Lindbergh Reaches Belize on Long Central American Flight
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh completed the second leg of his Central American goodwill tour landing at Belize Athletic field after a three hour flight from Guatemala City. He battled a fierce storm over unmapped terrain as Belize City crowds surged to greet the aviator and police kept order.
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United Press
Belize
British Honduras
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Aurora Airbome
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Grilling Intensifies in MacMillan Murder Case
Dr. Charles McMillan 34 denied killing Amelia Appleby widow of Chicago inventor. Authorities suspected he would confess after 24 hours of questioning and a plan to tell a different story. Appleby’s body found in a sunny sack near San Fernando. death by strangulation or blunt force.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Charles McMillan
Amelia Appleby
Chicago
Charles M. McMillan
Texas
John ¥. Appleby
McMillan
New York's New Year Dry by Federal Agents
Prohibition agents raid Chez Helen Morgan near year's eve, seizing $75,000 in fittings and arresting owner, amid a mood of doubt for the holiday celebrations. Patrons and proprietors fear dry laws will curb Manhattan nightlife as clubs padlock and move items across the street.
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New York
United Press Transcontinental Wire
Helen Morgan
Prohibition
Forties
Helen Morgen
Paige
Unemployment Rise in Major Cities Warns of 1928 Revival
A United Press year end survey shows more people out of work than a year ago with local causes behind most gains. Massachusetts reports a 4.3 percent drop in factory jobs due to textile curtailment. Buffalo cites auto industry slowdown. New York City sees longer bread lines and part time schedules. Projections suggest a 1928 revival across several industries as employment experts note the worsening winter job market in Chicago and a state bureau report of three applicants per job in November.
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United Press
New York
United States
Massachusetts
Bureau of Labor and Industry
Buffalo
State Employment Bureau
New York City
Richard Flynn
Division of Employment
State
Court To Speed Hill Murder Trial In Ottawa
Ottawa Illinois December reports plan all day court sessions to speed juror panel for murder case against Harry Hill. Four jurors seated and peremptory challenges to accept or reject jurors considered as Judge Joe Davis slated Monday session if enough jurors appear.
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United Press Transcontinental
Ottawa
Harry Hill
James Riordan
U. V Weeks
William Bagwell
Michael Conness
Young Hill
Cold Wave Hits Midwest As Temps Plunge Near Zero
A bitter cold wave sweeps the middle west with temperatures near zero across Iowa Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Ohio. Snow slows traffic and disrupts airmail as the storm moves in after Chicago saw a record warm December 29.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Chicago
Middlewest
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
Hickman Search Cramps Liquor Runners
Los Angeles officials tightened a cordon around the city to intercept William Edward Hickman the confessed slayer of Marion Parker. The operation slowed liquor shipments into the city while New Year prices rise. authorities said they would target highways and known rum runners rather than individuals.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hick
Ion Parker
Navy pardons reduce prison population by half
Secretary Wilbur announced 531 navy and marine prisoners were granted Christmas pardons. He cited improved conduct and discipline across the service, saying leniency was appropriate without jeopardizing naval discipline. The pardons halve the inmate count at Paris Island, Portsmouth, and Blaze Island facilities.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Paris Island
S.C. Portsmouth
Blaze Island
Calif
Wilbur
End of Colorado coal strike near
The Colorado coal strike may end after northern operators agreed on a settlement proposal to be sent to the state industrial commission. Tom Connors said any reasonable proposition would be submitted to the men, with a 24 hour vote to determine the strikers’ attitude after submission. Merle D. Vincent of Rocky Mountain Fuel urged collective bargaining and asked workers to return while the commission decides. Meetings among operators from the northern field produced the proposal inviting miners back.
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United Press
Merle D. Vincent
Rockysy Mountain Fuel Company
Industrial Commission
Vincent
Pitt Panthers Get Ready for Roses Clash in Pasadena
Pittsburgh Panthers finish a long workout at Winslow High School in preparation for the Tournament of Roses game against Stanford. Coach Jock Sutherland stresses mental attitude and climate as factors, while four special cars transport the team toward Pasadena. The visit includes Santa Fe Indian Band performances and two Indian dances for the Panthers.
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United Press
Pittsburgh Panthers
Stanford Cardinals
Pasadena
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
Winslow High School
Sutherland
GC. W. Bower
Pitt
Glen “Pov” Warner
Panther
Bower
Warner
Palo Alto
Winslow
Continential Wired
Pasadenia
California
Bank
Pittsburgh
Wridders
Santa Fe
Charley Kile
Pitttsboro
Searchers Move To Rescue Marooned Sierra Boys
A 50 man search party in Sonora California fights through deep snow to reach 22 boys stranded at Pine Creek Sierra Nevada 33 miles away. The group vacationed in the mountains for a week. Provisions were said to last a week but roads and communications are cut by the blizzard.
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Callect
Sonora
Calif
Pine Creek
Sierras
Cold wave to bring subzero temps to southwest states
A northwest cold wave with a 25 mile wind and snowfall will drive temperatures to zero or below across Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma as the New Year approaches.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahomar
California Probes Hickman Links In Slayings
Jury to consider new evidence linking William Edward Hickman to the slayings of Patrolman P J Bennett and A R Driskell as grand jury investigations continue. Hickman faces murder plea for Marion Parker case while defense weighs insanity strategy with Jerome Walsh in Los Angeles.
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William Edward Stiekman
Los Angeles Superior Court
Jerome Walsh
Kansas City
Marion Parker
Frank DeWar
Welby Hunt
Ivy Thomas
Los Angeles
Hickman
Los ‘Angeles
Ivy Thoms
Rose Hill
Tucs
Parker
Eva Hickman
Clarence Darrow
Walsh
Hickmann
Remus Ordered to Insane Hospital in Ohio Case
In Cincinnati the court ordered Remus to the Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and to remain in county jail until Tuesday at 10 p m for bond appeal hearings. A habeas corpus writ claims he is unlawfully restrained. two alienists must deem him insane before an appeal proceeds.
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United Press
Tnecauit Tinentia
Cincinnati
Dec
Tela
D. State Hospital
Remus
Charles S. Bell
Comision Pleas Court
Gabriel Ryerson
Jootlés
William H. Lenders
Lima
Charles H. Elston
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Edward Hickman
P. J. Bennett
A. R. Driskell
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