Justice Zinn Will Take Stand In His Own Defense
Thousands flee flood waters along the Upper Mississippi Valley as army engineers expect the river to rush excess water to the gulf. The cut off system is tested to accelerate flood flow through main channels. Southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois take the hardest hit with new threats in Arkansas. Isolated communities face food shortages and marooned residents on second floors rely on telephone for contact. Red Cross and federal relief aid comfort 4,000 refugees from St Francis and Black River floods near Poplar Bluff and Kennett as national guardsmen patrol weakened levees.
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Manzano and others sentenced in Santa Fe federal court
In Santa Fe on March 14 AP reports Judge Colin Neblett sentences Celeste B. Manzano to federal prison for operating an unregistered still at Gallup. Two years on two counts and five years on two counts, nine years to run concurrently. assistant Martin Jidara placed on probation. Other arraignments include Jose A. Salazar claiming untaxed whiskey for a friend and Paul Muniz given four months and $100 for selling Indian liquor while drunk.
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Santa Fe
Colin Neblett
U. S. District Court
Celeste B. Manzano
Gallup
Martin Jidara
Jose A. Salazar
J. R. Galusha
Paul Muniz
Towing Morro Castle Into Brooklyn Dock
Ashbury Park N M March 14 AP The Morro Castle rooky hull of the Ford Line ocean palace moved up the coast in tow by two tugs toward a Brooklyn drydock after being beached near the convention hall last September when 124 lives were lost.
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Ford Line
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February Weather Across New Mexico Report
The U S Weather Bureau reports February in New Mexico had an 85 degree high at Artesia and Carlsbad on the 21st and a 25 below zero low at Gavilan on the 26th. Snow and rain varied by region with Pinos Altos recording 3.12 inches of precipitation and a general trend of four precipitation days, six clear and seven cloudy days, and a southwest wind throughout. Snow depth rose in high elevations while eastern portions saw lighter snowfall and runoff expectations depend on future storms.
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Mar
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Rio Grande
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Albuquerque Offered Cut in Light Costs
Albuquerque Gas and Electric Company proposed a $58 yearly reduction in light and power rates to the city commission, effective April 1. Residential, commercial, and large power classes would see savings, while gas rate changes were also discussed but not tied to the light rate cut. The commission would finalize acceptance at the next meeting, with mayor stating future requests for cuts remain possible.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Mar
Albuquerque City Commission
Albuquerque Gas and Electric Company
Arthur Prager
Prager
Charles Lembke
New Mexico dam design code urged by federal official
H A Neuffer district engineer of Albuquerque urged a statewide dam design and construction code in a paper before the New Mexico section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Santa Fe. He said the state engineer should approve or reject all dam plans and noted regulations in other states. A film on pipe construction at the Santa Maria reservoir in Colorado was shown during the meeting.
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H. &. Neuffer
Albuquerque
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New Mexico
American Society of Civil Engieers
Neuffer
Santa Maria Reservoir
Colorado
The
Society
Wars in the newspapers only, says AWOL Woanes
AWOL Woanes argues that most wars cited are predictions not actual conflict. He claims global peace since the big war with few external wars outside Japan and China and asserts most wars are domestic or in the media. He cites Greece Cuba Russia Germany England and India as examples of internal or peripheral strife.
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Cal
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China
Bolivia
Paraguay
Greece
Cuba
England
India
NRA
Mexico
Canada
Senators Move to Halt Huey Long Filibuster
Washington report says Senate leaders push for action on the 4.88 billion dollar work and relief bill to overcome Huey Long filibustering. Talks of night sessions and possible cloture rule emerge as Long claims an undercover effort to block two absent senators from voting. Senator Glass expresses frustration while Senator Robinson denies blocking pairs.
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Washington
Huey Long
Louisiana
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
John H. Overton
McCarran
Roosevelt
Glass
D-Va
The
Louisianan
Robinson
Senate
House committee debates grazing act expansion amid college profs issue
Washington March 14 AP The House Public Lands committee approved eliminating the 80 million acre cap on lands in grazing districts under the Taylor Act but did not report to the House. Rep Dempsey criticized using college professors with little range experience to run cattle districts in New Mexico and western states. He urged preference for those with actual range experience and objected to delays on amendments. No vote on isolated tract leasing or on methods to value unsurveyed school lands for exchanges.
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Washington
House Public Lands Committee
Dempsey
D-Nm
New Mexico
Western States
Associated Press
House
Havana Calm Returns Amid Curfew After Night of Gunfire
Havana's government under President Mendieta works to restore order after a restless night marked by rooftop sniper fire. Police lockups rise with roughly 50 held at Cabana fortress while over 200 commerce and rail workers are arrested for refusing to work. Five Cubans are seized with arms in the Lopez Serrano raid where Americans reside.
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Richard Armstrong
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Havana Electric Railways Company
Lopez Serrano Apartments
Osborne Wood Replies to Myers Charge in Santa Fe
Osborne C Wood filed an answer to Mrs Alice C Myers amended complaint seeking 167000 and an accounting of funds she contends she advanced for investment He denies all but admitted facts and says bonds collateral and funds were given by Myers for any purpose He admits power of attorney and says she released him on May 8 1934 and asks the amended complaint be dismissed.
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Santa Fe
A. L. Zinn
State Supreme Court
H. L. Williams
J. O. Seth
State Bar Commission
Zinn
E. R. Wright
Supreme Court
Zinm
McKinley Acaba
Wright
New Mexico Supreme Court
Osborne C. Wood
Alice C. Myers
Wood
Myers
Navy's Last Dirigible Los Angeles Crippled in Accident
Lakehurst N J March 14 AP the navy's last dirigible the old Los Angeles lay partly crippled in her hangar after a strange accident. While tethered to her mooring mast a coupling broke freeing the ship's tail from the track it swings along with the wind. The bow held while the stern bounced in the air before ground crew steadied it with emergency lines. A power car at the rear was crushed and fabric torn.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Los Angeles
Vienna Treason Conviction Sees Minister Sentenced for Life
Dr. Anton Rintelen once Austrian minister to Italy was convicted of high treason and given a life prison term. The verdict follows a lengthy trial that exposed alleged disloyal acts toward the state and empire.
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Vienna
Anton Rintelen
Italy
Cattle Raisers Convened in 1936 Houston Meeting
Late news flashes report the 1936 Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention in Houston Amarillo with all officers re-elected. Resolutions condemned a proposed cattle processing tax and all bills hindering free livestock marketing. Washington veterans criticized Bethlehem Steel president Eugene Grace over soldier bonus talks.
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Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Washington
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Co
James van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grace
Radio compass plane to test flights before Honolulu flight
The government’s radio compass aircraft will undergo further tests before its 2400 mile trip to Honolulu. In Washington, officials said the flight depends on test progress and developments in the ongoing tests.
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Honolulu
Washington
President Roosevelt Faces New Relief Fund Restrictions
Lawmakers defeated a bid to curb the President's spending powers over the $4.88 billion relief fund. The current bill allows the President to allocate up to $800 million to boost any of the earmarked programs.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Extension of NRA proposal to Senate committee
S Clay Williams, retiring chairman of the recovery board, asked the Senate Finance Committee to extend the NRA to regulate maximum hours, minimum wages, and unfair practices. He spoke as the proposal was presented for consideration and potential action.
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Washington
NRA
Senate Finance Committee
S. Clay Williams
Recovery Board
Washington clash over bonus payment fuels House rules wrangle
Conflicting reports labeled the cash payment of the bonus as ruinous by some and essential to the recovery program by others. The House rules committee failed to reach agreement on the bonus procedure amid the dispute.
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Washington
House
British Writer Evelyn St. Lee Strachey Trial Postponed
Chicago authorities delayed the trial of Evelyn John St. Lee Strachey a British writer and lecturer arrested on the charge of actively advocating communism. The postponement follows officials agreeing to delay proceedings in the case.
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Chicago
Evelyn John St. Lee Strachey
I C C Sets Air Mail Rates By 300 Pound Loads
The Washington based I C C today ruled that air mail charges will be fixed on mail loads of 300 pounds or less. The decision allows current contract rates to remain in force and does not require substitution of new rates for existing agreements.
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Washington
Golfers Shot At Miami Country Club Incident Report
Two golfers, Carl Lindholm aged 54 from Pittsfield Massachusetts and E C Rupley aged 51 from Miami, were shot today on the Miami Country Club course while playing golf. The assailant was described as a three negro named Benaic.
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Miami
Fla
Carl Lindholm
Pittsfield
Mass
E. C. Rupley
Miami Country Club
Connell asserts over three quarters of Texas sheep on tax rolls
Walter Connell president of the Sheep Sanitary Board says about 75 percent of Texas sheep are on tax rolls based on the December 1 1934 inventory of 1 821 751 sheep. He notes Indian reservations and goats affect census figures and that the count reflects inspectors by herd, not taxation. He cites government purchases of 192 898 for destruction and 116 904 for shipment. Walter Naylor of the Cattle Sanitary Board says no official cattle count exists.
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N. M
Walter Connell
The
Sheep Sanitary Board
Santa Fe
Connell
Canniell
Walter Naylor
Cattle Sanitary Board
Wilkins Announces Move to Santa Fe Position
Vance R. Wilkins has gone to Santa Fe to take a job under J. R. Thomas in the rural rehabilitation organization. Thomas is the state director. Mrs. Wilkins and Margaret remain in Roswell until school closes. The Wilkins residence on North Garden has been leased.
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Santa FE
Vance R. Wilkins
J. R. Thomas
Rural Rehabilitation Organization
Mr. Thomas
Santa Fe Council Considers State Suit Over Mayor Pay
Santa Fe council weighs action to sue the state over mayor Charles Barker’s salary. State comptroller ordered a halt and a $380 refund, arguing the salary was not budgeted. The council tentatively favors continuing payments, potentially prompting a formal suit to resolve the issue. An ordinance from 1930 provided $100 monthly to the mayor.
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Santa Fe
Charles B. Barker
Barker
State Tax Commission
Frank Wallace Dies in Austin Texas
Mrs. B L Walker reports the death of her husband Frank Wallace in Austin Texas after months of cancer treatment. Wallace lived in Hot Springs New Mexico and was known in Roswell Capitan and Carrizozo. He was buried Sunday at Cedarvalley Texas, home of his father.
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Hot Springs
New Mexico
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Capitan
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