Congressmen Disagree Over Ickes Plutocracy Criticism
Secretary Ickes argued that a finish fight between democracy and a plutocracy of 60 families must be fought to completion. Some lawmakers agreed, others urged more government business cooperation. The speeches followed Jackson and Ickes on Roosevelt’s Florida fishing trip ahead of Monday’s annual address.
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Washington
Ickes
America
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Roosevelt
Florida
White House
Jackson
Decision may come Monday on PWA loan
The supreme court met to decide whether to review litigation by the Electric Bond and Share Co challenging the 1936 act regulating Public Utility Holding companies. The case involves federal loans and grants for publicly owned electric plants and a Roosevelt administration request to apply a prudent investment basis for valuation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Electric
Department of Justice
Alabama Power Company
Duke Power Company
Roosevelt
MacArthur to Press Philippine Defense Effort
Gen Douglas MacArthur said he would continue his two year old task of building a strong Philippine defensive force after agreeing to remain at Quezon’s request. He noted his retirement at midnight would not end his work to deter invasion in the region.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
FDR Eyes Congress Session Showdown Over Major Legislation
President Roosevelt plans to outline six key requests in his annual address and push a broad program. The budget will arrive early, with relief funding likely deferred to March, while anti monopol y measures and tax revisions draw early focus. House subcommittee expects rapid tax system revisions aimed by February 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
House
Mexico and United States agree on stable exchange rate
The United States and Mexico announced a stable exchange rate of 360 pesos per dollar at a joint press conference. They will continue purchasing Mexican silver with a large sale negotiated today and further purchases planned for all of 1938. Morgenthau said silver purchases with Mexico and Canada extend through next year beyond January.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Treasury
Morgenthau
Eduardo Suarez
Canada
New Egyptian ruler pledges aid to Britain
In Cairo the new government led by prime minister Mohammed Mahmoud pledged cooperation with Great Britain. He assured Fa rouk the boy king of his commitment to implement the Anglo Egyptian treaty and safeguard Egyptian independence while maintaining harmony with Britain amid last night’s street rioting.
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Catro
Egypt
Farouk
Great Britain
Mohammed Mahmoud
Britain
Cairo
Architectural Board Meeting Set in Raleigh for January
The North Carolina state board of architectural examination and registration will hold its winter meeting in Raleigh from January 24 to 27. The session runs across four days and will cover licensing and registration matters.
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Architectural Board
Raleigh
North Carolina State Board of Architectural Examination and Registration
Dunlap Denies Politics Behind Prison Medical Changes
Raleigh officials deny political motives in reorganizing medical staff at Central Prison. Chairman Frank L. Dunlap asserts changes aimed at improving prisoner care within existing funds. Dr. Kemp Neal claims politics influenced the move, while Drs. Ben Lawrence and Felda Hightower take over medical leadership.
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Raleigh
Frank L. Dunlap
Highway and Public Works Commission
Central Prison
Kemp Neal
Neal, Thompson
Ben Lawrence
Felda Hightower
Wadesboro
Suc
Rebels and Loyals Battle in Great Teruel Clash
Madrid reports the Civil War big battle near Teruel with over 200000 insurgent and government troops and 200 aircraft. Government lines on the front held on the right and center under heavy pressure, while the left withdrew some positions deemed unimportant. Thirty insurgent tanks fought along the railroad as 190 plus insurgent airplanes filled the sky.
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Teruel
Madrid
Rebels dynamite Teruel amid blood zenith of siege
The Spanish civil war peaks west of Teruel as insurgents push government lines to recapture the provincial capital. In Teruel the Bank of Spain area is said to hold hundreds of buried civilians and insurgent soldiers after a devastating bombardment.
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Teruel
Spain
Bank of Spain
North Carolina Revenue Surges Above Last Year
North Carolina revenue for the first six months through yesterday reached $32,007,381.82, up from $31,940,982.46 a year ago. December receipts totaled $6,198,762.35, 22.16 percent higher than December 1986, with sales tax at $1,012,837.63 and gasoline tax at $12,215,937.22. In six months, beverage tax rose to $822,036.70, while inheritance and franchise taxes lagged.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
Leesburg Offers $10,000 For First Quintuplets In 1938
The Leesburg Citizen published a full page ad offering $10,000 for the first quintuplets born within eight miles of Leesburg during 1938. The notice includes patriotic language urging Americans to move forward.
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Leesburg
Leesburg, O
America
Canada
Paris Labor Union Challenge to Government Provoke Walkout
Paris central executive committee of all labor unions demands a tougher stance against employers who violate laws and urges the government to target misconduct rather than workers. The protest follows Premier Chautemps’ moves to end a 120,000 municipal worker walkout as coal miners in Anzin protest mass dismissals. Truck drivers and the broader trucking and food strikes stay deadlocked as talks continue.
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Paris
People’s Front
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Roosevelt Uses Parable to Defend Anti Monopoly Attacks
President Roosevelt told reporters that administration officials target only a small minority in business with anti monopoly actions. He cited speeches by Robert H. Jackson and Ickes about a strike by 60 wealthy families, and recalled Theodore Roosevelt's malefactors of great wealth remark to stress that he meant individuals not all rich people.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Ickes
Theodore Roosevelt
Buncombe Man Held On Shooting Charge
Asheville sheriff booked Horace Gasperson, 26, on a shooting charge after Pat Trash, 69, was shot in the shoulder during a dispute over moving a mailbox. Gasperson surrendered to authorities.
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Asheville
Laurence E. Brown
Horace Gasperson
Pat Trash
Gasperson
Williams Paroled in North Carolina Prison Break
Willie Williams, serving 25 to 30 years for second degree murder, was paroled by Governor Hoey yesterday. Williams was sentenced in Buncombe County in April 1936. Six other prisoners also received paroles.
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Raleigh
Dee
Willie Williams
Hoey
Williams
Buncombe County
Auto bicycle death near Morrisville in Raleigh
Albert Parrish 386 a Goldsboro farmer died in a Raleigh hospital after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle near Morrisville last night city date.
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Raleigh
Albert Parrish
Goldsboro
Morrisville
Largest Budget Of History Passed In Mexico
Mexico City reports the chamber of deputies approved a 430 million peso budget for 1938, the largest in the nation’s history. The approved amount exceeds the president Lazaro Cardenas proposal by 12 million pesos and roughly matches projected revenues for the next year.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Lazaro Cardenas
Britain Acknowledges Japan’s Protest Reply on Attacks
Sir Robert L. Craigie handed Britain's acknowledgement to the foreign office, noting Japan's assurance that officers responsible would be dealt with. Details of measures may be discussed later. London officials declined to publish the reply, but accepted apologies and promises to avoid future incidents.
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Tokyo
Robert L. Craigie
Foreign Office
Britain
Japan
Ladybird
Bee
London
Bitish
China
Secretary Perkins Daughter Engaged to David Hare
Washington reports the engagement of Susanna Wilson, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins daughter, to David Meredith Hare of New York City and Colorado Springs. The announcement confirms the pairing includes ties to both cities and marks a notable Midwest and East Coast linkage.
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SEC
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Susanna Wilson
David Meredith Hare
Newbey City
Colorado Springs
Olo
Unemployment Claims Start Here In North Carolina
The North Carolina State Employment Service local office begins accepting unemployment insurance claims Monday. The program applies to 21 states and the District of Columbia starting January 1, 1958. Claims require 16 weeks of prior employment. interviews will be conducted locally with a Raleigh based unemployment insurance examiner.
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State Employment Service
North Carolina
Employment Service
Gawthrop
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Raleigh
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Seaport Left For Advancing Army Of Japs
Chinese devastation empties Tsingtao as Japanese forces move south. Foreign vigilantes guard order while looters strike, fires burn in key factories. Japanese arrivals expected soon. Chinese forces retreat toward White Horse Moon and Mountain of a Thousand Buddhas as the Japanese advance presses south.
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North China Sea
Ameri
Saa
Fec
Anese Silk
Jnese Tobacco Company
Hung Lieh
Shanghai
Chrif
Feng Yu-Hsiang Fo
Janese
Female friend of desperado to stand trial in March
Federal agents said a woman tied to Art S. Smith the slayer of a Lancaster police officer would be brought to Rock Hill for trial in March. Edward Scheidt said the jailed Ellison alias Joan Murphy charged with motor theft act and another woman, N Bloodworth, were associates of Bill Payne.
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Hartland
Art S. Smith
Rock Hill
D. C
Edward Scheidt
Federal Bureau Ofvestigation
J Ellison
Joan Murphy
N Bloodworth
Bill Payne
Carolina Pen
Mbers
Gan Scheidt
Ellison
Smith
Frank Sowell
Lancaster
Potato Growers Warned On Planting Disease Seed
Raleigh December 31 state department of agriculture warns potato growers to use only certified seed to prevent net necrosis. Bulletin notes large producing areas from which seed is obtained are seriously affected by the plant disease.
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Raleigh
State Department of Agricult
Jesse Turlington Found Dead in Clinton Home
Jesse Turlington, 45, was found shot to death in his Clinton home yesterday. Coroner Paul Crumpler ruled it a suicide.
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Clinton
Jesse Turlington
Cor
Paul Crumpler
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