Oklahoma Governor Red Phillips Drives State Rights in 1930s Politics
A profile of Governor Leon C. Phillips of Oklahoma, once a football star nicknamed Red, who evolved from New Dealer foe to state rights champion. The piece traces his rise, anti federal stance, and calls him a formidable political operative with a larger-than-life persona.
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Weekly News Analysis by LaBine on relief boosts and tax bets
The piece surveys relief funding forecasts as House spending climbs beyond President Roosevelt and a looming tax proposal. It notes Senate additions to farm aid, possible navy cutbacks, and a reluctance to impose new taxes this election year while flagging broader foreign policy chatter and political maneuvering.
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Farley and Garner shakeup roils Roosevelt third term talk
Brackart analyzes Democratic power plays as Jim Farley positions for presidential nomination while Garner supporters push a third term and Roosevelt stays silent. Loyalties, payroll leverage, and patronage shape the fray as slats of the political bed threaten to collapse.
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Ferguson signals bid for third term in Dallas
In Dallas ex Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced willingness to run for a third term. The report notes political maneuvering and public reaction as she signals intent amid a crowded field.
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Bolivia soldiers attack palace in failed coup
At dawn 2,000 of Bolivia's 12,000 soldiers moved on the presidential palace at La Paz to assassinate the provisional president and seize power. Chief of Staff Gen Antenor Ichazo confronted them with two machine guns as loyal officers and an army captain retook tanks the plotters had stolen. In minutes the rebellion ended.
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Strange Bedfellows on Third Term Debate
William Bruckart discusses the third term issue and Roosevelt coattail riders. The president’s unclear stance leaves third term advocates in an embarrassing position, according to the veteran Washington commentator.
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Washington
Constipation Woes Mentioned Amid Inspirational Quote
A brief reads as a motivational line quoting Phillips Brooks on true greatness and life belonging to the race, noting common constipation concerns in a casual American newspaper fragment.
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