Ten million idle acres and more along the Atlantic coast
A column discusses the Townsend Plan offering $200 a month at age sixty and criticizes its tax structure. It praises Mrs. Roosevelt for aiding poor families, recalls a Christmas scene in a modest home, and notes the Colorado River damming and the Boulder Dam becoming a reality. It also reports on the Chicago murder of Thomas E. Maloy and critiques union leadership and Italian conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic
Florida
New York
Texas
Congress
Chicago
Thomas E. Maloy
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Nevada
Imperial Valley
California
Arizona
Europeans seek security pacts and German equality
European nations move toward a Franco British plan offering Germany status equal to other powers in exchange for reentry to the League of Nations. Regional defense pacts would provide reciprocal aid against air attacks as France and Britain push for a broader coalition. The U.S. NRA case before the Supreme Court looms as a pivotal test of federal wage and hour powers. Senator Borah pushes Mexico religious rights concerns while Representative Fish warns of rising communism. Boulder Dam progress marks a vast gate installation and water control across the Colorado River system.
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Ntinental
Germany
Pierre Laval
John Simon
League of Nations
Hitler
Europe
France
Great Britain
Poland
Locarno
Reich
Borah
Idaho
United States
Congress
Mexico
Washington
Representative Fish
New York
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ickes
Supreme Court
Senator Long Reopens Hearing On Murder Plot Claim
Senator Long reopened the hearing about a murder plot said to target him and presented testimony. George Davis a former East Baton Rouge deputy swore that he and Fred Parker another ex deputy hatched the plan and made several rifle attempts to shoot the Kingfish, blocked by Huey Long's guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator Long
George Davis
East Baton Rouge
Fred ‘Parker
Huey
Parker
Con
Roosevelt Extends Auto Code Amid Labor Clash
President Roosevelt renewed the automobile code with two changes to stabilize employment. The American Federation of Labor denounced the extension, attacking Donald Richberg and Leo Wolman as hostile to labor. The code changes include a 60 day model introduction window and time and a half overtime pay. Moodie ousted as North Dakota governor after court found ineligible for Minnesota residence. Lieut. Gov. Welford to become fourth governor in seven months following Langer’s removal and Moodie’s election.
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Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Donald Richberg
Leo Wolman
Automobile Labor Board
Wolman
Detroit
Green
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Fter
Thomas H. Moodie
North Dakota Supreme Court
Moodie
Minnesota
Walter H. Welford
State Supreme Court
William Langer
Ole H. Olson
American labor union to join Geneva as AFL chief named
In Geneva the American Federation of Labor announced that President William Green will be the American member of the International Labour Organization. Isoatientiaux, a French labor leader, praised international labor cooperation and the joyful cooperation of labor representatives worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
International Labor Organization
Geneva
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Isoatientiaux
Supreme Court Upholds Senate Contempt Punishment
William MacCracken, former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, to spend ten days in jail after the Senate punished him for contempt. The case settled the senate's power to punish for contempt as reviewed by the District of Columbia courts. appellate rulings varied before final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Maccracken
Aeronautics
Supreme Court
Senate
MacCracken
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Hull and Arepha Sign First Tariff Reciprocity Pact
Secretary Hull and Brazilian ambassador Osvaldo Arep ha met President Roosevelt at the White House to sign the first regular tariff reciprocity pact under Hulls foreign trade policy. The treaty lowers Brazil imports tariffs and commits Brazil to settle its financial affairs and pay promptly for new imports.
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Hull
Osvaldo Arepha
Brazil
White House
Roosevelt
South American
Paris and French student protests clash with police
American students in Paris accuse officials of blocking legitimate studies and demand an apology for insults. Demonstrations spread to Montpellier Lyons and Bordeaux with columns of strikers marching in the Latin Quarter, clashing with police as royalist and communist factions join in creating disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Montpellier
Lyons
Bordeaux
Vporis
National Topics Interpreted By William Bruckart
William Bruckart reports on political fights in Washington. Norris may shift post office control from Farley to merit based appointments, while World Court ratification fails amid Democratic resistance and Roosevelt policy debates. Budgets, federal power, and reform plans spur clashes in Congress and with the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farley
Post Office Department
Democratic National Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Farley
Congress
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Blood count for engines inspires new Pennsylvania oil study
A woman scientist in Pennsylvania perfects an oil study likened to examining human blood. The method tests engines with medical precision and introduces new automobile testing approaches.
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Pennsylvania
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Pierre Lava
Belcher
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Standard Onl Company
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William Borah
Hiram Johnson
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Violet Sharpe
Morrow
Isidorisch
Wish
New York House
Fish
House
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Nye
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Wiliam Wirt
Gary
Ind
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Consumers Division
Veterans’ Rank and File Committee
Marshall
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Rexford Guy. Tugwell
Donald R. Riehberg
National Emergency Council
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Paul H. Doneglas
National Recovery Administration
Frederic C. Howe
Nathan H. Margold
Interior Department
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Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
John A. Lapp
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Permanent Court of International Justice
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Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Mr. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal
Coordinator of Transportation
Commission
S.S.S
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Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
Boe
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville, Tenn
He-Tran- Aton
Hu-Tran-Aton Co
Crystal CO
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Doan
Nature
Lehman, Humboldt
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