Roosevelt Defends NRA, Urges Courts to Aid Democracy
President Roosevelt told a joint session that democracy must be strengthened by using conceded powers for the common good. He urged extending neutrality law to Spain civil strife, updating expired statutes, and funding relief, while noting NRA difficulties from trying to do too much. He warned militarism abroad and praised the Buenos Aires peace conference for democracy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
House
NRA
Supreme Court
Spain
Reconstruction Corporation
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Buenos Aires
League Receives Dual Protests From Spain
Geneva reports Spain protests to the League of Nations over Germany seizure of Spanish ships and Italy sending volunteers to aid Madrid's insurgents. Spain cites violations of international law and the London nonintervention pact, with the note to be circulated to all members and discussed at the January League council.
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Valencia
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Germany
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Madrid
Spain
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France and Britain plan defense moves over Spain border
A French foreign ministry source said France and Britain may coordinate troops to guard the Pyrenees frontier against German volunteers in Spain. Duff Cooper and Edouard Daladier discussed early steps toward a broader defense program as Paris and London weigh a naval blockade if replies from Germany and Italy block nonintervention efforts.
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France
Pyrenees
Spain
Foreign Ministry
Alfred Duff Cooper
Edouard Daladier
Great Britain
Berlin
Andre Francois-Poncet
Duff Cooper
Daladier
Riviera
Leon Blum
Mediterranean
National Defense Council
Foreign Office
Portugal
Bloc of Nations
Senate Votes to Embargo Arms for Spain
The Senate swiftly passes the administration's resolution to embargo arms shipments to Spain and sends it to the House for action.
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Spain
Washington
House
Weather Outlook Snow and Cold Wave Across Midwest
Iowa faces tonight snow and severe cold with Thursday cloudy and colder temps. Central and east endure a severe cold wave while extreme northwest stays milder. Illinois sees rain turning to snow with colder west regions. Mississippi River stages show mixed gains and drops. lows reach 22 degrees and noon reads 37.
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Illinois
Mississippi River
Dubuane
Davenport
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Keokuk
St. Louis
Anderson Re Named Farm Bureau Head
W. C. Anderson of West Liberty was re elected president of Muscatine county Farm Bureau for a second term at the annual banquet in the First Baptist church. More than 200 attended despite icy roads. Officers named for 1937 include L. M. Agnew Goshen township vice president R E Elia son Seventy six township secretary Merrill Satterthwaite Bloomington treasurer Mrs Carl LeFever Bloomington girls Four H chairman Mrs Mark Collier Wilton women s home project chairman Mrs C Earl Smith Wapsie women s vice chairman Mrs J H Boiler Lake women secretary treasurer and Mrs George Cornell Goshen women publicity chairman. Resolutions read and reports heard. County Agent Carl Rylander commended for rural electrification progress and cooperative poultry marketing setup. Soil conservation committee praised for efficient management. Appreciation voiced for county board cooperation. Road beautification and all weather roads urged. Treasurer s report shows receipts 8517.06 disbursements 7436.84 net balance 1080.22. Budget estimates set 13780 for 1937 with expenditures 11775 and receipts 4200 from state and federal funds 4000 county appropriation 4500 dues and collections. Estimated year end balance 2005. Women s home project chairmen announced three top township chairmen to attend Des Moines state convention. Four H report presented by LeFever and daughter Helen Le fever.
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Muscatine County
L. M. Agnew
Goshen Township
R. E. Eliason
Seventy-Six Township
Merrill Satterthwaite
Bloomington
Carl LeFever
Mark Collier
Wilton
C. Earl Smith
Wapsie
J. H. Boiler
Lake
George Cornell
Goshen
Carl Rylander
Co-Operative
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Muscatine
Budget Committee
K. L. McColm
Women’s Home
John Brugman
Wapsie Township
Robert Brown
Orono
State Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
LeFever
Helen LeFever
Wilkie Demands Frank Quit UW Presidency
Harold M. Wilkie, chair of the regents, charges Dr. Glenn Frank with inefficiency and vacillation and calls for his retirement as University of Wisconsin president. The regents’ trial drew officials, alumni, reporters, observers, and about 200 students outside Frank’s office as Wilkie read a 15,000 word statement of charges.
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Wis
Harold M. Wilkie
Board of Regents
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Wilkie
Frank
Clough Gates
Cold Wave Sweeps In as UAW GM Strike Spreads
Detroit dates into a tense labor stand as UAW leaders press for concessions while General Motors output stalls. Sloan visits GM offices amid conciliator efforts and officials report 50 000 GM workers idle with 7 000 at Ternstedt laid off. Fisher Lumber in Memphis also cuts 800.
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
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Fisher Lumber Corporation
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Tenn
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New York
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Homer S. Martin
James F. Dewey
Edward C. McDonald
John E. O’connor
Martin
U. A. W. A. Strategy Board
Edward D. Black
Fisher Body
Flint
Mich
Black
Larry S. Davidow
Michigan
Janesville
Chevrolet Assembly
Wis
Prospective Fathers Offered Quarters in New San Francisco Hospital
In the new San Francisco hospital under construction a special room for prospective fathers is included. The facility will provide guidance on future baby care including bathing and dressing.
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San Francisco
Hearst Salary Tops Nation In New Report
Inside column notes Hearst presents the highest salary in the nation according to a recent report. The bulletins on pages 7 emphasize the contrast with other outlets and flag broader wage trends nationwide.
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Hearst
Relapses in Pope Pius XI’s Condition Reported
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XI again slipped toward unconsciousness, hampering recovery. Dr Aminta Milani spent Tuesday night at the papal apartments as attendants rally him from recurrent attacks. Cardinals were urged to remain in Rome.
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Pius XI
Aminta Milani
Papal
Rome
Boost in Russian Military Budget for Year Looms
Moscow estimates a defense appropriation of 17.5 billion rubles ($3.5 billion) for the year, up from 14.8 billion rubles ($2.96 billion) in 1936. The total budget is projected at 93 billion rubles ($18.6 billion), vs 78.5 billion last year, with exact figures to be presented to the federal executive committee next week.
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Moscow
Russa
Federal Executive Committee
Social Security Benefits Facing Court Challenge
Norman C. Norman an elderly New York jeweler and anti-new deal crusader seeks a federal court ruling that the old age benefit provision of the Social Security Act is unconstitutional He petitions for a preliminary injunction to stop Con Edison of New York from paying the social security tax arguing the tax harms shareholder equity and amounts to premiums violating the fifth and tenth amendments and state powers
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New York
Norman C. Norman
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc
Freezing Rain Closes In With Ice On Iowa Streets
Freezing rain and sleet coated roads and sidewalks across Iowa as a severe cold wave looms. Muscatine County saw minor mishaps while forecasts warn of zero to 15 above temperatures, with heavy snowfall possible in the northeast.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Weavuerman
Nebraska
Dakotas
Keokuk
Spirit Lake
Associated Press
Sioux City
San Francisco
British Columbia
California
Oakland
Calif
Mariposa
Thomas Aldrich
Faculty Get 10 Percent Pay Boost at Northwestern
Northwestern president Walter Dill Scott announced a 10 percent salary increase for faculty funded by a $7 million gift from the late Roger Deering. The total 1936 gifts to the university reached $7,435,415 from 3,132 alumni and friends, with $1 million donated by George Herbert Jones to Wesley Memorial Hospital, and anonymous donors contributing over $100,000.
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Chicago
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
Scott
Roger Deering
George Herbert Jones
Wesley Memorial Hospital
University
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