Roosevelt to Lead Panama Cruise With Forster on Board
President Roosevelt returns from New Haven New London and Hyde Park and plans a long cruise via the Panama Canal to the West Coast and Hawaii with executive clerk Rudolph Forster aboard. He will visit Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Hawaii with possible speeches in Minneapolis and Green Bay. Immediate relief for drought areas includes 56.25 million dollars in direct aid and 43.75 million for seed food and livestock. The NRA dispute with a hosiery mill persists with government insisting on compliance to regain the Blue Eagle, amid armed intervention and labor tensions.
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Virgin Islands
Panama City
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Colombia
Pacific Coast
Minneapolis
Green Bay
Wis
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Roosevelt names three man board to arbitrate steel row
President Roosevelt invokes emergency powers and names Admiral Henry A. Wiley James Mullennbach and Judge Walter Stacy to arbitrate steel industry disputes. The three will oversee union representation and labor complaints with reports to Secretary Frances Perkins. Milwaukee streetcar strike tensions rise as violence disrupts service. Reverend Francis Haas dispatched as conciliator. Mayor Hoan blames the company.
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Chicago Judge Blocks AAA Milk Licensing in Dispute
Federal Judge J P Barnes in Chicago blocked enforcement of AAA milk licensing against independent Chicago dealers ruling the program exceeded constitutional authority. AAA officials said they would seek reversal. Jerome Frank warned higher courts could strike down many marketing controls now in force under NRA sections. Fy ARaIMAN hosiery mills lost its Blue Eagle and closed, leaving 658 workers unemployed as Har r iban Tennessee faced economic impact.
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J. P. Barnes
Chicago
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Tennessee
Postmaster General Farley and Mor Genthau Announce Building Plan
Postmaster General Farley and Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau unveiled plans to spend 110 million dollars on 626 new post offices and federal buildings across 50 states and four territories. Half the program, 302 buildings, will use 65 million from a deficiency emergency appropriation, while 824 buildings will use funds already available from other sources.
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Morgenthau
Roosevelt radio address defends New Deal amid crime rewards
President Roosevelt spoke to millions by radio defending the New Deal against critics. He praised Congress for relief efforts and reform. He urged Americans to judge recovery by personal improvement, asking if they are better off than last year and if debts, bank accounts, and work conditions have improved.
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Detroit bridge hosts goodwill celebration linking two nations
About a hundred thousand Americans and Canadians gathered on the Ambassador Bridge for a goodwill celebration under American and Canadian Legion auspices. The bridge was opened as a large playground with immigration and customs barriers lifted for the day.
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Britain Plans Strong Air Defenses Amid Geneva Hopes
In Parliament Lord Londonderry announced extensive air force expansion for national defense. He rejected an imperial air force concept but pledged close cooperation with dominion air forces. The note to Hull rejects paying war debts in kind as impractical and dangerous to trade, while seeking settlement when conditions improve.
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Lord Londonderry
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Stahlhelm demands ban in Germany sparks storm troops clash
War veterans in the Stahlhelm press for a ban by the Hitler government while Storm Troopers refuse suppression or absorption. They claim the organization’s existence is guaranteed by President Von Hindenburg Chancellor Hitler and other Nazi leaders.
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Anarchy in Austria Marks Archduke Assassination Fallout
On the twentieth anniversary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination in Sarajevo, Austria sees political unrest with Nazi-influenced bombings. Attacks target government offices, a power plant, railways, and even a newspaper, signaling broad sabotage.
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Sarajevo
Austria
Dollfuss
Miss Le Hand Sails for Europe Amid White House Plans
Reports from Paris claim Miss Margaret Le Hand confidential secretary to President Roosevelt plans a secret wedding to William C. Bullitt American ambassador to Russia. Corne lius Vanderbilt Jr. may be best man. Bullitt widower with a young daughter accompanies rumors of travel to the Riviera before July return.
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Ford Excluded From Bidding Sparks Costly Auto Prices
Information cited before a house committee alleges price spikes on government auto purchases since Henry Ford was barred from bidding until NRA compliance is certified. Representative Kvale says securing 5,000 certificates is impossible and the move costs the government thousands. The War Department was asked to respond.
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One Man Control in Roosevelt Era Power Shift
Analysis argues President Roosevelt holds unprecedented power after the Seventy third Congress adjourned. The piece notes vast delegated authority, potential veto battles, and the erosion of checks and balances as New Deal measures expand executive reach into taxation, currency, commerce, and industry.
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United States
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Seventy-third Congress
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Borah
Idaho
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Treasury
Letter Delivered To The Sweetest Girl In Knoxville
A letter addressed to The Sweetest Girl in Knoxville was delivered promptly. The recipient, puzzled, sought an explanation at the post office. Clerks note handwriting recognition and that the sender had long been penning frequent missives to her.
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Explorer survives 22 hours in Syrian desert well
Ian MacFarlane 32, from Chevy Chase, spent 22 hours at the bottom of an ancient well after a sandstorm desert crossing with his brother in a 12 000 mile Europe Near East tour. He surfaced after Bedouin camp rescue. water ran out and he clung to a ledge afloat aided by a water pouch.
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Ian MacFarlane
Chevy Chase
William MacFarlane
Europe
Near East
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Visitor claims dead brother is alive in Bakersfield
A tall Kansas visitor enters Constable Boone Newell's office and asserts he is Walker Newell, the host's supposed dead brother. He admits they share many mutual acquaintances in their home state and asserts Walker Newell is not dead, while the host says Walker is alive but estranged since age thirteen.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Boone Newell
Kansas
Walker Newell
Walker
Loudspeaker Used to Summon Lost Dogs
Rex Cole and Mrs Helena Greer used loudspeaker trucks in Mount Kisco to broadcast descriptions of missing dogs. Cole recovered his prize dog after two months, and Greer did the same for two dogs just before a scheduled show.
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Mount Kisco
N. Y
Rex Cole
Helena Greer
Dogs Pursue Catcher and He Gets No Rest
Chicago report recalls a dog catcher named Richard Ardach who chased a mad dog into a livery stable. Five terriers soon turned the tables, biting him as he attempted to seize the animal. After capturing the dog, Ardach was ordered to treat his wounds and return to pursue the dogs that had bitten him.
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Chicago
Richard Ardach
Ardach
Feather Pillow Yields Ring Lost 46 Years
In Springfield Minnesota a ring once lost for 46 years amid pillow feathers has been found. Mrs Herman Klanbunde’s ring surfaced during renovations carried out by her daughter in Clements. After cleaning, the ring was in good condition.
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Springfield
Minn
Herman Klanbunde
Bert Bleedow
Clements
Sunlight Through a Jug Ignites Home Fire
A jug of water and a sunlit mop caused a small blaze at Roscoe Burch’s San Mateo residence. Rays through the jug focused on the mop, igniting it and burning the rear portion of the house. Firefighters contained the fire with minor damage reported.
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Roscoe Burch
San Mateo
Burch
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