Census questions called "shameful" by Tobey in Senate hearing
Sen. Charles W. Tobey assailed new 1940 census income questions as a privacy violation and a monstrosity. He accused the effort of creeping in stealthily and said he would try to defeat it. Tobey contrasted his stance with supporters of the census and cited Justice Black on privacy.
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Washington
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Senate Commerce
Stalin
Hitler
Tobey
Claude Pepper
Fla
Frank L. Peckham
Sentinels of the Republic
Paul Prys
Sally Snoops
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Black
Senate
Josiah Bailey
N. C
Finns Hold West End Of Mannerheim Line In Fierce Fighting
Helsinki February 28 U P amid heavy clashes the Finnish defense said reinforcements were sent to the Karelia Isthmus front to stave off a Soviet breakthrough toward Viipuri. The communique reported extensive artillery exchanges and Russian attempts repulsed with Finns taking prepared positions at Nautsi. two Russian planes were shot down and operations continued around a surrounded Russian force in the Kuhmo central front.
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Helsinki
U.P
Finland
Mannerheim Line
Karelian Isthmus
Red Army
Viipuri
Unts
Kare- Isthmus
Petsamo
Nautsi
Lake Ladoga
Kuhmo Central
Kermit Roosevelt Given Finnish Volunteer Command
Kermit Roosevelt, son of ex president Theodore Roosevelt, is named commander of British volunteers to Finland by the Finnish Aid bureau. He renounced U.S. citizenship last year and holds the British army rank of acting major.
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London
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Finland
Roosevelt
Britain weighs aiding Finland with volunteers and force
London reports about 500 British volunteers in an international brigade bound for Finland to help resist Russia. The first contingent is a quarter of the British forces aiding Finland with war matériel. speculation links Kermit Roosevelt to a potential brigadier post.
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London
Finland
Russia
Britain
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Germany
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Europe
House Advances Finland Loan Bill With Military Use
The House passed a bill to increase the Export-Import Bank capital by 196.56 million dollars and approve a 20 million dollar Finland loan. An amendment to allow arms purchases was defeated 106 to 29 with no opposition to the main proposal, and future loans to debt-defaulters were to be barred.
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Washington
House
Finland
Rep. Miller
R-Conn
United States
Safford approves new city hall plan vote
Safford voters backed building a new city hall with site costs totaling about 75000 dollars. Electors approved 135 to 82 and plans, drawn, will be submitted for a WPA labor grant.
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Safford
Germans Offer Romania Huge Trade Gains for Help
Bucharest reports indicate Germany offered to guarantee Romania's borders in exchange for large increases in oil wheat and other raw materials shipments to the Reich. The plan would require Romania to halt civil mobilization and recall about one million of its workers from military duty to work in fields and factories.
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Bucharest
Germany
Rumania
Reich
U S Moves To Halt Autarchy After Conflict
Washington reports Mary Hull states conversations with foreign governments to prevent autarchy and economic totalitarianism after the war. She says copies of his statements were sent to all American representatives abroad to urge capitals to consider postwar readjustment, economy, and disarmament.
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Washington
Mary Hull
Hull
Gaza
Search For Murderer Turns Toward El Paso
Douglas reports the search for Robert Lacy Cash shifted toward the El Paso area after a brake man on an eastbound train identified Cash's description. The fugitive, a life-term inmate from Huntsville, was arrested in Taos, New Mexico and later detained in Cochise County jail pending charges. Discovering a stolen Texas car tied to the case aided the identification.
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Douglas
Robert Lacy Cash
Texas
el Paso
Tex
Southern Pacific
Cash
I. V. Pruitt
Willis Smith
Coke County
Taos
N. M
Cochise County
Huntsville
Public Opposes Asking Cash From Workers In Government
Dr George Gallup reports a national poll finding voters oppose soliciting funds from federal employees for campaigns. The survey shows 23 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove, signaling broad support for law to ban solicitation by party bosses and workers.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Congress
Senator Hatch
Datch
Institute
Pine
Senate
Food shortage warning voiced by Lloyd George in wartime note
News briefs collapse into a string of political and international notes. In Columbus Ohio Republicans celebrate McGregor’s victory and Bolton’s historic win, signaling a GOP edge in November. London reports Lloyd George warns of food shortages and urges clear retaliatory stance on civilian air attacks.
West Opposes Decrease In Cattle Tariff Tax
A livestock association rep from 17 western states told the Senate Finance Committee that no tariff cuts on cattle or beef imports from Mexico Argentina and Uruguay should be made. F E Mollin of Denver secretary of the American National Livestock Association spoke for multiple western groups. He noted officials had virtually admitted plans to lower the tariff on canned beef from Argentina.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Mexico
Argentina
Uruguay
F. E. Mollin
Denver
Colo
American National Livestock Association
Mollii
Workers Talk With Cardenas On Oil Puzzle
In Mexico City a conference between President Cardenas and the petroleum workers union was to outline a program to ease economic strain from exports and rising costs. Officials note 3,000 new workers added since expropriation as talks aim to resolve union opposition to economic measures.
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Cardenas
Mexico City
Petroleum Workers Union
New Way
Om Pe Rodgers
Berkeley Flood Tells Of Destruction From Cloudburst
A late February cloudburst caused rapid flooding in Berkeley California with damage estimated at 100000. Berkeley city engineer Harry Goodrich described hit areas as look like earthquake damage. Flooding forced about 3000 people from homes across northern California. Agricultural and commercial losses mounted as Strawberry Creek overflowed UC Berkeley campus and Hearst Avenue business district. Police rescued residents including Mrs Rose Lesinski and her child Eugene. Weather bureau forecast two to three days of clearing weather before the next storm. Sacramento Feather and Sacramento rivers posed serious flood risk mirroring December 1937.
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San Francisco
Berkeley
Calif
Harry Goodrich
Sacramento Valley
California
University of California
Euclid
Hearst Avenue
Uelid
Riding Academy
Rose Lescinsky
Eugene
Fairmont Drive
J. H. Millar
Federal Weather Bureau
E. H. Fletcher
Federal
Meteoroleat
Sacramento
Feather Rivers
Redding
Northcentral
State Book Depository Moved From Capitol
Phoenix Feb 28. To prevent public misunderstandings the publishers book depository was moved today from the state capitol to a downtown office building. The move followed a court action by State Auditor Ann Frohmiller to obtain depository records. Hendrick was named in the case and Judge La Prade ruled he had no control over records.
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Phoenix
Publishers’ Book Depository
State Capitol
T. G. McKesson
Clinton M. Mangun
Herman E. Hendrix
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ann Frohmiller
Arthur T. la Prade
Hendrix
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U. S
Lloyd George
Ohio
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J. Harry McGregor
Frances Payne Bolton
John W. Bricker
Arthur L. Limbach
McGregor
New Deal
William A. Ashbrook
Cleveland
Bolton
Italy
David Lloyd George
National Defense and Public Interest Committee
GOP
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State Book Depository
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