Hughes Great Flight Ends At New York Harbor
Howard Hughes and crew completed a 14 824 mile world flight in 3 days 19 hours 17 minutes starting from Floyd Bennett Field New York stopping in Paris Moscow Omsk Yakutsk Fairbanks and Minneapolis. They beat the previous record and were greeted by Mayor La Guardia Grover Whalen and a ticker tape parade.
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Wiley Post
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Harry Connor
Thomas Thurlow
Richard Stoddart
Ed Lund
Army Air Corps
le Bourget
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la Guardia
Grover Whalen
Stoddart
Connor
Thurlow
Katherine Hepburn
Hollywood
Elinore Hoagland
Government wheat loans set at 59 to 60 cents a bushel
Secretary Wallace announced government loans to wheat raisers averaging 59 to 60 cents per bushel. Eligible farmers must cooperate with AAA crop control and stay within soil depletion limits. RFC provides 100 million dollars. If market price rises above loan rate, farmers repay. if not, default results in government taking the wheat.
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Du Pont and Raskob Pay Back Federal Taxes
The United States Board of Tax Appeals ruled Pierre S. du Pont and John J. Raskob must repay federal taxes exceeding 1.2 million dollars. It held that interparty stock transfers between the Wilmington dynasty figure and the ex Democratic National Committee chair could not qualify for tax reduction. Raskob's share falls between 800000 and 900000 dollars, with Du Pont's amount at least 400000.
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Raskob
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Pierre S. du Pont
John J. Raskob
Wilmington
Democratic National Committee
DuPont
Pense
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Employment Board
United States Social Security Board
Social Security Board
Bombing of Canton Resumes as Civilians Suffer
Japanese airmen resumed bombing of Canton in the great South China port, killing hundreds of civilians over three days and driving many from their homes. Chinese guerrillas landed on Namao island near Swatow, claiming to retake a portion of the island from Japanese control.
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Justice Cardozo Dies in New York
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo of the U S Supreme Court died at Port Chester N Y after a long battle with a chronic heart ailment He was 68 born in New York City educated at Columbia He joined the Supreme Court in 1932 and aligned with the liberal minority Chief Justice Hughes called his death an irreparable loss to the court and the nation Roosevelt is expected to nominate a successor in the fall with Robert Wagner among early discussions.
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Italy
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Sen
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New York
Ferdinand Pecora
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Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Far West
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Central Statistical Board
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