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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1933
Page
1
President Roosevelt and Congress push a quick wind up of the extra session with a goal of the first week in June. Roosevelts plan includes rail road reorganization and public works to aid employment. The 10 hour week measure is active though House backing is uncertain.
Indianapolis officials expect at least forty cars for the Memorial Day 500 mile race with entries closing Monday. Cars must qualify at over 100 miles per hour for 25 miles on the rough brick oval, and many sponsors have yet to select drivers.
Acting premier Stanley Baldwin told the House of Commons that Great Britain will take any step to defend the open door in Manchuria if necessary. He spoke as the new Manchukuo tariff aims for reciprocity with Japan and cautions that the trade door should not stay open to states denying recognition of Manchukuo.
Denver experts report the body of Mrs William Fisher a 50 year old society matron missing since Saturday has been recovered from a lake in Denver Colorado authorities said she had been missing since manch Saturday and the body was found in a lake nearby the city authorities cautioned the public as the investigation continues
Alaska lawmakers consider a Board of Liquor Control to regulate manufacturing, sale, and possession of intoxicating liquor. The proposed board would include the Governor and top territorial officials, with indefinite effective date tied to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Senate actions also include mining, medical practice definitions, and calls for hearings on fisheries regulations.
The Senate has passed a bill extending Interior Department authority over Alaska road regulations. Anyone violating the rules could be fined $500 or jailed up to 30 days, tying to powers formerly held by the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners.
Mickey Floridan, a 25 year old tailor, was found hanging in the rear shed of his Front Street shop at about 8 40 AM. He wore a red ribbon from Wagner's roadhouse at the Russian picnic. An inquest is scheduled for 10 AM tomorrow before Commissioner Charles Ley.
Washington reports the House approved a rule setting aside five hours to consider inflation legislation. By a wide margin the chamber signaled likely action on the Senate currency expansion measure and expected a vote to occur tomorrow.
LUBBOCK May 2 Gov Miram A Ferguson of Texas wears a coat made entirely from wool sheared, woven, dyed by Texas Technological College students. The wool is from campus sheep and was processed by the textile engineering department.
Geneva May 2 The world arms parley met a fresh setback as the effective committee voted twelve to eleven to exclude 34 000 police in assessing Germanys military strength. Delegates anticipated a fierce clash over excluding Hitlers Brownshirts from Germanys war power, with the committee deferring that decision.
The Legislative Ball hosted by Senators and Representatives will be held next Friday at Ellis Hall. The event is described as a public affair and invites everyone to attend.
Governor Troy’s 7 appointments to the new Board of Education and Alaska Agricultural College Regents were confirmed at a joint Territorial Legislature session at 2 pm. Among named members are Herbert L. Faulkner for the Board of Education and Mrs. James Wickersham for the College Regents. Ralph E. Robertson’s term ended last April 1 and he declined reappointment. Arthur A. Shenbeck is reappointed as a regent from Anchorage. Capt A E Lathrop’s renomination was left pending as legislators awaited action.
Spasmodic tornadoes in the lower Mississippi Valley kill at least 89 and injure over 1,000 across Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Five towns including the Sen Minden area suffer severe damage. farms, barns, and houses are leveled, trees torn, and roads blocked. A funnel cloud struck several communities as guardsmen guard against looting.
Berlin May 2 Hitler s Brown Shirts seized the head quarters of Fre Trade Unions across Germany in a surprise move to dominate the labor movement. Socialist workers within the unions numbered about 5 5 million are said to be arrested. Unions will be national in character rather than international. The report also notes world crop totals for 1932 showing gains over 1931 by roughly three percent.
A ninety nine million dollar omnibus rivers and harbors bill is introduced in the House with Alaska projects totaling 454800. Listed are Wrangell Harbor 65000 Wrangell Narrows 142000 Dry Pass 79000 Stikine River 800 Kodiak Harbor 77000 Petersburg 94000 and Egegik River 5000.
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