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World at a Glance: barter shift and New York politics stir
In a broad view, the world faces a barter era as Canada and Australia discuss a major exchange of beef for refined oil, while U S political strains flare over the Roosevelts circle and New York mayoral race. Fiorello La Guardia fights for funds amid Wall Street opposition, and President Roosevelt’s aides clash over neutrality.
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Leslie Hichel
New York
Canada
Economista
Howe
White House
Louis McHenry Howe
James Farley
Joseph V. McKee
Fiorello la
Farley
Frederic Kernochan
New York Court of Appeals
Langdon Post
Board of Aldermen
Washington
McKee
Hyde Park
LA Guardia
Fiorello la Guardia
Wall Street
John P. O'Brien