Insurgents Drive Route in Basque City Bilbao
Insurgents push toward Bilbao on a 60 mile front as Basque and government troops retreat from Durango. Refugees flee while London dispatches evacuations to St Jean de Tait and naval protection is considered. Duke of Windsor reacts to Coronation Commentary sales rise in the U S.
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TVA Appropriation Increase Passed Despite Economy Plea
In Washington on April 28 the House approved an outright 84 million dollar deficiency appropriation and added 4 million more to the Tennessee Valley Authority budget for the coming year. The TVA total reached 44.17 million, though about 14 million under the budget bureau’s request. The action occurred amid calls for real economy as Roosevelt faces a looming deficit, while Farm Administration officials seek a long-range program financed within existing agricultural funds.
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Suit Against Mellon Company Sparks Anti Trust Debate
Walter Lippmann argues the government action to dissolve the Aluminum Company uses antitrust laws to challenge what may be an economic monopoly. He notes the sole American producer could justify competition safeguards or require broader reform, warning that tariff protections and foreign ties could cement a controlled industry under state influence.
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Dementia Washington Opponents count majority on committee
World news in gist reports judiciary committee balance in Washington amid votes on hour and wage legislation for textile workers, plus expected presidential approval. Other updates include floods receding in three states and mass strikes with resumed work after ratifications.
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Presidents Aid Club Movement In Tulsa Session
In Tulsa Oklahoma on January 28 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs held a meeting focused on state and international affairs. A proposed federal court reorganization faced a first reading and debate, while a statement of principle drew objections prior to a vote planned for Friday. President Roosevelt expressed interest in aiding working women and the federation’s program for those without vocational training to supplement family budgets.
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Opposition majority forms on Roosevelt court plan debate
Washington reports reveal the Senate Judiciary Committee gained a solid opposition bloc including Democrats O Mahoney Hateh and Mc Carran bringing ten of eighteen votes. Observers forecast either a major revision or a rejection recommendation, with administration claims of sufficient Senate support. The panel planned to vote May 18 after three weeks of debate, but plans could shift.
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Railway Men Seek Higher Wages Across Railroads
From San Francisco a mediation board hears a push by four Brotherhoods of locomotive engineers to demand a general wage increase for all railroad workers. G W Laughlin says railroads nationwide must pay more, signaling broad wage action. In New York, stock exchange seat values rise with a transfer price noted at 100000.
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Just a Minute With nN gan El Paco Texas April 28
In El Paco Texas on April 28 the writer recalls past jubilation by Democrats after elections and Republicans after returns. He notes the 1986 fall season offered the Literary Digest poll as the main Republican boast and doubly comments on their cautious optimism for the next congressional campaign.
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Canada Flood Still Serious in Thamesville Ontario
Flooding in Thamesville Ontario reached its worst in 20 years as the Thames River rose 24 feet, isolating the town and inundating homes, businesses, and farmland. London nearby faced slime coating and widespread damage estimated at 24 million dollars as floodwaters spread from the river’s crest.
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Senator Wheeler Warns Against Undermining Court Folly
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana warned that enacting radical reforms now would undermine the fundamental structure of the United States built over 150 years. He spoke to the St Louis Bar Association asserting opposition to adding six Supreme Court justices and urged patience on labor legislation and other reforms.
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Pope Appears Very Well After Recent Heart Incident
Vatican City reports Pope looks surprisingly well following a slight heart attack yesterday as Monsignor James J. O'Reilly of New York City, secretary of the Catholic Near East Belief Welfare association, meets him.
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Hours and Wages To Be Regulated In Textile Industry
Washington April 28 Congress learns Roosevelt has given a go ahead for federal legislation to regulate maximum hours and minimum wages in the textile industry employing about 1,260,000. It would be the last such measure the president would back this session. Chairman Connery says the House Labor Committee intends to remove wage differentials between northern and southern mills once the bill passes.
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Missing Plane Found Near Cuyun River in Venezuela
The airmail plane Veneolana missing with wings found near the Cuyun river in Venezuela. One passenger and the pilot were injured and abandoned by other passengers and crew who reached Eldorado. Passengers included Frederic D. Gray of the US legation and William Armstrong Perry, an American newspaperman.
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Girls in Frisco for Beauty TeoT
Eleven young women from western states arrive in San Francisco for a beauty contest tied to the 1939 International Exposition Femininity contest committee. Judging set for dinner dance. winners chosen for charm voice and poise among Marlon Kane Arizona Lucy Ann Madasu California Jun Baker Idaho Ruth Kump Montana Genariere Hansen Nevada Vivien Palmer Jer Mann New Mexico Cartyn Welse Oregon Maurina McKenzie Utah Sharley Joe Ellis Washington Batelia Wilcox Wyoming.
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New Mexico
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Oregon
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Utah
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Washington
Batelia Wilcox
Wyoming
Roosevelt on Gulf Coast Journey From Deep South
President Roosevelt travels aboard a eight car private train en route to the Gulf coast on vacation plans with a first stop at Biloxi Mississippi. The departure from Washington was moved to avoid a long layover and to allow more rest. sparse rain in the capital contrasted with warmth as the train sped through southern Virginia toward Gulfport with a detour to view Jefferson’s former home en route.
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