Congress closes second session with New Deal measures and spendthrift tone
After days of intense work the Seventy-third Congress ended its second session passing key New Deal laws and routine appropriations. Roosevelt maintained control though lawmakers pressed for tighter scrutiny highlighting a shift from unconditional approval. Some administration-backed bills failed, including Ickes era measures and the Lawrence waterway treaty. The session saw a large deficit appropriation and a billion-dollar housing bill while code debates questioned minimum price provisions and enforcement across industries.
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Green wins concessions as steel strike plans shift
William Green of the American Federation of Labor persuades Pittsburgh steel workers to delay a threatened strike. The plan creates a three man board to adjudicate code violations and mediate disputes, with elections oversight and final decisions by the board if accepted by labor capital and government. The move, adopted over opposition, sets the stage for further negotiations as leaders travel to Washington for a final ruling. The cleaners and dyers withdraw code consent citing Johnsons suspension of minimum price provisions while leaving other rules intact.
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Fiery clash over Foulois as army air corps chief called to step down
A House investigating committee unanimously urged Maj. Gen. Benjamin D Foulois be relieved as chief of the army air corps for alleged dishonesty inefficiency and mismanagement. Foulois challenged the charges in open court while President Roosevelt and the Secretary of War consider the report. In a separate item Mrs Agua Dally wife of a New York broker seeks separation from Curtis Dally and has moved to Nevada with their two children, Sissie and Ezzie, remaining in the White House for six months.
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Adv Astor Hurls Goblet At Drake Ceremony
American born Adv Astor, a member of British parliament, snatched a wine goblet from a Wyoming midshipman at a Plymouth Drake memory ceremony and dumped the wine into the river saying she cannot understand why men endure wine.
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Roosevelt Lauds Brain Trust at Yale Commencement
President Roosevelt received Yale's Doctor of Laws at the Yale commencement in New Haven and defended the brain trust amid critics. He praised teachers helping government and joked about not knowing party affiliations of Washington leaders as he lauded learning. He attended Harvard Yale boat races with his son, then returned to Hyde Park for the weekend.
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Air mail postage lowered to six cents per ounce
The Post Office department announced July 1 air mail postage drops from eight cents for the first ounce and 13 cents for each additional ounce to six cents per ounce. This marks a reduction in the cost of sending air mail letters and packages.
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Interpretations of the New Deal by William Bruckart
Column sketches diverse lawmakers views on the New Deal path. The piece notes mixed replies from Congress members, Roosevelt's openness to experiments, criticism from both sides, and a shift toward less critic engagement from the White House amid Hawaii vacation plans.
After Congress Adjourns United States Eyes Presidency
A reflective survey of Congress adjourning with massive peace time spending near seven billion dollars, a two billion stabilization fund, and guarantees on home mortgages and farm bonds. The piece notes President Roosevelt's expanded influence, compares old world figures, and comments on economic and political bounds during the era of “billion” spending and NRA achievements. It also mentions Max Baer’s new championship, the Count of Paris, and a British territorial suggestion.
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