Taxation Problem Washington and the New Deal
A Washington column analyzes Sen. Pat Harrison and the 1938 tax bill debates. It argues New Dealers maneuver to modify tax laws while aiming to protect business and employment, noting Harrison’s stance signals a shift toward congressional independence from the Roosevelt administration.
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Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
New Deal
House of Representatives
Harrison
Senate Committee On Finance
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Jackson
New York
General Farley
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Farley
Western Newspaper Union
Poland Lithuanian settlement sparks tense regional shifts
The world week notes Lithuania yields to Poland restoring relations and surrendering Vilna. Polish forces on the Lithuanian border and Memel naval patrol accompany a bloodless victory followed by Warsaw's Jew mobs violence. Col Beck pledges Lithuanian independence while Smigly-Rydz warns against naval armament and seclusionist urges. Hull warns against turning back to medieval chaos and calls for international cooperation.
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Poland
Vilna
Smigly-Rydz
Memel
Warsaw
Col
Joseph Beck
Cardenas Expropriates Oil Firms Valued at 400 Million
President Cardenas seized Wells refineries and tankers and nationalized oil properties owned by American and British companies. Workers took control of offices as operations in Mexico ground to a halt. Companies plan legal challenges to the decree citing constitutional issues and treaty obligations.
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Cardenas
Mexico
Republic
United States
Great Britain
Board of Labor Conciliation and Arbitration
Hull Sets Peace Policy With No Alliances
Secretary of State Cordell Hull outlined a U S foreign policy aimed at world peace while arming for defense against international lawlessness He spoke at the National Press Club in Washington and his address was broadcast nationwide and abroad conveying a broad policy of peace and nonalignment with alliances
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America
Cordell Hull
National Press Club
Washington
Navy Bill Advances as War Plans Expand Fleet
The House passed the administration's billion dollar navy bill with few opposing votes. It authorizes construction of the largest U S battle fleet, adding 46 combat ships 22 auxiliaries and 950 aircraft. The War department says plans for a massive enlistment program would place over two million men under arms within four months of a war declaration. 300,000 would be recruited as volunteers first, with selective draft machinery to come later. A draft bill for selective service is already prepared for quick submission to Congress.
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Herman Oliphant
Treasury Staff
Harrison
House
Congress
Little Red House
Georgetown
Washington
Robert H. Jackson
New York
Jackson
United States
New York City
Roosevelt
War Department
Army
Navy
Curtain of Fire: Auroras Disrupt Europe and North Atlantic Radio
In January 1938 a brilliant aurora borealis lit northern Europe from 6:30 to 8:30 p m causing widespread alarm from London to Portugal. Short wave radio failed between New York and Europe while researchers link the phenomenon to sun spots and upper atmosphere electricity affecting weather and communications.
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London
Europe
Windsor Castle
Italy
Portugal
New York
Earth
Morgan Defies Roosevelt Over TVA Ouster Threat
Morgan refuses to resign as Tennessee Valley Authority chairman challenging President Roosevelt’s power to remove him. He says he will not yield and will meet advisers in Yellow Springs, Ohio, after obtaining legal counsel. The president reportedly considers a law enabling removal.
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Decapolis
Jesus
Paul
Rom
Christ
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Elegant pink and white apron sewing project
Readers are guided to sew a pink and white chintz apron with a 27 by 23 inch skirt piece, bib shaping from diagram B, a 5 inch pocket with rounded corners, 6 by 36 inch ties, a 2 3/8 inch belt and facing, 4 inch shoulder straps, and 6 inch wide ruffle strips. It notes hemming with a machine foot and a ruffler for gathering, plus a promotion for Mrs Spears Gifts and Embroidery book offering 90 stitches and step by step directions for 25 cents.
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Hemmer
Spears
Desplaines St
Chicago
Slaughtered pioneers and modern perils in a cautious age
The writer contrasts historic dangers from Indians and wild animals with modern auto deaths, arguing a celebration mindset pervades society. He muses on conservatism and gentility, contrasts wagon travel with trailers, and questions whether youth can be taught to think, citing Socrates as a model.
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