Congress Ends Session Amid Broad Controversy and Shifts
Congress pushes key administration agenda including the Guffey coal bill despite filibusters and protests. Senate and House approve a TVA expansion, munitions embargo, and holding-company provisions, while international tensions rise over Italy's Ethiopia actions and Japan's stance.
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Walter F. George
Georgia
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George
SEC
TVA
Joseph B. Hastman
From a small town to modern mobility and leisure
The piece contrasts old and new by recalling a rural town where men rode horses and later adopted motor cars. It notes Roosevelts textile committee urging Japan export limits, labor standards, and cotton tax policy. It also covers lobbyist investigations, political shifts, and a reflection on work, happiness, and personal integrity during a changing era.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Daniel Roper
Perkins
Wallace
Hull
Japan
Wheat Acreage Boost Marks New Deal Reversal
A Will Plant Agricultural Adjust ment announcement expands the 1936 wheat planting area by 5.2 million acres, signaling a shift in New Deal policy. The plan aims to reassure domestic consumers amid high meat and grain prices, with debate over hog and wheat controls, imports, and broader employment effects under the Roosevelt administration.
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AAA
United States
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Agricultural Adjustment
Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Western Newspaper Union
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