Daladier Makes Last Stand Amid Paris Barricades
Premier Edouard Daladier faced a packed Paris chamber guarded by thousands of police as he sought to balance the budget and defend the franc. Supporters warned the government could fall by sundown if Socialists resisted, while taxi drivers planned protests over a gasoline tax. Dozens of deputies struggled to reach the chamber amid massed crowds.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
M. Daladier
Roosevelt orders government market for gold to control dollar
President Roosevelt announced a policy to establish a government market for newly mined gold in the United States and to buy or sell gold as needed to maintain continuous control of the dollar. He said the move aims to lift commodity prices and restore price levels while keeping a sound currency for future generations.
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Washington
Firim
Roosevelt
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Secretary of the Treasury
NRA
America
Bank Robbery In Brainerd Yields 825000, Mayhem
Five sub machine gun robbers overpowered 14 people at First National Bank in Brainerd Minnesota. They shot inside and outside the bank and attached buildings and escaped with at least 25000 dollars. In Greenville South Carolina Thomas Patton confessed killer of night watchman W G Hopkins was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herman Austin received two years as an accessory.
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Minn
First National Bank
Greenville
S. C
Thomas Patton
W. G. Hopkins
Herman Austin
Supreme Court to Rule on Nebbia Milk Case
The Supreme Court announced it would decide the Nebbia milk contract act challenge, advancing the case for December 4 review. Leo Nebbia appealed the New York milk control law, marking the first major test of industrial recovery provisions before the court.
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NRA
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Leo Nebbia
Lindberghs Arrive in Galway After Short England Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Galway Ireland after a brief flight from Southampton England arriving this evening.
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Lindberghs
Ireland
Galway
Irish Free State
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Southampton
England
Lights Fail On Car and Driver Is Killed
In Bakersville on October 22 M Tolley aged 45 was killed when his car left the highway and overturned down an embankment. His wife and two children suffered minor injuries. Tolley was thrown from the car onto rocks and his skull was crushed when the lights suddenly failed.
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Bakersvillee
M. Tolley
Toccane
Tolley
Farley tour sparks crowds as post office quest grows
A letter from Santa Monica recounts a night flight from Fort Worth to Los Angeles on the American Airlines passenger line. The co pilot converts seats to beds while passengers sleep through landings at El Paso Douglas Tucson and Phoenix. The writer praises Farley as a potential president maker drawing thousands who seek a post office and signed off with enthusiasm for his influence.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Farley
Labor Seeks 30 Hour Week Amid Unemployment Drop
Washington on October 23 reports a push for shorter hours as labor groups cite Roosevelt administration data showing unemployment fell by 3.6 million in seven months. William Green of the American Federation of Labor notes 1.7 million reemployed in Aug and Sep, leaving 19.089 million unemployed. They urge a further 30 hour week under NRA codes while public works officials say federal allocations exceed 2 billion with most contracts active and remaining money available for future use.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Public Works
Treasury
Lindbergh Kidnaping Case Revived By Arrest In Boston
Boston police arrested John Goreh in a Back Bay apartment and tied him to the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Officers Tiernan and Bonner cited a strong resemblance to the "John" Dr. Condon paid ransom to, noting similar facial features and an accent. A female companion was held for questioning.
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Boston
Eehoes
John Gorch
Arthur M. Tierman
William J. Bonner
Back Bay
John
John F. Condon
James McDevitt
Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey
Goreh
Tiernan
Bonner
Recognition eclipses disarmament in Washington talks
Washington discusses Russian recognition as a major topic alongside domestic recovery plans. Litvinoff to visit President Roosevelt to restore Russo American relations, with promises of long term credits and liberal terms for a large Soviet trade of raw materials and machinery.
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Washington
Cuba
Litvinoff
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Picketing Begins Tonight In National Farm Holiday Strike
Former cabinet officer William N. Doak dies of heart disease at age ? He was Hoover era labor secretary and first US born to hold the post. Doak rose from railroad trainman to head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the Norfolk and Western system. Funeral plans will be announced.
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Labor
Hoover
William N. Doak
Virginia
Washington
Doak
Wythe County
Bristol
United States
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
William B. Wilson
British Isles
Brotherhood of Railroad
Norfolk and Western
McLean
Truckers Asked to Halt Produce Hauling Into Sioux City
Pickets will be stationed on highways into Sioux City as farmers in Woodbury County join the National Farm Holiday strike. W. C. Daniel says picketing is voluntary and Milo Reno notes picketing is a last resort after 75 farmers stopped trucks the previous night. The move aims to enlist farmer support for the protest, with no force planned.
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Sioux City
Iowa
County Holiday Association
W. C. Daniel
Woodbury County Farm Holiday Association
Milo Reno
Lexington Dentist On District Program
The second district North Carolina Dental Society opened a two day convention in Charlotte with Dr. J. L. Ashby as district president and speakers such as J. C. Watkins of Winston-Salem and E. A. Branch of Raleigh among others.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Dental Society
J. L. Ashby
J. C. Watkins
Winston-Salem
E. A. Branch
Raleigh
John A. McClung
J. V. Turner
Wilson
J. Pearl Bingham
Lexington
J. A. Sinclair
Asheville
Rockefeller Report Favors State Control Of Liquor sales
Rockefeller Jr publishes a study by Fosdick and Scott arguing legalized liquor sales could foster temperance. It endorses state controlled retail outlets for off premise use, an exclusive monopoly, a state liquor authority, and a private sales firm as a possible supplement while opposing old licenses and broad advertising.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Raymond B. Fosdick
Albert L. Scott
Rockefeller
President clarifies merit clause in NRA code disputes
President Roosevelt approved the retail code and issued a statement to the NRA saying the labor clause does not block an employer from selecting or promoting workers on merit. Hugh S. Johnson called the clarification necessary amid ongoing debates and misreadings of the clause. Both industrial and labor leaders expect reduced tensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Hugh 8. Johnson
Johnson
Governor Ehringhaus to Norfolk for wife’s operation
Governor Ehringhaus plans to travel to Norfolk Virginia to fetch Mrs Ehringhaus who had an operation there last week He expects to return to Raleigh the following day or by Wednesday indicating state affairs will continue with minimal disruption
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Virginia
Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Norfolk
Roosevelt approves retail code exemptions for small stores
Recovery Administrator Hugh S Johnson announced that President Roosevelt approved exemptions for retail stores employing fewer than five people in towns of 2500 or less from the voluntary reemployment agreement. The plan includes a price control provision and local tribunals to hear complaints of alleged profiteering.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Hugh 8
Johnson
Attempt to Fire Salzburg Airport Hangers Reported
An early morning fire at Salz burg airport hangars housing police planes guarding the border was deemed incendiary and probably started by Nazis. Police described no injuries and are investigating suspects.
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Vienna
Salzburg
Reduction of crops land big program
More than a billion and a quarter dollars will be spent over two years to carry out Roosevelt’s plan for replacing farm lands with pasture and reducing surplus crops. About $900 million funds surplus reduction and buy up excess to aid the needy, while $300 million covers irrigation reclamation research and farmer efficiency. Rexford Tugwell coordinates federal activities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Sistant
Aaneale
Harris Sent 10 Road Six Months In Lottery Case
Ernest Harris of High Point pleaded guilty in Superior Court before Judge T. J. Shaw to operating a lottery in Greensboro. He was sentenced to six months on the road with a 509 dollar fine and costs. James Pittman and Ernest Jett also pleaded guilty with sentences held.
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Greensboro
Ernest Harris
High Point
T. J. Shaw
James J. Pittman
Ernest Jett
Lewis Robertson
Robert
William Turner
Returned Convict to Get Clemency Hearing in S C
Governor Blackwood said he will grant a clemency hearing to C. D. Cooper, life-term murdered, who was returned to the state penitentiary after nine years in California as a projectionist. Los Angeles attorney Van Lee Hood pressed for an opportunity to present facts in support of a pardon petition. Letters from supporters described Cooper as exemplary and moving in respectable society.
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Columbia
8. C
Blackwood
C. D
Cooper
California
Joseph L. Pedrot- Angeles
Edwards
Heard
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