Roosevelt faces clashes over New Deal plan in Congress
Senate and House battle over the 4.88 billion work relief program and related measures as President Roosevelt returns to Washington. Factional splits, potential compromises, and votes loom large with an election year approaching and Supreme Court questions clouding policy. Separate actions challenge coal code and NRA legality, signaling deep partisan strains in managing the economy.
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Supreme Court
Judge Nields
New Deal
Charles L. Dawson
Western Kentucky
Dawson
Mussolini dispatches 5000 more troops to east Africa
Mussolini sent 5000 more Italian troops to east Africa, bringing total dispatched to 10000 with Gen. Rodolfo Graziani to command the expeditionary army. The send off occurred in Naples in the presence of Crown Prince Humbert as the dictator touted European defiance in a speech to rally support amid talks of war with Ethiopia and possible broader conflict with Germany over Austria.
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Ussolini
East Africa
Ethiopia
Rodolfo Graziani
Naples
Judge Grubb curbs Tennessee Valley Authority power control
Judge W L Grubb of Alabama rules TVA has no authority to dispose of surplus hydro power on the Tennessee River. He also makes permanent an injunction blocking 14 north Alabama cities from borrowing from the Public Works Administration to build electric distribution systems. The ruling sparks discussion of PWA policy impact on municipal power ventures.
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W. L. Grubb
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley ‘Authority
Tennessee River
Washington
Cuba in turmoil as Mendieta regime falters
Cuba faces a deepening crisis as President Mendieta loses key aides and cabinet resignations mount after a massive student and teacher strike. Despaigne remains treasury secretary while twelve assistant secretaries desert. Communists threaten a general strike amid questions of loyalty in the armed forces and Batista’s possible shift in support. Terrorism and bombing intensify as rail lines are attacked and Havana endures property damage.
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Cuba
Carlos Mendieta
Manuel Despaigne
Mendias
Treasury
Mendieta
Fulgencio Batista
Army
Carlos Manuel de la Crus
anti-Mendieta Movement
Batista
Havana
Fighting over tax repeal sparks partisan clash in 1984 revenue act
A partisan clash erupts as Democrats and Republicans fight over repealing the pink slip income tax publicity section of the 1984 revenue act. Representative publicity provision provokes fear and heated debate.
Huey Long Eyes Louisiana Governor Bid In 1986
Huey Long announced in Baton Rouge that he will seek the Louisiana governorship in 1986. While some view this as talk, Long has not preferred his current office and could pursue the state’s top executive post. He said that a governor run would not interfere with a presidential candidacy.
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Huey Long
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Long
Huey Long Fights McCarran Amendment On Works Bill
Senator Huey Long leads a tough fight to block the McCarran Federation of Labor wage amendment to the works relief bill. Senator Byrnes says the measure is dead and the administration warns it would not sign if adopted. The bill is returned to committee after a narrow senate victory and Long pushes a $2.5 billion highway construction plan with state commissions backing it.
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NRA
Senate
Finance Committee
Pat Harrison
Harrison
McCarran
Nye
Judiciary Committee
Nields
Wilmington
Del
Administration
Organized Labor
I'A
United States Supreme Court
High Court
Ins Congress
Judge Nields
Govern
McCarran Federation of Labor
Byrnes
South Carolina
Huey Long
Robinson
Glass
Long
Hitler abandons campaign against Jews amid pressure
Der Fuehrer has ceased public anti-Semitic manifestations after pressure, with Hitler giving up planned speeches to political leaders and Nazi members. Boycott actions and foreign exchange problems are cited as risks the Reich cannot afford at the moment.
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Hancellor
Hitler
Nce
der Fuehrer
Reich
Saarland Returns to Germany After League Rule
After fifteen years under League of Nations governance, Saarland is handed back to Germany. Baron Pompeo Aloisi of the Italian Saar l committee replaces Col Geoffrey Knox as territorial governor, then surrenders Saarland to Germany with the German flag raised for the first time since World War I.
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Ron Saarland
League of Nations
Germany
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League
Saarl
Col
Geoffrey Knox
Territorial Governing Commission
Aloisi
Saar
Austrian visitor told Britain backs Austrian independence
Kurt Schusch Nigg of Austria met Ramsay MacDonald and learned Britain supports Austria independence but rejects Hapsburg restoration and more loans. Britain suggested Austria would be more welcome if it stayed at home.
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Hancellor
Kurt Schusch
Nigg
Austria
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Child’s Christmas Eve Gift to Santa Sparks Beer Mystery
A Springfield girl asked her father to leave beer and pretzels for Santa’s reindeer driver on Christmas Eve. The next morning she found Santa’s note praising the feast, and the question arose who drank the beer.
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Santa Claus
Springfield
Santa
Mass
Union
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
Reader ad notes a promotion offering a full week’s supply of Postum free from the Postum Company. Those interested are urged to write for the health beverage sample as advertised in other sections of the paper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Aim and Preparation for End Goals
This fragment urges having a clear aim in life and stresses the need to prepare adequately with proper ammunition to back up that goal. It presents a motivational view on purpose and readiness without concrete details or events.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescript Ad Misread By Druggists
Fragmentary note reads Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescript weak women wrote. Ne aD ee et by druggists in tab or liquid.
Radio Sets in China Seen Scarce in Large Population
Chinese wireless commissioner fT. T. Chung estimates fewer than 40,000 radio sets exist in all of China, a nation with a population exceeding 400,000,000.
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Ft. T. Chung
China
Love is a Toothache Metaphor in Proverbial Wit
A compact saying compares love to a toothache, noting that when you have it no one needs to warn you. The line delivers a witty, timeless observation on the universality and undeniability of romantic longing.
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