German Troops Mass Near Russian Border and Rhodes Activity
Reports from Ankara state German units moved from Bulgaria into Moldavia and along the Russian frontier while airmen spotted large concentrations on Rhodes east of Crete. A troop ship linked to Beirut was expected to sail with Nazi detachments by Tuesday.
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London
Middle East
Africa
Libya
New York
NBC
Romania
Black Sea
Constanta
Moldavia
Ankara
Alexandretta
Turkey
Ex Sing Sing athlete Pitts slain in Valdese knife attack
Edwin Collins Pitts known as Alabama Pitts, 30, a former Sing Sing inmate and celebrated athlete in football baseball and track, died from a knife wound after a dancing-spot stabbing in Valdese North Carolina. Warden Lewis Lawes and peers remembered his promising sports career and rehabilitation fight. Pitts played for Albany in the Intern league and briefly pursued pro baseball and football before his death.
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Mee York
Alabama
Pitts
Sing Sing Pheon
Valdese
N. C
Lawes
Navy
Albany
John Costello
Sing
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
North Carolina
Citizens Voice Disapproval Of School Board Action
Public reaction in Mercer County shows opposition to changes in Bluefield high and Beaver principalships. Eight prominent Bluefield residents express concern that the board acted hastily and behind closed doors, urging an public explanation and consideration of Horace Bolen as replacement.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield
Board of Education
George Richardson, Jr
Jackson
Beaver High School
Horace Bolen
Paul C. Thomas
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Eddie Steele
The
Ralph Huff
C. C. Prazier
C. W. Jackson
Edward Frazee
Beaver Pta
State Pta
Alva Ritz Kingdon
PTA Board
H. H. Bolen
Bolen
Germany Denies Peace Stories In US Propaganda Denial
Berlin says it did not authorise peace stories in the United States and blames the British and Americans for fake German propaganda reports. The spokesman claims Roosevelt's charges rely on false documents and accuses others of spreading the idea that Germany seeks no hostile aims in the western hemisphere. German raids report success with 27 500 tons sunk off Scotland and 3 000 ton ships off West Africa.
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Berlin
United States
Roosevelt
England
Britain
Bopo
Ianda
Germany
Western Hemisphere
Wendell Willkie
H. H. Arnold
U Army Air Corps
Lord Lothian
West Africa
Scotland
Dock Workers Gain Wage Increase and Union Shop Pact
Vice President William Blizzard of United Mine Workers District 17 announced a wage rise of 80 cents to 1.20 dollars per day and token vacation pay for about 300 dock and river coal boat workers. The Ohio River company and Island Creek subsidiaries signed the contract. talks continue for roughly 200 workers at Campbell's Creek and related firms along the Kanawha river.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio River
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Blizzard Sa
Ohio River Company
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Blizzard
Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Ohio
Kanawha
Campbell's Creek Coal Company
Ra Coal Company
Semet-Solvagtion
Kelly's Creek Company
Kanawha River
Canada Presses Sunday Gasoline Cutback Drive
Canada launches a nationwide effort to reduce gasoline use highlighting Ontario. The federation urges service reductions on Sundays and calls for changes to consumption habits nationwide.
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Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Head of U S Air Mission Killed in Ecuador Crash
Maj Walter K Burgess head of a U S aviation mission and Ecuadoran Sublieutenant Davalos were killed in a plane accident near Guayaquil. Captain Arias survived after swimming to safety. Details of the crash remain unavailable.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Majjor
Walter K. Burgess
Kansas
United States Aviation
Arias
South Dakota Battleship Launched for War Prevention
The 35000-ton battleship South Dakota slid from the ways at Camden New Jersey as Secretary of the Navy Knox announced the ship is built for war prevention. The event, four months ahead of schedule, included Mrs Harlan J Bushfield smashing a champagne bottle and Knox declaring the navy will pursue unmatched sea power and an auxiliary air force. The launch coincided with keel laying for the cruiser Santa Fe on the same yard, underscoring rapid expansion toward a two ocean navy.
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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 Rush Enactment of Seizure Law
Senate leaders from both parties plan to fast track a bill allowing government seizure of a manufacturing plant if the secretary of war or navy certifies that production disruption hampers the armaments program. The measure, an amendment to the selective service act, aims for action Monday and is not tied to the North American Aviation case.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of War
Navy
White House
Roosevelt
Inglewood
Calif
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Igent
Anteemnes
War Depart
War Department
Spanish-American War Vets Meet in Charleston West Virginia
About 300 delegates are expected to open the state encampment of Spanish-American war veterans and the auxiliary of the West Virginia department in Charleston. C. A. Plaster of Charleston heads the event with Mrs. Madelyn Jun of Wheeling presiding. Memorial services are planned with C. A. Boyles of Piedmont delivering the national service replacing Gen. E. E. Corn who cannot attend.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of West Virginia
C. A. Plaster of
E. E. Corn
Beers Regulations Tightened in West Virginia Step
West Virginia tightens beer rules starting July 1 under Assistant State Tax Commissioner Walter V. Ross. The changes ban chip bottle refunds and require responsible employment practices, limit music after midnight, extend sale hours in some zones, and curb price warfare and bad checks.
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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 say military leaders favor restricting army conscription to men aged 21 to 24. They back amending the selective service law to give the president power to set the top induction age, opposing a fixed age in the bill.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Gurney
Bornee
Ecome Dene
Reynolds
UAW Split Over Return To Work At Plane Plant Inglewood
Inglewood Calif June 7 AP CIO Local and national UAW officials clash over whether workers at North American Aircraft should return Monday amid a presidential threat to intervene. Richard Frankensteen urges return while Elmer Freitag backs a continued walkout until raises are granted. A mass meeting is set tomorrow to decide.
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Inglewood
Calif
CIO International Auto Workers
North American Aircraft Corporation
Army
Richard T. Frankensteen
Detroit
UAW
Prankensteen
CIO
Elmer Freitag
United States
Great Britain
Frankensteen
Philip Murray
CBS
Coal Operators Prepare Reply to $7 Wage Plan
Southern coal operators led by L Ebersole Gaines prepare to reply to the mediation board on a universal $7 daily wage for Appalachian fields. Some expect the decision to be delayed to Monday as talks surface potential impacts on a 40 cent north south wage gap and possible work disruption.
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Washington
Southern Coal
Mediation Board
Appalachian
L. Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
W. Va
Alro
Esome Pee
United Mine Workers
Petain Defers Action Against Free French Forces
Vichy reports say the Petain government will not act against the Free French forces led by Gen. Charles de Gaulle in Africa for now. General Weygand, returning to Algeria after cabinet talks in Vichy, faced questions on whether to clash with de Gaulle’s colonies as conditions were deemed unfavorable.
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Vichy
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Africa
Maxime Weygend
Algeria
Waygand
Official Information Bureau de
Hoover urges rapid science drive to defend air power
Former President Herbert Hoover urged immediate expansion of pure and applied scientific research to develop air defense and counter airplane superiority. He spoke at Haverford College and via Columbia network, warning weaponized production could lower living standards unless research shifts boost consumer goods and efficiency. He warned current war spending on armament risks national debt and proposed a 1 percent redirected toward research to avert economic collapse.
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Haverford
Herbert Hoover
Haverford College
Columbia
Fe. S
Hoover
United Sttes
Two Die in Bus and Auto Crash on Washington Boulevard
In Muirkirk Maryland on June 7 a Greyhound bus and a car collided killing two and injuring several, one seriously. A man and a yeoman died instantly as fire followed high voltage wires. twenty five passengers mainly Fort Meade soldiers escaped through bus windows. Names identified include E Monnett and Carl Owens, 32, of Washington DC.
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W. H. Me"e. Monnett
Oe Fees
Carl Owens
F. Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt threatens seizure to end strike at North American Aviation
President Roosevelt ordered the North American Aviation plant seized and the army to operate it if workers do not return to work by Monday. Stephen T. Early announced documents were prepared and a mass meeting could force a return. He also said measures would target the San Francisco shipyards and noted a Pacific Northwest lumber strike without halting supply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North American Aviation Corporation
Stephen T. Early
Early
San Francisco
Harvey Wown
Internatonal Machinists Union
AFL
White House
City Voters Set for Primary in Bluefield Elections
The Bluefield city primary will nominate ten of twelve candidates for the board of directors plus Democratic and Republican party posts. Districts show three candidates in each, with contests only in Districts 1 and 5. Polls open at 7:30 AM and close at 1:15 PM.
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Bluefield
Mare Hen
William C. der
J. A. Stevenson
James A. Tabor
Terry L. B
Robert Chandler
J. Toy Nelson
O. White
D. V. Chappell
T. Courtney Tanner
Incum
Guy C
E. J. Ellis
We C. Houchins
City Board of Directors
Democratic Executive Committee
Vo Tee
Concneres
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Crete
Syria
L. D. Feuchtenberger
Albert Hoge
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Stacy May
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Bureau of Research of Statistics
Mit
D-Nc
Military Committee
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War Departments
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Susenge
Pacific Northwest
City Voters
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