Silver Group Threatening Tax Bill Stall in Senate
Democratic leaders moved to set aside the monetary powers bill for tax bill action as a silver bloc filibuster loomed. Sen. McCarran warned of long talks, with possible amendments to fix domestic silver at 77 cents, while a broad tax cut and WPA funding faced tight deadlines before June 30.
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INS
Roosevelt
Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Democratc
Barkley
Kentucky
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Silverites
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Sec. of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate Appropriations
Sen. LaFollette (P
Wisconsin
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A humorous quip from Robert Quillen about a boy named Willie Willis who clarifies that he did not intend impudence when asked Mrs. Brown about pain, joking he asked if she ever sat on a bee. The line captures a lighthearted rural wit and domestic mischief.
Leaps Into Sea From Blazing Hunstanton Pier
Miss Winifred Taylor leaps into shallow water from a burning Hunstanton pier in England while a companion also escapes flames. Several men rush to assist as both emerge unharmed from less than three feet of water.
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U.S
Clipper
Winifred
Taylor
Hunstanton
England
Cook New Hero of Sub Wreck
A Squalus disaster survivor William Isaacs testified before a naval inquiry detailing how he sealed a flooded bulkhead between the galley and engine room after the diving alarm. Sabotage concerns were raised as Congress considered a $10 000 espionage probe, with Craven unable to recall any abnormal pre dive events.
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Portsmouth
N. H
INS
Naval Board of
William Isaacs
Washington, D. C
Isaacs
Washington
Congress
Charles W. Styer
Eugene Donald Craven
Thayer
Size of Family Is Basis of Suit
Agnes Cebrat sues for divorce from Frank Cebrat in Chicago arguing desertion after a quarrel over family size. Agnes cites four children and appears with her four offspring in court as she seeks dissolution while the judge orders support pending the action.
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Chicago
INS
Frank Cebrat
Frank
Agnes
Philip J. Finnegan
Lowest Death Rate Reported For 1938
The census bureau announced the nation had its lowest death rate last year with 1,380,986 deaths in 1938 and an average of 10.6 per 1,000 population. Infant mortality fell to a new low of 50.9 per 1,000 live births, aiding overall longevity. 1933 had 10.7 and 1918 a high of 18.1.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Goebbels Warns Nazi Plan for World Wealth
Berlin reports Propaganda Minister Goebbels rebukes attempts to bar Nazi access to global riches as massive German troop movements roll to western and eastern fronts amid the Italo German naval talks at Friedrichshaven. The speech was delivered before a large Nazi audience at a midsummer festival in the Olympic stadium.
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Berlin
INS
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Goebbels
Olympic Stadium
Friedrichshaven
France
Poland
Gov Leche to Resign His Louisiana Post
Baton Rouge dispatch reports Governor Richard W. Leche announced he would resign before the end of next week due to poor health. His departure would allow Lieutenant Governor Earl K. Long, brother of Huey P. Long, to assume the state's top office.
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Gov. Leche
Louisiana
Huey
Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Sulfanilamide Shuts Down Germ Power Says Pittsburgh Doctors
The new drug sulfanilamide smothers disease germs by blocking catalase, the enzyme that helps germs produce hydrogen peroxide. Doctors Ralph R. Mellon and Lawrence E. Shinn report the mechanism in Pittsburgh, framing the discovery as a key to its effectiveness against diseases like blood poisoning pneumonia meningitis erysipelas and gonorrhea.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Milwaukee
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ralph R. Mellon
Lawrence E. Shinn
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh
Chinatown Fire Claims Seven Lives In Manhattan
A Chinatown flop house fire on Doyer Street killed seven people and injured eight others and eight firemen. Mayor LaGuardia called for the area to be redeveloped citing fire hazard and congestion as factors in the tragedy. Authorities recovered a counterfeit dollar bill amid the wreckage.
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New York
Chinatown
Dovers Street
LaGuardia
NLRB Revises Three Disputed Labor Rules
The National Labor Relations Board issued amendments aimed at appeasing employer critics and AFL objections. Changes include allowing employers to petition to identify the true employee representative when rival unions claim majority support, increasing hearing notice to ten days, and guaranteeing a union as a party to hearings on contracts under the Wagner Act.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Quintuplets spared from spanking says physician
Montreal June 21 The Dionne quintuplets have never been spanked their doctor Allan Roy Dafoe said in a Canadian Press interview He described a quiet room used to reflect on their sins with the others watching and approving the method as modern and likely to continue.
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Montreal
Allan Roy Dafoe
Canadian Medical Association
Warplane funding cut tied to research push and political clash
The House narrowly passes an amendment trimming the $292,695,547 arms bill to 1,749 warplanes. Democratic leaders delay a final vote, citing party divisions after a 121 to 113 party-line defeat for administration goals to expand air forces. Rep. Powers says funds from 1,283 plane purchases would fund $37 million for air development research urged by Lindbergh.
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INS
House
Rep. Powers
New Jersey
Powers
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rep. Engel
Michigan
Roosevelt
U. S
France
Great Britain
Germany
Record Farm Bill Sets New Funding Level
Congress unveils a record $1.205 billion farm bill after Senate House conference approval. House could cut or reject, but unlikely. Cotton export subsidy faces southern opposition and possible delay in passage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Sec. Wallace
Defense Pact With Russia Reported Near
London reports Britain expects a final Anglo French Russian defensive alliance in principle within days. Strang and Molotov have made progress in Moscow talks. Britain signals broad mutual aid guarantees for the Baltic region and readiness to protect the Tientsin concession supplies if needed.
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London
INS
Far East
Europe
Britain
Moscow
William Strang
Vladimir Molotov
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tientsin
Woman Hitch-Hiker Suspected as Fugitive
Sheriff Arthur Quigley arrested a young woman hitch-hiker near Richmond Indiana and held her for investigation as a possible escaped inmate from Marysville Ohio women's reformatory. He said she does not appear to be Velma West and noted the West description does not match.
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Richmond
Ind
Arthur Quigley
Here
Marysville
Velma West
Marguerite Reilley
U.S. weighs heavy penalties on Japanese imports
Washington reports the treasury is investigating Japanese imports for state subsidies as a possible prelude to economic reprisals. If subsidies are found, the United States may impose countervailing duties akin to actions taken against Germany, under measures short of war.
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Washington
INS
U. S
China
Treasury Department
U.S
Tokyo
Treasury
Japan
Germany
Windsors Charm Paris Reporters Before Marseilles Flight
Paris dispatch reports 12 American reporters invited to visit the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Boulevard Suchet. The duchess charms the press in a black frock as the duke hints at a U.S. visit while the group prepares to leave for Marseilles en route home.
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Inez Robb
Paris
INS
Die
France
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Boulevard Suchet
Marseilles
Port Washington
N. C
U. S
Britain to reopen war debt talks with United States
London reports Britain's government will contact Washington to restart negotiations on war debts. The aim is a settlement to allow payments to begin in December 1939, with total debt including interest at 5.495 billion dollars as of June 15. The move comes as King George and Queen Elizabeth prepare to return to England.
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William Hillman
London
INS
U. S
Britain
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Newspaper urges Britain to start debt talks
London dated June 21 AP report says the Daily Express urged Britain to settle the American debt along reasonable lines. The paper noted the United States has shown forbearance by not raising the matter and urged London to take the initiative.
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London
The
Daily Express
Britain
U. S
the Express
British, American talks seek loan solution on war debts
Ambassador Lindsay will press Hull and Morgenthau for an equitable plan. British and American experts to craft a solution acceptable to both nations. The approach may favor repayment of interest or principal, with a government guaranteed loan possibly raised in Britain and offered to Americans to service the debt.
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Sir Ronald Lindsay
Washington
Cordell Hull
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Lindsay
Hull
Morgenthau
John Simon
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Coup Rumors Heighten Tientsin Crisis Amid British Blockade
In Tientsin on June 22 authorities mobilized British troops and volunteers amid rumors of a Japanese coup de force. A reinforcing company arrived as an emergency corps armed itself, while the United States protested interference with American rights and property. Japan claimed gains in Swatow and advance against Chiang Kai-Shek forces.
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Tientsin
Japan
U. S
Nippon
Swatow
Chiang Kai-Shek
German Demand Slap at Britain in Vienna Recall
Berlin reports the Reich demands the recall of the British consul general at Vienna and challenges Britain globally. The move follows England's request to recall Consul General Walther Reinhardt from Liverpool over alleged espionage ties and also asks for Donald St drafted removal.
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Vienna
Britain
Walther Reinhardt
Liverpool
England
Donald St
Gadget Sparks Fire Alarm in Heat Wave Store S
In Macon Georgia on June 21 a department store suffered an automatic sprinkler discharge as heat reached 96 degrees. The system activated soaking pianos on the top floor millinery on the second floor and cosmetics on the first.
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Macon
Third Term Draft Drive Gains Momentum in 1940
Sen Guffey of Pennsylvania pledged 72 delegates to back Roosevelt for a third term at the Democratic convention. Sen Smathers of New Jersey said 32 delegates will vote solidly for Roosevelt. Sen Logan of Kentucky opposes a third term but will back Roosevelt if he runs. A Columbia survey showed Roosevelt as leader for the nomination with 33 percent of editors. Garner 31 percent, Hull 12, and Postmaster General James A. Farley 3 percent.
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New Jersey
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