Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania
President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania in a two paragraph message read to the House. Leaders expect the House to pass new declarations tomorrow with formalities to be completed Thursday when the Senate reconvenes after recess.
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Enemies' Patents Seized by U S War Effort
Washington June 2 INS Allen Property Custodian Leo T creme announced seizure of 800 German and Italian owned patents with immediate wartime value to U S plane makers. Forbes Campbell said many patents are tied to Junkers and Arado and cover cargo planes. Campbell noted about 61 000 enemy patents may be seized in total with 3000 already taken.
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Leo T. Creme
Forbes Campbell
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Junkers
Arado
Campbell
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Justice Dept. Reports Alien Totals by Nationality and State
The Justice Department released counts of Bulgarians Hungarians and Rumanians by state from the 1940 alien registration, noting figures are subject to revision. State totals include Maryland 7655 241 Virginia 2347 39 West Virginia 872 390 491.
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Virginia
West Virginia
FDR Approval Said Accorded Gas Rationing
Washington reports a presidential go ahead for nationwide gasoline rationing tied to rubber conservation. Senators and representatives push measures to marshal government action, aiming for quick passage in both chambers as July 1 approaches.
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Donald M. Nelson
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Leon Henderson
Capital's First Day Raid Drill Sees City Plunge Into Shelter
Washington conducted its first daytime raid drill lasting eighteen minutes at mid noon. Traffic halted and streets cleared to shelters. Police and wardens patrolled districts while White House guardians hurried to safety. Officials called the exercise 100 percent successful.
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Russians Press Northwestern Front in Soviet Push Toward Moscow
Soviet forces using Khar kov tactics attacked in multiple sectors along the northwestern front from the Valdai Hills to Lake Leningrad, reporting local battles and claimed German losses. Russian communique noted no major shifts overall while describing quiet southern sectors around Kharkov Izyum Barvenkova and German troop movements for a Moscow front offensive.
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Pilot Killed As Two Planes Crashed Along Kanawha River
An instructor plane crash near the Kanawha river edge left one pilot dead and the other hospitalized at Mountlin State. The deceased was Whiteman, 27, a Clarksbury private pilot in training at Stewart Army School.
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10 Million Autos Absolute Need Says War Secretary
War Secretary Robert P. Patterson said shipping, not production, is the main wartime problem and that production will keep pace or exceed need. He warned that the number of automobiles on American highways must not fall below about 10 million to avoid war plant and civilian shortages. He urged rubber conservation and noted many families own multiple cars, implying tires could be redirected to critical transport.
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Libyan Battle Intensifies Around Two Desert Gaps
Report from Cairo describes heavy fighting around two gaps in the Ain el Gazala Bir Hacheim line as Axis forces attempt to split British defenses. German armored units, weakened, regroup east of the fortified line while a Navy mechanized wing moves westward. The Eighth Army under Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck suffers losses but responds with counterpressure against Axis armored divisions.
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Nassau Riot Halls Visit Of Windsor
Assorted laborers on a large Ameren project rioted in Nassau Bahamas. They smashed windows and damaged property as clashes with police occurred. Two killed and several wounded before order was restored. The Duke of Windsor interrupted a Washington trip as curfew was set from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Social Secretary We L. Heape noted the unrest.
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Three US Merchant Ships Sunk in Caribbean Attacks
The United States Navy reports two more U S merchantmen torpedoed in the Caribbean with nine lives lost. One freighter was struck twice amidships and stern, killing eight crewmen. fifty nine survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by a passing vessel and later brought to Trinidad and then to New York and a gulf coast port. A Panamanian ship was torpedoed on May 20.
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New 3-Cent War Stamp Promised for July 4
Postmaster General Walker announced a new three cent postage stamp with the inscription Win the War to be issued on July 4. The design centers on an American eagle with outstretched wings and a banner bearing the word War encircling the eagle. Three stars surround the motif.
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France's No 2 Nazi Murdered in Vichy Street Attack
Albert Clement, the close ally of pro Nazi leader oslo fervert, was shot dead on a Vichy street corner while strolling with his wife. His wife was wounded in the leg as a gunman fired. the assailant fled on a bicycle. Clement was editor of a Fascist paper and a chief aide to the collaborationist regime.
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Communists OFF Ballot Columbus Ohio
The Ohio Secretary of State ruled the Communist and Socialist parties off the November ballot under a new law. The provision bars parties that advocate force or violence to overthrow government. The decision affects local state and national government in Ohio.
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China Fights Jap Offensive On Three Fronts
Chinese forces repel Japanese advances in Chekiang and Kiangsi as new offensives press from Nanchang and Canton areas. Communiques say heavy casualties on both sides with Chinese troops counterattacking and recapturing positions near Kinhwa and surrounding towns.
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Turning Point Asserted as RAF Bombs Cologne Shift War
London reports Dr Hubertus van Mook Netherlands minister of colonies says the RAF mass bombing of Cologne marks a turning point with the initiative shifting sides and the Axis exhausted of surprises. He notes time is gained for new offensive action preparations.
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British Air Raids Hit Essen and Cologne in Major 2nd Week Offensive
London reports 1,086 allied bombers and fighters struck the Krupp and Rhein metal plants at Essen in a night raid described as just a token of larger operations to come from Britain and the United States. daylight offensives followed with raids over Grave lines Hardelot Dieppe and Pas de Calais. RAF claimed gains and German losses. Prime Minister Churchill warned future raids would reach four figures in scale as the air war broadens.
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Hundreds of Women At Barrymore Rites In L A Funeral
FBI testimony in Los Angeles on June 20 described a confession by Dr. Hans Helmut Gross detailing instructions from Reinhard Heydrich to obtain harbor and factory photos, incite strikes, and organize sabotage. The espionage trial opened with Gross and his wife Frances and Albrecht Rettler as defendants.
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Attacks May Crack Foe's Home Front
New York dispatch reports that British bombing at Essen and Cologne could shake German home front. Targeted rail hubs and transport disruption threaten food supply and morale, as Cologne handles half of Rhine rail traffic and long wartime labor hours strain workers.
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Arctic convoy battle ends with heavy losses, British say
London reports a five day Arctic clash near Murmansk and Archangel. German air and submarine attacks damaged convoy ships. admiralty cites about half a dozen ships lost and 475 personnel. One Heinkel was destroyed by a merchant vessel carrier aircraft catapult.
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Timoshenko Wounded In Kharkov Battle
A Stockholm dispatch reported by the Daily Herald says Russia's Marshal Semyon Semyon Timoshenko was slightly wounded last week in Kharkov while walking to his car at a temporary airfield as German dive bombers strafed his party.
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