Roosevelt to press January address on psychology of recession
Administration aides say President Roosevelt will frame his January congressional message around the idea that the business slump is largely psychological. He will push his existing program, reject new reforms, seek cooperation with business, and signal no retreat from current regulations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Leteral
Norris
Ind
Frank R. Phillips
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
Willaim H. Taylor
Philadelphia Electric Company
Philadelphia
Senate Passes Housing Plans By Large Vote
Senate action on housing bills advances with final House action postponed until January as committees report, while farm and housing measures head to the White House after conference and a wage hour standards proposal faces recommitment for further study.
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White House
House Labor Committee
O'Connor
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House Rules Committee
Serate Aeran
Rebels report Teruel siege tests Loyalist forces amid heavy losses
Insurgent forces claim advances west of Teruel at Las Marrones and Los Mornes while government troops suffer heavy casualties. Madrid hails Teruel operation as a major civil conflict milestone with refugee estimates rising to 20 000 to 25 000. Franko’s line shifts and insurgent claims of fighter units wiped out color the crisis as battles persist near Teruel Zaragoza highway.
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Aragon
Las Marrones
Teruel
Franco
Salamanca
Albarracin
Teruel-Zaragoza
Iran
Los Morrones
British Strengthen Hong Kong Defenses Amid Far East Tensions
Britain plans to spend 40 million dollars to bolster Hong Kong defenses as Chinese Japanese hostilities shift southward. The cabinet reportedly approves sending more warships to the Far East if needed, with six capital ships urged to be dispatched to Chinese waters while Britain already maintains 34 naval units in the region.
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Hongkong
Far East
Admiralty
Orient
Britain
Death of Healy Investigated After Celebration
The coroner reported a preliminary examination found a red subcutaneous streak across Healy's left temple after a celebration incident. Investigators seek cause and whether injuries occurred during an argument or fight.
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Healy
Peace Move Halted by Japs Arrests Across Tokyo
Police say the Communist party in the United States routed reports to Japan detailing opposition to fascism and war and campaigns to shape global social democratic movements. Proletarian demands for soldier wages in China were noted, with 180 arrested in Tokyo including Kanju Kato and several university figures.
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United States
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Gitaro Omoro
Tokyo University
Itsuro Sakisaka
Kyushu Imperial University
Masaburo Suzuki
Tokyo Municipal Assembly
Mosuke
Tokyo
Suitor given eighteen month term rejected
Mrs. Hamrick testified she rejected the suitor who then proclaimed intent to kill her husband. He produced pistols and pursued her as Mr. Hamrick arrived, then pounced on Ewing when he confronted him. The account portrays a violent confrontation tied to alleged romantic rejection.
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Ewing
Cooperation Christian Principles Needed Says Dodd Farewell
Senator Dodd urges cooperation and Christian principles in farewell remarks. He questions whether any ambassador in Europe fully performs duties or earns pay, citing the complexity of modern civilization and the unresolved lessons of the great war.
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Dodd
Europe
Traffic Violations Reported in Last 24 Hours
Police logged seven arrests for traffic violations within the past day: five for violating traffic ordinances, three for reckless driving, and one for improper brakes. A safety note urged drivers to avoid braking or clutch use during a tire burst until momentum is nearly gone.
Action Filed On Insurance Policy
Ruby Tomlin son of High Point sues Federal Insurance Company in Municipal Court seeking 1150 in damages under an auto policy. The complaint alleges the car was demolished in a crash while traveling from High Point toward Roanoke Virginia and the policy should cover the damages.
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Ruby Tomlinson
High Point
Federal Insurance Company
New Jersey
Roanoke
Boiler Room Fire at Wagner-Parrish Veneering Firms Out
A boiler room blaze at Wagner Parrish Veneering on Ennis Street caused little damage before firefighters from Companies Nos. 1 3 and 5 and the service truck extinguished it shortly before 2 o'clock.
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Wagner-Parrish Veneering Company
Ennis Street
Liner City of Hamburg Returns for Repairs in Hamburg
Baltimore dispatch reports the City of Hamburg liner, damaged in a North Sea collision, has arrived in Hamburg for repairs. Officials expect at least two weeks in dock for extensive work before resuming service.
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Baltimore Mail Line
Hamburg
Germany
City
North Sea
Final Court Session Concludes Before Holidays
Municipal court closed for holidays after today’s session led by Judge Teague. H W Stroud faced hosiery theft charges with judgment postponed until December 29 after bond. Other cases included gambling and prohibited liquor offenses with various fines and suspensions. two drivers faced DUI and weapon charges. several minor violations were resolved.
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Lewis EB. Teague
Teague
H. W. Stroud
Wise Street
Aid and threats in China seaport reports
Press reports claim Soviet Russia may aid China while China faces danger from Japan. An 800000 laborer workforce builds a highway through Chinese Turkestan to move military supplies from Russia, bypassing blocked caravan routes due to Japanese occupation. Hankow papers cite Outer Mongolian dispatches on Soviet influenced aid amid Inner Mongolia tensions.
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China
Russia
Chinese Turkestan
Hankow
Inner Mongolia
Panay Sinking Probed in Interim Japanese Report
The Japanese foreign office issued an interim report on the Panay sinking in the Yangtze near Nanking. It says surface boats may have fired on the Panay and that stray bullets could have reached the gunboat while Japanese fliers bombed troops and killed two soldiers. Investigations are slow due to scattered army units and limited communications.
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PANAY
Tokyo
Foreign Office
United States
Yangtze River
Nanking
Imperial
Sailors Back CIO Union At Munson Line
The National Labor Relations Board reports Munson Steamship Company crews voted in favor of the National Maritime Union CIO as their collective bargaining agent.
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CIO
New York
National Labor Relations Board Today
Munson Steamship Line
National Maritime Union
Foreigner Steals Letters Because It Is Christmas
In federal court Hugo Zander, a German immigrant, confessed via interpreter to stealing letters from a hotel mailbox. He did not seek money but wanted to share in Christmas greetings and tell his family back in Germany. The judge released him.
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Plaza
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Healy
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Betty Hickman
University of California At Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hugo Zander
Germany
Bright Burns Fatal for Orangeburg Boy
Eight year old Joe Blount, son of J W Blount, died at home from burns suffered when his clothing ignited from an open fire. His mother Mrs Blount was badly burned trying to extinguish the flames.
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8. C
Joe
J. W. Blount
German Bride Brings Furnishings to Des Moines Home
German bride Mrs Henry H Gurau 21 said through an interpreter that German brides furnish their husbands homes. A huge 18000 pound box rolled to her new home contained 6000 dollars worth of household furnishings she brought to her Des Moines eye specialist husband. Shipping costs from Germany totaled 1000 dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Henry H. Gurau
Germany
Retired AP manager Milton Garges dies at 80
Milton Garges, retired executive assistant to the AP general manager, died at his Rockville Center home after a long illness. He was 80.
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Rockville Center
N. Y
Milton Garges
Associated Press
Yeggmen Hit Greensboro In Major Night Raid
In Greensboro on December 22 a band of robbers entered three businesses and four homes, stealing over 4000 dollars. Earlier a single thief robbed the Carolina theater cashier of 75 dollars, while the largest haul came from a variety store safe containing 3900 dollars in cash and coins.
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Greensboro
Carolina Theater
Yeggs
Burley Market Ends Year With Strong Bids in Lexington
In Lexington on December 22 the burley market closed the 1937 selling season with bids near $30 a hundred. The day saw fast bidding and a large volume moved on the floors, with the forenoon top bid reaching forty dollars per hundred.
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Lexington
France Names French Ambassador to United States
Reports from Paris diplomatic circles say France has proposed Count Rene Doynel de Saint Quentin as ambassador to the United States. He would replace Georges Bonnet, who departed Washington to serve as finance minister in the cabinet reshuffle.
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Paris
France
Count Rene Doynel de Saint-Quentin
United States
Georges Bonnet
Washington
Lynchburg Man Acquitted in Turner Slaying Case
Appomattox circuit jury acquitted 32 year old Whitlow of Lynchburg of killing Miss Icie Turner a factory worker in a tourist cabin near Appomattox on the night of November 18.
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Appomattox, Va
Whitlow
Lynchburg
Appomattox
Icie Turner
Here
Stork Derby Will Upheld by Canada's Supreme Court
Ottawa reported that the Canadian Supreme Court sustained Charles Vane Millar's eccentric will creating Toronto's Stork Derby. Contenders include about a dozen Toronto women claiming scores of births within the specified period, with claims ranging from seven to twelve eligible children. Ontario courts will decide which mother or mothers receive the prize.
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Ottawa
Ont
Supreme Court of Canada Today
Charles Vane Millar
Toronto
Martin Kenny
Pauline Mae Clark
Courts of
Ontario
Cummings Plans Wiretap Legislation Talks
US Attorney General Cummings said he would confer with administration officials and the House Judiciary Committee on the advisability of new laws allowing government agents to tap wires during criminal investigations.
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Cummings
Administration
House
Judiciary Committee
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