Social Security Act Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld the Social Security Act’s unemployment insurance provisions by a five to just a few votes, while the old age pension provisions were deemed constitutional by all but Justices Sutherland and Van Devanter. Justice Cardozo wrote the two majority opinions on his 67th birthday. The decision sparked administration support for expanded federal powers under the general welfare clause. In related rulings, Alabama’s unemployment insurance act and Wisconsin’s injunction ban in labor disputes were upheld. A separate measure to regulate hours and wages in interstate industries was introduced in Congress. John D. Rockefeller Sr died at his Florida home, aged 97, after shaping Standard Oil and amassing a vast philanthropic fortune. his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. continues leadership. Third son of Charles A. Lindbergh born May 12.
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Russia plans Arctic air base near North Pole
Russia intends to establish a regular air link with the United States via the Arctic, binding an ice base a few miles from the pole. Four scientists will stay on the ice for a year with radio contact, naming the field Comrade Stalin's Land. The proposed route runs Moscow to San Francisco, while Peary’s claim remains disputed.
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Justice Van Devanter Resigns from Supreme Court
Rumors fly in Washington that Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter will retire after the summer adjournment on June 1. Joseph Robinson emerges as favored successor, with Democratic allies signaling opposition if Robinson is passed over amid the court enlargement controversy.
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Paris Exposition Opened by President Lebrun
President Albert Lebrun led a long ceremony to open the Paris Exposition of 1937, delayed over labor troubles. The grounds along the Seine hosted diplomats and guests as about 60 percent of structures were complete, with the United States and Great Britain pavilions still under construction. France expects hundreds of thousands of visitors to see a display of science, industry and art from nations worldwide.
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Windsor Warfield Wedding Expected at French Castle
ALLIS WARFIELD is to wed EDWARD the duke at the Chateau de Cande near Monts France on June 3. The question of her title remains disputed as Edward’s American friend Herman L Rogers hints she would be called "her royal highness" amid a widening rift with the British cabinet and Anglican churchmen over the pre abdication promise.
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Welles Is Nominated Undersecretary of State
President Roosevelt sent a Senate message detailing several State Department appointments. Sumner Welles is nominated for undersecretary, R Walton Moore for counsellor, with Cudahy and Owsley named as ministers to Ireland and Norway respectively, and Edwin Neville to Lisbon. The World’s Fair appropriation of 5 million was vetoed amid a rebuke to Congress.
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Ellender bill seeks to curb foreign bond sales in US
A proposed measure by Senator Allen Ellender would add a Securities Act section to bar sale in the United States of foreign government bonds unless net proceeds equal par value, with a two percent service charge allowed. The aim is to narrow price spreads, reduce underwriter profits, and curb excessive foreign financing in the American market.
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Sige Poor Lo's Revival in Ganta Monica
A historical column satirizes civilization’s gifts to American Indians, warns of their growing numbers, and suggests borrowing Aborigine cures. It contrasts with a critique of New York burlesque licenses and theater morals, then shifts to global debt talk and a Runyon essay musing on humor and human folly.
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Prophet Heard and Huxley Team on Telepathy and Prophecy
In New York Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard, British author and broadcaster, are profiled as a pair of intellectuals probing telepathy and prophecy. Heard, 48, Cambridge bred, argues for a rising super-consciousness while examining psychical research with Duke University data.
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Ninety-Nine Steps Club At Union Methodist Church
The Ninety-nine Steps club is a club affiliated with Union Methodist Church in New York City. The church sits exactly 88 steps from Broadway and is known locally as the Actors church.
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