Roosevelt outlines expanded work relief plan amid New Deal push
President Roosevelt addressed Congress in person outlining a greatly enlarged work relief program to employ about 3.5 million at public works and slum clearance projects while warning against speculative gains and signaling soon proposed social security measures. He urged continuity of agricultural recovery and outlined legislative goals including unemployment and old age insurance and tax reforms.
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Laval Mulls Rome Talks to Link France and Italy
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval proceeds with the effort begun by Barthou to align France and Italy and ensure Balkan peace after lively negotiations. He plans talks in Rome with Premier Mussolini on issues of mutual interest and broader international politics.
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Cotton program risks and tax pressures in the New Deal era
The piece argues AAA aims to keep cotton prices high by restricting acreage and managing carryover, warning substitutes may emerge. It notes relief and unemployment among cotton workers, rising taxes, and Morgenthau budget pressures, with Georgia governor Talmadge opposing federal land purchases re tax bases.
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