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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
6
The piece surveys global events from the mediation of costs in Britain and a described phantom war in the Mediterranean to Edward VIII’s era symbolism and the Japanese widow saga. It notes economic policy shifts in the United States, imperial language contrasts, and Panama canal rent debates.
The Reichsfuhrer Hitler abandons Locarno by remilitarizing the Rhine with 25 000 troops. France and Britain react, seeking League actions and assurances from Britain that it will aid France and Belgium if Germany threatens. Eden warns Britain to stand with France, while U S senators urge staying out of European war.
A District of Columbia Supreme Court temporary restraining order halted LANS plans to supply TVA power to Knoxville Tennessee under PVA financing. Tennessee Public Service Co argued its $1,000,000 Knoxville investment would be ruined by cheaper government power. In the same court, 66 soft coal producers challenged the Guffey coal control act as unconstitutional.
Koki Hirota, former foreign minister, forms a new Japanese cabinet and becomes premier and foreign minister. Lieut. Gen. Count Juichi Tarauchi is war minister, Admiral Osami Nagano heads the navy. Military leaders urge firm foreign policy readjustment to meet the crisis. Hachiro Arita says China must recognize Manchukuo and settle North China issues on site.
Senate adopts a resolution directing the Federal Communications Commission to report on alleged seizures of private telegrams by the Black committee. Senator Steiner of Oregon attacks the committee while Senator Borah pushes for inquiry and citizen rights are cited.
Washington lawmakers study a $1.137 billion revenue package proposed by President Roosevelt. Subcommittee chair Cacere and SAM Hill examine a 33 4 percent tax on undistributed corporate profits and a 90 percent levy on AAA related taxes to fund the farm program and soldier bonus. Critics call the plan confiscatory while others urge cutting federal spending.
Ames J Farley, chairman of the Democratic national committee, stated that the party would not block Al Smith from the Philadelphia convention if he is elected a delegate and presents credentials. He will be allowed to speak his mind once seated. Administrations figure Roosevelt will dominate the convention, limiting any impact from Smith or others on the New Deal.
Lieutenant Robert K Giovannoli of Lexington Kentucky, famed for rescuing two men from a Wright Field crash, was killed when his single seat pursuit plane lost its right wing and plunged at Logan Field Baltimore. His death follows a prior October Dayton bombing plane crash during army tests.
The present week sees likely passage of a defense budget exceeding one billion dollars. The War department bill of 545,226,318 has cleared the house and awaits senate action. Navy funds of 549,591,299 have passed hearings and are being drafted, both figures records for peacetime budgets.
President Roosevelt activated the electric key in the White House signaling the closing of Norris dam sluice gates in the Tennessee Valley project. The milestone marks completion of a major segment on the Clinch River portion of the project.
President Roosevelt pushes for new levies approximating a billion dollars, forcing Congress to choose between heavier taxes or facing political backlash. Analysts note the move ties to AAA subsidies and the bonus dispute, while opponents must decide whether to support the tax plan or offer substitutes. The debate centers on taxes on undistributed corporate profits and a windfall levy to offset Supreme Court rulings.
A stray quotation notes that a child's misery engages a mother, a young man's misery engages a man, but an old man's misery touches no one. The line, attributed to Victor Hugo, reflects on empathy gaps across generations.
Grace Bailey of Bronx reports rapid relief from itching and blisters after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She describes initial itching, blisters, and a tender rash that vanished after one cake of soap and half a tin of ointment. The ad notes Cuticura also soothes pimples ringworm and eczema and advertises ointment and soap prices with free samples.
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