In House Debate Over Reciprocal Trade Program
Debating lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans clash over extending the administration’s reciprocal trade agreements. Buck accuses foes of using selective statistics to promote agriculture, while Reed counters that export gains stem from the war-materiel trade to Russia and warns against praising a policy that benefits only certain interests. The exchange highlights partisan dispute over trade policy and its economic and ethical implications.
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D-Calif
Reed
Russia
New Yorker
United
Fine Press
Fin
Britons tapped for peace overtures captured near Netherlands frontier
Foreign Secretary Butler disclosed that two British intelligence officers Captain Richard Stevens and Sigismund Best were captured near the Dutch border during a counter operation on November 9. A third man was killed. Government stated no British officials carried peace proposals and the officers were only listening for a German approach.
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Netherlands
R. A. Butler
Richard Stevens
Sigismunde Best
Tler
Mmons
Jones Proclaimed New Governor In Louisiana
Huey P Long era ends as Sam Jones of Lake Charles defeats Gov Earl K Long in Louisiana Democratic runoff to become governor elect. Jones pledges to restore democracy, recover state funds, and jail graft. Unofficial returns show Jones ahead 254,689 to 224,274 with May 14 as inauguration.
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Jones
Louisiana
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Earl K. Long
Kingfish
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Long
Huey
Baton Rouge
Robert S. Maestri
Elephant Hunt Follows $200,000 Circus Blaze
Rochester Indiana citizens and circus workers rounded up 10 of 11 elephants after a fire destroyed the Cole Brothers Circus winter quarters. The blaze killed more than 100 other animals and caused losses near $200,000. Elephants were moved to a rail car for shipment to Peru. one was struck by a car, a pony died.
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Rochester
Ind
Cole Brothers Circus
Zack Terrrell
Jess Adkins
Terrell and
Adkins
Peru
Invaders Open Drives On Both Ends Of The Line
Finnish military dispatches report Russian offensives on both ends of the Mannerheim Line near Taipale and the western isthmus were repelled after intense fighting lasting late into the night. A blizzard hindered Russian advances while Finnish forces claimed heavy enemy tank losses and 17 Russian planes shot down.
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Invaders
Thomas F. Hawkins Elsinki
Mannerheim
Finland
Taipale
Koivisto
Mannerheim Line
Helsinki
Gulf of Finland
Viipuri
Eaipale
British Raids Are Successful
London AP reports air ministry says RAF carried out a successful reconnaissance over Helgoland Bight near Germany. Grimsby trawler Tarzan driven off a Nazi plane amid raids on English and Scottish coasts. several ships sunk or feared lost include Tara Den Haag Steinstad and Ala with crews missing.
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Air Ministry
Helgoland Bight
Germany
Berlin
Bight
Helgoland
Grimsby
Tarzan
Tara
Cape Finisterre
France
den Haag
New York
Rotterdam
Steinstad
Atlantic
Ala
Glenans Island
Brittany
Romania Bans Aviation Oil Exports to Germany
Bucharest reports a government decree halting shipments of aviation oil to Germany amid Allied pressure. The move counters a prior Romania Germany trade agreement and follows Britain and France warnings over oil policy.
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Britain
France
Bucharest
Germany
Karl Clodins
Romania
Carol
Strikers Win Back Benefits in Chrysler Case
A Michigan referee ruled that about 3 million dollars in unemployment benefits should be paid to 27,000 Chrysler workers affected by a protracted October labor dispute. The decision, by Referee Charles Rubinoff, excludes roughly 23,000 employees at three Chrysler plants where strikes were found, overturning a prior commission ruling.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Charles Rubinoff
Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission
Chrysler
Newsboy in Baffling Art Gallery Mystery
Police in New York quiz John Red Poggi a 42 year old newsboy as connections emerge in the art gallery mystery involving Milton Logan and John Geery. Logan alleges Poggi slugged him with a lead pipe during a ride, while Geery later killed himself after a related confrontation.
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Roger Greene
New York
John
Red) Poggi
Financelal
Art Gallery
Pogei
Poggi
New Dorp
Staten Island
Manhattan
Milton B. Logan
American Art Association
Anderson Galleries, Inc
Logan
John T. Geery
Art Galleries
Waldorf-Astoria
Garden City
Long Island
Geery
Financial District
Newshboy
Pajala Bombing By Seven Russian Planes Shocks Sweden
Seven Russian bombing planes attacked Pajala Sweden near the Finnish border dropping 30 to 40 bombs. Four buildings were destroyed and others burned while residents sought shelter from air raids. No casualties reported.
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Stockholm
Pajala
Sweden
Finland
Moscow
Aftonbladet
Kengis
Pajala Church
Heroine Pajala
Astrid Perttu
Britain to Resume U S Leaf Purchases Amid Short Supplies
Britain considers easing the ban on American leaf tobacco as reserves dwindle and wartime demand grows. Trade expects higher cigarette prices, with per-pack cost rising from 11d 6f to 1s 1f 2p as Empire producers and Turkish sources fail to fill the gap.
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London
The
Financial Times
Imperial Tobacco Company
Turkey
Russians Ordered Home From Istanbul Amid Turmoil
Hundreds of Russian technical experts in Turkish industry are ordered by Moscow to return to Russia with families for Odessa. The move follows Russia's liquidation of its commercial interests in Turkey as tensions rise over Near East security and potential war. Germany also recalls experts as Krupp yards are occupied. Turkey aligns with British and French forces defend the region.
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Istanbul
Moscow
Russia
Odessa
Black Sea
Turkey
Near East
Caucasus
Krupp
Britain
France
Europe
British Navy Maintains Anti Sub Warfare Rate
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain continues a high sinking rate of German submarines. He cited recent weeks showing weekly sinkings at a pace matching his December 6 claim of two to four U boats sunk per week.
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London
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
Netherlands tanker Den Haag crew rescued at sea
Amsterdam Feb 21. Owners of the Den Haag motor tanker of 8,971 tons received word that the captain and 12 seamen had been rescued at sea, apparently after the tanker sank.
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Netherlands
Amsterdam
den Haag
First Political Test In Georgia
Seminole County in rural southwest Georgia will hold a test Saturday on national Democratic presidential possibilities for 1940. County Chairman Joe Johnson said Roosevelt Garner Hull McNutt and Wheeler would be among those entered in the primary.
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Donaldsonville
Seminole County
Georgia
Joe Johnson
Democratic Executive Committee
Roosevelt
Garner
Hull
McNutt
Wheeler
D-Mont
550 NC Charters Suspended Over Tax Delinquencies
Failure to pay franchise taxes and file tax reports has caused suspension of charters of 550 North Carolina firms. Reinstatement under the charters may be sought within 10 years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National Youth Administration Opens Center Near Morganton
The National Youth Administration will open a resident training center for boys at a former CCC camp south of Morganton on April 13.
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Morganton
The
National Youth Administration
CCC
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