Barcley Defies NLBR Subpoena Over Weirton Article
The NLBR presses Barclay to reveal sources for a Mill–Ai Factory piece criticizing the board and CIO charges at Weirton Steel. Barclay refuses, arguing the board oversteps its authority and endangers press freedom. The broader fight pits federal agency power against journalism.
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National Labor Bons Board
Qajhat
Barclay’s
N.L.R.B
Saturday Evening Post
Gcio
Weirton F Company
Nl.r.b
Barclay
Farm Bill Showdown Grows as Compulsory Program Hangs Fire
Congressional leaders battled to rally votes for a compulsory bill amid unified opposition from farm regions and wage hour factions. Senate leaders clashed over limits on the measure while House debates cotton provisions and wheat quotas. Time grows short as conferees must craft a unified bill for approval before adjournment.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Johnson
Hiram W. Johnson
Calif
McNary
House
Senate
Barkley
Agriculture Committee
Overcoming Shyness Through Personal Poise
A reader recalls a long struggle with shyness and social anxiety in hotels and dining rooms. He discovers that vanity fuels fear, others think about themselves more than us, and the key is building one’s own life and interests with a centered self. His tale ends with a practical victory and lasting insight.
Thirteen Death Sentences Reported in Soviet Purge
In Moscow 13 death sentences were reported Tuesday as part of a purge of alleged anti-Soviet elements in the Russian provinces.
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Moscow
Nation Gripped by Cold and Snow Across the United States
A record cold wave low temperatures and heavy snowfall hit much of the nation. Snow blanketed northern states while Florida reported temperatures well below normal, and travel advisories were issued as drifts reached up to 36 inches in parts of Indiana and Michigan.
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United Press
United States
Florida
Rocky Mountains
New York
Pacific Coast
Texas
Miami
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Fla
Indiana
Michigan
Banker Divorced Plans To Wed Divorcee In Reno
Robert L. Lord former president of Detroit banks and now a New York investment banker won an uncontested divorce in Reno district court. He announced plans to wed Mrs. Carol N. Brooks formerly of Detroit. Mrs Brooks had separated from Frank W Brooks. Lord also alleged cruelty in his own divorce case.
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Reno
Nev
Robert L. Lord
Detroit
New York
Carol N. Brooks
Brooks
Secretary of the Navy
U.S
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry
Frank W Brooks
Chinese Begin Destruction Of War Equipment At Nanking
Chinese troops inside Nanking began destroying military supplies to prevent seizure as about 200000 Chinese troops faced 75000 Japanese forces at the gates. Artillery and bombardment intensified with 90 planes reported, while Chiang Kai Shek and Madame Chiang reportedly fled toward Nanchang.
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Nanking
Tokio
Hunan
Russia
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Madame Chiang
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Love Lie Girl Held In Juvenile Home In Chicago
A habeas petition reveals Loretta Harynek a 15 year old involved in a romance with Warren S Stanley who died by suicide on November 21 has been kept in a Chicago juvenile detention home for a week without bail. Judge Harrington ordered the petition heard and Judge Bicek ordered a mental examination and background probe to decide on further action.
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Chicago
Loretta Harynek
Warren Sinclair Stanley
Cornelius J Harrington
Miss Harynek
UAW Plans Bargaining Votes at Main GM Plants
UAW officials said collective bargaining elections will be sought at eight General Motors factories including Fisher Body plant number one in Flint Michigan as the first step. Additional elections are planned for Flint Pontiac and Detroit Michigan and other GM plants nationwide.
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Detroit
INS
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors Corporation
William Munger
UAW
NLRB
General Motors
Fisher Body
Flint
Mich
Pontiac
Munger
Japan Warns West Over China Aid as Nanking Falls Looms
The Nichi Nichi warns the United States Britain and Soviet Russia to cease aiding Chiang Kai-shek or face Japanese action as Nanking nears capture. The paper says Japan may sever relations with Chiang’s government and could strike any third power aiding China to end the war in the Orient.
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TORIO
INS
United States
Britain
Soviet Russia
China
Japan
Nichi’ Nichi
Chiang Kai- Shek
Nanking
Nippon
Nichi Nichi
Nanking Falls
Soviet Union
Chiang
U.S
Stay Order Granted Cooper Postponing Trial Of His Suit
Judge Tankersley granted a stay in the $100,000 libel suit by former Iowa Liquor Control Commission head Cooper against The Cedar Rapids Gazette and editor Verne Marshall. Trial set for next Monday. stay to allow the Iowa Supreme Court to act on the appeal. The Gazette seeks to prove its charges of perjury and truth of statements made in 1935 Linn County trial.
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Gazette
Vinton
B. ‘O. Tankersley
Cooper
Hog. Cartwright
Supreme Court
The
R. S Milner
Linn
Iowa
Milner
Benton County
Zody Wins $5 000 Verdict In $55 376 Suit
A Cedar Rapids district court jury awarded Fred L. Zody of Toledo a 5000 verdict in his personal injury suit against the estate of Edward F. Winslow and Ann Winslow. The case stemmed from a December 1935 trial that produced 14500, later overturned for a retrial.
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Cedar Rapids Nws
H C. Ring
Fred L. Zody
Toledo
Edward F. Winslow
Ann Winslow
Ring
Ralph Lupton
Lupton
Zody
Winslow
Du Pont urges 25 billion jobs program plan
Lammot du Pont, president of E I du Pont de Nemours proposes a two to ten year plan to create 3,000,000 jobs via private industry investing 25 billion dollars he outlines a threefold program: new product development, broadening markets by lowering costs, and fair returns. A three point government pledge on stabilization and operation rules is urged.
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East
Middle West
Roosevelt
Yo Turney
DU Pont
New York
Lammot du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
National Association of Manufacturers
Wall Street
Otto Ought To Learn Other Trade
The piece jokes that Archduke Otto could rule both Austria and Spain and suggests he learn a new business. It notes the archduking racket is a victim of the machine age and riffs on past rulers Wilhelm and Alfonso as analogous figures.
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Otto
Arthur
Baer
Archduke Otto
Europe
Wallace bill drive aims to restore farm parity plans
Indiana Governor Clifford Townsend launched a regional push in the corn belt urging governors and lawmakers in ten midwestern states to back Secretary Wallace’s gunny granary plan. The plan would carry over surpluses to times of scarcity and empower quotas with compulsory enforcement by a two thirds farmer vote.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Henry A. Wallace
Townsend
Congress
Gov. Townsend
Secretary of Agriculture
Nevada Woman in Farm Home Double Shooting
Mrs Herbin Matthews may recover from gunshot wounds after a double shooting at the Nevada farm home five miles southeast of here. Her husband, shot in the right side, may not live. The sheriff said Mrs Matthews shot her husband then turned the small bore gun on herself. The couple, 38 and 39, had a nervous breakdown months earlier. Their 14 year old son, Robert, tried to seize the gun as the pair barricaded themselves in another room. Both were in serious condition at the Iowa sanatorium that night.
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Nevada
Herb Matthews
Here
Sitic
C. V. McGriff
Iowa
Roosevelt parries questions with easy humor in press session
President Roosevelt, claiming his jaw is fine, jokes about parrying reporters demands. He declines to outline a program amid a worsening business recession and hints at possible news on the 24th or 25th regarding silver purchases and proclamations. He cites prior remarks on tax revision and evades specifics on the farm bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull Reveals Pact AvoIds Britain War Debt Link
Secretary Hull told a House subcommittee that the planned reciprocal trade treaty with Great Britain would be negotiated without regard to Britain’s $5.0 billion war debt. He said the debt is not involved, despite reminders that payments are due December 15. He listed Britain as the largest defaulter, with $871.8 million unpaid.
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Washington
INS
United States
Great Britain
Hult
House
Britain
Hull
Germany
State Department
London
Japan
Italy
Department
France
Soviet Explorers Signal Readiness to Quit Ice Floe
Four Soviet explorers drifting from the North Pole toward the Atlantic said they were ready to be rescued as their ice floe nears danger. After 200 days they have covered 745 miles and sit at 82.23N 6.52W off northeast Greenland. Otto Schmidt said they may be taken off in January between Greenland and Spitzbergen. Ivan Papanin reported the camp has collected valuable data and they won’t be ashamed to return to the mainland.
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Moscow
North Pole
Atlantic
Greenland
Otto Schmidt
Arctic Ventures
Spitzbergen
Ivan Papanin
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