British Shift Massive North Africa Drive and Syria Fighting
Britain intensifies war effort in North Africa and the Middle East as General Wavell sends the Army of the Nile into Italian Libya signaling a major offensive. British mechanized units push about 40 miles into Libya while renewed clashes threaten Damascus and Beirut as Vichy forces resist in Syria.
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Wavell
Nile
Italian
Libya
Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Middle East
Axis
United States
Egypt
Archibald P. Wavell
Pee
Syria
Vichy
Damascus
Beirut
Lebanon
Reil
Europe
Mediterranean
Girl Assaulted See Page 2
A pretty 23 year old stenographer from Iowa was found raped and strangled in a private garage near DuPont Circle Washington D C. Miss Jessie Elizabeth Strieff was a war department worker and was last seen shopping with her fiancé Stanley Blanc. Police believe the same slayer may be behind another daytime rape and murder on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Iowa
War Department
duPont Circle
Jessie Elizbeth Strieff
de Witt C. Croissant
Emerius
George Washington University
Frances Williams
Rose Simon Abramowitz
Capitol Hill
Senator Herring
Miss Strieff
Rey
Stanley Blanc
Strikes Ripple Across West Coast Shipyards And Cities
Union officials and the Defense Mediation Board press efforts to end the San Francisco machinists strike at Bethlehem yards amid broader West Coast labor unrest. The walkout affects 11 shipyards and dry docks, with Bethlehem holding $300 million of orders and pay demands rising to 1.15 dollars an hour with double overtime.
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Union and Defense Mediation Board
Defense Mediation Board
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Harvey W. Brown
AFL
International Association of Machinists
Washington
Bethlehem
West Coast
CIO
AFL Metal
Mr. Roosevelt
McKeesport
Pittsburgh
Piper Aircraft
Aeronautics Board
Oil shipment to Japan blocked over eastern shortage
Washington reports Interior Secretary Ickes blocked 252000 gallons of oil from Philadelphia to Japan aboard the Azuma Maru amid an east coast oil shortage. Sinclair Consolidated and Standard of Oil linked. Wilson and Co. protested, warning of defense needs and possible gas shortages.
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Washington
Associates
Ickes
Philadelphia
Japan
Aids
Sinclair Consolidated and
Standard of Oil Companies
Ota Jobbins
Wilson
Wilson and Company, Inc
National Defense Agram
Docket Cleared For New Term In Federal Court
George W. McClintic returned to Bluefield to clear old cases from January, preparing for the summer term of the United States Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The grand jury will be impaneled June 23 and Judge McClintic will charge the jury before the criminal docket begins. Fifty men were summoned for the petit jury from towns including Bluefield Mullens Princeton Welch Oceana Bartley and Matoaka.
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George W. McClintic
Bluefield
United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
Judge McClintic
M. Chambers
Maben
W. Harry Gott
Mullens
R. Welch
Robert Ross
I Shei E Brown
Bartley
W. M. Pos
E. Linkous
Welch
J. W. Booker
Matoaka
Driver Serious Injured When Car Goes Off Highway
Robert L. Blue of Bluefield Virginia sustained serious head injuries when his car left the Bluefield Princeton road, struck an embankment near the water works, and he was admitted unconscious to Bluefield Sanitarium. A following driver reported no signs of trouble before the impact.
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Robert L. Blue
Bluefield
Nazi Soviet pact split looms amid oil and ore demands
London reports German pressure for oil grain and ore from Soviet Russia strains Berlin Moscow ties. A reliable source says some Russian leaders fear German expansion and seek closer economic accord, while a faction argues war could secure Russia’s resources. Troop movements and Tass statements add to mounting tension.
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London
Soviet
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Europe
Soviet Union
Balkans
Black Sea
Tass
Mov
Germany
Red Army
Air Force
Britain
United States
Ukraine
Aluminum Company of America Accused of Recalcitrance
Senate defense investigating committee pressed the Aluminum Company of America for information on the preparedness program. Chairman Truman said the firm had ignored eight or ten requests, while I. W. Wilson claimed no knowledge of them. Truman urged expeditious compliance amid alleged obstruction by the company.
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Wash
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Aluminum Company of America Today
Truman
D.-Mo
Aluminum Company
Aluminum Company of America
United States Senate
I. W. Wilson
Producion
Wilson
Survivors of Robin Moor Landed at Capetown after 13 Days
All 35 survivors of the torpedoed American freighter Robin Moor were landed in Capetown by a British vessel after drifting 13 days in the mid Atlantic. Chief Officer Melvin Mundy of Bethlehem, Pa., said the ship was sunk after warnings to the submarine crew. Mundy recounted watching for blinker lights and identifying the Robin Moor as American before the sinking.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Robin Moor
Melvin Mundy
Bethlehem
Mundy
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
Brazil
Bing Tan
Noundee
Ae J Mundy
Ny Os
Robin Moor Tan
Urge alertness for espionage urges state police aid
Williamson West Virginia June 16 P Suspected acts of sabotage and espionage should be reported to the state police not investigated by city and county officers State Police Supt John W Bosworth urged at a Fraternal Orders banquet He said cooperation with state and federal authorities is essential to root out saboteurs and spies who are criminals and a menace
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Bosworth
Williamson
W. Va
John W. Bosworth
Fraternal Orders
West Vic
U S Closes All German Consulates In Action To Curb Propaganda
The House Military Committee approved a sweeping draft act amendment. It defers all men turning 28 by July 1 from service and authorizes the president to resume production at strike bound defense plants and to protect workers returning to work. Sabotage and noncooperation penalties include fines and prison terms.
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U.S
FDR
Washington
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Federal Mediation and
Senate
Italy Freezes American Bank Accounts in Rome
In Rome on June 16 the fascist government halted American bank accounts as retaliation for freezing Italian holdings in the United States. Immediate registration of all property belonging to the United States in Italy was ordered, and Americans in Rome reported frozen accounts and blocked withdrawals. The American embassy and correspondents’ accounts were sealed, while officials debated transfer arrangements to cover living expenses.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Bank of Italy
Roosevelt
Washington
Western Union halts reporting ship sailings from New York
Western Union announced the suspension of its service reporting ship sailings in and out of New York harbor. The move was attributed to the information aiding the enemy. A British shipping line representative reportedly objected, and officials cited unidentified requests to discontinue.
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New York
Western Union
New York Harbor
Newspapper
Ces
Hike in Railroad Taxes Predicted
Charleston West Virginia June 16 reports from the state house indicate potential tax increases for major railroads, especially in the southern part of the state. The board of public works led by Governor Neely spent the day in executive session setting the 1941 utility tax base, with no final decisions yet and discussions focused on possible boosts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Statehouse
Board of Public Works
Neely
West Virginia
US Demands Closure of German Consulates and Nazi Agencies
The United States orders the closing by July 10 of all German consulates and three semi official Nazi agencies in the country including the German Library of Information in New York the German Railway and Tourist Agencies and the Trans Ocean News Service. President Roosevelt directed the action through Sumner Welles and said it does not break diplomatic relations though it may hasten a rupture. Representatives on Capitol Hill praised the move while warning of further consequences as German officials in the US react with measured responses.
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Washington
United States
German Library of Information
New York
Trans-Ocean News Service
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Germany
Reich
Knox Calls U S to Follow Canada in Defiance
Secretary Knox told a Canadian audience that President Roosevelt’s address signals the United States will pursue the same self respecting line as Canada against threats to democratic government. He urged allied unity and warned against timid citizens opposing decisive action and national policy. Page 2.
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Montreal
Tary Ox
United States Navy
Roosevelt
United States
Canada
Knox
Mr. Roosevelt
U S Protest Over Bombing of Chungking Safety Zone
The United States embassy in Tokyo protested Japan over bomb damage to the American safety zone in Chungking and an expected Washington response. Ambassador Grew delivered the protest personally to Foreign Minister Matsuoka after bombs fell Sunday, narrowly missing the U S gunboat Tutuila.
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Tokyo
Chungking
United States
Japan
Washington
Joseph C. Grew
State Department
Grew
Yosuke Matsuoka
U. S
Clarence &. Gauss
China
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