Governor Lehmer Pushes Broad Tax Cut and Reform Plan
Governor Lehmer urged the New York Legislature to lower taxes through a sweeping program to modernize city town and county governments. He called for county and town reorganization charter revisions for cities and a four year governor term plus district reappointments. The plan includes reforms of public utilities milk regulation and job security measures.
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Albany
N.Y
Lehmer
New York
Alfred B. Smith
New York City
New York City Proposes Municipal Dictatorship Plan
Mayor Florello LaGuardia calls for a two year municipal dictatorship to solve a vast budget crisis of more than half a billion dollars. The plan would grant powers to cut salaries, abolish agencies, furlough or transfer workers, and push economies under a central executive. It borrows from President Roosevelt's federal programs.
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New York
Florello
Guardia
Serks
Urce
Roosevelt
Six Accused in French Disaster
In MHAUX France Jan 3 six employers from the East railroad, including four technical executives and two workmen, were formally charged with responsibility for the Lagny wreck in which 200 persons were killed. They face counts of carelessness negligence and violation of regulations.
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Mhaux
France
East Railroad
Lagny
Vets Degie On Demands From Veterans Meeting
About 1000 veterans and auxiliaries at the Labor temple approved five resolutions demanding immediate cash payment of the bonus and repeal of economy act cuts. They seek higher pensions for service connected and non service connected disabilities, a larger army and navy, and retention of the San Antonio regional Veterans Administration office. The resolutions will go to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee in Washington.
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Labor Temple
Legislative Committee On Veterans Affairs
Washington, D. C
Joan EK. Weber
Army and Navy
Veterans’ Administration
San Antonio
Sam Houston Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Max C. Walz
American Legion
Walz
Charles Anderson
Thurman Barrett
Weber
B. A. Heil
J. P. Hollers
Mary
Fort Worth bus holdup nets two arrests
Two robbers held up a north side Fort Worth bus late last night. One suspect, later identified by fingerprints as an escaped Michigan murder convict, was captured near the scene and another arrested at a downtown hotel. A third man linked to the crime was also seized. The driver C P Pond and passengers Nora Black and Toby Widener were aboard. $38.25 was taken, and Widener reported the loss of 55 cows. Mrs. Black was not robbed.
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Fort Worth
Michigan
North Side
Polite
C. P. Pond
Nora Black
Toby Widener
Pond
Widener
Injured Polo Captain Borger In Philippines Match
Captain Charles A. Borger of the Twenty-Sixth Cavalry was critically injured in a polo game when tossed from his horse. A two-goal handicap poloist, he previously played for Fort Riley Kansas and had been in the Philippines since June 1932.
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Horger
Statsenburg
Charles A. Borger
Twenty-Sixth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
Texas
Philippines
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Judge Seabury
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Galegburg
Ill
George Hedrix
Joske’s
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