Mussolini and Goering Weigh Spain Inaction and Trade Pact
Italy and Germany will act in principle to curb volunteers to Spain but true aid persists until a broader non intervention pact is reached. A secret trade deal will swap Italian lard and pork for German metals to bolster Italy's armament program.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Hermann Goering
Italy
Germany
Britain
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Europe
Police find possible clue in Mattson kidnapping case
State officers report bloodstained clothing and a heavy knife found in a shack five miles from the dump site. A bloodstained automobile in Everett and a lipstick on a wheel chain draw federal interest as investigators seek a second person.
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Tacoma
Charles Mattson
Everett
Charles
Montana lawmakers propose gambling legalization and primary date shift
Rep. A W Anderson Silver Bow plans a local option measure to legalize games of chance with revenue earmarked for police and fire departments. Rep. Ray Campbell Cascade seeks to move Montana primary to the third Tuesday in September. Campbell and Rep. Archie McLeod also propose lowering sheriffs mileage from seven to four cents, with an estimated saving near $300,000.
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Helena
House
Montana
A. W. Anderson
Silver Bow
Ray Campbell
Cascade
Campbell
Archie McLeod
McLeod
Copper Moves Up In New York Quotations
Copper prices rose for the second time this week as leading producers added two cents to 13 cents a pound, the highest since 1930. A prominent custom smelter led the advance, with producers meeting the move before the close. The rise aligns domestic quotes with higher export quotations amid rising speculative influence.
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New York
Mining City Awaits Warmth As Temperature Surges
The Mining city saw a sudden warm-up with afternoon highs four degrees above normal and midnight readings reaching 16 degrees after subzero starts. Residents noted a chinook like thaw with unsettled barometer while light snow coated streets and noon temperatures climbed before retreating.
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Butte
Assembly Group Hears Testimony on WPA Charges
Helena January hearing before House and Senate judiciary shows witnesses testifying about alleged irregularities in WPA fund handling by a WPA employee in Broadwater County. Resolution urged federal investigation into possible defalcations and broader abuses across counties.
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Helena
WPA
Broadwater
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
Senate
Charles Cotter
Snowbound roads and cold snap hit North Dakota
Drifted snow blocked sideroads in eastern North Dakota while trains lagged up to nine hours and temperatures plunged to 16 below zero across the Northwest. Crookston recorded 16 below as Bismarck highway officials reported widespread snow covering eastern North Dakota secondary routes.
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ST. Paul
Jan
North Dakota
Crookston
Minn
Bismarck
N. D
Secretary Wallace Opens Closed Forest Areas to Protect Rare Species
Secretary Wallace posted No Trespassing signs in national forest areas to protect rare plants and animals and some archeological objects. The orders bar unauthorized entry to specially protected zones, with exceptions only where officials deem protection adequate. Regional foresters are to map boundaries and erect further signs.
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Washington
Jan
Wallace
National Forest
Forest Service
Montana Weekend Forecast Sees Snow in West
Montana faces unsettled conditions Friday and Saturday with likely snow in the western portion. Temperatures rise Friday in the east and again Saturday in eastern areas as precipitation moves in.
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Montana
Roosevelt Invited to Inauguration Ceremony
President Roosevelt received a hand engraved invitation to his own inauguration at the White House. The note asked for an admission card and contained a postscript about presenting it. The episode amused the president as he prepared for the January 20 ceremonies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
United States
W. E. Rockwell
Rankin Attacks Judge on House Floor in Impeachment Call
Representative John Rankin charges Federal Judge John J. Gore with high handed abuse of judicial power and seeks a House inquiry into impeachment. Objections delay action as Rankin notes TVA constitutional questions tied to an upcoming hearing. Also, McCarran proposes shifting interstate air regulation to ICC after fatal crashes. A Hurst introduces ransom payment crime bill with fines and imprisonment.
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Washington
Upp
John E. Rankin
Missisippi
John J. Gore
Nashville
Tenn
House
Rankin
Tennessee Valley Authority
Earl C. Michener
Michigan
Gore
Judiciary Committee
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Department of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry Fountain Ashurst
Arizona
Special Group Slated Start Hearings on Brookings Reports
President Roosevelt's government overhaul plan faces Byrd Virginia and his Senate committee as hearings begin the week of January 25 on Brookings Institution findings. Byrd aims deeper cuts, opposes two new cabinet posts and comptroller general abolishment, seeking overall personnel reduction and annual savings of 300 million dollars. Robinson O'Mahoney Townsend McNary will lead a joint panel if formed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Committee
Robinson
Ark
House
White House
Senate
Byrd Committee
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Townsend
Del
McNary
Ore
Brookings Institution
Gas Masks for Babies Britain's Latest Protective Move
Britain reports a baby size gas mask ready for use as part of home defense. Geoffrey Lloyd says 30 million masks will be issued free in 1937. Officials note air raids and food reserves drive plans alongside a balloon lookout system and 585 defensive aircraft.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Office
England
Paralyzed man dies after 42 years of care in North Dakota
Axel Bengtzen of Grand Forks died at 63 after 42 years as a hospital patient. Injured by a prank gunshot in 1895, he spent his life at Deaconess hospital, supported by Dr J B Engstad who treated him free until the hospital’s sale in 1899. He had no known relatives and received aid from Walsh county and the hospital.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Axel Bengtzen
Deaconess Hospital
Sweden
North Dakota
Grafton
J. B. Engstad
Axel
Deaconess Corporation
Engstad
Walsh County
Rebel planes bomb refugee train fleeing Madrid
In Valencia on January 14 Fascist insurgents bombed a Madrid refugee train, injuring about 40 as 600 people rode from the capital toward safety. The engine and four coaches derailed. reports from Jean province spoke of a second freight train derailing near Vilcaes with the engineer killed. Government warplanes claimed a victory repelling insurgent troop transports at Estepona.
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Valencia
Spain
Madrid
Ministry of Interior
Jean
Vilcaes
Estepona
Malaga
Almirante Cervera
GM and UAW to open negotiations on automotive strike
General Motors and the United Automobile Workers agreed to begin talks on Monday to settle the widespread automotive strike. Gov. Frank Murphy facilitated meetings as both sides eyed an immediate peaceful settlement amid prior bloodshed and unemployment in the industry.
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Lansing, Mich
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
United Automobile Workers
Frank Murphy
Loyalists Break Through in Madrid Battle at University City
Loyalist militiamen breached enemy lines around University City in Madrid on January 14. They damaged Clinico hospital and killed 250 rebels while recapturing the university administration building and advancing along the northwestern outskirts near Moncloa. Government troops reported mining Clinico hospital and destroying a rebel mine with losses.
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Madrid
University City
Clinico Hospital
Alfonso
Moncloa
Ghost Fires Confuse Butte Residents Over Mirage Illusion
Mining City residents report repeated ghost fires with flare and smoke seen in South Butte while fire departments receive no calls. Students at Montana School of Mines speculate the red glow comes from neon lights or reflected city lights causing a desert mirage effect.
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Butte
South Butte
North
West Side
South Side
Montana Standard Office
Montana School of Mines
Front
Mining City
California farmers threaten march to break strike deadlock
California farmers plan a march on San Francisco to unload cargoes needed for the state’s fields. Associated Farmers official Fred L. Hogue says plans seek shipowner cooperation and a demonstration to protest tied up Argentine corn cargoes used for poultry feed.
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San Francisco
California
Fred L. Hogue
Associated Farmers of California
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Francisco
Los Angeles
Sonoma County
Hogue
San Joaquin Valley
Califfornia
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