Executives called to testify on patent use in industries
Sixty top executives from automobile and glass manufacturing are summoned to tell the national economic committee about patent use. Edsel Ford will testify. highlights include leaders from Chrysler General Motors and Graham Paige, with others named as potential witnesses. The panel will probe how patents affect prices profits and production.
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Washington
Sizty
National Economic Committee
Justice Department
Edgie
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Department
K. T. Keller
Chryslar Corporation
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Robert C. Graham
Graham Paige Motors Corporation
Alfred Reeves
Automobile Manufacturers Association
al Pasauley
Ackard Mo’ Ir Company
Srre Sides
George A. Ball
Bail Brothers
Muncie
Ajewander DB. Palck
Amory Houghton
Corning Glass Works
Elmira
William E. Levis
Owens-Llinois Glas Company
Toledo
Safe Department
Sen
Ward Says City Owes 100000 Dollars on Auditorium
O H Ward builder of the municipal auditorium says the city is more than 100000 behind on payments and work is at a standstill. He cites redesigns changing architecture and lack of PWA payments since an early stage while disputes with Col. Fortney over reporting completion persist.
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O. H. Ward
Municipal
PWA
Ward
Col
C. P. Fortney
Soto Sob
Odor
Oni
Bey
Boy revived after 19 minutes in canal rescue
In Reading Pennsylvania on December 4, 19 year old Chester Kozlowski regained heartbeat and breathing after 19 minutes without action. Artificial respiration and a mechanical respirator kept him alive for an hour despite near death. He was rescued unconscious from a canal and treated at a hospital.
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Reading
Chester Kozlowski
Auto Strike Truce Sought at GM Fisher Plant
Detroit, Dec 4. In an eleventh hour bid to head off a GM Buick division shutdown, union and company reps met to settle the Fisher No 1 dispute affecting about 20 000 workers. The UAW said the strike was authorized. GM demanded it be called off for alleged contract breach. Mediator James F Dewey was expected in Detroit. The Fisher plant in Flint employs about 6 400. Buick plant around 14 000 workers depend on Fisher No 1 for bodies.
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Detroit
Buick
General Motors Corporaton
Fisher
Corporation
United Automobile Workers (Cio
UAW
Flint
James F. Dewey
U. S. Department of Tabor
Fisher No. 1
C. B." Wilefour
F. O. Taner
General Mutuix
H.W. Anderson
Taner
And
M. du Boul
Pandat State. Co
Nlerk
Homer Martin
International
Ed Hall
Elmer Dowell
Howard Thompson
General Motors
Man Offers Eye For Legal Aid
In Wheeling a prisoner named James Allen, 28, told officers he would donate one eye to his attorney William Lewis if funds were sent or if he argued for him. Allen, jailed for a crime against Clayton Potter, 65, of Pittsburgh, and robbery of $28 and a watch, hopes for a reply before Christmas.
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Wheeling
James Allen
Allen Aald
William Lewis
Danin Chy
Cole
Lewis
Allen
Clayton Potter
Pittsburgh
Stock Yard Strike Ends as Peace Pact Is Accepted
Chicago dispatch reports the two week stock handlers strike ended today as workers of local No 587 voted nearly unanimously to accept a peace proposal from CIO and company backed by Mayor Ely. The deal recognizes PWOC as sole bargaining agent and calls for written contract talks within ten days, with return to work immediate and potential for another walkout if talks fail. About 600 strikers will resume duties, ending a disruption that halted Chicago market activity and affected meat supplies nationwide. Mediation talks were postponed after union meetings.
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Chicago
Union, Stock Yards and Transit Company
Edward J. Ely
Henry Johnson
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
PWOC
CIO
Dave
Shisaza
Hull Renews Trade Pledge in Guayaquil Visit
Secretary Hull pledged anew no efforts to stimulate trade among American nations while visiting Guayaquil Ecuador en route to the Pan American conference. Ecuador recently signed a trade pact with the United States, being the last Pan American nation to accept. He recalled warm welcomes from La Libertad on a prior trip and expressed best wishes from the U.S. for Ecuador’s people and government.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Hull
U. S
Lima
Peru
Quito
la Libertad
Montevideo
United States
Guffey Backs Roosevelt Reelection to Safeguard Liberalism
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania urged renominating Franklin D Roosevelt in 1940, arguing the campaign would pit liberal democracy led by Roosevelt against camouflaged fascism from powerful financial interests. He said Pennsylvania will support Roosevelt and cast its 73 votes at the Democratic convention to make him the standard-bearer. The statement positions Guffey as a key Democratic voice amid a party realignment and hints at post-jan 1 influence as Earle’s term ends.
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Saya
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Washington
Sen. Guffey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republican Party
FDR
Guffey
Klastiie
George H. Earle
Senate
Gulfey
Gov
Earle
Lottery To Divide 300000 Estate In New Bedford
In New Bedford Massachusetts a legal lottery will allocate the $300,000 estate of David Levasseur. Twenty five heirs, most from Canada, will draw envelopes from a hat to decide each share. Levasseur was a prominent real estate operator with property including houses, business blocks, and woodland.
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New Bedford
Maas
Helra
David Levasseur
Quebec
Sy Sotel
Helia
Canada
Levessack
New England
Deesent
FDR to Blast All Dictators From Warm Springs to UNC
President Roosevelt leaves Warm Springs to address a Chapel Hill audience that will be rebroadcast to Europe. He plans a vigorous outline of totalitarian oppression of minorities beyond the Nazi persecution of Jews. The speech follows talks with ambassadors in Washington and meetings with congressional leaders and WPA, RFC, and Federal Reserve officials.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
White House
Pine Mountain
Chapel Hill
N.C
Europe
University of North Carolina
William Bankhead
WPA
Harry Hopking
RFC
Jesse Jones
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner
Ecclen
Trim White Chapel
J. C. D. Wilson
la Grange
Columbia
S.C
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
B.D. “Cotton Ed’ Smith
Johnston
Washington
Daladier Moves to End Seamen Strike in Le Havre
Paris dispatch says Daladier shifted former Merchant Marine Minister Leon Meyer from Paris to Le Havre to avert a nationwide maritime walkout. Meyer, Le Havre mayor and MP, meets with Jouhaux confederation leaders as crews of the Normandie face layoffs and union demands.
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Edouard Daladier
le Havre
Meyer
Reanen
Jade
TVA Utility Decision Due
The Supreme Court may rule tomorrow on the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority power program. The case is among 24 awaiting decisions after a two week recess for opinions. Other possible rulings hinge on child labor amendment ratification and the Wagner Act reach of Consolidated Edison. Utilities allied with Commonwealth and Southern and Electric Bond and Share fear irreparable injury from TVA competition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sre
Kansas
Kentucky
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc
TVA
Tennessee
James Roosevelt Joins Goldwyn Motion Picture Studio
James Roosevelt eldest son of the president announced he entered the motion picture industry as a vice president at Samuel Goldwyn Inc. He plans to work with Mr. Goldwyn to continue industry service. He left his secretary post last month after a $10 000 yearly salary. He has consulted with Goldwyn while recovering from a stomach operation and recently attended a Notre Dame vs. Southern California game with Louis B Mayer and J P T OConnor.
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Holly Wwoan
Drew
James Roosevelt
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc
Roosevelt
Jack Lawrence
Goldwyn
Roosevelt Teast
Hellister
Calif
Walter Murphy
Notre Dame
Louis B. Mayer
Shadie
J. P. T. O'Connor
Latin America Menace Cited By Sarah Lawrence Professor
Dr. David Efron, professor of Latin American culture at Sarah Lawrence College, says a conference committee will present a detailed survey on foreign penetration in Latin America. The report will name Germany, Italy and Japan and provide concrete evidence to show a menace larger than the Monroe Doctrine era.
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New York
David Efren
Sarah Lawrence College
Latin America
Japan
Efron
James Monroe
Anti Italian Riots Staged by French In Tanis Corsica
Louis Johnson warns Congress that the United States must spend to build more planes and anti aircraft guns to defend cities amid war scare. He notes foreign advances rival American aircraft and urges unified effort and standardization to meet wartime needs. The report emphasizes growing defense preparation and industry mobilization.
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Tanis
Corsica
Washington
Louis Johnson
Spain
China
Woodring
Army
Navy
Johnson
Industry
War and Navy Departments
Jaint Board
Roosevelt
War Department
Cougtess
Army Air Force
Riots Across France Target Italian Consulates
Demonstrations in Paris and Corsica flare into anti Italian riots. Daladier orders troops on standby as Italian consulates in Tunis Ajaccio Bastia come under attack. Police clash with rioters causing significant damage to Italian property amid a tense Franco Italian standoff.
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Paris
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Corsica
Edouard Daladier
Tunisian
Rome
Dala~dier
Ajaccio
Bastia
Italy
France
Morocco
Strasbourg
Aix-en-Provence
Casablanca
Rabat
Tart
Tunis
Corgles
Warrizon
International Sailors Battle in Shanghai Blood Alley
A clash among American, French and Italian sailors erupted in Shanghai's blood alley district, injuring several with bruises and black eyes. About 100 alien marines in motor lorries opened fire in the nightlife area after French police dispersed Italian soldiers, marking a flare of Italo French tension reaching the Far East.
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London
Nec
Shanghai
London Daily Herald
Far East
Fage 3
England Seeks To Quiet Italy
London privately warned Italy that Neville Chamberlain’s Rome trip would be compromised if the Fascist government did not ease its anti French campaign. Earl of Perth conveyed Britain’s view to Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano, signaling Rome’s visit objectives were seen as endangered by demands over Tunlea and other French lands.
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INB
London
Dec
Great Britain
Italy
Neville Chamberlain
Rome
Galeazo Ciano
Earl of Perth
Perth
Ciano
Chamberlain
Tunlea
France
Six Super Roads May Be Advocated
Washington December report from the Bureau of Public Roads hints at favoring a congressionally supported plan to build six border to border multiple lane superhighways. The proposal envisions three east west and three north south routes with city bypasses and a center parkway separating opposing traffic.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Congress
U.S
Sec. Wallace
Bureau
Palytte
New Nazi Orders Deepen Jewish Isolation in Germany
Berlin reports show intensified anti Jewish measures as new Nazi edicts force Jews further from German daily life amid Christmas preparations. Stores once Jewish now bear Aryan ownership signs while authorities warn impending imprisonments for late declarations of residence and business ties. In Nuernberg and Fuerth officials push policing of Jewish arrivals as churches protest state educational directives.
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Berlin
Ernst Vom Rath
Pasia
Rresn Wyart
Anwsie
Nuernberg
Fuerth
Jutus Streicher
Fascist Demands Explained by Press Forefront Debate
Rome dispatch reports the Fascist press shaping foreign policy discourse as tensions with France intensify over irredentist claims. Poole of newspaper analysis emphasizes memories of past wrongs and asserts Italian resolve, with page reference to continued coverage.
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Rome
Asphralt
France
Nl Popolo di Roma
Oreign
Caancere
Lobbty
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Tr Duce
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Diano
Church Council ‘of Brethren
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Germany
Church Council of Brethren
National Socialist
Nazi) Teachers Society
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