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June 18, 1931

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ROADS FILE PETITION FOR 15 PER CENT RISE IN RATES ON FREIGHT; Formal Plea Made to the I.C.C. for an Increase in Charges on All Classifications. REVENUE NEEDS STRESSED Present Returns Under 2 Per Cent on Values Said to Imperil Structure of Lines. SEEK TO AVOID WAGE CUTS Carriers Also Must Meet Motor Competition in Depression, They Assert--Quick Action Likely. Emergency Consideration Asked. RISE OF 15 PER CENT ASKED BY RAILROADS Present Low Return Cited. Seek to Keep Up Wage Levels. Fiscal Position Set Forth. I.C.C. Reports 1931 Decline. SENATORS' VIEWS DIVERSE. Copeland Says Roads Need Rise in Rates--Caraway Sees Farmers Hit.

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Formal plea for 15% increase filed with I C C

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CAPONE CONQUERED, FEDERAL MEN COME HERE TO BREAK GANGS; Revenue Chief Brings Picked Squad for Drive on City's Wealthy Racketeers. MUCH DATA NOW IN HAND Gathered by Staff of Forty Investigators Working in ThisArea Since April.PART OF NATION-WIDE WAR Unofficial List of 1,500 Income Tax Evaders Includes Diamond,Schultz, Higgins and Fay. Medalie Hails Drive. Work Necessarily Slow. FEDERAL MEN HERE FOR RACKET DRIVE See Rich Field Here. Widespread Drive Forecast.

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Fed agents who obtained indictments against him intensify drive in N Y C; article on E Ness and his band of 7 who were responsible for gathering of data

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Notable Births

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

1931Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th President of Brazil[†]

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, also known by his initials FHC, is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term. An accomplished scholar of dependency theory noted for his research on slavery and political theory, Cardoso has earned many honors including the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2000) and the Kluge Prize from the US Library of Congress (2012).