GM Strike Deadlock Triggers White House Talks
Negotiations in the General Motors strike stalled Friday with leaders far apart. Alfred P. Sloan of GM urged bargaining to bring plants back and warned of daily wage losses. John L. Lewis urged union members to hold out for an honorable settlement while Labor Secretary Perkins pressed for talks. Other actions included calls for government intervention on the West Coast maritime strike and a hearing for east coast seamen, as police probed an alleged tomb robbery in Pontoise France.
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Associated Press
General Motors
Roosevelt
New York
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Ing
John L. Lewis
Washington
United Automobile Workers Union
Perkina
Sloan
Sloda
Lewis Lewis
San Francisco
National Labor Relations Board
Seamen’s Union
INCREASE IN STATE INCOME TAXES PROPOSED IN BILL
The Montana House adjourned without session until Monday. A bill from Reps Kruse Haight and Vanek would raise net income taxes to provide 3 million dollars yearly for the state treasury, all to the public school fund. The plan regrades tiers from 1 000 to 6 000 dollars with rates 2 to 7 percent, and 8 percent for above 6 000.
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Montana
House of Representatives
A. H. Kruse
Garfield
Herbert Haight
Fergus
Joseph Vanek
Robert W. Mackie
Edward Bloom
Carben
A. D. McLeod
Cascade
Sam Spiegal
Silver Bow
E. N. Jeffray
Jefferson
State of
Legislative Arena
GC. W. Brayman
Missoula
State Athletic Commission
Government and propaganda on the record
Dorothy Thompson discusses the Roosevelt administration’s use of publicity and propaganda. She notes the Resettlement Administration’s annual report and its large print runs, arguing that government public relations have grown unprecedentedly through multiple agencies and press tactics. She cites marketing methods, writer incentives, and coordinated information campaigns that resemble corporate publicity.
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Dorothy Thompson
Resettlement Administration
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
World in Brief: Floods and Cold Snap Strain U S Cities
Floodwaters across Ohio and Mississippi basins inundate 12 states, affecting Portsmouth shops and factories under seven feet of water and prompting riverfront damage. Cincinnati sees rising waters, citrus groves face worst freeze in 124 years near Los Angeles. national tensions rise as Roosevelt weighs GM strike fallout.
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Domentle
Ohio
Mississippi
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Ares
Jos
Berlin
Hitler
Planca Tetuliots
Fascia
Bealegurs
Beaverhead River Jam Blocks Waterways Near Dillon
A massive ice jam on the Beaverhead River near Dillon forced three families from their farms. About a mile of flooded land prompted evacuations for the Jackson, J T Heat, and Mary Moller households. Dynamite attempts to break the blockage continued as crews sought a channel for the backed up water.
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Dillon
Jan
Ypa
Beaverhead
Highway Department
James Jackson
J. T. Heat
Mary Moller
Coal miners not allowed extra shifts this week
SOF officials of the United Mine Workers rejected a petition from Colorado, Utah and Washington operators to extend shifts beyond the 36 hours. They found no coal shortage causing suffering and noted many unemployed miners who could work if operators chose longer hours. Armour and Company declares a 16 cent per share dividend, payable March 16 to stockholders of record February 23, the first on common stock since 1926.
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Washington
Armour
Chicago
Armont and Company
Mayor Kelly postpones Chicago strike until Monday
In Chicago, Mayor Edward J. Kelly announced after a late night conference with electrical union officials that the strike is delayed until Monday for talks with union and city leaders. Street lights were restored immediately, and the mayor expressed doubt about raises to pay while the budget is settled. He opposed higher real estate taxes to fund any increase.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Ketly
City Council
Eits
Kelly
Strees
Fty
Good Neighbor Pacts Coming Up in Senate
Washington officials predicted Roosevelt would ask the Senate to approve thirteen Good Neighbor pacts with South and Central American nations. Two pacts have been sent to the Foreign Relations Committee, including a Panama treaty replacing the 1908 agreement and expanding U S rights to the Panama Canal. The other is a sanitary agreement with Argentina allowing embargoes on imports from affected regions or countries. Western senators plan to oppose the Argentina pact vigorously.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Argentina
Do your Christmas Chopin early
A playful column from Santa Monica notes a Pennsylvania professor’s claim that seven hours of musical sound can age whiskey as much as four years in wood. The piece jests on holiday mood, Chopin recitals, and the comic idea of music aging a person centuries in one evening.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Pennsylvania
Irvin
Cobb
Floods drain Midwest as millions face losses and homelessness
Flood waters across the Midwest exact a heavy toll with at least 150,000 homeless and property damage in the millions. Rivers rise past record levels as Cincinnati reports the Ohio at 72.1 feet. relief agencies urge a $2,000,000 Red Cross fund while President Roosevelt orders federal aid and cabinet cooperation. Rescue workers scramble amid blackouts, disease fears, and exposed refugees.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Admiral 7
Grayson
The
Red Cross
Measure aimed at railroads killed by Montana senate panel
After hours of testimony the senate committee on railroads and railroad transportation killed Senator A J Plumber's bill to bar railroad attached trucking by declaring it unconstitutional. Opponents and railroads argued current trucking services aid small Montana communities and that rates are regulated to prevent monopolies, refuting claims of favorable franchises.
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A. J. Plumber
Treasure
Senate Committee On Railroads
Montana Railroad Commission
Geneator
Senate
Montana
Milton C. Fuan
Helene
Siile
Gunn
Pope Suffers Prostration and Serious Condition
Vatican City reports the pope endured two prostrations late today, with him motionless for half an hour. Sources say the strain on his weakened heart, ongoing pain, and long medical regimen have intensified concern over his condition. Injections no longer effective. Pope Pius has leg pain but remains under careful observation. Total details uncertain.
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Vatician City
Tau
Pius
Vaticrm
Vatican
Vatican City
Popea Pius
Bombing of Madrid trenches marks fresh fascist drive
Madrid reports say government warplanes bombed fascist trenches at dawn in retaliation for a Wednesday air raid. Socialist planes swept western and southern barricades as infantry probed the University suburb to seize the La Sombrilla hill, a key defensive point. Pope Pius XII rested after a taxing day as Vatican sources describe him weak and sleepless.
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Madrid
Fasel
Siega
Gniversity
la Sombrilla
Alfredo Ottaviani
Holy Office
Roosevelt assumes command of federal flood relief effort
President Roosevelt takes personal charge of federal flood relief and orders all agencies to assist. Rear Admiral Grayson reports 120,000 refugees moved from flood zones in the Midwest and South. Government agencies, Red Cross, Coast Guard, Works Progress Administration, and CCC mobilize personnel and supplies for Ohio and Mississippi valleys as lawmakers push early funding for flood control projects. Army engineers and headquarters stand by to move food and shelter to affected areas along rivers and tributaries.
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Cross
Itas
Tie
Ned Cross
Als
Washington
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Midwest
Ohio
Mississappi
Congress
Coast Guard
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
II Nois
Arkansas
Oso River
Ite
Hat industry price pact mirrors former code system
New York January 22 representatives of manufacturers and labor unions in the low priced hat industry announced they had agreed on a stabilization peer resembling the former NRA codes. San Diego California snow tells for the first time in 55 years.
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New York
San Dingo
Calif
Snow Tell
San Diego
Red Cross appeals for flood relief aid nationwide
Washington sent a national appeal for a 2000 fund to aid flood victims. The Red Cross estimated about 270000 people were homeless or in need of relief, with funds to provide food housing and medical care. Carson City reported a former Montana inmate faces execution in Nevada for a deadly cabin blaze last October and had sought commutation, denied.
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RED Cross
Montana
Nevada
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Grayson
Herald National
Carson City
Jao
Vother Joncas
Tadiana Cone Viet
Elko
Nev
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Pittsburgh
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Ninth Street
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Commerce Relief Administration
Con.gresx
Beaverhead River
Oho
West Virginia
Linois
Tennessee
St. Francis River
WPA
Eigit
Henderson
Clarksville
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Ederal
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