World War News Summary From The Times On Pacific Flying Disaster
The Pan-American Clipper crashed in the Pacific off American Samoa during a pioneering Pacific route flight from Pago Pago to Auckland. Captain Edwin C. Musick and six crew members perished. eight aboard the Rocky Mountains plane were killed in a separate crash. The disasters halt new aircraft tests and trigger investigations. The budget debate features Roosevelt’s deficit forecast and defense spending as FDR emphasizes national security amid global tensions.
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Pacific
Samoa
Pago Pago Harbor
American Samoa
Auckland
New Zeland
Pag Pago
Lsle
Edwin C. Musick
Pile
Pacific Division
Pan-American
Com- Daur
Biushkst
Cecil G. Sellers
Pent S. Brunk
D. MacLean
I. W. ‘Stickrod
J. S Lee
Jlt
Rockies
Nochwest Hines
Sisnes
Seattle
Rocky Mountains
Boze- Man
Moz
Cobb Zhimba and the war talk in Texas satiric tale
Irvin S. Cobb recounts a Texas hunting joke and satirical remarks on war praise and prohibitionist humor. A Kerrville rancher jokes about hunting a buck, then a wild rider shoots a lame mare, prompting a chaotic chase back to town and a question of who the joke truly found.
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Bulchery
Antonio
Texas
Duce
Italy
Caporetta
Orstor
Kerrville
Huntsman
Irvin S. Cobb
WNU Service
Budget Insights From a Billion Dollar Congress
A veteran finance writer recalls the 1935 budget era as President Roosevelt sends the large expenditures to Congress. He warns on deficits, debt, and rising independent agencies while noting defense, veterans, and interest costs. He highlights waste concerns from the comptroller general and calls for tighter control on appropriations.
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Roosevelt
Congress
National Defense
Washington
Associated Press
L. C. Probert
Army
Tavy
Marine Corps
Department of Commerce
Comptroller
R. N. Elliott
Department of Justice
War and Navy Departments
Brig
Ger. Harold Co. Reisinger
General Reisinger
Western Newspype
Open doors and seafaring in Tokugawa Japan era
The text notes that about fifty years ago a Tokugawa shogun closed Japan to foreigners and halted foreign shipping. Yet for centuries before, Japanese fishermen and Daimyo delegates sailed the China coast, reaching Siam, Sumatra and Java. It mentions vessels named po shuan sen as designated ships.
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Io World
Japan
China
Siam
Sumatra
Java
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Musick
Flying Boat
Pago Pago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
William KB. Bankhead
Alabama
John Nance Garner
Newspaper Union
la Follete
Consivs Supreme Court
la Follette
WDA
Wisconsin Agriculture Authority
Frank Knox
More. G.O.P
Betta Snell
Snell
Tapit
Knox
Clevand
Lotis Lup- Low
Bankhead
Presigen Roosevelt
New York
Jim Farley
Robert Eson
Empire
Young
Crty
Eécin C. Musick
Im Sir Cobb Zhimba
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D.C
Rianes
Sioux City
Jewel
Mrs. Erowne
Tey
Eadacha
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