Battle for Crete Escalates With Luftwaffe Involvement
Reports say German airborne troops seized key Crete positions as Stuka air raids strike British ships. Churchill warns of intense fighting with Axis air and naval support aiding reinforcements. Greek and Allied forces defend Crete amid heavy bombardment and ongoing sea actions near the Suez corridor.
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Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
Crete
Wednes
Inston Churchill
Terranean
London
Bay
Candia
Retimo
Penetratihe
Canea
Iiag
Churchill
B. C. Freyburg Oe
Mediterranean Sea
Balloting Opens in Ford Labor Elections at River Rouge and Lincoln
Balloting began early Wednesday at Ford Motor Company plants River Rouge and Lincoln with 170000 workers eligible. The vote pits the United Automobile Workers CIO against the American Federation of Labor and a June 11 closing time was set with results due by Thursday afternoon.
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Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
River Rouge
Lincoln
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers (Cio
American Federation of Labor Federal Union
Frank H. Bowen
NLRB
Russell
Ford
San Francisco
AFL
CIO
Culbert Olson
Lorain
American Shipbuilding Company
Great Lakes
Office of Production Management
Washington
Home Defense Registration Considered In Civil War Plan
Washington report notes a voluntary home defense registration for millions of men 36 to 45 and women 21 to 46 as Mayor LaGuardia leads civilian defense efforts. President Roosevelt delegated authority to LaGuardia to decide on adoption, with selective service figures showing 16.5 million registrants and 6 million classified to date.
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Washington
Fiorello LaGuardia
LaGuardia
New York
Roosevelt
Civil Defense Services
Selective Service Headquarters
Prowler Captured Near Fairfax Linked to Farmhouse Burglaries
Sheriff and deputy arrested H R Stewart, 52, after he entered the Buresh farmhouse with a skeleton key. A watch serial number matched a theft from Dewey Alexander, and Stewart faced burglary charges with potential ties to about a dozen prior breakins in the Fairfax area over 18 months.
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Jim Smith
Fairfax
Smith
Harlan Snyder
H. R. Stewart
Snyder
Stewart
Alben A. Buresh
Buresh
Dewey Alexander
Cedar Rapids
J. Haas
Sheriff's Office
K. Ernest
Purse Thieves Target Wives Of Police Near Ellis Park
Mrs C. C. H. Simon and Mrs C. J. Badger reported purse thefts while their car, parked near Ellis Park swimming pool, was unlocked upon return. Each lost small amounts. the car had been left locked and found unlocked.
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Cedar Rapids
Ora
Ellis Park Swimming Pool
C. c. H. Simon
C. J. Badger
Hudson UAW Strike Ends As Shipyards Reopen
United Press reports Hudson Motor and the CIO UAW accepted a settlement proposal ending a six day strike though Detroit machinists at 11 west coast yards rejected the wage accord. About 8,500 strikers were expected back by Thursday as Ford workers vote on union representation amid a four year dispute.
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Hudson Motor Company
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
West Coast
Detroit
James F. Dewey
Hudson
UAW
Ballot Box Stolen At Coe College Election Climax
Two masked men seized the ballot box and votes at Coe College as Tuesday's student council president election neared its close. An emergency council meeting was held and a new election was scheduled for Thursday with measures discussed to secure the box.
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COE
Coe College
The
Cosmos
Dora Jane Hamblin
Bedford
Ralph Nelson
Waukegan
Ill
Henry Moss
First Avenue SE
Ben Jump
Twenty-fifth Street SE
Mary Jane Davis
Marion
Jeanetta Hatfield
Second Avenue SE
Jump
Nazis Ask U.S. to Withdraw Spokesmen From Paris
The German foreign office urged the United States to pull its Paris diplomats by June 10, citing military reasons. Berlin said the French government’s move from Paris to Vichy and Tours required all attaches to depart, while consular staff would be unaffected.
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Washington
United States
Paris
State Department
Berlin
Cits
Dts
William D. Leahy
Vichy
Tours
Bordeaux
Car Wreck at Grade Crossing in Mullins South Carolina
An automobile collided with a freight train at a grade crossing in Mullins South Carolina. The driver escaped injury. Ten freight cars were wrecked and railroad damage was estimated at more than 50 000 dollars.
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Mullins, S. C
Bile
Inland Daily Press contest honors Gazette photo
Scotty McLeod of the Cedar Rapids Gazette won first place in class B for reporter photographers in the Inland Daily Press association contest. His photo “The Last Roll Call” shows Linn County Civil War veterans near Memorial Day 1940. The image earned the grand sweepstakes and class A sweepstakes awards, with other Iowa papers also winning.
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Scotty McLeod
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Inland Daily Press Association
Inland
Chicago
McLeod
Gazette
Linn County
Iowa
Th Tler
Fea* Tures
Jack Collins
Chi
Wide World Phot
Siinto Wessman
Yourior
Wis
Telegram
U S Plans Hazardous Red Sea Service Amid War Threats
The United States outlines continued Red Sea mercantile sailings to support British forces in the Middle East. A maritime commission circular seeks voluntary censorship of ship movements to the Red Sea, China, Rangoon and feeder services as Germany warns of sinking threats.
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Washington
United States
Maritime Commission
Red Sea Service
Germany
Red Sea
Middle East
Gaston Henry Haye
State Department
Zamzam
South Atlantic
China
Rangoon
Enlargement of Ellis Park Golf Course Nears Reality
Cedar Rapids moves toward an 18 hole municipal course as the Ellis park nine hole course is set to double in size. Architect T F Moreau and WPA official Ed Stefan review final plans with city officials and prepare for federal approval and construction start.
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Cedar Rapids
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
WPA
Chicago
Ellis Park
T. F. Moreau
Langford and Moreau
Ed. Stefan
R. D. Briggs
Waterloo
US asks Vichy for clear France policy on collaboration with Germany
Washington reports indicate the United States pressed the Vichy government for a formal declaration of France's future stance toward Germany. British economic warfare notes say French merchant ships may be scuttled if intercepted. Martinique reports say naval ships were at sea for routine exercises, provoking speculation of warnings to the United States.
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Washington
United States
Vichy
France
Germany
London
British Ministry of Economic Warfare
Gee
Hall
Henry Haye
Martinique
Emile Bertin
Bearn
Island
Hull
State Department
Nazi Arms Roll Across Turkey Report
Diplomatic sources said German military equipment is rolling across Turkey into Iraq by railroad. The Turkish embassy denied Turkey demanded territorial concessions in Syria from France.
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VICHY
Turkey
Iraq
Syria
France
Night Shower Eases Warm Weather With More Rain Indicated
A Cedar Rapids forecast shows a night shower easing heat with more rain likely. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. temperatures unclear. Tuesday night shower left 0.29 inches of rain. highs reached 88 degrees on Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Drop Parcel Post Service To France
The United States postal service suspended parcel post deliveries to occupied and unoccupied France on Wednesday. The department cited British censorship seizing packages as contraband, making deliveries to those regions impossible.
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France
Washington Tam
United States
Department
Leibert Circle Groups Boost Camp Fund
Contributions totaling 133 dollars were received to support a child health camp this summer. Louise Leibert circle of King's Daughters led with 80 dollars and 135 boxes of Jello, plus 10 dollars from Irene Douglas circle. Other circles contributed as well.
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Leibert
Dist Church
Anne K. Lenders
John W. Altfillisch
Class of Westminster Presbyterian Aes
Irene Douglas Circle
King’s Daughters
Chilre Science Health
Louise Leibert
Vgng Erving
Irene Douglas
Doug Fairbanks Tomb Move Planned at Hollywood Memorial Park
Plans were completed to remove the body of Douglas Fairbanks from a Forest Lawn vault to a $40,000 tomb in Hollywood Memorial Park.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hollywood Memorial Park
German Naval Authorities Allow Zamzam Survivors to Leave France
State Department was advised that German naval authorities would permit American survivors from the Zamzam to depart France. The group had been moved to St Jean de Luz and were under German control. Waterman reports German authorities have no objection to the Americans leaving via Spain or Portugal.
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Washington
State Department
France
St. Jean de Luz
Waterman
Spain
Portugal
Berlin Seeks Details On 140 Americans From Zamzam
Berlin officials questioned 140 American citizens rescued from the sunken Egyptian liner Zamzam to gather all available information before release. The Reich said the Americans are hale and hearty and must remain in custody to neutralize any military information aboard. The Wilhelmstrasse indicated a neutrality patrol would accompany the passengers until further notice. The legation had no update on the other passengers.
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Berlin
Reich
Zamzam
Luz
Legation
Comparative Lull Marks Fighting On Many Fronts
A reported comparative lull in England follows renewed operations in North Africa with patrol actions. Italian reports claim severe British casualties at Tobruk while Axis air activity shows little movement from Syria to Iraq.
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England
Mediaxis
North
Africa
Tobruk
United Press - Gorrell
Palestine
Syria
Iraq
DNB
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Suez Canal
Cedar Rapids News
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John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
Moore Drydock Company
Oakland
Calif
Ed Rainbow
Matson Navigation Company
U.S
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U. S
Ellis Golf Links
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Vest
Lee Oe
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