Stock Crash of 29 Gave Birth to Big Government
An obituary of the 1929 crash and its long shadow notes how the New Deal expanded federal power. It tracks Hoover to Roosevelt reforms, the RFC, NRA, SEC, and WPA, then Eisenhower reversals and new government roles, arguing the era forged a nation reliant on federal policy and programs.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Dole
Hover
Frank Tin
Roosevelt
Stock Exchange
Roosevelta
Congress
Agricultural- Adjustment Act
AAA
Federal Emergency “Relief Administration
FERA
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Public Works Administration
PWA
Securities ‘and Exchange Commission
SEC
Tennessee Valley Authority
NRA
National Industrial Recovery Administration
GNIRA
Jesse Jones
REC
Rural Electrification Administration
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Uncle Sam
Commissions
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Korea
Defense
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Education
Public Health Service
New Deal
Social Security Administration
Public Assistance
Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance
Federal Credit Cnrona
Tidelands
Small Business Administration
SBA
GOP
Venezuela Industrial Boom Attracts US Firms
Caracas reports a rapid industrial surge with Colgate-Palmolive, Firestone, U.S. Steel, General Motors and Creole Petroleum among firms expanding plants and output. Investments total about 23 billion dollars as oil wealth fuels diversification, favorable taxes, strong currency, and limited debt. Hoover Commission to report on executive reorganization and potential policy shifts.
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Morris W. Rosenberg
Caracas
Venezela
Venezuela
Colgate-Palmolive
Proctor & Gamble
South America
General Tire
General
Firestone
U. S. Rubber
Abbot
Parke Davis
Chas Pfizer
U.S
Venezuelan Sulphur Corp
Creole Petroleum Corp
Standard Oil Co
Lake Maracaibo
Amuay
Celanese Corp
Joe W. Foss
U. S
Texas
U. 8
Memorial Plan at Bassick High Honors WWII Alumni
A memorial program at Bassick High tomorrow will honor 65 alumni who died in World War II. The event in the Bassick Auditorium includes two plaques unveiled for permanent lobby display, with music, prayers, tributes, and student leaders delivering parts of the proceedings.
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Bassick High School
Bassick
Howard Nutting
98th birthday surprise flight for Mrs Hoffman
Pittsfield Mass October 30. Mrs Katie Hoffman, turning 98, received a round trip ticket from Regan Mohawk Airlines to Utica New York to visit two nieces. She had never flown before.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Katie Hoffman
Mohawk Airlines
Utica
Hoffman
Pacific raft voyage renews debate among anthropologists
Honolulu AP report reviews William Willis 6500 mile drift from Peru to American Samoa on a 3 foot balsa raft and reopens arguments with Dr. Kenneth F. Emory of Bishop Museum who says the voyage proves nothing about Polynesian origins. Emory supports the Malaysia to west theory. others favor South American currents theory.
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Honolulu
William Willis
Peru
American Samoa
Kenneth F. Emory
Bishop Museum
Emory
Polynesia
Malaysia
South America
Tuamotus
Willis
Pago Pago
Icronesia
Melanesia
Americas
Mary
Wilton group seeks road repairs in Wilton
A Wilton group petitions Fairfield County commissioners to compel town selectmen to repair a road extending from Mountain road to the Wilton Ridgefield line and clear encroaching trees. A hearing is set for 10 am on November 8 at the county courthouse. The action follows Connecticut statutes allowing citizen relief in such matters. The piece also notes a market demand for electric light bulbs, especially 100 and 60 watt sizes.
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Witor
Fairfield County Commissioners
Mountain Road
Wilton- Ridgefield
Wilton
Roosevelt Brothers Seek Voters In New York And California
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr seeks the New York attorney general post while James Roosevelt runs for Congress in California's 26th district. Both are sons of the late president and share height, campaigns, and a history in public service, with differing pasts and political challenges.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York State
James
Congress
California
The
United States
Franklin D. Jr
Franklin
Navy
Marina
Groton
Harvard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Liberal Party
Four Freedoms
Roosevelt
Ethel du Pont
Nevada
Iends
Frank Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Niigata
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Earl Warren
Custades
Stephen Mitchell
Romelie
National Committee
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FDIC
Hoover Commission
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Ward Islands
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Myrtle Avenue
Lincoln Hospital
Bronx
Curuehiey
Francisco Garay
Lafayette Street
Garay
Bassick High
Joseph E. Jeffery
Robert Feiner
Charles Ginand
Taps
Anthony Lota
Richard Balirusaitis
Martin J. O'Connor
Anna Kaku
Harry Nelson
By Roy Essoyan
Santay Post
Ymca Ski Club
CA Park House
Eleanor Shelton
George Wells
Lorraine Parmelee
David Haichak
Wilton Group
D. R. Sons
Charles Mercer
Graham Berry
AP Newsfeaters
Virginia
Lee
Detroit
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Upstate
New York City
Irving Ives
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