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July 23, 1937

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ALLIANCE WINS DAY; Former Foes of Leader Desert Whalen to Join in Fight on New Deal SOME CHIEFS DEFIANT Hines and Kenneally Break With Organization to Side With 4 County Heads PRIMARY FIGHTS SURE County and District Contests Foreseen-Court Bill Defeat a Factor in Outcome Victory for Dooling Copeland Is Silent COPELAND VICTOR IN TAMMANY FIGHT Kennedy Acts for Dooling Court Plan Collapse a Factor Hines Explains Vote Some Delay at Start Call for Primary Read Alliance Is Confirmed Untermyer Backs Whalen

By James A. Hagerty

Tammany exec com names Levy

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Nye Criticizes the NLRB as 'a Partisan Body' Says Average Man Thinks It a C.I.O. Adjunct

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Bd charged with favoring CIO, by Sen Nye

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A FULL SURRENDER; Barkley Declines, and Logan Makes Motion to Bury Measure OPPONENTS IN FULL SWAY Agree to Procedural Reforms in Lower Bench to Expedite Constitutional Cases PRESIDENT MAY FIGHT ON Garner, Active in Solution, Is Revealed as Having Praised Wheeler for Opposition Motion Is Made by Logan Adjournment Zeal Kindled COURT BILL KILLED BY VOTE OF 70 TO 20 Judicial Retirements Rumored Guard Against House Action Garner's Position Revealed

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

following Judiciary Com plan, Sen instructs com to rept another bill on procedural reforms, as compromise bill is recommitted; roll call; Garner credited with settling controversy

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Court Recommittal Vote; FOR RECOMMITTAL--70 AGAINST RECOMMITTAL--20

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

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SHIPYARD PICKETS STONE POLICE AGAIN; Crowd Jeering Robins Workers Is Routed After Sergeant Is Cut in the Face HEARING ON EARLIER CLASH Mayor Orders Inquiry After the Strikers Tell of Beatings by Brooklyn Patrolmen Two Men Arrested Police Break Up Crowd SHIPYARD PICKETS STONE POLICE AGAIN Witnesses Tell of Beating AS NEW DISORDERS OCCURRED IN ROBINS SHIPYARD STRIKE YESTERDAY

By Unknown Author

police and pickets clash in Bklyn; hearing held on police beating of Burban; delegates from other unions vote to support strike; illus

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Notable Births

1937Dave Webster, American football player and engineer (died 2006)^[†]

David A. Webster Jr. in Atlanta, Texas, was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for two seasons with the American Football League's (AFL) Dallas Texans (1960–1961). He was an All-AFL selection in 1961.