United States Deplores French Aid to Germany
Secretary Hull condemned French cooperation with the Nazis in Syria and accused Darlan and Laval of engineering to deliver France to Hitler. The stark statement signaled possible US break with the Vichy regime and raised questions about recognizing the De Gaulle French committee.
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Syria
Germany
Vichy
France
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Jean Darlan
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Perment
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Darlan-Laval
Eleemer
Ain
Aul
Goebbels Invasion Atory Recalled By AP In Berlin
A Voelkischer Beobachter reprint of an article by Propaganda Minister Goebbels on invading England was confiscated in Berlin. Officials offered no reason, noting Goebbels argued Crete invasions show England cannot block a future assault and predicted new methods and gaps could open within two months amid ongoing debate over Crete.
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Associated Press
Berlin
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Voelkischer Beobachter
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England
Hurehil
German Pocket Battleship Hit Off Norway by British Airmen
London reports a German pocket battleship was torpedoed by British airmen off Norway’s southern coast early today. Observers say the ship was probably badly damaged after a long-range Beaufort attack near Mandel and the Skagerrak.
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Cosort
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Eea
Prince Eugen
Losse
Atlantic
Uni
Saskatchewan
Urges Investigation of Radio Commission
Washington June 13 Mark Ethridge told a senate committee the radio broadcasting industry was willing to risk life or death in a broad congressional investigation of the aged by its new rules for chain broadcasting He is general manager of the Courier Journal and Times Louisville Ky and a former head of the National Association of Broadcasters He endorsed an investigation and said the committee should order an inquiry citing political pull and party influence but urged careful action by the senate committee
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Mark Ethridge
Senate
Radio Broadcasting Indust
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Louisville
Courier-Journal and Times
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Friends of
Birth of Old Glory Observed Today
Today marks the 164th birthday of Old Glory and the flag of the United States. The nation observes Flag Day, June 14 1777, with display in downtown Bluefield and homes as post offices banks and offices proceed normally.
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Bluefield
U.S
Enner
Fa Bay
Roosevelt Urges Union Harmony in Labor Row
President Roosevelt urged a moratorium on inter union warfare in a bid to halt production delaying labor disputes. White House secretary Stephen Early said unions should not raid one another as Congress mulls taking over strike bound defense plants and curbing unlawful picketing. The CIO backed a Minneapolis Teamsters Local, signaling cross union tension amid ongoing labor actions.
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House Military Committee
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AFL
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Teamsters
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Calif
AFL Machinists
San Francisco
Harry ' Sn
Government Workers To Be Fingerprinted
Washington June 13 President Roosevelt orders fingerprinting for all government employees. The move aims to thwart subversive entry and visa evasion as staff and future hires must be scanned. Congress approves 40 million to boost TVA power by 117000 kilowatts ahead of Senate review.
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TVA
Senate
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Defenders Of Syria Declare Damascus an Open City
Syrian authorities announced Damascus would be declared an open city as British and Free French forces pressed to approach the capital about ten miles south near Wissoue. A German government note and other reports described continued fighting and aerial bombardment of Beirut with no casualties reported.
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Combat losses mount in Mediterranean air battles
The official communique reports eleven Axis planes shot down over Malta yesterday and Australian fighters claiming three German Junkers in a clash off the Lebanese coast. Two British pilots were rescued as operations extended from invaded Lebanon to Bengasi harbor in Italian Libya.
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Lebanon
Bengasi
Libya
Jalian Terranean Rut Advances in Beirut Battle
Beirut Lebanon June 13 Jalian terranean rut fought their way into the out front of a tense clash. The report notes strong moves by the group amid heavy city activity as authorities monitor the scene.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Soviets Report German Troop Movements Denied
Moscow June 13 The Soviet government denied German troop deployments toward Russia while noting Berlin’s claims. It said no Soviet move toward war was planned and blasted Nazi propaganda. Germany showed blitzkrieg films to Red Army officers at a private exhibit.
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Soviet Union
Inmate Challenges Indeterminate Sentence Law
State penitentiary inmate J. F. Shreve of Pocahontas County files a habeas corpus petition challenging the 1930 indeterminate sentence law that lets the director set the actual term. The case, along with two others, faces Judge Everett F. Moore in Moundsville as concerns about 300 inmates prevail.
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W. Va
West Virginia
J. F. Shreve
Pocahontas County
Probation and Parole
SCV
Charleston
Department of Probation and Parole
Shreve
Everett F. Moore
Moore
Turkey Expects No Demands from Nazis
Ankara reports via Agence Anatolia that Berlin has issued no demands on Turkey and that Axis plans do not reflect reality. Germany is not threatening Turkish security and would not harm Turkish interests. Italy is seen as willing to cooperate and relations with Germany are described as improved.
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Agence Anatolia
Berlin
Iraq
Reich
Germany
O.ne
Syria
Agean Islands
Anatolia
Axis
Mussolini
Jesus Spestn
Italy
Spaniards Told Expect Important Nazi-Russ Moves
Madrid reports the Berlin correspondent of Efe stated Spaniards may see capital events between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. He noted new Russian concessions could grant axis economic independence from Britain and the United States bloc and hinted at motorized divisions on the Russian frontier backing talks aimed at economic control of a rich Soviet region.
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Efe
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Reich
Moscow
Soviet Union
British Fliers Repel Ruhr Rampage After Heavy Night Raid
British air forces describe the Ruhr attack as the heaviest single night raid on the industrial area supplying three quarters of Germanys coal and iron. A large bomber force struck repeatedly causing widespread destruction and fires. An attempted Luftwaffe retaliation over the channel was beaten off in a brief 5 minute clash.
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Ruhr
RAF
Channel
Air Ministry
Reich
London Second Air Raid Alarm Ends Before Dawn
London reports a second air raid alert this week ending before dawn after sporadic aircraft noise and intermittent gunfire.
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London
Friday the Thirteenth in News and Letters
Local draft notices report men in Nashville and Columbus pondering Friday the Thirteenth as a potential lucky or unlucky day. The thirteenth call in their districts under the selective service act prompts questions about fate and fate in military induction timing.
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Atlanta
Frank Dubowsky
Net
U. S. Army
Germany branded treaty violator over Robin Moor sinking
The United States brands Germany a treaty violator after the sinking of the merchant ship Robin Moor. President Roosevelt plans to wait for survivor depositions before deciding on further action to protect shipping. Thirty five missing. a stern protest and potential measures beyond diplomacy are under consideration.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Robin Moor
Roosevelt
Arman
Survivors Tell of Days Afloat After Robin Moor Sinking
Survivors describe 18 hours at sea and peril after the Robin Moor was sunk by a submarine. Fourteen or more people were picked up by a Brazilian ship, with reports of shells, a radio cut, and a youth in a lifeboat receiving praise.
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Louis Pate
One Shipping Company
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Pate
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U. S
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Newark
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