Republican Chairman Opens GOP 1936 Political Scrap
Washington July 30 Republican National Committee Chairman Henry P Fletcher charged the New Deal with subverting the Constitution and urged all patriotic citizens to unite for the GOP campaign. He avoided naming the Democratic party while attacking Roosevelt and the New Deal as the major issue in the upcoming election. Fletcher said the party would expand its HQ and hire a radio man as speeches follow, funds permitting.
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Republican Party
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New Deal
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Secret detector ray studied by U.S. officials at Fort Monmouth
Military police paced outside the army reservation at Fort Monmouth as officers pursued a new mystery ray said to detect a ship fifty miles at sea through fog or darkness, with details kept highly secret.
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Associated Press
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Passes House Permit Postmaster General Contract For Airmail
The House approved a bill to permit the Postmaster General to contract for air mail service in Alaska and sent it to the Senate conference for amendment.
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Penny Banknote Displayed From 1928 One Penny Note Mystery
The Bank of England exhibits a one penny banknote believed to be the smallest ever issued. In 1928 the bank accidentally struck off this note and released it with a face value of one penny. Only one issue existed and it troubled cashiers until a £5 reward was offered for its recovery.
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London
Bank of England
William Gourlay
American Express Travel Service
Subscribe offer for The Name Daily Nugget
The Name Daily Nugget announces a subscription price of $2.00 per month by carrier and $1.50 per month by mail. The notice presents two payment options and reinforces ongoing availability.
Weather Delays Soviet Polar Flight Over Arctic Route
The weather over the Soviet polar fliers route remained unfavorable today. Officials believe the group may proceed Thursday, or possibly later, depending on conditions.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Foreign Opinion Shifts German Campaign Tactics
Berlin dispatch notes Nazism paused its aggressive push against state enemies to focus more on communists, especially in the United States. German press urged nations to clean their own houses before judging the Reich and warned America to curb communists to protect U S German ties.
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Germany
Crank Letters In Mail Of Colonists
Palmer reports crank letters arriving in the mail of colonists accusing them of laziness and shiftlessness. Residents respond with amusement and anger, noting the letters are circulating and even reaching Matanuoka.
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Appointment of L P Hunt as Alaska rural administrator
The Relief Administration announced Lieut. Colonel L P Hunt of the Marine Corps as administrator of the Alaska rural rehabilitation corporation for the Matanuska Valley project. He joined Fuller's staff sent to Alaska in July, with Lt. H V Martin in charge of engineering and transportation and A M Goodman assisting the farming division.
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Washington
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U. S. Marine Corps
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Matanuska Valley
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Fuller
Alaska
Matanuska
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Ithaca, New York
Signs of War Rise as Council Session Near
Addis Ababa reports confirm revolt by Somalis in Italian Somaliland though details are scarce. Italian troops depart from Addis Ababa while a large Ethiopian army contingent is rumored to move toward Eritrea. The Emperors wife joins army preparations amid mobilization talk. The League tracks Ethiopia policy ahead of the council. Eden pushes for peace pledge from Mussolini as France reinforces Somaliland neutrality.
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East Africa
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Anthony Eden
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London
Mussolini
France
Tax Plans and Aged Figures Stir Political Debate
A July 11 1935 Washington column argues tax revisions aim to raise about a billion dollars with a broad burden on middle income earners. It notes Rockefeller’s 96th birthday and wealth in context, then recalls Illinois execution of three young men, finishing with a tease for continuing coverage.
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Alaska to Be Ist Air Base Site Under Wilcox Bill
Washington July 20 officers study maps after passage of the Wilcox airbase bill authorizing six new bases at an estimated cost of 120 million. Alaska favored for the first base with Fairbanks likely, to test cold weather flying, while Seattle and Portland contend for the second site linking Alaska and coast defenses. Roosevelt to sign as funds rely on public works allotment board approvals.
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Portland
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Tax Bill Advances From Committee To Floor
The House Ways and Means Committee formally approved a quarter of a million dollar tax bill today. It is hoped the measure reaches the floor of the House tomorrow. The bill would impose new taxes on inheritances and gifts, raise individual income taxes, increase corporate and excess profits taxes, and levy graduated rates on corporate net incomes.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Investigator Silent on Matanuska Project Statement
S R Fuller from New York, special assistant to FERA administrator Hopkins, arrived in Seattle to refresh conclusions on the Matanuska land colonization project. He will report to Hopkins before commenting and departed for Washington Monday night.
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Matanuska
S. R. Fuller
New York
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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