First Bloodshed in Flint Walkout Spurs National Guard
Rioting workers blamed General Motors and Flint police as a shootout and gas clashes erupted at the Fisher Body plant No. 2. Governor Murphy Mobilized 1500 National Guard to restore order while UAW leaders met in Washington to seek settlement terms.
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Detroit
Flint
Michigan National Guard
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Fisher
Cramer
la Follette
Senate
Rioting at Fisher Body Plant No 2 In Flint Injures Strikers
AP writer G Milton Kelly recounts a two hour clash between about 1000 striking auto workers and Flint police. Tear gas, shotguns, and thrown missiles sparked hand to hand fighting as strikers broke a door to feed fellow sit downers and a driver was shot.
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G. Milton Kelly
Associated Press
Fisher Body Plant No. 2
Flint
Mich
G. Milton Kelly Flint
Victor Reuther
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Clark seeks court halt on Idaho Power plant near Hagerman
Governor Barzilla W Clark vows legal action to stop Idaho Power from building a 2.4 million dollar plant near Hagerman. He cites irrigation needs for Bruneau project and reclamation, while Kinsey Robinson says 200 workers are on site with 200 more to follow. Clark questions validity of a two year extension expiring Sept 15. The site sits in Snake River valley west of Hagerman and would boost electricity sales to Utah. Continued on Page Eight.
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Barzilla W. Clark
Idaho Power Company
Hagerman
Bruneau
Clark
Kinsey Robinson
Power Company
Snake River Valley
Idaho
Utah
Twin Falls
American Falls
Pocatello Sees Fewer Traffic Accidents in 1936
A city report by Officer T W Bush shows Pocatello recorded 847 motor vehicle accidents in 1936, down from 1,048 in 1935, with no fatalities in 1936 versus two in 1935. Chief Pugmire credits drivers and urges careful behavior at intersections during peak hours as the department seeks continued motorist support.
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Idaho
Pocatello
T. W. Bush
Robert M. Pugmire
Roosevelt urges broad federal reorganization plan
President Roosevelt asks Congress to act on a five point federal government reorganization program. He favors merging 100 agencies into 12 departments and creating social welfare and public works cabinets. The plan aims to restore presidential financial control and expand the budgeting and planning offices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal men lead search for abductors in Mattson case
Federal agents under presidential orders pursue Charles Mattson’s kidnap slaying, with a $10,000 reward offered by the Justice Department. Rugged pursuit continues as autopsy results remain undisclosed and footprints tire tracks and witness descriptions guide the investigation in Tacoma area.
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Wash
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Mattson
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Idaho Solons Honor Veteran Republican Lawmaker
Idaho legislators met for 30 minutes and adjourned to honor John McMurray a veteran Republican who died January 9 at Oakley. The Senate approved Karl Kitchen of Boise as general committee clerk and drafted a bill to make kidnapping for ransom punishable by death. The House discussed irrigation district electors voting by resident landowners and limiting proxy solicitation in non profit irrigation corporations and reducing delinquent tax interest rates.
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Boise
Idaho
John McMurray
Oakley
Senate
Karl Kitchen
J. F. Martin
Ralph Whitten
Whitten
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
House
Thornton
D-Gooding
Thorton
Day
D-Jerome
Handy
D+-Minidoka
Weather Warms Rocky Mountains and Plains
The Associated Press reports moderating temperatures across the western half of the United States. After a week of extreme cold, sub-zero readings eased in most Rocky Mountain and prairie states though many areas stay below freezing.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Prairie States
Kiwanis Luncheon Features Dr. McQueen Review of Doctor's Odyssey
Dr. M. B. McQueen director of Bannock county health unit spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon reviewing Heiser's American Doctor's Odyssey. Vocal numbers by Philip Fever with Marjory Smith accompanying.
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M. B. McQueen
Bannock County Health Unit
Kiwanis Club Today
Heiser
Philip Fever
Marjory Smith
Boy recounts finding kidnapped boy body in snow
A 10 year old boy Charles Mattson was found naked and frozen in a snow pocket. Gordon Morrow 19 described the horror of stumbling upon the corpse and doctors noted blunt head injuries rope marks and signs of abuse. The Mattson family says ransom efforts failed and distress remains high.
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Little Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Everett
Associated Press
Charles Mattson
Gordon Morrow
Otto Mittelstadt
Paul H. Sceva
W. W. Mattson
Western Air Express Plane Reported Found Near Olive View
Wreckage of the Western Air Express transport with 10 passengers and 3 crew was found three miles up in the hills near Olive View sanitarium, five miles from San Fernando. Officials fear all aboard are dead as searchers assess a difficult terrain and hours needed to reach the crash site. Among the passengers are explorers and big game hunters Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson, noted for their South African films and exploits. The plane was overdue since 11 05 a m near Newhall, ten miles from the Tehachapis area in southern California.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express Air Transport
Olive View Sanitarium
San Fernando
Newhall
Arthur J. Will
Western Air Express
Salt Lake City
Union Air Terminal
Tehachapis
California
Mrs
Martin Johnson
Bathtub Killer Sought In New York Slaying
Police hunt a killer after 25 year old Mary Robinson Case was found slain in an overflowing bathtub in Jackson Heights Queens. Her husband Frank identified the body. Autopsy showed a skull fracture from a heavy blow. Detectives recovered a bloodstained hammer and belongings in the basement.
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New York
Mary Robinson
Frank
Jackson Heights
Queens
Richard Grimes
Mra Case
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