FDR Signals Budget Balance Hinges on Relief Spending
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans to tell Congress next week the 1938-39 budget can balance if relief expenditures are kept within bounds. The budget may omit a definite relief figure amid recession uncertainty, while other non relief items face cuts to hit a balance. Army and Navy outlays could edge above one billion, marking a large peacetime defense fund. Government spending tops the Capitol agenda as session opens.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Coroner Clears Louise Campbell in Accidental Shooting
Miss Louise Campbell, 28, was released from Trumbull county jail after Coroner J C Henshaw ruled her mother Cordelia Campbell’s death was accidental. Report notes witnesses testified the fatal shot was accidental and Louise faces no charges while attending private funeral services.
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Warren
Louise Campbell
Trumbull
J. &. Henshaw
Campbell
Ohio
James A. Campbell
Cordelia Campbell
J. C. Henshaw
Youngstown
General Motors to Cut 30,000 Jobs Nationwide
William S. Knudsen announces about 30 000 GM employees will lose jobs effective January 1 in plants across the United States. The company will move to a three day week for retained workers and expects the workforce to rebound with spring.
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General Motors
Knudsen
Detroit
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corp
United States
NLRB Plans Three New Cases in Virginia and Carolinas
Bennet Schauffler announced that the NLRB will review three cases in January. In North Carolina, two cases involve petitions by the Textile Workers Organizing Committee for representation votes at Erwin Mills with votes in Durham and Cooleemee around January 10. The Virginia case, heard January 6, involves a discrimination complaint filed by the American Federation of Labor against Titmus Optical of Petersburg.
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Baltimore
Bennet Schauffler
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Virginia
North Carolina
Schauffler
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Erwin Mills
Durham
Cooleemee
American Federation of Labor
Titmus Optical Company
Petersburg
AFL
Wire Tapping Ruling Shapes Attempted Acquittal
In Spartanburg on December 28 a Supreme Court ruling banning wiretap evidence was used to seek a directed verdict in a conspiracy to violate the Harrison Narcotic Act case. Defendants include R. C. Kelly of Greenville A. W. Hollar of Asheville and Clyde Foster of Spartanburg. A mistrial had been declared after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
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Spartanburg
8. C
United States Supreme Court
R. C. Kelly
Greenville
A. W. Hollar
Asheville
N. C
Clyde Foster
Mussolini paper mocks democracy amid Ethiopia feud
Il Popolo D Italia rails at American democracy citing Washington’s stance on war referendum while accusing Britain France and Russia of blocking recognition of Italian sovereignty in Ethiopia. It defends Italy’s aims and pins blame on the great powers and small states in Geneva tensions.
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Milan
Britain
France
Russia
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Il Popolo D'Italia
Washington
United States
Il Duce
League
Panay
Japan
Italy
I Popolo M'Italia
Exports exceed imports in the United States in 11 months
The Commerce Department reports US merchandise exports outweighed imports by 151.67 million dollars in the first 11 months. November alone contributed 91.46 million to the export balance as seasonal declines hit exports and imports.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Youth Killed Near Angier
Chester Johnson 17 of near Angier died after a hit and run on highway 15 A near Wake county line as he rode a bicycle home. Patrol officers and Wake County deputies hunted the unidentified driver, Captain Charles Farmer said.
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Angier
N. C
Chester Johnson
Wake County
Johnson
Highway Patrol
Charles Farmer
County Offices Move To New Building
County agencies relocate to a three story facility on South Main street with the tax and welfare offices opening Friday morning. Deputy Tax Collector T. R. Short leads the tax office with staff J. F. Jones and others. Miss Gladis W. Kivett heads the welfare office as Bayless and Burdette establish new headquarters in the building.
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High Point
South Main Street
T. R. Short
Infant slain by jealous woman in New Jersey home
In Green Brook New Jersey a 5 month old named Christiana was found slain under a Christmas tree after a dispute with a tenant over heat. Police say 24 year old Sophie Arcuri, mother of a 2 month old, confessed to slitting the baby's throat with a paring knife claiming the infant was warm and hers cold. Neighbors and detectives described erratic behavior by Arcuri since her baby's birth.
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Greenbrook
N. J
Louis Bordelon
Christiana
Charles Allegar
Sophie Arcuri
Germs Prove Essential For Health In 10 Year Notre Dame Study
Indianapolis dispatch reports a 10 year Notre Dame project creating a germ free world of stainless steel units. Animals hatched and thrived without germs yet suffered digestion issues, implying life needs microbial aids like vitamins or enzymes. Researchers note 20 germ species missing, totaling about 166 types. The study, presented to the AAAS, questions health without germs.
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Indianapolis
University of Notre Dame
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. A. Reyniers
P. T. Trexler
Reyniers
Rebels Break Through Loyalist Lines At Teruel
Rebels led by General Miguel Aranda reportedly pierced government positions northwest of Teruel to reach the besieged city with about 6,000 people inside. Dispatches from the Franco Spanish frontier say heavy fighting continues near the provincial capital, which was seized last week after 17 months under insurgent control.
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Hendaye
Miguel Aranda
Teruel
Aranda
Bank of Spain
Barcelona
Madrid
Terueles
Air Athe
Newton D. Baker Praised By FDR At Cleveland Service
Crowds including statesmen, military leaders, and veterans gathered in Cleveland to honor Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War under Wilson. A Roosevelt message expressed sympathy to Mrs. Baker, praising his rapid mobilization efforts and faithful public service.
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Wilson
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Roosevelt
Threat note sent to Greensboro physician
Greensboro on December 28 officers indicated the author of a note sent to Dr. J H Boyles a Greensboro physician demanding $1000 and threatening harm if not paid The note instructed burying the money in unmarked ten dollar bills at a street intersection a dummy package was buried at the site but no one came for it
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Greensboro
J. H. Boyles
Afpwr
South Warned to Save Timber as Mills Grow
Washington reports Forest Service chief F A Silcox warns the South its timber may be ruined by a surge of pulp and paper mills. Thirteen new Southern mills worth $100 million will start early production, consuming 2.5 million cords annually, with half of existing industries using more wood than growth.
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Washington
South
F. A. Silcox
Forest Service
Southern Pulp and Paper
United States
Insurgents Bombard Loyal Coastal City
Two Spanish insurgent cruisers believed to be the Canarias and the Almirante Cervera bombarded Portbou, destroying a water storage tank. Shells struck the town center during a 15 minute assault, but no casualties were reported.
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Perpignan
France
Canarias
Almirante Cervera
Portbou
Refugees Evacuate Tsingtao As Japanese Advance Presses
US gunboat Sacramento carries 280 American evacuees from Tsingtao in Shantung as Japanese forces overrun nearby cities. Tsingtao may fall soon while Chinese troops retreat to Taian and Lincing positions. reports note Han Fu Chu’s forces at White Horn mountain and suspected talks between Han and Japanese.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
United States
Sacramento
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Pope
Marblehead
Tsinan
Wethsien
Shantung
Han Fu-Chu
White Horn Mountain
Han
Taian
Lincdeng
Kaingsu
Tokyo
Li Tsung-Jen
Chi Kai-Shek
Hahn
Dodd Ends Quiet Berlin Departure as Ambassador
In Berlin on December 28, Kiam E.B. Dodd resigning U S ambassador and Mrs Dodd left the city quietly. The farewell reflected strained ties with the German government after Dodd attended the Nazi party rally last September at Nurnberg. The couple boarded a Hamburg bound ship for Washington with only embassy staff present and no formal reception from German officials.
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Berlin
Kiam EB. Dodd
Uni States
United States
Mra
Dodd
Nurnberg
Consu
Hamburg
Washington
Prof
Dodds
Hitler
Jackson to be trusted busting figure in anti monopoly drive
Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, 45, is viewed as the likely trust buster if Congress enacts new anti monopoly laws. As head of the anti trust division he has pressed monopoly charges against the Aluminum Company of America and telegraph firms while backing a broad campaign with President Roosevelt. He argues national recovery hinges on solving monopoly and calls for revising and reinforcing anti monopoly controls to curb price pegs.
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Washington
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Aluminum Company of America
Roosevelt
Florida
Jackson
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