Fall of Addis Ababa? Borah Supporter Charges Misuse of Campaign Funds
Ohio Republicans clash over primary funds with Willard Miller accusing Ed Schorr of diverting money from the fall campaign to favor Taft. Schorr denies soliciting general funds and notes Borah ballots and Taft support in primary are at issue. Borah speaks in Columbus as Roosevelt Breckinridge lead in Philadelphia returns.
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Borah
Is Cong Ossa
Columbus
Ohio
Willard Miller
Central
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Republican State Central Committee
Fights
William E. Borah
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Republican Party
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Schorr
Taft
National Committee
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Henry Breckinridge
State Police Officer Slain After Gun Battle
State Patrolman H. Pape, a former Hawkeye grid star, died after a gun battle with Roscoe R. Barton near Fairport. Barton, 23, was killed in the struggle as Pape wrested the pistol from him after Barton shot Pape in the abdomen. Davenport Police Chief Sam Kelly identified Barton, connected to a Davenport armory incident.
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Sam Kelly
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Idaho Southern editor cites campus plots in paper clash
Harry Whitten of Blackfoot presents his side in a dispute over the Idaho Southern newspaper. He accuses student leaders of ousting editors to install sympathizers, claims improper type changes and rushed meetings, and defends his liberal policy while denying socialist bias.
Idaho Bengal editor resists resignation amid campus dispute
Harry Whitten of Blackfoot, deposed editor of Idaho Southern university campus paper the Idaho Bengal, faced removal after a petition by about 400 students citing alleged socialistic leanings. Dr John R Nichols warned the council to act carefully while a printing contract kept Whitten in place for this week.
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Blackfoot
Idaho Bengal
Idaho Southern University
John R. Nichols
Whitten
King Fuad Laid to Rest in Cairo Funeral Procession
Cairo crowds line streets as King Fuad I is entombed at the royal mosque after a gun carriage bearing the national flag carries the monarch from Abdin Palace. King Farouk, still in London, will be proclaimed in Cairo after arrival. A 21 gun salute marks the funeral.
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Puad I
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Alrifaey
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Fuad
Farouk
Edward
London
Royal Mosque
Wart portion Friday local frosts to night
Fragmentary notice reports a wartime weather line noting a cold Friday night with frost across areas. No further details.
Witness details $12,000 deal with Governor in Townsend plan inquiry
Pierre Tomlinson testified before a congressional subcommittee that a $12,000 deal between Townsend leaders and Governor Merriam’s representatives aimed to sway Townsend supporters to Merriam in the 1934 California race. He said Townsend delivered the goods before payment and a Merriam endorsement appeared in the Townsend Weekly. In Michigan, Rep Clare Hoffman called the Townsend old age pension plan a racket after earlier hearings.
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Pierre Tomlinson
Townsend
Frank Merriam
Merriam
Tomlinson
Dr. Townsend
R. E. Clements
Joseph Gavagan
Battle Creek
Mich
Clare E Hoffmar
Michigan
Washington
New Yellowstone Official Chosen For Park Superintendent
Edmund B. Rogers named successor to the late Roger W. Toll as Yellowstone superintendent. Rogers, currently Rocky Mountain National Park head, will take over May 20, following Toll’s 1929 transfer and death in a New Mexico car crash.
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Wyo
National Park Service
Washington
Edmund B. Rogers
Roger W. Toll
Rogers
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Toll
New Mexico
Relief protesters evacuate gallery after mayor vows food aid
A weary group occupying the St. Louis aldermanic gallery for 48 hours agreed to leave after Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann promised no one would go hungry amid the relief crisis.
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ST. Louis
City Hall
Bernard F. Dickmann
Speaker Bets On End of Congress
Washington April 30 Speaker Burns predicted Congress would adjourn in the first week of June and backed the forecast with a bet of a 25-cent cigar with Rep Snell of New York House Republican leader. He quoted Snell offering a suit of clothes if adjournment came after the Republican convention.
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Burns
Congress
Representative Snell
New York House
Republican
ZIONCHECK SPEEDS AGAIN IN VIRGINIA ARREST
Washington representative Marion Zioncheck was arrested in Alexandria Virginia for speeding at 62 mph on the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. The incident followed a recent elopement and comes after a prior speeding conviction in DC with fines totaling 45 dollars.
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Marion Zioncheck
Alexandria
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
District of Columbia
Upholsterer Pleads Not Guilty in Beekman Place Murder
John Fiorenza a 24 year old upholsterer pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Nancy Evans Titterton in her Beekman Place apartment on April 10 District Attorney William C Dodge said he seeks a swift trial.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Beekman Place
William C. Dodge
Flag on Rochester Federal Building Lacks Three Stars
Recruiting Sergeant Jesse O. Smith notes the federal building flag in Rochester has 45 stars, missing the later added Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona stars. He recalls the 11th issue flag predating Oklahoma’s statehood. The report is dated April 30 and discusses questions about territorial status.
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N. Y
Jesse O. Smith
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Federal
New Actor Born to Movelle Britton and Alan Dinehart
A son was born today to Movelle Britton and her husband Alan Dinehart, the screen actor. The birth adds a new member to the Hollywood family of the actress-wife and the film star.
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Hollywood
Movelle Britton
Alan Dinehart
Idaho Falls to Host State Music Festival With 3500 Musicians
More than 3 500 Idaho high school musicians from 43 southern schools converge on Idaho Falls for the annual state music festival. Opening events include two program numbers tonight and events through Saturday. Students arrive by private cars, trains, and buses. a Twin Falls train with about 400 is due Friday morning.
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Idaho Falls
Vanguard
Weiser
Moscow
W. W. Christensen
Accent of
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Drees
Studen
Twin Falls
Boise
Nampa
Calroll
Croup
Chamber Raps New Tax Plans In Resolutions
The United States Chamber of Commerce resolutions committee urged opposition to administration tax plans and labor code proposals. Secretary Hull warned of danger of war and the need to lower trade barriers to revive world commerce while urging federal spending restraint and limited government. The group condemned government fiat on wages hours and employment terms and opposed industry codes.
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Washington
Convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Hull
State Department
Baseball scores from major league games listed by city
National League results show Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, New York, Cleveland, Washington and Detroit matches with varied run totals. Batteries include Jorgens Grace Weaver Todd Mackay Lopez Lombardi Smith Mancuso and others reflecting late inning scoring and relief appearances.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Jorgens
Grace
Weaver
Todd
St. Louis
New York
Smith and Mancuso
P. Dean
W. Davis
Five Gunmen Rob Bank of $20,000 in New Jersey
Five gunmen robbed the Bogota National Bank in Bogota New Jersey today seizing employees and several customers. They forced people to face down and fled in a car with an estimated between $18 000 and $20 000.
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Bogota
N. J
Bogota National Bank Today
Seaton
Ogden City Sticks With Daylight Time Policy
Ogden will keep daylight savings in effect across city offices per Mayor H W Peery. He expressed regret that business leaders elsewhere have not adopted the time change and said signs will warn: A step ahead Daylight savings time in effect in Ogden city hall reduced night bills more leisure times.
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Ogden
H. W. Peery
City Hall
Ogden City Hall
Mr. Peery
Idaho Governor Ross Claims Senate Run
Governor C. Ben Ross of Idaho arrived in Helena to discuss water resources and reclamation and admitted he will be Idaho's next senator. He praised Senator Borah as a great mind and hinted Borah could be his rival for the seat while opposing the Columbia River Valley Authority as he plans talks with Montana Governor Holt on border water issues.
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Mont
C. Ben Ross
Idaho
Senator Borah
Ross
Borah
Senate
Columbia River Valley Authority
Elmer Holt
Montana
Montana-Idaho
Columbia Valley Authority
Holt
Sally Rand May Return to Films as Calamity Jane
Hollywood reports Paramount officials consider Sally Rand for the Calamity Jane role in the upcoming film Three Breeds of Men. She would appear fully clothed, as the character wore boots heavy garments and six-shooters in the old west.
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Hollywood
Sally Rand
Paramount Studios
Calamity Jane
Sally
Duck on a Boat Tests Fisherman’s Patience
In Astoria Oregon on April 30 a Columbia River fisherman, Sevrin Hansen, faces a dilemma as a duck returns daily to his boat, nests in a net, lays an egg, then leaves. The Columbia River Fishermen's Union sought Humane Society help to resolve the situation before opening fishing season.
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Orc
Severin Hansen
Hansen
Columbia River
Columbia River Fishermen's Union
The
Humane Society
Air Transport Assn Chief cites $5 million need for airway safety
Col. Edgar Gorrell of the Air Transport Association of America told the House Post Office Committee that immediate airway improvements require a minimum expenditure of $5,000,000 to enhance air transportation safety.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Edgar Gorrell
Air Transport Association of America
Tax take tops two million since law went into effect
The report shows sales tax collected totaling 1,935,209 since the law became operative, reflecting early revenue performance under the new measure.
Italian Troops Reported Near Ethiopian City
Rome dispatches say Marshal Badoglio's motorized columns reached the high plateau toward Addis Ababa and were within artillery range of the Ethiopian capital. Reports claim advance guard possibly entered Addis Ababa at 10 a.m. Earlier, Sasa Bana gate to Harar was reported taken by storm.
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George C. Jordan
Associated Press
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Pleatau
Addis Ababa
Debra Bihran
Shoa
Baedoglio
Sasa Baneh
Ethiopia
Harar
Haile Selassie Returns to Addis Ababa Amid Italian Advance
The emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa at 4 p m and met with Cornelius Van H Engert before telling the Associated Press Ethiopia will fight to the last man. Mayor Blatta Takkala Wolde Hawariate pledged 10 000 policemen to maintain order as panic spread prior to the Italian approach.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Cornelius van H. Engert
Venet
Italing
A. P
Engert
Emperoor Haile Selassie
Associated Press
Ethiopia
Blatta Takkala Woldehawariate
Treasury Deficit Forecast Hits Peacetime Record
Secretary Morgenthau projected a $5.966 billion deficit for the current fiscal year, the largest peacetime shortfall, citing prepayment of a veterans’ bonus and expected deficits through June 30. He estimated a $2.675 billion 1937 deficit, saying the bonus accounts for most of the rise.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Orgin
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
WPA Orders Needy to Accept Places in Washington
WPA officials press a drive to cut work relief by forcing the needy to accept farm or private employment offers. The order reiterates earlier measures as relief rolls shrink and job options are urged despite local conditions.
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WPA
Washington
Thay
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