Witnesses Called as Riot Trial Proceeds in District Court
The U S presented 43 rebuttal witnesses in a federal riot case question by defense cross examination waivers. Chief Hoffman and officers testified to tear gas use and crowd control while special officers described orders to keep clubs out of sight.
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Pederal District Court
Irwin Goodwin
Union
Ail
Roy Hoffman
A. J
Hoffman
George Cox
Isadore Goldstein
Cox
Pacific Coast
Goldstein
George Gilbertson
Kenneth Junge
Ludwig Nelson
Mort Truesdell
George Jorgensen
Joe Short
John B. Bernhofer
Oscar Waterud
T. C. Thompson
William C. White
William Gibbs
H. C. Godfrey
Melvin Rockstad
Parlin Cameron
Junge W
Harry Cates
Gibertson
Gilbertson
Japan and Britain push naval parity at London conference
At the International Naval Conference in London, Norman H. Davis for the United States proposed a 20 percent global tonnage reduction to ease arms competition while Japan demanded equality with Britain and the United States. Admiral Osami Nagano rejected the plan, arguing it preserves the ratio system that limits Japan to three fifths of allied naval power.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt
Osami Nagano
United States
Japan
Snow Avalanche Kills 88 in Kitovsk on Kole Peninsula
Avalanches of snow from Mount Yuxpor struck the Russian city of Kitovsk on Kole Peninsula. Reports say 88 people were killed and 44 injured in the disaster.
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Moscow
Yuxpor
Kitovsk
Kole Peninsula
Hauptmann Innocent Relief Claim Returns in Trento
In Trento and Washington reports, Chief Parker reiterated his belief in Bruno Richard Hauptmann's innocence while denying recent involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Parker warned against potential justice errors and suggested no new leads by him. Attorneys in Hauptmann’s defense consider a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
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Trenton
N. J
Ale W. Parker
Burlington County
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Parker
Lindbergh
Harold G. Moffman
Hauptmann
Hoffman
Underworld
Isadore Pisch
Germany
Egbert Rosencrans
Dern Urges Expansion of Army Air Strength
Secretary of War George M Dern proposes a five year aircraft buying program to raise combat planes to 3 000 by 1941. He urges annual purchases of 800 planes for five years, cites only 838 of 1196 current planes as combat aircraft, with 314 under construction. He also calls for stronger regular army and reserve officer training and youth enrollment in Citizens Military Training Camps.
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Washington
Army
George M. Dern
Sueney
Dert
Burned colonist dies after Matanuska cabin explosion
Mrs. George Emberg died in hospital from burns after a fire at the Matanuska Valley Colony Project cabin burned to the ground. The blast occurred when gasoline used to kindle the kitchen stove ignited fuel, injuring five other family members who were also hospitalized.
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Anchorage
George Emberg
Matanuska Valley Colony Project
Alaska
Matanuska
Proctor
Mich
Emberg
Carl E. Albrecht
Jess
Palmér Hospital
Spanish Cabinet Resigns Over Park Clearance Row
Madrid reports the Spanish Cabinet resigns after two months in power. Premier Joaqui Chapapreta delivers his resignation to President Alcala Zamora amid controversy over park clearance and budget disputes for 1936.
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Chapaprieta
Madrid
Premer Joaqui Chapapreta
Alcala Zamora
Auk Bayal
Miners Escape Near Disaster at Kent Coal Mine
Fifty six miners escaped through an air shaft at the Kent Coal Mine East City after a surface fire destroyed the hoist house and disabled two elevators. The incident occurred December 9 and no injuries were reported.
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Edmonton
Kent
East City
Pinch Hit King Sammy Bird Stars In Reds 1935 Season
Sammy Bird of the Cincinnati Reds batted under 30 games as a regular in 1935 and went 80 in five pinch hitting appearances as a substitute batter.
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King Cincinnati
Sammy Bird
Cincinnati Reds
Roosevelt Defends New Deal Farm Program at Farm Bureau
President Roosevelt told the American Farm Bureau Federation that political profiteers push against the New Deal farm program. He said the program ends the rule of tooth and claw forcing farmers into bankruptcy, noting farm income rose by nearly three billion dollars in the years since the program began. He argued 48 states cannot counterbalance balanced agriculture and defended the Canadian trade pact as beneficial to agriculture.
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Chicago
Til
Roosevelt
New Deal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Late Attacks on AAA Persist Before Supreme Court
Eight Louisiana rice millers filed a brief arguing that if the AAA is upheld state taxes would be used only to justify colored maps in geographies. They seek a permanent injunction against processing taxes, contending the August amended AAA is unconstitutional.
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Washington
AAA
Supreme Court
New Deal
Shoppers Start Christmas Buying In Rush Across Nation
Holiday shoppers in a merry mood pushed stores nationwide for the start of what merchants predict may be the greatest Christmas season in years. Industrial activity reached its highest points since July 1930 with the Associated Press index at 86 percent of the 1928-29 average.
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New York
Stock Market Is Given New Cheer Trading Leaders
Stock market opened with scattered leaders in motors rails and amusement issues firm while caution prevailed. Profit takers showed reluctance to cash in gains as the day closed irregularly with mixed close figures for key names like Alaska Juneau mine American Can General Motors Bethlehem Steel Kennecott United States Steel Southern Pacific and United Foundries among others. Dow Jones averages stood at industrials 144.10 rails 41.84 utilities 29.60.
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New York
Der
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Ana
Conda
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
United Corporation
United States Steel
Southern Pacific
United Foundries
DOW, Jones
Ninnis Returning Home on Alaska
B. E Ninnis of the Juneau Motors Company recovered from a heart attack in Seattle and is a passenger for home aboard the Alaska, due tomorrow.
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B. E Ninnix
Juneau Motors Company
Se~attle
Alaska
Industry and Government in Riot at Meet Washington
December 9 opening of a business conference led by George L. Berry, Roosevelt coordinator for industrial cooperation, erupts in shouting as A. P. Haake of the National Furniture Manufacturers Association calls Berry an unqualified liar. The coordinator accuses Haake of being sent to dynamite the meeting. Traders were refused permission to speak.
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Washington
George L. Berry
Roosevelt
A. P. Haake
Chicago
National Furniture Manufacturers Association
Berry
Ollie Waechter Dies in Seattle Pioneer Meat Boss
Ollie A. Wiech ter age 59 meat packing executive and Washington pioneer died yesterday after five months tires. He went to Alaska at 18 and founded a meat firm in Pair banks in 1897 remaining there until 1912. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Minnie Brewis and Mrs Alaguasta Courtney both of Fairbanks.
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Seattle
Ollie A. Wiechter
Washington
New Peace Plan Offered to Mussolini Amid Front Line Tension
British and Allied diplomats pressed Mussolini to accept a rapid Ethiopian peace proposal or risk a wider European war. Italian dictator M Mussolini vowed to defend Italian interests firmly as casualties mounted on the Dolo-Dessye front. Reports said 860 Ethiopian and 700 Italian Somali fighters were killed north of Dolo, as Italian raids on Dessye wounded hundreds and struck a hospital and Red Cross tents.
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Rome
Mussolini
UT Duce
London
Paris
Great Britain
Munnolini
Senate
France
Britain
Fray
Addi§ Ababa
Ruio
Dolo
Ttalian
Dessye
AFP Cross
Geneva
Red Cross
Maiden Flight Two Mail Planes Reach Kenai
Anchorage reports the maiden flight two mail planes to Kenai and Kasilof this week attracting stamp collectors. Pilots Chet McLean and Kenneth Neese ferried heavy loads of first covers. Mail will be dropped at Kenai and Rascliff twice monthly and delivered by dog teams. planes replace the old air and dog team service from Anchorage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Kenai
Kasiloff
Chet McLean
Kenneth Neese
Kenal
Rascliff
Ner
Air Shorage
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