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March 13, 1929 issue

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This article presents information about political developments in the U.S. as of March 13, 1929. Exit the Seventieth Congress with something accomplished and something undone, it has tottered into history. The Jones Law, which raises the maximum penalty for violation of the Volstead Act to five years in prison or a fine of $10,000, or both, puts into the hands of prohibition enforcers the legal weapon hitherto reserved for use against such crimes as arson, rape, burglary, and second-degree murder.

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UNITED States -- Politics & government; POLITICAL development; WOMEN -- Crimes against; OFFENSES against the person; UNITED States. Congress; UNITED States
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