Congress weighs cutting works relief funds amid economy mood
Washington reports indicate a strong chance Congress will trim a new works relief block to about 1 billion dollars. Representative Woodrum says reductions could total 500 million, while Roosevelt had proposed 1.5 billion, with hearings set to discuss continuing the program under tighter spending.
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RFC lends miners money to boost gold output under policy
Washington May 2 Uncle Sam aids western miners by RFC mine development loans. Officials say loans help resume operations as gold buys support prices at 35 an ounce, amid criticism from Senator Vandenberg. The program has authorized 115 loans to 109 borrowers since 1934, with millions distributed and repaid, mainly in western states.
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Mass slaying in San Francisco suspected police officer
A San Francisco police officer George Burkhardt is suspected of shooting his wife Hannah and two daughters Helen and Marion then killing himself at the family's 835 Thirty-first Avenue home in the Richmond district. Burkhardt had been on trial for perjury and the motive remains under investigation.
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Compromise on Neutrality Bill Sets Two Year Window
A conference committee agrees on a stop gap neutrality bill lasting two years. It bridges two schools of thought by barring active war trade in munitions and loans. The bill aims to avoid entanglement while preventing economic disruption at home.
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Auto Death Toll Grows as 1937 Leads in Fatalities
The National Safety Council reports 8500 Americans killed in auto accidents in the first quarter of 1937, a 26 percent rise from the prior year. Chicago records 196 deaths in the quarter, while Bayonne New Jersey, with 91000 residents, reports no traffic fatalities. The Association of American Railroads notes 458 grade crossing deaths in January, up from 444 in January 1936.
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College Lads Have Best Change In Many Years To Land Jobs
College graduates show improved job prospects with increased calls and interviews. Northwestern University's Robert Day notes about 25 percent more employer contacts and 20 percent more placements than last year. Chicago vocational guidance official Robert Woolner says prospects are very good and better than last year, the best since 1930.
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Butte Miner Identified as Gang Murder Plot Victim
Sioux Falls S D May 2 George McCoy deputy superintendent of the state department of justice announced that a mystery man blown to bits in a gangland murder plot on New Year s Eve has been identified as Floyd H Parker 30 year old miner of Los Angeles Calif and Butte Mont Parker was first identified as Harold Baker and had served prison terms McCoy said Parker was arrested in Los Angeles in 1936 and sentenced to 12 years on Continued on Page 3 Col 5
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Parachute Graduates Out Argue Law at Graduation Jumps
May 2. Five young members of the Smith field Ohio Parachute club jumped from an airplane after out-arguing a prohibition in law. The group aged 14 to 21 planned a mass graduation jump to celebrate completing ground training in parachute jumping. Paul Glinza, 20, club president, led the event.
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Whiskey Slayer Dies in Electric Chair at Rockview
Andy Yacos, 52, from Indian County, was executed at Rockview Penitentiary in Bellefonte Pennsylvania for the murder of a middle aged couple who declined him a drink of whiskey. Guards helped him into the chair as electrodes and restraints were applied.
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Court to Lift Last Barrier to Duke of Windsor's Wedding
London reports a two minute formal procedure will end the barriers to Wallis Warfield Simpson and the Duke of Windsor’s marriage. The duke, expected to rejoin Mrs Simpson after George VI’s coronation, has not seen her since last December. The decree is one of 86 on tomorrow’s court list.
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Schools Faulted for Poor Citizenship Education
Editor Harrison Sayre cites a test of 300,000 students in 303 cities showing widespread misidentifications of world figures and events. Mislabeling Einstein, Hoover, Hughes and others reveals serious gaps in civic instruction and preparedness for citizenship.
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Montana Weather: Partly Cloudy and Warmer Monday
The forecast for Montana calls for partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday with warmer temperatures expected on Monday east of the divide.
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Three Thousand Italian Volunteers Casualties Near Bilbao
Loyalist reports say about 3000 Italian volunteers were killed or wounded as Basque defenders and Santander militia attacked rebel positions around Bermeo on the Biscay coast. Basque shelling from seven fishing boats aided operations while other Basque forces seized San Miguel hill near Durango. An Italian prisoner claimed 3800 Italians fought with Mola’s divisions along the coast under an Italian general.
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Nige Weather Lures Butte Residents to Open Road
May day in Mining City drew residents from Butte to fishing spots and gardens. Scattered clouds and a 28 to 65 degree spread colored trips, car cleaning, golf, and impromptu rides. Weather forecaster predicts little change today.
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Garbo May Miss Court Appearance Set For Today
Los Angeles May 2 Greta Garbo faces a $10,500 suit from David Shratter filed by his assignee for a loan allegedly made in 1924. Garbo may skip the court date citing statute of limitations while her lawyers deny any obligation. A bench warrant could be sought if she does not appear.
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