Czechoslovakia Warned by Berlin Over Minority Policy
Berlin warned Czechoslovakia about its German minority treatment after Premier Hodza urged reforms. The foreign office agency called the proposed policy disappointing and said only a spontaneous, radical solution would ensure internal peace and ease European tension. The remark questioned Hodza’s intent and whether he sought a new minority regime or kept methods prior used.
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Berlin
T.p
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Milan Hodza
Premice
Hodza
Kodsa
Cartier
Hodsa
Hoover urges repeal of neutrality law in Europe tour
President Hoover returned from a European tour aboard the French liner Normandie and urged repeal of the neutrality act. He argued for authority to shape America's stance toward belligerents, noted no immediate war threat, and warned of centralization in government under reorganization measures while praising diplomats seeking peace. He also criticized Senate actions and favored defense-focused armed development.
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New York
Herbert Haver
PXIPN
Europe
America
Hoover
Normandie
United States
Senate
Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms Likely
Weather summary notes showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday with warmer tones tonight and a colder midweek. High pressure along the Atlantic coast remains, while a northwestern low moves toward North Dakota increasing in strength. Pressure is rising over British Columbia and Alberta. Heavy rainfall reported in Louisiana and Oklahoma with moderate precipitation in the Ohio Valley and central plains. Snow turns to light or moderate in the northern Rockies and Canadian prairies with strong winds and a temperature drop, though warmer in the central valleys and lower Great Lakes region this morning.
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Atlantic
North Dakota
British Columbia
Alberta
Oussiana
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Lower
Lakegion
Mississippi Valley
Central
Northern Plains
Rockies
Canadian Prairie
Ntral
Gion
Reorganization Bill Passes Senate By Close Margin
Washington March 29 Senate action narrowly backed a broad reorganization bill. Senator Bulkley explained his split vote saying he gave everybody a break as he switched positions on roll calls. The measure heads to a hostile House committee where leaders push four House measures to replace the Senate plan.
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Senate
House
Washington
Robert J. Bulkley
Bulkley
Vic Donahey
D O
John J. Cochran
Special Reorganization Committee
William B. Bankhead
New Deal Legal Wins Signal Broad Commerce Clause Shift
Washington March 29 The New Deal scored major legal wins as Chief Justice Hughes issued opinions that broadened the interstate commerce interpretation. The rulings upheld the 1945 Public Utility Holding Company Act registration and widened National Labor Relations Board authority, signaling potential approval for Wages and Hours and Farm Aid measures. Observers credit court changes and executive campaigns for liberalizing the commerce clause, noting ongoing disputes over Carter and Santa Cruz precedents.
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Washington
Charles Evans Wihes
Public Utility Holdinge Company
National Labor Relations Board
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
Willis van Devanter
George Sutherland
Sentiment Vreswung
Roosevelt
NRA
NLRB
Santa Cruz
Hughes
Pierce Butler
James ©. McReynolds
Labor Board
German Flying Boat Lands on Eastern Brazilian Coast
A German Dornier DO-18 flying boat landed at Caravelas on Brazil’s eastern coast at 4 16 a m EST after a 5000 mile flight from Dartmouth England. The crew of four, under Lufthansa orders to stay aloft, were suspected to be low on fuel. It was unclear why the landing was made there instead of Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Caravellas
Here
Dartmouth
England
Lufthansa
Buenos Aires
Next Few Days Of Fighting May Decide Spain's War
Nationalist forces advancing slowly into Catalonia press toward Lerida as Loyalist resistance stiffens. Observers say decisive days loom as the 120 mile front may firm before another mass push. Air raids report heavy traffic toward the front amid plans for a final frontal attack on Lerida Barcelona corridor.
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Spain
Bords- Mar
J.P
Catalonia
Fraga
Segre
Lerida
Barcelona
Flerda
Caesar
Pompey
Convicts Recaptured after Brushy Mountain Escape
PETROL Tenn March 29 Nine of 36 convicts who escaped from Brushy Mountain coal mines were recaptured today by guards and volunteer searchers. Remaining fugitives carried dynamite sticks stolen from an auxiliary mine store. Captured prisoners were armed but surprised by possemen. The escape began early Sunday after workers spent two nights clearing a seam to the surface.
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Tenn
Brushy Mountain
Germany Names Her Ambassador To Turkey
Ankara March 29. The German government announced the appointment of Baron Franz Von Papen, recently the German special ambassador to Austria, as German Ambassador to Turkey. He succeeds Dr. August Von Kller who has reached the age limit.
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Ankara
Turkey
Baron Franz von Papen
Ntis
Austria
August von Keller
Italy declines Roosevelt invitation to a conference
ROME March 29 Italy has defined President Roosevelt's invitation to call a conference of nine European powers and Latin American countries to discuss a haven for Austrian and German political refugees. The invitation was rejected by Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano in an interview with U S Ambassador William Phillips.
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Rome
Italy
Roosevelt
Ministry of Popular
Count Galeazzo Ciano
United States
William Phillips
Blizzard Grips Newfoundland St Johns March Blizzard
A blizzard swept Newfoundland on March 29 stopping all road traffic blocking trains and freezing the port at St Johns Md Readers saw widespread ice and disruption as weather halted transportation and shipping activities in the area.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Two Truck Drivers Rescue Woman From Burning Georgetown Home
In Georgetown Ohio on March 24 Mrs Peter Gilbert aged 55 was saved from a blazing home by Cincinnati drivers Irvin Collins and Raleigh Vaillandingham. While passing through Aberdeen they saw flames erupt from the roof, forced entry, and carried the woman to safety.
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Georgetown
Peter Gilbert
Cincinnati
Irvin Collins
Raleigh Vaillandingham
Aberdeen
Ohio
Conference to curb unfair auto industry trade practices
Washington March 29 The federal trade commission announced it will hold a trade practice conference for the automobile industry to eliminate unfair trade practices and unethical business methods across the sector.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Police appoint Cass C patrolmen after probation
Police Appointments Service Director I D Faxon announced the permanent appointment of Patrolman F M Callahan KE G Stankard Jr K V Martin and R L Payne as Cass C patrolmen after a satisfactory three month probation. The director also made permanent the appointment of G Parker as sergeant detective following completion of a three month probation.
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I. D. Faxon
F. M. Callahan
KE. G. Stankard, Jr
K. V. Martin
R. L. Payne
Cass C
G. #. Parker
Nata
Acs
Experts Study Tonnage Limits For Warships
London March 29 American British and French naval experts agreed to push larger ship tonnage under the 1936 naval limits treaty. They will exchange notes to invoke the escalator clause allowing increases for battleships over 34 000 tons and cruisers over 8 000 tons. Japan did not join the 1938 treaty. US leads initiative with Britain and France to involve escalator action.
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London
Japan
United Press Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Britain
Transfer School District to Move Murray Ridge
Lorain County Board of Education is poised to vote at its April meeting to transfer Murray Ridge School in Elyria Township to the Elyria City School District. Petitions with more than 75 percent voter support were found valid, and final action rests with the Elyria City Board of Education next Monday night, which will decide on accepting Murray Ridge under petitioners conditions.
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Murray Ridge
Elyria Township
Elyria City
Lorain County
Body Of Col. House To Be Taken To Texas For Burial
The body of Col. Edward M. House, adviser to President Wilson, leaves by train for Houston for burial. Mrs. House and a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gove Archincloss, accompany the body. A burial service will be held at the family plot in Houston, where House was born in 1858.
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Col. House
Texas
Col
Edward M. House
America
Woodrow Wilson
Houston
Tex
House
Govedon Archincloss
Co. House
Gas Co Head Says Grand Jury Was Misled
Columbus March 29 Prosecuting Attorney Ralph J Bartlett was to meet with counsel for 15 officials of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co and the Columbia Gas & Electric Corp indicted on charges stemming from alleged dilation of natural gas Chauncey I Weaver president of Ohio Fuel Gas said the grand jury was misled by distorted information he believed came from parties in a private lawsuit with the company.
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Columbus
Ralph J. Bartlett
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
Chauncey I. Weaver
Ohio Fuel Gas
Grand
Two Naval Fliers Reported Missing
SAN DIEGO Cal March 29 Navy planes were ordered to search for two naval fliers missing on a flight from Palm Springs Cal The missing were Lt Commander Larue Lawbaugh and J Key both of San Diego They took off yesterday when flying conditions were poor
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San Diego
Cal
Palm Springs
I.sent
Larue Lawbaugh
J. Key
Claca Machiniat
Nationalists Meet Stubborn Resistance at Lerida
On March 29 at the Franco Spanish frontier near Hendaye, dynamiters from Northern Spain’s mining regions clashed with Nationalist Morovccans while pushing toward Lerida. Reports say miners fought furiously with dynamite slings, inflicting heavy losses as the Nationalists advanced on the key city in Catalonia.
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Hendaye
Spain
Lerida
Catatonia
Bilbao
Oviedo
Chinese Counter Offensive in North China Reported
Selanghat dispatch says Chinese military authorities aimed major victories today in North China fighting. Generalissimo Chieng Kai-Shek ordered a broadcast counter drive. Foreign observers estimate at least 50 Chinese divisions engaged in a mass counter-offensive on all North China fronts.
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Selanghat
North China
Chieng Kai-Shek
Treasury cuts foreign silver price again to four cents
Washington March 29. The treasury again reduced the price it pays for foreign silver offered in New York, lowering the rate to four cents an ounce. This marks the second consecutive one cent drop in two days.
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Washington
Treasury
New York
Funds for free school lunches approved in Ohio
President Roosevelt approved a 461,912 WPA project to furnish and prepare free lunches for school children across Ohio. The plan, sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education, includes using donated or surplus foodstuffs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Freak Twister Kills Father And Two Sons At Turtle Lake
A freak tornado near Farriday Louisiana killed Hanson Curso, 38, and his sons Johnny, 14, and Clifford, 15, injuring nine others and causing extensive damage. The twister touched down around 8:30 p.m. at Turtle Lake, bowing over more than a dozen houses before vanishing.
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Farriday
Mareh
Turtle Lake
Here
Hanson Curso
Johnny
Clifford
President Roosevelt Cheered By Senate Vote
In Warm Springs Georgia President Roosevelt, cheered by Senate passage of the reorgan ization bill and court approval of compulsory utility holding company registration, planned to confer with Governor Richard Leche of Louisiana this afternoon. He would resume work on railroad problems with recommendations from a committee of experts.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Senate
Supreme Court
White House
Report On Condition Of The Lorain County Treasury
The Lorain County treasury on March 22 showed total assets of $1,855,492.86 after periodic inspection by county commissioners. It included city scrip of $9,226 and debenture notes of $179,000, with active depository funds $33,845 and savings $1,270,000. Cash and checks plus scrip totaled $75,647.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Engineer Testifies Estimate Changed On Road Project
COLUMBIA S C March 29 B Victor Waterloo highway department engineer testifies today that changes in department estimates raised the price of hot mix road material for a Guernsey county project from 9 75 to 5 75 per cubic yard He says he entered the lower figure but it was erased and the higher figure substituted Waterloo in charge of estimating road material prices noted anyone could have done it The Guernsey county project was estimated in May 1936 and the 5 75 figure was set after consulting former department engineer Harry Sparks Sparks position was abolished after he testified before the Senate graft investigating committee that the state paid exorbitant prices for road materials Waterloo said Sparks was not consulted about the raise in price
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Columbi S
Waterloo
Guernsey County
Harry A. Sparks
Sparks
Senate
U S Withdraws Helping Hand From Mexico
Washington March 29 United States withdraws the helping hand it offered Mexico for years to solve political financial and economic troubles. Unimpeachable source says until Mexico offers a satisfactory solution to its expropriation of foreign oil properties increasing pressure will be applied from this side of the border. Discontinuance of silver agreement and price cut to 44 cents an ounce are first steps in applying this pressure.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
United Press
Thiat
United
New York
Plan Wide Aid To Lagging Industry
Senate Banking and Currency committee favored a broad administration plan to use reconstruction finance and public works powers to lift the economy from recession. Amendments proposed by Carter Glass would expand RFC loan powers to public bodies, remove a $300 million cap, and enable up to $1.5 billion for loans to business and for New Deal self liquidating loans to public bodies.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Reconstruction Finance
Public ‘Works Administration
RFC
Carter Glass
Harold L. Ickes
Jesse Jones
Jones
Ickes
PWA
Utilities Registering With SEC
The Securities Exchange Commission moved to complete its regulation program for the $15.5 billion public utility holding company system. By March 1, 43 systems were registered with assets totaling $6.805 billion, about 44 percent of all such assets, with several major firms expected to register soon. The SEC may later enforce section 11, the act’s “death sentence” clause, to compel registrations and simplify corporate structures starting in 1938.
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Washington
Securities Exchange Commission
Utiity
SEC
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Commonwealth and Southern
North American Company
FEC
Commission
Associated Gas and Electric Co
Standard Gas & Electric Co
American Power and Light Co
United
Meyers Named Superintendent in Water Department
Service Director I D Faxon announced the permanent appointment of Walter Meyers as superintendent of distribution in the water department. Meyers had been acting since the death of Thomas Potter and officially takes the post April 1 after a probationary period.
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I. D. Faxon
Walter Meyers
Water Department
Meyers
Thomas Potter
Still No Trace Of Missing Plane
Fresno report on the month long search for the missing Transcontinental & Western Air airliner. The last remaining searching plane moved to a San Francisco base and will stay ready to investigate new clues. No new victims or leads identified, officials say search efforts exhausted and hampered by poor conditions and fading prospects.
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Fresno
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D.N. Y
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