Pickrel Favors Simple Majority Treaty Vote in Navy Senate Race
Taft does not answer Times query on switching to a simple majority for treaties. The Times notes 17 of 33 Democrats and 2 of 29 Republicans favor the change with many abstaining. Resolutions in Congress seek end of two thirds rule seen as key to world peace or isolationism. Taft is labeled an isolationist in Congress.
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Taft
William G. Pickrel
U. S. Senate
Senate
Robert A. Taft
New York Times
Times
Congress
Sen Taft
Workers Pack Toledo Registration Drive in Parking Clash
Dozens of cars were tagged for double parking and one worker was arrested after hundreds of CIO and union members surged to the Toledo board of elections during lunch hour to register for the November 7 election. Police issued tickets as workers complained of retaliation and political motivation.
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Toledo
Board of Elections
Republican Party
Charles Ballard
CIO
Roosevelt
Barney Conal
Greater New York
United States Student Assembly
USSA
Rule Of Week A Pedestrian Crossing Property Always Has The Right Of Way
A column asserts pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks and intersections, emphasizing caution for drivers and the need to yield to walkers at marked and unmarked crossings. The piece discusses safety and legal expectations in urban traffic.
Ask FDR Free Framed Soldiers
The Ind Labor Defense and 1100 groups urge President Roosevelt to grant unconditional pardons to two World War II soldiers, Frank Fisher Jr and Edward R Loury, jailed on rape charges. Court martial testimony reportedly showed the act was a commercial transaction with a prostitute, resulting in dishonorable discharge and life terms. The men, serving at McNeil Island, face public support from many national organizations and individuals across sectors.
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New York
Pres. Roosevelt
Ind. Labor Defense
Frank Fisher Jr
Edward R. Loury
McNeil's Island, Wash
ILD
War Chest aid for crews at English port during invasion
During the first three weeks of the invasion of France the United Seamen's Service funded by the War Chest provided food and lodging for 23 crews comprising over 1000 men who arrived at all hours at an English port. More than 33 countries were represented among the crews.
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France
United Seamen's Service
War Chest
We Eat More Than Ever And Farmers Prosper
A National Political Action Committee rebuttal challenges Louis Bromfield’s famine warnings. It cites rising farm income figures under Roosevelt and argues the New Deal has boosted farmer earnings, noting per capita net income and total cash income across Hoover and Roosevelt eras.
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Louis Bromfield
The
Enquirer
National Political Action Committee
NPAC
NCPAC
Foreman Puts Too Much Feeling Into Work
Western Felt Works female employees left the Chicago plant after a foreman returned from a vacation and allegedly patting and pinching women. Local 190 of the Textile Workers Union CIO reported 650 workers had struck to demand the foreman’s dismissal, and management promised action. The walkout occurred as workers felt betrayed when the foreman announced his vacation.
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Chicago
Textile Workers Union
CIO
Re elect Roosevelt Fund Approved by Teamsters Delegates
Delegates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL at their annual Washington convention voted a $150,000 fund to back Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reelection. The measure marks a formal pledge from the union to support the president’s campaign.
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Washington
Intl Bro. of Teamsters
AFL
Norden labor spying charges surface in Norden plant case
Sidney Silvers testified at an NLRB hearing about a labor espionage system at C. L. Norden Co bombsight plant in Brooklyn. He described gathering guard names in GE focal 475 and names of union leaders while reports listed attendees of organizing meetings.
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New York
C. L. Norden Co
Brooklyn
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Norden
NLRB
Sidney Silvers
Silvers
Norden Security System
GE Focal 475
Wage decision date remains uncertain in labor plea
Washington reports the fate of the Little Steel Formula remains undecided after WLB arguments and labor visits to President Roosevelt. Philip Murray urges immediate action as UAW and CIO press for a raise, while industry cites 15 percent limits and looming wage cuts across rubber, textile, and auto sectors.
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Washington
WLB
Roosevelt
Labor
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Usa-Cio
Murray
Germany
UAW
R. J. Thomas
Intl
Neil Brant
G. L. Paterson
Isadore Katz
Hillman Dares Dies Committee To Question Him
Sidney Hillman head of CIO PAC challenged the Dies Committee in Atlantic City to put questions to him about accusations that the PAC is communist dominated. He told Shipbuilding Workers CIO that they did not dare to face him publicly while denying the charges.
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Atlantic City
Sidney Hillman
Cio-Pac
Dies Committee
PAC
The
Shipbuilding Workers
CIO
Campaign rhetoric for Roosevelt supporters condemned as unfair
The speaker argues the campaign against Roosevelt supporters mirrors accusing Dewey of fascism, noting that Nazi sympathizers native fascists and haters are expected to vote for him.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
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Federated Picture
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