World outrages and tax revisions stir Atlantic interests
A Japanese air and naval attack killed and wounded, triggering protests from Washington and London as Tokyo apologized. Roosevelt seeks urgent tax reform and rail solvency while maintaining private railroad ownership. Diplomatic reshuffles loom with Dodd and Bingham resignations and Kennedy tipped for Britain post.
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London
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Britain
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Japan
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Hull
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Hirohito
Cable
Eden
House passes farm bill in 268 to 129 vote
The administration farm bill cleared the House by 268 to 129 and is expected to advance to conference. Senators were anticipated to move it through next, but final enactment before the extraordinary session adjournment faced doubt.
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House
Senate
WPA to Expand Jobs as Unemployment Rises
ARRy Hopkins the WPA administrator announced that rising unemployment forces a $23 million monthly increase in WPA expenditures. He stated the employment rolls, at 1,575,000, would grow to provide work for an additional 350,000 people and that the expansion could be managed within the existing budget for now.
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Arry Hopkins
WPA
Supreme Court rules no interest on early redeemable gold bonds
The court held the government not required to pay interest on gold bonds called for redemption before their maturity. Justice Cardozo wrote the unanimous decision with Justices Stone and Black filing separate concurring opinions.
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Supreme Court
Cardozo
Stone
Black
Sloan Donates 10 Million to Foundation for Economic Truths
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., chair of General Motors, donates securities worth about 10 million dollars to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He aims to broaden understanding of basic economic truths and national policies behind American enterprise and its development. The foundation, formed July 6, 1936, in Delaware as a non profit membership corp.
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General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sloan
Foundation
Delaware
Italy Quits League of Nations Declares Fascist Stand
Italy announces withdrawal from the League of Nations after Mussolini's speech to the Fas cist council. The Duce defies opponents of fascism as cheers greet the decision, though the move is described as lacking immediate impact.
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League of Nations
Mussolini
Duce
League
Landon Ends Presidential Run Bid and Keeps Political Role
Alfred M Landon announced in Washington that he would not seek the Republican nomination in 1940 and would not accept the nomination if offered He said he remains active in politics and would continue party work In Washington he had a cordial chat with the President about politics and business
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Lfred M. Landon
Washington
Republican Party
First Flight Celebration Marks Wright Anniversary
RIDAY December 17 commemorates the Wright brothers air flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina with aviation officials observing at military posts. Pan American Airways seeks bids for 12 passenger planes each 100 seats to enable transatlantic service within two years. Bids go to Charles A Lindbergh chairman of P A A technical committee by March 15.
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Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Army General Staff
Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Liner Aground Off Formosa. Passengers Rescued
The liner President Hoover ran aground on a small island off Formosa while en route from Kobe to Manila. About 600 passengers were put ashore on two rocky islets and later rescued by the President McKinley and taken to Manila.
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Formosa
Kobe
Manila
McKinley
Duchess of Windsor Placed Last in Burke’s Peerage
Burke's Peerage lists the duchess of Windsor at twenty ninth place among duchesses while her husband the duke of Windsor ranked fourth in the empire behind King George VI and the dukes of Gloucester and Kent.
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Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
George VI
Gloucester
Kent
Mellon Cleared of Income Tax Fraud by Tax Board
Three months after Andrew W. Mellon death the United States Board of Tax Appeals unanimously exonerated him of income tax fraud. The board reversed the government’s charges against the former head of the Aluminum Company of America and by an eight to seven vote reduced the 1931 additional tax claim from 3,075,000 dollars to about 750,000 dollars.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburgh
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Brookings study questions undistributed profits tax feasibility
A Brookings Institution report, based on data from 1 560 corporations and 3 600 questionnaires, concludes the undistributed profits tax is inequitable and ineffective for America's varied industry. Dr M Slade Kendrick of Cornell led the study with Brookings staff in cooperation.
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Brookings Institution
M. Slade Kendrick
Cornell University
Frederick Steiner
Republican
Oregon
Christmas Eve Change Brings Peace On Smoke Creek
Jim Knox fears for his life from neighbor Joe Hathway on Christmas Eve. Hathway, moved by reading The Christmas Carol and a Bible verse on Bethlehem, leaves his feud behind and plans to seek work on Cedar Creek. The two mountaineers find renewed hope as the mountains sound a little greener.
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Joe Hathway
Jim
Joe
Bethlehem
Mary
Cedar Creek
Western Newspaper Union
Boxing Day gift customs traced from ancient times
The Detroit News notes Boxing Day as a legal and bank holiday in England and Northern Ireland, with gifts for servants and messengers. It chronicles the origin of Christmas boxes, apprentice and butler boxes, and alms boxes, linking them to Saturnalia and New Year's gift traditions.
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Ayr
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Detroit News
Chambers
Father and son reunion at Christmas after rift over love
Tom Jr. returns on Christmas Eve with Sally to invite his father, Madsen, to their wedding at the Wormley farm. The elder man reflects on past prejudice and consent, realizing the present generation makes its own happiness. Emotions rise as forgiveness bridges their estrangement at last.
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Dad
Sally
Wormley Farm
Titre Madsen
Tom, Jr
Western Newspaper Union
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