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Show .. ,u j, ! Highlights of I Hoover Report . .WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (i:.H The Hoover program outlined out-lined in the president's annual an-nual message to congress today to-day includes these recommendations: recom-mendations: A tax increase limited to two years. Creation of an emergency construction corporation to function for two years in extending ex-tending credit to industry, agriculture andi finance. Legislation to release part of deposits in closed banks promptly. Additional government advances ad-vances to federal land banks. i Creation of a system of home loan discount banks. Brondening of rediscount eligibility provisions for the federal reserve system. Encouragement to railways by fostering consolidations and regulation of competing ! services. j Changes in anti-trust laws j to assist natural resource in- ' dustries. Interstate regulation of electric power. Opposition to general tariff revision and to further veterans vet-erans aid. Creation of a public works administration to carry on all government construction except ex-cept naval and military. Tightening of immigration and deportation laws. . 4 |