U S Moves to Preserve Western Hemisphere Under Monroe Doctrine
Washington reports a strengthened Monroe Doctrine push as Sen Pittman and Rep Bloom sponsor resolutions backed by Sec Hull to block any transfer of western hemisphere regions to non American powers. Other items include calls for 45 000 pilots training and five auto makers to supply plane engines.
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D. Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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D. N
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Sec. Hull
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U.S
CAA
U. S. Navy
Senate
House
Naval Air Force
Conally
D. Tex
South America
U. S
Sen. Clark
D. Mo
30 Families Told To Quit Armor Park Housing
Lieut Com T G Hart, inspector in charge, announced that 30 to 35 families must vacate four to six room homes by July 1 to free space for operating personnel at the U S naval ordnance plant in South Charleston. He said eight room houses and bungalows will be vacated as needed, with no planned rise in plant personnel though operations run around the clock. There are 127 housing units in all.
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U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
T. G. Hart
Hart
Carnegie Tlinois Steel Company
Naval Ordnance
Willie Willis Says Rocks Were Misplaced and Valued
Willie Willis asserts two prized rocks were discarded and claims only his own items should be kept. He complains that others react strongly when he mentions a minor phrase alongside the valuables.
Fifth Column Purge Moves Through Merchant Fleet
President Roosevelt seeks 236000 to expand the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation and create a covert-activity watch over 56000 merchant seamen. Unannounced port checks, crew papers review, and a card index would target subversive elements and conspirators. Senator Reynolds plans alien-ownership ban to curb labor leaders. Interior employees ordered to disclose party affiliations. House committee chief Dies cites TVA area subversion evidence and hands data to Roosevelt.
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INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Tureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
U.S
Ser. Reynolds
Reynolds
Harry Bridges
Ickes
TVA
Dies
Tex
House
Knoxville
Rex Starnes
D. Ala
South
Flag Salute Ruling Upheld in Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that school children may be required to salute the flag to promote patriotism. Justice Frankfurter called national unity the basis of national security, noting the flag symbolizes unity. The ruling upheld Minersville Pa school board’s flag salute requirement amid challenges by Lillian Gobitis and her brother William.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Stone
Minersville
Lillian Gobitis
William
Frank Sturter
Frankfurter
Knudsen Leaves GM For War Board Duty
New York June 3 The General Motors board grants William S Knudsen a leave of absence to serve full time on the National Defense council appointed by President Roosevelt last week. Charles Exwin Wilson will oversee operations in Knudsen's absence as the company views the leave as indefinite.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
William S. Knudsen
Hls
National Defense Council
Knudsen
Roosevelt
Charles Exwin Wilson
General Mators
Krurlser
Italy poised to enter war as cabinet meets for action
Rome reports the Italian cabinet planned a 10 a.m. meeting to decide Italy's war entry amid rising Allied pressure. The fascist grand council, a key policy body, had not scheduled a session, while mass rallies, emigre departures, and factory pledges signaled mounting war fervor. The Rome peace exposition was postponed as Pope Pius XII and others urged Mussolini to refrain from invasion. Crown Prince Umberto attended Genoa and San Remo events before resuming northern army duties.
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Italy
Grand Council
Mussolini
Ialy
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Turin
Egypt
Yugo Slavia
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Crown Prince
Umberto
Grenadiers
Genoa
San Remo
Finance Charges To Be Answered By City Committee
Mayor Dawson appointed a five member committee to prepare an answer to the chamber of commerce. City Clerk H C Walker began reading the chamber letter when Councilman William Bohrer moved to form a response committee. Guy Van Horn chairs the finance committee with Cil Van Dine James Carper and Bohrer as members.
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Dawson
Chamber of Commerce
H.C. Walker
Chamber
Kanawha
William Bohrer
Guy van Horn
Cil van Dine
James Carper
Bohrer
Germans Break Through In Maginot Line Drive
Berlin reports German forces launched a frontal assault on the Maginot line near Forbach, claiming progress and the enemy retreat leaving arms and material. Officials also say 330,000 Allied prisoners were captured in Flanders as Dunkirk cleanup stalls due to rising floodwaters.
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INSI
Maginot Line
Forbach
High Command
Flanders
Dunkerque
France
Ser
Somme
Hitler
Paris
Paris War Dispatches From a Bombed Bridge Scene
Paris four page report describes a mid bomb near a western bridge and the aftermath with concrete debris and a shattered car. A French soldier explains multiple time fuses and bomb cases across the area as police search for explosives and remove fuses.
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Vicir
Paris
Spanish Demonstrations Demand Gibraltar in Madrid Broadcasts
A large student protest in Barcelona and other cities urged that Gibraltar belong to Spain. A Madrid radio report noted disturbances but limited damage amid bomb debris near Paris. The scene included bomb craters, burning houses, and displaced residents as readers turned to Page 2 for more details.
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Madrid
INS
Gibraltar
Barcelona
Bed Parisi
Paris
Belgian Army Surrenders as German Tides Shift in War
London dispatch reports King Leopold II’s army capitulated after fighting German tanks with bayonets. Belgian officers claim 250000 troops in France, 100000 in reserve by fall. government orders recruit drive for ages 19 to 36. Across Paris, Germans shift focus from Meuse and Flanders to new fronts, with Dunkerque quiet for first time since invasion.
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Leopold II
France
Leopold
Paris
la Panne
Dunekerque
Belgium
Ger- Mars
Meuse
Flanders
Dunkerque
Holland
Luxembourg
Aisne
Saar River
Forbach
Jteichswehr
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Capture of 1 200 000 Allies Is Claimed
A German radio report relayed from Scandinavian stations claims 1.2 million Allied troops have been captured since May 20, including Dutch Belgians and English French forces. It lists 500000 Belgians capitulating with King Leopold and 330000 French and English captured in Flanders Artois with about 150000 more French and British prisoners previously taken. The broadcast calls the Flanders battle the greatest of the war.
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Leopold
Flanders
Artois
Bri
Paris
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Air Ministry
France
Dunkerque
Italy
Germany
Rome
Mussolini
Rhone
Mediterranean
Marseille
British Broadcasting Corporation
Lyon
Royal Air Force
Paris Air Raid Kills 45 and Wounds 149
Paris endured a devastating air raid by some 250 Nazi planes killing 45 and injuring 149. German radio fell silent as Paris defended with anti-aircraft guns and fighters, while Bullitt dodged a near miss. Berlin reported 1,000 bombs dropped with military objectives, amid broader war news and hints Italy may join the Axis.
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Germany
Paris
Stuttgart
Munich
Nuernberg
London
Bullitt
U. S
William C. Bullitt
Berlin
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