First Major Steel Strike Called in East
The nation’s first major steel strike in 18 years began at Jones & Laughlin in Aliquippa Pa with tear gas used on pickets. About 27 000 workers at Aliquippa and Pittsburgh mills idled amid peaceful conditions aside from attempts by non union men to enter through lines. The strike could spread as union leaders plan strategy against Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Bethlehem Steel workers in Johnstown Pa demanded a contract within 10 days. One man injured during arrest of an accused rioter and a woman arrested for assault and incitement to riot.
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Associated Press
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Aliquippa
R Veare
Pittsburgh
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
W. L. Ambrose
Burgess Morgannsohn
South Bridge
Moe
Body of Baby Found Hidden in Ogden Ash Can
May 13 AP reports Detective L M Hilton and city physician Dr W J Wilson identified a dead mutilated infant found in a city park trash can on Ogden's east side. The body showed a skull fracture and the face removed with a sharp instrument. the boy appeared to be less than 34 hours old.
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Ogden
L. M. Hilton
Hilton
C. V. Carroll
East Side
W. J. Wilson
Carpenters Stop Work at Moscow Stadium Project
In Moscow Idaho May 13 union demand for a $1.20 hourly scale halted work on the university stadium and stalled a $100000 library wing project. Supt R W Lind said if the rate cannot be met the job may end as funds run out. The library setback arose earlier but carpenters dropped demands after contractor argued the contract used the former $1 rate.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
R. W. Lind
Tears Hole In Warship Near Spanish Coast
Three British sailors were killed and 12 injured when the destroyer Hunter a struck a mine off the Spanish coast near La Reuters reports from Gibraltar. An explosion tore a hole near the waterline, with some belief of an insurgent air attack.
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London
Gibraltar
Hunter A
la Reuters
Admiralty
Utah Music Festival Opens With Fourteen Hundred Local Musicians
Fourteen hundred young musicians from Utah Idaho and Wyoming arrive for a regional festival in Price Utah with bands from Lava Hot Springs Idaho Pocatello and McCammon noted among early participants.
Amazon Attacks Victor McLaglen at La Jolla Party
Victor McLaglen, famed film star, sought police protection after a hostess at a La Jolla party hurled beer bottles at him. Police Captain M. D. Neely said two officers escorted McLaglen to safety, where he collected his belongings before leaving. He is in San Diego to judge a bathing beauty contest.
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San Diego
Victor McLaglen
M. D. Neely
McLaglen
la Jolla
Gustaveson Fined for Property Destruction in Hotel
Ernest Gustaveson was fined 15 plus costs by Justice William Hinckley after allegedly breaking down a hotel room door when denied entry for nonpayment of rent. Police report say he was locked out of an east side hotel room prior to the incident.
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Ernest Gustaveson
William Hinckley
Gustaveson
East Side
Idaho Weather Unsettled Tonight with Showers
Unsettled conditions persist in Idaho tonight and Friday with showers mainly in the mountains. Cooler temperatures expected Friday and in the southwest portion tonight.
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Idaho
Southwest
Utah Weather Update Partly Cloudy Tonight And Friday
Partly cloudy conditions persist with a slight warm trend overnight and into Friday. The forecast calls for gradual temperature upticks to ease into the weekend.
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Utah
Airmen Return Flight From Coronation Photos
Merrill and co pilot Jack Lambie left Southport England at 9 13 p m to attempt a round trip Atlantic record. They flew from Floyd Bennett Field New York to Southport to pick up coronation pictures and planned to reach Floyd Bennett within 22 hours.
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Southport
England
Henry T
Dick) Merrill
Jack Lambie
United States
Southport Beach
Merrill
Floyd Bennet Field
New York
George VI
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
Governor Clark Leaves on North Idaho Trip
Governor Barzilla W. Clark departed Boise for a motor tour of northern Idaho today, accompanied by State Highway Director J. H. Stemmer. He planned to return to Boise Saturday.
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Boise
Barzilla W. Clark
Idaho
J. H. Stemmer
Past DeMolays to Meet at Masonic Temple Today
Past DeMolays plan a meeting at 8 Pm at the Masonic temple to organize the DeMolay alumni group and discuss activities.
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Masonic Temple
Senator Nye press for Dodd name of backer for dictatorship
Senator Nye seeks to compel Ambassador Dodd to reveal the billionaire backing a potential American dictatorship. Idaho's Borah and Rep Fish back the demand. Senate leadership delays action. Nye warns of an alien subversive influence and plans a senate inquiry into fascist activity, referencing a Spanish fascist spy in the U S. Borah denounces Dodd as a dishonor to the country.
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Washington
Nye
N. D
William E. Dodd
Germany
North Dakotan
Borah
Idaho
Fish
N. Y
Pittman
Nev
Senate
United States
Dodd
Phantom invasion drills grip Muroc Lake air base
Defense units based near Muroc Lake stage battle practice after a 24 hour lull in a taxing barrage. GHQ attacking forces simulate an invader from Bakersfield northward, featuring about 600 officers and men from Selfridge field and Barksdale field. Ground crews wear shorts as training continues amid tactical layout.
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Muroc Day Lake
Calif
Army Air Force
GHQ
Bakersfield
Mojave Desert
Selfridge Field
Mich
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Hopper Held In Jail Cell In Boise Hearing Pending Sanity
Johnny Hopper, 24, ex convict, sits in a Boise jail cell as prosecutors gather evidence for a sanity hearing scheduled for tomorrow. He was arrested Saturday on an assault charge after his aunt Teressa O’Farrell was severely injured. Angela Hopper, former city clerk, is imprisoned for stealing thousands of dollars, some evidence showing funds sent to Johnny in Hollywood.
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Boise
Johnny Hopper
Hopper
Boise City
Teressa O'Farrell
Angela Hopper
Johnny
Hollywood
Prominent Miles City Couple Weds in Montana
Henry C. Smith a Miles City business man wed Mrs. Mary Hugo of Bu'' grand secretary of the Order Eastern Star in Montana this afternoon at the Congregational parsonage. The groom is a leading Mason and former grand lodge and Eastern Star officer. The couple plan to travel to Ogden and San Francisco after the ceremony.
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Henry C. Smith
Miles City
Mont
Mary Hugo
Order Eastern Star
Montana
Erend
P. Snider
Smith
Montana Grand Lodge
Knic
Templar
Order of Eastern Star
Mrs. Smith
Ogden
San Francisco
William Wallin
Mr. Smith
McCammon youth jailed after seed chicken and gun theft arrest
Glenn Goodenough is jailed after a McCammon arrest on charges of stealing seed and chickens and a gun. He was released on bond and then returned to jail by Justice Alma Nelson of Mc Cammon.
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Glenn Goodenough
McCammon
Alma Nelson
Man receives porcupine quill injuries while chasing opossum
Ed Grabb in Albuquerque May 13 thought he nabbed an opossum on a mountain road. He yelled and released the grab, then had to pull porcupine quills from his arms and legs.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ed Grabb
Rebels Launch Counter Drive In Spain Civil War
Associated Press reports Francoist forces counter-attacked near Toledo as twelve government planes bombed dawn attacks. Insurgents claimed heavy government losses on the Taio river front with thousands killed and battalions left reduced to a fraction of strength.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Cen
Francisco Franco
Taio River
Baseball scores roll in across leagues with late rallies
Daily tally shows Washington five runs in final frames to beat Chicago 14 28 as Boston and Chicago post decisive late innings. Detroit edges Boston 4 to 5 on W Ferrer and Ferrell pitching. Cincinnati tops Brooklyn 4 to 6 with 82 in attendance. New York defeats Pittsburgh 5 to 2 and Philadelphia routs St. Louis 7 to 2.
House approves 1.5 billion WPA relief plan
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 1.5 billion dollar WPA relief appropriation for the coming fiscal year, up from an earlier 1 billion. Harry Hopkins testified the fund would sustain about 1.73 million workers, with 525 thousand displaced. He insisted on protecting needy relief recipients.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
WPA
Hopkins
Studios Sign With Unions Amid Painter Strike
Hollywood producers signed a four year agreement with union costume workers saying output has risen since the Federated Motion Picture Crafts walkout began thirteen days ago. Crafts leaders accuse studios of coercion and intimidation and allege attempts to force members into a studio rival union.
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Federated
Motion Picture Crafts Workers
Towne Nylander
National Labor Relations Board
Charles Lessing
International Alliance of
Tessing
Pat Casey
Brotherhood
Lessing
Coronation Plans Mired as Windsor War Over Duchess Title
London May 13 Authority reveals the Duke of Windsor and the government clash over whether Mrs Wallis Warfield should be titled Her Royal Highness as Duchess of Windsor. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's cabinet debated the issue amid efforts to reach a compromise. The duke insists the bride be called Royal Highness while diplomats argue she has no such claim as a commoner.
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Duchess of Windsor
Associated Press
London
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Mrs. Warfield
Stanley Baldwin
Windsor
Thenefit
Survivor recalls airship wreck and Shenandoah echo
Chief Boatswain's Mate F. J. Tobin testified to a commerce department board he heard a crackling explosion like the Shenandoah’s collapse as the Hindenburg disaster began. He stood about 50 feet from Shenandoah’s break when struck by a line squall over Ohio in 1925, with 14 crewmen dying. Lieut. R. S. Andrews also saw sparks in the exhaust as the Hindenburg burned and broke apart.
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Lake
Commerce Department
F. J. Tobin
Ohio
Hindenburg
Tobin
Lieut. R. S. Andrews
Naval Air Station
Grand Jury Plans Move Against McDonough in San Francisco
A San Francisco graft inquiry grand jury rejected Peter P McDonough’s reasons for not testifying and weighed contempt charges after he refused to answer questions and left the jury room. The panel ordered his return next Monday night to continue the inquiry into a broad police graft investigation.
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San Francisco
Peter P McDonough
Labor leaders predict extended clash between AFL and CIO
Washington May 13 7 Labor leaders forecast a long battle for supremacy between John L Lewis and the CIO with Lewis dismissing peace overtures from the AFL. He urged a conceded program and proposed talks while the AFL sought a peace conference. Both sides prepared for further conflict as CIO charters issued and AFL called loyal unions to Cincinnati on May 24 for a mass meeting.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Ladies Garment Workers Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
Atlantic City
Lewis’ Committee
Federation
A. F. L. Executive Council
United Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers
Cincinnati
Idaho Service Faces Future As Court Reviews Funding
The Idaho state employment service led by John Foreman of Pocatello seeks continued operation pending a Supreme Court ruling on a $40 000 1937 appropriation for its maintenance during the present biennium. The court was asked to compel state auditors and treasurer to release funds, a move challenged as constitutionally defective.
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Boise
Idaho State Employment Service
John Foreman
Pocatello
Idaho Supreme Court
Harry C. Parsons
Myrtle P. Eaking
W. L. Robison
State Industrial Accident Board
Robison
J. W. Taylor
Parsons
Eaking
State Finance Department
Industrial Accident Board
Lewiston
Foreman
Idaho Parls
Twin
Coeur d'Alene
National Unemployment Service
Idaho Service
National Service
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