Petillo Wins Five Hundred Mile Race at Indianapolis
Kelley Petillo of Los Angeles won the 500 Mile classic at the Speedway with a track record speed of 106.24 mph. Wilbur Shaw finished second, Wild Bill Cummings third, Floyd Roberts fourth, and Ralph Hepburn fifth as 13 of 33 starters finished. Weaterly was killed and Bradburn severely injured in a late crash. another smashup caused minor injuries to Al Gordon.
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United States Honors War Dead On Memorial Day
Memorial Day observances spread coast to coast with veterans and children participating. President Roosevelt joined the Washington ceremony as men in blue occupied seats of honor and a White House stand hosted the parade review.
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Hitler Proposes Air Locarno Peace Across Europe
Adolf Hitler sent a draft of an air Locarno peace proposal to Great Britain France Italy and Belgium. Britain would likely require an air pact with Germany arms control and League of Nations return. Premier Flandin ousted as French crisis deepens. Herriot pace to become premier amid bank clampdown.
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Public Efforts to Salvage NRA Features Rise
After the NRA death Roosevelt weighs public reaction while New Dealers press for preserving NRA aspects General Johnson proposes a two point plan for a stronger NRA and urges Congress to save what remains Critics among foes show caution as price-cutting surfaces in books cosmetics liquor and cigarettes market activity persists in New York with sixty nine cent cartons.
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Flood Waters Ravage Colorado as Death Toll Grows
Colorado Springs reports dramatic flooding with twenty three dead or missing, hundreds homeless as waters devastate canyon homes and bridges. Power, communications and transportation crippled amid millions in property damage in the worst flood in fifteen years.
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Civil Service Reform Advocate Dies in Richmond
William Dudley Foulke a leading civil service reform advocate died in Richmond Indiana at age 86 late last night Authorities reported his death as the passing of a prominent reformer who spent decades promoting merit based government in the United States.
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Belief Kidnapped Boy Will Be Released Soon
A Seattle field report cites a police official and an insurance executive predicting George’s release within 24 hours. The case centers on a family life policy left to the Weyerhaeuser relatives and possible involvement of F Rodman Titcomb and Charles Ingram. Ransom funds reportedly assembled at the Federal Reserve Bank and sent to the Weyerhaeuser family, with a classified notice read “We are ready Percy Minnie.”
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Near Tragedy At Altar As Bride Arrives Late In London
In London a bride-to-be arrived late to a wedding insisting on a second ceremony. The minister started the second service, guests cried out, the other bride-to-be fainted, and the near-tragic moment was averted by quick actions of the attendees.
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Quake in India Death Toll Reported at Thirty Thousand
A Kar India correspondent for the Exchange Telegraph Agency cites unconfirmed reports estimating thirty thousand deaths in Quetta from yesterday's quake. Forty three military airfield staff and a pilot were among the dead in Quetta, authorities say.
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