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April 24, 1939

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Headlines from April 24, 1939

Refugee Children's Bill Supported by Capper

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by Sen Capper

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MAYOR CONDEMNS FEDERAL JOB BILL; Fears City Could Not Meet Rise in Obligation Called For in Byrnes Measure City's Share Seen as $61,000,000 Burden on Industrial States

By Unknown Author

Opposition to the financial provisions of the Federal relief bill sponsored by the Senate Committee on Unemployment and Relief has been expressed by Mayor La Guardia in a letter to the committee's chairman, Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, it became known yesterday.

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RECOVERY REQUIRES WIDE TAX CHANGES, BROOKINGS ASSERTS; Report by Institute Details Program to Send Funds Into Capital Fields WOULD END PROFITS TAXES For Repeal of Those on Excess and Undistributed Gains, Cut in Surtax Rates Schedule of Recommendations. Would End Profits Tax BROOKINGS REPORT ASKS TAX CHANGES Change Viewed as Imperative Calculates Rise in Levies Deterrents to Enterprise Warns of Debt Danger Point

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Brookings Inst urges modification

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Paris Expects London Cabinet To Press Compulsory Service; French Feel That Chamberlain Must Retrieve Position by Increasing Man Power-- Advocates Hopeful in Britain BRITISH EXPECTED TO SUPPORT DRAFT Warnings Were Disregarded Cabinet Is Divided Advocates Gain Ground Support in the Press

By P.j. Philip Wireless To the New York Times

Sir E Phipps conf with Daladier and Bonnet

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YUGOSLAVIA NEARS INCLUSION IN AXIS; Ciano and Cincar-Markovitch End Talks--Belgrade Likely to Quit Balkan Entente Communique Is Issued YUGOSLAVIA NEARS INCLUSION IN AXIS Expected to Quit Entente Talks Please Hungary

By Herbert L. Matthews Wireless To the New York Times

talks end; good relations stressed

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1939Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (born 1881)^[†]

Louis Trousselier was a French racing cyclist who won the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in the 1906 Tour de France and won 13 stages of the Tour de France over his career. He also competed in the men's 25 kilometres event at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the Men's points race.

Headlines from April 24, 1939

Refugee Children's Bill Supported by Capper

MAYOR CONDEMNS FEDERAL JOB BILL; Fears City Could Not Meet Rise in Obligation Called For in Byrnes Measure City's Share Seen as $61,000,000 Burden on Industrial States

Paris Expects London Cabinet To Press Compulsory Service; French Feel That Chamberlain Must Retrieve Position by Increasing Man Power-- Advocates Hopeful in Britain BRITISH EXPECTED TO SUPPORT DRAFT Warnings Were Disregarded Cabinet Is Divided Advocates Gain Ground Support in the Press

YUGOSLAVIA NEARS INCLUSION IN AXIS; Ciano and Cincar-Markovitch End Talks--Belgrade Likely to Quit Balkan Entente Communique Is Issued YUGOSLAVIA NEARS INCLUSION IN AXIS Expected to Quit Entente Talks Please Hungary

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