Worldwide labor unrest and major strikes shake industry
Labor troubles sweep 15 states with 30 000 to 45 000 strikers claimed as walkouts disrupt Remington Rand plants and New York barbers to Goodyear and Wheeling Steel confrontations. Other states report hundreds to thousands on strike across multiple sectors in a broad labor upheaval while political commentary questions New Deal adherence and debt policy.
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Organized Labor
Remington Rand, Inc
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Ohio
Connecticut
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
la Guardia
Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Akron
Ohile
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Justices Rule Municipal Bankruptcy Act Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court invalidated the 1934 Municipal Bankruptcy Act as an overreach on state sovereignty. Four justices dissented, led by Chief Justice Hughes with Stone Brandeis and Cardozo joining. Bondholders from a Texas water improvement district brought the case, arguing the act would allow readjustment or repudiation of debts with creditor approval.
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United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Stone
Brandeis
Cardozo
James C. McReynolds
Texas
Justice McReynolds
Roosevelt’s Fate Seen Tied to Democratic Radicals
Raymond Moley, once labeled head of the brain trust, warns in New York that radicals within the Democratic party threaten President Roosevelt by aiming to destroy moderation and the system he seeks to improve. He cites fears that federal relief agencies could become political tools and that Congress may pursue intrusive investigations that curb liberty while policing abuses.
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Aymond Moley
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
National Economy League
New York
Doctor Moley
Congress
Lowden Emerges as Likely Republican Presidential Nominee
A political observer predicts Rank D. Lowden of Illinois will be the Republican candidate if he accepts the nomination. The observer notes growing demand nationwide for the former Illinois governor, popular with farmers and recognized for statesmanship. Lowden is vigorous and deeply engaged in state and national welfare, with a focus on agricultural issues.
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Rank D. Lowden
Illinois
National Party
Union
Lowden
Florida ship canal and Passamaquoddy tide projects backed
Senate commerce committee favorably reported the Robinson resolution to continue the Florida ship canal and Passamaquoddy tide harnessing schemes. Mr Robinson said the administration wants the projects kept alive as work relief. Senator Vandenberg warned that bringing it to the floor would trigger lengthy debate via his 21 amendments.
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Robinson
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Senate Commerce Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Roosevelt Plans Nonpolitical June Tour Across Three States
President Roosevelt starts a trip to Arkansas, Texas, and Indiana on June 8. He says the journey will be historical in nature, focusing on early days in the states and not a political tour. He has no intention of stealing attention from the Republican convention, and the plan fits a prior aim to cruise the Maine coast with his sons in June.
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Roosevelt
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Maine
Arabs Clash With British Forces in Palestine Uprising
RABs of Palestine rebel against British protection of Jewish immigration. British soldiers fought Arabs in several localities. Wauchope asked for more troops as a curfew was ordered throughout Palestine. British women and children were evacuated from Nablus after a major battle. Arabs cut telephone lines to Jerusalem.
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Rabs
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Sir Arthur Wauchope
Nablus
Samaria
Jerusalem
Fascist youth mass graduation marks Italy World War entry
Premier Mussolini presided over a ceremony celebrating Italy joining World War I. He praised the youth parade and vowed the Fascist state will train invincible future soldiers. Meanwhile Haile Selassie left Haifa for England aboard Capetown with two sons and a daughter.
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Talians
Mussolini
Duce
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Haifa
Palestine
England
Capetown
Menen
Jerusalem
Eastman Office Term Extension Faces Rail Labor Opposition
Joseph B. Eastman heads the Transportation Coordinator’s office whose June 16 expiry concerns a two year extension pushed by Senator Wheeler. Roosevelt supports some activities while railroads and labor may seek to block the extension. Eastman had planned to require railroads in 11 cities to pursue terminal unifications but delayed orders to allow an agreement protecting workers displaced by consolidations.
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Joseph B. Eastman
Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Washington
Eastman
Bonds to start distribution to veterans June fifteenth
Postmaster General Farley announced final plans to deliver bonus baby bonds to veterans. About 45 000 bonds will be mailed from Washington and from eleven Federal Reserve centers with payments on most bonds expected within a week.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Farley
Food and Drug Act debate stalls in Washington power struggle
Washington notes detail the fight over the food and drug act including Mrs. Roosevelt and the President, with factions opposing or supporting reform. Enforcements clash between Agriculture and the Federal Trade Commission as lobbyists push for or against the current draft.
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Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Lilienthal Joins TVA Board Amid Shelter Clash
David B. Lilienthal is appointed to a nine year term on the Tennessee Valley Authority board, a move that upsets Dr. Arthur Morgan who heads TVA and has lingered on President Roosevelt's desk for weeks. The core disagreement centers on TVA policy with Morgan preferring his own approach while the President backs Lilienthal's TVA vision.
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David B. Lillen
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur BK. Morgan
TVA
Morgan
Sboomowelt
Lilienthal
Senate Promotes Naval Officer Amid Pension Debate
The Senate considered a provision in the 1937 naval supply bill boosting George W. Calver from captain to rear admiral and basing his pension on the higher rank. Calver was initially assigned to Congress as a courtesy. recent legislation has increased his independence from the Navy.
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Iiere
George W. Calver
Capitol
Washington
Senate
Congress
Navy
Lilienthal and Georgia Power Clash Over Rate Cuts
Lilienthal claimed IVA forced rate reductions by Georgia power rivals. Company officials said cuts began before TVA existed. Doctors Morgan and Lilienthal held talks with the President before Lilienthal's White House nomination. Friends think they will not be permanently teamed. The arrangement may last until after the election.
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Lilienthal
IVA
Georgia Power and Electric Companies
TVA
Doctor Morgan
White House
Conviction U urges a strong centralized leadership in aviation bureau
The piece argues for a dictator like figure to unite the Bureau of Air Commerce under the Department of Commerce amid stalled progress and office politics. It notes no single individual is to blame for aviation accidents but cites disjointed authority and factional conflict harming safety and efficiency.
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Bureau of
Alr Commerce
Department of Commerce
Meads
Poet Office
Poet Rounds Committee
House of Representatives
Army
Navy
Black Legion and world governance fears dominate week
The piece surveys a fearsome “Black Legion” secret society planning murder to target Catholics Jews and Negroes while seeking to overthrow the federal government and set up a dictatorship with night riding regiments. It contrasts these ideas with Russia’s population subsidies and Nazi motherhood drives and notes Britain’s imperial vulnerabilities and American capital abroad.
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Black Legion
Clemenceau and European leaders weigh future leadership
The piece discusses American investment pushing action in Europe and contemplates what Clemenceau would do if he could return. It notes France longs for a decisive leader and mentions General Mordacq and Macshal Badogile in relation to looming power dynamics in Europe.
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Europe
Mordacq
Clemenceau
France
Poigne
Clemeneceau
Vendee
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