Glass-Steagall Bill Moves Toward Law Books In Senate
Washington reports confirm a push on the Glass-Steagall Bank Reform Bill with House approval and Senate action awaited to send the measure to the White House. Adjournment plans were stalled by disputes over veterans payments as Roosevelt signals firm stance amid ongoing conferences. The Home Loan Refinancing Bill was signed, with creditors urged to pause foreclosures until the program starts in about two months. Democratic leaders pressed for agreement on the Veterans allowance bill after a White House conference.
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Alexander Not Confirmed for Alaska District Court
A report from Washington says George F. Alexander’s nomination to be United States District Judge for Division One in Alaska was blocked in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Local dispatches had claimed confirmation last Saturday. confusion over calendar adjournment likely caused the error. Opposition reportedly came from Delegate Anthony Dimond and several senators on the committee.
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Anthony J. Dimond
Alaska Board of Education Opens Session in Juneau
Territorial Board of Education convened in Juneau to shape a broad program for public schools. Three of five members attended. topics include consolidation of districts, rural teacher employment, and correspondence high school courses. Session may last ten days.
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Anthony E. Karnes
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Ambitious plan announced by Comr Bell for salmon industry
United States Commissioner of Fisheries Frank T. Bell outlined a four fold plan to aid salmon canning workers improve the industry, stabilize output to demand and conserve the fishery. He arrived on the Brant and planned to sail to Seward later, delaying hearings until his return by August 1. He defended last winter regulations but said corrections would be made if injustices arose.
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Bell
Stream Guards Hired Here as Usual in Alaska
Stream guards will be employed during the current season by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Alaska Agent Lemuel Wingard announced. He arrived from Petersburg and will base in this city with plans to station in Bristol Bay yearly. Funds are sharply reduced and guards will be hired locally.
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Italian Planes Set to Fly to Chicago Led by Balbo
Nearly one hundred Italian youths undergo months of training for a perilous sea route to the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Twenty four giant planes, led by General Italo Balbo, will depart from Orbetello, Italy, bound for the U S A with peril and glory on the line.
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Chicago
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Benito Mussolini
Balbo
Italo Balbo
Harmon
Massachusetts Votes Today on Repeal of Prohibition
Boston reports Massachusetts voters go to polls today to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. Only a huge upset can stop the state from becoming the eleventh to record a repeal, signaling a major shift in national policy.
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Three Racketeers Shot Down in New York Flat
New York on June 13 reports three petty racketeers Charles Cabrese Salvatore Tujumellos and Louis Bally were found shot to death in a cheap flat early this morning. The shooting is linked to Decoration Day murders where four killers killed two men while six faced a wall.
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Charles Cabrese
Salvatore Tujumellos
Louis Bally
Whalers Start Northward From Port Hebron Alaska
Three steam whalers Moran Aberdeen and Patterson sail from Port Hebron Alaska for northern waters. The operation will employ about 100 men and begin operations on the night of June 13.
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Patterson
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Alaska
Spanish Fliers Reach Havana En Route to Mexico City
Capt Mariana Barberan and Lieut Joaquin Collar arrived in Havana after a 39 hour 50 minute flight from Seville, landing at Camaguey earlier. They continue their journey toward Mexico City, marking another leg of their Spanish air expedition.
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Joaquin Collar
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Seville
Spain
Mexico City
Stock Market Wobbles Amid Uncertainties
International uncertainties weighed on the New York market with profit taking dampening prices. Despite some gains in steel and freight carloads, traders remained wary as London talks unsettled optimism. Union Pacific rose then fell, others like Delaware and Hudson gained before shifting to losses as major names slipped.
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European Bloc Presses US Amid World Economic Conference Drama
June 13 London delegates reconvened for the World Economic Conference as tensions rise over war debts. Ramsay MacDonald warned of urgent resolution while Daladier urged international cooperation, currency stabilization, and large public works to exit the global slump. Hull was delayed in delivering his tariff moderation speech.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Cordell Hull
Daladier
France
Hull
Ex Mrs Astor Will Seek Divorce in Reno
New York June 13 The 40 daily prominent Mrs Willum Dick who married her childhood sweetheart after her first husband John Jacob Astor was lost on the Titanic has left for Nevada to seek a divorce on the grounds of incompatibility.
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Willum Dick
John Jacob Astor
Nevada
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