Attack on WPA Restrictions Sparks House Debate
Washington reports intense effort to expand relief funds in the $1.7166 billion bill and loosen stringent spending limits. Key objections target a $25,000 WPA construction cap and moving $125 million to the Public Works Administration, with calls to boost farm security and youth programs. Harrington calls the three man WPA board a mistake, favoring a single administrator.
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WPA
Public Works Administration
National Youth Administration
House
Farm Security Administration
Dust Bowl
Congress
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Sec. Ickes
Rep. Woodrum
Appropriations Committee
Administration of Relief
Ickes
PWA
Secretary of the Interior
Willie Willis Addresses Family Bath Room Equality
A quoted remark reflects a family dispute over equal rights in private spaces. Willie Willis recalls reading about broad equality but notes a biased attitude persists within his own family regarding bathroom access.
King George and Queen Elizabeth sail for England
Halifax worded report notes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth departing by Empress of Britain at 5 32 p m ending a 9000 mile North American tour. The royal couple observed Nova Scotia's royal charter ceremony from Charles I and broadcast messages to the empire. They bid farewell with memories and hopeful words.
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Halifax
N. S
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Britain
Canada
U. S
Nova Scotia
Charles I
British Empire
Death to be meted by guillotine at dawn for Weidmann
Paris will execute Eugene Weidmann at dawn Saturday after President Lebrun refused clemency. The convict, said to have killed six people including Brooklyn dancer Jean DeKoven, faced final appeals from his mother and lawyers. Accomplice Roger Million had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment.
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Versailles
France
Eugene Weidmann
Albert Lebrun
Jean DeKoven
Brooklyn
Weidmann
Roger Million
Lebrun
Lewis Warns Unemployment Is Big Issue
John Lewis warned that unemployment must be solved by any 1940 candidate or party. He framed the issue as a manifesto to Roosevelt and suggested labor may push for a new party or labor-led base, criticizing Congress as dormant and linking the CIO’s power to job guarantees for its members.
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Lewis
Washington
INS
John Lewis
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
White House
Congress
Farley Sees 1940 Victory
Postmaster General James A. Farley, Democratic national chairman, said the party will run the 1940 presidential campaign on the Roosevelt administration record and that they will win. He told Democratic women from 10 northeastern states that the electoral vote may depend on their activities before ballots are counted. He criticized the Republican Party as leaderless and futile, noting a split between Hooverites and New Deal proponents and predicting mixed unity within both parties.
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New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
GOP
Republican Party
Farley
Chemical May Put Off Old Age Hold Back Gray Hair
Berkeley report recounts experiments at the University of California showing that depriving rats of a mysterious vitamin substance in the vitamin B2 complex aged adrenal glands and other organs. Restoring the substance reversed damage. no human trials were conducted.
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Madge Evans
Little Theater
Ivorytown
Conn
Sidney Kingsley
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Agnes Fay Morgan
Helen Davidson
Simms
Boston
Billion Dollar Cut In Public Payroll Urged by Murphy
Asbury Park June 15 AP Attorney General Murphy urged a billion dollar operation on the public payroll to reduce more than one million government workers. He cited four million employes earning nearly six billion dollars yearly, costing the average family about 200 dollars annually. He warned against drastic curtailment and stressed only unnecessary functions should be trimmed.
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Murphy
Asbury Park
N. J
Atty
Gen
the Civil Service Assembly
U. S
Canada
CCC to Use Civilian Supervisors in Camps
By order of President Roosevelt the CCC will employ civilian supervisors in its camps moving away from military personnel. Reserve officers from the army navy and marine corps have filled roles as company commanders staff officers physicians dentists veterinarians and chaplains while receiving military pay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CCC
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Secrecy Shrouds Branding Probe in Baltimore Schools
Police guarded secrecy marked the Baltimore branding inquiry as Dr. David Weglein questioned more than a dozen of 18 suspended junior high students behind closed doors. A confidential report on the branding of a Jewish pupil was prepared for the school board while Murray McNabb, counsel for several youths, was barred from entry and denounced the process as a star chamber.
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Baltimore
David Weglein
Murray McNabb
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Slovaks Defy Nazis Threat Stands Against Division
In Bratislava Slovak Foreign Minister Ferdinand Durcansky warned that any attempt to destroy Slovak independence would meet united resistance. He told the parliament amid rumors Germany and Hungary planned to partition Slovakia. He stated the nation would prefer death to the loss of freedom.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
INS
Ferdinand Durcansky
Germany
Hungary
Durcansky
Lie Tests Asked In Ohio Kidnap
In Clyde Ohio 10 week old Halden Buster Fink was found dead in a creek. Prosecutor A L Hyzer asked parents grandparents and close relatives to submit to lie detector tests to gain leads. The baby’s funeral is planned for Saturday as suspects are questioned. The body was returned in a white casket after a two day disappearance and fingerprints were taken of all relatives.
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Clyde
Halden
Buster” Fink
A. L. Hyzer
Hyzer
Velma Baker Fink
Sheriff Myers
Japan hints at a powerful step if Britain retaliates
Reports from Tientsin indicate Japanese blockade actions against foreign concessions spreading in China. Japanese sources say a harsher counter action could be taken if Britain retaliates, potentially extending the blockade to Shanghai and the French concession, with naval moves already affecting Amoy.
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Japan
Britain
China
Tientsin
Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement
Amoy
Kulangsu Island
Kulangsu
Edgar G. Jamieson
Hai River
North China
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Germans Lose Sabotage Suit
The mixed claims court ruled Germany responsible for the Black Tom and Kingsland sabotage, awarding American claimants 50 million dollars in damages. The decision, announced by Justice Owen Roberts and Col. C. B. Garnett, rejected a prior Hamburg ruling and cited fraud by German witnesses. Germany protested via its embassy and the withdrawal of Dr Huecking, but the commission proceeded. A further 25 million remains on deposit in the U. S. treasury if Germany does not comply.
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Washington
INS
Mixed Claims Court
Kingsland
N. J
Germany
Victor Hucking
Owen Roberts
Supreme Court
Col
C. B. Garnett
U. S
Hamburg
Sec. of
State Hall
Huecking
Justice Roberts
U. S. Treasury
Referendum to curb war power moves in Senate
In Washington on June 15 a judiciary subcommittee led by Sen. Hatch reported a nonrecommended bill calling for a popular referendum before declaring war, with exceptions for attack threats. Sen. LaFollette planed early committee study, while Nye announced a 21-senator neutrality pledge opposing any move repealing the arms embargo on warring nations.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Judiciary
Sen
Hatch
N. M
U. S
Sen. LaFollette
Judiciary Committee
House
Roosevelt
Sec
Hull
Sen. Nye
N. D
Finland Pays Semiannual U S Debt in Cash Meets Payment
Finland, the sole debtor on a pay as you go basis, made a 160000 plus dollar semiannual debt payment in cash today. England France and other debtor nations sent regrets. Finnish minister Hjalmar Procope posed with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau as the payment was handed over.
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Washington
INS
Finland
U.S
England
France
U. S
Hjalmar Procope
Sec. of the Treasury
Morgenthau
What to Wear in Case Of War Shown at Paris
Paris opens a 10 day exhibit on wartime defense showing oilskin suits with gas masks and rubber boots. Uniformed troops and civilians view accessories such as portable fire extinguishers flashlights and anti gas cans. Demonstrations include explosives incendiary gas and shrapnel bombs along with air defense gear.
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Paris
National Defense Ministry
Air Ministry
War Ministry
Britain and Japan in diplomatic talks over Far East policy
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Japanese officials engaged in talks on China and Far East policy amid growing tensions. Negotiations aim to refine positions and reduce conflict potential in the region.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Japan
China
Far East
Neville Chambers
Evil Eye Blamed In Philadelphia Wife Murder
In Philadelphia a prisoner in the insurance murder case testified he was forced by witchcraft and the evil eye to poison his wife with spaghetti. Dominick F. Cassetti, 48, said he loved his wife but was compelled to dose her. two women linked to the ring are reportedly being sought. John Polensky, Ukranian society president, is held as a material witness in a separate automobile death case.
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Philadelphia
Dominick F. Casesetti
Jennie
Harry S. McDevitt
Cassetti
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Polensky
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Robert Quillen
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UMW
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C.I.O
Buckner
William P. Buckner, Jr
Noel Carter
Adolf Hitler
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Nippon
Doris
Pee Wee) Donaldson
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