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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1935
Page
2
A study of Washington lobbying details how social contacts, dinner parties, and high-level access shape policy. It describes lobbyists entertaining officials, event tables, and the leverage of personal connections across government and industry.
Plans for private services at Forest Lawn and public tributes in Hollywood Bowl are being arranged to honor actor and humorist Will Rogers who died in a Alaska air crash with pilot Wiley Post. A Cherokee delegation led by Clarence Davis seeks permission for tribal rites, praising his Cherokee heritage.
Senate resolution would permit burial of Will Rogers and Wiley Post at Arlington National Cemetery if families request it. The same session approved funding to buy Winnie Mae for Smithsonian placement. Also notes funeral plans for Rogers at Forest Lawn and related tributes.
PWA considers modifications to its power loan program as Ickes strengthens a new power division led by Dr. Clark H. Foreman. The note cites a New Orleans circuit court ruling favoring PWA against Alabama power stockholders and ongoing injunction actions in DC. Choir practice details follow.
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