Landon Nominated President by Republican Convention
The Republican national convention in Cleveland nominated Gov. Alfred M. Landon for president on the first ballot with 984 votes of 1,003, unopposed except for a few stray ballots for Borah. Col. Frank Knox was named vice president with unanimous support. the platform called for economy, labor reform, and opposition to the League of Nations.
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Alfred M. Landon
United States
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Landon
William E. Borah
Idaho
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Pubisher
Chicago Daily News
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Borah
Republican Party
League of Nations
World Court
John Hamilton
Britain may end sanctions on Italy says Chamberlain
Chancellor Neville Chamberlain hinted England could reverse policy and end sanctions against Italy. He stated that collective security based on sanctions has failed, signaling a potential shift in Anglo Italian relations ahead of a possible change in Britain’s leadership.
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Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
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League of Nation
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League
Geneva
Federal relief debates and debt policy in 1936 United States
The current public debt nears 32 billion with individual share about 245 dollars, spurring critique of Roosevelt era spending. The piece contrasts New Deal deficits with Andrew Jackson era policies, warning of higher future taxes and urging fiscal restraint and preparedness. It also notes personnel shifts in agricultural administration and a Dallas centennial exposition.
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Davis
AAA
Iowa
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Howard RB. Tolley
Doctor Tolley
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Washington
Missouri
United States
Treasury
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
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Andrew Jackson
White House
Weaters
Football Roots Run Deep in Far East Sporting History
A sports writer notes China’s long engagement with football noting that the Chinese dominated recent Far East Olympic soccer titles for the past 15 years and that football was played in China as early as the seventh century before spreading to Japan.
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Japan
London
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