Boost in Relief Fund Forecast As House Joins Spending Spree
The weekly analysis notes Congress sprinting toward higher deficits as Senate and House spend more than Roosevelt budget requests. It cites CCC and NVA boosts, likely relief funding increases, and an impending tax decision in an election year. It also covers reciprocal trade act debates, anti-lynching bill progress, and evolving European diplomacy affecting U.S. policy.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Senate
Virginia
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Key Pittman
Joe O'Mahoney
Pat McCarran
Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Texas
Wright Patmen
Weaver
Trend Politics in Dallas Ex-Miss Miriam Seeks Third Term
In Dallas, ex- senator Miriam and Dita Fenian indicate willingness to pursue a third term. Tokyo reports Rear Adm Shozaburo Kanazawa warns of grave concern as the U S strengthens Philippine naval forces. US February income rises 6 percent to 5.654 billion dollars. Wallace asks Congress to ease farm credit amid one fourth of mortgages in arrears. Britain’s decision to decrease American cotton imports may boost export subsidies. Army and Navy say 1,600 warplanes have been rushed to support French and British efforts in the past 14 months.
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Dallas
Miriam
Dita Fenian
Japan
Tokyo
Shozaburo Kanazawa
U. S
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Department
Britain
Navy
Bolivian palace coup ends as 2000 troops seize government
At dawn 2000 Bolivian soldiers from 12,000 strong marched on the presidential La Paz palace to topple provisional president. Chief of Staff General Antenor Ichazo led loyal officers with two machine guns. An army captain led rebels, but tanks seized by the plotters were repelled and the war ended within minutes.
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News Quiz recap for 100 score and 1888 blizzard events
The quiz notes gaining a perfect score with a 60 or more. It reports permission granted for the P-40 Curtiss fighters. Dorothy Singleton hospitalised after an auto accident and Bob Burns faced a kidnapping suit. Cromwell did not resign. A blizzard blocked roads with drifts up to 30 feet, the biggest since 1888. The correct explosive is liquid oxygen and carbon.
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France
Britain
Dorothy “Penny” Singleton
Bob Burns
State Department
U. S
Canada
James H. R. Cromwell
Syracuse
Utica
Rochester
New York
Lester P. Barlow
Penny
Singleton
Burns
Modern Aviation Safety and Political Echoes Across 1940s News
A Northwest airliner survived a lightning strike near Helena en route to Billings with no fatalities among 21 passengers, as US airlines logged 88 million miles in a year. The second item covers Rep. Martin Dies and anti-communist actions, including raids on Pittsburgh, school texts, and the Sherman act cases linked to labor unions and patent law.
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A. F. Olson
Billings
Mont
Helena
Pilot Olson
Olson
Florida
Texas
Martin Dies
Russia
Dies
Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Jersey
J. Parnell Thomas
Dies Aid
U. S
Roosevelt economists warn of 1940 production slump
Confid analyses to Roosevelt forecast a collapse in the federal reserve index to about 80 by July, driven by inventory liquidation and underutilized steel and textiles. Experts warn exports cannot offset the decline, limiting any war order impact and delaying a production rebound for months. The piece also notes uncertainty over Justice Murphy’s birth year and says Roosevelt will not announce a third-term decision before the Democratic convention.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Bazi
WPA
PWA
Murphy
Frank Murphy
University of Michigan
Michigan
Law
Supreme Court
Hima
Do You Think Roosevelt Will Run Again Do You Think
A humorous column surveys public sentiment on Roosevelt’s potential third term. It cites Elmer Twitchell Poll figures, notes rising irritation, and lists famous opinions from John Hamilton Al Smith Nicholas Murray Butler Greta Garbo and others. It also teases Hollywood chat and a pun on a Nazi uniform. The piece ends with a note on insurance investigators.
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Roosevelt
John Hamilton
al Smith
Nicholas Murray Butler
Greta Garbo
Jimmy
Hollywood
Around the House Kitchen Tips and Cleaning Advice
Practical home tips cover baking apples in a double roaster with water for juicier fruit, rinsing rice until water runs clear, washing and drying the broiler rack, oiling casement hinges to prevent rust, adding nutmeg to custards and vanilla jun ket, and storing seeds in a cool place to preserve freshness.
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