Hitler Hurls New Defiance At Big Powers
Vienna reports detail German tanks rolling through central Vienna and Austrian towns as Hitler proclaims a new phase of Nazi rule. Tens of thousands cheer as German and Austrian troops mingle, Jews face disruptions, and an Austro German division is anticipated to arrive Sunday.
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Hitler
Vienna
U.P
Austria
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Linz
Upper Austria
Germans Welcome Austrian Union as Hitler Proclaims Annexation
Berlin reports frantic German joy as Reichsführer Hitler announces aid to the millions of Germans in Austria and soldiers stream across the frontiers. Goebbels reads the proclamation while Hitler returns to Austria. about 50,000 troops reportedly enter. A plebiscite is promised, with German efficiency, as plans turn toward Czechoslovakia.
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Berlin
Austria
Reich
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Czechoslovakia
Union of All Gemans
Kurt Schuschnigg
Senate finance chief calls broader tax relief and repeal
Chairman Harrison of Mississippi proposes wide tax relief to spur new investment and unfreeze credit. He urges killing the undistributed profits tax entirely and replacing it with a simpler flat corporation tax, arguing the House version leaves a harmful skeleton.
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Washington
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
House
Western Odlong Study Plan for Water Projects
Rocky Mountain congressmen studied a 153 page national resources committee report proposing a 2.111 billion program to develop and conserve U S water resources with potential hundreds of millions in Colorado Montana New Mexico and Wyoming The report backs the Caddoo dam project in Colorado and surveys the Arkansas valley transmountain water diversion plan in Colorado, signaling a unified water control policy.
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Washington
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain
National Resources Committee
Congress
Rocky Mountain States
Caddoo Dam
Arkansas Valley Transmountain
Red Triangle Derby set with 10 stable managers and 30 jockeys
Preparations continue for the Y. M. C. A. Red Triangle derby opening on April 1. A meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the community center will select head trainers for the $22 000 derby campaign. Racing officials total 495 with Blewett presiding and others named for officials roles and dinners through April 7.
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Aman
Tne
de Driel
Alex Blewett
Blewett
G. E. Mill
Tom J. Davis
Peter Potter
Malcolm Gillis
Snow in Mountains Ensures Normal Runoff in Montana
Snow surveys by the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering and partners in Boise and Helena report sufficient snow in western Montana to assure normal spring runoff. Moisture content fell slightly by March 1 but remains favorable, with ideal soil moisture and excellent range and grazing conditions noted.
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Helena
Montana
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Bureau of Agricultural Engineer
Ing
Boise
Idaho
Forest Service
The
Geological Survey
Weather Bureau
Flood Threat Expands as Santa Ana River Rises in Riverside
The Santa Ana River swelled again tonight flooding West Riverside as rain storms and melted snow drain from the mountains. WPA workers and county laborers built sandbag levees to divert the flood but seepage continued into low-lying areas near Riverside. The region is still recovering from last week’s deadly storms that killed over 140 people. Continued on Page 12.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Santa Ana
West Riverside
California
City of
Riverside
WPA
Dollfuss Square Renamed Adolf Hitler Square in Vienna
Vienna records report Dollfuss Square in the city center was re baptized Adolf Hitler Square in a ceremony honoring the late Engelbert Dollfuss. Temporary signs were set up ahead of a possible visit by the "Conqueror of Austria."
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Vienna
U.P
Dollfuss
Engelbert Dollfuss
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Bridegroom of 2 Hours Arrested on Forgery Charges
Carl Bauman Jr. a 38 year old air condition technician, was jailed in Yellowstone county two hours after marrying Anna Konan, 25, in Billings. He faces an Oklahoma City forgery charge filed by Braniff Engineering. Bauman has prior criminal convictions including assault and robbery in Louisiana.
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Billings
Carl
Bauman Jr
Yellowstone County
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bauman
Anna Konan
Dan Stephenson
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Stephenson
Oklahoma
Braniff Engineering Company
Braniff Concern
Italy backs Hitler drive into Austria under Italian approval
In Rome on March 13 the fascist grand council endorsed Adolf Hitler’s plan to annex Austria after receiving a pledge that German southward expansion would halt at the Italian border. Brenner Pass reached by German troops as Ciano reads Mussolini a letter with a France guarantee but no wider frontier assurances. The council rejects a French proposal for concerted action and says Italy will not interfere in Austrian internal affairs.
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Rome
Italy
Grand Council
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Hitler
Brenner Pass
France
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Death sentences for 18 of 21 in Moscow treason trial
Eighteen of twenty one defendants were sentenced to death in Moscow's major treason trial. Survivors include Christian Rakovsky sentenced to 20 years, S A Bennonoff 15 years, and D D Pletnyeff 25 years. The condemned face execution within five days.
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Moscow
Christian Rakovsky
France
S. A. Bennonoff
Berlin
D. D. Pletnyeff
Dog Catcher Charged After Alley Altercation
City dog catcher R. D. Russell was arrested by Constable Thomas Mulcahy on a third degree assault charge filed by Leonard Stafford of 1038 West Park. Russell appeared before Justice John Moe Namara. plea entered Monday. Stafford said the hit followed his protest over impounding a dog with license but no tag. Floyd C. Fluent represents the dog catcher.
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R. D. Russell
Thomas Mulcahy
Russell
Leonard Stafford
West Park
Justice of the Peace
John MoeNamara
Floyd C. Fluent
Stafford
Britain and France weigh response to Austrian seizure
London reports Adolf Hitler’s bold move in Austria tests Czechoslovakia and Britain. France seeks a joint warning, while Prime Minister Chamberlain weighs British action after a cabinet meeting and calls in Attlee and Sinclair. A Monday cabinet session may set the path ahead.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
German Troops Guard Border as Austrian Fugitives Halted
Reports from Lindenburg say German SS and SA troops control the Austrian side of the Czechoslovak frontier and ordered 200 Austrian refugees back to Vienna. Berlin assured no invasion while Goering hosted Czech minister Mastny and Germany warned Czechoslovakia to stay neutral.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lindenburg
Vienna
Germany
Ernst Eisenlohr
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Vojtech Mastny
Austria
Gerring
Mastny
Reich
Unsettled Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Montana forecasts an unsettled weekend with light rain or snow likely on Sunday and Monday. Colder conditions expected Sunday east of the divide and in the southeast portion on Monday.
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Montana
Divide
Tax office extended hours for final tax filing day
Deputy collectors in the internal revenue office will be on duty from 9 AM to 11 PM Tuesday as the final date to file federal income tax returns. The second floor federal building office opens 9 AM to 5 PM tomorrow. Eight deputies handle long lines. state auditors are at the courthouse first floor. State returns must be filed by April 15.
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Internal Revenue Office
Federal Building
France Holds Maginot Line As Crisis Grows
Paris reports troops manning the Maginot line facing Germany remain at posts amid France's grave view of the European crisis. Premier-designate Blum abandons efforts for a national union cabinet while seeking a people's front. Daladier orders troops to stay put until further notice.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Reich
Soviet
Russia
Leon Blum
People’s Front
Chamber of Deputies
Camille Chautemps
Edouard Daladier
Maginot Line
Schuschnigg Said Safe in Hungary Fleeing Austria
Pesti Hirlap reported former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg fled to Hungary and was hosted by Prince Esterhazy at Tata, about 50 miles from Budapest, after leaving Austria.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pesti Hirlap
Kurt Schruschnigg
Austria
Schuschnigg
Esterhazy
Tata
Hull Refrains From Statement on Europe Crisis
Washington March 12 European ambassadors visited the State Department seeking U S reaction but Secretary Hall avoided public remarks showing support or opposition The British and French envoys commented on the German seizure of Austria and Czechoslovakia concerns while Rene de Saint Quentin spoke with reporters in quiet fashion
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Washington
Uncle Sam
State Department
Hall
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ronald Lindsay
Rene de Saint-Quentin
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Western Odlong
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Kansas City
Sylvia
State Bureau
Dollfuss Square
United Action Sought
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Praha
U. 9
Hull
U. S
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