Senate approves housing bill as session ends
The Senate passed the housing bill 66 to 4 and Congress adjourned its special session amid low quorum, with House members heading home for Christmas. The measure aims to boost home building by lowering down payments and financing costs, while other Roosevelt bills linger in conference or committee. The session closed after actions on small housekeeping bills and portraits for an art gallery.
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Senate
House
Congress
Agericulture Department
Bcarcely
Regular Session Faces Big Task Ahead in 1938
The 75th congress closes a frenzied special session with unfinished business. Leaders expect the work completed this year to speed the 1938 regular session due to begin in January. Roosevelt urged wage hour regulation bills during the late November session.
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Washington
Tith Congress
Roosevelt
That Man Told Dad I Threw At Stock and Missed
A fragment from Fillie Willis dated Robert Quillen records a boy's defense to his father about an incident where he denies throwing at someone and urges inquiry with two others to confirm his improved control.
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Skinny
Kellogg dies world peace pioneer Kellogg
ST. PAUL Minn Dec 21 Frank B Kellogg former secretary of state and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died after a long illness at age 80 He helped craft the Kellogg Briand pact to outlaw war signed in 1928 and held a storied career as senator ambassador and law partner in Rochester and St Paul He suffered a stroke and cerebral thrombosis before his death.
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Rochester
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Fourth Baby Victim Claimed by Disease in City Ward
CHICARD Dec SL Daby Edmund Wozniak died in St Elizabeth's hospital today the fourth victim of a baffling epidemic that struck the Infant ward late last month The infant had been sent home a week earlier but relapsed and was readmitted Doctors seek further knowledge of the disease inoculating monkeys with serum from the victims.
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St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Diatekea
Terlologinin
Paihabelsta
Vote by Citizens On War Opposed
Former secretary of state Henry L. Stimson warns in a New York Times letter that a Ludlow resolution pressuring a January referendum on war would upend national defense and impair future security. He argues it ignores modern air and naval risks and urban fragility.
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Henry L. Stimson
Ludlow
Thin Fetter
New York Times
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Ted Healy Dead After Suspected Night Club Beating
Hollywood reports say Ted Healy died after a possible Sunday night assault. Coroner Frank Nance ordered an autopsy amid questions about natural causes, while investigators cited a reported Sunday argument and injuries around the left temple.
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Hollywood
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Wyantt la Mont
Joseph Kelkas
George Baker
Teruel Captured as Nationalist Forces Gain in Eastern Spain
Madrid reports the capture and occupation of Teruel, a key city 155 miles east of Madrid, after a six day battle. Along the Spanish frontier, government troops extend gains in eastern Spain with a reinforced army of about 50,000 ordered to take the provincial capital at all costs.
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Teruel
Insurgenta
Hendaye
Spain
Seder Kidnapers To Be Sentenced
The three convicted Seder kidnapers face formal death sentences in Sington as Judge J Clay Worthfireton prepares to rule on motions for new trials. Ernnett A Bath 46 John Travis 25 and Orville Adkins 24 are set for death with no mercy recommendations.
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Orville Adkins
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Americans urged to evacuate Tsingtao as Japanese reach coast
U S consular authorities warned Americans in Tsingtao to leave as reports say 30,000 Japanese troops have left Shanghai aboard transports for an undisclosed destination. Covert troop movements hint at an imminent Japanese coastal attack on cities including Tsingtao Canton and Hangchow, with U S warships aiding evacuation efforts.
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Canton
Hangchow
Crater
Mar
Postal Business Breaks Records in Charleston Holiday Rush
In Charleston on Monday and Tuesday the post office saw record crowds as patrons lined up for hours. W Singleton announced a return to regular hours today while noting he expects full reports after rush ends. Deputy county clerk Mrs. Peat Polert issued 28 marriage licenses Monday for Christmas weekend weddings, the largest single day tally.
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W. Singleton
Peat Polert
Winter Arrives as Prognosticators Meet Reality
Winter officially begins at 1 22 a m EST and lasts until March 2 1 43 a m with the shortest daylight of nine hours. Bronx Zoo director Dr. W Neld Clair notes nature defies the idea that colder means heavier fur as fur quality varies with foraging, not weather. Beavers are said to lead pre winter honors by preparing their outdoor lodges with mud and ticks.
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Blair
Lewis Blamed For Breakdown Of Peace Talks
Washington December 21 194? William Green president of the AFL accused John L Lewis leader of the CIO of vetoing the unity plan as peace negotiations collapsed after a 20 minute session with CIO and AFL representatives. Roosevelt signaled possible renewed pressure for talks while noting no end to the two year conflict without dialogue.
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INS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
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Committee For Industrial Organization
Roosevelt
Lewis Green
Federation
A. F. of
George M. Harrison
New Manhattan Tube Dedicated Opens Lincoln Tunnel Link
A giant new link in Manhattan's traffic system opens with a dedication of the first tube of the Lincoln tunnel. Gov Lehman and Gov Hoffman presided as the two way tunnel connects Midtown Manhattan to New Jersey. The project aims to relieve congestion with a second tube under construction to enable one way traffic in each tube. Officials hailed cross state cooperation and expect 16 million cars to use the link in the coming year.
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James A. Farley
Gav. Lehman
Chicago Bets on Legalized Horse Race Wagering
The Chicago city council finance committee approved an ordinance legalizing horse race betting establishments. It would license “part mutuel brokers” to accept wagers and relay them to race tracks, aiming to raise about 2000 of the 2700 needed for municipal wage cuts. The measure heads to the full council with expectations of broad support.
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British Patience Taxed Prime Minister Warns Japan
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned Japan against relying on British patience and urged proof of determination to curb infringements in China. In the House of Commons Liberal Leader Archibald Sinclair urged sending more warships toward the Far East and aligning with the United States on the Nine Power Treaty. A cabinet meeting at Lanarrow was to decide on dispatching additional ships.
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Neville Chamberlain
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Far East
Lanarrow
Sixty four indicted in vast liquor bootlegging conspiracy
Fifty six persons were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of running a bootlegging ring that deprived the government of at least 1.8 million dollars in taxes over the past three years. The indictment included three city policemen and a former inspector of the alcohol tax unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney W Mahlem Dickerson said raids uncovered two killings, seized seventeen trucks and autos during a six month probe, and five busts with capacities of 200 to 500 gallons. Frank Giardani dubbed Frankie the Bull was named as a leader of the operation.
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York
Plone
Asst
U.S
W. Mahlem Dickerson
Dickerson
Frank
Frankie the Bull
Giardani
FDR Attacks Press and Utilities Over Fear of Investment
President Roosevelt condemned a large portion of the press and a minority of utilities for fanning fear that slows private investment and business activity. He spoke at a press conference noting two utilities executives said fear hindered funds for expansions.
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Roosevelt
Willitles
William H
Millions Spent For Espionage Report Details Spies and Strikes
The Senate Civil Liberties Committee report estimates that corporations spent millions in the past three years on spies munitions and strike breakers. It states spying on laboring men and their unions was widespread and calls for appropriate legislation to end it.
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Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Senate
LaFollette
Thomas
Utah
Grandest Santa Claus Arrives With Supplies for Camp Fairchance
Marty Bowles of Montgomery drives in with nine trucks of gifts for the Charleston and Logan 40 and 8 and The Gazette fourth annual Christmas party. Volunteers sort toys candies and nuts for 150 underprivileged children for a Friday distribution at Camp Fairchance near Madison.
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Brown Chew
Nation Unites Roosevelt and Landon in World Crisis Pledge
President Roosevelt and ex Governor Landon exchanged telegrams to show unity beyond party politics amid the Far Eastern crisis. Landon pledged support and condemned partisan rhetoric while the president praised the gesture as a good example to citizens.
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