Bullets and Food Planes Loom in Steel Strike
Chicago reports mark the second costly week of a national steel strike. Bullets struck a Republic Steel plant at Warren Ohio wounding a pilot. two other planes crashed nearby. CIO leaders and police clash as riots and blame games unfold.
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Ohio
van A. Bittner
Chicago
Committee For Industrial Organization
Republic Steel Company
Warren
Planca
Fiant
Corporation
U. S
Alden
Ganbling Warren-Niles
Tom Girdter
Republic
CIO
al Adamet Steel Company
John Lewis
Youngstown
Joanée
Law
Thomas A. Green
Prizonera
Lea Kra
Kerycki
Guarda
Prendergast
Freseo
Vicar Risks His Career to Unite Duke and Wallis
A resolute vicar in Monts France defies church approval to wed the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield. Rev R Anderson Jardine proclaims he will marry them with a religious ceremony after a civil service, insisting he consulted only conscience. The wedding proceeds amid royal and church tensions and a banquet at Enzesfeld castle.
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Aes Asengewang Martes
Liverpool
Jardine
Edward
Queen Mary
Chateau
Prince of Wales
Uerry
Edward Dudley Metcalfe
Charles Mercier
Monts
Minister Defies Bishop's Protest in Windsor Wedding Plan
In Monts France on June 3 Rev B Anderson Jardine rejected a telegram from the Bishop of Fulham opposing a royal wedding ceremony. He said he would proceed with the religious wedding for the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Warfield at the Chateau de Cande, noting the telegram's dispatch to Tours made no difference.
Peace Hopes Seen by Davey
Governor Martin L. Davey met with Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube officials at the executive mansion and said he was hopeful for an early settlement of the steel strike. He planned to confer Friday with the steel workers organizing committee and declined to reveal specifics of today’s closed talks. The governor cited Adj. Gen. Emil F. Marx observing that the situation is not serious and noted no indication of a necessity for national guard action.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Steeh
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Republic, and &. C
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Ohio
John Qwens
Aly Industrial Organization
Adj
Emil F. Marx
Ohio National Guard
Steel Workers Challenge Producers in Radio Plea
SWOC regional director Van A Bittner urged producers to carry their case to President Roosevelt or accept the unions bargaining stance. Philip Murray and SWOC leaders prepare to meet key organizers from Chicago Cleveland Youngstown Warren Canton and Buffalo as mass meetings are planned in the Ohio Valley.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Lune
Roosevelt
van A. Bittner
SWOC
Hammond
Ind
Republic Steel Corporation
Inland Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Vatican Hitler Recall Envoys Sparks Near Break in Ties
Vatican City and Nazi Germany recalled their diplomats after Cardinal Mundelein condemned Hitler. The Holy See withdrew Papal Nuncio Mer Orseniga and Germany pulled its ambassador Dr Diese Von Bergen. Officials warned of repercussions as relations teeter toward rupture.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Nazi Germany
Reich
Holy See
Orseniga
Berlin
Diese von Bergen
Mundelein
Hitler
Wally Will Observe Old Superstition At Welling Today
Mrs Walls Warfield plans to marry the Duke of Windsor tomorrow using the old rhyme. The bride will wear an Alencon lace fragment as the old token and a minted sapphire ring as the new. A borrowed handkerchief from her aunt completes the trio, with blue represented by a newly dyed wedding dress. She will see the groom at breakfast before the ceremony.
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Mon
France
Usi
John D Enters Discards Ship In Ore Transport Plan
After solving the railroad issue the group decides to build its own fleet to move iron ore from Superior lands. They consult an expert in ore transportation, seeking ships of 7 000 to 8 000 tons to ensure efficient operation, aiming to mine ship and market the ore independently despite a major competitor.
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Tregaport
Akes
Mr. Gates
New York
German Subs Speed to Spain
Berlin reports four German submarines moving toward Spanish waters as Hitler leads an executive Nazi meeting. He argues Germany's strength and leadership are keys to restoring world prestige. Naval records list the force off Spain under Admiral Von Fischer, including the battleship Deutschland and the Admiral Scheer.
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Berlin
Spanish
Reichsfuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Germany
der Fuehrer
Spain
International Non-Intervention Committee
Therian
Almeria
Reich
Aet
Hermann von Fischer
Admiral Scheer
Pair Still Held in Harless Death
State police report two suspects, a man and a woman, held in the Boone county jail in connection with the death of William Harless, 20, of Ashford. Harless’ body was found on Lens Creek Road south of Marmet early Sunday. Investigators say the pair were with Harless in an automobile hours before the discovery. The coroner cites multiple fractures as the cause of death and robbery is suspected as a motive.
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William Marcless
Ashford
Boone County
Harless
Lens Creek
Marmet
Harress
Innes E. Roberts
Capone Loses Bid to Shorten Jail Term
Chicago reports Al Capone failed to win a reduction in his sentence. Judge James H Wilkerson refused Capone's appeal to cut a 11 year term to one year, meaning he must serve one year in county jail after completing a 10 year federal term at Alcatraz.
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Chicago
al Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Capone
Theresa Capone
Alcatraz
Roosevelt study of Europe crisis yields no new policy
President Franklin D Roosevelt met with Secretary Hull Under-Secretary Sumner Welles and Norman Davis as White House aides reported no new foreign policy shifts. The discussion touched on the Spanish crisis and neutrality act considerations amid German bombardment of Almeria. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also reviewed neutrality issues, signaling careful study of developments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
White House
Hull
Sumner Welles
Norman H. Davis
Moen Nna Dauind Taeweth
Wunvaqsbuue
Stephen T. Early
Hyde Park
Germany
U. S
Spaniat
Almeria
Thl
Rep. O'Connell
Mont
Maly
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman D
Nevo
Joint Action to Crush Communism Discussed
Mussolini and Werner von Blomberg conferred in Rome discussing decisive measures for joint Fascist Nazi action in Spain and the Mediterranean if non intervention guarantees fail. A broader Nazi-Fascist axis and a looming Mussolini Hitler meeting were hinted as a result of the talks. Von Blomberg also met King Victor Emmanuel and laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier as London pressed for ironclad guarantees to protect Italian and German warships in the Mediterranean.
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U.S
RCME
Mussolini
Werner von Blomberg
Council of War
Duce
Bitter
von Blomberg
Berlin
Italy
Germany
Spain
Il Duce
Mediterranean
Morcy
Uniesa
Rome
Hitler
London
Nations Agree On Reprisals Plans Across Allied Powers
London and Paris reached a principled accord with Germany and Italy on joint reprisals for attacks on ships patrolling the Spanish neutrality zone. A preauthorized automatic penalty system was urged, with a naval board from patrol powers to decide retaliation after incidents.
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London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Herith
Name
Paria
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Geremany
Capitala
Non-Intervention Commission
Ford accused by Auto Union in one man grand jury inquiry
DETROIT June 2 A one man grand jury inquiry into the beating of 18 union sympathizers at the Ford Rouge plant was ordered, targeting Edsel Ford and other executives. Ford lawyers sought transfer from Judge Ralph W. Liddy as investigators could not locate Ford or Harry H. Bennett. The United Workers of America filed complaints with labor boards in Boston and Detroit charging coercion and intimidation to block unionizing. Authorities say about 150 employees were reportedly discharged for union activities. The boards issued no comment.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Common Pleas
Ralph W. Liddy
Dearborn
Union
Granp
Duncan C. McCrea
Wayne County
Liddy
Edse
Harry H. Bennett
Ford Company
United Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
Boston
Mass
Homer Martin
UAWA
Washington
Roosevelt to outline power policy and regional planning
President Roosevelt will unveil a New Deal power and conservation plan a 20 year regional development program with regional authorities. Senator Norris will introduce enabling legislation. The program includes large federal dams for cheap power and flood control with regional TVA style administration.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Htte Tva
Big Employment Surge Reported Across West Virginia
Federal state employment service data show placements in private industry rising sharply in early 1940s West Virginia. Huntington led with a 1186 percent gain, Bluefield 598 percent, and Paint Pleasant fell 78 percent. Totals rose from 3,570 last year to 4,101 this period, with May suggesting a new all time high. women’s domestic placements remained strong.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Lovan
C. P. McKenna
Paint Pleasant
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Beckley
Elkins
Perscent
Gratton
Parkersburg
Oe McKenna
McKenna
Amelia Earhart completes Caribbean leg of around the world flight
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred J. Noonan arrived in Carapito Venezuela after a 600 mile hop from San Juan Puerto Rico in four hours and 33 minutes. The aviators remained overnight with Standard Oil, planning to continue to Paramaribo Dutch Guiana then Natal Brazil as part of their eastward equatorial circumnavigation.
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Carapito
Venezuela
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miss Earhart
Fred J. Noonan
Standard Oil Company
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Africa
Globe
Equator
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Harless Death
Advisers
Europe
War Council
Auto Union
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Pt. Pleneant
Amelia
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