Old Age Taxes and Aid Spark congressional debate
The House rejected the Townsend pension plan while considering social security amendments to extend old age insurance to seamen and bank employees and accelerate benefits. The Ways and Means Committee urged higher state support for aid to the needy and children, deferred the payroll tax increase, and tighter unemployment levies. Proposals for broader credit, a farm bill, and tax revision dominated Capitol Hill as the Senate approved reorganizations and war material purchases. The Supreme Court adjourned after rulings on child labor, free assembly, and milk stabilization. A Briggs CIO strike led to a long contract in Detroit. Tail Tales note cows in Carolina and Iowa reflecting rural humor.
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World tensions rise as Europe edges toward new blocs
Britain moves to form a three power bloc with France and Russia led by Chamberlain sending William Strang to Moscow to secure a Baltic non aggression guarantee Moscow insists on. Estonia and Latvia sign non aggression pacts with Germany drawing sharp reactions from Moscow and London.
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Washington discusses third Roosevelt term gains and other 1940 rumors
Discussion of a possible third term for President Roosevelt grows as he tours the nation. Garner, Farley, and Wallace are named as potential candidates if he does not run. Excerpts from speeches and political events highlight relief work, Alcatraz issues, and international credit moves with Chile seeking funds and naval swaps.
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Farley
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British King and Queen to Leave U S for Montreal
On Monday June 12 the British king and queen depart the United States for Montreal while President Roosevelt plans to address West Point graduates. Other items note Jersey City rally after Supreme Court victory, upcoming commemorations, and events across cities including Milwaukee Flag Day and Idaho Pioneers Day.
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Bunker Hill
Boston
Mass poisoning probe links to vast murder conspiracy
A WPA worker died last October triggering a probe into a historic mass murder conspiracy. Two dozen suspects are in custody as trials near in Philadelphia. Police report ten known murders for insurance, with 50 to 100 more suspected across Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and Delaware. Seven exhumed bodies show poison, four poisonings and a drowning are confessed, and one suspect was previously convicted of murder.
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Farmers receive billions in income and benefits in year summary
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates last year farmers earned 7.538 billion from marketed products and 482 million in government benefits while producing 1.2 billion for their own use. Total gross income reached 9.22 billion, with a comparison to other years shown below.
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Justice Crater Declared Legally Dead Nine Years After Vanishing
New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph Crater, vanished after a dinner nine years ago, was officially declared dead this week. The court must decide if insurance companies should pay his widow the $30,000 policy.
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Supreme Court
Joseph Crater
Europe must unite to avert collapse says Benes
Dr Eduard Benes, former Czechoslovak president, warns that a United States of Europe may be the final solution to save the continent from total collapse. Polish ambassador Jerzy Potocki compares choosing between Soviet Russia and Germany to preferring measles or smallpox in a blunt appraisal.
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Germany
Refugees aboard the St Louis head home as Cuba rebuffs
The German liner St Louis with 907 Jewish refugees lingered five days near Florida after Havana ordered it out and then set course for Hamburg. Cuba offered sympathy but strict terms blocked admission. Meanwhile 250 more refugees on two ships searched Latin America for ports.
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King George VI Visit Sparks Tea Party and IRA Tensions
The piece notes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth touring America with a large royal entourage as Boston hosts a symbolic tea party for British sailors amid rising anti-British sentiment. It highlights IRA activity, arrests in Detroit, and fear of terrorism across Britain and Ireland. It also cites historical anecdotes about Gamelin, Joffre, and Romania's Carol while framing a mood of cautious diplomacy and unrest.
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Sean Russell
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Ont
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Mariana
Greece
Duke of Kent
Australia
Ledwedge
Vincent Lawlor
Homecoming of Axis troops praised by Hitler and Mussolini
German and Italian veterans who fought in Spain were welcomed home this week by Der Fuehrer and the Duce. Hitler said he sent them to defend the fatherland from catastrophe and out of sympathy for a country that remained neutral and friendly toward the Axis in the previous war.
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der Fuehrer
Trials of two jurists end with opposite verdicts in New York
Both trials concluded the same day with starkly different outcomes. Former U S circuit judge Martin T Manton was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice amid claims of a bartered justice system. Kings County judge George W Martin was acquitted of taking a bribe in a Brooklyn abortion case.
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Martin T. Manton
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al Smith
John W. Davis
Manton
George W. Martin
Kings County
Brooklyn
Notable 1930s figures appear in a wave of public notices
Merle Oberon and Alexander Korda linked to indictments and productions while Mrs May Hancock Ayer faces jewel smuggling charges in New York. Trains wreck across Indiana New Jersey Texas kill three and injure many. Eastern Steamship Company strike ends after a week with 14 ships idle. Angelo Donnici, Kansas City narcotics figure, gets eight years. Francisco Sarabia dies in Washington crash after Mexico City to New York record. Roosevelt nominates Bowers Wilson Jenkins Leahy for posts in Chile Uruguay Bolivia Puerto Rico. Bert Wheeler divorces Sally Haines. Italy rejects Suez Canal representation. David J Ward elected to House. Giants hit five homers in one inning vs Reds. Deaths include Sir Philip Sassoon and several notable figures.
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May Hancock Ayer
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New Jersey
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Angelo Donnici
Kansas City
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Lindbergh
Washington
Mexico City
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Claude G. Bowers
Chile
Edwin C. Wilson
Uruguay
Douglas Jenkins
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Bert Wheeler
Sally Haines
Suez Canal
Italy
David J. Ward
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Britain
Charles Starr Leeds
Anna Coleman Ladd
Henry A. Johnson
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Henry V. Foster
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George D. Fawcett
Edward J. O’connell
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