Price Hears Arguments For And Against Bill In Virginia
In Richmond a two hour public hearing on the American Legion backed 147 word bill to curb Communist influence attracted Gov Price and speakers from both sides. Senator Heller said the people spoke through their representatives while opponents led by Dr Gooch warned of threats to liberty and free government.
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Heller
Virginia
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G. E. Heller
Bedford
Gooch
Robert K. Gooch
University of Virgin
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American Legion
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Henry T. Wickham
Banover
Patrick Henry
Alice Burke
Communist Party
Senate
State Capitol
Thomas Jefferson
Senator Wickham
Burke
E. James
Champion
Virginia Legionnaires
General Assembly
J. Thompson
Rustburg
The
Virginia Legion
Commonwealth
Campbell County
University of Virginia
John J. Wicker
Jrr
the Legion
Wicker
J. M. Tignor
Civilian Conservation Corps
Virginia official defends bill limiting speeches on campus
Wicker and others push a public buildings speech bill saying it prevents advocating overthrow by unlawful means. They argue custodial authority rests with officials and highlight dangers of allowing unduly influential speakers. Critics warn the measure mirrors communist fears and curbs free speech in schools.
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Browder
Wicker
Robert B. Crawford
Palkville
the Legion
Senator Wickham
Speaks
Flood Fears Rise Along Pennsylvania Rivers
Flood fears resurfaced in Pennsylvania as heavy rains and melting snow pushed streams above normal. Officials saw no serious flood threat yet residents along the Susquehanna reported rapid rises and anticipated continued high levels tonight.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Tugboat Captain Tells Board of Flood Cause on Panamanian
Baltimore March 30 A tugboat master testified that he warned the freighter Panamanian’s officers that an open port door near the waterline caused flooding as the ship settled at its pier after March 21. Witnesses described conflicting accounts and noted a strange wrench near the open port after the incident.
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Baltimore
Federal Board of Inquiry
Paul Cullison
Wrestler
Federal Steamship Inspection Service
England
H. G. Parks
Cullison
Winess
Brush
Roberto Alberto
Oriano Balusong
S. Hansen
Parks
Alberto
Balusone
Hansen
Ku Klux Klan Members Sought in Atlanta Indictments
Atlanta dated March 30 reports officers set out to round up ten men named as Ku Klux Klansmen charged in a three year lash flogging period. Two deputy sheriffs among indicted robed members were named in a grand jury subpoena. Seven others listed as klansmen from East Point and nearby Oakland City with one death noted.
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Atlanta
Two Nazi Air Fighters Down
London reports British warplanes shot down two German Messerschmitt fighters and disabled a Dornier bomber over the western front lines. The German high command cited additional dogfights with French planes as the battles continued near Metz.
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London
Air Ministry
German High Command
Western
Ce Gcadedkrhrs
France
Political Club Investigation Nearing Closure in Indiana
Treasury income tax inquiry into Indiana Two-Percent Clubs is nearing completion, with Internal Revenue agents in the field for months. Commissioner Guy T. Helvering expects a public announcement of the results, detailing how state employees allegedly turned over two percent of salaries to the State Democratic organization.
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Washington
Guy T.helvering
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Indiana
Internal Revenue Bureau
State Democratic Organization
Orndorff Estate Reference Ordered by Frederick Court
In Frederick County Virginia the court orders a master in chancery to inquire into the Annie M. Orndorff estate. It directs the master to report on ownership, shares, creditor accounts, and other pertinent matters. A notice fixes April 16 1940 for claims to be filed at 4 N Loudooun Street.
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Clyde W. Orndorff
Frederick Counan Va
Anne M. Orndorff
M. M. Lyn
Joner
Annie M. Orndorff
Loudoun Street
Mrs Whitney's Dog Second in Field Trials
Mrs John Hay Whitney's black and white pointer Llangollen Darby ran second in a field of twenty at a Cumberland Valley Field Trial Association meet in Hagerstown Maryland. The dog trained by Douglas Mallory formerly of Winchester. Mrs Whitney received a large silver trophy.
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Hagerstown
John
Hay
Whitney
Llangollen
Darby
Cumberland Valley
Douglas Mallory
Winchester
Italy Rules Out Rome Berlin Moscow Triangle Accord
A source close to the Italian government said Italy remains anti Bolshevik and that a Rome Berlin Moscow triangle is not a near term possibility. Italian sources denied plans to share Balkan control among Germany Italy and Russia, calling such talks French propaganda.
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Italy
Berlin-Moscow
Puehrer
Hitler
Moscow
Mussolini
Japanese Warship Sunk by Chinese Batteries
Central Chinese news agency reports a Japanese warship on the Yangtze river was sunk by Chinese shore batteries in southern Anhwei on March 20 with a loss of 300 men.
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Hongkong
Central Chinese News Agency
Yangtze River
Anhwei Province
Appointment of Russell Revoked
A New York State Supreme Court justice upheld Brooklyn housewife Mrs. Jean Kay's petition to revoke Bertrand Russell's appointment as a mathematics professor at City College of New York. The judge called the English philosopher's chair "a chair of indecency" and cited penalties in sex and perversion laws in ruling against the appointment.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Bertrand Russell
City College of New York
John E. McGeehan
Russell
Jean Kay
Moscow Says Russia Neutral, Won't Join War
British observers brushed aside Vyacheslaff Molotoff's remarks as he declared neutrality ending any Rome Berlin Moscow axis. Some saw hints of resuming trade talks with Britain while others warned of policy reshaping if Germany wins. A British official cautioned absence of friendly notes to Germany does not mean change in Berlin policy.
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London
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Moscow
Molotoff
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Mbolotoff
Great Britain
France
Trade Program Foes Battle as Senate Rejects Ratification Amendment
Washington March 30 The reciprocal trade program survived a key Senate test as a 44 to 41 vote killed an amendment to require Senate ratification of trade agreements. Administration backers hailed the result, while foes vowed further amendments and continued political pressure ahead of upcoming votes.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Harrison
D-Miss
Serious Flood Fears on California Coast
San Francisco dispatch reports thousands of workers reinforcing levees as Sacramento Valley flood threatens to rival February. Napa River spills over three banks isolating 100 homes with evacuations under way. Army Engineers warn conditions may worsen toward Solusa and Marysville with four foot depths around Napa and a tense high tide ahead.
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Sacramento Valley
Napa
Solusa
Marysville
H. Rich
U.S. Army Engineers
Sacramento
Aapa
Louis Pays Gate: Louis Beats Paycheck in Two Rounds
Promoter Mike Jacobs reports Joe Louis earned 19908 for a two round knockout of Johnny Paycheck in New York. Paycheck received 9054. Attendance 11620, gross gate 62400, net gate 52585. Louis's share 40 percent, Paycheck 20 percent. taxes and officials deducted. Finnish relief fund took 5197.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Johnny Paycheck
Des Moines
Whic Louis
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