Demands for the right to work echo across states
The Kentucky governor and a West Virginia authority urge the right to work without intimidation amid the bituminous coal strike settlement. The piece notes President pressure and mentions broader views on democracy, labor, and capital. It also covers a Wisconsin figure slated for a U.S. attorney general post and Army plane concerns.
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Kentucky
State House
West Virginia
A. B. Chandler
America
West Virginia “Authority
Overnor Chandler
National Labor Relations Board
United States
England
John L. Lewis
Chandler
Coal Conferees Reach Agreement In Appalachian Talks
New York AP reports that United Mine Workers and Anthracite operators agreed to extend the contract to May 20 amid ongoing negotiations. The pact includes a union shop provision contested by some operators in the eight-state Appalachian region. John L. Lewis and UMW demands were said to be met, though operator participation remains undecided. Approximately 346,000 miners would return to work under the terms.
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New York
W. L. Robison
Cleveland
United Mine
Robison
Lewis
Miners’ Scale Committee
Acquit Father In Death Of Defective Son
In New York a jury acquitted Louis Greenfield of manslaughter in the death of his 16 year old son Jerome who he said he killed as the will of God. The verdict came four hours after deliberations began. His wife Gloria announced plans to adopt a younger boy to replace Jerry.
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Louis Greenfield
New York
Jerome
Jerry
Lester Patterson
George Tilzer
Mr. Greenfield
Britain and Turkey vow mutual aid in Mediterranean defense
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House that Britain and Turkey will assist each other if aggression leads to war in the Mediterranean. A definite long term agreement is being negotiated, details to be defined later, with both nations aiming to secure Balkans stability and not opposing other pacts.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Turkey
Mediterranean
Britain
Balkans
Loyalty in Adversity in a Question of Marriage
A reader asks what to do when one spouse admits dishonesty. The piece counsels steadfast loyalty, citing an India parable where Indra restores a loyal parrot’s dead tree. It urges enduring support through hardship, promising strength granted by loyalty and discretion.
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India
Indra
Benares
Gillette Neutrality Plan Gains Bipartisan Senate Support
The Gillette plan to repeal current neutrality laws and empower the President to designate combat zones won bipartisan backing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It envisions ships sailing at their own risk and asserts a return to international law with neutral rights preserved while allowing combat zone designations.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Guy M. Gillette
State Department
Congress
United States
Gillette
House
Senate
Europe
Hiram W. Johnson
Calif
Gil
Islands Parker Edith C Rose Disaster Boat Losses
All 48 men aboard the Isabelle Parker and Edith C. Rose were accounted for after a collision in dense fog near Yarmouth Nova Scotia. Nine survivors reached land aboard the Amacilla and described lifeboat separations, deaths from the wreck, and long open-boat swims in icy Atlantic waves. Captain Albert Hines of the Rose mourned as a son was lost earlier in a prior disaster.
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Yarmouth
N. S
New England
Isabelle Parker
Edith C. Rose
Nova Scotia
Maine
Amacilla
Frank Nickerson
Parker
George Goodwin
Boston
Rose
Albert Hines
North Atlantic
Roosevelt endorses repeal of undistributed profits tax
President Roosevelt signaled support for repealing the undistributed profits tax if Congress finds substitute revenues. He warned against widening the corporate rate to offset lost yields and cautioned that many small corporations would protest any percentage tax spread. He noted treasury revisions will be presented to the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate approves record farm aid bill despite objections
The Senate passed a $1.218 billion farm appropriation bill by a 61 to 14 vote, directing funds for parity payments, soil conservation checks, and surplus removal. President Roosevelt warned it would disrupt budget estimates, while farm leaders backed finance plans tied to a new tax program.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Second Revamping Order Is Approved
The Senate approved without debate President Roosevelt's government reorganization order No. 2. It abolishes the national bituminous coal commission and transfers its functions to the secretary of the interior. The order becomes effective July 9 and cannot be vetoed by Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Secretary of Interior
Gestapo Frees Rothschild Heir From Vienna Prison
Louis Rothschilds son, scion of the famed banking family, was released by the Gestapo on Friday. He had been imprisoned since April 1938 and immediately departed by plane for Zurich, Switzerland.
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Vienna
Louis Rothschild
Zurich
Switzerland
Escapes By Biting Off Cop's Thumb
A posse searches west of Carlsbad for Eddie Collins a youthful Black man who escaped by biting off the undersheriff Walter McDonald's thumb and injuring his triggering finger during the theft of a $750 diamond from Mrs George Brantley wife of a local businessman McDonald was taking Collins to jail as a suspect in the jewel theft
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Carlsbad
N. M
INS
Eddie Collins
Walter McDonald
George Brantley
Draft Wealth Plan Advances From Senate Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee approves a drastic plan to seize private wealth for war loans if the United States enters war. The bill by Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma passes 12 to 2, with Senators Bridges and Gurney opposing and preparing a minority report.
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House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Cole
Washington
INS
United States
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Josh Lee
Okla
Bridges
New Hampshire
Gurney
South Dakota
Lee
Accountants Urge Unified State Cash Accounting Reform
Cedar Rapids based Town society of Certified Public Accountants on April 3 advised Gov George A Wilson to revise the state accounting system. The report to the governor covers the treasurer and comptroller offices and cites duplicated effort and uncoordinated records. It recommends legislation to unify receipts and warrants distribution and rationalize reporting.
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Town Society of Certified Public Accountants
George A. Wilson
I. B. McGladrey
Cedar Rapids
Association
State Executive Council
Senator King proposes 10 percent cut in federal appropriations
Washington based Sen. William H. King of Utah introduced a resolution to slash 10 percent from all federal appropriations. He argued the nation faces bankruptcy and must reduce spending and raise taxes but he said he would not press for immediate consideration.
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Washington
William H. King
Utah
King
Europe still expects short peace before a larger war
Paris and London observers believe Hitler will press for a brief uneasy peace for weeks or months, then Germany’s nerve may crack and the war start. The piece traces events from March to May, noting Czech annexation, Polish guarantees, and rising Allied war production and morale boosts.
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Europe
Paris
INS
Hitler
London
Germany
Japan hints at occupying Shanghai foreign area
A Japanese spokesman said Japan might occupy Shanghai foreign concessions including American, British, and French sectors if terrorism demands it. He noted navy personnel had entered Amoy after an attack on a Chinese official and warned Shanghai could face similar action, with decisions to be based on circumstances.
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Shanghai
Japan
Amoy
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Reds Back Roosevelt In 1940 Says Browder
New York AP Earl Browder general secretary and 1936 Communist party candidate told the ninth national Young Communist League convention that the party would back President Roosevelt for a third term in 1940 If Roosevelt does not run the party would support the liberal Democratic candidate Otherwise the communists would ally with the radical one third of the electorate to form a new third party
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New York
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Young Communist League
Browder
Safety Question Arises After Deer Head Falls
Albert Stephens, 22, suffered a facial wound and a crushed thumb when a mounted deer head fell from a wall into his bed in Denver. The incident occurred in an indoor setting and authorities have not released further details.
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Albert Stephens
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