General Strike Threat in General Motors Plants
General Motors refused national bargaining, prompting 300 delegates from 69 plants in ten cities to form a Flint based board of strategy led by Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers. Ten plants closed by sit downs left 37,000 idle as Edward F. McGrady and Secretary Perkins seek conciliation with John L. Lewis amid broader labor tension.
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General Motors
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Mich
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Lewis C. I. O
Edward F. McGrady
Pacific
Washington
Perkins
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Auto Workers
Board of Strategy
William S. Knudsen
Youngstown
Youngstown, Sheet and Tube Company
Naval Treaty Expiration Sparks Global Ship Race
As the 1936 naval treaties ended, Britain surged ahead by laying keels for two battleships, the George V and the Prince of Wales, signaling a vast program to build 74 new vessels costing nearly a billion dollars. Britain also reportedly plans to rebuild Hongkong and Pacific bases. Jane's Fighting Ships notes the shift.
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London
Great Britain
Hongkong and
Pacific
Nebraska Unicameral Opens Its First Session
The Nebraska unicameral legislature begins its first session with Governor Cochran declaring politics out. He discourages party caucuses and states he will have no spokesman in the chamber. The constitution requires a nonpartisan house with 22 Democrats and 21 Republicans elected on nonpolitical tickets.
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Nebraska
United States
R. L. Cochran
States Get 200 Million For Road Improvement
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace allocates 200 million dollars to states for road work for the year starting July 1, 1937. One hundred twenty five million goes to federal-aid highways, twenty five million to secondary or farm to market roads, and fifty million for grade crossing elimination. Matching funds required for most projects, with grade crossing money not needing a match. State commissions designate projects subject to federal approval.
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Agriculture Wallace
Keep Us Out of European Mess By Earl Godwin Ashington
In a sweeping editorial voice the piece argues that the United States must choose a policy to avoid joining a new world war. It traces the echoes of Wilson era debates, praises Roosevelt's Buenos Aires speech, and discusses neutrality laws, embargo powers, and possible constitutional reforms for war decisions, weighing the risks of rigid versus flexible policy. The article also surveys Senate party dynamics and hints at looming political strategy ahead of elections.
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Byrd
Virginia
Guffey
Pennsylvania
New Deal
Western Newspaper Union
The Little Difference Shapes Art Versus Artisans
A reflective piece on how small distinctions separate good from best in art and craft. It contrasts quick shop lifters with late risers, notes rebuilding a ruined life is harder than starting anew, and argues cheerful, cultivated cheer beats mere scolding.
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