Roosevelt Signs Broad Social Security Bill With Tax Cuts
President Roosevelt signed a measure liberalizing the social security act and cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. The changes extend old age and survivors insurance, widen benefits to widows and orphans, extend unemployment coverage, and start pensions in 1940. The act also expands aid to widows, children, aged spouses, and dependent parents, with increased federal matching funds for health services and welfare programs.
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Annenberg and associates indicted in major tax case
Chicago federal grand jury charged M. L. Annenberg and three associates with willful tax evasion. The indictment cites taxes, interest, and penalties totaling about 5.55 million dollars from 1932 to 1936, with the largest income tax case in government history cited by the district attorney.
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M. L. Annenberg
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William J Campbell
Annenberg
United States
Canada
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Samuel Goldfarb
Cecilia Co
Anenberg
Walgreen Jr Takes Over Walgreen Co Presidency
Charles R. Walgreen Jr., 33, assumed the presidency of the Walgreen Co today, taking the helm of the national drug store chain founded by his father 30 years ago.
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Chicago
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr
Walgreen Co
British French missions reach Moscow for talks on aid pact
The British and French military missions arrived in Moscow to commence staff talks that may shape negotiations for a three power mutual aid pact.
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Moscow
Special Session Not Planned Says Roosevelt at Press Conf
President Roosevelt told reporters there is no current plan for a fall special session of Congress. He said only if a European or Far Eastern war crisis seems certain would he call Congress back, to ensure neutrality under international law. He supports neutrality laws to keep the United States unneutral in practice.
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Far East
Rescue Sparks from Flaming Car saves injured driver
H G Scharfenberg of Fort Dodge Iowa escaped certain death after his car plunged from a 15 foot embankment near Atlantic. Dean Pratt of Atlantic, using a highway commission weed cutter extinguisher, doused the flames and pulled the unconscious driver from the wrecked back seat.
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H. G. Scharfenberg
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Pratt
Highway Commission
Roosevelt dodges third term prompt at 1940 convention
Capital politicians weighed how far FDR would go in avoiding the anti new deal conservative candidate path. Roosevelt offered no clue though he warned against partisan action and said he could not back a conservative or lip service nominee.
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Logan Logan
Democratic Party
Ousted UPI Reporter Departs Rome for Paris
United Press correspondent H. R. Ekins left Rome with his wife after being ordered out as Italy closed the UPI bureau. He and his spouse traveled to Paris following the government action.
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H. R. Ekins
United Press
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Paris
War Not Imminent, Publisher Says After Europe Tour
New York publisher Capt Joseph Medill Patterson of The New York Daily News returned from Europe and stated war is not imminent. A car was wrecked in the incident. A passing motorist brought Scherfenberg to the scene where only a head cut was found to be the injury.
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Danzig Nazis Await Tip for Next Moves
Danzig leaders await guidance from talks between Italian Count Ciano and German Von Ribbentrop at Salzburg. Albert Forster’s Warsaw speech offered no definite action, as Hitler may soon decide Danzig’s status amid pressure over Poland.
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How They Talk How They Talk
A collage of quotes and notes from various figures. Victor McLaglen defends monkey gland shots amid a lawsuit with a physician. Oats yields improved after moisture and temperature hardships, while Iowa crops expect higher corn yields. Senator Hiram Johnson probes Polish loans. Burgess Whitehead plans to complete his A B degree at Duke after fixing his Carolina education. Eddie Brietz notes in Sports Round up.
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Eddie Brietz
West Indies City Feels Severe Earthquake Shake
Port of Spain Trinidad residents flee homes as a sharp quake rattles the lower city. No casualties or serious damage reported immediately.
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Trinidad
Des Moines Hit by Tornadoes and Heavy Rains
Des Moines and western Iowa endured two tornadoes and a major cloudburst that flooded basements, damaged farms and buildings, halted traffic, and stranded 15,000 downtown workers. Osceola Liberty Center and Greenfield suffered injuries and collapsed structures as 16 communities reported over 2 inches of rain.
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Rock Island
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Council Bluffs
Avoca
Nishnabotna
Estherville
Osceola
Liberty Center
Greenfield
Lightning Ignites Bloomingtion Barn. Hay Lost in Fire
A barn at Kretschmar farm in Bloomington township was destroyed by a lightning strike and a large quantity of hay and straw burned. The Leroy Carter family occupies the farm. The blaze raged in about 30 minutes after the 10 10 p m bolt. A bucket brigade limited spread to other structures. Muscatine rainfall totaled 8 of an inch. G Krieger observer noted overcast skies with sporadic showers and a noon temperature of 70 degrees, up from 64.
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Bloomington
Leroy Carter
Muscatine
G. Krieger
Iowan Killed as Car and Truck Crash After Sign Disregard
A Waverly Iowan, Nikalas of Greene, died instantly when his car struck an empty produce truck west of Waverly at Highways 218 and 10. His wife was injured. The truck rolled. driver Victor Kocher and companion Don Lehman of Humboldt were uninjured. Eyewitnesses said the car failed to stop at a stop sign entering Highway 10 from Highway 218.
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Weather Outlook for Davenport Area Tonight Through Sunday
Cooler east and central tonight with thundershowers in the east and south. Saturday brings slightly warmer conditions in Illinois with fair to partly cloudy skies and cooler north. Mississippi River readings show Davenport at 3.1 feet with a 0.4 drop, Muscatine at 5.2 feet with no change. Sunday is likely to be fair.
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Quick Action Averts Panic in Boise Boxing Fire
In Boise a near million dollar fire gutted a wooden arena used by the CCC and local businesses. James Allen of the Nampa Free Press urged spectators to evacuate after smoke appeared during a boxing semi final, preventing a broader catastrophe. The blaze caused about 750000 dollars in CCC gear loss. the Bryant building, valued at 50000 dollars, was partially insured.
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James Allen
Nampa
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W. Jones
Britain to Hand Over Four Chinese Alleged Terrorists
Britain agrees to hand four Chinese suspects to Japan for trial over murder of a Chinese customs official in Tientsin. Two face murder charges. two charged with illegal organization ties. Delivery deemed top Japanese demand at Tokyo talks. London informs Tokyo and Chungking.
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Tientsin
North China
Robert Leslie Craigie
Japan
Tokyo
China
Archibald Clark Kerr
Chungking
S. G. Cheng
Radio fire breaks out in Salt Lake City apartment
Soft music from the apartment of Ralph Ellis on a 10 day vacation led to a smoke incident. Fire department extinguished a plate in an overheated radio, ending the small blaze.
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Salt Lake City
Ralph Ellis
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