Georgia sales tax plan sparks Brunswick legislative weekend
Atlanta dispatch notes Georgia lawmakers converge in Brunswick for a tax debate tied to Governor Rivers Little New Deal. Pay raises for teachers and a wide revenue shortfall loom as observers watch debt, social services cuts, and highway work funding amid gubernatorial politics.
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Farmers warned against boll weevils in Georgia
Atlanta reports state entomologist Manning Yeomans warns farmers to expect a heavy weevil emergence after a mild winter. Planters should monitor field conditions for early signs of attack and consider three preplant calcium based treatments, applied at up to three pounds per acre.
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Gasleak blamed for Barberton school blast
Investigators find a broken 1 1 4 inch gas pipe outside the wrecked frame school that killed and injured dozens. The disaster left 58 children and four adults injured while fire and debris trapped many pupils and staff in the improvised two story building.
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Stalemate Shocks London Paris as Molotov Talks Continue
A new stalemate in Soviet Britain France talks unsettles London and Paris while Rome and Berlin smile. Molotov’s remarks on Finland Latvia Estonia guarantees complicate Britain’s front plan. Berlin hints at no immediate German reply. Italy sees leverage in Britain’s position as Japanese and other moves unfold.
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Two Navy Airmen Killed in Training Plane Crash
In Pensacola Florida on July 1 two Navy air station trainees died when their primary training plane plunged into Pensacola Bay during a low altitude exercise. Lt jg Joseph S Fox 34 of Seattle and Alfred Peter Ivy 28 of Norfolk were identified. The other plane pilot managed a safe landing and attempted rescues but both men drowned.
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South RENEWS Fight Over Freight Rates
Washington June 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission began considering Commissioner William E Lee's finding that current freight charges favor the north and hurt the south The Southeastern Governors Conference argues for rate reductions to eastern markets while northern interests challenge the adjustments The hearing marks the full commission's oral argument on adopting or rejecting Lee's report
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Townsend plan crushed in House vote defeats pension bill
The House rejected the Townsend old age pension bill by 802 to 7 votes ending debate hours after its leaders warned the measure would resurface in campaigns. Rep Hendricks sponsor criticized opposition while Rep Dirksen derided the plan as absurd. A motion to send back to committee failed. leaders vowed the issue would reappear in 1940 contests.
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Rain Douses Heat Wave Across Midwest and East
The Associated Press reports rain cooled the season’s first widespread heat wave from coast to coast. Highs reached the 90s in New York and Chicago, with Phoenix remaining hot. One heat death occurred in New York City as ships were advised to avoid southern approaches amid shifting weather and drought relief in parts of the nation.
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Retired Army General Moseley Endorses Hitler Policy Viewpoints
Major General Greorge Van Horn Moseley retired told a congressional committee he approved aspects of Adolf Hitler’s ideas on national control and Jewish affairs though he disapproved of some methods. He faced questioning on military court proposals and a controversial letter to James Campbell, while an aide briefly blocked his water during testimony.
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