Roosevelt Prepares Annual Message Presses Big Business Debate
Washington reports outline of Roosevelt administration push against big business as Jackson and Ickes spark a national discourse. Speeches in Philadelphia and a radio address ahead of the January 8 Jackson Day dinner frame policy on monopolies, labor, and tax programs amid rising unemployment concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Philadelphia
Robert H. Jackson
C.S.T
Ickes
Jackson
Democratic Party
Norris
Ind.Neb
American Political Science Association
Sam
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senator van Nuys
D-Ind
McNary condemns attack on big business by administration
Senate Republican Leader McNary of Oregon denounces administration spokesmen for attacking big business as a political prelude to Roosevelt's upcoming message to Congress. He decries fear psychology and calls for open frank discussion to aid confidence and the economy amid the recession.
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McNary
Washington
Senate
Oregon
Robert Jackson
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan calls China sea attacks a mistake in note to Britain
London reports Japan said attacks on the Ladybird and other British ships in Chinese waters were a mistake. It ordered greater care to avoid harming British or other nationals. Similar explanations followed the Panay and four oil vessels bombings. Britain pressed for punishment, but Japan said officers were dealt with under law. A British seaman was killed and others wounded in December 13 shelling of the Ladybird at Wuhu.
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London
Japan
Britain
China
British Foreign Office
Wuhu
Clean Up Abduction Case Ends With Death and Jail
Flat River Missouri December reports Marvin Wright twenty four identified as the leader in an abduction and robbery of a Desloge real estate dealer. Everett Cochran sixteen held on participation. Sheriff Bayles says Wright shot himself as officers closed in. Robertson injured while escaping. recovering from gunshot wounds.
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A.A. Bayles
Rks
Robertson
Bayles
Marvin Wright
Desloge
Everett Cochran
Missouri
Arkansas
Cochran
Wright
Bonne Terre
Mild Earthquake Reported Near Mexico City
A tremor was reported today with its epicenter in the Pacific about 20 miles southwest of Mexico City. The observatory noted the quake near the region and said it was felt in the area.
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Mexico City
Pacific
Mexico
Stock Market Index Stages Slight Rise in Latest Reading
The average of 60 stocks edged up to 43.3 yesterday from 42.7, signaling a modest advance in overall market performance amid trading activity and nearby resistance levels.
Franco conducts massive new drive to retake Teruel
Franco's forces launch what dispatches call the most extensive military operation since the Spanish civil war began. Two armies push toward Teruel with 200 warplanes aloft while tanks artillery and aircraft hammered government lines. Insurgents report control of hills near Teruel and Villastar as government reports claim the garrison is trapped in a burning convent and under intensified pressure.
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Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Teruel
Villaster
Barcelona
Franco
Zaragoza
Alcazar
Aragon
Valencia
Egypt faces national crisis after Farouk dismisses Nahas
Cairo reports King Farouk dismissed Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha and named Mohamed Mahmoud to form a new government. Mahmoud seeks a coalition cabinet amid parliament dissolution and early elections within two months, as Wafdists denounce the palace move. Police standby as strikes and troop movements raise tensions.
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Upi
Egypt
Farouk
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Mohamed Mahmoud
Mahmoud
Oxford
Wadfist
Palestine
Nahas
Free
Chinese Catholic leader assassinated in French concession
Prominent Bhace figure and chair of a civic group connected to Shanghai redevelopment was shot dead in the French concession today. The victim, linked to Lo’s organization, had global ties including a Vatican audience and a 1927 Chicago Catholic conference role.
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Civic Association
Shanghai
Thesassin
CPI
J. Lo Lo
Vatican
Chicago
Death on Faulding Yacht Raises Mystery Off Los Angeles
Unconfirmed reports say Dwight Faulding, 49, Santa Barbara hotel owner, was killed aboard a distressed yacht 190 miles south of Los Angeles. A second man reportedly died by his own action after a quarrel. FBI and coast guard pursue secret inquiry as survivors are aided by the Perseus.
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Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express
Aaffe
Dwight Faulding
Santa Barbara
Coast Guard
Perseus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Herald and Express
Faulding
United States
Ben Harrison
F.B.I
Southern Democrats plan budget balance drive for Roosevelts era
A bloc of 10 southern Democrats drafts a detailed budget balancing plan for President Roosevelt. They seek broad federal cuts including in Works Progress Administration, public works and highway aid, with consideration of halting WPA and replacing relief with a large annual appropriation. Chair Taylor expects near balance but warns against self-serving blocs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Taylor
D-Colo
House Appropriations Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ottawa Seeks Rehearing on Gas Truck Ordinance
Ottawa Kansas will seek a rehearing after the state supreme court invalidated a city rule banning larger gasoline transport trucks. City officials argue the opinion contains errors and note the ordinance was in effect from July 29, 1986 to August 1, 1936, with legislative and code timelines mis-stated in the ruling.
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Ott. Kan
Ottawa
State Supreme Court
R. R. Redmond
Redmond
Parker parents sue for 15000 over son Paul Parker death
Mr and Mrs George W Parker of Newton file a federal district court action seeking 15000 for their son Paul Parker 23 killed in a highway crash near Inman Kansas August 19 Defendants are R D Partridge dba Flying Quail Truck Service Hutchinson and Central Surety and Insurance Co City Plaintiffs claim their son’s vehicle collided with a properly lit truck An separate 1500 suit for Harmison widow pending in federal court
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Kan
George W. Parker
Newton
Federal District Court
Paul
Inman
Acion
R. D. ‘Partridge
Flying Quail Truck Service
Hutchinson
Central Surety and Insurance Co
City
Heflin Aide Reports Heflin Improvement In New Pneumonia
Dr N A Wheeler said Senator J Thomas Heflin, hospitalized with lobar pneumonia, is much improved but still not out of danger in LaFayette Alabama. He noted progress since earlier reports.
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LaFayette
Als
N.A. Wheeler
J. Thomas Heflin
Foreign Language Tests to Baby Found in Department Store
Buffalo investigators puzzling over a two year old found wandering in a Buffalo department store toy shop December 14. The Childrens Aid Society reports the blonde girl does not understand English and linguists cannot identify her speech. A test in Swedish Norwegian and Finnish was planned.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Children’s Aid Society
Marguerite. Gane
Canton is Bombed in Heaviest Raid in Weeks
Canton, December 30 Chinese reports say thirty Japanese aircraft bombed the city striking railways and the northwest district housing factories schools and residences. About 35 killed including five children and about 100 total casualties expected. Sun Yat Sen memorial hall and two American operated schools also hit. Two buses were machine gunned wounding passengers.
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Canton
Sun Yat-Sen
Sheklung Road
Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
North China
Weihsien
Tsingchow
Tsinan
Taian
China
Tai Shan
United States
Sacramento
Marblehead
Pope
Hankow
Shantung Province
Regiment Praised For Performance At Fort Riley Maneuvers
Captain Francis E Morowitz of Troop I 114th Cavalry National Guard at Haskell received the inspectors report from Colonel Paul A Cannady praising the regiment as excellent in almost every phase of the National Guard maneuvers at Fort Riley last summer. Cannady noted the unit’s high rating was exceptional since guardsmen were quartered with the regular Army Second Cavalry, regarded as the finest unit of its kind in the country.
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114Th Cavalry
National ‘Guard
Haskell
National Guard
Fort Riley
Morowitz
Paul A. Cannady
Lawrence
Cannady
Second Cavalry
United States
Lawrence High Leavenworth Basketball Scores Note
A brief note outlines that scores for a Lawrence High versus Leavenworth basketball game will be called at halftime and final. The preliminary game starts at 7 15 p m and the varsity contest follows about an hour later with no change to the scoring procedure if halftime or final scores are received.
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Lawrence High
C P A Wolf Hunt slated for next Saturday in Kansas
The annual C P A wolf hunt gathers in Douglas County with lines set across Lecompton and Kanwaka townships along highway 40. Captains schedule 9 30 AM assembly and 10 AM movement toward the roundup at Fitzpatrick pasture near Kanwaka store. Firearms other than shotguns are barred and game laws are to be observed.
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Lecompton
Kanwaka
Kanwaka School
Big Springs
Wren
Hunt Area
Kanwaka Store
Shellhorn Corner
Mound School
Stull
Lecompton-Big Springs
Lecompton Road
NCAA hears call to curb athletics commercialism at meeting
Dr. John J. Tigert of the University of Florida tells delegates that eliminating profits from college sports is impossible and urges standards for athletic scholarships. Walter Oakson notes football rules likely unchanged as the rules committee meets in Gulfport, Miss.
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New Orleans
National Collegiate Athletic Association
John J. Tigert
University of Florida
NCAA
Walter Qkeson
Gale Warnings Sweep Oregon and Washington Coasts
Gale warnings spread along the Oregon and Washington coasts as four days of gales heavy rains and snows cause floods and glide disruptions. At least six lives are reported lost and property damage is extensive during the storm period ending December 30.
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Seattle
Oregon
Washington
Fair Day forecast for Rose Bowl in Los Cel es
Meteorologist Jane H. Daingerfield predicted fair weather for the Rose Bowl between Alabama and California on Saturday. A high pressure system should keep the northwest storm from moving southward.
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Los Celes
Alabama
California
Four Ford Cars Damaged by Acid Throwing in Kansas City
Police Director Otto P. Higgins ordered arrest of acid throwers after four privately owned new Ford cars were damaged. He noted owners had no ties to Ford or the United Automobile Workers union which had called a strike against Ford since December 10. Higgins condemned the acts as a racket and promised severe action.
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Ford
Otto P. Higgins
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers Association
Higgins
Policemen's Ball Planned by Lawrence Police
Chief Jude Anderson and the Lawrence force organize the first Policemen's Ball at the K U Union ballroom on Saturday January 1. Red Blackburn and his orchestra will provide dancing music from 9 to 1 with surprise entertainment for non dancers. Proceeds fund new police uniforms and replacements.
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Jude Anderson
Lawrence
K. U. Union Building
Red Blackburn
Anderson
Weather outlook hints warmer New Year for Kansas
South winds push away the cold from the northwest. S D Flora forecasts warmer temperatures for southwest counties tonight and partly cloudy conditions statewide. Tonight lows 32 to 35 in the north and 35 to 40 in the south. tomorrow’s highs between 50 and 55.
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Kansas
S. D. Flora
Friay
Flora
Phillipsburg
Moran
Wichita
Italy and Japan Reach Trade Basis on East Africa Deal
Rome December 30 Italy and Japan agreed on a basis for Japanese trade with Italian East Africa. Signed by Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and Japanese Ambassador Masaaki Hotta the accord is described as supplementary to their commercial treaty and a step in closer political and economic ties.
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Italy
Japan
Galeazzo Ciano
Masaaki Hotta
Germany
May Convene February 1 Kansas Legislature
Gov. Walter A. Huxman plans a possible special session to begin about February 1 and last around two weeks. He has heard back from most legislators on amending the sales tax law to boost social welfare funding, with many responses described as gratifying.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Hogs and Cattle Scatter After Kansas City Trip
Six hogs and seven cattle went to market in Kansas City but disappeared into darkness after a collision on highway 59 near Indian Village. Ken Martin of Eskridge and H M Stevenson of Topeka were involved. the damaged vehicles were hauled away and the livestock later rounded up by dawn.
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Douglas County
Ken Martin
Eskridge
Kan
Highway 59
Indian Village
H. M. Stevenson
Topeka
Stevenson
Henry Collins
Martin
Esk Bridge
Union Pacific
Fine Four Ford Workers for Slugging CIO Man
In Kansas City on December 30 four Ford Motor Company workers were fined 100 dollars each after testifying they did not slug a CIO organizer who claimed to be assaulted while his wife was slapped. The men denied the claims as detective evidence described loaded pistols and baseball bats found in a car.
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Kansas City
Motor Company
Thomas V. Holland
C.I.D
Penney
Ben Baum
Joseph Shera
Alex Bengimina
H. Rauzzi
Rauzzi
Ford
Harry Reid
Injured In Auto Crash Near Topeka
C Morrow a Alma school teacher and his son escaped serious injuries after a collision ten miles west of Topeka local friends reported. Morrow a former Lawrence resident and brother of Harry Morrow was not seriously hurt while his son suffered a broken arm and broken collar bone. Lisle Eby relayed word of the accident.
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Alma
Topeka
Morrow
Lawrence
Songer
Harry Morrow
Lisle Eby
Congress to Probe Business Spending After Holidays
In Louisville and Kansas City reports, Senator Alben Barkley urged immediate congressional attention to business spending as soon as the session begins. Samuel Wilson of Topeka said most Kansas Chamber of Commerce directors oppose a costly special session.
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Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
Congress
Kansas City
Kan
Samuel Wilson
Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Emergency Rates on Feed Topeka Kansas
A state permit allows motor and rail carriers in Kansas to charge emergency rates on shipments of live stock feed into the growth area of the state. The order was granted today by the state corporation commission.
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Topeka
AIA
Kansas
Grouth
State Corporation Commission
Weather forecast for Kansas with mixed conditions
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer temps in the southwest. Morning readings show cloudy skies, light rain and fog in Coffeyville, misty in Pittsburg, muddy roads in Coffeyville and Ottawa, rough in Manhattan, wet in Emporia, Arkansas City, Wichita, and Pittsburg, fair to good elsewhere. Gas office temperatures give a low around 48 with varying highs yesterday.
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Ottawa
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Emporia
Arkansas
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Wichita
Topeka
Salina
Garden City
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