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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
11
By B C Forbes a column arguing that floods test utility leaders foresight and interstate interconnections. It recalls plans to share current during emergencies, the political backlash against such ties, Hartford Light’s split, and critiques of Roosevelt’s centralized power and Mussolini style moves.
Robert E. Clements announced his resignation as national secretary of the Townsend plan and said he will testify before the House investigating committee with records. He defended the movement, disclosed about $850,000 raised and $100,000 on hand, and cited the plan’s large club network and a $110,000 cash reserve.
Long Beach Calif March 25 Ins Townsend founder of the 200-a month old age pension plan says the only differences between him and R E Clements were in methods of organization and procedure He says he wants to keep the movement democratic while Clements favored tighter control The story notes a Florida Special item involving Kent Taylor stripping clothing 25 times during a convivial scene.
Washington March 25 a House Ways and Means subcommittee reversed to remove processing and all excise taxes from a revenue report ahead of hearings on the new program. Chair Samuel B Hill said the move aimed to simplify the plan while expecting about 591 million dollars in new corporate tax revenue and shifts on dividends, capital reserves, windfall taxes, and foreign stock dividends. The panel also cut the dividend tax rate for non resident alien stockowners from 33.5 to 22.5 percent. The report will be sent to the full committee tomorrow.
Marsha Hunt flew to New York to coach her father, a prominent New York attorney, in his first amateur acting attempt guiding his performance and stage presence.
Miss Adeline Stover, aged 40, paralyzed for 15 years, was struck by a lightning bolt during a thunderstorm in Keyport New Jersey. She regained movement in arms legs and began walking with help. doctors expect she will walk unaided within a week.
CHICAGO March 25 INB Department of justice officials today studied a shelved memorandum by Federal Judge John F Barnes finding the national labor relations act unconstitutional in its entirety. The opinion, described as a death blow, arose in a February suit by Bendix Products of South Bend Ind subsidiary of Bendix Aviation. A separate item mentions a youth and an elderly organist tied to a holdup scheme.
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