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Roosevelt's Program Wrecked as Congress Adjourns
FDR's five point legislative agenda collapsed during five weeks of wrangling costing about 1.5 million dollars. No major measure enacted. housing bill passed to conference, crop control bills stalled, wages and hours bill defeated amid GOP and Southern opposition. Cummings accuses Judge Geiger over grand jury dismissal linked to auto finance firms. Panay incident tensions rise as Japan's leadership may take charge. Kellogg obituary notes pacifist legacy. Brandeis valuation theory cited in utility talks.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Garner
White House
Bankhead
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Senate
House
O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Labor Committee
John Lewis
Cummings
United States District
Ferdinand Geiger
Milwaukee
Sumnerg
House Judiciary Committee
Geiger
Washington
Tokyo
U. S
Hirohito
Japan
Hirohi
Far East
Chamberlain
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Alf Landon
Republican Party
Jim Farley
South
American Federation of Labor
Abe
Capitol Hill