Frankfurter Named to High Court by FDR
Harvard professor Felix Frankfurter renowned as a liberal defender of an elastic constitution was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Roosevelt. Senate confirmation followed with mixed support from Democrats, including notable defections.
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Turn to Man Murdered On Wedding Eve
Clark S Hayes aged 23 was murdered on the eve of his marriage in Summersville York Center. He was bound with wire and dumped into a quarry pool after his delivery route. His fiancée Olelhm Morrow sobbed as Todd Rabbitt found his body 22 feet under the frozen surface. Authorities fear rural unrest as they pursue the killer.
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Appointee Felix Frankfurter Delights Audiences
Felix Frankfurter, appointed by President Roosevelt as a justice of the supreme court, told reporters at his home not to call him a judge until confirmed. Smiling and happy, he joked about his lunch being interrupted by questions.
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Relief Setup Sparks Roosevelt Push to Congress
President Roosevelt sent a $875 million relief request to Congress to fund ongoing relief through July. He urged no change in current fund distribution yet called for studies for fiscal year 1940 reforms. He proposed penalties for political manipulation of relief funds and opposed local boards controlling WPA. Senator Bridges attacked Harry Hopkins in the floor debate as confirmation hearings loom.
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Roosevelt proposes another year of large scale federal spending
Washington January 5 AP Roosevelt outlines a next fiscal year budget totaling 8.995 billion dollars aimed at expanding armament and public works while debt would rise to a record 44.458 billion. He forecasts 3.32 billion additional red ink for the year, faces strong Republican and conservative Democrat opposition. Defense funding peaks at 1.6006 billion, with 1.3196 billion spent this year to build planes, ships, and bolster personnel. Roosevelt defends not cutting outlays to sustain business recovery and supports Eccles on monetary policy.
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Amendment Would Alter Circuit Court Jurisdiction
This is the sixth in a daily series explaining a proposed state constitution amendment. It describes changes to circuit court jurisdiction including higher original filing amounts, exclusive equity jurisdiction, appellate control over county and summary courts, and a general expansion of judicial power as part of reorganizing duties after eliminating justices of the peace.
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U S Tax Money Buys Real Values Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt argues that federal spending serves real values and avoids waste. He cautions against drastic cuts or tax hikes while noting defense expansion has driven spending. He cites progress in balance while bolstering relief, public works, and work relief to lift business and employment.
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Scarface Capone To Leave Rock Under Guard
Alphonse Capone, once public enemy No 1, will be secretly moved from Alcatraz to another jail on or before January 19 under heavy guard. The destination remains undecided, pending decision by U. S. attorney general Frank Murphy, as plans to avoid clashes with gangland enemies were reported. A $37,000 fine linked to the sentence was paid in Chicago.
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Praying Machines Exhibit At Chicago Field Museum
Tibetan prayer wheels on display at the Field Museum in Chicago demonstrate rapid devotions. A wheel bears prayer slips. each rotation counts a prayer, letting worshippers pray much faster than spoken recitation, viewed as a boon to the lazy.
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Roosevelt Maps Vast Air Power Expansion Plan
President Roosevelt outlined a sweeping defense program to Congress, proposing a record armaments package of 1.609 billion dollars with a 500 million supplementary request for land, sea, and air defenses. Officials expect thousands of warplanes, bases, munitions, and mass production facilities, plus training, to bolster national defense for the 1940 fiscal year.
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Appeasement to U S Hinted by German Editor in Berlin
A German editor speculates that harsh U S criticism of Roosevelt may precede a Reichsführer appeasement move. He notes Hitler’s Saarbrücken speech and the Paris Alsace Lorraine accord as signs, while diplomats call for better U S relations amid talk of cotton sales and Germany as a future food customer.
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Pelter Remains In Race For Post
State Sen John J Pelter announced he had sufficient votes to win the senate presidency and leaders said Sen W M LaFon would be chosen virtually without opposition. House Republicans claimed party solidarity is key though Kurtz of Weston may face minor opposition as leader.
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Lindbergh Reports On Germanys Air Might
Col Charles A Lindbergh submitted two secret memoranda on Nazi Germanys supreme air power to American authorities. The reports, drafted in private capacity, were studied by top aviation officials and reportedly influenced moves to strengthen US military aviation and air defenses.
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Most of Europe Fearful of War
In Chicago James C. McDonald, a former League of Nations refugees’ commissioner, said Europe grows more nervous and fearful of war daily. He opened a drive for 2,000,000 to aid Central European refugees, arguing the Munich agreement failed to ensure peace, only whetting dictatorial greed.
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Lines of Rebels Are Fractured Lines of Rebels Are Fractured
In southwestern Spain government troops report success after a two week insurgent push. Insurgents retreat in the Valsequillo sector of Estremadura with thousands dead and captured. Rebels seize Borjas Blancas and Artesa while a group of warships sails up the east coast to support bombardments.
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Chaperones Spark Nervous Dormitory Fear at Chicago
The Daily Maroon accuses chaperones of making female students at the University of Chicago wary. It faults supervisor Harvey Carr for strict dorm surveillance, noting one dorm’s residents fear they are being spied on and urging more open recreation.
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Murray Briggs 77 longtime Charleston attorney dies
Murray Briggs 77 died yesterday afternoon at his home 818 Bridge Road South Hills after a long illness. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at the residence with burial at Teays Hill cemetery St Albans. Rev Warren S Stone of Kanawha Presbyterian officiates with Simpson mortuary in charge. Born October 21 1861 in Sullivan Indiana he came to Kanawha county at age three after his mother’s death and was raised by his uncle, editor of the Sullivan Democrat.
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Chamberlain endorses Roosevelt stance as crisis tense
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain personally endorses President Roosevelt’s anti dictatorship utterance before Congress. The rare public defense of democracy sparks speculation of a firmer Anglo American stance toward Italy Germany and Japan ahead of Chamberlain’s Rome visit and talks with Mussolini.
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Provisions in Brief of 1940 U S Budget
The budget brief shows expenditures of 8.995 billion dollars with receipts at 5.089 billion and a net deficit of 3.326 billion. Debt totals around 438 billion at year end, compared with the revised 1939-ends June 10 figures of 80.492 billion expenditures and 35.52 billion receipts, leaving a large deficit and rising debt.
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