Green amendments steer labor bill through Senate clash
The article explains how WLAM Green guided the wage and hour bill through Senate opposition led by Pat Harrison, with President Roosevelt securing lukewarm support. It details the Green amendments limiting the boards reach to sweatshops, preserving collective bargaining as prima facie evidence, and reallocating government work under Walsh-Healey. Chairman Mary Norton signals quick House action under a special rule.
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John Lewis
Wlam Green
American Federation of Labor
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Green
White House
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Dixie
House Labor Committee
Federation
Labor Standards Board
Walsh-Healey
Mary T. Norton
N. J
Labor Committee
Wagner Steagall Low Cost Housing Bill Debated in Senate
The Senate debates the Wagner Steagall low cost housing measure authorizing a 700 million bond issue for housing aid. It would fund loans and grants, with sponsor equity requirements and a 25 percent grant cap, plus a 15 percent relief grant for labor. An amendment caps project costs, provoking objections over New York City needs.
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Senate
Wagner-Steagall
United States
Treasury Department
Housing Authority
Wagner
Barkley
Harry F. Byrd
New York City
Japan Moves To War In North China As China Prepares Defense
Refugees flood out as Tokyo rushes troops toward Peiping. In Fengtai Lukouchiao 30,000 Japanese troops mass for an attack on about 60,000 Chinese central government soldiers, with 100,000 Chinese including remnants of the twenty-ninth army. Chiang Kai-shek convenes warlords and governors for a major offensive while conscription expands nationwide. Russia protests the pillaging of its consulate as Japanese and Chinese forces edge toward broader conflict.
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Japan
China
Tokyo
Fengtai-Lukouchiao
Peiping
Central Government
Twenty-Ninth
Konoye
Hirohito
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Chow Enlai
Chinese Political Council
Shanghai
Russia
United States and Britain plan large peacetime navy buildups
Indications from London and Washington show both nations will launch sizable peacetime naval expansion in 1938. Britain plans to lay keels for up to five battleships and several cruisers to exceed 1937 tonnage, while expanding personnel. the U.S. seeks funds for two battleships and two cruisers in the 1938 fiscal year with four new ships costing $170 million ready by 1942.
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U. S
United States
Great Britain
Britain
London
William D. Leahy
Uncle Sam
Navy
Washington
Congress
Lost in Flying Boat Crash Off Canal Zone
A Pan American Airways flying boat Santa Maria reportedly crashed 20 miles off Cristobal Panama Canal Zone during a flight from Guayaquil Ecuador. Efforts to locate survivors included submarines surveying the sea in a heavy storm, while wreckage and mail drifted in 1,000 feet of water.
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Caribbean
Santa Maria
Pan American-Grace Airways
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Guayaquil
Ecuador
United States
Everts
Bia
Wedge to Split Loyalists in Madrid Front
Rebels under Franco drive a wedge toward Valencia aiming to sever Madrid from the loyalist capital as government troops fall back. Insurgents claim capture of automobiles and arms while a latest Madrid front report says a rebel attack near the Asera sector southeast of the city was repulsed by machine gunners and dynamiters.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Teruel
Cuenca
Valencia
Asera
El Caudillo named Spain's boss as Franco rises
The article notes Spain declares Francisco Franco El Caudillo and displays loyal signs across towns. Supporters deny fascism while hints of a corporative government loom. It cites July 19 remarks on monarchy and names Prince Juan as a potential crown candidate.
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Nsargent
Spain
Germany
der Fuehrer
Portugal
Juan
Alfonso XIII
Women Urged to Aid War Effort in China
Mme Chiang Kai shek, Wellesley educated wife of the Chinese dictator, calls on women to join the fight against Japan. She cites Spanish women as examples and says Chinese women must be patriotic and endure physical hardship. She warns of sacrifices of soldiers, civilians, and wealth as China faces a grave crisis.
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China
Mme
Chiang Kaishek
Japan
Spain
Roosevelt Faces Congress Clash Over New Deal Reform
Washington observers foresee a tense session as Congress may pose the main obstacle to Roosevelt's reform push next year. Democrats worry about primaries and loyalty while a split over Brain Trust drafting and party direction looms. Governor Earle Lehman debates linger amid Lehman criticism and presidential ambitions. A whisky aging dispute prompts federal scrutiny on labeling and aging effects.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Harold Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Henry Wallace
Senate
House
Public Utility Holding Company
Carter Glass
Josiah Bailey
Felix Frankfurter
Ben Cohen
Mr. Roosevelt
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Lehman
Robert F. Wagner
Earle
Earl
Embroidery Adds That Smart Touch Pattern 5853
Embroidered flowers promise to be the life of your frock with lazy-daisy and single stitch borders. Flower clusters in wool or silk floss adorn blouses or bodices and skirts. Pattern 5853 includes transfer motifs and color suggestions. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. New York.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Line of Duty Jones Reprimes His Wife in Quiet Moment
In a restrained domestic scene Jones gently chides his wife for small lies. He notes the wife’s habit of fibbing, while she counters that it is a wife’s duty to speak well of her husband. The exchange unfolds with calm mutual reassurance.
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Jones
Humorous Exchange on Carpets and Tacks
A witty back and forth about arguing with a wife over carpet laying ends with the punchline that her mouth was full of tacks during the dispute. The exchange highlights domestic humor and a remembered moment.
Nature lesson turns humorous as child defines goldfish
In a classroom scene the teacher sets a bowl of goldfish for a nature lesson. Teddy offers a pun stating a goldfish is "a sardine that has got rich."
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Teddy
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Taft
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Federal Alcohol Administration
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