President Roosevelts Health Plan Seeks National Insurance
President Roosevelt submitted to Congress a long range plan for an $850000000 federal state health program. The program aims to provide universal access to medical care and safeguard mothers infants and children while offsetting earnings loss due to disability through social insurance. The American Medical Association opposes compulsory health insurance labeling it a step toward socialized medicine.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Inter-Departmental
Terican Medical Associ
Holt Seeks New Interim Committee in 1939 Session
Governor Holt will ask the 1939 legislature to replace the 12 member interim committee created in 1937. The retiring panel revised state aid to schools and parole and probation measures, but many studies remain undone. The new committee would examine tenure laws for public employees and other unsured subjects.
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Charleston
Holt
Tee
Fight Breaks Up Union Meet at Progressive Mine
Logan, Jan. 23. Five men arrested on fighting charges after a Progressive Mine Workers meeting was broken up by a scuffle. Police say several other attendees were involved in the disturbance and were issued summaries.
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Logan
Beaten Congressman Is Appointed To ICC Post
Thomas R. Amlie of Elkhorn Wisconsin a former Progressive in the House was nominated by President Roosevelt to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31 1945 He would succeed veteran member Balthasar H Meyer also from Wisconsin Meyer appointed by Taft in 1911 his term recently expired.
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Washington
Thomas R. Amlie
Elkhorn
Wis
House
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amlie
Veteran Commission
Balthasar H Meyer
Meyer
Taft
AFL BATTLES FOR CHANGES IN NLRB LAW
The AFL plans to press Congress this week to curb the National Labor Relations Board. AFL officials say the board is biased toward the CIO and have prepared amendments to limit the agency and alter its handling of labor cases. Senator Burke expects the proposals to prompt Senate Labor Committee scrutiny.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
CIO
Burke
Neb
Senate Labor Committee
Bitter cold along coast sparks deadly Atlantic storm
A bitter cold wave with gale winds drops temperatures below freezing as North Atlantic ocean storms trigger SOS calls from ships. Fatalities rise as mountainous waves lash the eastern seaboard from Cape Hatteras to Maine. rescue efforts near a Bermuda-bound flying boat disaster.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
Easter
Cape Hatteras
Maine
Esso Baytown
New York
British Imperial Airways
Cavalier
Atlantic
England
Dowm Eleminle Sith
Ten Rescued From Flying Ship Return to New York Harbor
Ten survivors of the sunken flying boat Cavalier reached New York aboard the tanker Esso Baytown after a dramatic rescue in gale and high seas. Five men and five women clung to lifebelts for hours as coast guard vessels searched 300 miles southeast of Cape May for three unaccounted. All survivors were in fair condition. two missing passengers and a steward died.
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New York
Esso Baytown
Coast Guard
Imperial British Airways
Atlantic Ocean
Cape May
N. J
Soot in Chimney Blamed for Small Sunday Fire
Soot in a chimney was blamed for starting a fire in W. F. Martins residence at 438 Pear Street. Fire department called at 2 20 p m Sunday. damage estimated at 25 dollars. wallpaper and ashes burned. No general alarm. blaze quickly controlled by firefighters.
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W. F. Martin
Pear Street
Pire Department
Arrest of Youth for $30 Theft Cleared
Edwin Wallace Walk was arrested in connection with the November theft of two pocketbooks containing more than $50. The case, involving a youth, was resolved with the arrest.
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Edwin Wallace
Civilians Evacuated as Siege Tightens Around Capital City
Spanish government orders evacuation of Bargos Iona as Insurgent armies push within 15 miles of the capital. Premier Negrin’s cabinet stays to resist. Martial law declared. city bombarded with air raids killing numerous civilians. Madrid and Valencia remain government-held.
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Hendaye
France
Bargos
Iona
Juan Negrin
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