Smith plan aims to curb cotton output with government pool
Senate action pushes emergency aid for farmers as the Smith plan heads to early debate. Aimed at 3.5 million bales stored for use as a production incentive, it would tax high marketing and provide farmers a guaranteed price path after August 15. Bankhead seeks to excise cotton rules from the measure while keeping the broader emergency framework.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Senate Banking
Hull
Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Ala
Alabama
Farm Board
Fists Shaken as Senate Probe Clashes Over Overton Fraud
New Orleans February session of the Senate committee investigating John H. Overton’s U S Senate election erupted in heated testimony. Francis Williams charged crooked New Orleans primary, stacked polling booths, and dummy candidates. Huey Long and Overton clashed with committee counsel General Sam Ansell over evidence and procedure.
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New Orleans
Senate
John H. Overton
United States Senate
Huey P. Long
Overton
Samuel T. Ansell
Francis Williams
Robert B. Howell
Monay
Williams
O. K. Allen
Long
Broussard
Ansell
Japan's Policy 10 Indicted by League Subcommittee
A Geneva draft report accuses Japan of the Manchurian policy and urges negotiations under a special commission. It follows the Lytton report and recommends continued nonrecognition of the Manchukuo government and US and Russian participation.
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Geneva
Japan
Committee of 19
League of Nations Assembly
Lytton Investigating Commission
Lytton
United States
Russia
League of Nations
Manchukuo
Man
Lindbergh extortion case probes in Roanoke
Federal investigators grilled two men and a woman in Roanoke about a plot to extort fifty thousand dollars from Col. Charles A Lindbergh. The trio gave conflicting statements as authorities sought handwriting samples and handwriting corroboration for the looming commission appearance.
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Lindbergh
Roanoke
Charles A. Lindbergh
Joe Bryant
Norman Harvey
Harvey
Elsie
T. X. Parsons
United States
T. N. Stapleton
John M. Keith
Stapleton
Bryant
Keith
Washington
Bureau of Standards
United States Commission
Menocal predicts Cuban revolution to topple Machado
In Miami on February 11, General Mario Menocal, former Cuban president, urged supporters in the United States and abroad to shake the Te Volt tree as he claimed the Machado regime is near collapse. He denied any active arms shipment plans and hinted at secret methods to advance the opposition. He forecast a new government after a successful uprising.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Maria G. Menocal
Gerardo Machado
Menocal
United States
Mexico
Central America
Europe
Machado
Baltimore
Merida
México
Miacii
Guatemala
Havana
Amazsing
Florida
Mario Menocal
General Menocal
8. Verdeja
M. Fraga
E. Arguellas
R. Menocal
F. Arguellas
R. del Vito
F. Arguelites
Plans To Punish Opposition May Not Be Necessary
Washington February 11 The House Democratic leaders labeled tentative plans to punish members who oppose the program to give Franklin D Roosevelt drastic power of government reorganization as mollified by rising support.
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Washington
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Garner
Senate
Roosevelt
Treasury-Post Office
Republican House
Treasury-Post Office Department
Hoover
Congress
Sena
Bank bandits killed in St Louis county chase
Two men wanted for a Washington Indiana bank robbery were killed in a gun battle with deputy constables on a St. Louis county road. One died on the scene, the other three hours later at a hospital. a wounded officer said to be Arthur Lazear survived. A bag with about 4600 dollars was found in the suspects’ car along with stolen plates.
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ST. Louis
Washington
Ind
Charles Bradley
Arthur Lazear
Bradley
Lazear
Indiana
Rainey predicts U S retaliation on war debt defaulters
Democratic house leader Rainey of Illinois warned that the United States would retaliate against debtor nations that repudiate war contracts. He opposed canceling debts, urging negotiated reforms tied to American market access and reduced armaments spending.
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Rainey
U. S
Washington
United States
Illinois
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
House
Washington v College of Law
Yume
Strawn
Chambers
Roosevelt Reports Sea Jaunt and Whale Encounter
President-elect Roosevelt acts as reporter in a radio message from Berry Island Bahama trip. He notes fishing, a whale encounter, aides Gus Bea verick and Robert Clark recovering, Leslie Heider regaining use of arms, and Vincent Astor as host aboard the yacht.
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Fla
Rosevelt
Bahama Islands
Roosevelt
Berry Island
Gus
Gus Beaverrick
Clark
Robert Clark
Secret Service
Dr. Heider
Leslie Heider
Hopeville
Ala
Whale
Vincent Astor
Miller 10 quit as R. F. C. head
Washington Feb 11 The Reconstruction Finance Corp announces three new faces will join the board after March 4. President Miller, a Republican, plans to resign for health reasons and will be replaced by a Roosevelt appointee along with another Republican to satisfy the law.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles W. Miller
Utica
N. Y
Roosevelt
Mills
Treasury
Miller
Atlee Pomerene
Cleveland
Senate
Hoover
Pomerene
Wife Admits Killing Utility Official in Charlotte
Roy L. Peterman vice president of Southern Public Utilities was shot dead at his Charlotte home. His wife told police she killed him after a fight and was taken to a hospital in a nervous condition. Police noted signs of a struggle at the Myers Park residence and a close range pistol wound. Duke Power officials said Mrs. Peterman had long suffered nervous problems since their child's death years ago.
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Charlotte
Roy L. Peterman
Southern Public Utilities Company
Alex West
West
Peterman
Duke Power Company
The
Southern Public Utilities
Peterson
Army plan to use camps for jobless youths faces Senate fight
The Senate debated a proposal to open army camps to homeless 16 to 21 year olds seeking work, drawing sharp opposition from Senator Smith who warned it would demoralize discipline. Support came from Senator Tydings who urged tapping $8.4 million from prohibition funds to fund relief.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Robinson
Congress
Michigan
Smith
8. C
Tydings
Cutting
Couzens
Wagner
Speed Record Set As Bill Receives O K In One Day
In Washington on February 11 a single day rush approval linked an appropriation to enable the farm board to transfer 850000 bales of cotton to the Red Cross for relief. The House acted after convening, the Senate passed it swiftly, and the President signed before end of day. The measure allocates 4100000 from the treasury to cover cotton clothing for the needy, reappropriating about 6500900 from unspent funds for handling large crops last year.
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Washington
Congress
Farm Board
Red Cross
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Opposition grows to state sales tax in week of Assembly debate
Raleigh February 11 opposition to a general sales tax increased among General Assembly members as money bills and budget plans moved slowly. Leaders in both houses voiced opposition while finance subcommittee drafted a new revenue bill. The eight month school proposal would cost about 18 million dollars, while six months saves about 2 million. Higher education, public schools, highway and agriculture budgets awaited final approval as sub committees weighed repairs and teaching college issues.
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H. KE. O'Keef
Associated Press
Raleigh
Finance Committee
General Assembly
Slic
MacLean
Appropriations Committee
Highway Department
Agriculture Department
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