Congress Torn Budget As Defense Rises Yet Cuts Bite Deep
In a heated session Congress moved to approve Roosevelt’s 1.8 billion defense budget for 1941 but slashed many other programs to offset the cost. Budget Director Harald D. Smith warned agencies to brace for tighter years while House committees trimmed farm tenancy funds and eliminated several independent offices. The Navy’s Vinson budget proposal and a looming debt limit drew continued debate as Borah neared death and Vice President Garner opposed a military loan.
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Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
House
Senate
Harald D. Smith
House Appropriations
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
National Resources Planning Board
Executive Office
Maritime Commission
Army
Navy
Harold D. Stark
House Naval Committee
Harry Wooduing
House Military Committee
Georgia
Carl Vinson
Idaho
Willam FE. Borah
Rock Creek Park
Jack Garner
Trend of wind and wartime policy shifts noted in report
A Gal lup poll shows 53 percent favor Wagner Act revision with 12 percent for repeal and 29 percent for no change while the House committee seeks more funding. December U S exports reach 358 million as air planes petroleum and metals aid allies. Canada Ontario legislature denounces federal handling of the war and Japan clamps down on silk for export. France and Britain face domestic and international pressure as Finnish war and neutral aid issues unfold.
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Elakor
House Committee
Gallup
U. S
Britain
Wwe U. S
Canada
Ontario
Japan
Tmry
Finland
Stockholm
Russia
Scandinavia
Richard J. Sandler
Aaland
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Balkans
Rome
Duce
Disasters Turkey Again Grips World In 1930s News
A Western union described earthquakes and floods in north central Turkey killing tens of thousands and destroying livelihoods. Turkey received loans to keep the Dardanelles open while turmoil affected exports and regional diplomacy. Across oceans, military maneuvers, political hopefuls and party strategies churn as Roosevelt party bids and Wilkie tests illuminate a turning political landscape.
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Turkey
Legion
Nigde
Ankara
Dardanelles
U.S
Ford
SGU
Landis and press in wartime times a brisk mix of power
The piece recalls Judge Landis and his $65,000 baseball commissioner pay, tracing his rise from Logansport newsboy to federal judge and baseball czar. It contrasts U S journalism with European press handling in war. It notes France and England info ministers and censorship, highlighting Sir Walter Monckton and Jean Giradoux amid postwar press friction.
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Landis
Corporation
Theodore Roosevelt
T. B
America
Standard Oil Company
Babe Truth
U.S
Europe
England
France
Lord MacMillan
C. V. Osborne
Walter T. Monckton
Jean Giradoux
Bitler
M_ Giradoux
Ministry of Foreign
Landis Ruling Supports Clean Baseball System
The Nov 12 1920 piece argues Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis will reform baseball after the 1919 Black Sox scandal. It cites Detroit Tigers penalties and a broad critique of reserve clauses that bind players to clubs, urging owners to abandon unethical practices and uphold the contract system.
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Robert McShane
Western Newspaper Union
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Jack Sox
Detroit Tigers
Landis
Detroit
News quiz on war events and political figures
A compact trivia item tests knowledge of a major fire death toll in a historic city, diplomatic postings, a note on a Pan American neutrality stance, a Louisiana gubernatorial jail incident, and stock market misstatements. It presents five multiple choice questions with options as read.
News Quiz Answers and Election Notes
Quiz answers indicate Shimoka and John Cudahy were correct on related questions. A Brussels rush due to the Navi crisis is referenced. The election details note a run off is necessary after a candidate failed to secure a majority. Stock market survey shows 24.2 percent Bram, 8.7 percent live stock, and 77 percent stocks and bonds.
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Shimoka
John Cudahy
Brussels
Europe
Jones
Long Jed
Bram
Aunt Martha Craft Patterns Promising Home Profit
A new department promises popular hobby income by offering wallboard and wood designs to cut out and paint. Patterns come with directions and a circular of additional novelties. The current issue features flower designs for realistic flower boxes. Pattern 79069 costs 15 cents and is mailed from Aunt Martha, Box 166 W, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Martha
Kansas City
Curious Australia Telegraphed Help Signal System
A lone traveler in remote Australia may cut a telegraph wire to signal distress. Linemen locate the cut using distant instruments and hurry to supply food water and medical aid. Also noted are unused marriage licenses and a curious fact about dialing in the US. The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind hosts a camera club run by blind students who photograph and develop their work.
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Frank Gannett
Rochester
Inshat
Talis, Bridges
Deweys
Young
Republican Club
Indiana
Gannett
New York
Manhattan
Thomas B. Dewey
Wendell L. Wilkie
Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
Paul Nystram
Limited Price Variety Stores Association
Lke
Wilkie
Franklin Roosevelt
Florida
Claude Pepper
Ohio
Roosevelt
Vic Donahey
Australia
New York Institute For the Education of the Blind
Collici
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Edward Noble
Henry F. Grady
Ways and Means Committee
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Chamber of Deputies
Hitler
Berlin
Helsingfors
Hango
Salla
Washington
North Carolina
Robert L. Doughton
London
Neville Chamberlain
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Caribbean
Ark
Gannete
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNN Servier
Kenesaw Mountain
Chicago
Iis Chambers
Logansport
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Black Sox
Mlegal
St. Louis Cardinal
Kenesaw M. Landis
Taranto
Shizuoka
Wairobi
Tanganyika
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Eire
James H. Morrison
Sam Mouston Jones
Ews Quiz
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Adlertha
Waller
Adlerkaendures
Adlorika
Adluria
Salt Lake's
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Opresito Mormon Templa Tigely
Ennhst C. Hossiter
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