Plan to take profits out of war profits agenda
President Roosevelt to form program with Bernard Baruch to remove profits from war. Douglas MacArthur reappointed Chief of the Army Staff to serve through the next Congress session to help craft war profits legislation. The conference follows a cleared European war outlook and aims to enact measures removing profits from war activities.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
War Industries Board
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Europe
Bitter cold persists with deaths and homeless aid across regions
December weather grimly holds across the East and Midwest with frigid temperatures, record lows in Florida, frost damage to citrus, and six deaths in New York City. About ten thousand homeless are being sheltered in armories as relief remains limited.
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New York
Maine
Florida
New York City
Midwest
Stocks Regain Declines After Tuesday Turbulence
New York stocks steadied after yesterday's skid with some gains in specialties but little overall progress. Closing quotes list Alaska Juneau mine rock at 18% and General Motors at 311, among others. Mr and Mrs Harry Peregren of Deering are visiting Nome before winter travel south.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Armour N S
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet
Curtiss-Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Harry Peregren
Deering
Nome
Business Recovery to Date Is Better than Last Year
Statisticians report that this year shows the best recovery since 1991 in most measures and some gains rival the 1930 level. Industrial production for the final month nears last year’s pace, with yearly totals up due to low previous levels during the banking crisis. Notably strong gains appear in consumption goods as farmer purchasing power returns.
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New York
Associated Press
Speakership Fight Takes On New Angle
Washington dispatch reports the House leadership race shifting as rumors spread that a Democratic National Committee agent is advising members to hesitate before backing a speaker candidate. Meanwhile Vice President Garner plans to return to Washington, signaling administration interest in the outcome.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Democratic National Committee
Garner
House
Not Guilty Verdict In Matthews and Holst Burglary Case
Albert Doc Matthews and Roy Holst were indicted for burglary and larceny at the Miners Recreation Hall. The jury, after a brief retirement, returned an instructed verdict of not guilty for both defendants. Judge George F P Alexander granted the motion for an instructed verdict due to insufficient evidence. Grover C Winn and Henry Roden defended the pair. government counsel was A United States Attorney George W Folta. Court adjourned with instructions for the jury to report at 10 o clock Thursday morning.
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Albert
Doc” Matthews
Roy Holst
George FP. Alexander
Grover C. Winn
Matthews
Henry Roden
Holst
Locomotive Plunges Into River Near Debeque
A locomotive plunged into the Colorado River near Debeque Colorado, leaving the engineer and fireman missing. The passenger train remains on the track. Charles Mitchell of Waechter Brothers in Pairbanks has left for medical care in the south.
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Crown
Debeque
Colorado
Colorado River
Here
Charles Mitchell
Waechter Brothers, Pairbanks
South
Labor Starts Annual Drive for Unemployment Levy
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor launches the union drive for next year proposing unemployment insurance financed by a five percent payroll tax. Green opposes any separate levy on workers while noting employers will pass costs to employees through higher prices. He estimates workers buy 85 percent of all goods.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
American Oration of Labor
Twenty two fire victims reported in Lansing hotel blaze
Bulletin from Lansing reports 22 dead or missing as Kerns Hotel ruins are cleared. Police say among victims are lawmakers attending a special legislative session. Firemen search walls and river for victims. One miracle escape is Walter Jeffery, 50, who leaped to a nearby building.
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Lansing
Michigan
Kerns
Walter Jeffery
Explosions Damage Four Boston Theatres at Night
Bombs ripped interiors of four moving picture theatres in Boston last night. No injuries reported. Damages will total thousands of dollars. A theatre owner attributed the bombings to one of two unions among theatre workers.
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Boston
Mass
Moving Picture
Construction Boom In Progress In Far West
Far West construction is booming with contracts totaling over 150 million dollars this year, surpassing last year by about 20 million. Groundbreakings span multiple projects in San Francisco and nearby areas as the year advances.
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Far West
San Francisco
Cal
Wealthy cattleman William Waggoner dies after stroke
Fort Worth Texas December 12 William Thomas Waggoner an 82 year old capitalist and cattleman died last night from a stroke suffered two days earlier He rose from ranch stock to prominence in cattle raising resisting oil wealth he valued cattle above all and refused a rumored 50 million for his oil holdings Continued on Page Seven
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Fort Worth
Tex
William Thomas Waggoner
Waggoner
Othier
North
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Britain to skip war debt payment this month
Washington dispatch reports Great Britain will not pay the war debt installment due this month, citing the breakdown of the inter governmental system. Finland, by contrast, formally notified the State Department she would pay on time. Ten other European nations are expected to follow Britain's lead in withholding payments.
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Great Britain
Finland
Washington
United States
State Department
Administration Spokesmen Apply Einstein Theory to Politics
Spokesmen invoke a political relativity idea to explain shifts in Roosevelt era policy. They argue perception, not change, moves voters, while Roosevelt maintains the administration has remained on course. Analysts note difficulty pinpointing a fixed position amid rapid political gyrations.
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Roosevelt
Liberalizing regulations ease home modernization loans
John E Pegues territorial director for the Federal Housing Administration announced liberalized rules under the National Housing Act. The changes allow financing for building on vacant property including a summer cottage with a $2000 per building cap and a five year loan maturity for hotels. Delinquent taxes or assessments no longer bar modernization loans if the bank deems the credit risk acceptable and allows loans to applicants with lower current income but promising prospects. The reforms aim to broaden access and simplify credit for home improvements.
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John E. Pegues
Territorial
Federal Housing Administration
Pegues
Four marooned in cabin after plane crash in Alaska
In December near McGrath an emergency flight with Oscar Winchell and four others was forced to land in 30 inches of snow. The party endured nine days of hunger and exposure, with one robe and emergency rations. They were rescued by Roy Dickson and Chuck McLean, and each member lost 10 to 15 pounds.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Oscar Winchell
David Stranberg
Weino Puntallo
Takotna
Hazel McClung
McGrath
Winchell
Roy Dickson
Chuck McLean
Kidnapers in New Role Turn Robbers in Ellensburg
In Ellensburg Washington on December 12 Mr and Mrs Tony Grubesich were held up at their home by two masked men who took 65 dollars and a revolver. The robbers are believed to be the kidnappers of Clarence Farrell the theatre manager who returned home after a wild time with his abductors escaped prisoner Martin Hogan and his companion.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Tony Grubesich
Clarence Farrell
Martin Hogan
Nine Enemies of the Regime Shot Down in Moscow
Dec 12 report confirms the firing squad executed nine alleged enemies of the regime for terrorism after the December 3 assassination of Sergei Riroff, a high Soviet official. Two others await trial. the group reportedly entered Russia from Poland with bombs and revolvers.
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Moscow
Sergei Riroff
Regrme
Russia
Poland
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