California Downs Alabama in Rose Bowl Shutout
In Pasadena California defeats Alabama 13 to 0 at the Rose Bowl as Bob Herwig Sam Chapman and Meek star for California before a record 90 000 cheering crowd. Alabama’s dynasty suffers a rare loss on the bowl field ending a five game Rose Bowl run.
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Wild motives explored in Axije yacht murder saga
Los Angeles reports reveal convoluted motives behind the slaying of a yacht owner and the brutal control of the luxury vessel Axije as it sailed toward a remote desert South Seas route. Convict testimony from San Clemente penitentiary names Jack Morgan, the sea wolf of the saga, as a long-ago planner.
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No Independent Monday holiday layoff announced
The Helena Independent will not publish tomorrow Monday. The layoff gives employees, who work seven days a week, a chance to observe the holiday.
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Helena
Teruel battle rages as Spanish government holds ground
Madrid reports the government says troops still hold Teruel despite insurgent attempts to retake the city. Insurgent air and artillery pressure forced a temporary German forced retreat, but government forces recovered ground. Dispatches from the French front describe insurgents claiming recapture amid heavy winter fighting. The communique notes mechanized insurgent columns and aviation aiding assaults. one hill captured then retaken by government troops. Madrilenes mark New Year with sugar ration and one egg per person.
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Crop control bill threats and diverted acres debate
Washington figures press the crop central bill as both Senate and House texts align on a core provision. The measure requires farmers to retire acreages of wheat corn and other crops with payments aid, while an added amendment aims to keep diverted fields from boosting dairy production and market milk, raising worries over how farms would use the diverted acres and potential effects on prices.
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Agnes
Johnson
Pawnee
Okla
Byrd Demands Spending Cuts and Road Funding Cut
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia urged supporting President Roosevelt’s plan to cut federal road appropriations while calling for elimination of government extravagances. He warned that federal spending has risen by about 300 million dollars since last July, challenging the myth that spending brings prosperity and predicting a fiscal year 1958 deficit more than doubling previous estimates.
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Harry J. Byrd
M. Va
Roosevelt
New Year Holiday Toll Tops 201 in United States
At least 201 persons died across the United States as the new year began. Auto accidents on wet ice caused 154 fatalities across 35 states, while shootings, drownings, self harm, and other causes marred the holidays. Two winter sports enthusiasts died, and New York recorded 23 deaths the highest total. Ohio and Illinois each logged 15, with major losses also in Indiana Massachusetts and Michigan from heart failure while clearing snow. State totals show Indiana, Michigan, and others with scattered fatalities.
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Mexico President Denies Hostility To Foreign Capital
In a radio address from Mexico City President Lazaro Cardenas stated that his government is not an enemy of foreign capital or investments. He emphasized the aim to avoid privilege for foreigners and to maintain productive national economic interests regarding the wage dispute with 18 American and British owned companies appealing an arbitral wage order.
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Tazaro Cardenas
Nation
More British Troops Are Sent to Egypt
London reports Britain dispatching a large force of anti aircraft troops with equipment to Alexandria to bolster Egypt and the Mediterranean route. The war office said the reinforcement numbered not more than 1,000, with camps already being prepared in Alexandria and the western desert.
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Census Unemployment Report Reaches President
Washington records outline the 1937 unemployment census results. Voluntary reports show 7,822,912 out of work with 2,001,877 emergency relief workers among the unemployed. A house-to-house survey suggests the total could reach 10,870,000, with 72 percent completion in the canvass. Biggers explains two employment classes and cautions on accuracy, noting the true total lies between 7,929,912 and 10,870,000. The president receives the summary amid anticipated further analysis.
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Cep Sung
March of Japanese Into Shantung Races Southward
Japanese columns pushing toward Shantung province converge on Tsingtao and Taishan as Pingyin and Feicheng fall. Chinese forces led by Feng Yu-Halang resist near Taishan while Tokyo reports air strikes on Taishan and Suchow. Shanghai tightens security after bombing and frictions rise with foreigners. 182 Americans remain in Tsingtao area as Canton reports heavy air raids with few casualty details.
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Feicheng
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Keang Feng
New Price of Silver Blows Western Mining Sector
A. G. Mackenzie, executive officer of the Utah chapter, American Mining Congress, called the new fixed price of 64.64 cents an ounce for domestically mined silver a great disappointment across the western mining area. Western congressmen urged President Roosevelt to keep the previous 77.47 cent figure.
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Dan
A. G. Mackenzie
Utah
American Mining Congress
Tonsevelt
First Lady Admits Peace in World Is Far Distant
Eleanor Roosevelt says no practical world peace plan has been proposed in her book This Troubled World. She argues change in human nature is needed and notes the League of Nations cannot serve this purpose. She advocates automatic disclosure of facts to rally public opinion and world representatives deciding fault.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
League of Nations
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Rescue plane locates 11 survivors in northern Quebec
In Quebec on New Year’s Day the lands and forests department said a rescue plane found 11 survivors cut off for over a month in northern Quebec. Pilot Walter Woollett reported the surveying party was located about 200 miles north of Bouyn, near a temporary camp 2 miles south of a marked line by Dvana Lake.
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Court Battle May Flame Again in Primaries Coming
Washington reports echoes of the court battle returning as Congress opens its regular session next week. With 1938 primaries underway in April and May, the campaign trail targets Democratic bolters and potential reprisals. A neutral White House stance persists through the regional primaries and a possible airing of the court bill during the fall campaign.
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Battie
Olivois Party
Indiana
Tailana
Frederick van Nuys
Senate
Sec
Justice Black
Anticourt
White House
Seven Die In New Year Fire In Philippines City
Seven persons including five children died in a New Year’s Day fire that destroyed three houses in the City of Halle Manila. The blaze caused about 45000 in damage and is believed to have started from firecrackers used to mark the New Year.
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Halle
President Roosevelt Prepares Annual Message to Congress
President Roosevelt worked on an annual message to Congress, likely stressing budget balance and antitrust action. He would deliver it personally Monday after a luncheon with Speaker Bankhead, who offered few specifics on proposed measures. Critics urged action on monopolies while Congress eyed fiscal restraint amid global tensions.
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Voint
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Regisgate
Senator Wheeler Backs More Planes for Navy Defense
Washington reports Senator Wheeler of Montana supports expanding the air force and diverting funds from warship construction to aircraft. Senator Johnson of Colorado predicts a naval appropriations amendment to boost planes, while Wheeler doubts major changes to the bill. Budget details show battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines planned, with none yet for naval aviation disclosed.
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Stray Dog Rufus Arouses Owner To Fire Alarm
In Spokane on January 1 to 7, a gaunt stray shepherd named Rufus was rescued by Miss Ruth Sampeon. While residents slept, a basement fire broke out and Rufus aroused his mistress, enabling her to summon firefighters and confine the blaze to the basement.
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Ruth Sampeon
Congress Eyes 20 Percent Boost for Social Security Funds
Washington January 1 – Congress may soon approve a 20 percent increase in Social Security appropriations for the next fiscal year. The annual supply bill for independent agencies probably would set aside about 329.9 million dollars for the Social Security Board, modestly above the current year. Chairman Altmeyer said a confidential report to Congress projected needs of 41.8 million this year and 550.1 million in 1945, with an overall request for 397.0 million for the next year, reflecting higher pensions as the program expands.
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