German Troops Reinforce Border Shifts Reported
A Reuters dispatch from Ankara says German troops move from Bulgaria into Moldavia and position along the Russian frontier. British airmen sight large concentrations on Rhodes east of Crete and a troop ship heads to Beirut. Romanian rail traffic is cancelled as troops mobilize in Moldavia and guards are built. Reports from Ankara claim Axis pilots forced down near the Syrian frontier and bombers landed near Alexandretta, with occupants interned.
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London
Reuters
Ankara
Bulgaria
Moldavia
Romania
Rhodes
Italy
Dodecanese
Crete
Salonika
Greece
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Africa
Libya
New York
NBC
Black Sea
Constanta
Syria
Alexandretta
Turkey
Ex Sing Sing Athlete Pitts Slain In North Carolina
Edwin Collins Pitts known as Alabama Pitts, ex Sing Sing athlete, died from a knife wound in Valdese North Carolina. A former baseball and football standout, he had campaigned for rehabilitation and played for Albany and Winston Salem teams before his death.
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Alabama
Pitts
New York
Sing Sing Pheon
Valdese
N. C
Edwin Collins Pitts
Sing Sing
Lewis E. Lawes
Lawes
Navy
Albany
John Costello
Winston-Salem
Charlotte and
Citizens Voice Disapproval Of School Board Action
Public sentiment in Mercer County shows strong disapproval of the Bluefield principalship changes made by the county board of education. Ten interviewees express concerns over justification, process, and replacements while urging an official explanation and advance notice.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield
Board of Education
Paul C. Thomas
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Ralph Huff
Germany denies peace stories in United States
Berlin says German propaganda orders to spread peace talk are false and issued by others. A spokesman claimed Roosevelt misread documents and that Germany seeks peaceful collaboration in the western hemisphere while reporting German air raids damaged British sea commerce and sunk ships off West Africa and Scotland.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Roosevelt
England
Britain
Rman
Germany
Western Hemisphere
Winant
London
High Command
West Africa
Scotland
Wage Increase For About 300 Dock Workers In Ohio River Trade
Vice President William Blizzard of United Mine Workers District 17 announced a wage rise and union shop agreement for roughly 300 workers on loading docks and Ohio river coal boats. The deal provides 80 cents to $1.20 daily raises, $20 to $40 vacation pay, and up to 4 days extra vacation for boat crews, affecting workers at Huntington Cincinnati and other docks. Negotiations continue for about 200 workers at Campbell's Creek Raymond City Semet Solvay and Kelly's Creek collieries along the Kanawha river.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio River
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Blizzard
Ohio River Company
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Canada Pushes Gasoline Saving Drive Nationwide
The Automotive Association of Ontario urged a country wide effort to cut gasoline use. They called for closing service stations on Sundays and for motor transport drivers to conserve fuel.
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Canada
Toronto
Automotive Aisport Association of Ontario
Head of U S Air Mission Is Killed
Major Walter K Burgess of Kansas head of a United States aviation mission and Ecuadoran Sublieutenant Davalos drowned in an aviation accident near Guayaquil after a flight they disappeared on last Wednesday. Captain Arias survived by swimming to safety. Details were not available.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Walter K. Burgess
Kansas
United States Aviation
Davalos
Arias
South Dakota Battleship Launch Advances Navy Plan
Camden June 7 The United States launched the 35 000 ton battleship South Dakota four months ahead of schedule as Navy Secretary Knox said it is built to prevent war. He urged a two ocean navy while Mrs Bushfield smashed a champagne bottle on the prow. The keel was laid for the 10 000 ton cruiser Santa Fe as workmen continued the yard’s pace. Knox told 12 000 workers and officials that the nation must maintain the greatest sea power and auxiliary air force.
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Camden
N. J
United States
South Dakota
Knox
Harlan J. Bushfield
Delaware River
New York Shipbuilding Company
Santa Fe
Leaders Agree On Enactment Of Seizure Law
Senate leaders from both parties agreed to rush a measure letting the president take over a manufacturing plant if the secretary of war or navy certifies an existing or threatened production failure harms the armaments effort. The proposal, linked to the selective service act, aims for quick action and excludes the North American Aviation case.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of War
Navy
White House
Roosevelt
Inglewood
Calif
Congress
War Department
Spanish American War Vets Begin West Virginia Encampment
About 300 delegates are expected to open the state encampment of Spanish American War veterans and the auxiliary of the department of West Virginia. C. A. Plaster of Charleston leads sessions with Mrs. Madelyn Jun of Wheeling. Memorial services are planned for tomorrow night as C. A. Boyles of Piedmont represents the national commander in place of General FE E Corn who cannot attend.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of West Virginia
C. A. Plaster of
Madelyn Jun
Wheeling
C. A. Boyles
Piedmont
United Spanish War Veterans
FE. E. Corn
Tightened beer rules target underage workers and unfair practices
Charleston June 7 Drastic West Virginia beer regulations announced by Assistant State Tax Commissioner Walter V. Ross take effect July 1. They bar employment of unnaturalized persons under 18 in beer outlets and outlaw the chipped bottle racket. New rules curb price wars and stop “cold” checks, set late hours by EST, and threaten license revocation for nuisance music between midnight and 7 a m.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Walter V. Ross
Ross
Military Chiefs Favor Draft Limit Of 21 Through 24 Years
Washington reports that military leaders favor limiting army conscription to men aged 21 through 24. Administrations leaders seek a free hand for the president to set the top induction age, while the Senate bill would otherwise defer only those reaching 28. Chairman Reynolds urges returning to the War Department original draft. Senator Gurney supports a fixed age limit in the bill.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Mit
Reynolds
D-Nc
Senate
War Department
Gurney
R-Sd
CIO Splits Over Plane Plant Reopening Near Pentagon Threat
North American Aircraft plant workers clash as UAW officials disagree on whether to return to work amid a presidential threat to move in with the army. Frankensteen urges Monday back to work. Freitag demands stay out until wage increases are won. Mass meeting set for tomorrow to resolve the dispute.
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Inglewood
Calif
CIO International Auto Workers
North American Aircraft Corporation
Army
Richard T. Frankensteen
Detroit
UAW
Frankensteen
CIO
Elmer Freitag
United States
Great Britain
Philip Murray
CBS
Coal operators mull reply to $7 wage plan in Appalachian fields
Southern coal operators led by L Ebersole Gaines began framing their reply to the mediation board's plan for a universal seven dollar daily wage. The deadline for replies is Monday as miners in the south fear a repeat shutdown.
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Washington
Southern
Mediation Board
Appalachian
L. Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Petain Defers Action Against Free French Forces
The Petain government in Vichy decides not to take action against the Free French forces in Africa for now. General Weygand, in Algeria after cabinet talks in Vichy, may have faced divisions over using Weygand troops against de Gaulle held colonies. Conditions were unfavorable, ending three weeks of speculation.
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Vichy
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Africa
Maxime Weygend
Algeria
Waygand
Official Information Bureau de
Hoover Urges Immediate Science Drive for Air Defense
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Americans to expand pure and applied research to defend against aerial attacks. He spoke at Haverford College and on Columbia network, arguing rapid science funding could avert world hardship, boost production, and reduce future national debt by shifting one percent of armament spending to research.
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Haverford
Herbert Hoover
Haverford College
Columbia Network
Hoover
United Sttes
Two Die in Bus and Auto Crash in Muirkirk
In a flaming collision on Washington Boulevard two people died instantly, a man and a woman in a coupe, while several others were injured. Most of the 25 passengers were Fort Meade soldiers who escaped by breaking bus windows as high voltage wires sparked the wreckage. State Trooper McCommons identified the dead as Monnett of 1364 F Street N. E. and Carl Owens of 1360 F Street N. E., both Washington, D. C.
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Muirkirk
Washington Boulevard
Fort George G Meade
W. H. McCommons
A Monnett
F. Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Carl Owens
Roosevelt threatens takeover of North American Aviation plant
President Roosevelt announces that the government will seize and run the North American Aviation plant if strikers do not return to work by Monday. Secretary Stephen T. Early says papers are ready. a mass meeting could end the strike. A second strike in San Francisco shipyards and a lumber dispute in the Pacific Northwest are noted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North American Aviation Corporation
Stephen T. Early
Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Secon
San Francisco
Harvey W. Brown
International Machinists Union
AFL
White House
Bluefield City Primary Sets Nominees For Board Seats
Bluefield voters will nominate ten city board of directors from twelve candidates in Tuesday's primary. Districts 1 and 5 see contests with three candidates each. districts 2 3 and 4 have two candidates. Democratic and Republican party processes include executive committees with wards mostly unopposed. Polls open 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Board of Directors
William C. Snyder
J. A. Stevenson
James A. Tabor
Terry L. Brown
Robert W. Chandler
J. Toy Nelson
S. O. White
D. V. Chappell
T. Courtney Tanner
Guy C. Dunn
W. J. Ellis
W. C. Houchins
Democratic Executive Committee
Rnders
Meine Afteen
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Beaver Pta
State Pta
Albert Hoge
Alva Ritz Kingdon
PTA Board
H. H. Bolen
Bolen
U. S
Secretary of War Or Navy
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OPM
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Usenge
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