Torpedo sinks Nazi raider off Norway in Atlantic raid
A British plane torpedoed a 10,000 ton pocket battleship off southern Norway to thwart a mid Atlantic commerce raiding attempt. The vessel suffered heavy damage and retreated, while another Bristol Beaufort launched a second torpedo as a backup. An American Hudson fought off a German flying boat and a British plane was lost in the engagement.
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North Sea
113 Indicted By Grand Jury In June Term
The June term grand jury returned 113 indictments including murder and manslaughter charges. Curtis Hall was indicted for the slaying of Ernest Brown on Cabin Creek. Robert McKinley, 17, faced a manslaughter count for the fatal wounding of Dallas Price. Four legislators were accused of aiding payroll padding in corrective indictments. Intermediate Judge Savage overruled a defense demurrer challenging previous indictments.
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Ernest Brown
Huster Brown
Cabin Creek
Robert McKinley
South Ruffner
Dallas Price
House of Delegates
Swithh
Jackson Savage
RAF Bombers Hit Ruhr In Record Heaviest Raid
London reports the Ruhr valley, core of German war industry, subjected to the largest RAF night attack yet. Hundreds of bombers dropped demolition bombs on Krupp works at Essen and surrounding factories, with thousands of incendiaries, firestorms rising hundreds of feet under a full moon. Luftwaffe offered little resistance as Britain’s night raid continued from dusk Thursday to dawn Friday, while RAF fighters repelled a Messerchmitt sortie about 20 000 feet over a British coast.
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Ruhr Valley
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London
Royal Air Force
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Britain
Ane
Ruhr
Luftwaffe
English Channel
Messerschmitts
Krupp Works
Essen
Jose
Bankers Urged Caution in Granting Loans at Meet
White Sulphur Springs June 13 Gov M M Neely urged West Virginia bankers to campaign against isolation and appeasement. He warned freedom is at risk if the U S ignores danger from Hitler and crosses the Atlantic. FDIC Chairman Leo T Crowley also stressed major credit principles. He said expanding lending requires skill and speed and warned of losses where loans rise.
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M. M. Neely
Weat
Virginia
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FDIC
Leo T. Crowley
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West Virginia Bankers Association
Damascus Defense Likely Opens City to Protect Population
Damascus was reportedly declared an open city to spare its 200,000 residents from the dangers of defense. British and Free French forces pressed near the city about 10 miles south around Kissouc, with fighting and French efforts to stem British attacks. Cairo sources said Free French surrounded Damascus awaiting negotiations for peaceful occupation, while heavy bombing hit the Minidja Youn sector and Beirut was bombarded from the sea with minimal casualties.
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Sims Bans Advance Pay to Vacationists
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims banned advance vacation checks after an earlier order. Employes beginning vacations on the 15th of the month will not receive half a month’s pay. AM checks will be dated the last of the month and issued only then to keep things regular and stop early check draws.
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Edgar B. Sims
Sims
Roosevelt calls for moratorium on inter union warfare
President Roosevelt urged a pause in inter union warfare as Stephen Early stated unions should avoid raiding rivals. The House military committee tentatively approved a measure to empower the president to seize strike defended plants and use troops to prevent unlawful picketing. Daniel Tobin warned of subversive influence amid CIO actions in Minneapolis as Roosevelt had already ordered military involvement in Tiglewood and North America Aviation plant matters.
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Stephen Early
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North America Aviation Corporation
Tiglewood
Caire
Tax to Sock Corporations Clash Over Excess Profits Plans
Washington on June 14 the house ways and means committee moved to tax corporations with high excess profits rates shifting focus from higher individual income tax rates. The panel signaled simultaneous announcements of rates for both taxes while aiming to curb excise proposals and push the burden onto corporations and individuals.
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House
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U S Declares Reich Violator Of Ship Treaty
The United States brands Germany a treaty violator for sinking the American ship Robin Moor and vows possible strong actions, including arming merchant vessels and firing on Axis raiders, as President Roosevelt weighs full survivor depositions and next steps. Thirty five remain missing as Berlin rejects Western warnings and asserts it will shoot at contraband ships.
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Reich
England
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South Atlantic
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Welles
Slashed WPA Fund Passed
Washington June 13 The House approved Roosevelts recommendation for a sharply reduced WPA relief appropriation for the year starting July 1. The measure reduces current funding by 35 percent and would cut WPA rolls by 41 percent. An amendment allowing removal of restrictions on WPA was approved by four votes.
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Roosevelt
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F.C
German claim Robin Moor carried contraband spurs sinking warning
Berlin asserts the sunken Robin Moor carried contraband and that Germany will continue to sink ships en route to Britain with contraband cargo. officials say the case is a military matter and Germany will publish its version after its own inquiry.
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Reich
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England
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Robin Moor
Wilhelmstrasse
Roosevelt orders fingerprinting for government workers
President Roosevelt directs all current government employees without on file fingerprints and all future hires to be fingerprinted in the name of national defense. The House, noting aluminum production shortages, quickly approves a $49 million TVA power-boost to raise output by 117000 kilowatts.
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National Defense
Roosevelt
House
TVA
Motor Cars on Robin Moor Held Reason for Sinking
Recife Brazil June 13 In a dramatic radio dispatch William Cary Boatswain reports the Robin Moor was sunk after a May 21 encounter with a U boat light signals ordered us to heave to an officer and two sailors approached in a lifeboat. The U boat commander queried cargo origin and destination before the surrender.
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William Cary
Recife
Brazil
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South Atlantic
Roblin Moor
U S Rebuke of Vichy Leaders Calls Hitler Plan Global Setback
The United States formally charges the Laval group with delivering France to Hitler and fighting Germany’s battle against Britain in Syria. Secretary of State Hull denounces Vichy collaboration as forcing France to abandon its way of life for personal gain. He warns Germany’s inhuman demands threaten world order, urging French people to resist. Hull’s 1000 word statement, approved by Roosevelt, may be transmitted to France via shortwave.
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Berlin
Waiting Game Means Victory for the Enemy
The Washington Merry-Go-Round begins a series on French lessons. This installment argues a diplomatic disaster in France must be avoided by the United States. The piece titled A Waiting Game Means Victory for the Enemy runs on page 6 today.
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