Pope Urges Peace as Senate Debates Tariff Policies
In Washington on March 24, President Roosevelt faces a Senate vote of confidence on extending the reciprocal trade treaty act for three years. The program, backing 22 pacts with South American and European powers, expires June 12 and faces a Senate fight over whether future treaties require ratification. Hull and Roosevelt resist legislative veto, warning delays could undermine the program. Continued on Page 3, Col. 7.
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Turkey seeks to reconcile allies Russia and avert Near East war
London dispatch reports Turkey work ing to mend ties with Britain France and Italy to prevent a wider conflict with Russia. Turkish Ambassador Aras urges London to improve Russia relations while Ankara opens talks with Moscow to position the Soviet Union as a neutral in the Finn ish war era.
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Europe cut off by sun spot currents halting telegrams
Farth currents attributed to sunspots cripple hundreds of communications circuits and delay Easter greetings telegrams. Losses likely in hundreds of thousands of dollars as nearly all Europe links were cut. AT&T and Western Union report severe damage, with some areas hardest in Minnesota and the Midwest.
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Pope Pius XII urges peace and legal restraint in Easter homily
In an Easter address from St. Peter's Basilica the pope called for peace not by force but by truth justice and charity. He condemned violations of treaties and international law and warned European war risks ruin and greater suffering while noting Poland and Finland as victims of German and Russian attacks.
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Congress Nears Half Way Mark Of SEdotON Policy Debates
Washington March 24 U P Congress presses toward the half way mark this week amid sharp attacks on New Deal trade monetary and labor policies. The Senate plans a week long debate on extending the reciprocal trade treaty act for three years before considering Senator Townsend s bill to end compulsory foreign silver purchases. The banking and currency committee backed the measure 14 to 8 despite Morgenthau Jr s urging that current policy aids foreign trade.
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World Celebrates Easter Amid War Fronts and Truces
AP reports Easter observances at home and abroad as nations in conflict pause. Pius XII pleads for peace from Rome while soldiers in Europe and the Holy Land mark the day. German civilians face restrictions on Easter customs. Britain sees thousands ofkhaki weddings. Paris and London host churchgoers and crowds.
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Georgia Congressman Indicted for Postal Appointment Bribery
Representative B Frank Whelchel of Georgia was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of selling postal appointments. The indictment alleges he received 2200 dollars for appointing two rural letter carriers, according to assistant U S attorney general O John Rogge.
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Montana Dude Ranchers Readying for Strong Season
Billings March 24 One of Montana's rapidly developing industries the dude ranch business prepares for a solid year. Report estimates place annual Montana dude ranch activity around 1 500 000 with advance bookings and longer vacations. Walter C Nye executive secretary notes endorsements from eastern promoters indicating a bigger year than 1939.
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Spring Fever Sweeps Coast to Coast in Dizzy Doings
Gladwin Hill reports a nationwide spree of odd acts from firehouse fires to shoppers paying for car repairs. Highlights include a thief stealing a police station clock in Salt Lake City, a man drinking oil at a Coatsville gas station, a pedestrian paying for a broken headlight after a crash, and a Des Moines woman seeking a fourth marriage to her first husband.
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British Adokt Sinks Another Nazi Freighter
News item notes a British submarine sinking the German freighter Edmund Hugo Stinnes off western Denmark with coal cargo, the second Nazi merchantman sunk by a British sub since the war began. Danish authorities opened an inquiry into whether the attack occurred in territorial waters.
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Pending British cabinet shakeup fuels foreign policy critique
London March 24 Viscount Halifax under fire as foreign secretary amid cabinet shakeup rumors. Lord Beaverbrook's Sunday Express says France events test British policy, blaming Halifax and Chamberlain for diplomatic setbacks while noting Halifax, a career diplomat and former viceroy of India, seems likely to lose his post.
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Montana Weather Forecast: Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions are expected in Montana on Tuesday morning with general fair weather thereafter.
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Easter Parade in Butte Celebrates Under Cloudy Skies
Butte marked Easter with church services drawing thousands and bright spring attire. Many residents joined sunrise ceremonies at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone with about 2500 attendees as a country club breakfast hosted a large community gathering despite a threatened shower.
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