Britain Ready to Move Troops Into Syria
London reports Britain’s Middle East force poised for action in French mandater Syria possibly within days. German thrust toward Suez appears underway with a severe air raid on Alexandria killing over 100. UK tightens blockade around Syria and Lebanon as Eden warns no leniency in defending Suez.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Syria
Germany
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Nazi bombing hits Alexandria as war reaches eastern Med
A heavy German air raid on Alexandria killed more than 100 and set oil tanks aflame. Reports say the attack aims to threaten Cyprus and other British bases in the eastern Mediterranean as the Wehrmacht expands after Crete. The Foreign Office says no German troops are in Syria. See pages 2 for more.
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Berlin
Alexandria
Britain
Mediterranean
Crete
Mie Wehrmacht
Cyprus
Haifa
Palestine
Port Aid
Suez
Sidi Barrani
Reyes
Tobruk
Italian
Libya
Middle East
Syria
Wilhelmstrasse
Beirut
Hull Gives Veiled Hint U S May Seize French Possessions
London reports Captain James Roosevelt and Major Gerald Thomas of the United States Marines arrived in England after three weeks with British forces in the Middle East. They traveled from Cairo after observing Britain's material needs and how to move supplies quickly.
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Hull
U. S
London
James Roosevelt
England
Roosevelt
Gerald Thomas
United States Marines
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Middle East
Far East
Nazi Pressure on Russia Reported Across Turkish News
Turkish and foreign quarters report Germany and Romania massing 1.85 to 2.325 million troops in Poland and Romania ready to invade the Soviet Union for grain, oil, and minerals. Some sources claim Hitler seeks large Ukraine food before any move on Gibraltar, while Berlin cites a food agreement with Moscow.
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Associated Press
Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
Rumania
Berlin
Reich
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Europe
Hitler
Gibraltar
Romania
U S Warns France Over Collaboration With Germany
Secretary Hull said the United States views French German cooperation as dangerous and inimical to other nations and may alter diplomatic ties. He cited French possessions in the western hemisphere and said Washington will gather facts before acting, while noting Roosevelt warned France could betray its empire.
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Washington
United States
France
Germany
Hull
Roosevelt
Britain
William D. Leahy
Henri Petain
Jean Darian
Anon
New World
Vichy
Eny
Dr Clyde E Warden Of Mount Hope Dies
Mount Hope West Virginia June 5 Dr Clyde E Warden a Mount Hope veterinarian died today from a heart ailment at his home He was a respected local figure in veterinary work and served the community for many years.
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Clyde E. Warden
Mount Hope
W. Va
Para
Mount Hope Veternaran
Sulfanilamide Offers Hope To Tuberculosis Sufferers
Doctors at Mayo Clinic report a new drug derivative called hiaminosulfone glucodise may offer hope to tuberculosis patients. In early tests on about 75 to 80 animals and 75 humans, the compound showed encouraging results but doctors caution it is not a proven cure. They warn patients against seeking immediate relief until full proof is established.
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Cleveland
American Medical Association
Corwin Hinshaw
William H. Feldman
Mayo Clinic
Mayo
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II Ends Life in Modest Funeral Plans
The former Kaiser Wilhelm II died aged 82 in exile and will be buried Monday with military honors ordered by Adolf Hitler. His funeral will avoid pomp with no sermon, a private viewing for heirs, and a Lutheran service led by Rev Bruno Doehring in Berlin.
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Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelm
Joves
Kaiser
Adolf Hitler
Bruno Doehring
Berlin
Strike Ends North American Aviation Plant Lockout
Inglewood California June 5 a strike by CIO United Automobile Workers halted production at the North American Aviation plant affecting 7000 production workers 2240 office staff and other personnel. The layoff halts 200 million dollars in military orders with 223 planes produced in a month 10 planes per day loss. Pickets blocked entrances while union and company officials clash over raises and mediation. Five British reps and pilots were admitted for Harvard trainers and other aircraft bound for Britain with trainers to Kelley Field and a bomber to New Orleans. Major Donald Stage notes 15 more ships will be flown in a few days.
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Inglewood
Calif
North American Aviation Corporation
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
North American
Democracy
National Defense Board
Washington
Ww. Goodman
UAW
Mediation Board
Las Airplane Factory
Britain
Army Air Corps
Kelley Field
Texas
New Orleans
Donald Stage
Air Corps
Morgenthau Reports Defense Bonds Sales
Secretary Morgenthau announced first month sales of defense bonds and stamps. Bond denominations ranged from 25 to 10000 dollars, stamps sold from 10 cents to five dollars, with discounts boosting face values and a claimed participation by over a million people. He hailed the start as a wonderful beginning and urged continued effort.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Defense
Treasury
Defense push for action as strikes threaten defense plants
Washington faced rising strike pressure as the defense mediation board urged a uniform seven dollar daily wage for northern and southern coal mines. Senator Bridges pressed Roosevelt to issue an executive order to end defense production disruptions within 48 hours amid plant walkouts at North American Aviation Inglewood plant and a broader labor clash over defense orders.
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Associated Press
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Congress
North American Aviation Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
Pacific Northwest
CIO United Automobile Workers
Aviation
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Capitol
Connally
Tex
Senate
United States
Senator Bridges
N. H
Bridges
House
Lambertson
Kan
Demand Grows See Page 2
The Western Association of Railway Executives says railroads cannot meet the 750 million dollar wage push as last year carriers earned 191 million. Fourteen non operating unions seek 30 to 34 cents an hour for 800000 members, while five operating unions push a 30 percent raise for 350000 members. Demands to be presented June 10. Johnston notes wage gaps vs other industries and cites government figures showing factory earnings at 69.2 cents per hour versus 77 cents for railway workers, and weekly factory earnings at 28.56 dollars vs 36.58 for rail workers. Operating brotherhoods seek at least 1.80 per day rise. non operating seek 1.15 per hour or more.
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Chicago
Western Association of Railway Executives
C. E. Johnston
Johnston
Soldiers Exposed to Real War Noises in Outdoor Lab
Camp Beauregard and Camp Livingston staged a large scale field test using amplified battle sounds to acclimate troops from the 32nd and 37th divisions to wartime noise. General E Daley noted favorable reactions as part of September war games in the Louisiana area.
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Camp
Beauregard
Mobile
32Nd
Camp Livingston
37Th
Camp Shelby
Miss
Elments
E. Daley
Fifth Army Corps
Louisiana
Flood Waters Cause Damage Across Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania endured at least four deaths and thousands in damage as 36 hour storms swelled the upper Ohio watershed. Flooding disrupted coal mines and flooded homes across five counties before rivers like the Monongahela and Youghiogheny began to recede. Johnstown and Pittsburgh areas saw crest levels just above flood stage with rapid improvement by midday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnstown
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Cheat
West Virginia
Stony Creek
Price of State Farm Products Show Boost
West Virginia farm prices index rose to 108 percent of the 1910-14 average as of May 15, up seven points from 1940 and one point above April 15. Fruit up five, meat up two. dairy down two, chickens and eggs down one. Representative 1940 prices: wheat 96 cents, corn 83 cents, potatoes 75 cents, hogs 7.70 per cwt, beef 7.50, eggs 182 per dozen, butter 25 cents.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Mediation board backs $7 day for Appalachian soft coal miners
The defense mediation board recommends a uniform $7 daily wage and 10 day paid vacations for Appalachian soft coal miners and operators. They urge acceptance by six P.M. June 9 and reject a strike clause. The recommendation aims to end the 40 cent wage gap between northern and southern mines and would stabilize costs for two years.
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
CIO
John L. Lewis
William H. Davis
Northern and Southern
Southern
Northern Mines
Mediation Board
Hoover Era Army Bill and St Lawrence Seaway Push
President Roosevelt urged quick construction of the St Lawrence waterway as essential to defense, saying four years or less would be needed. House Appropriations Committee approved a ten billion dollar army bill funding 12,856 planes and boosting armor. a proposed one billion dollar construction program would fund new munitions plants to support lend lease. Secretaries urged seizure authority for tools, aluminum, and German patent rights for defense needs. Production, power, and transport were named as key factors in national defense.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterway
Congress
Stimson
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Congressional
St. Lawrence Seaway
Draft May Be Limited To Men Between 21 And 27 Years Old
Washington June 5 Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey director of selective service proposed a top age limit of 27 for draftees. He said Roosevelt would fix this under a draft act amendment empowering the president to defer men by age group. Senators debated writing 27 into law as the senate committee weighs the proposal.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Senate
Roosevelt
Reynolds
D - NC
Senate Committee
Hershey
Army
GIO HEAD URGES RETURN TO WORK
Washington June 5 Philip Murray CIO president and member of the defense mediation board urged 12 000 striking members of the International Wood Workers of America to accept the board’s recommendations for return to work. He charged IWA officers with misrepresentation slander and abuse and attacked O M Orton president of the IWA. Murray said he personally urged union officers to accept the censures and noted the center of the IWA refused the recommendations despite support from the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Defense Mediation Board
International Woode Workers of America
IWA
Murray
O. M. Orton
Woodworkers Union
Clement
Clarence Dykstra
Medial Board
Congress of Industrial Organization
Salos
Emter
Orton
Cal
National Defense Mediation Board
Cours
Thomas
I?nedy
United Mine Workers of America
Congress of Industrial
Eization
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Nee
Anthony Eden
THE
Alexandria II
Jimmy Roosevelt
America
Connally State
Association
Okehs Army
Stimgon
Gio Head
Pacific
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