Roosevelt urges liberalizing laws to boost housing
President Roosevelt asked Congress to liberalize housing laws to spur billions in new construction over five years. He proposed eight amendments to the 1934 national housing act to expand private financing with federal insurance, reduce costs, and accelerate housing for moderate incomes. He stressed cooperation among builders, labor, and finance and warned current costs impede overall business and employment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Florida
U S Protest to Japan Over Chinese Customs Move
The United States filed a formal written protest with Japan through Tokyo on the Shanghai customs issue. Ambassador Grew conveyed the view from Washington urging Japan not to disrupt the Chinese customs and jeopardize foreign open door rights and foreign-administrated gains.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Shanghai
State Department
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
China
Koki Hirota
Housing plan sparks bipartisan praise with cautions
Washington observers urge realism as President Roosevelt's housing proposals draw support from Republicans and Democrats. Senate banking chair Wagner says hearings will begin soon while critics warn against expecting miracles and note broader economic constraints on construction and wages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate Banking Committee
Copeland
Clark
D-Mo
Vandenberg
R-Mich
McNary
Oregon
William Green
American Federation of Labor
French freighter Le Zardrieux attacked near Spanish coast
The French freighter Le Zardrieux reported an aerial attack 15 miles northeast of Cape Creus on the Spanish coast just south of the French border. London meanwhile denied the right of Spanish insurgents to blockade Spain or attack merchant ships in or out of Spanish waters, with British naval authorities instructed to relay the position to Chief Insurgent Naval Commander Moreno.
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Marseille
France
le Zardrieux
Cape Creus
London
Great Britain
Spain
Palma
Mallorca
Moreno
Fresh cracks in ice floe prompt no rescue plan
Moscow reports four Soviet north pole campers ride out winter on a drifting floe. Officials say cracking under heavy ice pressure is entirely normal and no rescue expedition is needed at this time.
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Moscow
Ludendorff Ill With Bladder Infection In Munich
General Erich Ludendorff aged 72, once chief of staff to Hindenburg, was reported seriously ill in Munich on November 29 due to a bladder infection as dispatches said.
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Ludendorff
Munich
Germany
Erich Ludendorff
Paul von Hindenburg
New York to Compulsorily Retire 63-Plus Police
Police Commissioner Lewis J Valenteine announced compulsory retirement for all New York City police officers who will be over 63 years old by December 31. The move affects the entire department and aims to enforce the age limit on aging personnel.
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New York
New York City
Lewis J. Valentine
Chicago Narcotics Arrest in Chinatown Raid
Chicago police arrested two men today in a Chinatown raid and seized narcotics valued at about $1,600 plus equipment. The report lists Ford Service and Hamilton addresses as part of the incident details.
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Chicago
Kansas City Vote Fraud Trials Upheld by Appeals Court
Eighth Circuit affirms most government procedures in Kansas City vote fraud cases. Twelve defendants convicted, six reversed for new trials. five remanded for insufficient evidence, one for cross-examination errors. Court splits on federal versus state role in electors.
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St. Louis
Eighth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Kansas City
Charles Cartello
Dan Brown
Robert McKinney
Edward C. Duncan
Edward J. Schmidt
James E. Maxey
C. J. Martin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John T. Little
Gilbert Stevens
Frank Ditsch, Jr
Forest C. Holman
George Neeper
Frank H. Adams
John A. Lateran
Lorne Wells
Joseph Wells, Jr
Leon B. Roach
Edson Walker
John H. Drummond
Walker
Drummond
Ford Employees Blame Union Men for Beatings at Plant
Two Ford workers, Floyd Atwell and Dallas Ashburn, arrived at the St. Louis assembly plant after beatings blamed on union men during an UAW strike. Atwell may lose sight in one eye from glass, and Eugene Graham suffered a broken vertebrae after tripping on a piano wire set across his steps. Ford manager Milton Johnson accused union members and noted additional home vandalism including a stink bomb and a stone-throwing incident.
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St. Louis
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Floyd Atwell
Dallas Ashburn
Atwell
Ford
Eugene Graham
U.A.W.A
Milton Johnson
Officials Disappear Within Soviet Ranks Reported
Diplomatic sources say several high Soviet officials have vanished from public life. Named missing are Jean Joseph Arens former chief of the foreign press department and former New York consul general Solomon Bron former Amtorg director Erich Asmus former minister to Finland M Bondarenko 30 year old Ukraine premier and Vladimir Zatonsky Ukraine education commissar.
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Moscow
Jean Joseph Arens
Foreign Press Department
New York
Solomon Bron
Amtorg
Erich Asmus
Finland
M. Bondarenko
Ukraine
Vladimir Zatonsky
Stock Market Index Showed Wide Swing This Weekend
The stock index for 60 stocks stood at 44.8 on an unspecified day and slipped to 43.4 by Saturday. The figures reflect market fluctuations across the week with no firm closing level given.
Roosevelt Embarks on Week of Fishing in Florida Keys
President Roosevelt sails from Miami aboard the yacht Potomac for a week of fishing off the Florida Keys. The destroyer Selfridge escorts the party, which includes Ickes and Hopkins, as they cruise along the coast likely until December 9.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Florida Keys
Biscayne Bay
Selfridge
Ickes
Robert H. Jackson
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Jackson
Department of Justice
Department
Emergency Public Works Administration
Action
State welfare board to designate county workers as agents
The state social welfare board will designate county welfare employees as agents starting December 1 and contribute monthly toward their pay. For December through February the board will allocate 30 909 96 to counties, with later allocations based on funds. Counties gain by freed funds for welfare work while remaining under state control only for delegated duties. County directors nominate staff to the welfare board each month. Allocations for three months include Shawnee 1737 46 and Douglas 640 92 among others.
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Topeka
State Social Welfare Board
R. B. Church
Church
State Board
County Welfare Board
County Welfare Administration
Board of Social Welfare
Douglas
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Johnson
Franklin
Osage
Shawnee
Eleven Men Burned In Gas Well Explosion In W Virginia
Eleven men were critically burned when a gas well explosion lit torches on their clothing at United Fuel and Gas in the Kanawha Valley near Sissonville. Driller Frank Kingry escaped as flames erupted from an 87 foot derrick after gas was spotted in the engine house.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Fuel and Gas Company
Kanawha Valley
Sissonville
Frank Kingry
Pedestrian Dies After Auto Crash Near Fort Scott
Charles F. Proctor, 20, died from injuries in an automobile accident near Fort Scott Kansas. He was walking on a highway when struck by a car driven by Mrs. Floyd Bethel of Nevada Missouri which overturned. Bethel also died and four others were injured in the crash.
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Fort ‘Scott
Kan
Charles F. Proctor
Here
Proctor
Floyd Bethel
Nevada
Bethel
Chiefs of France and Britain Confer on Troubled World
London reports a two day London Paris axis meeting ended after eight hours with claims of a highly successful discussion. Officials noted Germany’s colonial demands, Shanghai tensions, the Spanish civil war and rising Japanese pressure as key topics and said more preparation was needed before any concrete steps.
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London
Germany
Viscount Halifax
Shanghai
Yvon Delbos
Hitler
London-Paris
Japanese seize forts near Nanking push toward capital
Tokyo announced three Chinese forts Kiangyin Wutsin and Thing fell or were left within reach of Nanking. Chinese defenses still flew the national flag at Kiangyin as bombardments and fires raged. Japanese naval reports described heavy air strikes along the front and efforts to secure communications and customs administration.
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Shanghai
Nanking
China
Kiangyin
Yangtze River
Wutsin
Wusih
Shanghai-Nanking
Thing
Kingyin
Yangtze
Liyang
Lishin
Nwingwofu
Kwanteh
Wuhu
Japan
International Settlement
Hankow
Sai
United States
Snow measured 3.25 inches on Saturday
Snowfall totaled 3.25 inches with 0.45 inch of moisture, observed by C. J. Posey. The snow began around 9 a.m. Saturday and ended shortly after 4 p.m., the season’s third and largest storm. Sunshine melted some ice and snow, but much remained and temperatures rose to 9 below zero the prior morning, one degree above the winter low.
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C. J. Posey
Prince Bernhard Hurt In Auto Collision Near Amsterdam
Prince Bernhard husband of Crown Princess Juliana was thrown from his car in a crash with a sand truck near Amsterdam on November 29. He suffered head injuries but officials said he was not gravely injured.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Bernhard
Juliana
Prince Consort
Flying Start in T B Fund Drive
Lawrence residents were invited to buy tuberculosis health bonds in denominations from five to twenty five dollars as Douglas county kickstarts its campaign. W B Dalton chairing the effort emphasized bond sales supplement seals and keep 75 percent of donations locally while supporting national research.
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Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association
Lawrence
W. B. Dalton
Douglas County
Dalton
Tuberculosis Association
Charles Serrigo
Pine
K. U. Union
Kansas
Red Cross
T. B
Serrigo
David McCreath
I. W. Hartley
W. E. Spalding
H. H. Stephenson
Walter Keeler
L. H. Menger
H. Lee Jones
Avery Johnson
Grace Wunderlich
George Docking
A. B. Weaver
Ann Marie Johnson
Clayton Hackman
Catherine Holmes
Fritz Meyn
Bank Robbery Strikes Springfield Bank Loots 14000
Two armed men robbed the Citizens Bank of Springfield just before opening time taking 14000. A chase followed when a pursuing car carrying description-matching suspects wrecked near the city limits. State patrolmen then pursued the robbers who seized a farmer’s car.
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Springfield
Citizens Bank of
Here
Rotary entertains KU varsity football players tonight
Lawrence Rotary members host the University of Kansas football team for a 6:30 dinner and program at Eldridge hotel. The Ro tarians will announce 1937 lettermen, elect the season’s honorary captain, and feature Dr A S Anderson as toastmaster. Gwinn Henry will introduce coaches, followed by films of the Kansas Nebraska game.
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Lawrence Rotary Club
University of Kansas
Eldridge
A. S. Anderson
Gwinn Henry
Kansas-Nebraska
Fire Department Responds to Roof Fire at Arkansas Street Home
The fire department answered an alarm shortly after noon at 720 Arkansas street the home of Lafe James. Sparks from the chimney started a blaze on the roof but damage was not serious. Property is owned by Glenn Moody.
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Arkansas Street
Lafe James
Glenn Moody
Attorney Who Prosecuted Vote Fraud Cases Hails Court Decisions
Mau rice M. Milligan United States district attorney who led prosecutions from Kansas City's 1936 vote fraud scandal welcomed a St. Louis ruling. He said the decision affirms Americans rights to vote and have ballots counted. He noted one case was weak as two government witnesses recanted. He suggested further prosecutions may still be possible if fresh evidence is found.
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Kansas City
Maurice M. Milligan
United States
St. Louis
Milligan
Court Grinds On Hearing of Civil Cases Before Judge Means
Civil term hearings opened with four cases postponed due to attorney John Riling's absence in Kansas City Kansas. Judge Means heard two matters including a quiet title and partition suit involving Lawrence Building and Loan and William Taylor. An injunction over cigaret vending and music machines license enforcement was submitted for written brief, with a city response due soon.
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Judge Means
John Riling
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
William Taylor
Kaw
Roscoe A. King
Temperature to Rise Over State After Snow
Topeka reports rising temperatures tonight and tomorrow as snow melts. Snow totals near five inches in eastern areas will vanish with highs from 40 to 50 degrees across the state. Lows dip to 20 to 25, with Dodge City at 58 for yesterday's high and Topeka at 17 for the low.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Bismarck
N. D
Moro fort captured as defenders vanish into tunnels
Philippine soldiers seized a key Moro fort near Danaslan Mindanao after two and a half days of fighting. The Moros had fled through tunnels to safety before reinforcements arrived to turn the tide against the insurgents.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine
Danaslan
Mindanao
Philippine Army
Manchukuo Recognized by Italy in Shift Toward Puppet State
Rome reports Italy formally recognizes Manchoukuo the Japanese protectorate in Manchuria founded in 1932. It notes prior Ethiopian conquest terms with Japan, including reduced legation status in Addis Ababa on December 2, 1936 and negotiations for protection of Japanese nationals.
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Rome
Italy
Manchoukuo
Manchuria
Japan
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
British-backed crackdown on Green Shirts in Cairo
Egyptian police arrested Ahmed Hussein, president of the Green Shirts, and the group's 300 members after an attack on Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha. The British-directed force moved to dismantle the extreme nationalist organization in Cairo on November 29.
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Green Shirts
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Ahmed Hussein
Bombardment Kills 37 in Guadalajara Bombing
Insurgent air raid on Guadalajara, 30 miles northeast of Madrid, kills 37 and injures over 50. The attack is described in a stark report from Madrid dated November 29. The text notes a resident's remark about home and a suggestion to gift a year of the Journal-World.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Here
The
Journal-World
Hat traced to hold up suspect Kenneth Higgins arrest
Kenneth Higgins 26 of 1219 Prairie street was arrested in Lawrence after a green hat found at the Kansas City robbery scene linked him to the hold up. He admitted no extradition fight when escorted to Topeka. The victim reported $150 cash and $350 in checks stolen and two shots fired. Higgins previously pled guilty in 1928 to stealing a Tim Clark car.
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Kenneth Higgins
Prairie Street
Kansas City
Thomas Clarkin
Rex L. Willis
Higgins
Lawrence
T. J. Higgins
Topeka
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jude Anderson
Butler
Tim Clark
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Santa to Visit Lawrence for December 8 Parade
Lawrence announces Santa Claus will visit Wednesday December 8 with a large parade. John Andrews named parade chairman and merchants group to organize the event amid throngs expected on Massachusetts Street, a long standing annual celebration.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Santa
John Andrews
Old Saint Nick
Massachusetts Street
Merchants Bureau
Andrews
Pitt May Refuse Rose Bowl Trip
The University of Pittsburgh football team reportedly voted 16 to 15 against traveling to California for the Rose Bowl, contingent on all 60 players agreeing to go. Officials said no invitation had been received yet and a second team meeting was set for later today.
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Pittsburgh
Sun-Telegraph
University of Pittsburgh
California
Sun- Telegraph
Pitt
Foreigners moved aboard boat near Panay in Nanking
Foreigners remaining in Nanking were moved today to an old boat near the U S gunboat Panay and the British gunboat Cricket as a precautionary measure.
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Nanking
United States
Panay
Weather outlook with scattered icy and muddy roads
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with mild relief in the north central region. Morning conditions show clear skies and road reports note icy Topeka slippery Ottawa rough Emporia Mangahattan mud at Salina and Salina areas as well as varying conditions at Wichita Coffeyville and nearby cities.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Emporia
Mangahattan
Pittsburg
Salina
Eakapeee City
Wichita
Coffeyville
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G. C. Shaad
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