Roosevelt forms broad advisory group for New Deal reforms
President Roosevelt appoints a large advisory council led by Frank P. Graham to shape unemployment insurance health care and old age security measures. Frances Perkins heads an expert panel on social medicine with Yale’s Harvey Cushing, while lawmakers weigh federal versus state roles and funding.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
NRA Consumers’ Advisory Board
Frances Perkins
Ias
Harvey Cushing
Yale
Betsey
James Roosevelt
Perkins
President forms interagency committee to coordinate federal funds
The President appointed a committee of agency heads with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau as chairman to improve cooperation among federal agencies handling government funds. The panel will report to the President periodically and cover the treasury interior public works federal housing farm credit Home Owners Loan corporate and agricultural aid programs.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
Farm Credit
Home Owners’ Loan
Mellon Institution Faces Tax Fraud Allegation in 1930 Claim
The Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, a Mellon institution, is charged by the federal Treasury with filing a false and fraudulent Income tax return for 1930. The tax action seeks 218 883 dollars plus a 50 percent penalty, with eight listed transactions as evidence of legitimate conduct. Two of the 1981 transactions involve Andrew W. Mellon.
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Andrew Mellon
Treasury Department
Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh
Mellon Institution
Union Trust Company
Andrew W. Mellon
Judge Nadson Affirms Frazier Lemke Moratorium Act
Judge Charles L Nawson of Louisville declares the Frazier Lemke farm moratorium act constitutional after ruling against an attack on its validity. He notes some provisions unfair to creditors and farm debtors by closing private sources of credit.
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Reds Ral
Charles L Nawson
Louisville
Indiana congressman Rederick Landis dies in Logansport
Frederick Landis, the sole Indiana Republican elected to Congress in the recent vote, died of pneumonia at his Logansport home. He was brother to Kenesaw M Landis, commissioner of baseball.
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Rederick Landis
Congress
Indiana
Logansport
Kenesaw, M. Landis
German Front accuses France over Saar plebiscite actions
A German Front note to the League denies overstepping law by urging Saar residents to vote to return to Germany in the January 18 plebiscite. It claims documents show France supplying arms and pro-French groups trained in machine guns and incendiaries to stage a coup d etat in late November or early December.
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Saar
Wra
League
Germany
German Front
France
Mooney Case Again Before Supreme Court On Habeas Petition
The U S Supreme Court ordered the San Quentin warden to show cause within 40 days why Mooney's counsel should be allowed to file a habeas corpus petition. The order is preliminary and does not guarantee review of the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing case.
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UM Moonly
San Francisco
United States Supreme Court
San Quentin Prison
Mooney
Senator Thomas Attacks New Fed Governor Nominee
The President selects Marriner Eccles, a Utah banker, as governor of the federal reserve board, drawing fire from inflationists led by Senator Thomas who oppose his credit inflation plan. Eccles favors expanding money via government securities purchases, aiming to unleash endless credit and fund public works with about fifteen billion dollars for housing and projects.
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Thomas
Federal Reserve Board
Eugene Black
Marriner
Eecles
Utah
Eccles
Government lifts free export of capital in US
The government issues an order permitting free export of capital, seen by businessmen as a move toward currency stabilization. It signals the administration has dropped plans to rebalance recovery by debasing the dollar and suggests treasury may curb further dollar depreciation actions.
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United States
Treasury
Arizona Faces Battle Over Parker Dam Power Control
Governor Moeur declares a war zone stance on the Arizona side of the Parker dam site and orders National Guardsmen to halt work. The U S Bureau of Reclamation stops construction until the dispute is resolved as Moeur threatens a showdown to secure Arizona’s share of hydro power. W P Whitsett supports Arizona half of the power privilege at Parker dam.
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Moeur
Prescott
Phoenix
W. P. Whitsett
Los Angeles
Parker Dam
Armistice Day Observances Across Nations
Armistice day commemorations in the United States and Europe featured warnings of future war threats. At Arlington National Cemetery President Roosevelt laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave as taps sounded, with Mrs. Roosevelt placing a white flower. National Commander Belgrano of the American Legion urged strong defense of the nation against foreign foes and internal unrest. A League cable to Riart of Paraguay stated he would not accept a truce in the Chaco war in exchange for guarantees, insisting conflict end before negotiations for peace.
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Europe
Arlington National Cemetery
Roosevelt
Belgrano
American Legion
Arlington
League of Nations
Riart
Paraguay
Chaco
League
Unemployment Insurance Debate Shapes New Congress
Washington reports a broad push for national unemployment insurance with strong support from the President and many lawmakers. Critics fear costs if small firms fail, while proposals include a two week waiting period and a reemployment bureau to place workers quickly.
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Washington
Congress
House
Department of Commerce
Biz
Intellectual portrait of the Chinese character by Buck
The piece argues that mature Chinese men age quickly in spirit, losing conviction and creativity after forty five while remaining physically young. It claims intellectuals lack enduring callings or passions, drifting through pleasant dreams and simple pleasures as life loses deeper meaning.
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China
Ife
Learl
Buck
Asia Magazine
School in the Sky Turns Geo Lessons Into Flight Experience
The Dutch headmaster uses an airplane classroom to teach geography. Pupils wear earphones and study maps as the geography master explains features from the cockpit. Each flight covers a prearranged section of the Netherlands and boosts enthusiasm tenfold.
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Hoys
Netherlands
Stigground
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