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January 3, 1938

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Matador Slays Bull as Quake Rocks Ring; 24,000 Calmly Stay in Mexico City Arena

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Southwestern area hit; damage

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Jackson Boom for Governorship Seen in Attacks on Big Business; Bid for Labor Support Made as Date Nears for Farley Conference -- President's Backing Counted Upon by Leaders JACKSON WEIGHED FOR GOVERNORSHIP Jackson Considered in 1934 PRESIDENT BACKS JACKSON Moves Since Court Fight Seen as Build-Up for State Offie Strength of the Labor Party Pushed Into the Limelight Man of Many Contrasts

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Asst Atty Gen R H Jackson and Sen Wagner lead Dem candidates to be discussed at J A Farley's conf; need for Labor party support seen; Roosevelt backs Jackson; comment

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Eight Are Overwhelmed By Avalanche in Austria

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

8 trapped by snowslide, Schneeberg, Austria; 5 bodies recovered

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IDLE TOTAL HIGHEST IN NEW YORK STATE; November Census Put State's Figure at 969,840, Including 206,518 on Work Relief PENNSYLVANIA'S LIST NEXT 287,530 Registered as Unemployed in Jersey-Total in Connecticut 87,782 IDLE TOTAL HIGHEST IN NEW YORK STATE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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ISSUES ARE MANY; Monopoly, Relief,Wages and Taxes Are Among Possible Topics SEATS GONE A WEEK AGO Interest Rivals That in 1933La Follette Urges Tax Rise for Jobs Program May Treat World Situation Wage Bill Also an Issue CONGRESS MESSAGE EAGERLY AWAITED Senators Broadcast in Program 1929-33 Lesson Still to Be Studied Spent Three Billion Less

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

speculation

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1938Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician^[†]

Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell is a retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

1938K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (died 2006)^[†]

Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Mayor of Colombo.

Headlines from January 3, 1938

Matador Slays Bull as Quake Rocks Ring; 24,000 Calmly Stay in Mexico City Arena

Eight Are Overwhelmed By Avalanche in Austria

IDLE TOTAL HIGHEST IN NEW YORK STATE; November Census Put State's Figure at 969,840, Including 206,518 on Work Relief PENNSYLVANIA'S LIST NEXT 287,530 Registered as Unemployed in Jersey-Total in Connecticut 87,782 IDLE TOTAL HIGHEST IN NEW YORK STATE

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