Senate Defeats President’s Supreme Court Expansion Plan
The Senate voted 70 to 20 to recommit the Robinson substitute for the President’s bill to the judiciary committee, marking a crushing defeat for the proposed Supreme Court expansion. Hig h lighted by cheers, Senator Herm Johnson praised the outcome as the great majority’s will. A possible adjournment strategy for Congress was discussed but not announced.
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Senate Overrides Veto on Farm Loan Rate Bill
The Senate voted 71 to 19 to override the President's veto, extending for a year low interest loans to farmers. The measure became law without the President's signature after the House previously passed it by a two thirds margin. Senator Barkley made a weak bid to block the vote, while observers linked the outcome to his election as majority leader over Senator Harrison.
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Barkley Wins Senate Leadership After Illinois Vote
Vice President Garner Barkley and Alben W Barkley emerge as leaders of the U S Senate after a 38 to 37 vote over Pat Harrison. Dieterich of Illinois shifts his pledged vote under party pressure to back Barkley, signaling limited party unity amid Roosevelt era bill battles.
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Montana
Judiciary Committee
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Lehman Letter Calls Bill Harmful to New York Rights
Governor Lehman writes as a New York citizen that the proposed bill would threaten constitutional rights and set a dangerous precedent for future administrations. The public letter to Senator Wagner stresses opposition to the measure and its potential oppression of citizens.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Lehman
Sentry Assault Stirs U S Protest at Peiping Embassy
Two American women, Mrs. Helen R. Jones of Detroit and Miss Carol Lathrop of Washington, D. C., were attacked by Japanese embassy sentries in Peiping. Sentries charged from sandbag barricades, kicked Lathrop and shoved Jones, prompting vigorous U S protests.
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Detroit
Carol Lathrop
Washington, D. C
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De Valera Re-elected Leader and Irish Free State Leader
De Valera will serve as executive council president for another five years after an 82 to 52 vote in Dáil Éireann. He backs severing ties with Britain and may push constitutional changes including a senate and popular election for president. Analysts say a seven year term could end his political influence and fracture Fianna Fáil.
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Static Wrecked Hindenburg Explains Cause of Fire
The board of inquiry reports the Hindenburg disaster near Lakehurst New Jersey on May 6 was likely sparked by static electricity transferring from the air to the dirigible frame. They ruled out fire sabotage brush discharge propeller blade radio spark lightning and structural failure as less fitting causes.
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Marconi Dies at 63 in Rome World Icon of Wireless
Inventor Guglielmo Marconi died suddenly of a heart attack at his Rome home at age sixty three. He had been in good health and planned a new Vatican radio station. Premier Mussolini paid homage by kissing the inventor's forehead in reverence.
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Life of Josef Stalin A Boyhood to Dictator
A compact biography sketch tracing Stalin born 1879 in Gori Rus sia to a mother who pressed priestly study. It covers his seminary exile, early Bolshevik activity, meetings with Lenin, arrests, name changes, rise to power in 1917 and post Lenin era, concluding with his unlikely transformation from priesthood student to dictator.
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Joan Crawford Early Life And Rise From Operator To Star
Joan Crawford born about 1900 in San Antonio Texas rises from telephone operator and kitchen maid to stage showgirl. After Kansas City department store stock girl work and cabaret days she earns a break in a Shubert revue and is signed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer for films.
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Roosevelt’s Court Packing Gamble Seen From Robinson's Death
Columnist William Bruckart argues Joe Robinson’s death reshapes the Roosevelt court packing plan. He assesses Robinson’s leadership, the political stakes for expanding the Supreme Court, and the potential loss of Democratic control in Congress.
Roosevelt Court Fight and Star Route Veto Echoed in Debate
The article outlines Roosevelt’s court reform effort and Van Devanter’s resignation, with Senate and House opposition predicting outcomes. It notes a substitute bill by Senators Robinson Logan and Hatch, Sumners’ threat to block, and a split within the Democratic Party over a New Deal axis. It also covers Roosevelt veto of H R 448 star route renewal, praising mail service for distant towns and carriers.
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Russian Cycle Dominates Screens With Star Studded Lineup
The article highlights Marlene Dietrich in Without Armor with Robert Donat, Luise Rainer and William Powell in The Emperor's Candlesticks, Anna Sten in Two Who Dared, and George Raft in Souls at Sea. It notes Mae West's age fascination, Zorina's rise, Rudy Vallee's New York nights, Jack Benny stories, Martha Raye’s box office smash at Paramount, and Frankie Masters aiming to fund college through music. It also mentions a Grand Rapids fan letter to Gene Autry and Connie Bennett’s camaraderie with Roland Young in Topper.
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