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Brotherhood of IRT Employes, co union, asks to be left out of ballot
rank and file group threatens to tie up IMM ships as conf continues; demand immediate vote
Dr S E Forbush repts they are more intense during day
Questions Comr Moss's authority to withhold burlesque theatre licenses
The food situation in this city remained acute today despite the arrival of more British food ships. Three got in this morning. The average daily menu even at the best hotels in Bilbao consists of a few potatoes, soggy cabbage and a little black bread.
1937Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright[â ]
Tony William Harrison was an English poet, translator and playwright. He was one of Britain's foremost verse writers and many of his works have been performed at the Royal National Theatre. He is noted for controversial works such as the poem "V", as well as his versions of dramatic works such as the tragedies Oresteia and Lysistrata from ancient Greek, Molière's The Misanthrope from French, and The Mysteries from Middle English.
1937The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.[â ]
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States that existed from 1935 to 1946. It was established following the TydingsâMcDuffie Act to replace the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands and was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for full Philippine independence. Its foreign affairs remained managed by the United States.