Additional Concession To Farmer In Budget Message
President Roosevelt plans parity payments of 212 million dollars in the coming budget, matching the 1940 figure. He would authorize 50 million in cash with the remainder borrowable through lending agencies, reducing paper total while avoiding farm bloc disputes. The parity fund would run alongside 500 million in soil conservation checks already part of the program.
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Cheer Leaders Elected by Junior High School
Results of yesterday's student body balloting announced by the faculty. Six cheer leaders chosen for the remainder of the school year include Barbara Burton Nell Sheloff Charles Foster Ellen Stirewall Shirley Baker and Ruth Coltrane. Finalists listed Claria Foust Janet Russell Betty Ann Surrett Polly Payne Bobby Hauser Jackie Gregory.
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Aces Hand Delights Titusville Man in Cleveland Game
Albert M. Manheimer of Titusville reports a rare perfect pinnochle hand of eight aces while visiting Cleveland at New Year. He says the eight-ace hand is a once in half a century stroke of luck as New York City uses about a billion gallons of water daily.
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Britain would seek US aid if war crisis nears says DeWitt MacKenzie
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Britain could ask the United States to join in war if a crisis requires naval support. He cites Hitler's possible invasion of England and a wider threat from the Balkans as potential triggers, while noting the danger of the U-boat campaign and Allied hopes for American naval aid.
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Roosevelt Aids Democracies Spurs International Debate
The Roosevelt message to Congress drew mixed reactions abroad with Italian circles calling it a bellicose pledge to aid democracies while fascist Germany and Japan weighed their response. Berlin cited atmospheric interference in commenting, while Il Popolo di Roma and The Japan Times framed it as a push against non belligerency and a potential dictatorial peace.
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Forsee Collective Bargaining Gains
Washington reports that union officials and labor relations experts foresee a marked rise in written collective bargaining agreements after the Supreme Court upheld the labor boards authority. CIO President Murray and AFL Chief Green praised the ruling as advancing employer employee relations and prompting more signed contracts, with Saposs predicting a tremendous near term increase. The decision stems from a Heinz Co. case in Pittsburgh.
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Italians announce two billion dollar budget amidst war costs
Rome reports a 2.0 billion dollar budget for the coming year excluding war expenses. The previous year saw a deficit of 28.038 billion lire, with Finance Minister Paolo Thaon di Revel Jr. briefing the Fascist cabinet under Mussolini. War preparations and prior conflicts largely drove the deficit.
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Ships Tied Up in American Ports Needed by Russians
Eleven Baltic-flag ships still in American harbors, seized by Soviet control of their home ports, block progress in US Soviet ties. Washington refuses to hand over Baltic vessels while Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia remain recognized as independent. Talks between Sumner Welles and Soviet Ambassador Oumansky aim to ease commercial frictions amid the ships stalemate.
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Desert siege claims bolster Italian resolve at Bardia
In a wartime statement the Italian cabinet praised the Bardia defense as heroic and vowed to fight on. Britain faced meat shortages amid wartime strain, while Sir Wilson Jameson warned of a spike in meningitis cases. Admiralty data showed a sharp drop in weekly shipping losses to 37,556 tons.
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Lang Addresses Thomasville Lions Club on World War Context
Dr A Lang a guest speaker at the Thomasville Lions Club meeting spoke from Greensboro about differences between the United States and Europe since Austria's invasion. He praised North Carolina for its economic base education and religious freedom and warned Germany seeks world domination predicting Germany would attack America if England falls. He called the US a savior and foresaw a cultural renewal after World War II.
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Morgan joins British forces in World War II service
The text notes Morgan born in Plymouth Mass attended Harvard and edited for Roosevelt. he joined the British army in 1940, served as captain and liaison between French and British in Flanders, after earlier WWI service and a Paris law office. It mentions German reluctance to release him to avoid setting a precedent for American pilots.
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Weather and Wind Outlook North Carolina Virginia Coast
North Carolina shows partly cloudy skies with a gradual rise in temperature tonight into Wednesday and light rain along the coast. Virginia expects a similar pattern with increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. Winds from Block Island to Hatteras rise to moderate or fresh north then NE or east, while from Hatteras to Jacksonville winds stay moderate to fresh NE with occasional stronger offshore gusts. overcast with showers tonight and Wednesday.
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