Business Men in Washington Rally for Tax and Policy Reform
In Washington a thousand small business men crowded the Department of Commerce to tell President Roosevelt what ails the country. The meeting, led by Fred Roth and with Jesse Jones present, erupted in speeches on taxes, spending, and term limits. Nine working groups formed to study taxes wages housing and related issues and report to the White House. The Housing bill passed the Senate 42 to 40 after Lodge’s prevailing wages amendment was adopted.
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Ecreeart 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
Danville
Leslie E. Sanders
Orlando
Fila
Wallace Kimbal
Long Island City
N. Y
R. P. Hastey
Chicago
Senate
Senator Lodge
American Federation of Labor
Generals and Nazi Rift Prompts 1930s Power Talks
Dispatches from Berlin describe a split between the German army clique and Nazi leaders over control of armed forces. The resignation of War Minister von Blomberg after marrying a carpenter's daughter highlights tensions. Hitler weighs Mussolini style moves and a possible shift toward monarchic restoration.
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Ae oRons
Berlin
Werner von Blomberg
Reich
Hitler
Mussolini
Sduke
Windsor
Kaiser
Germany
A F of L Plans Massive Purchases Drive in Miami
The American Federation of Labor in Miami pledged to spend six trillion dollars annually on goods and services from federation affiliates to expand organizing power behind manufacturers. The drive seeks broad manufacturer contracts in exchange for guaranteed markets, with a national educational campaign and a Cincinnati exhibition set for May 16 to 21. The council backed a Wagner act change to give craft unions within an industry the right to elect bargaining reps, while John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers opposed any act change.
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A. F. of L
American Federation
Miami
Union Label Trades Department
William Green
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington
Franco's new cabinet outlines labor charter and land reforms
Generalissimo Franco announces a cabinet for the controlled territory. The program includes a labor charter with separate unions for workers technicians and employers a press statute a municipal framework a public works plan for reconstruction and agrarian loans with land redistribution and revision of Republican laws. A foreign policy seeks peace with dignity of great powers and a financial claim to Spanish soil and looted treasures.
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Franco
Enberalissimo Franco
Spain
Navy Plane Collision Near Point Loma Fatal for Ten
During coastal maneuvers off southern California two Navy planes collided about 70 miles from Point Loma. Ten sailors died, eight bodies were recovered, three men were rescued and taken aboard the battleship Tennessee, and only fragments of wreckage were found.
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California
Point Loma
Tennessee
League Asks Aid for China in War with Japan
China’s chief delegate Dr. V K Wellington Koo urged the League of Nations to consider lending aid to China in its war with Japan. He called for halting Japan’s campaign and a just settlement through co operation of peace loving countries to secure European peace.
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League
China
League of Nations
Council
Japan
V. K. Wellington ‘Koo
Far East
Europe
Japanese Fishing Operations Endanger Bristol Bay Salmon
Anthony J. Dimond testified before a house committee that Japanese fishing in Bristol Bay off the Alaska coast threatens the salmon industry. He cited prior intrusions, noted an apparent 1936 packing incident, and described last year as a buildup with floating canneries. Dimond sponsors a bill to extend U S jurisdiction over adjacent waters to curb illicit foreign fishing.
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Nthony J. Dimond
Alaska
House
Bristol Bay
Alaskan
Dimond
United States
Foreign Evacuation Warning Amid Central China Battle
APAN warns foreigners in central China to evacuate a vast area over 100000 square miles as operations loom. The clash north of the Yangtze grows into a potential decisive war battle with reports of Japanese occupation of Chefoo and air attacks near Amoy between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Apan
Shanghai
China
Yangtze River
Chefoo
Shantung
Amoy
Hong Kong
Congress Eyes Big Naval Build Up and Military Expansions
The Roosevelt administration pushes a national defense program with an $800 million naval expansion and army support. House and Senate hearings begin led by Carl Vinson as critics from the Midwest oppose the plan. Crown Princess Beatrix Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard is born in the Netherlands. In Egypt King Farouk faces political turmoil as Nahas followers riot and parliament is dissolved.
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Lgepers
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Affairs Committee
Tinkham
Massachusetts
United States
League of Nations
Vandenberg
Michigan
Frazier
North Dakota
Egypt
Farouk
Mohammad Pasha Mahmud
Mustafa Nahas
Nahas
Cairo
Democrat Reames Named to Oregon Senate Seat
Charles Martin of Oregon appointed Alfred Even Reames of Salem to fill the unexpired 11 months of Senator Frederick Stiewer’s term after Stiewer resigned to practice law. Reames, 67, is a longtime lawyer and head of the state Democratic executive committee. He will not seek reelection to the Senate.
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Stiewer
Charles Martin
Oregon
Alfred Even Reames
Salem
Frederick Stiewer
Reames
Democratic ‘ ‘State’ ‘Central Committee
Senate
Jackson Named Reed’s Successor as Solicitor General
Oberth 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 attacking business and his stated aim to seek New York’s governorship.
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Oberth
Jackson
United States
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Senate
New York
New explosive claims 53 times power of TNT by student
Wendell Zimmerman, a 24 year old postgrad at the University of California, announces a discovery of a new explosive named only as a placeholder, said to be up to 53 times more powerful than TNT.
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Wendell Zimmerman
University of California
Budget Lace Crochet Squares Pattern 5895
Learn to crochet two 10 inch companion squares from pattern 5895 for a checkerboard motif. Includes instructions charts material needs and joining methods for scarves and small items. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Great Men Thrive Under Pressure
Samuel Crowther surveys traits of notable men and quotes Hoard's Dairyman on a key difference. The big man endures during emergencies, while the little man quits when tired.
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Samuel Crowther
Hoard
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Zimmerman
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