Italy Demands Ethiopia Conquest as Armistice Price
News from Geneva reports Italy insisting on occupation of Addis Ababa and all of Ethiopia as condition for armistice in East Africa. Ethiopia appeals to the League of Nations for sanctions. Britain and France hesitate to enforce. Italian advances push into the capital as residents flee. a last stand is urged.
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President Lays Cornerstone for Major Interior Building
President Roosevelt attends the cornerstone ceremony for a new Interior Department building in Washington. The structure, the second largest government office, spans five and a half acres with 700000 square feet of space and a $22000000 cost, about five million less than the Commerce building. The same trowel Washington used in 1793 is employed for the ceremony.
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Hill Subcommittee Drafts New Corporate Tax Bill
Sam B. Hill and his house subcommittee completed a draft tax bill removing the president's suggestion of a temporary processing levy. It proposes a new corporate levy with rates up to 20.7 percent for small net incomes and 4 to 42 percent for larger profits, plus preferential treatment for banks, insurers, and distressed firms. A new tax on non-resident aliens is created.
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House Rejects Pay for Lobby Committee Lawyer
A 153 to 137 vote blocked a resolution to allow Senator Black's lobby committee to pay 10000 dollars to special counsel in a lawsuit Hearst initiated to protect telegrams from the Probers. The decision capped a heated debate and left the committee’s fate unresolved.
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Congress Tax Bill Sparks Little Firms Fear and Debate
Washington observers report a sharp split over the new tax bill with small corporations warning of higher undistributed earnings taxes up to 29.7 percent. Republicans plan excise taxes on textiles and agriculture to appeal to farm belts, while the president backs revenue measures. Quoddy naval base talk resurfaces as a strategic option to boost Maine industry and Democratic turnout.
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Fresh Spring Jabot Collars Patten 11386 Patterns
Learn to craft airy mesh jabots and square or triangular collars to elevate spring outfits. The guide includes detailed directions, illustrations, stitch lists, and material needs for the two collar styles, plus a nosegay of Irish roses in cotton. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. New York.
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