Salaries Hike in Uppermost Legislature
In a 24 page message Governor Kump outlined needs for the state while Homer Holt retains secrecy on goals until his inauguration. The legislature plans to restore 1932 salaries as it opens the regular session amid looming tasks and transitions. Charles E Hodges easily wins a second senate term and William Lafon takes over as house majority floor leader as Kay Thomas finalizes committees. Charleston readies Holt inauguration with parade and ball as state mourns Elizabeth Kump.
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Government reorganization sparks budget power clash in Washington
A nationally debated clash unfolds between the president and Congress over how tight federal spending should be. The talks center on control of the Comptroller General's office, with lawmakers seeking a figure who acts with Congress, reports to Congress, and is removable only by Congress. The issue echoes postwar battles over economic policy and administrative reform as aviation and tax concerns swirl in the background.
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Cure For Flu Reported Found
The Associated Press notes a major advance in flu prevention with air purification research. Experiments use floodlit purifiers in hospitals and a railroad car to guard air zones with aluminum reflectors, aiming to curb nose and throat infections at their source.
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Pay County FATALITIES and SIS IN THE LIMELIGHT
Raleigh County reports a second 1937 auto fatality when a 20 year old truck driver Dan Gill died after his overloaded truck failed to negotiate an S curve near Beckley. State police attribute loss of control. In other news Pietro Interdonato died in Sprague mine after slate collapse. Eleven men from a Harpie road raid face possible testimony in a case against Sis Waldren. Police also arrest William M. Clayborn on a numbers racket charge as the probe continues.
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Revolts in China and Far East Turmoil Reported by AP
The Associated Press notes renewed unrest in northwest China, with Americans marooned as soldiers rebel against the Nanking government seeking an independent communist state. Ag nes Smedley, an American woman, allegedly aids recruitment via radio while France plans a Syria Lebanon carve out amid Arab Christian tensions. Japan faces inflation and yen stabilization measures after a record trade peak and a large budget.
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Governor Murphy’s First Big Test in Auto Strike Crisis
Governor Frank Murphy faced a major test as Michigan’s auto strike spread, with 114,000 out of work and a Flint clash at Fisher Body Plant No. 2. Guards in gas masks fought strikers amid food deliveries, injuries, and a push toward arbitration and plant evacuation, signaling a fledgling effort to resolve labor disputes peaceably.
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Crime slander clues pull in two killer cases
A split weekend crime sequence tied a ransom note and a brutal murder to two cities New York and Tacoma In Tacoma ten year old Charles Mattson vanished after a break in and ransom demand while in New York a landlady’s death saw a porter confess to bludgeoning and drowning the bride in her apartment tub with police pursuing leads across states
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