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June 15, 1937

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WINS COURT POINT ON ALUMINUM SUIT; Government Obtains Special Tribunal on Issue of Its Anti-Trust Action

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

govt wins plea for expediting ct; Aluminium Ltd files answer to suit

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19 Mines in Two States Affected by C. I. O. Order

By Unknown Author

Following are the coal mines affected by the C. I. O. call to shut down subsidiary diggings of strike-affected steel companies, or by previous company orders closing the mines because of the steel strike: ...

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ROOSEVELT OFFERS AID TO TAX INQUIRY; PUBLICITY FAVORED; Harrison and Doughton After Call at White House Say They Are for Giving Names

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Doughton and Harrison confer with Roosevelt; favor making pub names of evaders; House com members named

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SOVIET EXECUTES 28 MORE IN SIBERIA; Group Convicted as Saboteurs and Spies on Railway--102 Put to Death in Month

By Harold Denny

Ulianova, Maria I

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SENATE REPORT REJECTS COURT PLAN AS NEEDLESS AND 'DNAGEROUS' PROPOSAL; COMMITTEE SHARP

By Turner Catledge

files supplemental statement to com rept

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Notable Births

1937Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter^[†]

Pierre Billon is a novelist and screenwriter from Quebec.

1937Leon Coates, English composer (died 2023)^[†]

Leon Coates (1937–2023) was an English composer, pianist and conductor who worked mostly in Scotland.

1937Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)^[†]

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.