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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
2
The article reports that President concedes defeat on his proposed reorganization bill amid political turmoil in the capital. Officials say the outcome shifts power dynamics as opposition aims to shape new policy directions.
President Roosevelt will not seek revenge on the 108 Democrats who defeated his reorganization bill in the House by a 204 to 196 vote. He thanked Majority Leader Rayburn for a fine fight and suggested no personal recrimination. The loss signals a possible shift in focus to tax, appropriation, and relief measures as Congress eyes adjournment by May 15.
Congressional and fiscal leaders meet at the White House to discuss a 1.25 billion public works and unemployment relief program. The talks involve Vice President Garner, Senator Barkley, Speaker Bankhead, and others as they weigh radical admin proposals against a compromise path.
The plebiscite on Austria’s annexation shows fewer than 465000 voting no while nearly 49 million Germans and Austrians approved. Hitler proclaims the triumph as the proudest hour of his life and Nazi leaders vow to accelerate military and frontier plans for Austria. Jews are barred from voting.
President Roosevelt backed a rapid, government assisted effort to reorganize financially troubled railroads. He rejected direct subsidies and proposed a special unit with judicial or quasi judicial powers to streamline voluntary reorganization, possibly a court within the Interstate Commerce Commission. He urged immediate legislation and suggested consolidating transportation agencies into one department.
A man in New Orleans calls himself Louis XIX king of France and Navarre and duke of Normandy. He works as a night watchman and lives in a grimy boarding house while insisting he is the rightful heir to the French throne.
An article surveys fresh international aims during a Pacific relations session. It covers Philippines policy shifts on the US towline, joint Japan Germany canal study near Siam, Singapore naval base decline, Australia rearmament plans, and remarks by Canada's Ian Mackenzie and Philippine commissioner McNutt. It also profiles Countess Alain and Rear Admiral Byrd backing a world youth tour for peace through trade.
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