Post-Election Sweep Boosts Roosevelt Era Policy
New Deal backers celebrate a landslide across the nation as Democrats gain Senate seats and keep House strength. Key wins include Jo Gulley in Pennsylvania and a fresh set of Democratic governors and senators. Missouri, Maryland, and New Jersey see party shifts amid mixed results in other states.
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National Policy Shifts Target Jobs Over Gifts
President Roosevelt era plans to trim direct relief shift toward creating work through federal subsidy programs. Emphasis on housing, slum clearance, rural rehabilitation, and low cost construction aims to unlock private capital and reduce relief rolls. Banks face looser lending rules while public opposition and market limits temper expectations. Senator Nye launches US Canada tour to push government ownership of war material plants amid calls for broader reforms.
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Road of God Crusade Route Traced from Europe to Jerusalem
National Geographic Society sketches how Crusaders marched from central Europe across the Balkans and Asia Minor to Jerusalem. It details dangers, rivers, mountains, and key sites like Ragusa, Venice, Acre, Constantinople, Antioch, and Konya, noting hardships and survival along the Via Del Road of God.
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