Economic Experiments Presage Recovery Acceleration in 1934
Nineteen Thirty-Four promises to be a year of world experimentation in economics and government as statesmen seek to speed the end of one of history's longest hard-time spells. Leaders face the problem of dislocated media of exchange with two major theories clashing. Roosevelt proposes a managed currency to raise purchasing power. Mussolini seeks wage and price cuts to boost Italy’s world competition. Tariffs and monetary stabilization dominate debates across the Americas and Europe, with plans for Pan-American and Chilean debt talks shaping 1934 policy.
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Smith Reavis
Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Italy
Mussolini
Americas
France
Cordell Hull
Montevideo
Santiago
Chile
Europe
Cattlemen's Flying Wedge Receives Midland Support
Texas Panhandle cattlemen led by H E Hoover and M W McIntyre met in Midland to back cattle relief efforts. They backed a moratorium on property sales until federal relief can unfold and urged a Texas legislative special session.
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Midland
Midland Cattle Producers
Livestock Producers
Albuquerque
Hoover
Panhandle
Odessa
Highland Hereford Breeders Association of
Marfa
Texas
Congress
Soviet Plans to Purchase US Goods Hinge on Credit and Barriers
A high Soviet official in the United States outlined that the Soviet program to buy American goods is tied to two factors: credit arrangements and removal of obstacles to exports. He suggested substantial purchases depend on easing import restrictions and assurances there will be no special hindrances, with talks awaiting consulate establishment and a trade agreement.
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New York
United States
Russia
Alexan
November 1933 foreign trade shows deficit under Roosevelt measures
United States exports for November 1933 totaled 184 million dollars, down 9.7 million from October but up 45 million from November 1932, while imports were 128 million. A favorable trade balance of 56 million was reported, with experts noting seasonal declines in exports of cotton and tobacco and the impact of dollar depreciation and the gold-buying program on trade.
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Washington
America
United States
Treasury
White House
Roosevelt
Commerce Department
Kill U S Agent in El Paso Border Battle
In El Paso on December 27 Bert G. Walthall a U S border patrolman was killed and Louis A Smith another patrolman wounded in a gun battle with Mexican smugglers. One smuggler was reported killed. The clash occurred at a street intersection near the border with all parties in automobiles.
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EL Paso
Bert G. Walthall
U. S
Louis A. Smith
Byrd Ship Fights Gale in Icy Seas Off Antarctica
The flagship of Admiral Byrd's second Antarctic expedition battled a northwest gale amid dense icebergs. Visibility was poor, with floe ice distant, and the vessel logged only 56 miles since Saturday noon. Coordinates given place it near latitude 66 18 S and longitude 140 23 W, about 10 miles north of the main ice pack.
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Admiral Byrd
Antartica
Mackay
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Twin paternity split allowed in South Dakota divorce ruling
In Yankton the circuit court granted a default divorce to Ewald Paddie and awarded one twin to him while the other went to the mother. Judge R B Tripp noted a prior case and Prof Noth Broman testified that science allows twins to have different fathers, upholding the possibility of split paternity.
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Yankton
3. D
Circuit Court
R. B. Tripp
Tripp
Ewald Paddie
Paddie
Noth Broman
University of Lund
Royal Welcome to Royal Team Badgers Return Home Champs
Amarillo College Badgers arrive in Amarillo after defeating the College of Marshall Tigers 13 to 6 to win the state junior college football championship. Two thousand fans attend as Coach Kimbrough and Mayor Ross D. Rogers exchange flowers, with officials and players pictured in reception scenes.
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John Winters
Amarillo School Board
Rogers
Kimbrough
R. P. Parcells
McCormick Co
Bill Beechler
Cunningham
Badgers
Amarillo
Ross McBrayer
Ed Womble
Bob Howes
Joan Lee
Lowndes Handshaw
Costello ‘Taylor
Stina Cain
Clinton Meek
Conway Frost
Otis Jackson
Charles Caldwell
Jack Russell
Orr
Bill Flowers
Train Wreck Kills Three Crew Members and Two Transients
A Missouri Pacific freight train wreck near Calvert Texas kills three crew members from Mart and two transients riding in a refrigerator car. Engineer R J Delhomme fireman Fred Wallace and brakeman Otis Greene die in the crash while two transients are dead or unidentified.
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Calvert, Tex
Missouri Pacific
Calvert
R. J. Delhomme
Fred Wallace
Otis Greene
Mart
Sanders Wins Majority in Louisiana Congressional Poll
In the sixth district independent candidate J Y Sanders Jr leads with 11 974 votes from 134 of 197 precincts in 21 Parishes while Bolivar E Kemp has 5129 votes from nine parishes. Kemp was declared elected December 5 with Huey P Long backing in a special election.
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Baton Rouge
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Bolivar E. Kemp
Huey P. Long
Sanders
Kemp
Woman flyers near eight day fuel endurance record
Helen Rickey and Frances Marsalis battled dense fog and a damaged wing as they pressed toward a new refueling endurance mark. They aimed to stay aloft past 5 08 P M tomorrow to tie the eight days four hours five minutes record set last year by Mrs Marsalis and Louise Thaden, needing one more hour to officially break it. Dense fog and low fuel forced an early refueling contact at daybreak.
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Miami
Fla
Helen Rickey
Frances Marsalis
Mrs. Marsalis
Louise Thaden
Robbers Grab Bank Cash Then Kidnap Five In Texas Pasture
In Bell County near Rogers two men robbed the First State Bank of more than $41,000 and abducted five including bank staff and two youths. The captives were tied and blindfolded in a car, later released and guided to help from nearby farms. The suspects, described as experienced, fled after signaling warnings to keep eyes shut. continuous pursuit continued. report notes plan details and regional farm locations.
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Marlin
Rogers
Bell County
M. W. Bradshaw
Andrew Peyton
Lee Humphries
Sheriff's Office
Bradshaw
J. 8. Davis
Davis Farm
Sam Dollahue
Vilas
Valverde
Dollahite
Nathan Levy
Carl Bradshaw
Garner declines talks during brief Dallas stop
John N. Garner vice president en route to Washington after a long stay at his Uvalde home. His St. Louis bound train halted in Dallas and his compartment was locked denying newspaper men and others a chance to speak with him.
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Dallas
John N. Garner
Washington
Uvalde
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