Morgenthau urges raise in debt limit to 50 billion
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau told the House Appropriations Committee that the federal debt limit should be raised from 45 billion to 50 billion and that the budget should be balanced by cutting spending and increasing taxes He would revisit the issue when the limit nears 49 billion and said there is no particular danger in raising to 50 billion while noting plans to trim or suspend federal expenditures including public works roads and reclamation projects.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Denial of Dies Plotter Link Amid Dies Committee Push
Washington January 23. Representative Dies Democrat Texas denied allegations of ties to Merwin Hart a Christian Front collaborator as the House moved to renew the Dies committee inquiry into subversive activity. Senate actions aimed at defense neutrality funding cuts exceeding 7 million and 12.8 million are slated for swift approval.
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Dies
Texas
Christian Front
House
Senate
Chamber
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congressional
Hook
Michigan
House Rules Committee
Dies Committee
Ook
Merwin K. Hart
New York
Orange
Tex
Clements Says Department Books Still Closed
Conservation Commissioner Ernest S. Clements said the department books remain closed to the public and offered no further comment. He noted he will vacate his post when taking the oath as state senator and mentioned support from friends for his policies. He announced the reappointment of C. Sidney Frederick as secretary, a move tied to Frederick’s own political ambitions.
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New Orleans
Ernest S. Clements
Clements
Senate
Survivors Try to Reach Genoa After Ocean Liner Fire
Survivors of the Italian motorship Orazio report the blaze began from a motor spark igniting lubricating oil. About 600 aboard faced peril as 70 listed missing. Conte Biancamano carried 318 survivors toward Genoa while seaplanes combed the Mediterranean.
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Italy
Orazio
Conte Biancamano
Colombo
Mediterranean
Marseille
Line
High Officials Face Picket Line at Abe Lincoln Premiere
A picket line outside a Washington theater failed to bar Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt four cabinet members and three Supreme Court justices from attending the premiere of Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Signs protested racial segregation while attendees included Hull Morgenthau Jackson Wallace Roberts Reed Black and film stars Raymond Massey Ruth Gordon and John Cromwell.
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Supreme Court
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
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Morgenthau
Jackson
Wallace
Justice
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Reed
Black
Roosevelt
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Ruth Gordon
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Howard
Ann Rutledge
Robert E. Sherwood
John Cromwell
Louisiana Governor Races Through Panic Session
Governor Earl K Long pushes two $1,000,000 school lunch and welfare bills through a six- day special session aimed at securing votes for the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Opponents label the move panic legislation as Huey Long’s allies seek to preserve power amid a key vote tally and looming campaigns with Sam Jones and James Noe.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Jones
Long
James A. Noe
James H. Morrison
Vincent Moseley
Senate
House
Noe
Huey P. Long
Huey
New Orleans
Ham
More Light in London Sought as War Losses Rise
Parliament debated pleas for better lighting to reduce traffic deaths in blackout Britain. Reports said ships Ekatontarchos Dracoulis and Maurita were sunk or lost, with several crewmen missing or presumed dead, while naval losses reached twenty two ships.
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Great Britain
North Sea
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Britain
House of
World War Major Dies in Biloxi
Augustus W. Hamilton 57 a World War major and noted lecturer died in Biloxi Mississippi from pneumonia. A Virginia native he spoke for the British war arms committee and the ministry of food after the war and delivered Woodrow Wilsons message to fish Universities and Business association. He served in the A E F and helped found the American Legion in Paris. He is survived by his widow and two sons the Rev Charles Hamilton of Aberdeen and George G of Charlotte North Carolina
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Businese Association
American Legion
Paris
Charles Hamilton
Aberdeen
George G. Charlotte
N. C
Snow blankets Monroe and West Monroe with five inch depths
Monroe and West Monroe endured a heavy snow period over 12 hours with 2.8 inch official depth at Selman airport though five inches were reported in most areas. Snowmen sleds and makeshift skits appeared while pipes froze and plumbers rushed to fix bursts. Delta Air resumed service after a day of disruption and flights from Jackson to Shreveport were grounded as ceilings lowered.
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North
Louisiana
Civil Aeronautics Communication Station
Selman
Twin Cities
Delta Air Corporation
Jackson
Miss
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Tex
Meridian
Former Governor Lache Abernathy and others plead not guilty
In Alexandria Louisiana on January 23, Richard W. Lache former Governor and L P Abernathy former Highway Commissioner along with George B Younger a truck dealer entered not guilty pleas in U S district court to mail fraud charges from a truck deal totaling about 111 thousand three hundred seventy dollars. Ben F Bradford utilities official also pleaded not guilty to WPA labor diversion. The judge set hearings for February 21 with motions due five days prior.
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Richard W. Lache
L. P. Abernathy
George B. Younger
United States District Court
Ben F. Bradford
Utilities and Public Finance
City of
WPA
Ben C. Dawkins
Federal District Court
Browder Convicted on Passport Fraud Four-Year Term
Earl Browder, head of the American Communist party, is sentenced to four years in prison and fined $2,000 after a four day trial on passport fraud charges. He calls the verdict a movement toward war and receives a Lenin memorial rally with about 20,000 in attendance. The bail stands at $7,500 pending appeal as Browder vows to fight for peace and civil rights.
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New York
Earl Browder
Browder
Kansas
American Communist Party
Lenin
Woman 101 Not Tired of Living in Williamsport
Mrs. Ann C. Wilson of Williamsport Pa aged 101 declares she plans to continue living and enjoying life. Her sentiment comes after a birthday reflection in a gossip column noting a Newark New Jersey woman Lina Wilkinson expressed fatigue with birthdays and aging.
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Williamsport
Ann C. Wilson
Lina Wilkinson
Newark
N. J
Noe and Long in heated Senate dispute over taxes and loyalty
In Baton Rouge on the fourth day of the special session Senator James A. Noe defended his ties to Huey P. Long and charged the Long faction with leaving him. He argued past sales tax debates, corruption under Leche and Long, and claimed amendments and votes were stolen by political rivals.
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James A. Noe
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Huey Long
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Death Brigade
Mac
New Orleans
Richard Lewia
Earl K. Long
Britain and France warn Romania over oil decree
Britain and France warned Romania that forcing British and French oil firms to supply oil to Germany could cause grave complications. The warning followed Romania creating a national petroleum commission with power to control production refining and export to align with state interests and to seize noncompliant companies.
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France
Rumania
Germany
National Petroleum Commission
German Troops Deployed Along Polish Railway In Romania
Bucharest reports German troops moved along a Polish railway entering Romania to police rebellious train crews amid tensions over oil and wheat fields. The action signals heightened military coordination between Germany and Romania during the period.
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Bucharest
Burmania
Paderewski Heads Council of Poland in Exile
Ignace Paderewski was unanimously elected president of Poland's government in exile as the national council convened at the Polish embassy in Paris. The pianist, returning to politics after leading Poland to independence, received acclaim from President Raczkiewicz and Premier Sikorski and called for Polish freedom, drawing tears from the gathered crowd.
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Ignace Jan Paderewski
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Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Jones Attacks Long Power At Low Mark In New Orleans
Special report from New Orleans describes gubernatorial candidate James Jones arguing that Louisiana patronage and the Long machine are weakened. He cites shocks to Long’s base, noting shifts in Orleans and other parishes and urging anti administration voters to back Sam Jones. He reports crowds and a stumping tour with locals pledging support.
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Sam Jones
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Jimmy Morrison
Borah Returns Home for Final Idaho Journey
Senator William E Borah 64 dies and lies in state in Washington before being shipped to Boise Idaho for final services at the state capitol. A congressional delegation escorts the casket with Mrs Borah and longtime secretary Cora Rubin aboard the train as dignitaries and foreign representatives pay final tribute in the capitol rotunda.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Bole
State Capitol
Pat Tugwell Nominated For State Treasurer In Louisiana
Baton Rouge reports Pat Tugwell leads in the primary for state treasurer with 203,531 votes to Christenberry’s 74,72 and Pulfark’s 2, and Christenberry withdraws to avoid forcing a runoff. Incumbent A. P. Long remains in the race as other candidates fade amid weather and campaign scheduling disruptions.
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Rarie J. Christenherry
A. P
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Ata Tugwell
Hhe
Salen
Tour Vettien
Karl K. Long
Sam H. Itor
Hurna
Pan BK Cone Pol
T. H. Mortig
Probes Stalled in Louisiana Case Says Treasury Official
Elmer L. Ivey testifies before Congress that the Treasury intelligence chief cannot explain why the Justice Department did not prosecute indictments from the Louisiana probe. He notes reports were made, some indictments existed, and civil actions yielded about 2,000,100 dollars in recoveries.
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Jan. B
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Justice Department
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Ivey
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Tabor
New York
Jey
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Taber
Irey
Key
Internal Revenue Bureau
Jones Praises Noe After Primary Showdown
New Orleans report says Sam Jones, gubernatorial candidate, said he would have backed State Senator James A. Noe if he had known then what he knows now. Jones called Noe the greatest man in Louisiana and praised him at a joint meeting with Noe after last Tuesday's primary.
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Sem Jones
James A. Noe
Noe
Sam Jones
U S
Jones
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