Huskies Sweep Hudson Regatta Set New Course Record
Washington crews swept the Hudson regatta at Poughkeepsie. Husky varsity won by three and a half lengths over Navy, with Cornell third and California fading to fifth. Jayvee and Frosh also won, restoring a second straight clean Husky sweep.
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Huskies
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Syracuse
Columbia
Wisconsin
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Discovery of invisible electricity linked to plane crashes
Denver June 22. The American Association for the Advancement of Science reports a new cause for crashes: invisible electricity streaming as static behind airliners in flight breaks radio signals before fatal crashes. The association also claims a wire behind a plane may stop the static perils of aviation.
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Denver
Cal
American Association For Advancement of Science
Roosevelt Jr Turns Down Ensign Commission
Boston Herald reports Franklin D Roosevelt Jr will not receive an Ensigns Commission upon graduation from Harvard Naval Reserve course due to failure to pass the physical exam after winter illness requiring hospitalization for throat infection. University officials declined comment.
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Mass
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Boston Herald
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
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Meherin and Billingsley Arrive in Juneau Aboard Yukon
J J Meherin of Hills Brothers and A T Billingsley Standard Oil Company construction head arrived in Juneau last evening aboard the steamer Yukon. Meherin just completed a business trip through the Interior while Billingsley was in the Westward for plant repairs by his company.
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Juneau
Yukon
J. J. Meherin
Hills Brothers
A. T. Billingsley
Standard Oil Company
Juneau Ketchikan Designated Ports of Entry
The Customs Bureau designated three airports for landing aircraft from foreign countries. Juneau and Ketchikan in Alaska and Port Townsend in Washington are named as ports of entry with annual reaffirmation. The notice underscores re designation of airports for international air traffic and related procedures.
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Juneau
Ketchikan
Washington
Customs Bureau
Fortirn
Alaska
Port Townsend
United States
12 year old saves mother and kills father in Port Angeles
In Port Angeles Washington George D Kearns aged 12 shot and killed his 41 year old father auto dealer to defend his mother from beating He fired with a .34 rifle as the father lifted a lamp threatening to crush his wife The boy warned him and retrieved the hunting rifle before shooting The prosecutor said action pending further review.
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Port Angeles
Wash
George D. Kearns
Joseph Johnson
Johnson
Kearns
Kens
Roosevelt orders code of fair practices for soft coal industry
President Roosevelt has officially ordered the operation of the code of fair practices under the Guthrey-Vinson Act for the soft coal industry in Washington. The move aims to regulate working conditions and industry standards through the code governing railway and mine sectors. The June date appears garbled but indicates formal government action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Aistes
Senate OKs Administration Relief Bill Amid Heated Debate
The Senate approved the Administration's relief bill worth a billion and one half dollars after six days of contention. The measure now returns to the House for action as turmoil over the plan continues. Meanwhile a 12 plane Navy squadron completed a 3,000 mile nonstop flight from the Canal Zone toward San Diego, reporting progress about 1,500 miles southeast of the port at dawn.
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Washington
Senate
House
San Diego
Cal
Canal Zone
Here
Senate rejects relief bill amendment amid cost-shift clash
June 22 report shows Senate votes 5B to 25 against the WPA cost-sharing amendment and 49 to 34 against the Robinson modification. Baseball results list National and American League scores with New York and Chicago games noted. The Bituminous Coal Commission and census history are also mentioned.
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Senate
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Polar Flights to Be Regular Says Chekaloff
Chief pilot Chekaloff of the Soviet plane says polar flights will become regular within one to three years with return flights easier due to favorable winds. The Moscow to Vancouver journey included a visit by 5,000 at Oakland and discusses use of a sun compass and cold conditions on the leg over the polar region.
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Cal
Chekaloff
Oakland
Vancouver
Washington
Sciience
Chevaloff
Portland
Chicago
New York
Associated Press
Moscow
Earth
Postmaster General says fed court and Post Office can halt mailed food to strikers
Washington report says Farley argues legal authority to stop deliveries of food and clothing to Republic Steel plant pickets in Niles and Warren Ohio. He claims the firm sought to inject government into the steel conflict by offering such packages for delivery.
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Washington
Farley
United States District Court
Post Office Department
Ohio
Republic Steel
Niles
Warren
Parley
Vandenberg Proposes State Takeover of Unemployment Aid
Senator Vandenberg proposes replacing the administration relief bill with a plan where states manage unemployment aid. He suggests a 250 million federal appropriation to aid states and 100 million for a Federal Relief Board to replace the WPA.
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Vandenberg
Washington
Bill to protect North Pacific halibut fisheries sent to Senate
The House has passed and sent to the Senate a bill shielding North Pacific and Bering Sea halibut fisheries. The measure follows a recently concluded convention with Canada, outlining protections for the fishery.
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Washington
House
Senate
North Pacific
Canada
Nationwide drive against fake life protection schemes launched
Washington June 22 Postmaster James A Farley announces a Postal Service campaign against operators of fake mutual benefit life protection organizations using the mails. About 100 fraudulent enterprises operate nationwide costing Americans hundreds of thousands yearly. Prison terms for August Littlejohn and Charles Hill spur the crackdown as promoters avoid insurance terms and use misleading names and certificates to trap victims.
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Washington
James, A. Farley
Postal Service
Mutual Benefit Life Protection
Post Office Department
Littlejohn
Springfield
Illinois
Charles £. Hill
Lake Charles
Louisiana
National Aid Society
Southern Life Club of Physicians’ Guaranty Union
Steel mediation board to meet Youngstown plant head
Ohio Governor Davey ordered 4,800 National Guardsmen to cover strike areas after protests from Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. President Roosevelt approved the mobilization and sent mediation officials to Youngstown to discuss terms with Frank Purnell of the strike closed plant and to resolve questions from steel executives.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Roosevelt
Steel Mediation Board
Youngstown
Frank Purnel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Charles P. Taft
Mediation Board
Purnell
Lewis Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Mahoning Valley
Davey
Ohio National Guardsmen
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tuber Company
Hans Floe Family Tenders in Port
Gannery tenders in port today included the Fairweather from Hawk Inlet and the Mercury making her first season call from Excursion Inlet. The Mercury moored at Juneau Lumber Mills and the Fairweather at Pemmer’s Float. The Fairweather brought Superintendent Hans Floe into Juneau from the P. E. Harris cannery and returned to Hawk Inlet with Henry Rorden as passenger and cannery workers. Floe met his wife and daughter aboard the Alaska from the South, then to Hawk Inlet.
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Fairweather
Hawk Inlet
Mercury
Excursion Inlet
Juneau
Pemmer
Hans Ploe
P. E. Harris Cannery
Henry Rorden
Floe
Alaska
Mr. Plpe
Gastineau
Astoria
Louis Braddock Heavyweight Title Showdown Tonight
The Brown Bomber Joe Louis weighs 187 pounds to James J. Braddock's 197 as they face off in a scheduled 15 round title match in Chicago. Louis is a 5 to 2 favorite with police on hand and railroads of interest including radio and motion picture rights.
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Braddock
Louis
Bob Pastor
New York
Baer
Moniuer
Brown Bomber
Max Schmeling
Joe
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Poat
Farley
Clark Gable
Robert Montgomery
George Ratt
Jimmy Johnson
Deer and beaver charm tourists near Juneau
In Juneau these days deer venture into the city limits feeding in backyards and even strolling across a tourist bus route on Glacier Highway. Beavers on Duck Creek Loop Road dam up streams flooding the road prompting wardens to clear the barrier while officials warn the hunting season is closed.
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Juneau
John W. Jones
Duck Creek
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