High Courts Ruling May Force NLRB Procedure Overhaul
National Labor Relations Board officials said a Supreme Court ruling on procedural fairness could force withdrawal of three major decisions including Ford Motor Co and Republic Steel cases. The board may move to withdraw the Word decision while arguing most NLRB cases remain unaffected. The move aims to reinstate due process in higher profile actions, with formal filings anticipated to seek permission to withdraw in the Sixth Circuit.
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National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Ford Motor Company
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Inland Steel Company
NLRB
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
New York
Frederick H. Wood
Ford
Labor Relations Board
Wood
Beard
Morgan
French Warship Escorts British Freighter Amid Air Raid
The French destroyer Ouragan protected the English freighter Surrey Brock off Hendaye after it narrowly escaped Spanish air raiders. Britain plans to protest Franco headquarters, signaling a reinforced Anglo French defense pact. Insurgent planes attacked civilian and military targets, with no clear gains on the front.
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INS
Ouragan
Surrey Brock
Francisco Franco
Europe
Brock
France
Covenant of Nations Theme Sermon in City Temple
A London City Temple sermon on the 1919 Covenant of Nations frames covenant as more than a promise. It argues the ancient pledge under God binds society and warns that modern empires abandon the pact, urging vigilance as peace pacts are disregarded.
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League of Nations
London
Burke
League
Passenger on Plane Fuselage Straps In Ride To St Louis
Lieutenant Connors of the Army Air Corps flies a BT-9 from Chicago to St Louis when a private, James K Hutton, slides onto the fuselage to escape liability forms. After the tower orders takeoff, Hutton clings to the plane and is later escorted off. He recalls holding on tight as alarms sounded.
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Lieut
Lewis J. Connors
Army Air Corps
St. Louis
Lieut. Connors
Connors
Frank H. Krebs
James K. Hutton
Plan Liquidation of Dawes Brothers, Inc.
Dawes Brothers announces liquidation of assets totaling 2,285,000 dollars with stockholders to vote May 10. Rufus C. Dawes, president, leads the move. General Charles G. Dawes is the largest stockholder as the Dawes family exits long held investments.
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Chicago
INS
Dawes Brothers, Inc
Rufus C. Dawes
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Peace Pact Between Britain and France Declared
The article alleges a peaceful alliance between Britain and France to battle any foe, anywhere, anytime, framed with a satirical tone. It questions motives and hints at ongoing tension while noting a public debt angle and shifting public perception.
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Britain
France
England
Daniel Boone
State drops million dollar suit against six out of state firms
The Iowa State Executive Council voted to drop lawsuits totaling 1.126 million dollars against six out of state corporations for operating in Iowa without secretary of state permits. Leonard J. Wegman agreed to surrender his 10 percent contract as special assistant attorney general. Governor Kraschel said this followed a conference with Wegman and the state treasurer's son.
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DES Moines
State Executive Council
Leonard J. Wegman
Nelson G. Kraschel
Wegman
Leo J. Wegman
Farm revolt predicted against new U.S. farm program
Representative Paul W. Shafer of Michigan warned on Saturday that nearly all American agriculture would revolt against the new farm plan. He cited tightening control and reports of hardship and ruin from farmers nationwide.
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Washington
Paul W. Shafer
Mich
Chieftains of business map recovery plan
Business and industrial leaders at the 26th annual U S Chamber of Commerce meeting propose a seven point recovery plan. They urge less government interference and advance planning to sustain employment and wages while boosting production quality and lowering costs. The plan calls for flexible work schedules and cooperative handling of employee relations.
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Washington
INS
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Doctor alleged Trotzky kin held in Frome murders
In El Paso Texas authorities hold a San Angelo born Russian doctor who claims to be Leon Trotzky’s nephew. Sheriff Chris Fox asks San Angelo to detain the man and trace his movements before El Paso questioning. The Frome murder probe was revived after his arrest and relates to Mrs Weston G Frome and her daughter Nancy.
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Tex
Leon Trotzky
San Angelo
Weston G. Frome
Nancy
Chris Fox
Berkeley
Calif
Trotzky
Minnesota
Frome
Las Cruces
N. M
Turkish Dictator's Adopted Daughter Plans Aerial Amazons
Sabiha Gocken, 23, adopted daughter of Kemal Ataturk, plans to form Turkey’s first women pilots corps. She trains 40 male pilots and aims to recruit Turkey’s emboldened girls for combat flying, seeking to make the unit one of the world’s strongest.
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Turkey
INS
Sabiha Gocken
Kemal Ataturk
Sabiha
Convict Fakes Blindness for Years Then Confesses Hoax
Jefferson City Missouri UP report states James Creighton convict No 42226 feigned blindness for four years to gain parole and only confessed after meeting a real blind cellmate. Wardens spared punishment, sending him to peel potatoes. Creighton, jailed for murder in 1931, was sentenced to life after a failed appeal.
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Missouri State Penitentiary
James Creighton
J. M.” Sanders
Creighton
Sanders
Luther Allen
Coyne Hatton
Supreme Court
Luther
Walter Allen
Threat to Stalin May Day Parade Sparks Moscow Police Lockdown
A mysterious radio warning of an assassination attempt on Stalin triggers 40 000 Soviet police guards around Moscow's Red Square during May Day reviews. The London Sunday Express reports the broadcast from a mobile radio station warns of an attack today and claims anti Stalin agents are within the dictator's bodyguard.
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Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Red Square
London Sunday Express
Leon Trotzky
the Express
Cache Of Dynamite Reposes 35 Years Beneath School
Students at a rural Nederland Colorado school have attended classes since 1903 unaware of 36 sticks of dynamite beneath the building. WPA workers found the crystallized dynamite dated 1903 and said a small concussion could have detonated it, noting its sensitivity in crystallized form.
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INS
WPA
Accent Claim Highlights Simone Simon Hearing
Hollywood court hears that Sandra Martin, a 32 year old secretary, accuses actress Simone Simon of raising check amounts. Defense questions Simon’s English as possible misunderstanding while she states she is 27, and notes four years of study in Paris.
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Sandra Martin
Simone Simon
Miss Martin
William Simpson
Miss Simon
Engleesh
Paree
Simpson
Fair Skies Hold as Temperature Falls Through Evening
Cedar Rapids area enjoyed fair skies Saturday night as April closed with a perfect spring day. The mercury rose to 78 from 4 to 6 p.m., then fell to 71 by 7 p.m. and dropped to 54 by 11 p.m., according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
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Chambers
Mayor Dwight N. Lewis of Des Moines Dies
Des Moines mayor Dwight N. Lewis died at his home around midnight Saturday from heart disease. The AP report notes the longtime city leader passed away at age unspecified, with the family confirming the cause.
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Des Moines
Dwight N. Lewis
Socialist Leader Claims Kidnaping by Jersey City Officials
Norman Thomas, national chairman of the Socialist Party, says he was seized by police while trying to speak in Journal Square and forcibly taken to New York. He alleges officials assaulted his wife and vows legal action against Mayor Frank Hague and his administration while citing federal kidnapping laws.
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N. J
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Journal Square
Thomas
New York
Frank Hague
Hitler- Hague
Earle Accused of Martial Law Aid in Steel Strike
Charles J. Margiotti, Pennsylvania's former attorney general, accuses Governor George H. Earle of declaring martial law in Johnstown last summer to assist the Steel Workers Organizing Committee in a strike at Bethlehem Steel's Cambria plant.
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ULP
Charles J. Margiotti
George H. Earle
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
Cambria
Wisconsin Governor La Follette Addresses Cedar Rapids Rally
Gov. Philip La Follette outlines a new national movement to an audience of about 1,000 at the Shrine temple in Cedar Rapids. He argues the current economic theory that limiting production brings prosperity is faulty while stressing issues over personalities.
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Shrine Temple
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American Federation of Labor
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America
New Party Plans Candidates in Ten States This Year
Wisconsin Governor Philip F. La Follette outlines a new party, National Progressives of America, with candidates for Congress in at least ten states this fall. He predicts cross ballot presence in others to boost a bloc in Congress and push toward national dominance by 1948. He avoids committing to 1940 outcomes.
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Des Moines
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Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
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National Progressives of America
Congress
la Follette
Weekly Forecast for Des Moines Region
Weather outlook covers May 27 period for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Occasional showers early week, generally fair rest of week with temperatures near normal.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Call Back Love starts in The Gazette tomorrow
Margaret Grant introduces Call Back Love a new serial in Mondays paper about a young doctor and his wife whose marriage is strained by Hollywood connections. The couple moves to Vine Street and their daughter Jenny Lane becomes a juvenile motion picture star as glamour and intrigue unfold behind the scenes.
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Margaret Grant
Hollywood
Jenny Lane
Leaders Mull Iowa Affiliation With Wisconsin Progressive Movement
In Cedar Rapids, Gov. La Follette met with Iowa labor and farmer leaders at the Shrine Temple to discuss affiliating with the Wisconsin Progressive movement. Spokesmen for the former labor party voiced willingness to join, while debate over naming continued, with emphasis on broad outreach to farmers and labor.
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Tait Cummins
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Shrine Temple
Labor Party
Iowa
Gov. la Follette
Montrose
Arthur Hoover
Springville
George Buresh
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Gus Erickson
Des Moines
Erickson
Progressive Movement
Hoover
Buresh
Mr. Short
Gary. la Follette
New Party May File Wisconsin Organization Papers On Monday
Secretary of State Theodore Dammann said the filing of organization papers for Gov. Philip La Follette s new party is expected on May 2. Read indicated associates present in conferences include David K. Niles Maurice Rose James Causey T V Smith Morse Lovett and others connected to major progressive and Democratic figures.
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Floyd Olson
Minnesota
James Causey
New York
Denver
National Progressive Committee
Roosevelt
Robert Marion
Follette
T. V. Smith
Impienos
Henry Horner
Morse Lovett
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