University election turmoil shocks Memorial Union board
Professor Rufus Fitzgerald and faculty members voided the Memorial Union board election after a ballot-stuffing episode in a Tuesday vote between fraternities. About 500 spurious ballots were found, signaling tainted student politics and prompting a formal inquiry.
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British envoy offers farm aid in exchange for tariff cuts
Sir Ronald Lindsay the British ambassador told a New York audience that Britain would guarantee favorable treatment for American farm exports in British markets if the United States lowers tariffs on UK goods. He urged a reciprocal trade pact and cited the need to manage imports as a sign of rising living standards. The Argentine envoy echoed similar terms for South American exchange restrictions. Barkis is willing.
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Pershing Ill With Cold In England
General John J Pershing, 78, was suddenly ill with a cold in London on Wednesday night and confined to his hotel room He could not attend a Pilgrims society coronation banquet though his condition was improving as one of America’s three delegates to the British coronation last week
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John J Pershing
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Pilgrims' Society
Endearing Signoff Sparks Doubt in Van Devanter Letter
The piece humorously questions a justice's resignation note sign off, noting his long tenure and age. It uses playful lines about choosing sides and a volunteer fireman analogy to illustrate indecision and burn patterns in the argument.
Picture minded age reshapes education with radio cinema
A 1937 piece argues education shifts from oral and printed word to film and radio. It notes Mutiny on the Bounty as a shared favorite of American English and Polish youths and cites George Arliss and Shirley Temple among familiar faces.
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Shelve Dodd Claim Hinted Horse Trade Drives Move
Senate Foreign Relations Committee shelved William E. Dodd’s charges that a unnamed billionaire would back an American dictatorship. Reports say Nye and Borah struck a behind the scenes deal to drop Dodd in exchange for an espionage inquiry into fascist activities linked to Spain Germany and Italy. Nye said a favorable vote on his broader investigation is likely with administration indirect support.
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Judith Anderson Weds in Hidden Arizona Ceremony
Judith Anderson stage actress and Prof. Benjamin Harrison Lehman of the University of California wed secretly in Kingman Arizona on Monday and honeymoon on the Grand Canyon rim near El Tovar.
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Wallis Warfield to become Duchess of Windsor by noon June 3
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield will wed at Monts on June 3 with Wallis gaining the royal style and ranking among leading royal ladies. The marriage contract provides separation of goods and no pooling of assets under French law. Invitations have been mailed and the couple plans a luncheon and a post ceremony trip to Wasserleonburg Castle in Austria.
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Identity check debunks missing coed claim in Boston
Ruth Baumgardner family says Boston police confirmed the detained woman posing as the Ohio Wesleyan coed is not the missing student. The suspect, initially calling herself Ruth Baumgardner, later claimed to be Catherine Gartner of St. Louis and was held at Hotel Brunswick while officers verify her identity.
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Five die as seaplane capsizes and explodes
ANTIBES France five crew members of a new transatlantic seaplane designed for South American routes were killed and three others injured when the flying boat capsized and blew up late Wednesday officials said.
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Sharp Gains in Implement Trade Signal 1937 Boom
Chicago AP reports a record farm implement manufacturing volume for 1937, perhaps $575 to $600 million, up 30 to 50 percent from 1936. Payrolls rose with February averages at $2,821,000 weekly, and 123,000 workers employed, as farmers replace old gear with purchasing power returning amid improving farm markets.
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Senate extends Soil Act for four years amid graft allegations
A Senate vote extended the 2011 soil conservation act for four years after calls for a sweeping probe into crop benefit payments. Senator Smith of South Carolina and Senators Borah of Idaho and Vandenberg of Michigan urged the inquiry following a letter alleging graft in benefit funds.
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Hitler Duce Reach Military Accord Against Russia
Rome dispatch reports Mussolini and Hitler agreed on a joint defense approach to counter Soviet influence in western Europe. The understanding, described as a virtual entente, involves permanent military information exchange and close Staff contact, with a planned summit at Hitler's Berchtesgaden retreat.
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Syracuse U Bans Sunbathing on Sorority Houses
Syracuse university authorities banned sun bathing by coeds atop sorority houses and declared slacks for campus wear taboo, a campus dress code move announced Wednesday.
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Van Devanter Plans Retirement From Supreme Court
Justice Van Devanter, 78, announces retirement set for June after the court term. He plans to move to his 700 acre Howard County Maryland farm to rest and start a paying farming venture growing wheat, wheat, corn, and rye. He would accept circuit bench duties if the chief justice assigns him, and replies that retirement is not caused by any court reorganization bill.
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Detroit Triumphs In Nine Run Day Of Baseball Action
In a double_summary of AL games Detroit defeated Philadelphia 9 to 5 as Bridges and Cochrane led a 12 hit attack. Chicago games were postponed by rain. Cleveland and St Louis also had rain delays with St Louis tallying eight runs against Washington. In the NL Philadelphia won 5 to 4 over Pittsburgh while Brooklyn crushed Chicago 16 to 3 and New York defeated St Louis 7 to 2.
Lindbergh Declines Anniversary Celebration Plans
London AP reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh refuses to mark the ten year anniversary of his New York to Paris solo flight. He plans to stay at Long Barn with Mrs. Lindbergh and baby Jon, avoiding observances and phone calls. He pursues quiet residence and biological experiments with secrecy surrounding travels.
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Resignation Accepted of Farmers' National Grain Head
The resignation of C. E. Huff, president of Farmers' National Grain Corporation since 1930, was accepted by the board in Chicago. Huff leaves to preserve harmony amid stockholders over policy changes aimed at unifying regional cooperatives into the national program. The agency, organized in 1929, handles about 100 million bushels annually. Huff did not attend the meeting.
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Three Of Oklahoma Quads Still Living
Quadruplets were born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. William Mulling near Porter Oklahoma. One girl died shortly after birth. The remaining three infants two boys and a girl were moved to a hospital in Muskogee and placed in incubators.
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Rumors of Supreme Court retirements roil Washington
Senate moves to appoint Joseph T. Robinson to the court amid rumors of Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Sutherland and Brandeis retiring. Administration faces court enlargement debate as Democratic factions rally behind Robinson, seen as easily ratified.
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Roosevelt plans new program to control resources and set labor rules
President Roosevelt plans a bold legislative program to control and develop national resources establish minimum wages and maximum hours and reorganize the executive branch. Brain trusters draft three major bills to push this session with added scope from potential judiciary reforms. Some advisers say realignment of Supreme Court opinion matters more than the reorganization bill and await Van Devanter’s retirement. The resources wages and hours bills are due this month with reorganization revived after dormancy.
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Baby Believed Killed By Brother Died Natural Death
Police ruled out homicide in the death of Dolores Galvin, a 3 year old in Brooklyn. An autopsy found the infant died of natural causes due to an enlarged thymus gland. Scratches on the face were deemed possibly self inflicted or caused by the brother who was present.
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