Keyes Break 653-Hour Air Endurance Record at Meridian
Fred and Al Key of Meridian Mississippi landed the Ole Miss at 6 06 PM CST after nearly thirty days aloft totaling 653 hours 53 minutes. The official endurance record surpasses the 553 hour Chicago pair Hunter record. 647 hour St Louis unofficial mark is also eclipsed. Crowds of more than ten thousand greeted them as they touched ground.
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Chicago
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Forest O'Brien
St. Louis
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Roosevelt Seeks Victory After Defeat On Public Utilities Issue
President Roosevelt tries to rebuild support after a sharp loss to the bolting House Republicans. A roll call vote was set to force lawmakers on record as he pushes to impose rules on public utility holding companies. Critics foresee another setback. Longshoremen coastwide vote on working boats loaded by nonunion labor in British Columbia. They also face a Friday work stoppage tied to last year’s Bloody Thursday in San Francisco when police killed two strikers.
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Cameraman Charles Stumar Jr Dies in Plane Crash
Charles Stumar Jr aged 40 ace camera man died when his plane crashed on an improvised landing field near Triufp Harrison Wiley aged 36 art director also killed. Band will practice Wednesday evening at 8 PM sharp.
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Ferris Confesses To Killing Dickinson In Robbery
Detroit July 2 Ferris confessed to killing Howard Carter Dickinson during a robbery in which he obtained about one hundred fifty dollars. Ferris said he did not raise his hands and the victim resisted. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea announced the confession late Monday.
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Howard Carter Dickinson
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Washington Current Comment on Politics and Crime
In this Washington column from June 13 1935 the writer notes politics pause for fraternal convention in the capital and discusses holding companies the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case and a sharp New Jersey gaffe about private graveyards with humor about the country press.
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Soviets Warn Tokyo Of Further Violations
The Soviet Union issued a formal note to Japan warning of additional violations and urging adherence to agreed limits. The move follows earlier tensions and signals possible further diplomatic friction between Moscow and Tokyo.
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Soviet charges Japanese provoked frontier incidents
The Soviet official press says incidents along the Soviet frontier in the Far East were provoked by Japanese militaries to trigger Russian countermeasures and risk grave complications. A protest note to Tokyo cites repeated violations by Japanese and Manchukuoan troops and gunboats over the past two months and warns of serious future consequences for U.S.-Japan relations and regional peace.
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Far East
Seattle Council Backs Alaska Highway Project
Seattle city council unanimously approves the Alaska Highway proposal and votes to urge Washington lawmakers to secure congressional aid for its construction.
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Associated Press
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Washington, D. C
Jail Break Kills Inmate During Reformatory Escape Try
Pendleton Indiana July 2 Slugs from a sawed off shotgun killed Simon Dwyer and wounded another inmate as four prisoners tried to escape from the state reformatory One escaped through the gunfire but is believed wounded another hid behind a wall and was later found by guards
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Pendleton
Indiana
Simon Dwyer
State Reformatory
Government Plans Retire Bonds With Gold Reserve
The Treasury will redeem about six hundred million dollars in bonds and withdraw National Bank Notes. One hundred million dollars in gold profits move to the working balance as bonds and notes are retired over several months. Panama Canal Loan Securities issued in 1916 and 1918 will be retired. other circulating bonds total about three hundred million, ending National Bank Notes.
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Kidnap Threat Prompts Three Weeks of Vigilance
A kidnap threat against sixteen year old Rosamond Farrell, daughter of former U S Steel president, triggers a police vigil near Southampton Long Island. A phone call demanded twenty five thousand dollars or Rosamond would be taken.
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Southampton
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City Council Plans Fourth of July Celebration Drive
A Finance Committee of the City Council led by W R Farrell and including Alvin Polet W H Bloom and Almer Rydeen organizes a donor drive to fund the Fourth of July celebration with arrangements being made today.
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Riot in Regina Relief Camp Ends in Death
Three thousand relief camp strikers clashed with mounted police in Regina. A municipal officer was beaten to death as tear gas and gunfire subdued the riot. One officer and a striker were critically injured. five policemen and many strikers hurt. Police arrested twenty seven. The mob was driven from streets after police charged a mass meeting marching on Ottawa to protest relief camp conditions.
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