New Deal Supreme Court Rulings and Rockefeller Death
Long dispatch on Roosevelt's New Deal ties with Supreme Court decisions upholding unemployment insurance and old age pensions, plus dissent over court enlargement. Obituary notes John D. Rockefeller Sr dies at Ormond Beach after a career from a low paying start to Standard Oil power and vast philanthropy. Third Lindbergh son born May 12. Van Devanter to retire. Paris Exposition opened. Windsor-Warfield marriage. multiple State Department nominations. New York World’s Fair funding dispute. labor concerns across the nation with McGrady’s call for balance between capital and labor.
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Supreme Court decisions and unanimity analyzed
The article reviews how often the Supreme Court issues unanimous rulings, noting 16 and 24 decisions in recent months with nearly all being unanimous. It discusses how, when citizens challenge congressional laws, justices rarely reach 5-4 outcomes and highlights the Court’s role as arbiter, not legislator, declaring conformity or conflict with the Constitution.
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Wage and Hour Measure Offered in Congress
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass a new interstate wage and hour law. Senate Labor Chair Hugo L Black and House Labor Chair William R Connery introduced identical bills. The measure, initially set at a forty hour week and forty cents minimum, was amended to leave key limits blank for future Congressional action.
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Russia plans Arctic air base near North Pole
Russia seeks regular Arctic routes to the United States and is building an air base on sea ice within miles of the North Pole. Four scientists have landed from a plane that flew over the pole and will remain on the floe for a year to maintain a powerful radio link.
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Storks Nests Flourish Across Poland Amid Tradition
A Boston Globe writer notes how great white stork nests cover roofs from cottages to palaces in Poland. The bird is seen as a bringer of luck and prosperity, with centuries of protection and care. Peasants even construct roof platforms to attract the lanky birds.
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