Congress seeks late session adjournment amid housing bill dispute
Congressional leaders rush to adjourn by tonight as the long session nears its end. Senate Chief Barkley sees a chance to finish without waiting for the Wagner housing bill, while a quick conference on the third deficiency appropriation bill remains possible. The House and Senate dispute over housing legislation tempers the calm closing hours.
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Mrs. Graves Sworn as U S Senator in Alabama
Mrs Dixie Graves wife of Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama takes oath as the successor to Senator Black in the U S Senate becoming the fourth woman to hold a Senate seat. She is escorted by Senator Bankhead and seated with notable figures as the chamber opens.
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Roosevelt Says Ground Reports Dictate Action Over Shanghai Shelling
President Roosevelt said any response to the Augusta shelling off Shanghai would be decided by officials on the scene. He noted fragmentary dispatches and suggested on the spot observers know more. He also mentioned possible use of the neutrality act. doubt remained over a break in diplomatic relations. The Shanghai dispatch reports an American sailor killed and 18 wounded aboard the Augusta during heavy bombardment along the Whangpoo river.
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Sino Japanese War At A Glance
An Associated Press digest reports heavy Sino Japanese fighting across Shanghai Peiping Nanking and the Shanghai area with Chinese forces resisting Japanese advances. US warships aid evacuation of Americans as Chinese planes and artillery strike Japanese property and defenses.
Foley named sole receiver for Cape Fear Railways Inc
Fayetteville news reports E H Foley vice-president of Branch Banking and Trust company appointed sole receiver for Cape Fear Railways Inc a line linking Fort Bragg and Fayetteville after a court action.
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WPA rolls cut to 1,527,450 in latest tally
Washington August 20 Harry L Hopkins announced that Works Progress Administration rolls were reduced to 1,527,450 persons. The figure reflects ongoing unemployment relief efforts and program adjustments nationwide.
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What Congress Is Still Facing
Washington August 20 This is what congress has to do to finish the session Reach a final agreement on the low cost housing program which has passed both houses tax loophole legislation which has passed both houses vote house approval of a conference report on the sugar quota bill already approved in the senate pass in the senate a final deficiency appropriation bill which has passed the house pass in the house a resolution already approved by the senate making farm legislation the first order of business next
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Water Main Burst Triggers Citywide Shortage
A 24 inch water main burst near Mangum and Leonard streets causing a serious shortage. Two men, Fred Rice and Eugene Batson, were badly wounded in a crash involving a car and a lumber truck. City officials urged residents to curtail usage and industries to suspend operations.
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Lower Prices on Mart Today in Quiet Stock Session
New York stock market opened weak with anemic early gains. U S Steel and a few others held portions of initial advances while declines around two points spread in late morning trading. Wall Street felt the impact of Shanghai cruiser shelling and the Washington puzzle as bonds and loans remained soft.
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Cities Hide Unwed Mothers From Country
Dallas report quotes Col. Mary Stillwell on unwed mothers. She says 75 percent come from rural districts and travel to cities to hide shame, with younger women and even educated professionals among the group. She urges revival through religion and church.
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Black Sworn Into New Office as Associate Justice
Hugo L. Black took the constitutional oath as Associate Supreme Court Justice before Charles F. Pace in the capitol, following his resignation from the Senate. The ceremony, performed without ceremony, grants Black a $20,000 annual salary as a justice.
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Lottery Charges Against Theaters Dismissed Here
Judge Lewis E B Teague dismissed lottery charges against four local theater operators after ruling the morning cases did not prove a lottery. Prosecutor Herman indicated willingness to proceed, with officers testifying about registering patrons for the jackpot.
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Justin Miller Named to Post as U S Court of Appeals Judge
President Roosevelt nominated Justin Miller of North Carolina to be an associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Miller, 49, is a former dean of law schools at Duke UNC and USC and has served as a law professor at Oregon Minnesota Stanford and California universities.
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Wage-Hour Bill Definitely Dead in House
Southern Democrats silent at party caucus collapsed chance to force floor debate on the administration wage-hour bill. With no roll call response, the chairman declared no quorum and blocked action. The rules committee has blocked the measure since the Senate passed it.
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Americans Rescue Prisoners From War Beleaguered Jail
In Shanghai on August 20 a U S marshal and guard in steel vests braved crossfire to free three Americans from Ward Road jail. Mrs Loraine Richards Dallas Tex said she now wants to live and work for peace. Other prisoners Margaret Evers San Francisco and Alexandro Gonzales New York seaman faced narcotics charges. The marshal E L Faupel aided the escape. the two women will be paroled while Gonzales is to be interned in the Marine jail.
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Heat Overwhelms Regions Amid Scorching July Weather
Sweltering heat blanketed the east south and much of the midwest with temperatures in the nineties. General rains cooled Nebraska Missouri Kansas Illinois Indiana offering brief relief while Washington D C reported one death and five prostrations from the heat as a 96 degree day occurred.
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Hazelwood in Death Case Continues
Hendersonville August 2 Deputy Sheriff W Garren travels to Durham to confer with Duke physicians after autopsy findings on Gloria Hauser 11. Hazelwood stepfather charged with ravishing and killing the child. A guard stays at Hazelwood's hospital door as authorities seek time of attack amid nervous shock care.
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War Risk Rates Raised 400 Per Cent on Tankers
Marine underwriters in London raised war risk rates 400 percent on tankers in Mediterranean waters. Increased charges cited recent tanker sightings off the Spanish coast, raising rates from 0.25 percent to 1 percent of value. Also no longer accept war risks on goods before loading or after discharge at Chinese ports at 10 percent.
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Manila Quakes Darken City For Refugees From Shanghai
Two sharp earthquakes struck Manila causing blackouts as 876 refugees from Shanghai arrived aboard the President Jefferson. Fires spread, buildings swayed, and injuries were reported while officials evacuated evacuees including Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Quintin Quezon.
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