Roosevelt links economic justice with national defense
President Roosevelt ties social and economic reforms to defense, arguing a well armed nation must also be unified at home. He cites six years of reforms strengthening resources, food and shelter programs, credit systems, and youth opportunities, stressing interdependence and a united destiny. Plans include farm program improvements, honesty in financial markets, and pro labor employer attitudes. A budget-cutting relief cut would trigger a veto.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Clothing for the destitute millions in federal aid program
Washington reports that over 4 million people will share in winter clothing from a $15.75 million Works Progress Act purchase of surplus manufacturer inventories. More than 1,000,000 coats, suits, and dresses have already been distributed to destitute families, with daily shipments from New York and Chicago.
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Washington, D. C
Corrington Gill
New York
Chicago
Ludlow Pushes $45 Old Age Pensions Plan
Washington DC ILNS reports Representative Louis Ludlow of Indiana urges a universal $45 monthly pension for unemployed people over 60 without need showings. He labels current programs pitiful and cites Mississippi average pensions as $4.75 monthly with other states at similarly low levels.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
A F of L Outlines National Planning For Prosperity
The American Federation of Labor calls for a National Planning Board to raise living standards and stabilize prosperity through increased production. It advocates board representation from industry labor agriculture and consumer groups, safeguards against bureaucratic control, and directing growth toward jobs in goods for people rather than arms. The survey also argues for utilizing idle funds in banks and the public sector to finance durable investments and long term debt as a healthy driver of growth.
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National Planning Board
A. F. of L
Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
United States
Dark Outlook for Farm Youth
A Works Progress Administration study highlights 7 million youths age 16 to 26 in rural areas trapped in low paying jobs with limited prospects for land or business ownership. Corrington Gill urges expanded training and assistance as education lags behind urban areas and illiteracy persists in some regions. The report notes land pressure in the Great Lakes cutovers and southern mountains.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Works Progress Administration
Corrington Gill
Upper Great Lakes
Soviet marriages rise 12.1 percent in first half 1938
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reports a 12.1 percent rise in registered marriages for the first half of 1938 versus 1937, with higher gains in some republics such as the Tartars. Divorces show a notable drop, Moscow recording 8,961 divorces last year vs 16,182 in 1936.
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A. P. of
Ly Weekly News Service
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Soviet Union
Tartar
Moscow
Long Term Investment In Framing Economic Growth
A reader urges sustained government borrowing for permanent improvements to keep industry at capacity. The piece argues that federal debt per capita is half Britain’s and that wisely planned long term programs can raise living standards by stimulating private industry and delivering real value, not mere pump priming.
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United States
Great Britain
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