Senate probes post office over mail to plant workers
The ASA committee weighs investigating post office policy on parcel mail to Republic Steel, Inland Steel, and Youngstown plants amid plant unrest and worker picket clashes in Ohio. Protests, threats of legal action, and new labor tensions ripple through Ohio and Illinois as authorities clash with striking workers.
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Post Office Department
John L. Lewis
Republic Steel
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Tom Girdler
American Steel and Iron Institute
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Ohio
Illinois
Warren
Niles
Farley
Cmes
United States
Post Office
Labor Paynent
Labor Relations Board
Interstate Commerce
H. Styles Bridges
Rep
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Senate Committee On Post Offices
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Epublic
Youngstown
Chicago
Courtney
Emour
Kelly
Democratic Party
Samuel Pettingill
Frank B. Murphy
Michigan
Italy
Congress Reasserts Independence Amid New Deal Clash
Washington commentary notes Congress signs of independence as it scrutinizes White House proposals. It cites the Supreme Court reorganization debate, farm bill pressure, and relief funds fights. It warns of pork barrel tactics and Treasury borrowing pressures tied to gold policy and mounting national debt.
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Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
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Senate
New Deal Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Robinson
Ickes
Hopkins
Who's News This Week Opens With Tax Probe Chief
In Washington Professor Roswell Magill, named special assistant to the secretary of the treasury, probes income tax evasion as Roosevelt signals a broader overhauls. Morgenthau pushes for tightening laws while Magill, 42, a Dartmouth and Chicago-educated lawyer and Columbia professor, is praised by some conservatives and criticized by others.
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Roswell Foster Magill
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Chicago
American Federation of Investors
Harold Groves
University of Wisconsin
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Roosevelt
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Treasury
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University of Chicago
Tax Commission of
Porto Rico
Supreme Court
Seckless Jerry Simpson
Commonwealth Edison
Social Security Board
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmeyer
de Pere
Wis
Wisconsin University
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
NRA
Consolidated Lows
Pseeess
AFL purge spurs Lewis backlash and civil service plan
The American Federation of Labor moves to purge locals suspected of CIO ties. John L. Lewis and the Committee for Industrial Organization show retaliation signs. Chicago Federation ousts 27 locals with 20 000 to 30 000 members, while Lewis hints at entering civil service. The action targets two established AFL unions.
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American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Chicago Federation of Labor
William Green
Lewis
Washington
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Protest Blames Franco Regime for Spanish Ship Loss
Britain condemns Franco regime over the Hun ter mine collision off Almeria on May 13, calling the incident an accident while seeking damages of 350000 dollars. Rebels face heavy rains hindering their Bilbao offensive as a new assault springs in the Pozoblanco region near the mercury mines at Almaden.
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Mediterranean
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Werner von Bomberg
Naples
Il Duce
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Eric Drummond
Spain
Francisco Franco
Great Britain
Hunter
Almeria
Bilbao
Pozoblanco
Toledo
Seville
Almaden
Longest total solar eclipse photographed in 1200 years
Stronomers witnessed a near perfect solar eclipse over the South Seas as the longest in 1,200 years. The United States Navy and National Geographic Society used eleven tons of equipment on Canton Island to capture images and relay descriptions to vast audiences in the United States. In Lima, Peru, museum scholars from the American Museum of Natural History observed from 25,000 feet, while other scientists conducted measurements.
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South Seas
Canton Island
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
States
American Museum of Natural History
Lima
Peru
EAN HARLOW DIES IN HOLLYWOOD AT AGE TWENTY SIX
Glamorous wartime era star Ean Harlow dies of uremic poisoning in Hollywood at twenty six. Born Harlean Carpentier in Kansas City she moved to the movie capital in 1927 and was famed for a platinum blonde persona. She had two divorces and one widowhood.
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Ean Harlow
Hollywood
Harlean Carpentier
Kansas City
Rhodes Wasted His Time on Cape to Cairo Rail Plan
The piece reflects on Cecil Rhodes and the imperial railway dream from the Cape to Cairo. It notes the project, if pursued in his era, would face different obstacles today, shifting from political to economic as aviation and motor transport overshadow the train.
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England
Cape
Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Tox
Vention
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