Alaska Road Plan Seeks 2.048 Million for Federal Projects
Washington reports Friday that the Interior Department and Alaska Road Commission seek 2.048 million dollars for road and trail construction in Alaska. Sixteen projects are listed with eight already allotted 742,200 dollars. McCarthy road system may be added later.
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Works Program
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Oines
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Allotment Board
McCarthy
Denali Lox
Olnes-Livingood
Shelton-Dehl
Kantishna Park
Cantwell
Valdez Creek
Hot Springs
Willow Creek
Hiamna Bay
Denali
Ketchikan
Indicted West Point Graduate for Threat to Bomb White House
Tra Bashein, a West Point graduate, has been indicted by the DC grand jury for threatening to bomb the White House. He is jailed for disorderly conduct and ruled insane by alienists, with the indictment aimed at hospital commitment. Bashein wrote to President Roosevelt warning of a bombing and seeking economic security.
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Washington
Tra Bashein
West Point
District of Columbia Grand Jury
White House
Bashein
Roosevelt
Great Britain Ramps Anti Aircraft Forces As War Spreads
London reports eight battalions to be formed immediately for air defense after a War Office statement marking a broad expansion of Britain's wartime air defenses. In China Japan increases forces around Tientsin and Peiping, massing near Shankaikwan to pressure Chinese authorities. In Texas, Joe Hayter hunts deer and shoots a large buck with birdshot.
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London
Great Britain
War Office
Tientsin
Japan
Peiping
Shankaikwan
Chahar Province
Ward County
Texas
Joe Hayter
Wilcox Named Juneau Agent for Alaska Steamship Line
M J Wilcox, longtime Alaska Steamship Company official, will assume duties as Juneau agent on Monday June 17 succeeding R J McKanna who transfers to Fairbanks. The company cites careful selection and aims to boost service for the public and shippers as mining and tourist activity grows in Alaska. Mrs Wilcox and their son will join him in Juneau after selling their Seattle home.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Juneau
J. B. Wilson
R. J. McKanna
Fairbanks
Wile Cox
Canson
le W. Baker
Melanna
Baker
Morner
Tad
Mr. Wilcox
Alaska
Snys
Insull Cleared of All Charges by Government
Federal Judge John C. Know acquitted Samuel Insull Sr and Samuel Jr along with Harold L. Stuart of bankruptcy law violations tied to the Insull power empire collapse. The government moved to drop remaining Insull cases as part of the same action.
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Chicago
Ill
John CG. Know
New York
Samuel Tnsull
Samuel, Jr
Marold L. Stuart
House of Halsey, Stuart and Company
Insull Power
Tnsull
Post In Air Los Angeles Flight Aims For 350 mph
Wiley Post launched the Winnie Mae on a stratosphere flight to New York with a target speed of 350 miles per hour and an arrival time of eight hours or less. The announced distance is 2.47 miles.
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Los Angeles
Wiley Post
New York
Roosevelt Backing Alaska Growth Grows in Washington
Governor John W. Troy reports strong support from President Roosevelt and key federal departments for Alaska development including aviation bases and the international highway. He praised Delegate Anthony Dimond and noted cooperation from Interior, Army, Post Office, and Commerce. Troy met Roosevelt, Ickes, and other officials and discussed Matanuska project prospects.
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Washington
Italy
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Troy
Interior Department
Army
Post Office Department
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National Capital
Commerce Department
Aviation and Interior
Anthony J. Dimond
Jin
Iowa
Dimond
Matanuska
Harold L. Ickes
San Diego
Alaska Excluded From Mining Claim Assessment Suspension
Washington reports that acting on a request by the Territorial Legislature of Alaska, prospectors and mining claim owners are excluded from the act suspending assessment work for another year. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond notes the Legislature voted unanimously to seek Alaska exclusion and for Congress to recognize the request.
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Washington
Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Congress
Roosevelt program faces stalled bills in unusual Saturday session
Washington June 15 Both Houses of Congress meet in an unusual Saturday session as New Deal leaders push lawmakers to clear hurdles facing Roosevelt programs. Senate debate centers on the Social Security bill while Senator Long signals an effort to attach his share wealth plan to the Roosevelt measure.
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Washington
Congress
New Deal
Senate
Senator Long
Extension of NRA Cause of Little Spats
Washington June 15 The stopgap NIRA to extend the code renstemmant of the Recovery Unit WOU April next year was aligned late yesterday after House passage. Republicans and Democrats argued over who first thought of insolution placing the Anti Trust law in force under the new arrangement following the Supreme Court decision. Doughton Democrat of North Carolina retorted the amendment adds nothing or subtracts nothing from the House Amendment.
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House
Democris
Supreme Court
Mim
Honor
Doughton
North Carolina
Clipper Flight From Pearl Harbor to Midway Reported
The Pan American Airways Clipper departed Pearl Harbor for Midway Islands at 5:67 this morning. Henry Cropley Sr was sentenced in federal jail on petty larceny charges involving a bracelet theft from his grandmother, with the charge reduced from grand larceny.
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T. H
Pan American Airways
Pearl Harbor
Midway Islands
Seeman
Henry Cropley, Sr
U. S
J. F. Mullen
Night Rioting In Omaha Leaves Several Dead As Cars Burn
June turmoil in Omaha follows a car strike protest. A milk wagon driver named John Duster was shot to death. Authorities reported order restored as six street cars were burned and at least 50 others injured during the nights of rioting.
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Omaha
Jie
John Duster
Ile Wagen
Ee Aig
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Plans Return To Work After Vote
The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company submitted an eight point plan to resume operations after a mine workers vote. It proposes representation by employee groups, no exclusive union, no discrimination by affiliation, and no walkouts until a majority vote. Company estimates 698 of 885 eligible workers favor return.
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Firet
Alaska Junean Gold Mining Company
Liberty League pledges four point program to defend the Constitution
Chicago dispatch reports members of the American Liberty League endorsing a four point platform with the slogan Defend the Constitution. They demand sound currency national credit balanced budget drastic cut in government spending and consolidation of functions with abolition of numerous federal bureaus. Paul goes south for business travel aboard the train.
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Chicago
American Liberty League
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