Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II Dies in Exile at Doorn
The last German Kaiser Wilhelm II died in exile at Doorn in the Netherlands at age 82. He passed quietly at 11:30 a.m. due to intestinal and membranous complications. Burial will be in a simple military funeral at Doorn with limited attendance, family, and select Nazi and German officials represented.
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Delega
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Arthur Geysz-Inquart
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Wilhelm S. Elm
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Reich
Doctors Study Blackouts Of Dive Pilots
Two physicians reported to the American Medical Association on brain concussions heart injury and nerve disorders among dive bombers and high speed pursuit pilots. They warned these conditions create new problems in selection training and care for pilots and discussed collars or lifebelts to prevent rapid blood shifts and blackouts during extreme maneuvers.
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Cleveland
American Medical Association
John F. Pulton
Yale University
Senator Connally threats to curb laggards in arms program
Washington reports show senators and officials clashing over defense output as Senator Connally vows to “put skids” under any official responsible for delays. Stacy May testifies that production must accelerate with budgets rising from April levels to sustain the 1941-42 program amid an oil shortage and gas concerns.
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Buck
Office of Production Management
Connolly
Tex
Stacy May
OPM
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Army
Navy
Congress
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May
Ball
Minn
England
Ickes
Petroleum Industry Committee
Defense
Army may expand to 2.8 million and hold guards past year
Washington reports a cryptic remark by the army construction quartermaster spurring talk in Congress of expanding the force to 2.8 million. Details include fast tracking of $1 million in contracts and plans for 28 new cantonments to house a much larger army, with National Guard federal service likely extended.
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Washington
Congress
United States Army
Brehon Somervill
House
National Guard
Railway Unions Demand Wage Increases Across Nation
Fourteen railway labor organizations representing clerks machinists telegraphers and trainmen voted on May 19 to seek a 70 cent to 1.15 per hour raise with a minimum wage of 70 cents and higher rates up to 1.15. The request targets 1,150,000 workers with July 10 effective dates and could add about 1680000 dollars yearly if granted.
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Chicago
United States
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Oe Aeres
Coastineios
Mediation Board Delays Meet With Coal Groups
Washington reports the defense mediation board postponed until tomorrow morning its planned session with northern and southern soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers CIO. The delay follows incomplete settlement recommendations and prior failed talks. Union members are demanding an eight uniform seven dollar daily wage, with northern mines paying that rate and southern miners at six dollars sixty cents per day.
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Defense Mediation Board
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United Mine Workers (Cio
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Southern Group
Arthur Curtiss James Dies of Pneumonia
Arthur Curtiss James, 74, listed among America’s wealthiest, died of pneumonia in Harkness Pavilion New York 20 days after his wife’s death. He inherited mining and railroad wealth and was seen aboard his yacht near Oyster Bay often traveling between Florida and New Yorkها.
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Arthur Curtiss James
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Harkness Pavilion
James
Oyster Bay
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Florida
Strike Leader Withdraws From Mediation Board Fight
A West coast lumber strike leader withdrew from further mediation after accusing the defense mediation board chairman Clarence A. Dykstra of labor busting. O. M. Orten of CIO International Woodworkers of America said 20 000 workers will keep striking for a decent living, denouncing the board for pressuring acceptance of the employer’s terms.
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Associated Press
Defense Meditation Board
Clarence A. Dykstra
Washington
Dykstra
O. M. Orten
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Orton
Mediation Board
Weyer- Timber Co
Drought Ends In Many Regions As Heavy Rains Arrive
Widespread rainfall breaks drought across rich farm areas while eastern and southern sectors remain dry. In Ohio the worst spell in 25 years ends but Youngstown Warren area still faces critically low water. Copious showers soak Iowa Nebraska Maryland and New Jersey with relief and continued needs in Virginia Indiana Missouri Georgia Florida.
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Youngstown-Warren
Iowa
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Virginia
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New York
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Georgia Power Company
Florida
French Leaders Discuss Eurafrican Autarchy Plan At Vichy
In Vichy June 4 Gen Maxime Weygand and Pierre Boisson joined Petain for talks on Africa and defense of Dakar. A report says Reich Mussolini Hitler Brenner Pass talks aim to create Eurafrican autarchy excluding Britain with Europe and Africa as a single economic unit. British raids on Syria and a Leahy Darlan briefing noted amid broader tensions.
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Associated Press
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France
Pierre Boisson
Dakar
French Empire
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Boisson
French West Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Petain
Weygand
Africa
Britain
Great Britain
Brenner Pass
Hitler
Mussolini
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Europe
Marshal Petain
Leahy
Egypt Lists Syria As Nazi Territory
Cairo reports Syria is declared Nazi occupied territory by Egypt and all trade is cut. The cabinet resigns under pressure as axis forces close on the Mediterranean, with a new government expected under Hussein Sirry Pasha and the Saadist party to form soon.
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Egypt
Syria
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Additional Crete prisoners taken
Berlin reports French plans to shield Syria from Britain and notes 2 000 more British captives in Crete, raising total Allied prisoners to about 25 000. German forces claim over 8 000 Britons and 4 000 Greeks captured, with 5 000 enemy deaths in Crete. Air bases on Crete monitor Egypt approaches.
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Syria
Crete
Egypt
Near East
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Nazi Rushing Forces Reach Syria Amid Mediterranean Crisis
Reuters reports Nazi infiltrators disguised as Jewish refugees arrive in French Syria as Germany accelerates moves into the Levant. Mosul oil fields again under British control nearby as air and ground operations intensify along the Syrian frontier.
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Syria
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Mediterranean
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Reuters
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Beirut
Lebanon
Taurus Express
High Waters Hit Upstate Sections Floods hit northern West Virginia
Heavy rains burst into a pair of flash floods across Wetzel and Marshall counties in northern West Virginia. In Hundred Water rose to four to five feet flooding businesses and homes as crews struggled to clear debris and a second flood followed within hours. Roads including State routes 23 and 18 were washed out isolating communities.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Robert Keffer
Hundred
Wetzel County
Wetzel
Marshall
Parkersburg
Wheeling Creek
Mannington
Ebourne
Treasury tax plan rejected by House Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected the Treasury excess profits tax plan and shifted to recommendations for higher individual income taxes. A 11 percent surtax on the first dollar of taxable income would be considered, with potential reductions to untaxable exemptions for many filers. The panel voted to allow continued excess profit taxation based on historical earnings, keeping the treasury proposal's $3.5 billion tax in effect, amid secrecy about some details.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
John L. Bulelivan
Treasury Secretary
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