The Budget and Deficit Talk From Washington
The piece praises Lewis Douglas of Arizona as budget director but calls the administration’s claim of deficit reduction propaganda. It notes next year’s expected six billion dollar outlay, split between ordinary government costs and programs like the CWA AAA PWA, with no tax hikes in sight. It argues the budget remains out of balance and will stay so for years despite minor cuts.
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Lewis Douglas
Arizona
Washington
CWA
AAA
PWA
Douglas
Lew Douglas
Congress
Wartime pay and peacetime neglect hit military families
A reflective column condemns budget cuts harming army and navy personnel and widows, noting pensions halved from 30 to 15 dollars and slow promotions after West Point or Annapolis. It argues the administration should boost incomes, while praising community figures like Luther Melies and local police for public service during holidays, and closes with an irate reader critiquing the President's monetary policy.
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Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Kipling
Cordell Hull praised as peacemaker at Pan American Conference
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged a permanent halt to the Gran Chaco conflict at Montevideo, hailed as a model of Pan American unity. He was praised for diplomacy and good will, with Latin American delegates responding warmly to his peace appeal.
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Cordell Hule
Gran Chaco
America
Cordell Hull
Montevideo
Roosevelt
Latin America
Hoover
Equator
Americas
Hoover-Stimson
Cordell
Prince of Wales
Buenos Aires
Cordell Hall
Argentina
Ramsey MacDonald
Columbia
Who Knows About Money According to Prof Fisher
Missouri Editorials discuss Professor Irving Fisher's list of nineteen men who truly understand money, noting Congress and state legislators are absent. The piece urges convening these money experts to clarify its real meaning and how to acquire financial understanding.
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Irving Fisher
United States
Yale
Missouri
Congress
Fisher
Kansas City Times
Saloon Regulation Plea Sparks Longstanding Debate
The Great St. Louis Beer and Liquor Dealers Association urges 24 hour saloons with Sundays open, no women restrictions, and control by liquor interests in any city regulatory body. They object to license fees and claim many members are former saloon keepers, echoing past temperance clashes and warnings about bootlegging.
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Missouri
Dickmann
Greater
St. Louis Star
Labor Advisory Board criticized for inaction on codes
NRA Labor Advisory Board staff allege the group lies down on codes and demand a definite labor program. They fault leadership, note limited time from members, and push for revisions to cut 72 hour weeks and strengthen labor rights. Glavis at Interior leads probing, while censorship and mismanagement slow stats work.
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Washington
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Tabor
NRA
Rose Schneiderman
Women’s Trade Union League
Francis J. Haas
National Labor Board
Leo Wolman
Wolman
Robert Wagner
Labor Board
Bombs Shake Havana As Cuban Leaders Discuss Peace Plan
In Havana six bombs exploded near a hotel early today as government leaders met Uruguayan minister Benjamin Fernandez de Medina to discuss a political conciliation plan. President Ramon Grau San Martin may see conciliation talks reopen with a coalition cabinet. No casualties were reported. Rabbits bite themselves but not people, a note on their behavior.
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Havana
Cuba
Benjamin Fernandez de Medina
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau
Humphrey Contends Roosevelt Misused Power in FTC Removal
William E. Humphrey asked the U.S. Court of Claims to rule Roosevelt's October order removing him from the Federal Trade Commission illegal and void. He seeks $1,261.39 for salary from October 8 to November 30, cites four letters from Roosevelt, and argues the FTC is an independent body removable only for statutory causes.
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Washington
William E. Humphrey
United States Court of Claims
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Humphrey
United States
Commission
Congress
Senate
Republican Williams Lee Elected ICC Chairman
Williams Lee, Republican of Moscow Idaho, was elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission for the coming year. The post rotates among ICC members, succeeding Patrick J. Farrell who held the chair this year.
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Washington
Williams. Lee
Moscow
Idaho
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Patrick J. Farrell
Ice Blocks River Halting Ferry Service On Mississippi
The Mississippi River was blocked with ice for the first time this season in Louisiana Missouri on December 28. Ferry service was discontinued due to heavy ice floes. An incongruous last sentence mentions Japanese women sleeping on wooden pillows to avoid mussing their hair.
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Louisiana
Mississippi River
Judge Orders Beans For Drunken Defendants In Court
Philadelphia magistrate sentences intoxicated men to pick up beans scattered at the courtroom door as a "morning after" remedy. Other items note hunting a fox in Summit county, two newsboys duped by counterfeit notes, a zoo elephant thwarting two escape cats, a mule cart accident near Hominy, and Oklahoma City's art pay scales for public works painters and decorators.
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Philadelphia
Stewart
Oklahoma City
Luna
Lincoln Park Zoo
Leo Biondin
Hoy Scout Court of Honor at Courthouse
A Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held at Scout Headquarters in the courthouse this evening at 7 15. Few awards will be given but advancement badges for Scouts who progressed in the last two months will be presented. Several Scouts from Troops 2, 5, 6 and 7 are listed for Second Class, First Class, merit and service badges.
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Scout
Court House
L. E. Glinkman
Boy Scout Council
Teddy Stalzer
Don Sanders
Donald Adams
Leonard Gold
Henry Newpoft Sloan
Bob Latimer
Russell White
Bobby Debo
Jack Gaines
Fred Abel
Charles Hemmel
James Tellman
Melvin Miller
Roosevelt Pardons Day Law Violators
President Roosevelt granted pardons for prohibition act violations to Arthur C. Colvin and Isaac E. Colvin, convicted in Western Michigan Federal Court. They were to begin sentences of one year and one day in Chillicothe reformatory, with fines of 900 dollars each due within six months to avoid further penalties. No general amnesty indicated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur C. Colvin
Isaac E. Colvin
Western Michigan
Colvins
Chillicothe
Ohio
Reformatory
Dale
Muncie
Indiana
White House
Fury of Winter Subside Delivers Death Toll Across States
The Associated Press reports winter onslaught eased in much of the United States though frigid air lingered. More than 100 deaths tied to blizzards and extreme cold, with Chicago at 10 below and Wisconsin and New England reporting dozens of fatalities. Snow removal and shelter efforts continued in urban areas as Maine and Minnesota faced severe cold.
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Associated Press
United States
New York City
Chicago
Wisconsin
New England
Maine
White River
Ont
Minnesota
Atlanta
Rockies
Mississippi
RFC Buys Gold At 34.06 Per Ounce Anew
The RFC again offered 34.06 an ounce for newly mined domestic gold, a price repeated for the eighth time as the dollar strengthened abroad. Bar gold in London stood at 92.16 per ounce with a sterling open of 5 0 812 to the pound. Clarence T. Ellis of St. Louis was appointed assistant solicitor of the Treasury Department by President Roosevelt. Over 1,000,000 barrels of salted herring are consumed yearly in Germany.
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RFC
Washington
London
ST. Louis
Roosevelt
Clarence, T. Ellis
Treasury Department
Germany
Roosevelt Reconciled to Huge Deficit Budget Focus
Washington dec 28 ap high democratic spokesmen describe President Roosevelt as determined to push a budget with an 80 million dollar surplus for 1934 35 while accepting a year deficit over a billion due to emergency spending. The plan foresees income of 3.4 billion ordinary outlay 2.6 billion and total requests possibly near 6 billion with potential pay as you go tax relief via RFC loan repayments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
RFC
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hawaii
Senate
Tee
Commodity Credit Group Loans Rise for Midwestern Farmers
The Commodity Credit Corporation announced loans to Midwestern corn farmers at 45 cents per bushel in Iowa Illinois Nebraska South Dakota Colorado and Minnesota amounting to over 1 million dollars daily. Warehousing boards form in Kansas with loans starting soon. Missouri loans due in a few weeks. London confectioners showcased 2000 candy varieties at their 1933 convention with one firm displaying 22 tons.
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Washington. Des
Commodity Credit Corporation
Lea
Iowa
Ilinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
London
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MR. Humphrey
Federal Trade’ Commission
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Harry Bowman
Farmer
Summit County
Bowman
Pittsburgh
Hominy
Obla
Ed Lowe
Love
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