Roosevelt warns Germany after Robin Moor sinking
President Roosevelt told Congress that German piracy on the seas would meet United States resistance. He called the Robin Moor sinking a step toward Nazi world domination and warned Berlin that the US would not yield its freedom of the seas. Officials prepared a formal protest as Berlin likely learned the gist in advance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nazi Germany
Congress
Germany
United States
Capitol
State Department
Berlin
DNB
House
Senate
Butcher Baker And Candlestick Maker Enroll As Air Wardens
New York volunteers from diverse professions race to join air raid warden service called by Mayor LaGuardia and Police Commissioner Valent ine. Registration at 82 stations aims to reach 64 000 volunteers within a 13 hour period. Early registrants include Gina Y Lee 37 and William P Miller 65 former Rough Riders recruit.
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New York
Park Avenue
F. H. LaGuardia
Lewis J. Valentine
la Guardia
Chinatown
Gina Y. Lee
William P. Miller
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
London
Paris
J. Herbert Smith
Myra Mortimer Painter
Myra Mortimer
Americans in Italy Pinched for Funds Amid Freeze
Rome reports Americans face blocked bank accounts and uncertain credit as Italy freezes U S finances. Washington's policy creates loopholes for some withdrawals, while Italy closes consulates signaling Berlin influence.
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Italy
Nazis Claim U S Officials Spy For Britain
Berlin reports authorized German spokesman says American consular staff in Germany passed information to the British secret service, with some routed through a Washington center. Speculation grows over whether closing consulates will break diplomatic ties, and German officials accuse the United States of prolonged subversion.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
Secret Service
Washington
American Express Company
Roosevelt
State Department
DNB
America
Vicious RAF Attacks Aimed At Crippling Invasion Effort
London reports a powerful running aerial offensive targeting German industrial and troop centers to cripple Nazi invasion bases. The nine night bombing pattern focuses on the Ruhr and French ports while British diplomacy weighs actions in the German Russian crisis and potential Russian alliance.
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London
RAF
Britain
Hitler
Stalin
German Ruhr
Poland
Rumania
London Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
Russia
Standard
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Sign of Times Foresees Coal Replacing Competitors
Huntington, June 20. H B Husband, division manager for Consolidation Coal Co at Jenkins Ky, told the West Virginia Mining Institute that coal will regain its place in industry as mines mechanize. He warned safety must match efficiency as mechanical loading increases hazards and cited varying state mechanization rates across mines.
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Huntington
W. Va
H. B. Husband
Consolidation Coal Co
Jenkins
the Times
West Virginia Mining Institute
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Coal wage pact signed as Lewis forecasts quick bituminous deal
John L. Lewis urged readiness from both sides as the UMWA and operators signed a two year anthracite wage agreement in New York. He predicted a bituminous pact within a week to ensure an uninterrupted coal supply for national defense. Hazelton officials warned St Lawrence waterway legislation would cut coal revenue and wages.
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Hazelton
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
UMWA
New York
Thomas Kennedy
International
St. Lawrence Waterway
Congress
Fighting Rages Near Damascus in World War II Siege
Allied forces push toward Damascus amid fierce artillery exchanges as British and French troops attack from three sides on the outskirts of the capital. Mezze airfield area reported heavy fighting with claims of local advances and 400 prisoners taken by French forces.
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London
Damascus
Cairo
Mezze
Mandate
Beirut
Merdjayoun
Palestine
British Shelling Damascus Sparks Arab Opinion Clash
British forces began shelling Damascus, the Syrian capital, as they advanced toward the city. The Mahajamrene quarter suffered the worst damage with fires and destruction reported. Syrian authorities protested to Baghdad, urging Iraq to influence Britain to avoid provoking Arab sentiment.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Mahajamrene
Baghdad
Clashes Reported on Romanian Russian Border
Reuters dispatch from Istanbul says passengers from Romania report clashes on the Romanian Russian border with hostilities developing between Romanian and Red army soldiers.
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London
Reuters
Istanbul
Rumania
Red Army
Russian Troops Mass Near Leningrad in June Broadcast
NBC correspondent Martin Agromsky reports heavy troop concentrations around Leningrad as Russian forces move toward the Finnish front. The broadcast notes massing units and potential advance movements in the area.
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New York
Leningrad
Russia
Martin Agromsky
NBC
Ankara
Faster Than Sound Planes Face Instrument Challenges
Harvard's H. W. Emmons and UPenn's J. G. Brainerd reported that planes reaching speeds near 600 mph may exceed sound speed, complicating temperature and pressure measurements. They outlined the need for new instruments and methods to obtain accurate data for aircraft design amid supersonic flight.
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Philadelphia
H. W. Emmons
Harvard
J. G. Brainerd
University of Pennsylvania
Applied Mechanics Division
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Emmons
Brainerd
Former Area Man Believed on the 0 9
A Raleigh county youth is believed among the 33 officers and seamen aboard the ill fated submarine 0 9 which sank off Portsmouth New Hampshire. The Helen community claims William T Crute from Stotesbury Mark Twain high school and Halifax Virginia list. Crute 19 son of Herbert Crute moved from Helen six months ago and enlisted in October.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh County
Portsmouth
N. H
Helen
William T. Crute
Navy
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
Crute
Halifax
Herbert Crute
Radford
Ford and UAW Sign Historic Union Pact
Ford Motor Company and the CIO UAW reach a union shop and dues check-off agreement in Washington. The pact makes Ford the first major car maker to adopt a union shop with dues deducted and sent to the union treasury. Wages will be raised to at least the highest in the industry, with retroactive pay to signing, and an accord settles board decisions on alleged discrimination tied to union activity.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Philip Murray
Harry Bennett
Ford
R. J. Thomas
Labor Board
Henry Ford
Thomas
Uaw-Cio
New Commanders Named for Major Navy Transports
The Navy assigns Captain Frank H. Kelley to command the transport USS West Point formerly the luxury liner America and Captain Donald B. Beary to command the transport USS Mount Vernon, the former Washington. Kelley, from New Haven, is a Marquette professor and Seattle resident. Beary, Helena, Montana native, entered the Naval Academy in 1906 and is listed from San Marino, California.
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Washington
Navy
West Point
America
Frank H. Kelley
Naval Science and Tactics
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Donald B. Beary
Naval Academy
Annaplis
Mount Vernon
Beary
Helena
Montana
San Marino
Calif
Kelley
New Haven
Conn
University of Washington
University of Minnesota
Seattle
Wash
Bits of Wreckage Surface as Navy Fears O-9 Lost
The O-9 submarine, crushed by pressure at 402 feet, disintegrates as navy divers search the depths near Portsmouth. Officials hold out limited hope while a rescue fleet, including the Falcon, continues to seek a line and possible survivors. Secretary Knox recalls the Squalus rescue and warns depth complicates any recovery.
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Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Falcon
Portsmouth Navy Yard
John D. Wainwright
Edmund F. Jewell
O-9
Wainwright
Jewell
Hope
Frank Knox
Washington
Manchester
Knox
Feared Lost On Sunken Sub Sailed From New London for Trials
Lieutenant-Commander George C. Crawford reported two officers and 31 crew aboard the submarine U-9 after it sailed yesterday from New London for trials off Portsmouth New York. Commander Crawford listed Lt Howard J. Abbott Osceola Iowa Ensign M P Wangsness San Diego California and a crew with hometowns from Manhattan Kas Blytheville Ark Great Barrington Mass Ittabenna Miss Hancock Md Seattle Wash and other locations.
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New London
Marvin D. Carry
Manhattan
Kas
W. R. Cannady
Blytheville
Ark
William T. Crute
Halifax
John F. DuFresne
Great Barrington
Mass
First Woman Transatlantic Bomber Pilot Reaches Britain
Jacqueline Cochran, 32, renowned American aviatrix, ferries a Hudson bomber to Great Britain becoming the first woman to pilot a trans Atlantic bomber solo. She described a smooth flight with Captain Grafe Carlisle and expected to return to the United States soon.
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London
Jacqueline Cochran
Great Britain
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Miss Cochran
Carlisle
Grafe Carlisle
Atlantic
Mang Es
Sehane
Miss Cochrantil
Cown
Floyd
Senator Harrison’s Condition Critical After Operation
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who underwent an operation for an intestinal obstruction, worsened today at emergency hospital. Dr Sterling Ri noted the grave turn and said he was deeply concerned. Harrison’s son Pat Harrison Jr. of Gulfport arrived during the day as the Senate continued with its business.
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Pat Harrison
Miss
Sterling Ri
Pat Harrison, Jr
Gulfport
Rison
Senate
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