Roosevelt faces limits on concessions to business power lobby
Washington January 14 The New Deal notes show Roosevelt resists major concessions to business while proposing more regulation. The Supreme Court actions bolster his stance as government seeks to fund public power plants and challenge private power trusts. Key talks with utilities chiefs Carlisle and Willkie reveal focus on St Lawrence power and New York market expansion.
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Supreme Court
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Commonwealth & Southern Company
Floyd Carlisle
Niagara Hudson and Consolidated Edison Companies
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Model of the Moment by Adelaide Kerr Progresses
Roosevelt pressed Carlisle to expand distribution and push private partners into competition as a nation benefiting program. He claimed public development of St. Lawrence power would not threaten private interests and Carlisle announced a new 112 million dollar construction plan already decided upon.
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Radio Stations Across Borders Face U S Regulation
U S FCC aims to silence stations that crossed into Mexico and continued broadcasting into the United States. Craven leads the push, noting Mexico argues over air rights and revenue. A Havana accord crafts limited border power and channel sharing, with a Cairo meeting to chart a world short wave pattern.
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Washington, Jan. M
Federal Communications Commission
Mexico
United States
T. A. Mr Craven
Maral
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Radio Commission
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Communications Commission
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Brinkley J
Milford
Kansas
Norman Baker
Muscatine
Iowa
Craven
Afexico
Central
South America
Alcatraz inmate mocks lawyers with Spanish quip
A San Francisco prisoner, despite tight censorship at Alcatraz, managed to send a sly remark via a correspondence course. He signed a note in Spanish translating to When a lawyer is good he works hard and added But when a lawyer is bad his client works hard.
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Alcatraz
Pension Passport Secures Old Age Aid for 81-year-old
A passport issued in 1844 to parents en route to Syria as missionaries secured an old age pension for an 81-year-old woman, born at sea in 1856 on their return. Rex Thomson, county superintendent of charities, accepted the document as proof of American parentage. Turkey Eyes Homegrown Tea to Cut 4 Million Dollar Import Bill in Three Years with land and seed program. Rossetti Poems Rediscovered and Published Posthumously in 1870.
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Syria
High Seas
Rex Thomson
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