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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1940

Page

16

Congress Faces Push to Curb Executive Lobbying and Court Review

A Roosevelt led drive seeks to curb executive lobbying and impose court review on federal agencies. The Walsh Healy and Walter Logan debates frame the clash among senators and Justice Black, as Taft signals opposition and air pilots pressure Congress over civil aeronautics authority.

YY Sesinston Congress Supreme Court Walter-Logan Walsh-Healy Roosevelt Justice Black Senate Judiciary Committee House Walsh-Healey Senate Barkley Justice Department Civil Aeronautics Authority Commerce Department Jack Cochran Missouri Safety Board White House

Congress Adjourned Without Notable Action

A critical news note mocks Congress for adjourning with quick daily sessions, claiming legislators have mentally left the chamber for the political arena and that little substantive debate arises from either party on the hot issue.

Congress

Uncertain Presidential Prefferms Stir Party Delegates

The piece notes unprecedented silence in Washington as Democratic lawmakers waver over the Roosevelt cause since the Vice President Garner episode. Republicans are also indecisive with several delegates-to-be quietly changing support amid looming convention dynamics.

White House Garner Roosevelt

Officers Reelected At Cedar Rapids Symphony Banquet

Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra officers and board were reelected at the annual banquet at the Montrose hotel. Dr Morris B Katzoff will continue as president. Others reelected include Flora Taylor vice president Orville Prusek secretary treasurer Joseph H Kitchin conductor and Frank Wessale Alan Richardson and Louis D Burkhalter Jr as directors. The association president Otto Ambroz praised the group and discussed plans for next year. The program featured a string and clarinet quintet and broadcast recordings. The orchestra voted not to participate in Hawkeye music festival in July due to many members away.

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