle resembled the one used in Castano’s earlier killings.
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Havana
Nicolas Castano
Army
Diplomatic Reception At White House Attracts 1100 Guests
The White House hosted 1100 attendees for the annual diplomatic reception last night. President and Mrs. Roosevelt greeted guests from 55 nations as gowns, gowns and jewels were on display in a formal gala setting.
Temperatures Observer Report for Today and Yesterday
Schirrman reports today at 11 am a high of 25 and a low of 32. Yesterday recorded a maximum of 38. One year ago today the high was 45 and the low 39.
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Schirrman
Venezuela Dictator Gomez Dies After 27-Year Rule
In Caracas on December 18 General Juan Vicente Gomez, 75, Venezuelan president and longtime dictator, died at 11:45 p.m. The cabinet named Eleazar Lopez Contreras provisional president. Born in 1857, Gomez seized power in 1908, stabilizing the nation with a strong hand and fostering oil wealth that boosted independence.
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Venezuela
Juan Vincente Gomez
Eleazar Lopez Contreras
Gomez
America
Europe
Cipriano Castro
Alabamans honor 550-pound man on winter shopping tour
In Boaz Alabama crowds greet Walt Cagie a 550 pound farmer on his annual buying tour. Mayor proclaims Walter Cagle day as a festival unfolds with a beauty contest an ugliest man contest and a best fiddler prize. A parade of Christmas gifts awaits and a noon free meal caps festivities.
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Ala
Sand Mountain
Walt Cagie
North Alabama
Mountainboro
Walt
Walter W. Creel
Walter Cagle
Knights of Columbus renew appeal to Roosevelt on Mexico
A renewed appeal from the Knights of Columbus urges U S pressure against Mexican religious persecution. The second letter to President Roosevelt, signed by Supreme Knight Martin H. Carmody and Supreme Secretary William J. McGinley, stresses opposition to intervention and backs the Rarah protest resolution.
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New York
United States
Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus
Martin H. Carmody
Supreme Knight
William J. McGinley
Supreme Secretary
Centenarian Flouts Rules In Chicago Longevity Tale
Centenarian Abraham Greenbure, aged 100, defies health fads by saying his longevity comes from breaking the laws of man. A native of Amsterdam, he moved to America in 1854 and has resided in Chicago for 72 years, admitting he drinks whisky, smokes, and enjoys thick steaks.
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Chicago
Abraham Greenbure
Mr. Greenbure
Amsterdam
Mr. Greenburg
America
Legislators to Resume Labors in Columbus
Columbus, Dec. 18. Legislators to return tomorrow to approve 1.5 million dollars as a loan to counties and 9 million for old age pensions. Senate backs county relief loan with interest. others seek outright grant. House to pass Pollock bill for first half of next year. federal aid expected for pensions.
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Columbus
Ohbio
Senate
House
Showgirl Olga Steck Dies in 12 Story Hotel Plunge
December 18 San Francisco report identifies auburn haired former Broadway showgirl Olga Steck as 33. Deputy Coroner Mike Brown says investigation opened to determine if foul play or self harm caused the 12 story fall after a gay drinking party. Police seek a Los Angeles registrant and a middle aged couple who left the party before the fatal plunge. Fingermarks on the window sill suggest she clung or tried to grasp to save herself.
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San Francisco
Mike Brown
Olga Steck
Brown
Los Angeles
Nurse held on murder charge in mercy killing case
Marie Sevigny, 26, a nurse in Woonsocket, confessed to fatally poisoning Mrs. J. Valmore Normandin, 47, with household cleaner to end her suffering. She was denied bail as mental fitness evaluation proceeds. Other patients she cared for were under investigation.
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Woonsocket
R. J
Marie Sevigny
J. Valmore Normandin
Italians Reveal 272 Of Their Men Killed In Northern Skirmish
Rome reports three day battle along the Takkaze river between Mai Timchet and Dembe Guina ends December 17. Italian losses total 272 officers and men with 48 Eritreans and 197 Askaris killed. Enemy losses exceed 500. Italian air bombardment supported the operation.
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Ethiopia
Takkaze
Mai Timchet
Dembe Guina
Pietro Badoglio
Onur
Makatie
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