Witness claims Bridges affiliated with Communist party
San Francisco July 1 4 Lawrence Milner a key labor department witness in Harry Bridges deportation case testified he attended Communist party meetings with Bridges and paid dues Milner said Bridges was central to the West Coast labor drive and that Communist leaders advised keeping Bridges uninvolved as an alien He denied Bridges is or ever was a party member and said most of his 14 pages of radical activity reports concern Bridges
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San Francisco
Lawrence Milner
Labor Department
Harry Bridges
West Coast
1. D
Communist Party
Milner
Oregon National Guard
National Guard
Pacific Northwest
Fridges
Bridges
United States
Angel Island
Toy
Ilnbor
Thomas H Shoemaker
James M. Landis
Harvard Law Schees
C. O
Jacqueline
San Francisco Bay
Dolezal Claims Leads To Hidden Head Location
Frank Dolezal, the confessed slayer linked to Cleveland's torso murders, was deemed sane after psychiatric exams and allegedly disclosed the burial site of Mrs Florence Polilio’s severed head. He described placing the head near East Twenty-sixth Street on the lakefront, buried under dirt and steam shovel debris.
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Cleveland
Frank Delezal
Martin L. Odownell
Frank Deteral
Florence Polilio
Dolezal
O'Donnell
Doleval
East Twenty-sixth Street
Lakefront
WPA
Fush and Three Others Injured in New Orleans Collision
J M Fush assistant to the general manager of the dock board and three others were injured in an automobile crash near Lutcher. Fush and Clarence Kurtz were treated at Baptist hospital for minor injuries and expected to leave. Charles Bonncorse a Baton Rouge butcher and his driver were taken to the capital for treatment after the collision in heavy rain.
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New Orleans
J.M Fush
Dock Board
Lutcher
Fush
Clarence Kurtz
Baptist Hospital
Charles Bonncorse
Baton Rouge
Regro
Pendergast era loot linked to company audits
Kansas City report details $88,000 in checks cashed on Pendergast firms with $500,000 looted over 12 years. Former official Edward Schneider reportedly ordered bogus invoices. he died by suicide in April amid federal probes. Auditors say money traced to Ready-Mixed Concrete and Midwest Paving among others.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Bos
Uncle Sam
Kansas City Star
Star
Treasury
Pendergast
Colburn
Schneider
Attempt To Bring Neutrality Measure To Senate Floor
Secretary Hull said the administration would press for neutrality legislation after a senate committee voted to postpone action until the next session. The Foreign Relations Committee's 12 to 11 vote included key defections from Gillette and George signaling a tight party split.
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Senate
Washington
Hull
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
George
Georgia
Reynolds
North Carolina
van Nuys
Indiana
Clark
Missouri
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
White
Maine
Vandenberg
Michigan
North Dakota Voters Weigh Pension Measures in Special Election
North Dakota residents vote in a four measure special election proposed by former Governor William Langer to fund $40 old age pensions. Proposals include a gross income tax, municipal liquor stores, a two year highway construction moratorium, and a grain storage commissioner referendum joining the ballot with a repeal act already signed by Governor John Moses.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
William Langer
Langer
John Moses
LSU Board Excludes Press In Special Session
Louisiana State University board of supervisors met in a closed special session as term limits and a leadership shakeup followed Dr James Monroe Smith's resignation. Judge James D Womack moved to exclude reporters amid a broader investigation into university affairs and past presidency. Governor Earl K Long was present for the proceedings.
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Baton Rouge
James D Womack
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
James Monroe Smith
Womack
Grand Jury
Plane Inventor Killed In All-Wing Experimental Crash
An all-wing tailless experimental plane capable of 300 mph crashed at Caulcott last night. Inventor P Nesbitt Willoughby and pilot Hugh N Olley were killed. The incident occurred near London on July 11. The craft was described as advanced and unorthodox for its time.
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London
Caulcott
P. Nesbitt Willoughby
Hugh N. Olley
French Offer Proposal 10 End Dispute
The piece notes Britain’s Chamberlain stance on the Danzig issue and possible German control of Danzig with demilitarization and free Polish use of the Vistula and port. Paris bans ministerial trips as Bonnet reviews the crisis. Soviet Red Star warns Japan to stay out of Outer Mongolia amid ongoing frontier skirmishes.
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Associated Press
Europe
Danzig
Chamberlain
Poland
Britain
Germany
Vistula
Berlin
Paris
Georges Bonnet
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Outer Mongolia
Mongolian
Manchoukuo
Japanese Provocateurs
Red Star
Officer Dies After Beating in WPA Riot in Minneapolis
A 40-year-old Minneapolis patrolman, John Gearty, died after being beaten during Monday riots between WPA workers and non-strikers. Chief Frank Forestal ordered all patrols back on duty as crowds threatened further demonstrations tied to the length of the WPA work month.
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Minneapolis
Minn
WPA
Frank Forestal
Congress
John Gearty
Paul Larson
Frank Fiesher
Gearty
G. W. Callerstrom
Fort Snelling
Veterans’ Hospital
St. Paul
Illegal Labor Picketing Declared by New York Court
New York Court of Appeals rules a union picketing a business that buys nonunion or rival union products constitutes a secondary boycott and is illegal. The decision overturns a lower court ruling on disorderly conduct charges against two members of the New York City Electrical Workers Union A F L for picketing a Brooklyn handbag shop.
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Albany
N. Y
New Yorks Court of Appeals
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
New York City Electrical Workers’ Union
Brooklyn
Labor
International Industrial and Building Construction Workers of America
Americans Win 3 to 1 in All Star Game at Yankee Stadium
The American League All Stars defeated the National League 3 to 1 before 65,000 fans in New York. Tommy Bridges earned the win after Detroit’s start, with Bob Feller shutting down the NL after the third inning. A fourth inning rally featured a Greenberg single Selkirk error and Vaughan miscue, and Joe DiMaggio hit a solo homer in the fifth.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Bill Lee
Chicago
Lawyers propose world wide ban on aerial bombings
San Francisco July 11 4 A proposal to shield civilians from aerial warfare was presented to the American Bar Association by its international and comparative law section. The group urged approval of a world wide cease fire on bombing except for military objectives. Delegates at the 62nd annual meeting prepared resolutions for the house of delegates prior to tomorrow's sessions. Edward C Eicher of the Securities and Exchange Commission addressed commercial law noting Congress created the commission and that corporate securities are widely dispersed among the public.
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San Francisco
American Bar Association
Association
General Convention Assembly
House of
House of Delegates
Senate
Edward C. Eicher
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
Commission
Beefsteak On Hoof Excites Kansas City
In Kansas City on July 11 a steer escaped from stockyards and rammed through two plate glass windows. The steer bolted through Baltimore avenue, prompting calls to police and alarms as residents reported roaming cattle near homes and shops. A bicyclist, Leonard Cowee, witnessed the wild scene as town officials chased down the errant bovine.
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Stan
George
Baltimore Avenue
William Brady
Leonard Cowee
McNutt Named Head of Federal Security Administration
President Roosevelt named Paul V. McNutt to head the Federal Security Administration while he serves as American high commissioner to the Philippines. The Indiana former governor would oversee the Social Security Board CCC National Youth Administration Public Health Service and related agencies as part of a government reorganization. The move sparks debate over a potential 1940 presidential bid and the administration’s political motives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippines
Indiana
Social Security Board
CCC
Natonal Youth Administration
Public Health Service
Plane Crash Kills 1 at Tablada Airport
Sev ill unsuspecting Caproni aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Tablada airport near Madrid. The big plane fell in flames onto a fertilizer factory, triggering a fire that was soon extinguished. Officers and men aboard the plane were killed.
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Seville
Spain
Tablada
Madrid
Congressmen anxious to quit work in Washington heat
Congressmen prefer home comforts over lengthy debates as hot Washington weather and crowded apartments press them to end disputes over the presidents lending program and the neutrality bill. Vice President Garner and leaders maneuver to smooth obstacles and hasten adjournment amid mounting opposition to arms embargo repeal.
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Washington
Garner
Uvalde
Texas
Speaker Bankhead
Canada
Harrison
Mississippi
Barkley
Senate
Third Circuit Says Peaceful Picketing Cannot Be Blocked
The Third United States circuit court holds that peaceful mass picketing and strikes for a closed shop cannot be restrained by federal courts when not involving violence or fraud. Judge Francis Biddle delivers the opinion upholding a district ruling in favor of Wilson and Company, facing unions demanding a closed shop and non union employee dismissal.
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Philadelphia
Third United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Francis Biddle
Albert B. Maris
William Clark
William H. Kirkpatrick
Wilson and Company
Meat Packers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Louisiana probes widen as 34 witnesses called in university scandal
Federal and state agents raid the Louisiana scene amid WPA and PWA funds scrutiny. Baton Rouge grand jury summons the largest witness list since Dr. James Monroe Smith’s arrest. Governor Earl K. Long orders investigations into the conservation department and university affairs.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
WPA
PWA
Baton Rouge Parish
James Monroe Smith
State University
Earl K. Long
Smith
Baton Rouge
Canada
House Appropriations Subcommittee
United States Attorney General's Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Grand Jury
Treasury Department
United States District Attorney
Louisiana Conservation Department
U. S. Sues Six Oil Concerns for 3 Million
The United States Attorney General filed a federal suit against six major oil companies in Los Angeles seeking 3 million dollars. The action targets royalty rates for oil and gas from federal lands at Kettleman Hills and North Dome field. Special assistants Francis Critchlow and James Murray led a three year investigation alleging monopolistic, noncompetitive pricing since 1931 and improper marketing of gas. The government seeks 2.5 million to 3 million in royalties based on interior department valuations or actual value.
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Los Angeles
United States Attorney General
Secretary of Interior
Kettleman Hills North Dome
Francis B. Critchlow
James A. Murray
Kettleman Hills
California
Interior Department
Long Indications Tax Tokens May Be Abandoned
Governor Earl Long signaled possible end to using tokens to collect Louisiana 1 per cent general sales tax. He said lawmakers are polled on the idea but no repeal is hinted. He noted changes could be made via revenue department rule updates without a special session.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
State Department of Revenue
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Bob Feller
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Yankees
Hank Green
George E. Green
Stan Seibel
M'Nutt
FSA
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