Italy Ethiopia clash looms as Balbo fortifies Libya
World affairs move toward a showdown as Italy rejects compromise in East Africa and strengthens Libyan lines under Balbo. Britain and France pledge support for the League while naval blocs mass in the Mediterranean and Atlantic defense networks tighten.
Eccles reappointed Fed head amid banking reform plan
President names Eccles to chair the board implementing a new banking reform law and plans to select six more members. The text outlines his belief in national viewpoint monetary control and countercyclical fiscal policy to expand credit and employment. A separate Nazi regime meeting in Nuremberg passes laws targeting Jews, restricting marriages, employment, citizenship, and symbols, with a new war flag project.
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League of Nations appealed for German Jews rights
The Boeral Committee of Jewish Delegations appealed to the League of Nations on behalf of German Jews declaring the conscience of mankind will not tolerate Jews being degraded as pariahs in this century.
Memel Crisis Drives Smetona Interview On Legal Stand
President Antanas Smetona, in his first interview in six years, asserts Lithuania will defend its Memel position by legal means if possible and by all means if legality is ignored. He calls Memel an economic necessity and seaport vital to Lithuania’s freedom and survival. Also notes Jules Cambon’s death at ninety after a long career as a French diplomat and ambassador to Washington.
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McCarl Finds No Authorization for Reedaville Factory Funds
Comptroller General McCarl rules the federal government lacks legal authority to pay for a Reedaville West Virginia furniture factory project favored by Mrs. Roosevelt. The plan aimed to supply government offices furniture and employ transplanted coal miners, but Congress opposed it as private-industry discrimination. Despite McCarl’s stance, Interior allowed the loss to progress, and the building is about eighty percent complete.
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Farmers Union resolution calls Roosevelt to fire Wallace
In Des Moines the Iowa Farmers Union adopted resolutions demanding President Roosevelt remove Secretary of Agriculture Wallace from the cabinet and halt the program of hunger. They attack the AAA as infamous and vicious.
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Jailed Day in Crop Reporting Room Guards Sealed Secrets
A visitor to the USDA crop reporting board was held for six hours by an armed marshal after entering restricted quarters. With windows locked and shades drawn, he finally met the official at two, and the report was released at three. The incident highlights the strict secrecy surrounding crop reports.
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Big Coconuts Found Weighing 40 Pounds in Seychelles
A cluster of coconuts weighing around 40 pounds each has been discovered on the Seychelles islands. Authorities have cordoned off the area as a curious delegation from local authorities inspects the unusually large coconuts found washed ashore.
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