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History can repeat the story of the South African Kaffirs and if Haile Selassie expects his affairs to return status quo ante after the shooting dies down he is likely to receive a smart rap on the "kisser." Indeed it would appear that the Newshawk Negus had better send his "obit" to the linotyper for the coin of fate may be tails on both sides...
...obscure young Aviator Lindbergh before his flight to Paris in 1927. Throughout the week Reporter Lyman stoutly refused to reveal the source of his scoop. But Colonel Lindbergh's hatred of certain sensational newspapers, and his corresponding affection for the courteous Times, have long been well-known. Therefore Newshawk Lyman's statements could reasonably be accepted as authentic, possibly firsthand...
...reached the Press last week. One came from CCC Director Fechner. He admitted that the Administration plans to cut the CCC enrollment from 460,000 to 300,000 to reduce the number of CCCamps from 2,248 to 1,456. The other hint came from President Roosevelt himself. A newshawk asked at a Press conference whether he planned to allocate $3,000,000 for work on the Florida Ship Canal. Funds for such large projects, said the President, would be included in a Public Works Bill to be sent to Congress, a bill that would carry appropriations of not more...
...jumped to the conclusion that big Federal works, such as the Florida Canal and Maine's Passamaquoddy Dam. would be separated from Relief projects, brought inside the regular budget. Right or wrong in its guess, the Press was brought up short on a matter of terminology. To a newshawk who asked if the "double-budget system" would be continued, the budget-burdened President gave an irate answer: There never had been any double budget. Regular and Relief expenditures were kept separate for the same reason that the War and Navy Departments were kept separate in money matters...
...wanted to clean up a bit," a Herald & Express newshawk heard Mrs. Willys answer. "I'm not a bit sorry. I was thinking of Clara Phillips as I swung on him. Now give me a drink...