Shipstead Holds Solo Balance in Senate Power Play
Washington dispatch notes Minnesota Senator Shipstead as a pivot in the new Senate with 48 Republicans and 47 Democrats. He sits with the Republicans but votes with both sides, claiming, I will elect myself leader and whip of my party in the Senate this year. He runs a one man caucus and seeks control without revolts.
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Murder witnesses dead in blaze in Williamson Virginia
Five of eight burned to death in a rooming house fire in Williamson Virginia were to be state witnesses in the murder trial of Elijah Wellman and his three sons. Deputy Sheriff John Markum among the victims was to be the state's principal witness. Authorities probe incendiary origin as investigation opens.
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Ford Campaign Sets World Advertising Record
The Ford campaign in New York ended yesterday after five days costing 1,300,000 dollars. Full page ads ran in about 2,000 daily papers, claimed to be the largest such push for a brief campaign, confined to daily newspapers.
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New York
Ford
European writers clash with American film originality
Paris dispatch reports European authors fail to break into the U S film market due to perceived risk aversion in Hollywood. A German writer notes producers favor proven plots over original ideas, preferring adaptations and stage plays, leaving European authors discouraged and returning home.
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