Nation Faces Japanese Advance and World Tension
China braces as Nanking flees and officials disperse while Chiang Kai-shek plans a defense. Japan threatens coast naval blockade and forces Britain to seek a revised League. Halifax visits Berlin to press for detente with Germany and Japan. Roosevelt outlines budget aims and new revenue needs.
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China
H. H. Kung
Chiang
Nanking
Soochow
Changsha
Kashing
Kiangyin
Wusih
Paris
Japan
Viscount Halifax
Council
Germany
Hitler
Great Britain
Italy
Halifax
Berlin
Fireside Chat Sets Path From Census To Jobs Policy
President Roosevelt urges nationwide voluntary census of the unemployed and pledges government aid to prevent hunger while boosting private industry. He forecasts a long-range program after census results, aimed at both employers and workers to expand purchasing power and wages. The piece also notes Thalberg estate filings, Senator Lewis in Germany, Acret resignation, and Wallace farmers program proposals.
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Can
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Gasoline as explosive far exceeds dynamite say Michigan expert
Dr George Granger Brown of the University of Michigan says gasoline has ten times the explosive power of dynamite. The report also notes several questions about the Washington Cantal building and the Golden Gate bridge.
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Washington, D. C
Golden Gate Bridge
Wall Street
George Granger Brown
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Michigan
Do Not Burn Garbage in Home Furnaces
Caution against burning rubbish in household furnaces. Many homeowners burn waste to save effort but this damages the furnace by depositing thick soot and forming clinkers that hinder efficient heating.
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