Pan American Games urged as annual, inclusive event
George Preston Marshall, organizer of the first Pan American games in Dallas in 1937, urges sponsors to make the Pan American Games a permanent annual event with broad participation. He proposes balanced scoring to aid smaller countries and inclusion of polo horsemanship and soccer, emphasizing sport with international goodwill rather than display. Marshall, Redskins owner, highlights American leadership in creating a lasting, amicable regional competition.
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Coyote Still and Wool Growers Hit Trade and Elections
Coyote Still reports at 450 delegates about export volume of meat not rising sharply. Wardlaw of Del Rio Texas is the only candidate named for president of the National Wool Growers Association. election to occur later as delegates consider resolutions opposing reciprocal trade agreements and urging wage hour exemptions for agricultural workers amid wool and lamb marketing issues. The retiring president is R C Rich of Burley Idaho.
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Snowstorm Grips East with Record Snow and Ice
New cold wave paralyzed parts of Virginia and West Virginia with up to 21 inches of snow. Maryland Delaware New Jersey and Washington DC faced closed schools and clogged highways. Lake Erie gale dumped seven feet of snow on Sandusky bay bridge. Mississippi river shipping crippled by ice floes from Memphis to Cairo. Ohio River ice worst in 25 years with hundreds of barges trapped. Delaware Bay breakers cleared floes to move ships. Santa Fe council declines to intervene in youth CCC clashes.
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Ohio) Bay Bridge
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Deutschland renamed as Suetzow amid Atlantic war moves
Allied and German commands report continued calm with “nothing to report” notes. Germany says pocket battleship Deutschland returned home and will be renamed Suetzow to keep the Deutschland name for a larger ship. Britain screens oil sources, tightens anti Germany trade and seizes contraband and currency from U S and Latin America. British officials say Iran and Romania are key in oil diplomacy, with others in play.
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Atlantic
Americas
Romania
Iran
Mexico
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United States
South Ameria
State Supreme Court to rule on capitol rebuilding act
In Santa Fe on January 25 the New Mexico Supreme Court heard two combined cases from Union and Chaves counties challenging the 1939 capitol remodelling act. Judge Taylor upheld the law, while Judge McGhee ruled it unconstitutional under the constitutional anti-looting clause. Other test suits from Dona Ana and Roosevelt counties remain undecided. The Chaves county decision granted Henry D. Johnson a 25 cent tax refund.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Supreme Court
High Court
Union County
Livingston Taylor
Chaves County
James B. McGhee
Dona Ana
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Henry D. Johnson
Santa Fe bond issue set for sewer project vote
Santa Fe taxpayers will vote April 2 on a $35,000 bond issue to finish the city's sewer program. The city council unanimously passed an ordinance to submit the proposal at the next election. Funds would build a sewage disposal plant outside the city.
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Santa FE
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Bridges to keynote Lincoln Day banquet in Albuquerque
Allen Tonkin announces February 14 Lincoln Day banquet with Senator H Styles Bridges as keynote speaker. Central committee will meet the same day. Bridges will fly in from Enid Oklahoma after a February 13 speech. state and county Republican leaders will also speak at separate Albuquerque hotels.
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Allen Tonkin
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New Hampshire
Tonkin
Bridges
Enid
Okla
House approves $58.5 million naval armament deficit bill
The House passed a $58,502,600 deficiency appropriation to fund naval armament and IRS tax refunds with little delay. The measure moved ahead of the $1.032 billion treasury post office bill, which began debate yesterday, as appropriations committee members said funds were needed immediately.
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House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury-Post Office
Appropriations Committee
Deficiency Measure Sparks Treasury-Post Office Bill Debate
After passage of the deficiency measure the House resumed work on the treasury post office bill. A late vote was possible on the proposal which, per the appropriations committee, would cut 1 882 400 dollars from President Roosevelt s budget estimates.
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Treasury-Post Office
House Appropriations Committee
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Japan Hopes New Treaty as U S Japan Trade Agreement Ends
Tokyo says expiration of the United States Japanese trade treaty will strain general and trade relations. It hopes negotiations lead to a new agreement. Japan notes Washington will not add duties on Japanese goods and states it does not intend to discriminate against American goods or vessels and has taken necessary measures.
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Downtown Street Cold Snap Freezes Two Traffic Signals
In Kansas City on January 25, eight below zero weather froze two downtown traffic lights at busy intersections during the morning rush. One direction moved smoothly while the other was halted, causing chatter among commuters as cars and pedestrians navigated the glare of icy conditions.
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Colorado temps diverge as La Junta hits subzero while Leadville stays mild
In Colorado, La Junta at 4100 feet suffered a subzero start with 16 below zero, contrasting Leadville at nearly 2 miles high in the Rockies where the temperature was 30 degrees warmer with a low of 14 above.
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Highway officials urge higher federal highway aid for 1942 43
Four state highway officials testified before the house roads committee in Washington urging authorization of $238,600,000 for highway aid in each of 1942 and 1943. They argued this level should replace the $190,000,000 appropriated for 1942 and the $160,000,000 authorized for 1941.
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Congress
House Roads Committee
Japan Eyes Navy Steps After Asama Maru Incident
A Tokyo admiralty spokesman said Japan’s national sentiment was outraged by Britain's removal of 21 German passengers from the Asama Maru and that the navy is preparing to prevent such incidents in the future. He noted personal interest in the American neutrality belt and patrol program. Observers expect Japan to consider similar measures.
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Admiralty
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Roosevelt Faces Strong Kansas Support for Term Run
President Roosevelt heard from an administration executive that Kansas sentiment is very strong for another term. Guy T. Helvering, returning from the Midwest as internal revenue chief, relayed the view. The talks also touched Ohio politics with Senator Donahey, and Wheeler of Montana warned Democrats faces tough odds to win again with Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Kansas
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue Commission
Midwest
Ohio
Donahey
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Opposition to bank expansion delays funding for Finland loan
Senator Bankhead warned against expanding the Export-Import Bank capital to finance a twenty million non military loan to Finland. He said opposition to United States as a banker to foreign governments could grow to curb aid to Norway Sweden Denmark and Latin American nations.
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Senate
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D-Ala
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Sweden
Denmark
Ickes proposes multi state irrigation program for drought relief
Secretary Ickes urged Congress to approve a permanent irrigation and reclamation plan. He proposed 24.1 million dollars over five years for small water projects across 14 western states to aid thousands of Dust Bowl farm families. A separate dispatch from SAN PEDRO reports two Fort MacArthur privates missing after a high wave incident off the California coast.
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Benjamin Pounds
Magnolia
Miss
Bill Shaw
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Texas
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