Nazis Consuls Allowed to Stay in U S Until July 31
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann and Johannes Borchers Germanys top consuls in the United States win a special stay permit from the State Department to remain in the country until July 31. They and 14 staffers and families could not depart aboard the Yawata Maru as plans shifted amid expulsion orders. The delay arose after safe passages and transport failed despite appeals to Japan and Germany.
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San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Johannes Borchers
Germany
United States
State Department
Roosevelt
United States Army
West Point
America
New York
Lisbon
Wiedemann
Borchers
Orient
Europe
Japan
Wiedemann and Borchers
Washington
Honolulu
Z. Hirai
Tokio
United States Navy
America First Chapters Demand Removal of Knox
Representatives of 118 America First committee chapters urged Secretary of War Frank Knox to resign, accusing him of advocating undeclared war and military intervention without congressional approval. A resolution said his stance violated the Constitution and made him unfit for office. Other resolutions criticized draft laws expanding overseas service.
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Chicago
America First Committee
Frank Knox
Congress
Knox
Report on Norwegian Governors Resignations
Dispatches from Oslo report that fifteen provincial governors signed a resignation document to the Nazi occupation regime. The governors claim they could not accept the control exercised by German sponsored Quisling authorities.
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Stockholm
INS
Oslo
Norway
Nazi
Joseph Ter
Quisling Eee
Defense Bond Savings Plan Expands to Workers
More than a million workers have asked to allot portions of their salaries to save for defense bonds. The treasury offers systematic saving facilities for individuals as well as organizations with payroll plans. To participate, visit a post office or bank or write to the U S treasurer in Washington DC for an order form.
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Treasury
Slilieg Purchece Counry
Wessty Shah
United States
Washington, D. C
Brenda Marshall and William Holden wed in Las Vegas
Brenda Marshall and William Holden, Hollywood stars, were married in Las Vegas on Sunday.
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Brenda Marshall
Las Vegas
Nev
INS
William Holden
Hollywood
Syria Armistice Terms Signed At Acre
Armistice ending the Syria war was signed at Acre at 2 p.m. Monday, announced by General Claude Auchinleck. Vichy France approved terms with the condition that Free French representatives be excluded, and Dentz followed instructions, turning a harsh political ultimatum into a military convention.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Acre
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
VICHY
War Office
Henri Dentz
Italian Troop Ship Sunk by British Submarine Claims
London reports that at least three Italian vessels were sunk by submarines in the Mediterranean, including one ship carrying troops and supplies. The British admiralty announced the losses on Monday night, detailing the combat in the Mediterranean theater.
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London
The
Admiralty
Mediterranean
R A F Bombers Raid Bremen And Dutch Cities
London reports daylight RAF sweep over northern France destroyed two German fighters after a wide night raid on Germany and Nazi occupied territory. Industrial targets at Bremen Vegesack and Amsterdam Ostend docks bombed. Rotterdam oil tanks set alight. One British bomber lost. two German raiders shot down. Berlin notes minor RAF formations caused insignificant damage to residential areas.
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London
INS
R.A.F
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Vegesack
Amsterdam
Ostend
Rotterdam
Berlin
Edgar A Guest Poet of the People Reflections
Ten years from now I will recall this troubled year when liberty's bonds were spread against an evil day. The speaker notes fear and hate, late defense, and the starry flag. tyranny's threats diminished as freedom stands. Hernando de Soto, discoverer of the Mississippi, was buried in its waters.
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Liberty
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi
Defense strikes fall sharply in first half of 1941
Government tally shows defense plant workers on strike dropped 75 percent in a month. By week end only a fourth as many were idle as on June 13, with total lost man days due to strikes in the first half of 1941 reaching 2,458,150 for war department contracts.
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Washington
Defense
War Department
Denies Shortage in Aluminum for Arms Industry
New York AP report quotes Walter D. Fuller president of the National Association of Manufacturers saying a current aluminum shortage is not evident in airplane and defense production. A NAM survey of 20 plants finds no production delays due to aluminum, though future shortages could arise as defense expands.
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New York
Walter D. Fuller
National Association of Manufacturers
N.A.M
Union to block sailing of War Department vessel
Joseph Curran head of the National Maritime union says members will refuse to work with a resigned member who demanded an investigation into alleged communist influence among NMU officers. The ex-member, Joseph Doyle, left the S S Ancon crew amid similar accusations, while the ship is due to sail for the Canal Zone. Curran says government guarantees cannot force union men to work with Doyle.
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Cleveland
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
War Department
New York
NMU
Joseph J. Doyle
Panama Railroad Steamship Company
Canal Zone
Doyle
Union
Cabuok Getawaee
Ae Wee Ween
Les York
Curran
Italian Losses Reported by British Radio
British radio reported Sunday night that Italy had suffered troop losses and additional wounded, with no precise figures provided in the brief broadcast and details unclear from the fragmented text.
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London
INS
Italee
Eta Ai Pn
Word Puzzle Clues Mixed With Short Definitions
A set of crossword style hints appears with clues for March composer and vertical entries. Entries include Not prefix and venomous snake among others, hinting at a themed puzzle with multiple wordplay directions.
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America First
Oustier of
Haarlem
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Bonds For Defense
Siuuar Ae Ees
Dean Tiney
Eas
BY Claude Callan
Newman
War Dept
Hich
Eco
Dorothy van Nuys
California
Santa Barbara
Miss van Nuys
Wrath
Fai
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