Texas Aviator Sails on Solo Flight to Nome After Oslo Stop
Texas aviator Jimmy Mattern, flying solo around the world, landed in Moscow after a 51 hour 37 minute New York to Moscow leg. He then planned to resume toward Nome and Fairbanks, weathering fogs and storms and noting Soviet support and route changes.
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Jimmy Mattern
Texas
Floyd Bennett
New York
Oslo
Norway
Mattern
Post and Gatty
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Gatty
Nome
Fairbanks
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Tee
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Russia
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Averdlovsk
Amsk
Novoskhaborysk
Orkutsk
Aiman
Novosibirsk
Wadhar Islands
Newfoundland
Two-Cent Letter Postage Predicted by Postmaster General
Grove City, Penn. June 5 Postmaster General Farley forecasts return to two cent postage on letter mail within weeks. He expects the President to sign the postage bill shortly.
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Grove City
Penn
Farley
Local Emergency Work Program Outlined From Hyder To Kenai
The plan calls for about 250 men in Emergency Construction Work camps by month’s end, rising to 325 as camps and gear are ready. Crews already operate at Ketchikan Wrangell Petersburg and Admiralty Island with trails, camp grounds, and road work planned. Clinching details include camp at Windfall Harbor Mole Harbor Bear Creek and Windham Bay with multiple crews for highway and trail projects.
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Hyder
Kenai Peninsula
M. L. Merritl
Merritt
Portland
Seattle
Ketchikan
Wrangell
Petersburg
Forest Service Marine
Gravina Island
Herring Cove
Tongass Highway
Forest Service
Sandy Beach
Boy Scout
Auk Bay
Montana Creek
Granite Basin
Admiralty Island
Windfall Harbor
Mole Harbor
Lake Hasselberg
Bear Creek
Windham Bay
Roosevelt demands tax hikes to fund veteran increases
President Roosevelt told Congress that any boost in veterans benefits must be matched by higher taxes to keep the budget balanced. House leaders delayed action on Senate veterans increases in the Independent Offices bill awaiting public reaction. The White House invited fifteen House Democrats for a briefing while reaffirming a balanced budget stance. Representative Snell signaled limited GOP support to block the veteran funding amendment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Independent Offices
White House
Representative Snell
Silver issue to be taken up at London
Aboard the ship on June 5 the American delegation at the London economic conference plans to push silver as a key element in the world monetary system. Senator Pittman leads a program to restore silver to prominence and urges tariff talks to seek readjustment and mutual benefits without heavy sacrifice.
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5. S
Roosevelt
Pittman
Rayburn measure passes House to aid rail system
The House approved a national recovery proposal known as the Rayburn measure to improve the condition of the nation's railway system. The bill now moves back to the Senate for adjustments.
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Washington
House
Senate
Vesuvius Activity Eases Near Terzigno
June 5 report from Naples says lava wave from Vesuvius halted a few feet from the edge of the Valley of Inferno, ending the immediate danger to Terzigno. Fireworks display continues despite the threat.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Terzigno
McGee Confesses in Kidnapping of Miss McElroy
Kansas City police say Walter H. McGee a former Oregon state convict confessed to kidnapping Mary McElroy daughter of Manoz McElroy from her home last Friday a $30000 ransom was paid seven others were arrested in Amarillo Texas and a grand jury later indicted all eight.
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Kansas City
Walter H. McGee
Oregon
Mary McElroy
Manoz McElroy
McGee
Amarillo
Texas
Grit
University graduate sentenced to life for slaying father
Edwin Even aged 26, a University of Washington graduate, was sentenced to life for the slaying of his Auburn rancher father Timothy during an argument over finances for a post graduate course.
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Seattle
Edwin
University of Washinson
Timothy Ans
Auburn
Kansas Prison Convict Captured After Kidnapping Spree
Frank Sawyer a 33 year old bank robber and killer escaped from the Kansas Penitentiary with ten others on Memorial Day. He abducted motorists including County Clerk Bob Goodfellow and his sister Lois driving toward Oklahoma City. Lois crashed the car. a gun battle ensued and Sawyer was captured by Sheriff Horace Crisp and deputies after Goodfellow was used as a shield and wounded.
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Chickasa
Oklahoma
Frank Sawyer
Kansas Penitentiary
Lewis Bechel
Kansas Bari
Sawyer
Bob Goodfellow
Horace Crisp
Goodfellow
Gold payment of contracts declared off
Senate approves resolution to pay all contracts in legal tender money. The measure, 48 to 20, eliminates gold as requirement for public and private obligations, including war debts and bonds. It has passed the House and awaits presidential signature. Two attempts to strip retroactive effects were rejected.
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Washington
Senate
House
Garner
Rainey
White House
Woman Leaps 85 Feet Into Sound to Sobriety
Marie Lavergne, 24, jumped from Tacoma's Eleventh Street Bridge into Puget Sound, was rescued by ship seamen after being dared by boys and a girl friend. She later said the leap helped her get sober though she was booked for intoxication.
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Wash
Marie Lavergne
Eleventh Street
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