McCarran Warns Court Bill Could Open Dictatorship
Nevada Senator warns the administration’s court bill may become a wedge to dictatorship like those in Germany and Italy. He urges organized labor to join a crusade to block enlarging the supreme court amid a packed, heated Senate debate.
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Washington
McCarran
Nev
Senate
Germany
Italy
Supreme Court
Bailey
D-Nc
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Roosevelt
Democrats Oppose Tax Inquiry Into Roosevelt Morgenthau
Washington reports Democrats dismissed calls for a congressional tax investigation committee to study income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. Rep. Fish accused of political theatrics. Doughton called the claims a hullabaloo about nothing.
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Washington
Congressional Tax Investigating Committee
Rep. Fish
R-Ny
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Doughton
D-Nc
Fish
New Yorker
Earhart Search Intensifies as Navy Extends Phoenix Survey
In Honolulu and amid a swift South Pacific sweep, navy planes from the battleship Colorado and the carrier Lexington pressed a last chance search for Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan. No clues or hope of recovery emerged, and the hunt shifted toward open water southeast of Howland with hundreds of aviators ready to unleash 62 planes. George Putnam, husband of Earhart, prepared to leave for North Hollywood, saying he still clings to hope while Miss Earhart’s mother stays with him.
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Navy
Lexington
Amelia
Noonan
South Pacific
Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Colorado
Phoenix Islands
Aviation
Frederick J. Noonan
Howland
George Palmer Putnam
Coast Guard
Naval
San Francisco
North Hollywood
Putnam
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
Miss Earhart
Amy Earhart
Frank Johnson
California
David Binney Putnam
Security seen in construction at Carolinas meeting
Myrtle Beach July 10 speakers for the Carolinas Branch of the Associated General Contractors of America urged a systematic long range construction program to boost security. L A Emerson SC state consultant for the National Resources committee outlined four objectives for planning and development: research, whole problem consideration, long view and coordination.
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Myrtle Beach
D. C
Carolinas
Associated General Contractors of America
L. A. Emerson
South Carolina
National Resources Committee
House considers indefinite recess amid Supreme Court plan fight
Speaker Bankhead indicated explanatory plans to recess the House indefinitely if the Senate engages in a prolonged filibuster of the Supreme Court reorganization proposal. Majority Leader Rayburn discussed possible three day recesses with Bankhead and Minority Leader Snell as a pause option.
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Washington
Bankhead
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Rayburn
D-Tex
Snell
Jessie Simpson Faces Tragedy While Worrying Over Amelia Earhart
Hackensack New Jersey on July 10 18 year old Jessie Simpson a beauty contest winner who lost her legs in an April accident focuses on Amelia Earhart's fate rather than her own tragedy. She plans to pose for a photographer and return to work once she can walk again.
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Hackensack
N. J
Jessie Simpson
Venus de Milo
Amelia Earhart
Miss Simpson
Tam
Violences Break Out As Paris Strike Expands
Violence flared in Paris as hotel, restaurant, and cafe workers launched a strike for a five day week. About a dozen large hotels and over a hundred eateries joined the walkout, with some venues remaining open under minimal staffing while amid calls to offset the action by shuttering doors. Premier Chautemps urged continued arbitration as negotiations continue.
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Paris
Boulevard
Champs Elysee Cafe
Camille Chautemps
Duke University Day at Junaluska
Duke University Day at Junaluska will be held at Lake Junaluska on Monday with Duke president Dr William P Few and other officials including Henry R Dwire and Dr Alan K Manchester on the program. Dr Paul N Garber oversees the Junaluska summer school arrangements.
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Durham
Duke University
Lake Junaluska
William P. Few
Duke
Henry R. Dwire
Alan K. Manchester
Paul N. Garber
Junaluska
Veteran Coroner Brooks Dies At Home In Pittsboro
George H. Brooks 61 longtime Chatham county coroner died at his Pittsboro home after a lengthy illness. A native of Pittsboro he served as Methodist church steward and had been secretary of the Masonic lodge for 15 years.
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Pittsboro
George H. Brooks
Chatham County
Brooks
Masonic Lodge
Letter Defends Big Check To Farm Firm
Oscar Johnston defends a 350000 dollar farm benefit payment to Delta Pine and Land Co of Mississippi. He says the firm could have earned 886254 more if it had not cut acreage, and that cooperation of large and small producers was essential in farm programs. Johnston notes 363002.57 received in four years and describes jobs for over 1000 families. The letter was sent to Senator Vandenberg who requested details of AAA payments.
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Washington
Southern Farm Corporation
Farm Administration
Oscar Johnston
AAA
Delta Pine and Land Company of
Mississippi
Vandenberg
R.mich
Johnston
Dream Leads to Lost Diamond Unearthed in Yard
Mrs. H. H. White of Rock Hill said a dream prompted her to search under a cedar tree in her yard for a diamond lost 15 years ago from an engagement ring. She dug in the former tree area and found the diamond after the tree had been blown down by a wind storm years earlier.
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Rock Hill
H. H. White
Cotton program impact on small producers amid wage and credit changes
The speaker argues any policy favoring large lines would hurt small producers. Credit lines for tenants have more than doubled, day wages and officer salaries rose 20 to 25 percent. More tenant families farm company properties today despite a 25 percent drop in cotton acreage from normal levels.
Snell Demands Probe Into Political Fund Schemes
Minority leader Snell of New York calls for a House committee to probe alleged evasion of the federal prohibitions on corporate contributions to presidential campaigns. He cites a letter describing autographed Roosevelt books sold for 250 dollars to cover deficits, naming Roosevelt and Farley in a suspected scheme. The issue references Democratic National Committee fundraising methods and a June White House statement.
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Washington
Snell
House
Roosevelt
Farley
New Yorker
House Committee
United States
Democraticational Committee
M. H. Porter
Democratic National Committee
White House
Thousands Flee Heat Across Nation as Scorching Weather Persists
Americans sought relief from a four day heat wave by moving to beaches mountains and woods. Forecasters warned the hot spell would continue through the weekend while storms threatened little relief. The heat sent temperatures to near records in several cities and drew 150000 Chicagoans to Lake Michigan.
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Associated Press
Indiana Plants Plan to Reopen in Indiana Harbor
Youngstown Sheet and Tube moves to reopen its strike closed Indiana Harbor plant while Republic Steel works resume at Pittsburgh and Cumberland Maryland. The seven state strike, which halted a sixth of U S steel output, left about 100000 workers idle. Sheet and Tube says it will open next week at Indiana Harbor and will not sign with any party, claiming compliance with the law.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
J. C. Argetsinger
Sheet & Tube
Indiana
Labor charges aluminum firm in Alcoa strike case
The Aluminum Company of America faced charges of interference and failure to bargain in a labor dispute at its Alcoa Tennessee plant. Regional NLRB director Feidelson said an investigation will proceed promptly, as unions push for settlement terms while executives seek talks.
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Atlanta
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Francie J. Dillon
William Green
American Federation of Labor
J. C. Howard
Labor Department
Howard
A. D. Huddleston
Aluminum Company
Governor Hoey Tours Blue Ridge Parkway Route
Governor Hoey inspected the proposed Blue Ridge Parkway route in Waynesville traveling through Locy Gap Balsam and the Smoky Mountains. The survey was completed about a year ago but faced Cherokee Nation opposition hindering final survey of the reservation. The purpose was to find an alternate path if Indian objections block the final ten miles approved by federal authorities. Twenty one western North Carolinians joined the governor on the tour.
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Waynesville
Hoey
Balsam
Smoky Mountains
Aldes
Policeman Testifies Self-Defense in Indian Shooting
Maxton July 10 Policeman Hector Fisher said he shot Rufus Dial in self defense while arresting Allen Locker, both Indians, as Dial was carried to a Lumberton hospital with a chest wound. Fisher said Dial tried to aid Locker’s escape and assaulted him with a heavy stick.
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Maxton
Hector Fisher
Rufus Dial
Allen Locker
Fisher
Dial
Lumberton
Lockal
Man Identified After Train Fatality in Laurinburg
Laurinburg authorities identify Alvin Hubert Mercer, 30, of Hamlet, as the man killed by a train. Deputies found his identification papers in his trousers pocket.
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Laurinburg
Alvin Hubert Mercer
Hamlet
Bitter clash renews near Peiping in Manchurian war
Reports say Japanese and Chinese forces resumed heavy fighting around the Yu River near Ing and Lunmiao, with near constant shelling and quick rearmament by Japanese troops toward North China. The clash followed a fragile truce as both sides accuse each other of breaking the armistice.
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Peiping
Japan
North China
Yu River
Ing
Lun Miao
Yungting
Marco Polo Bridge
Mane
Nese 29Th Army
Chal
Lungwangmiao
Fengtai
Pinghsien
Yun
New Battle Plan Heavy Guns On Battle Ships
The State Department announced 161 guns will be mounted on the new battleships under construction. The 16 inch naval guns will fire armor piercing shells weighing about 2100 pounds up to 17 1/2 nautical miles as materials are prepared at New York and Philadelphia navy yards.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Abe
New Y
Philadelphia Navy Yards
Ina Sledge Stands Firm Amid Tupelo Eviction Drive
Ina Sledge a 28 year old Memphis socialite and Wellesley graduate defies Tupelo businessmen to evict her for union activity She remains in Milltown section awaiting orders after three eviction attempts by local authorities and Reed Brothers workers escorted her June 18 she plans further organizing from International Ladies Garment Workers Union CLO affiliate.
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Tupelo
Miss
Ida Sledge
Milltown
Memphis, Tenn
Miss Sledge
Wellesley
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
CLO
Reed Brothers Manufacture Company
National Labor Re Tions Board
Josephine Smith
L. H. Scott
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Detroit
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Wis
Winona
Minn
Nashville
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Republic Steel
Blue Ridge Parkway
N. C
Ina
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