Townsend ends inquiry and flees after contempt threat
Dr Francis E Town sent battles the house committee with anger over questions about the Townsend movement financing. He vowed a third party and fled Washington under escort, while the panel sought a contempt citation. Townsend, his brother Walter, and Gilmour Young own assets totaling about sixty thousand dollars with Townsend drawing around sixty eight thousand dollars in salary and expenses since the start.
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Huey Long
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Townsend
Constitutional challenge to railroad retirement acts before DC court
Attorneys for class I railroads and 289 smaller railways argued that the pension and tax laws enacted last year are substantially the same as the unconstitutional 1934 railroad retirement act. The government contends the two acts cannot be joined as a single tax and that the suit seeks to stop tax collection. It defends the system as a constitutional exercise of federal power to provide for the common defense.
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Supreme Court
Farm groups urge postponement of Patman-Robinson bill
Six major farm organizations ask the House Rules Committee to defer action on the Patman-Robinson chain store bill until the next session. They warn the measure would curb farm cooperative operations by blocking wholesale discounts and raise consumer prices. The bill, already approved by the Senate, prohibits manufacturers from price discrimination against large buyers. The letter is signed by leaders of the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange.
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Patman-Robinson
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Senate
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National Grange
Lehman says he will not seek third term as New York governor
Gov. Lehman announced in Albany he will not run again, saying he seeks release from governorship duties. Democratic leaders including Roosevelt and Farley aim to draft him for reelection, boosting Republican morale and leaving the gubernatorial race open among several hopefuls. In Cuba, Miguel Mariano Gomez was inaugurated president in Havana with a 21 gun salute, pledging constitutional government and broad rights while promising orderly law and tolerance of ideas.
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Eneral
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Cuba
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Congress
Pavelic freed after Italian ruling on Ustashi case
Dr Pavelic R Anton Pavelic alleged Ustashi mastermind in King Alexander of Jugoslavia assassination is released by Italian authorities. His lieutenant Eugene Kvaternik is freed with him. Arrested in Turin in October 1934 after the murder, France sought extradition which was denied.
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Turin
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France
Roosevelt's mother-in-law injured in New York visit
Sara Delano Roosevelt, aged mother of the President, fell during a New York visit and is laid up at Hyde Park with an impacted hip and cracked bone. The President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was gravely concerned and spent the weekend with his mother.
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Soil conservation plan launched by Agriculture department
The Agriculture Department and Agricultural Adjustment Administration begin the first phase of a new soil conservation program to replace the AAA. It outlines varied practices and payment rates, reflecting state differences and reliance on land grant colleges, experiment stations, and soil conservation service. Rates differ by irrigation, with $3.00-$4.00 per acre for biennial legumes in irrigated lands and $2.00 in dry lands.
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Marble Palace
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Soil Conservation Plans Drawfire From Expert Opinion
A Western Newspaper Union analysis argues the soil conservation program will alter land use and profits. Critics warn central rules lack flexibility and may invite favoritism and dislocations in farming regions nationwide.
Injection method replaces surgery for hemorrhoids, reports say
A medical report notes injection treatment for internal hemorrhoids reduces surgeries at Massachusetts General Hospital since 1928. From 359 cases treated nationwide, 85 to 90 percent improve with injections, while 5 to 15 percent return for further care within years.
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Boston
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Minneapolis
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