Roosevelts new wartime control panel named
President Roosevelt creates a new committee to draft legislation giving the executive power to regulate war profits wages and industry during war. Baruch named chairman with Johnson as assistant, including Hull Morgenthau Dern Swanson Tugwell and others. MacArthur kept as chief of staff.
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Senate
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Bernard ML. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
Gen. Slugh 8. Johnson
NEA
Baruch
Hull
State
Morgenthau
Treasury
Dern
War
Swanson
Navy
Tugwell
Wallace
McGrady
Perkins
Henry Latrobe Noosevelt
Rail
Eastmanton
Douglas
Congress
Nye
War Policies Commission
War Department
General MacArthur
Tragic Fire Destroys Trotel Kerns Hotel in Lansing
A devastating early morning blaze at the Trotel Kerns in Lansing killed many as legislators met for a special session. Up to forty may have died from flames or jumping into the Grand River, with at least six lawmakers confirmed among the dead as the fire destroyed the hotel and burned the register.
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St. Michigan
Trotel Kerns
Linsing
Grand River
Secretary Wallace outlines new farm policy overhaul
In his annual report Secretary Wallace urges drastic congressional action to expand federal controls over agriculture. He proposes amendments to the AAA and the futures act, and a Tugwell food and drugs bill, while seeking a permanent plan to guard against crop failure and manage production amid rising demand.
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AAA
Tugwell
Wallace
Congress
Tugwell Food and Drugs
Henry Ford to spend 8 million more on River Rouge expansion
Henry Ford says recovery lies in reviving industry and jobs and plans an additional 8 million dollar expansion at the River Rouge plant near Dearborn Michigan. This follows nearly 12 million in contracts for two steel mills and power units, bringing total River Rouge investment to about 20 million in ten months. New units include a steel finishing plant hot steel strip mill stripper building and power house upgrades along with blast furnaces and foundry equipment to support 16 hour daily production. Ford expresses strong confidence in the economy’s stability.
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Henry Ford
River Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Labor leaders back payroll tax for unemployment insurance
JACN labor and Vice President Roose velt favor legislation establishing unemployment insurance financed by a payroll tax. President Green of the AFL argues against direct worker levies, saying workers would bear most costs. Employers add costs to prices and employees buy more goods. workers would pay twice if they shared direct costs. Representative Connery of Massachusetts notes rising support for an 80 hour week as a policy to cut unemployment, urged by union labor, but the administration delays action.
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Jacn Labor
Roosevelt
Green
A. F
Mra. Green
Representative Connery
Massachusetts
House Labor Committee
Pacific Coast
United States
Canada
Britain
Japan
Conference on Crime Law and Defense Lawyers Reform Fetes Leaders
Attorney General Cummings outlined a four day Washington crime conference with about five hundred delegates. President Roosevelt and Henry L. Stimson spoke at the opening session as criminologists judges and sociologists joined government officials to pursue a tougher national crime program. A J Anstinger discussed raids that nabbed hundreds of dope peddlers addicts and equipment and urged stronger laws against the dope evil. Mayer C Goldman proposed abolishing private criminal defense in favor of state defense lawyers. Treasury officials urged broader police authority against bootlegging. Olivia who was badly beaten by Paraguay announced acceptance of the League plan for ending the war in the Chico and an order for general mobilization of manpower was issued as the long struggle neared.
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Jugoslavia
Alexander
Bogolub Yeftiteh
Jugoslav
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Hungary
Marseilles
Italy
France
Juposhivia
Czechoslovakia
Stumiania
Yottiteh
League
Pierre Laval
Baron Aloisi
Little Entente
Belgrade
Laval
The
Hangary
Tlungary
Entente
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Cummings
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
A. J. Anstinger
Narcotic Bureau
Mayer C.goldman
New York
Treasury
Olivia
Paraguay
League of Nations
Leutenants
Wilson
America
Merger of Telegraph and Wireless Firms Backs International Front
The piece argues for unifying American telegraph and wireless companies into one entity to secure national defense and international trade interests. It notes a legal block on cross ownership, cites Roosevelt and Ickes’ clash over public works vs private capital, and mentions looming political battles as Moffett faces criticism for his housing strategy.
Pot Holder Set Makes Handy Kitchen Gifts
Grandmother Clark promotes easy to make pot holders in spare time. The set A-8 includes two pot holders and one container, with stamped color designs and simple assembly directions. Send a stamped return envelope to Home Craft Co Dept A Nineteenth and St Louis Ave St Louis MO for information.
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Home Craft Co. Dept. A
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Egotism and Pain Shield Criminals Say Writers
The piece argues that egotism marks many criminals and is linked to crime. It also notes criminals show insensitivity to pain, with examples of boastful robbers, cold blooded killers, and stoic punishments endured by condemned murderers.
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Jabez Belfour
Whittaker Wright
Horatio Bottomley
Laceniire
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Tennessee
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Mississippi
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Jin
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Oriente
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Oland
Prince Radziwil
Poland
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Russia
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Baltic States
Europe
Bernard M. Baruch
Bogoljub Yeftitch
Carter Fields
Ickes
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Yor
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Public Works
Daniel C. Roper
Drouth
Customs Division of the Treasury
Clark
Resima
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