House Committee Cuts Two New Deal Agencies From Budget
The House Appropriations Committee slashed Roosevelt independent offices by 94 million, recommending 1.1 billion in funding from 1.19 billion asked. It bars the National Resources Planning Board and the government reports office and notes temporary shipbuilding savings may reappear under a 10 year program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Maritime Commission
National Resources Planning Board
Office of Government Reports
National Emergency Council
White House
Planning Board
Reports Office
Frederic Delano
Resources Board
Independent Offices
Britain denies offer to guarantee Norway's integrity
Bulletins report that England has not offered a guarantee against violation of Norway's integrity. Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht also denied abroad reports of such a guarantee. A German freighter Santos sailed from Rio de Janeiro with minerals iron and coffee, bound for an undisclosed destination. Britain and France signed a £25 million loan agreement with Turkey for armaments, announced in London. Warren T. Davis named assistant NYA administrator in Raleigh.
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Stockholm
England
Norwegian Telegraphic Agency
Halvdan Koht
Britain
Norway
AZI
Rio DE Janeiro
Santos
Parks
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
France
Turkey
Paris
Navy chief cites 2.276 billion needed to finish 1945 construction
Admiral Harold R. Stark testified before the House Naval Committee that 2.276 billion dollars would be required by 1945 to complete the navy's current and proposed construction program including 145 warships and airplanes. He said funds are sought to start 19 of 68 authorized ships and to build 49 more if authorized funds are provided, noting changes since July due to world conditions and new information on foreign building.
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Washington
Jan
Harold R. Stark
House Naval Committee
Chief of Naval
Theavy
Aleady
Stark
Red Forces Broken Up At Salla Front
Finland reports two Soviet army companies dispersed near Salla after sporadic fighting amid heavy air raids. Sixty to eighty Soviet planes bombed towns behind the front. four shot down. Raids worsen cold weather hardships. Viipuri reports casualties and fires, with many villages evacuated and temperatures below minus 51 degrees.
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Helsinki
Finland
Salla
Viipuri
Gulf
Emajer
Ekenas
Grady Defends Hull Treaties In Senate Hearings
Henry F. Grady assistant secretary of state told the House Ways and Means Committee that Senate ratification of reciprocal trade treaties would mean a complete blackout of executive tariff making. He said ratification equates to repeal and criticized objections to the trade agreements program while presenting a lengthy statement and exhibits.
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Washington
Henry F. Grady
Senate
Speare
House
Ways and eMans Committee
Hull
Grady
Finnish Front May Benefit From Russian Supply Woes
A Finnish colonel in a snowbound dugout says Soviet transport problems on the Karelia front limit Red forces and ration delivery, while Finnish troops and cold hamper operations. He notes a 400,000 strong Red presence and strained railway routes to Leningrad, potentially tilting the battle in Finland’s favor.
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Karelian
Russia
Leningrad
Aid To Finns Won't Involve U S
President Roosevelt told Congress that extending credit to Finland does not imply involvement in European wars. He urged congressional authorization to raise the Export-Import Bank revolving fund and to enable RFC loans, targeting agricultural surpluses, manufactured goods, and potential loans to boost trade with South and Central America.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Finland
Garner
Bankhead
RFC
South
Central America
Debate Over Finland Aid Tied to Nonmilitary Use and Bank Loans
Washington January 16. Indications show the administration and Congress may condition future Finland aid with strings. Senators suggest a $25 million loan via the Export-Import Bank for nonmilitary use, with President Roosevelt to convey views to Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead. Debate continues amid opposition to unrestricted funding and pending proposals for a $60 million outright loan.
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Washington
Congress
Finland
White House
Roosevelt
Hull
Jesse H. Jones
Federal
Garner
Speaker Bankhead
Export-Import Bank
Reeconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Hjalmar J. Procope
House
Senate
Soviet Charges Sweden Aiding Finland Amid War Strain
Soviet radio accused Sweden of forcing unemployed Swedes to aid Finland intensifying Soviet Nordic tensions. Sweden and Norway protested alleged border violations by Soviet planes as battles near the Arctic front reported Russian tanks and trucks moving near Salmijarvi and Hoyhenjarvi.
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Finland
Max Harrelson
Copenhagen
Sweden
Russia
Norway
Moscow
Kallaks
Arctic
Yonai Government Installed Today
A new Japanese government under Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai was installed at the imperial palace. The premier said the cabinet would largely follow the prior policy, seek amicable ties with the Soviet Union, and focus on Japanese interests in foreign affairs. Domei reported the Diet session reopening was postponed for 10 days from January 22.
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Tokyo
Mitsumasa Yonai
Imperial Palace
Nobuyuki Abe
Soviet
Russia
Yonai
Japan
Domei
New England Methodists push church unification
In Boston the Methodist Advance begins with leaders from New England gathering to promote a unified church across 74 population centers. Four bishops attended a kickoff dinner, with Bishop Paul B. Kern of Nashville as principal speaker and others from Boston Columbus and Charlotte.
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Boston
New England
Methodist Advance
Unified Church
Paul B. Kern
Nashville
G. Bromley Oxnam
Robert E. Jones
Columbus
Clare Purcell
Charlotte
N. C
Americas Move to Enforce Neutrality Belt Across Americas
Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports an inter American neutrality committee studying concrete steps to enforce a 300 mile safety zone. proposals include blocking belligerent ships from repairs or supplies in Pan American ports and banning submarines from Pan American harbors. President Vargas urged belligerents to respect the zone.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Great Britain
Britain
Charles Fenwick
United States
Pan American Union Governing Board
Pan American
Fenwick
Bryn Mawr College
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Americas
Panama
North Carolina Council of Churches Opens in Greensboro
Nearly 1,000 representatives from the state's ten leading denominations gather at First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro for the fourth annual convocation. Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl of Winston-Salem opens with "An Open Door and Unchanging Christ." Dr Justin Wroe Nixon of Colgate Rochester Divinity School attends as the other opening speaker.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Council of Churches
First Presbyterian Church
J. Kenneth Pfohl
Winston-Salem
Justin Wroe Nixon
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Fisherman finds 2000 pound mullet catch in tidal hole
Southport man Willie Cooker stuck his car in a seven foot hole in a tidal creek and discovered a school of mullets seeking warmth. He set a line and hauled in about 2,000 pounds of fish.
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Southport
Willie Cooker
Murphy Named to Supreme Court as Fifth Roosevelt Pick
The Senate confirmed Attorney General Frank Murphy as associate justice of the Supreme Court on a voice vote. He will join Justice Clarence Mitchell Butler? No. He succeeds the late Justice Pierce Butler. Murphy previously led as Michigan governor and Philippines high commissioner. Solicit or General Robert H. Jackson became attorney general and Francis Biddle was named solicitor general.
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Washington
Senate
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Francis Biddle
Murphy
High Court
Roosevelt
Philippines
Michigan
Pierce Butler
Jackson
Biddle
TVA
Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Conspirators Still In Jail Over Plot to Oust Government
A group of 17 men accused of a revolutionary plot faced jail after failing to raise 50 000 bail each. They pleaded not guilty to sedition as FBI and other authorities expand the probe. George Kelly and William Bishop led the group amid questions about the charges. FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover asserted solid evidence of a plan to establish a dictatorship, citing historic precedents. Nearby Narrowsburg residents recalled unfamiliar shooters at a range, remarking on their poor marksmanship.
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New York
Brooklyn
Christian Front
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Nea Service
Revolutionary
Federal
National Guard
New York City
William G. Bishop
George Kelly
G-men
FBI
Russia
Chamberlain Defends Hore-Belisha Firing
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons there was no army pressure to dismiss War Secretary Hore-Belisha, calling such claims pure invention. Hore-Belisha defended his record and urged vindication for colleagues while noting his reluctance to believe officers pushed the move.
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Milo Thompson
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
Knif
War Office
Submarine Losses Mark British Darkest Naval Day Since November
London reports three British submarines Seahorse Starfish and Undine were lost after hazardous service in German waters. Crews of Undine and Starfish reportedly rescued. total casualties unknown. Royal Navy notes prior successes by Salmon Ursula and attacks on German cruisers Leipziger and another vessel.
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Hugh Wagnon
London
Seahorse
Admiralty
Germany
Britain
Berlin
Helgoland
Bight
Rawalpindi
Bremen
Leipzeig
Cudahy Rushes To New Post
AMSTERDAM January 16 Despite assurances Belgium and The Netherlands are not in immediate danger the new US ambassador to Belgium John Cudahy hastened to take his post from Dublin. The move followed tensions over German troop concentrations and reports of threatened aggression. The Netherlands cites no acute danger while war at sea raises concern after the Arendskerk 7906 ton ship was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay.
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Belgium
Netherlands
United States
John Cudahy
Ireland
Dublin
Washington
Berlin
Paris
Germany
Cudahy
Luxembourg
Joseph E. Davis
Arendskerk
Bay of Biscay
Way of
London
South Africa
Antwerp
Fedora
Lisbon
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