WPA plan tied to recovery urged by top officials
Federal spending drive gains support from Henry Wallace Harry Hopkins Howard Gray Nathan Straus and John Kingman as they outline material purchases public works housing and flood control to spur employment. WPA projects could create 250000 indirect jobs and $1 billion in orders over two years.
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Keep Out of Politics Warns Senate Campaign Committee
Texas Senator Morris Sheppard chairs the senate campaign expenditures investigating committee which directs all government agencies to avoid participation in primary and election campaigns. The panel vows vigorous, impartial investigations and threatens criminal citations for improper political conduct affecting senatorial candidates and their associates. Members include Harrison Walsh O Mahoney White.
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Texas
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Joseph O'Mahoney
Wallace White
Labor experts assess wage law strain easing in current economy
Washington labor experts say the new wage and hour law will be eased by unsettled economic conditions. They estimate at most 200,000 manufacturing workers may gain higher pay, while the large high speed industrial sector remains unsettled.
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German Spies Indicted by New York Grand Jury
A federal grand jury in New York indicted 18 persons on espionage charges for the German government. The defendants allegedly sought defense information. four are in the United States for trial, while the others including three German officers are abroad.
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New York
Roosevelt Couple Wed In Nahant Church
John Roosevelt youngest son of President and Mrs Roosevelt married Anne Lindsay Clark at a small Nahant Massachusetts church. A reception followed at the Nahant club and the couple began a honeymoon to Campobello Island New Brunswick near the President’s summer home.
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John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Nahant
Mass
Germany Welsher Accused Over Austria Debts
Secretary Hull brands Germany a welsher after noting Berlin assumed Austria's postwar debts to the United States and others upon absorption. Ambassador Wilson delivered the note arguing Germany bears about 50 million dollars in obligations from the former Austrian government.
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Ermany
Austria
Hull
Hugh Wilson
America
Congress Completes WWII Era Relief and Pump Priming Bill
The Seventy-fifth Congress adjourned after enacting a peace-time record of over 20 billion dollars in appropriations. A 3.0 billion dollar relief and pump priming measure was approved, expanding administration funding for Rural Electrification, Farm Security, Youth, and Public Works programs. The package authorizes PWA lending up to 400 million and raises the U S Housing Authority cap to 800 million while adding 212 million for price adjustment subsidies to farmers.
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Senate
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Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
Public Works Administration
PWA
United States Housing Authority
Van Nuys to Run as Independent with 12 Senate Backers
Senior Indiana senator Van Nuys will seek re election as an independent after being ousted from the Democratic party for opposing the Supreme Court and government reorganization bills. Ten Democratic colleagues led by Bennett Champ Clark and Josiah Bailey pledge support, joined by two Republicans Borah and Vandenberg in backing his campaign.
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Arederick van Nuys
Indiana
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Supreme Court
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Tom Connally
Texas
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Island
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
William E. Borah
Idaho
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senator Copeland Dead After Long Senate Service
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York died just before congress adjournment ending a 16 year tenure. He opposed many administration policies and led the fight against court packing and government reorganization. Observers say his death may open room for Governor Lehman’s senate bid, with Roosevelt allies backing Wagner Mead for the remaining term.
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Washington
United States
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Congress
Senate
Lehman
Roosevelt
Wagner
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Copeland
Great Floods in China Surpass Normal Catastrophe
The Yellow river flood swamped central China as 150000 displaced and dozens of thousands perished in days. In Germany Jews faced persecution with shops vandalized and hundreds arrested, while consuls assisted evacuations and secret police intensified checks on Jewish residents.
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China
Yellow River
Berlin
Germany
Baldomir Installed as President of Uruguay in Democratic Return
General Alfredo Baldomir inaugurated as president with Dr. Cesar Charlone as vice president marking a shift to a democratic constitutional regime. Baldomir campaigned on ending fascism and restoring constitutional order.
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Uruguay
U Rucuay
Alfredo Baldomir
Cesar Charlone
Baldomir
Record of the Seventy-fifth Congress A Critical Look
Washington observer argues the Seventy-fifth Congress spent more money than any peacetime congress, passed few laws, and showed subservient ties to President Roosevelt. It notes vast deficits, expanded staff and pensions, and political maneuvering that overshadowed genuine reform.
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Seventy-fifth
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
House
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Position of Windows in Home Design
The position of windows matters as much as their size. High windows yield better light by extending reach and increasing reflected light. Higher placements improve ventilation since hot air rises and is removed more readily.
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