New Angle Emerges In Parsons Kidnapping Case
Two garbage collectors told federal agents they were barred entry to the Parsons Long Island home on the day Mrs. Alice Parsons vanished. They reported a Russian housekeeper guarding a large corded package and said the Parsons car stood outside, prompting officials to call the discovery potentially crucial in the growing case. The note demanding 25 000 dollars was found in the car later that day as searches resumed around the Parsons residence.
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N. Y
Alice McDowell Parsons
Sociey
Parsons Long Island
Arthur Chadwick
George Winfield
Earl Connelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lindsay Henry
Suffolk County
Anna Kupryanova
Parsons
Connelley
Earhart reaches Karachi completing long world flight leg
Amelia Earhart arrives in Karachi at 7 05 p m after a 29 hour unreported gap on her near equatorial round the world trip. She flew 1400 miles from Assab Eritrea to Karachi across the Arabian sea and deserts and mountains. She plans to rest a day and perhaps depart Thursday weather permitting proceeding to Darwin then across the Pacific to Oakland California.
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India
Amelia Earhart
Massawa
Eritrea
Arabian Desert
Arabian Sea
Miss Earhart
Assab
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Equator
Darwin
Australia
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Pan-American Airways
Debate on Roosevelt court bill rests with Robinson
Washington June 15 Administration forces leave the timing of Senate debate on the Roosevelt court bill to majority leader Robinson who may bring it up any time. Opponents warn of a lengthy fight over adding up to six justices and potential roving justices if a compromise fails.
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Robinson
Washington
Arkansan
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
Mont
Sentencing in Smithfield youth for reckless driving
Wesley Dowdle aged 22 from Smithfield Utah was sentenced to 10 days in jail by Justice Hinckley for reckless driving. Raymond Breese a hitchhiker was fined $25 for disturbing the peace at the Portneuf checking station by Justice Hinckley.
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Wesley Dowdle
Smithfield
Utah
Wiliam Hinckley
Raymond Breese
Portneuf
Hinckley
Wife of Former Mayor Brown Sends Word
Word was received today from the wife of former Mayor Brown, adding a personal update about the former public figure.
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Brown
Idaho Weather Promises Showers Tonight and Wednesday
Idaho forecast calls for scattered showers tonight and Wednesday with little change in temperatures. The system suggests wet conditions across the region, with possible brief downpours and milder mornings.
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Idaho
Idaho Water Board Meets at Pocatello for Reclamation Proposals
The Idaho State Water Conservation Board met in Pocatello to review about fifty applications for reclamation assistance. Commissioner R W Paris of Boise led the inquiry into various reclamation propositions. The group reported generally good water conditions statewide and planned focus on reservoir and dam sites for future storage. Members listed were N V Sharp of Filer, chair. James A Kesgard of Emmett. D L Evans of Malad. Antone Poitevin of Idaho Falls. Reed Moody of Nampa.
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Pocatello
Commissioner of Reclamation
R. W. Paris
Boise
N. V. Sharp
Filer
James A. Kesgard
Emmett
D. L. Evans
Malad
Antone Poitevin
Idaho ‘Walls
Reed Moody
Nampa
Papers Called Best Court of Public Opinion Salt Lake City
Newspaper columns are the greatest court of public opinion and space the most effective ad medium. William A. Thomson of Chicago urged more promotion of newspaper space at the Pacific Advertising Clubs association convention. Kenneth Flood of the San Diego Union-Tribune noted a 15 percent rise in advertising and urged changes in classified ads and real estate listings.
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Salt Lake City
West
William A. Thomson
Chicago
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Pacific Advertising Clubs Association
Kenneth A. Flood
San Diego
Calif
Union-Tribune
Tate
Railroad unions plan vote to push wage demands
Committees of railroad employees will meet in Chicago next Monday to prepare a strike ballot backing wage increases demanded March 22 by five transportation unions. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said the 20 percent raise would be retroactive to May 1 if a settlement is reached.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Edith Maxwell Granted Appeal On Second Murder Conviction
Wytheville Virginia June 15 The Virginia supreme court of appeals today granted Edith Maxwell twice convicted of killing her father the right to argue before the state appellate court an appeal from her second conviction which carries a 20 year prison term.
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Wytheville, Va
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Edith Maxwell
Franco Insurgents Surround Bilbao Amid Siege
Insurgent forces inside Bilbao close to completing encirclement of the Basque capital as 111 weeks of siege near end. Refugees flee west toward Santander while Basque President Aguirre vows fight to bitter end and appeals to Britain. British and French actions include evacuations and consular safety efforts. no injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
U. S
United States Navy
Washington
Kane
St. Jean de Luz
France
Bay of Biscay
Spain
R. C C. Stevenson
Balbao
Congressional leaders drop Wallace farm bill plan
Washington June 15 congressional leaders undecided to drop Wallace farm bill at the session. They say the measure would delay the budget by about 100 million dollars in addition to 500 million already allocated for soil conservation and would add to a crowded legislative agenda. The group planned hearings and quick passage next session and also discussed advancing crop insurance and Bankhead tenancy bills.
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Washington
Wallace
Congress
Senate
Robinson
D-Ark
Jones
Dtex
House Agriculture Committee
Pope
Dida
Bankhead
Senate Agriculture Committee
Fatal shooting shocks Bancroft family in Idaho
In Bancroft Idaho on June 15 20 month old Jay E Call was accidentally shot by his 4 year old brother Clarence while removing a shell from a old rifle. The bullet hit Jay and he died before a doctor arrived. Earlier May 9 brother Joe Call Jr 17 died in a motorcycle crash. Funeral planned at Idaho Stake house with family surviving including parents Joe and Mrs Call and siblings Lowell Melvin Betty Jane Myrtle Clarence Erla May.
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Jay
Idaho
Joe Call
Lowell
Melvin
Betty Jane
Myrtle
Clarence
Erla May Call
Nampa Ritualistic Team Declared winner at Idaho Eagles session
Nam pa's ritualistic team was declared the winner today in the 19th annual Idaho aerie of the Eagles lodge in Weiser. Coeur d'Alene took second, Boise third, and Sandpoint fourth. Men from Wallace and Boise and women from Boise and Nampa will compete tomorrow for final honors.
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Weiser
Nampa
Idaho Aerie of the Eagles Lodge
Coeur d'Alene
Boise
Sandpoint
Wallace
Truck Driver Injured After Fall From Lumber Pile
John Q. Cook of 449 South Twelfth suffered injuries when his foot caught between lumber sections as a 10 foot pile was unloaded from a freight car onto a truck in the railroad yards near Center Street subway. He struck his back and shoulders and was taken by police ambulance to General Hospital with fair condition.
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John Q. Cook
South Twelfth
Center Street
Cook
General Hospital
Mrs Clark Dies in New Orleans Widow of Champ Clark
Mrs Champ Clark widow of the former Democratic speaker of the house died in New Orleans on June 15. The report notes her status and asks no further details are given.
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Clark
New Orleans
Champ Clark
Pickets, Strikes, and Labor Showdowns Across Cities
Reports from Johnstown Ambridge Columbus Detroit Warren Grand Rapids Pittsburgh and Portland describe vigilante actions after injuries during Bethlehem clashes and new labor signals. Union leaders brace for broader strikes as Pacific Federation members vote on joining the CIO under John L. Lewis.
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Grane Rapids
Mich
C.I.O
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem
Auto Workers May Demand Raises Says Martin In Detroit
In a Washington report dated June 15 President Roosevelt backs writing a verbal contract with Republic Steel. The steel strike unites 80,000 idle workers across seven Great Lakes states with renewed violence. In Ambridge AF L members clash with strikebreakers. Detroit discussions involve Homer Martin and 17 UAW locals amid talk of new demands toward General Motors.
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Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Martin
General Motors
Packard
Warren
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ashtabula-Niles
Republic
Washington
Roosevelt
Republic Steel Corporation
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CI0
Great Lakes
Amore Pa
CIO
APL
T He National Electric Products
Compar
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
CTO
Republic Sec. Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Ambridge
Af.l
A.F.L
UAW
General Motors Corpora
Western Weather Faces Overthrow in Paris
Premier Leon Blum’s government faces possible overthrow as communists in the people's front refuse backing for his decree granting full powers to tackle the financial crisis.
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Paris
Leon Blum
People's Front
James C. Holland Heads to Yellowstone and Glacier Parks
James C. Holland of Oakland, clerk of Alameda county board of supervisors, travels with Mrs. Holland and son Bert by motor through town en route to Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
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James C. Holland
Oakland
Board of Supervisors
Alameda County
Senate Debates Relief Bill Caps Spending at 1.5 Billion
Senator Adams of Colorado urged Congress to fix the relief bill at 1.5 billion dollars and not reallocate expected balances from prior appropriations. He warned this could cut as much as 223 million from Works Progress Administration funds next fiscal year. Senator Schwellenbach cited Daniel Bell on a cushion of 100 to 150 million for WPA operations.
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Washington
Senate
Adams
Colorado
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Appropriations Committee
Schwelenbach
Daniel W. Bell
WPA
Death of Utah farmer in field prompts heart attack theory
Monroe Utah June 15 Yergen Yergenson 63 year old farmer found dead yesterday by his son. Body lay partially submerged in an irrigation ditch, authorities surmise he suffered a heart attack while working on a small irrigation dam.
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Monroe
Utah
Yergen Yergenson
Skipper Horgan Explains America's Cup Economics
TOM HORGAN, AP yachting writer and yachtsman, demystifies the America's Cup defense. He describes the high costs of a $50 trophy and explains how millions are spent to defend the prize, outlining what a landlubber can expect to see in the classic race.
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Tom Horgan
Skipper Horgan
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