Business Men in Uproar Shake Washington Meeting
Secretary of Commerce Roper hosts a noisy gathering of about a thousand small business owners who demand action on taxes spending and industry issues. Friction rises as nine small groups form to discuss topics from wages to unemployment with chairmen named from across the nation.
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Secretary OF Commerce
Roper
Washington
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Ernest Draper
Draper
Fred Roth
Cleveland
RFC
Jesse Jones
White House
James G. Daly
Columbus
Ohio
W. K. Gunter
Gaffney
S. C
Howard D. North
Bernard McLean
Dallas
Texas
D. E. McAvoy
New York
O. L. Roach
Senate approves housing bill after Lodge wage row
The Senate voted 42 to 40 to adopt the conference report on the housing bill after Democratic senators shifted votes on the Lodge prevailing wages amendment. The measure, now headed to the White House, allows government mortgage insurance up to 90 percent for privately built homes cost up to 6 000 dollars and 80 percent up to 16 000 dollars. With the amendment dropped, labor and legislators weigh wage scale effects in residential building.
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Nough
Senate
White House
Senator Lodge
American Federation of Labor
Generals Pressure Nazi Leadership Over War Control
Dispatches from Berlin depict a rift between the German army high command and Nazi leaders. The army forced War Minister Werner von Blomberg to resign over a marriage issue, highlighting tensions over control of Germany’s armed forces and fueling speculation about Hitler stepping aside and restoring a monarchy.
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Berlin
Werner von Blomberg
Hitler
Mussolini
Duke of Windsor
Kaiser
Germany
A F L Plans Massive Push To Boycott Nonmembers
The A F L proposes to mobilize purchasing power to support federation affiliates and sign contracts with many manufacturers. A national educational drive and product exhibition are planned in Cincinnati May 16 to 21. John L Lewis's United Mine Workers oppose changes to Wagner Act.
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American Federation
Miami
Union Label Trades Department
William Green
A. F. of L
Cincinnati
Federation
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington
Franco regime names cabinet and policies
General Franco announces a new cabinet to govern lands under rebel control. The program includes a labor charter with separate unions, press freedom, efficient municipal government, public works for devastated regions, agrarian loans, land redistribution, revision of republican laws, a peaceful foreign policy, and a claim to all Spanish soil and looted treasures.
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Eneralissimo Franco
Spain
Navy plane collision near Point Loma claims ten lives
During maneuvers off the southern California coast two navy planes collided seventy miles from Point Loma. Ten crew members died, three were rescued and taken aboard the battleship Tennessee, while eight bodies were recovered and only small wreckage remained.
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California
Point Loma
Tennessee
League seeks aid for China as Japan war escalates
Embers of the League of Nations were asked by the council to consider lending individual aid to China in its conflict with Japan. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo urged a halt to Japan’s campaign and a just settlement through cooperation of peace loving countries. He warned that unchecked Japanese aggression in the Far East jeopardizes European peace and settlement.
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League of Nations
Council
China
Japan
V. K. Wellington Koo
League
Far East
Europe
Japs Raid Our Salmon Beds Raise Alaska Fishing Fears
Anthony Dimond told a House committee that Japanese fishing in Bristol Bay Alaska threatens the salmon industry. He cited prior incursions and 1936 sightings, noting recent floating canneries and urging a bill to extend U S jurisdiction off the Alaskan coast to curb illicit foreign fishing.
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Nthony J. Dimond
Alaska
House
Bristol Bay
Alaskan
Dimond
United States
War Update Reports Major Chinese Theater Action
AkANs embassy in Shanghai warns foreigners to evacuate over 100000 square miles in central China amid a broad war scare. The clash north of the Yangtze grows into a likely decisive battle as Japanese troops seize Chefoo on the Shantung peninsula and bomb Amoy between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Akans
Shanghai
China
Yangtze River
Chefoo
Shantung
Amoy
Hong Kong
Congress Acts On Roosevelt Defense Plan Expansion
Roosevelt urges a broader naval build up with a 20 percent fleet increase and two new battleships and two cruisers in 1938. The measure seeks $800 million for naval construction and added anti aircraft gear while funding an enlisted Army reserve and anti profiteering laws. Debate centers in Congress with some western critics and Senators demanding public foreign policy hints.
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Eaders
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Affairs Committee
Tinkham
Massachusetts
United States
League of Nations
Vandenberg
Michigan
Frazier
North Dakota
Beatrix Becomes Netherlands’ Future Queen Candidate
The Netherlands celebrated the birth of Crown Princess Juliana’s daughter Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard. The infant was promptly baptized and grows as a potential future queen of the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Juliana
Beatrix Wihelmina Armegard
Egyptian King dissolves parliament amid Cairo riot turmoil
King Farouk of Egypt dissolves parliament after Nahas followers trigger a riot in Cairo and orders a general election. Mahmud remains premier amid political instability and Nationalist leadership pressures.
Oregon appoints Alfred Reames to Senate seat
Gov. Charles Martin names Alfred E. Reames of Salem to fill the unexpired 11 months of Sen. Frederick Stiewer’s term after his resignation for private law practice. Reames, a 67 year old lawyer and chairman of Oregon’s Democratic state central committee, will not seek re election.
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Charles Martin
Oregon
Alfred Even Reames
Salem
Frederick Stiewer
Reames
Democratic State Central Committee
Senate
Jackson Gets Reed's Place as Solicitor General
OBERT H. JACKSON, assistant attorney general, was nominated by the President to be solicitor general of the United States. He succeeds Stanley Reed, whose appointment to the Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate. Jackson has been in headlines for his speeches against business and his stated aim to run for governor of New York.
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Oberth
Jackson
United States
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Senate
New York
New explosive claims 53 times TNT power from UC student
Wendell Zimmerman a 24 year old postgraduate student at the University of California announces the discovery of a new explosive named only as a placeholder. He asserts it may be up to 53 times more powerful than TNT. The report notes the detail remains preliminary.
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Wendell Zimmerman
University of California
Budget Lace Crochet Squares Pattern 5895
Instructions and charts for two 10 inch companion crochet squares to create a checkered design and related scarf projects. Includes material requirements and joining methods with an illustration. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY for pattern 5895.
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Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Great men endure in emergencies says Crowther
Samuel Crowther argues that a defining trait of truly great men is sustained work under pressure. He cites a maxim that a big man presses on when tired, unlike a little man who quits, illustrating the difference through noted examples.
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Samuel Crowther
Hoard
Impression of Pleasure Seed of Knowledge
Quote from Bacon on knowledge growing from the pleasure of wonder. The line frames wonder as the internal spark that drives inquiry and learning across disciplines.
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Bacon
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