House Yields To President On WPA Fund
The House approved Roosevelt's request for 1.477 billion to keep 2 million on WPA rolls for the new fiscal year as part of a 1.716 billion relief bill. A 100 million National Youth Administration appropriation was adopted on a Rayburn compromise, while the four WPA concessions were pushed through in a late session.
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INS
Roosevelt
House
National Youth Administration
Rayburn
Texas
Big City
PWA
WPA
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Food Distributed To Idle Miners At McKell Mines
The Federal Surplus Commodities corporation provided food to 1,000 idle miners from McKell Coal today. The firm has not signed a union shop contract with United Mine Workers, and workers picketed and stayed away from Oswald Tamroy and Siltix mines, the latter recently closed. Commodities from the Beckley FSCC warehouse included citrus fruits beans and cereal.
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Mount Hope
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
McKell Coal Company
McKell
United Mine Workers
FSCC
Beckley
McKell Concern
Oswald, Tamroy
Siltix
Post Office Condemnation Suits Filed for Charleston Building
Seven separate suits were filed in U S district court by assistant attorney general Charles M Love Jr lifting the way for the Charleston post office site. Judge George W McClintic set July 12 for commissioners appointment. The 77937 square foot site spans streets Lee Dickinson and Washington with large parcels owned by Samuel Frankenberger Central Trust Charles A Cabell Labe Corey H T Smarr Lula Boyer and Andrew H Brown among others. Congress allotted about 900000 for the project. Preliminary plans were released.
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Charleston
Charles M. Love, Jr
U. S. District Court
George W. McClintic
Lee, Dickinson and
Washington Streets
Federal Treasury Department
Samuel Frankenberger
Charles A. Midelburg
Central Trust Company
Charles A. Cabell
Labe G. Corey
H. T. Smarr
Lula D. Boyer
Andrew H. Brown
Congress
Suspect in Students Branding Is Freed
The Baltimore grand jury dismissed all charges against Morton Rosen aged 19 after a brief hearing. The case centered on an alleged branding incident involving a 14 year old Jewish boy, Melvin Bridge, at Gwynn's Falls junior high school. Bridge reported taunting for his Jewish identity, and a crude H was cut on his neck.
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Baltimore
Morton Rosen
Rosen
Melvin Bridge
Gwynn’s Falls
Bridge
Roosevelt weighs new lending plan across housing rails and farms
President Roosevelt is studying a broad lending and spending initiative covering railroads housing highways rural electrification and farm tenancy relief. Proposals include a federal railroad equipment corporation a self liquidating project to avoid new debt and a highway toll authority plus housing and rural electrification expansions and a larger farm tenancy program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Toll Authority
U. S. Housing Authority
Federal Housing Administration
Rural Electrification Authority
Buckner Letter Showed Claim of Access to Philippine Leader
In New York June 16 the government argued in William P. Buckner Jr. mail fraud trial that he claimed an approach to President Quezon could redeem Philippine railway bonds. Buckner and co defendants including Felipe Buencamino faced charges of conspiring to manipulate bonds. A letter signed by Buckner as bondholders committee chairman described the claimed access and alleged that McNutt granted him the courtesy of reading confidential army reports.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Quezon
Philippines
Buckner
Felipe Buencamino
Philippine National Legislature
Preview Clipper flight over ocean starts today
New York June 16 AP A four engine Atlantic clipper of 4144 tons with 30 aboard including crew lifts off for Horta Azores on a preview flight for press and radio ahead of regular passenger service to Europe starting in 11 days Captain W D Culbertson Ashland N Y commands a crew of 11 This marks first transport of non crew or official observers on the route since Pan American Airways began shuttle mail service May 20 1919 planes have crossed the Atlantic by air since then with thirty six lives lost to date
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Europe
Atlantic
Horta
Azores
Pan American Airways
W. D. Culbertson
Ashland
N. Y
U. S. Navy
Lie Detector Test in Baby Case Near Fremont
Mrs Velma Fink 22 and Edwin Baker 19, mother and uncle of 10 week old Haldon Baker Fink, took two hour lie detector tests as authorities push to solve the kidnapping and slaying. Ex chief Arthur Robinson said progress was satisfactory and tests may be repeated. Grandparents Oren Baker to be questioned next as other relatives are probed.
Foes Set to Battle Roosevelt Neutrality Bill Fight in Senate over munitions embargo stance
In Washington June 16 INS reports Senate charges over the administration bill to repeal neutrality provisions embargoing munitions exports. Sen Pepper says Congress should act before adjournment and Nye vows to oppose the measure as Roosevelt seeks funds plus a White House request for 25 million of 100 million authorized for strategic war materiel purchases.
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INS
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Claude Pepper
Florida
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
National Defense Committee
White House
Mercury Nears Top As State Swelters
The mercury rose toward the hundred mark across West Virginia with Huntington at 97.5 degrees at 1:30 p.m. Martinsburg logged 97 degrees in the eastern panhandle while Charleston reached 98, three degrees above the year’s high.
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West Virginia
Huntington
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Charleston
Ford Seeks Service to Humanity at Ford Day
Henry Ford celebrates 36th anniversary of his company and Ford day at the World’s Fair. He urges young men to pursue service to humanity over profits, noting work motive outstrips money. Ford and Edsel greet the 27,000,000th Ford at the fair and defend his past remarks as history grows.
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New York
Henry Ford
Ford
Edsel
Japs Send Dog To Miss Keller
Helen Keller will receive Kanzan Go an Akita dog gifted by Japan to replace a seeing eye dog. The dog trained by Tokyo police will travel from Los Angeles to New York to avoid the Panama Canal route. Keller plans to ship the dog by plane and had praised the earlier dog Kanikaze Wings of Gold.
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Helen Keller
Japan
Kanzan Go
New York
State Department
Tokyo
Miss Keller
America
Panama Canal
West Virginia
Lions Clubs
Beckley
Keller
Polly Thompson
Helen
Britain Seeks Soviet Entry to Anti Japan Front
London intensifies drive to win Soviet Russia into an Anglo French defense against Japan. Telegraphic instructions to the Moscow ambassador urge no stone unturned to join forces with Britain and France, with warnings that Britain will take immediate and active steps to defend China's interests if Japan presses its demands.
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INS
Japan
China
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Foreign Office
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Tientsin
Soviet Union
France
Broad tax relief bill eyed as Roosevelt urges base widening
The Ways and Means Committee reports a $1.6 billion business relief bill backed by Democrats and Republicans. It ends the undistributed profits tax, imposes an 18 percent corporate levy on earnings over $25,000, and extends nuisance levies and the three cent first class postage rate. Roosevelt supports broadening the individual income tax base, deferring lower exemptions to include lower earners.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Rayburn
Minimum Coal Prices Posted for Appalachian Mines
The bituminous coal commission proposed minimum prices from 1.15 to 3.35 dollars per ton for Appalachian mine sales. About 72 percent of U S soft coal tonnage, averaging 311.488 million tons annually, awaits final hearing within 30 days after publicizing the rates. The full schedule likely appears around June 20 ahead of Secretary Ickes taking office. The lowest price of 1.15 is for the poorest Appalachian grade.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Appalachian
Commission
Ickes
Empress of Britain Brings King George and Queen Elizabeth to Newfoundland
The Empress of Britain with King George and Queen Elizabeth anchored at Conception Bay near St John’s after a calm voyage from Halifax. The royal party planned to go ashore in the morning for the tour’s final North American stop. The ship passed St John’s entrance on schedule and rested onboard, with the king briefly playing deck tennis.
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King George
Queen Elizabeth
Newfoundland
Conception Bay
St. John’s Harbor
Halifax
King
Queen
Submarine Saboteur Band Suspected by Navy Officers
Navy officers suspect an international saboteur band may target American British and French submarines. The Phenix loss alongside the Squalus and Thetis sinkings strengthens this view, with 195 lives dead. Officials say precautions are ordered and accidents unlikely reflections of fate.
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Navy
Washington
INS
Navy Department
U.S
Bureau of Naval Operations
U. S
French Sub Phenix Sinks in South China Sea Mystery Deepens
Saigon reports no trace of the Phenix after a practice dive off Cam Ranh Bay. Sixty to seventy-one crewmen feared dead. oxygen lasting 48 to 60 hours. Naval search continues as experts warn of sharks and deep-water pressure.
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Indo- China
Phenix
Paris
INS
South China Sea
Ministry of Marine
Bay of Cam-Ranh
Indo-China
Marine Ministry
Bay of
Cam- Ranh
New Tee
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