29 Accused of Sedition Rounded Up
U S Marshals rounded up 29 defendants in a federal indictment charging a plot to overthrow the government. Indictments target Socialist Workers Party leaders and CIO linked locals in Minneapolis St Paul and New York with arraignments expected today and a October trial. Grace Holmes Carlson among those named. Dunne brothers prominent in prior 1934 trucking strikes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U. S
United States
St. Paul
New York
Socialist Workers Party
Communist Party
Congress of Industrial Organization
American Federation of Power
C.I.O
James Cannon
Albert Goldman
New York City
Felix Morrow
The
New Militant
Farrell Dobbs
Victor Anderson
U.S. District Court
Grace Holmes Carlson
Senate
Minnesota
Vincent
Dunne
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Dunnes
A. F. of L
Brotherhood
Milles Dunne
Connally proposes plan to equalize social security payments
Senator Connally of Texas outlined a bill to lift the Federal share of social security payments to 75 percent in states with the lowest per capita incomes, while wealthier states would maintain a 50-50 cost split. State per capita incomes would be set by the Social Security Board, benefiting Southern states most and limiting increases for Western states.
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Connally
Washington
D-Tex
Social Security Board
Accords End Strikes in Two Steel Plants
Two short lived steel strikes ended today but a Navy ammunition dump project near Fallbrook California faced a stoppage by sixty AF of L workers. The walkout stemmed from alleged contract violations and sought living allowances and traveling pay, raising project costs by an estimated 250000 to 300000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Navy
National Defense
Fallbrook
Calif
A. F
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Ecorse
Mich
Copper Weld Steel Company
Warren
Copperweld
Republic Steel Corporation
C. I. O. Steel Workers Organizing Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Conciliation Service
Washington, D. C
White Motor Company
Cleveland
Co. I. 0
Auto Workers Union
White Company
Illinois Militia Seeks Tin Hats From World War I Veterans
Illinois World War I veterans are urged to surrender their 1917 18 tin helmets for use by the new Illinois State Militia. Willam F. Waugh state commander of the American Legion says souvenirs can be returned after the current emergency ends.
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Illinois
Chicago
INS
Willam F. Waugh
American Legion
Aluminum Workers Seek End to Wage Gaps in Alcoa Plants
At a Cincinnati meeting the International Union of Aluminum Workers AFL CIO urged ending wage differentials between Alcoa Northern plants and 8 500 workers at Badin North Carolina and Alcoa Tennessee where pay is 3 to 18 cents an hour lower. Negotiations will move to Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnati
International Union of Aluminum Workers For America
Aluminum Company of America
N. N. Zonarich
Badin
N. C
Alcoa
Tenn
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Colorado
Catherwood Sees More Subcontracts In Defense Program
Albany report says New York five defense clinics produced promising results in speeding sub contracts. Twenty two prime defense contractors met with over 200 potential sub contractors and predicted many sub contracts. Prime contractors with over 1 billion dollars in contracts conferred with manufacturers to share in work as Governor Lehman urged ускорated farming out for maximum production.
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Catherwood
Albany
New York’s
Lehman
Hitler Break With Goering Recurs
London reports claim Field Marshal Hermann Goering faced disgrace after a quarrel with Adolf Hitler over the war on Russia. Die Zeitung says Hitler took control of the air force, Erhard Milch named commander, while Goering retired to Karin Hall guarded by Gestapo.
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London
Hermann Goering
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Die Zeitung
Britain
Goering
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Secret Police
Air Force
Erhard Milch
Karin Hall
Evening Standard
Otto Dietrich
Dietrich
Richman Divorce Granted After Cruelty Charge
Hazel Forbes Richman, formerly a show girl who gained wealth from her first husband, was granted a divorce from night club singer Harry Richman by Circuit Judge A. O. Kanner for cruelty. Richman did not contest the action.
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Richman
Stuart
Fla
Hazel Forbes Richman
Harry Richman
A. O. Kanner
Light Saving Time Due for Nation Soon
Congress considers federal daylight saving power to advance clocks one to two hours to conserve electrical energy. Regions would shift year round or for hot months with hearings starting next week. Speaker Rayburn notes changed stance due to energy concerns and the president's letter.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Northeast
Middle West
Southwest
California
Pacific Northwest
Mountain and Plains
Congress
Representative Lea
D-Calif
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Lea
House
Rayburn
Willkie Warns Labor Gains End If Hitler Wins War
Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican candidate, warned that a German victory would erase labor’s social gains. Speaking during Aid British Labor week, he said Nazi triumph would abolish British labor unions and workers would lose years of progress.
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Willkie
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Hitler
Nazi Foreign Office Claims Roosevelt Aims at War Entry
Berlin reports the German Foreign Office through its diplomatic correspondence accuses President Roosevelt of plotting U S entry into World War II. It alleges a secret agreement with Britain for a combined naval effort and staged provocation to force Germany into conflict, asserting Willkie-confirmed plans and Bolshevik alignment.
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Roosevelt
Berlin
INS
Foreign Office
Washington
Wendell Willkie
England
United States
Europe
Germany
Boy Bakers Win Prizes for Skill In 4-H Contest
Worthington Minnesota July 16 Four H Club baking contest results led by Wayne Clark who won first prize and a free trip to the state fair. Leland Madison earned a prize ribbon for his loaf bread. 50 competitors included the only two boys. Indianapolis July 16 UP fishermen George Slick and son-in-law Joseph Stetzel returned from vacation with a 14 pound 8 ounce pike that swallowed an 18 inch sashweight and hid a 10 inch bass in its stomach.
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Worthington
Minn
Wayne Clark
Leland Madison
Indianapolis
George Slick
Joseph Stetzel
Right foot boots missing from store. suspect theft case
In Los Angeles D W Cowan reports two right foot cowboy boots missing from a display table. A visitor tried to claim them. police later found the boots at the visitor’s home and booked him on suspicion of theft. Kansas City gag duck adds humor to local talk. In Des Moines an Iowa shed holds a 1909 Maxwell idle for 22 years awaiting license renewal.
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Los Angeles
Calif
D. W. Cowan
Des Moines
Iowa
Maxwell
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
Catholic Chaplains Receive Iron Crosses in Campaigns
Berlin reports that 27 Catholic field chaplains and four others earned the Iron Cross second class and first class respectively for roles in the Balkan and eastern campaigns. Two Catholic and three Protestant chaplains aided doctors in Crete. two chaplains were killed. Sixty four Catholic lay brothers with the Red Cross have won decorations. Protestant clergy have received about 1,700 Iron Crosses since the war began.
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Berlin
Germany
Balkan
DNB
Crete
Red Cross
Troop Convoys Plan To Avoid Toll Bridges
Army officials announced maneuvers will avoid toll bridges along the Atlantic seaboard. Troop convoys will use alternate routes to save money and keep vehicle delays down.
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Fort Dix
N. J
Atlantic Seaboard
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