Controversial Guffey Bill Dominates Late Session Action
A chaotic closing session saw White House pressure and filibusters as Congress rushed the Guffey coal bill. Senator George denounced the measure as unconstitutional and warned against corporate absolutism while battles over holding company penalties and TVA powers shaped the outcome. World news notes Britain and Ecuador add context.
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Walter P. George
Georgia
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Jin
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TVA
Joseph BG. Eastman
Mussolini Pressed to Annex Ethiopia as Europe Fears War
Italy under Mussolini seeks full or partial annexation of Ethiopia. Eden and Laval offered a mandate, Paris talks end without accord, and Britain France consider League action amid a threat to withdraw Italy from the league. Baron Pompei Aloist reports Mussolini demands expansion.
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Cssolini
Ethiopia
Europe
Anthony Eden
Pierre Laval
Italy
Haile Selassie
Fripower
Paris
France
Great Dritaln
League of Na- Hons Connell
Japan
Manchuria
Mus- Bollol
League
Germany
Baron Pompei
Aloist
Mussolini
Duce
Eden
Laval
Rome
London
Stanley Baldwin
Meinbers
Pettengill Attacks Corcoran as Lobbying Rumors Rise
Democratic representative Samuel 8B Pettengill of Indiana provoked wild cheering with a sharp assault on Tow Corcoran the White House lobbyist accused of trying to influence Congress by pushing for utility legislation and alleged stock market dealings Corcoran acknowledged past trading and Pettengill urged the House Rules Committee to summon him for questioning Corcoran. The Roosevelt administration centralizes control over New Deal agencies under the budget and accounting act with thirteen already under it and more to follow under executive orders. The Cotton Textile Committee led by Secretary Dan Toopers heads a push to limit Japanese textile imports and maintain labor standards while opposing a government subsidy for cotton exports and emphasizing the importance of the cotton loan policy to stabilize the industry.
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Lettengl
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Budget Bureau
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Congress
R. Roosevelt
Stoasevelt
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Great War Maneuvers in New York Involve 30000 Troops
Major General Nolan directs over 30000 troops from regular army and National Guard in northern New York as 1936 wartime exercises unfold. Maneuvers center at Pine Camp with taxicab fleets from New York City and observation by senior officers and foreign military attaches. Western and eastern fronts pair divisions including the Twenty seventh New York and Forty third New England under varied commands. A shifting plan places 1936 fleet maneuvers at Panama Canal and Central America, amid Navy officials defending the move from Japanese critique.
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New York
Dennis C. Nolan
61St
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New Thailand
New Jersey
New York City
Pine Camp
Thousand Islands
William N
Kell
New Tagland
Tis Ty. Payne
John J. Torley
Massachusetts
M Papan
Awall
Alaskan
Navy
Henry L. Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Central America
Air
Roosevelt
Navy High Command
Senators Probe Lobbyist Ties After Shoreham Hotel Visit
The Senate and House committees opened inquiries into lobbyist activities after Marvin O. MacIntyre, Lawrence W. Mobert Jr., and Amon G. Carter were found in Bernard Robinson’s Shoreham hotel apartment. A scene of revelry was reported, with Carter pressing for suppression of the story. Investigators also sought questioning of Interior Undersecretary Charles West and DNC executive Emil Hurja tied to the Corcoran utilities case.
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House
Marvin O. MacIntyre
Lawrence W. Mobert
Treasury
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Roosevelt
Shoreham Hotel
Bernard
Washington
Carter
House Committee
Iinstat
Interior
Charles West
Emil Hurja
Democratic National Committee
West
Hurja
Farley
Tom Corcorap
Jobbring
Risk Wins House Seat on 38th Birthday
Rhode Island lawyer W Tox Charles 8 Risk defeated the New Deal candidate and took the oath with Representative Gertrand Or Snet guiding him to the speaker's rostrum. Republicans hailed him as a hero whose victory signals big things for the party next year as he arrived on his thirty eighth birthday.
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W Tox
Charles
Olson signals Senate bid en route to Washington
Minnesota Governor Lotder Olson, traveling to Washington, told Chicago reporters he intends to run for the U S Senate in 1956. Observers see this as a move to oppose incumbent Thomas D Schall in the Republican primary. Olson, described as a farmer laborite, frames his bid as a challenge to the incumbent.
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Lotder. Olson
Minnesota
Washington
Chicago
United States Senate
Thia
Thomas D. Schall
Olson
Reversal in Wheat Policy Signals 1936 Crop Plans
Washington sources report a sharp shift in New Deal farming policy as the AAA raises wheat acreage for 1936 by 5,200,000 acres. The move, framed as ensuring ample domestic supplies, comes amid debates over hog prices, meat shortages, and broader effects of the 1930s crop control program on farmers and city consumers.
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Roosevelt
AAA
United States
Detroit
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Wallace
Davis
Ar. Wallace
Wrorld
Mie
Labor Day tribute urging work and employment
A civic note from JOAN M. GRENFELL of Bellevue Idaho praising labor over idleness. The message emphasizes producing good through work and offering employment to those seeking to be workers rather than moochers.
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Snedermountain
Joan M. Grenfell
Bellevue
Ida
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