Wage Hour Fight Signals Long House Debate
Labor begins work on wage hour bill as Norton urges only improvements. She aims to strip exemptions for farm and processing fruits and vegetables while pressing to end area of production action. House leadership plans to move quickly despite a $300 million budget gap and a party-line clash over Barden amendments in a courtroom style debate.
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How to Beat the Heat with Summer Eating Tips
Nutritionist Alice Smith shares a series on sensible summer eating. The articles advise cooling, hydrating choices and simple routines to stay comfortable during hot days.
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Alice Smith
Letters Read To Committee
Washington May 1 Blankenhorn an investor for the labor board testified that he tried to win organized labor support for a constitutional amendment to reorganize the Supreme Court He identified correspondence showing he mixed plans for steel industry organization with labor reform efforts and supplied material to the board from Senate Civil Liberties Committee records.
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Herber Blankenhorn
The
Labor Board
Organized Labor
Supreme Court
House
Blankenhorn
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Senate
Sidney Howard
New York
AFL
John L. Lewis
Labor
la Follette Committee
Capitol Hill
Sidney Carten
National Labor Relations Board
Suicide Club
Norwegians Hold Line Near Railway Junction
Reports from Stockholm say Norwegians reentered Storen a key rail hub 35 miles south of Trondheim and possibly Roros 50 miles southeast, while Germans withdraw tactics emphasize rapid strikes to disrupt Allied lines. Observers note uncertainty over Storen and Roros status and warn reinforcements may alter positions.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Stockholm
Storen
Trondheim
Roros
Oslo
London
Trondheim-Oslo
France Reaffirms War Aim On May Day Broadcast
Paris premier Renyaud on May Day declares France’s sole claim is to win the war against Germany and to live as free men. Rome reports US Ambassador Phillips learned Mussolini gave no current war move, after talks with Il Duce on Italy’s position amid recent developments.
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Paris
Paul Renyaud
France
Europe
Germany
Sale of Detroit Free Press to John Knight announced
Detroit May 1 news notes the sale of the Detroit Free Press to John S Knight publisher of Akron Beacon Journal and Miami Herald. The purchase includes all outstanding stock in the corporation and moves the 109 year old Michigan daily to new ownership.
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Detroit Free Press
John Ss. Knight
Akron
Beacon-Journal
Miami
Nazis Claim New Blows To British Navy
Berlin reports heavy German blows to British naval power and stronger Nazi control in Norway. The high command says a British cruiser and destroyer and five transports were sunk, with further damage to other ships, as 4,900+ prisoners were taken and operations continued near Trondheim.
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Norway
High Command
Namsos
Trondheim
Vorie
Lillehammer
Lamm
Stavanger
Fornebu
Oslo
DNB
Aalborg
Fuehrer
Hitler
Italy
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean
War Office
Steinkjer
Narvis
Air Ministry
Stager
Denmark
Million Dollar Hit Hit Hit: Reward For Hitler Capture
A Pittsburgh group offers one million dollars for the capture of Adolf Hitler unhurt and delivered to the League of Nations before end of May. Samuel H. Church of the Carnegie Institute announced the plan in a letter to the New York Times stating Hitler should face trial for crimes against humanity.
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Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
Holland
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High Court of Justice
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Duquesne Club
Il Duce Asked To Give Information On Italy s Position
United States Ambassador William Phillips asked Premier Mussolini for a clear briefing on Italy s stance amid recent international developments. Italian officials maintained no shift in policy of non-belligerency. German propaganda and British shipping moves drew attention, with limited public comment in Rome and Paris.
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Foreign Office
Berliner Boersen Zeitung
Dombas
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Il Messaggero
Troops withdraw to prepared positions in Dombas area
British forces in central Norway withdrew to prepared positions after stubborn resistance to strong German attacks in the Dombas area 100 miles south of Trondheim. Allied reports say Narvik and Namso areas remain stable while air and sea actions continue around Trondheim and Norwegian ports.
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Drew Middleton
London
War Office
Dombas
Trondheim
Norway
Narvik
Arette Ore
Nameos
USHA Approves Three Bids on North Carolina Projects
The United States Housing Authority approved three bids in North Carolina. W. P. Loftis of Charlotte won a $256,733 contract to add 108 units to Piedmont Courts. Albemarle Plumbing and Company, Inc., secured $29,963 to install plumbing. Howerd-Hickory Company received $5,985 for related work.
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United States Housing Authority
W. P. Loftis
Charlotte
N. C
USHA
Albemarle Plumbing and Company, Inc
Albemarle
Howerd-Hickory Company
Tornadic Winds Sweep Five States Killing Dozen
Tornadic winds and heavy rain lashed Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, East Texas, and Kentucky. At least 12 people died, with multiple injuries and extensive property damage as storms pounded towns from Benton to Owensboro and Thomesville, leaving families grieving and communities assessing loss.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Benton
Ark
Ilinois
Cairo
Ill
Marion
Fly
Ruby Hawks
Grand River
Thomesville
Ala
Owensboro
Ben Hicks
Edward Hicks
Elijah F. Hicks
Hicks
Elsie
Elijah Hicks
M. Campbell
Warns Against Savings Levy and Government Spending
Emmet T. Connely of the Investment Bankers Association warns the U S Chamber of Commerce that the government must not rely on spending to fix the economy. Charles G. Dawes voices blame for the chaos in the business system citing the Federal Coordinating Service abolition in 1933.
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Washington
Emmet T. Connely
Investment Bankers Association of America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Praske
Federal Coordinating Service
Nansing Po
Esept
Sweden vows neutrality and resolve to defend it
Premier Per Albio Hansson declared Sweden determined to defend neutrality with all means. He urged loyalty and cooperation to meet present challenges, noting assurances from belligerents to respect independence and peace while hoping for renewed peace among Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
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Stockholm
Per Albio Hansson
Sweden
Hansson
Norway
Denmark
Moscow Warned to Fortify for War Effort
A Soviet official on May Day urged doubling vigilance and strengthening the army as the USSR remains aloof from the war. Red troops reviewed at Lenin's tomb as officials warned of an intricate international situation and the danger of incendiaries drawing nations into conflict.
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Commissar Riementi
Voloft
Lenin
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