President Sees Progress in 1934 and Hopes for 1935
President Roosevelt declares progress toward a new order with stronger agriculture industry and merchant profits. He urges ending long relief dependence by scalable public work, outlining a broad employment program and three security goals: livelihoods, life hazards, and better homes, aided by local efforts and national coordination.
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Congress
America
United States
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
National Resources Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
Spending Too Much on Pacific Islands
Geneva reports that Japan spent civil and commercial funds on Pacific island ports under mandate in amounts disproportional to activity. A Tokyo envoy sought to quell suspicions of fortifications or naval bases on the Marshall, Caroline, Ladrone and Pelew islands.
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Pacific Islands
Geneva
Permanent Mandates Commission of the League
Japan
Pacific
Tokyo
Marshall, Caroline, Ladrone
Pelew Islands
Lexington collision leaves mystery of missing aboard
In New York the coastwise liner Lexington was rammed and sunk by the freighter Jane Christenson. Officials estimate 120 to 130 aboard, with four crew members missing and uncertain fates among passengers. Divers found no bodies in East River wreckage as investigations continue.
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Lexington
Colonial Line
Providence
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Jane Christenson
East River
Department of Commerce
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