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December 2, 1933

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Headlines from December 2, 1933

First of Whisky Armada Bringing 74,000 Gallons

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Transatlantic armada" to sail from Glasgow to U S

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WASHING ACTS ON LIQUOR IMPORTS; Four to Five Million Gallons Are to Be Admitted in the First Two Months. NATIONS EAGER FOR TRADE Diplomats Flock to the State Department for Data on Reciprocal Agreements. QUOTAS ARE FIXED ON LIQUOR IMPORTS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Within the first two months after repeal, the Federal Government will allow between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 gallons of liquor to be imported from abroad, it was announced today by the Federal Alcohol Control Administration.

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2,000,000 CWA JOBS CITED BY HOPKINS IN REPLY TO SMITH; Predicting 4,000,000 Soon, He Is 'Glad to Be in the Grapefruit Business. ROADS AID WITH RATE CUT Surplus Board Expects to Save $5,000,000 in Distributing Supplies to the Needy. TWO MILLION JOBS' IS REPLY TO SMITH

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

H L Hopkins praises roads for reducing rate on supplies for needy; Govt saves $5,000,000

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NAZI TROOPS MADE OFFICIAL IN REICH; Law Proclaims Unity of Party and State as Hess and Roehm Are Appointed to Cabinet. COORDINATION IS SPEEDED ALL German Student Societies Put Under Troopers, With Sports Likely to Follow. NAZI TROOPS MADE OFFICIAL IN REICH

By Otto D. Tomschus.wireless To the New York Times.by Otto D. Tolischus

Organizations decreed as virtual sub-divisions of Storm Troops

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JOHNSON PROPOSES A LIMITED CODE IN PHONE INDUSTRY; He Is Prepared to 'Impose' Labor Control, but Balks on Trade Practices. GIFFORD WILL COOPERATE NRA Head Sets Like Principle, of Hour-and-Wage Rule Only, for Aluminum Business. PLAN LIMITED CODE IN PHONE INDUSTRY

By the Associated Press

On telephone and aluminum codes, int

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1933Peter Robin Harding, English marshal and pilot (died 2021)^[†]

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Robin Harding, was a Royal Air Force officer who served as a bomber pilot in the 1950s, a helicopter squadron commander in the 1960s and a station commander in the 1970s. He became Chief of the Air Staff in 1988 and served in that role during the Gulf War in 1991. He became Chief of the Defence Staff in December 1992 but resigned after his affair with Lady (Bienvenida) Buck, the wife of Conservative MP Antony Buck, became public.

1933Mike Larrabee, American sprinter and educator (died 2003)^[†]

Michael Denny Larrabee was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Headlines from December 2, 1933

First of Whisky Armada Bringing 74,000 Gallons

WASHING ACTS ON LIQUOR IMPORTS; Four to Five Million Gallons Are to Be Admitted in the First Two Months. NATIONS EAGER FOR TRADE Diplomats Flock to the State Department for Data on Reciprocal Agreements. QUOTAS ARE FIXED ON LIQUOR IMPORTS

2,000,000 CWA JOBS CITED BY HOPKINS IN REPLY TO SMITH; Predicting 4,000,000 Soon, He Is 'Glad to Be in the Grapefruit Business. ROADS AID WITH RATE CUT Surplus Board Expects to Save $5,000,000 in Distributing Supplies to the Needy. TWO MILLION JOBS' IS REPLY TO SMITH

NAZI TROOPS MADE OFFICIAL IN REICH; Law Proclaims Unity of Party and State as Hess and Roehm Are Appointed to Cabinet. COORDINATION IS SPEEDED ALL German Student Societies Put Under Troopers, With Sports Likely to Follow. NAZI TROOPS MADE OFFICIAL IN REICH

JOHNSON PROPOSES A LIMITED CODE IN PHONE INDUSTRY; He Is Prepared to 'Impose' Labor Control, but Balks on Trade Practices. GIFFORD WILL COOPERATE NRA Head Sets Like Principle, of Hour-and-Wage Rule Only, for Aluminum Business. PLAN LIMITED CODE IN PHONE INDUSTRY

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