Damascus Battles Rage As Free French Hold Line
Fierce fighting surrounds Damascus as British and Free French push toward the city while Vichy forces counter in the hills. Merdjayoun recaptured with 100 prisoners claimed in the Kuneitra area, though Vichy reports delay. A large tank clash in Kuneitra and another British advance north of Kissoue are noted amid broader desert offensives.
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Damascus
Charles de Gaulle
Merdjayoun
Kuneitra
Palestine
Henri Dentz
Syria
Beirut
Ezran
Jebel Druz
War Office
Vichy
Kissoue
Zualee
City to vet beer licenses as new law nears
The city council faces pressure from an anticipated beer licensing wave with a new law due July 4. Police recommendations to withhold licenses hinge on solid evidence to persuade a political council. A summer survey on Spanish courses could guide curriculum decisions amid shifting interests and future value assessments. Federal action targets pea canners for antitrust violations while defense measures affect auto production and fuel use, impacting state revenue and services.
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Police Department
Council
Camp Good Health Recreation Settles Into Regular Routine
Camp activity settles into a routine as cabins rotate through special programs each day. The weather clears with sun baths beginning, and a Kenwood Methodist group of 15, ages 10 to 12, visits to tour the camp and deliver 4.15 in nickels dimes and pennies to the Good Health fund cared for by The Gazette.
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Teddy
Kenwood Methodist Church
One Good Health Fund
Care 3 .Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U S Plans Vigorous Protest Over Robin Moor Sinking
Washington officials say the United States will deliver a rapid protest after the torpedoing of the American merchant ship Robin Moor in the South Atlantic. Secretary Sumner Welles says the rescue of 35 survivors does not alter the U S stance and a cable briefing may suffice for further measures. Photographs from a survivor are being studied by the State Department and a full deposition of eleven survivors is on file.
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THWAR
Iowa
Washington
Sumner Welles
U. S
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Welles
United States
Capetown
Philip P. Williams
Rio de Janeiro
State Department
Williams
Ozorio
Recife
Brazil
Police Inspector Files Sensational Charge In Sioux City
Sioux City AP Police Inspector Joe Young filed in district court a petition for an injunction to stop Jack Oakie from illegally selling liquor. He accuses Oakie of corrupting two public officials and says a conspiracy with other officials profits from law violations totaling about 100000 dollars yearly.
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Sioux City
Joe Young
Jack Oakie
Young
Oakie
John Doe
Richard Roe
Moscow Calm Despite War Talk Abroad
In Moscow there is no clear sign of mobilization though officials warn readiness must be maintained. The city appears calm while Soviet authorities trumpet drills and civilian air raid training as preparations for potential conflict. Both sides deny negotiations and neutral circles seek confirmation amidst heightened tension.
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Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
Europe
Balkans
Scandinavia
Near East
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Ukraine
White
Interned Nazi Slashes Threat at Ellis Island
Guenther Tonn assistant director of Trans ocean News Service slashed his throat and left wrist with a safety razor at Ellis Island and is in a hospital. Manfred Zapp his superior was also detained facing deportation. Byron Uhl downplays intent saying it was likely a bluff and wounds may heal in a day or so.
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New York
INS
Guenther Tonn
Transocean
Ellis Island
Tonn
Manfred Zapp
Byron Uhl
German government retaliates to U S action
Berlin reports the German government will freeze American assets in the Reich in retaliation for the U S executive order freezing Nazi assets. The DNB said measures are effective immediately and target assets of U S subjects in Germany. Officials indicated high level review and no further comments on the wider German American dispute.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
United States of America
Roosevelt
DNB
Captain James Roosevelt Arrives in Lisbon from Cairo
Capt. James Roosevelt, son of the President, flew into Lisbon on Tuesday after a trip by plane from Cairo.
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Lisbon
James Roosevelt
Cairo
Robin Moor Survivors Praise Chief Officer For Swift Rescue
Survivors of the torpedoed American freighter Robin Moor praised Melvin Mundy from Bethlehem Pa as the chief officer who steered a lifeboat to safety after 13 days at sea. Mundy’s leadership kept passengers, including a woman and a two year old, alive while a British rescue ship recovered other survivors. The group traveled by lifeboat under uncertain charts, and Mundy despite a broken ankle returned to aid the sinking vessel before rescue.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Robin Moor
Melvin Mundy
Bethlehem
Ozorio
Mundy
Robert Taylor
Hollywood
Lorricke
Lorrckke
Ben M. Cohn
New Haven
Ickes Proposes East Coast Oil Export Ban
Washington AP Secretary Ickes proposes a complete ban on oil exports from the east coast without prior government approval amid an imminent Atlantic shortage. R K Davies sends telegrams to 32 east coast shippers urging no offshore sales until approved, aiming to keep adequate supplies available locally.
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Washington
United States
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Philadelphia
Japan
Eastern Seaboard
R K. Davies
Atlantic Coast
Small Robin McCullough Finds Pleasure In Shark Fishes
Capetown dispatch reports Robin McCullough, two, the only survivor who thrived in 13 days at sea after the Robin Moor wreck. He kept asking for tack and spoke of the “pretty fishes” as sharks trailed the lifeboat for days until porpoises and tuna scared them away.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
Robin Moor
Robin McCullough
Robert W. McCullough
Robin
Reich Denies Eire Bombing Probe Finds No German Involvement
Berlin reports Germany answered Ireland’s protest over the Dublin bombing by stating a careful inquiry found no confirmation that German planes were responsible. The dispatch notes Ireland’s objection and Berlin’s defense of the raid.
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Berlin
Germany
Dublin
Do You Know What Two Bits Really Means
The article explains the historical meaning of two bits as money in English and thieves slang, noting it only came to signify 25 cents in the West Indies in the 17th century. Gazette Want Ads are praised for yielding results with an example of O. W. Rush of 116 17th St NE reporting 17 calls and a tenant found the next day.
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England
West Indies
Gazette
O. W. Rush
17Th St. NE
Police Probe Slaying of Des Moines Aviation Student
Washington police and War Department investigators pursue clues in the strangling of Jessie E. Strieff, 23, a Des Moines aviation enthusiast found dead in a Washington garage after a night of screams. Autopsy cites a “terrific struggle” with possible rope or handkerchief binding.
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Washington
Comely
Jessie E. Strieff
War Department
George Darnall
Miss Strieff
Des Moines
DuPont Circle
A. Magruder MacDonald
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