Debate on Euthanasia and Public Health Reflections
A lengthy discussion covers euthanasia and mercy killing for incurable illness, noting the National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia and physician views. The piece shifts to secrecy in U S military strength, then highlights a Milwaukee worker’s 100th birthday, license plate color questions, and a community effort to fund an iron lung for infantile paralysis research.
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Athanasia
National Society For the Legalization of Euthanasia
Linn County
Medical Dental Bureau
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Six Million Americans Inactive In Health Survey
The U S public health service and Works Progress Administration reported six million Americans unable to work or study on a winter day due to illness injury or impairment from a 1935-86 survey in 19 states and 4 cities plus 23 rural areas. Acute respiratory diseases and chronic illnesses accounted for most sickness with higher rates among the elderly.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Works Progress Administration
Heroine of Hotel Fire dies of burns
Helen Sullivan a 26 year old hotel telephone operator who stayed at her switchboard to arouse guests before her dress caught fire died Monday of burns from the Hotel Plaza fire which killed three others nearly three weeks ago She escaped by running through a wall of flames to exit the building in Jersey City New Jersey AP reports
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Jersey City
N. J
Helen Sullivan
Hotel Plaza
Ammonia Spill Evacuates 192 Patients at Crownsville Hospital
Ammonia fumes from a broken line at Crownsville state hospital for the colored insane forced the evacuation of 192 patients before dawn on Monday. No injuries were reported.
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Crownsville, Md
Crownsville State Hospital For
Murder Wrapped In Apology Is Foreign Peril Of Americans
A 1938 column by Arthur Baer argues Americans abroad face dangers from aviators and political tensions. The piece cites counts of Americans in various countries and mocks wartime anxieties while urging trivial national symbols like hat depictions.
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Arthur
Hugs” Baer
State Department
Exoneration praised for Lytle's stand and public welfare pledge
Citizens commend Mr. Lytle for clearing charges he faced, praising his willingness to stand up and be counted while pledging time and money to public welfare.
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Mr. Lytle
Is Prayer a Kind of Telepathy Or Auto-Suggestion
The piece argues that prayer is neither telepathy nor auto-suggestion but tuning in to God. It emphasizes God’s nearness, knowledge of needs, and prayer as receptive fellowship, not information or begging. Prayer aims for faith, strength, and surrender to God’s will rather than a demanded outcome.
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United States
Washington
England
France
Navy Department
Germany
Hitler
God
Tolstoi
Jesus
New Central China Government Proposed Centering on Shanghai
A plan to establish a new Central China government centered on Shanghai emerged Monday as a sequel to Japan’s withdrawal of recognition of Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist regime. The proposal, attributed to Japanese ambassador Kawagoe, envisions Japan aiding a unified regime and easing North and Central China relations amid increasing pressure in the region.
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Tokio
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Shigeru Kawagoo
China
Japan
East Asia
Kawagoe
Domei
Central China
North China
Peiping
Chinese Forces Repel Japanese Invasions In Counterattacks
Chinese armies on the northern central and Yangtze fronts report counterattacks pushing back Japanese invaders. Advices through Chinese channels say Chiang Kai-shek conducted a second front visit.
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Shanghai
Yangtze Valley
Chiang Kai-shek
Three Dollars Stolen In Drapela Grocery Breakin
Three dollars were taken from the Drapela grocery cash register at 1917 Mount Vernon Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids. Entry was gained through a basement window on Saturday night, police were notified.
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Cedar Rafids
Drapela
Mount Vernon Avenue
Battle lines form over tax revision debate
Washington organized business presses for repeal of undistributed profits and capital gains taxes as the Ways and Means Committee opens hearings. A progressive bloc forms to oppose changes, while proposals for plant expansion tax exemptions seek to spur industry and employment.
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Washington
INS
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Sutherland’s Final Supreme Court Opinion Returned
Justice George Sutherland issued his last supreme court opinion in a tax case about Minnesota Tea Co. He ruled in favor of the government on $106 471 distributed to stockholders in 1928 noting the firm’s payments lacked basis for tax exemption. Reed watched from the bench as Solicitor General Stanley Reed was nominated to succeed Sutherland.
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Washington
George Sutherland
Supreme Court
Sutherland
Stanley Reed
Roosevelt
Minnesota Tea Company
Minnesota
Senate panel moves Reed toward Supreme Court vote
Members of the senate judiciary committee expressed certainty Reed would be confirmed as a supreme court justice this week. The committee set up a subcommittee to handle continued proceedings as the decision advances toward seating before new cases are heard.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Liquor Raiders Seize Punchboards in Iowa Senate Smoke Shop Raid
Cedar Rapids police raided the Senate Smoke Shop at 100 Third Avenue SE uncovering two punch boards but no prize merchandise or liquor. Officers cited illegal possession under Iowa code 13210. no arrests were made. Detectives Marshall Bailey and patrolmen Moore Simon executed a search warrant from Justice H R Churchill. proprietor Wendl Prochaska faced no charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Senate
Third Avenue SE
Carl Hendrickson
Marshall and
Bailey
Moore and
Simon
H. R. Churchill
Wendl Prochaska
Devastation Across 3 Continents Signals Imminent War
H R Knickerbocker describes three concurrent wars in Abyssinia Spain and China causing massive casualties and refugee flows. He warns America is not safe, arguing rival powers mobilize through overwhelming mechanical armaments.
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H. R. Knickerbocker
INS
International News Service
Paris
Abyssinia
Spain
China
Japan
French cabinet crisis deepens as Blum fails to form
Paris AP reports President Lebrun asked Camille Chautemps to end the cabinet crisis after Leon Blum failed to assemble a national union government. Communists blamed Reynaud for blocking a people’s front lineup, while Blums plan drew mixed reactions from radicals and centrists. Bank of France allowed limited foreign exchange dealings again.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Camille Chautemps
Frances
Leon Blum
National Union
Chautemps
Blum
Georges Bonnet
Peoples Front
Lebrun
Bank of France
Communist Party
M. Blum
Paul Reynaud
People's Front
Uis
The
President to Meet With Heads of 8 Automobile Firms
The White House announced President Roosevelt would meet at noon Friday with eight auto industry leaders. Attendees include Walter P. Chrysler Edsel Ford William S Knudsen Alvin Macauley John J Shuhmann Jr Henry Ittieson A D Duncan and Ernest Kanzler in sessions arranged by Secretary Marvin McIntyre.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Marvin McIntyre
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Alvin Macauley
Packard Motor Company
Automobile Manufacturers Association
John J. Shhumann, Jr
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Henry Ittieson
Commercial Investment Trust
A. D. Duncan
Commercial Credit Company
Ernest Kanzler
Universal Credit Company
Baruch Wife Annie Griffin Baruch Dies in New York
Mrs Annie Griffin Baruch aged 65 wife of Bernard M Baruch financier and former War Industries Board chairman died in New York City The obituary notes her husband and their social prominence while reporting the sudden death with minimal detail.
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New York
INS
Annie Griffin Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch
The
War Industries Board
Wasstead Today
McCarran Alleges Interior Investigators Ransacked Office
Senator McCarran charged that Interior Department investigators entered his office at night and rifled files a year and a half ago. Louis R Glavis declined direct comment, while the committee chairman suggested no formal investigation into McCarran.
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Washington (Ap
McCarran
Nev
Public Lands Committee
Interior Department
Louis R Glavis
Glavis
Adams
Senate Rejects Roosevelt Item Veto Power in Appropriations
The senate appropriations committee refused President Roosevelt’s request for the power to veto individual items in appropriations bills. The provision was stricken from the independent offices bill, with Democratic Senator Glass guiding the panel to report the measure favorably to the senate. The committee also boosted Gilbertsville dam funding and trimmed many individual items in the bill.
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Washington
INS
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Independent Offices
Glass
Virginia
Senate
Gilbertsville
TVA
Earle Attacks 15 Percent Freight Increase On Coal
Gov George H Earle of Pennsylvania testifies against a 15 rate hike proposed by railroads to raise 517 million annually arguing higher coal rates would wreck the industry He cites discriminatory schedules as a state issue and ICC hearings begin with oral arguments and set deadlines for written requests. Commissioner Claude Porter also schedules a Jan 20 hearing on eastern passenger fare increases from two to two and a half cents per mile.
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Washington
George H Earle
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Earle
ICC
Claude Porter
Eastern Territory
Lower Temperature Follows January Thaw On Sunday
Heavy skies over Cedar Rapids Monday followed Sunday's January thaw. Sunday saw a low of 28 at 7 a.m and a high of 46 at 2 p.m as sunlit warmth broke through. Overnight, temperatures fell to 34 by 7 p.m., 31 at midnight, and a 28 low at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Navy Appropriations Bill Sets Record Since 1921
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 553 million dollar navy supply bill for the new fiscal year. The measure, larger than current spending but below budget estimates, funds ship construction, aviation, and public works while awaiting President Roosevelt’s message on a major shipbuilding program.
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Washington
INS
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Bankhead
White House
Navy Department
Navy
Naval Public Works
Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Annapolis
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Iowa Island
New York
Fort Mifflin
Norfolk
Alameda
Calif
Naval Medical Center
Washington, D. C
Boston Navy Yard
Mare Island
Calif.) Navy Yard
Pensacola
Fla
Navy chief warns Congress on shipbuilding delays
The navy's operations chief told Congress on Monday that any delay in shipbuilding risks undermining national defense. The warning came amid ongoing funding and procurement debates with lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
House Approves 15 Million for Carrier Modernization
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill authorizing a 15 million dollar appropriation to modernize the aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga.
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Washington
INS
House
Sentate
Lexington
Saratoga
Naval program to give 77000 jobs on shipbuilding plan
Washington AP reports tentative figures show the United States wartime shipbuilding program will provide about 77 000 jobs as the program moves forward. The plan aims to expand production and support military needs during the period.
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Naval
Washington
United States
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