Supreme Court Rules New Deal Act Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court rules six justices find the act unconstitutional, overturning price and labor controls tied to the New Deal program. The piece notes Senate Finance Committee struggles over tax reform, railroaded by figures like Jones and Byrd, and critiques revenue schemes as redistributing wealth while federal spending grows. It also recalls Illinois politics and former treasurer Len Small amid a broader wealth and power critique.
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Jesse Jones
Byrd
Uncle Sam
Len Small
Illinois
Small
Arctic Tyrant Charged With Killing Doctor on Wrangel Island
In Moscow a trial unfolds over Konstantin Siemenchuk a former Wrangel Island governor and ex foreign office agent charged with murdering Dr N A Wolfson and causing Eskimos to be starved as part of a tyrannical regime. The widow Gisella Feldman Wolfson testifies detailing exile threats and a deathly letter from her husband. The prosecution asserts Siemenchuk ordered Wolfson killed and blocked all reports.
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Konstantin Siemenchuk
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Andrew Vishinsky
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Police Baffled In Y W C A Murder
Chicago police admit a blind alley as they hold a suspect in the Y W C A killing of Mrs Lillian Guild. Three nurses fail to identify a tall scar faced Negro as the attacker of a companion and investigators say the man may be released.
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Chicago
Lillian Guild
Iowa Justice System Questioned Over Recent Events
The speaker comments on recent developments in the administration of criminal justice in Iowa, characterizing them as troubling for a state normally seen as decent and lawful. The remark implies concern about changes or actions affecting fairness and public trust.
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Iowa
Secretary Tom Slowie Returns Home For Quiet Campaign
The Second district’s representative in Washington is coming home to campaign. Tom Slowie, secretary to B. M. Jacobsen of Clinton, speaks for the district though not elected to Congress. Slowie knows Washington’s intricacies and supported the $3.6 billion inflation bill, a vote that drew criticism.
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Tom
Veterans of Future Wars provoke satire on war logic
Robert Sherwood critiques war through Idiot's Delight while Princeton students form Veterans of Future Wars demanding a June 1965 bonus with compound interest. Vas sar girls organize an association of gold star mothers urging immediate Europe trips to visit graves of future sons as colleges form chapters critiquing the war system.
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Robert Sherwood
Princeton
Newton
Girls of
Vassar
Europe
Union Plumbers Seek Wage Increase in Cedar Rapids
About sixty Cedar Rapids union plumbers faced a Monday work drop as pay demands rose from 1.20 to 1.25 dollars per hour. Secretary Joseph Erlacher said no strike was called and described the meeting as a misunderstanding while negotiations continue. Some plumbers on the higher scale still worked. The union had asked for minor rule changes, rejected at a prior shop owners meeting.
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Joseph R. Erlacher
Erlacher
Cedar Rapids
Senate Finance Committee Reviews 19 Million Boost in Tax Substitute
Treasury estimates show the substitute for the undivided corporate profit tax could raise 19 million more than the original plan with potential 107 million more if a 35 percent tax is applied to undivided profits over 50 percent. The panel discussed windfall taxes, subcommittees were appointed, and senators urged rate changes.
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ULP
Senate Finance Committee
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Roosevelt
Heavy Storms Delay Hindenburg On Trip
The airship Hindenburg cannot reach Lakehurst New Jersey due to heavy Atlantic storms and will not arrive before Wednesday morning.
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America
Lakehurst
N. J
Bandits After Gas Station Holdup Wreck Car Near Camp Good Health
Police chase two highwaymen who robbed the Hoagland brothers filling station on highway 30 of $15 and 13 gallons of gas at 4 am. Their wrecked car, bearing Iowa plates 17 6484 from Cerro Gordo county, was abandoned near Camp Good Health after crashing through a guard rail. A Chicago man, Joe Ketchel, 35, was detained but released after his time sheet showed railroad work in Bertram. Sheriff Smith and deputies continued search Monday morning for the fugitives.
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Camp Good Health
Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Earl Wilson
James Smith
Joe Ketchel
Chicago
Ketchel
Grain trading ban on Cutten overturned by high court
The Supreme Court upheld a Seventh Circuit ruling that Secretary Wallace lacked authority to suspend Arthur W. Cutten in 1935. Cutten faced two years of bar from all grain futures after hearings showed failures to report 500000 bushels in a single grain to influence markets. The circuit court had ruled penalties only apply to violations existing when proceedings began.
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Supreme Court
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
Wallace
Circuit Court
United States and Finland Sign Reciprocal Trade Pact
The United States and Finland signed a reciprocal trade agreement in Washington to expand commercial relations and boost bilateral commerce. This pact sets terms to reduce barriers and foster cooperation between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Camp Good Health Fund Aims Help For Billy
Billy a frail 12 year old from Cedar Rapids suffered ruptured appendix and peritonitis after long illness and poverty. The Public Health NursingAssociation seeks funds to send him to Camp Good Health for summer care including nourishing meals and rest. Contributions requested via The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Iowa
Tugwell unit ruling affects relief setup
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 1935 relief act overstepped constitutional boundaries by delegating powers to the President through the Resettlement Administration. The decision flaws the program and questions the president’s housing relief authority with possible amendments to satisfy objections.
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New Deal
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Rates For Livestock Fees Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by Justice Roberts, upheld Secretary Wallace's power under the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act to regulate livestock commission rates at the Chicago Union Stockyards. The case involved appeals after Wallace reduced and later modified rates, with prior injunctions and bonds ordered to secure potential refunds to shippers.
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Commission
Chicago Union
Supreme Court
Wallace
Justice Roberts
Federal District Court
Million Must Be Repaid Says Farm Editor Of Gazette
Farm editor Ray Anderson reports the Supreme Court upheld Secretary Wallace on reduced commission fees for livestock sales in Chicago. About 800,000 dollars in excess commissions collected from March 1934 to November 1935 must be refunded to shippers, with more refunds expected from other firms. Total refunds exceed 1 million dollars, benefiting eastern Iowa cattlemen and hog growers. Two Chicago Live stock exchange co operatives are not affected due to non membership or compliance.
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Gazette
Chicago
Supreme Court
Wallace
High Court
Iowa
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Britain to Lead Navy Building Race
Britain announced plans to retain 40 000 tons of destroyers beyond treaty limits and to seek negotiation over the escalator clause. The move follows Italy's Ethiopia seizure and rising tensions with Japan. The notice, dated May 6, targets Washington and Tokyo, citing breaches by powers outside the London pact in 1930.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Great Wall
China
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Japan
United Press
Washington
Supreme Court Blocks Guffey Coal Act Power
The six to three ruling voids the Guffey act on labor provisions striking down federal limits on hours and wages in mining and manufacturing. Justices Sutherland lead the majority while Brandeis Stone and Cardozo dissented. The court avoided ruling on price fixing and noted the tax-like excise is a penalty.
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Supreme Court
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Congress
Guffey
Weather Bright And Mild In Cedar Rapids
Mild weather prevailed in Cedar Rapids on Monday after a pleasant Sunday with brief showers. Rainfall totaled 0.4 inches. Temperatures ranged from 67 to 77 degrees with 75 at 2:45 pm and 62 at 8 am.
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