Italy Favors German Rearmament Amid Conference Impasse
A congressional drive for broad military expansion unfolds in Washington with plans to order more than 5000 army and navy aircraft. The Vinson- Trammell measure would add 102 ships and about 1180 planes by 1939, while the army air corps seeks a five year expansion to 3000 planes. Debate on the bills, along with a profit cap proposal for contractors, signals a charged battle over U S defense policy.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
America
House
Senate
Trammell
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
McSwain
House Military Committee
Army Air Corps
Robinson
Arkansas
Vinson
Tobey
Naval
Navy Department
Italy Backs German Rearmament as Practical Solution
Italian official memorandum argues rearmament under a status quo for other powers with four limits: abolition of chemical warfare, no bombardment of civilians, current military spending, and current terrestrial force sizes. It says time is nearly up to end the disarmament deadlock and suggests a four‑power pact framework and possible League reinstatement.
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John Lloyd
Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Germany
France
League of Nations
Groundhog Emerges, Eats Quickly Then Returns to Den
In FAIR CHANCE Pennsylvania on January 31, Mrs. George Carr’s pet groundhog woke from hibernation ate a hurried meal and disappeared back to its den. The legend says a shadow means six more weeks of cold weather.
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George Carr
Great Britain Proposes Ten Year Armament Plan
London dispatch reports Britain’s disarmament proposal a ten year plan. It seeks equality of rights with Germany, adds three security articles, and calls for actual disarmament of heavily armed nations. The memo insists Germany’s return to Geneva and the League is essential for any arms agreement. Europe faces a choice between a comprehensive convention or a non disarming pledge by top powers.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Maijestys
Geneva
League of Nations
Europe
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Washington reports vivid remarks on a social event with Vice President Garner and Mrs Garner hosting a President and guests. The dialogue notes late hours, cafeteria humor, and ongoing debates on the navy bill with lawmakers and a woman congresswoman offering views on peace and readiness.
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Washington
Garner
Himeff
Roosevelt
Three Russian Balloon Crewmembers Die in Crash
Three Soviet pilots perished when the stratosphere balloon Oso aviakhim crashed near Potiskyostrog southeast of Moscow while attempting a landing. The gondola hit hard, destroying instruments and killing all aboard, with witnesses hearing two explosions upon impact.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Moscow
Potiskyostrog
All Union Congress
Communist Party
Foreign Office
Grand jury nears end in Joy Elliott hit and run case
Boise jury appears close to concluding its probe into the hit and run death of Joy Elliott, a Boise schoolgirl. The panel has reviewed police actions, indicted witnesses for refusing to testify, and examined city funds and related cases, including allegations involving bribes and a former clerk.
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Ada Grand Jury
Elliott
Boise
Joy Elliott
Court House
Elliot
Nesses
Angela Hopper
Pense Ary
Mrs Burton L French Dies in Moscow Idaho at Home
Mrs Burton L French wife of former Idaho representative died at her Moscow home after four months of illness. The obituary notes her status as the spouse of the former congressman and places the death in Moscow Idaho on the date reported.
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Moscow
Idaho
Burton L. French
Congress
President Roosevelt Revalues Gold Dollar At 59.06
President Roosevelt revalued the gold dollar to 59.06 percent of its former weight and announced a $35 per ounce buy price for gold. The 15 and 521 grain coin becomes effective at 3 19 p m with the new standard fixed by proclamation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
United States
Morgenthau
Pardons Board Probes Bribery Attempt at Prison
Idaho board of pardons concludes inquiry into bribery rumors tied to a prisoner seeking a pardon. Warden Ira J. Taylor testifies that two prison employees were named as possible agents for Palmer, with board members including Governor Ross and Attorney General Miller, amid stories of attempted bribery and internal gossip at the penitentiary.
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Idaho Pardons Board
Boise
State Board of Pardons Today
J. R. Palmer
Worving & Senvicemcee Lime Sit
Burley
Pardon Board
Ira J. Taylor
George Rudd
Parmer
Taylor
Cojoubnla
Lava Hot Springs Woman Succumbs to Old Age
Mrs. Rose Pittschieder of Lava Hot Springs died at 8:30 p m Tuesday at her home from infirmities of old age. Born May 28, 1857 in Cavarino Tyrol Austria she is survived by four daughters Charlotte Rizzie Bert Julian Joe Begiorgio and Gus Cerami colo all residents here Nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive Funeral services at 2 p m Friday at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes with Rev R Pecoul of Pocatello Interment Lava cemetery by McHan mortuary of Pocatello
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Lava Hot Springs
Rose Pittschieder
Cavarino
Tyrol
Austria
Pitschieder
Charlotte Rizzie
Bert Julian
Joe Begiorgio
Gus Ceramicolo
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
R. Pecoul
Pocatello
Lava
McHan
Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Plant in Pittsburgh
A lumber yard fire in Pittsburgh destroyed the yard and two garages. Three people were hospitalized and firemen estimated losses at 45000 dollars. Fire companies responded early today to battle the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Utah Fair Tonight and Thursday Forecast
The Utah forecast calls for little change in temperatures tonight and Thursday. Skies stay mostly clear with light winds and near normal highs and lows.
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Utah
Who Are Leading Local Citizens of Pocatello
A popularity contest starts next Sunday with the paper inviting readers to submit lists of the 25 leading citizens of Pocatello. Lists are compiled, top names win, and a Idaho literature book serves as the prize. In case of a tie, each contestant receives a prize.
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Sunnday
Pocatello
Idaho
Indiana seeks death penalty for Dillinger in 1934 case
John Dillinger, jailed in Crown Point Indiana, faces possible execution for the killing of Policeman Patrick O Malley during a East Chicago bank robbery. Prosecutor Estill says Dillinger confessed to a spree totaling over 250000 in robberies and implicated his gang, while denying the O Malley shooting.
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Crown Point
Ind
John Dillinger
Indiana
Arizona
Solitan
Patrick O'Malley
East Chicago
Robert G. Estill
O'Malley
Dillinger
Racine
Wis
St. Mary's
Ohio
Greencastle Ind
Lima
Jess Larber
Coast Police Seek Writer In Bremer Kidnap Case
St Paul and San Francisco police and federal agents hunt a mysterious writer tied to the Edward G. Bremer ransom case. A man dictated an envelope address to Mrs Ritchie at a San Francisco hotel naming Adolph Bremer of St Paul as the addressee. Breath of suspect described as about 40, six feet tall, slender, foreign accent.
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San Francisco
Fcreener
Edward G. Bremer
St Paul
E. 8
Ritchie
Easter and All Fools on April 1 Together Rare
A calendar student notes Easter and All Fools Day both falling on April 1 this year. The coincidence has occurred only four times in the last century and will recur only twice more in the 20th century.
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Seattle
Somene
Man Recalls Long Battle With Pneumonia Needle
Greenfield Indiana resident Ivory Duffenbaugh says he is feeling okay after a needle inserted 33 years ago damaged multiple organs and caused arm swelling before a surgeon removed it.
Transients Find New Home With Federal Camp
The 700 homeless transients are housed at a federal government camp on Mink Creek under the Sterlin e Justice department. They engage in road repair, casket control, and improvements at the Bannock ranger station with wages and board provided. District rangers J H Kooch I H Dougherty Henry Houghman J J Albano and Henry Larson supervise from Bannock station while Rev I Q Wood and the American Legion staff run the personnel side. The camp, formerly CCC, will suspend April 1 with CCC activity resuming April 15.
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Knights of the Road
Mink Creek
Transien
South Fork
West Fork
Bannock Ranger Station
J. H. Kooch
Bt Anthony
I.H. Dougherty
Hailey
Henry Houghman
Paris
J. J Albano
Kemmerer
Wyo
Henry Larson
Logan
R. E. Clabby
Malad
Bannock Station
I. Q. Wood
The
American Legion
CCC
Dolluss to Fight Nazis in Austria Proclaims Expanded Powers
Vienna reports Chancellor Dollfuss declaring Nazi terror intolerable and granting Vice Chancellor Emil Fey broad powers to raid police and local authorities. The move aims to suppress Nazi activity as a bodyguard Franz Baumann was jailed as a Nazi. the proclamation suggests dictatorial authority without clarity on life and death powers.
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Emil Fey
Fey
Jazl
Dollfuss
Franz Baumann
Admiral Osumi Foresees Nippon-US Fleet Parity by 1936
Admiral Mineo Osumi told the Japanese Diet that new auxiliary vessels would outrank U S forces by end of 1936 if current programs continue. Lawmakers debated naval policy ahead of the 1935 conference, with calls to seek higher ratios and warnings of possible rupture if negotiations fail.
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Kenkichi Yoshizawa
House of Peers
United States
Associated Press
Tokyo
Adm
Mineo Osumi
House of Representatives
Koki Hirota
Yoshizawa
Japan
America
Great Britain
Diet
Congress
Vinson
Naval Committee
Osumi
Birthday Balls Raise Over One Million For Roosevelt Foundation
The nation marked Franklin D Roosevelt's birthday with more than 6000 balls across all states to raise funds for infantile paralysis research and relief. AP canvass estimates over a million participants and receipts above one million dollars. The gala united diverse groups from Alaska to Florida, including Warm Springs beneficiaries in Georgia.
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Associated Press
America
New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democracy
Alaska
Warm Springs
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