Heavy Fighting Slows British Push in Syria
Cairo reports heavy combat as Free French and British push toward Beirut and Damascus face stiff resistance. Damascus is said to be virtually surrounded with Kissous and Sidon captured, has reached the Awaj river, and battles near Sesa intensify. Vichy forces retreat toward Beirut while Free French aviators urge arms laydown.
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Cairo
Britain
Beirut
Damascus
Mase Onipests
Kissous
Sidon
Lebanon
Kissoue
Awaj
Sesa
Jebel Druze
Jezrine
Hasbaya
Umder
Merjayom
British U S unity urged by Churchill in London broadcast
In a trans Atlantic address Churchill urged British American unity to guide the world. He spoke during an honorary degree ceremony at the University of Rochester and pledged Britain would endure to the end despite dire threats.
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London
Winston Churchill
University of Rochester
United States
Britain
Bakers Warned On Bread Prices By Henderson
Federal Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson warned 12 major bakeries not to raise bread prices. He said copies of the letter would go to several hundred more bakeries later in the week to stabilize prices, citing bread's importance in the daily diet.
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Washington
INS
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Axis Is Caught Napping in Libya
Official Cairo dispatches report a British tank blitz in western desert gaining key positions in the triangle of Salam Sidi Omar and Halaya near the Libyan frontier. At least 12 Italian tanks were destroyed by British tank units and Indian infantry in the surprise attack.
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London
CNS
Western Desert
Cairo
Salam
Sidi Omar
Halaya
Hellfire
Pars
Willie Willis Says Speak Truthful, Polite Remarks Note
Willie Willis emphasizes honesty and courtesy, warning that expressing blunt political opinions can be considered bad manners. He urges speakers to avoid lies and to speak sincerely within social norms.
Council Settles Bravo Dispute at City Council
The Kanawha Parkway case against the Bravos company is settled for 19,574.63 with 5,000 paid immediately. The council also adopted Harry Silverstein's report and referred street renaming and house numbering measures, while proposing to seek help from the federal Justice Department to address gasoline price-fixing concerns.
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Bravos
Kanawha Parkway
Harry Silverstein
Department of Justice
Tourists Watch War From Elijahs Mount Above Mount Carmel
On Mount Carmel near Mount Carmel above Half there is a luxury hotel terrace where tourists sip 10 cent drinks and listen to swing music while watching the Syria war 3 miles away. British navy guns audible, French planes attack the fleet, destroyer sightings near the horizon as smoke rises from Sidon. Haifa blackout scenes and a priestly procession are noted as the front advances.
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Sacred Mount Carmel
Syria
Alan Moorehead
Mount Carmel
Palestine
CNS
Sidon
Grandpstand
Spain
Mediterranean
Royal Navy
Mausic
Lijeh
Haifa
Priests of
Ball
Fei
Union Strives To End Strike In Shipyards
Mediators draft settlement plans as AFL CIO machinists in San Francisco keep a six week old walkout. Bethlehem shipyard holds large orders and rejects a coastwide pact with closed shop. pay demands range from 1.15 to double time. Simultaneous protests spread to McKeesport and Piper Aircraft with wage claims and job recognitions fueling new labor actions.
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Associated Press
Defense Mediation Board
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Harvey W. Brown
AFL
International Association of Machinists
Washington
Mediation Board
Bethlehem
West Coast
CIO
AFL Metal Trades
Ask
Rooswelt
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Lock Haven
Civil Aeronautics Board
Highlawn Dispute Taken to Court in 450 Housing Project
Labor tensions at the Highlawn housing project in St. Albans involve 14 AFL unions urging a closed shop. The National Housing Company seeks an injunction to halt violence and intimidation against workers at the South Charleston ordnance plant site, while peaceful picketing is permitted.
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Highlawn
St. Albans
South Charleston
National Housing Company
Washington, D. C
Julian F. Bouchelle
AFL
Charleston Building Trades Council
Otheer Federation
C.F. McGraner
Council
R. E. Doteman
All Robin Moor Passengers Saved in Capetown Rescue
Survivors of the torpedoed American freighter Robin Moor were landed at Capetown by a British ship after drifting 13 days. Chief Officer Melvin Mundy of Bethlehem, Pa, said the German submarine was warned to spare the vessel but was not. The 35 survivors, once presumed lost, recounted their peril and rescue following the mid Atlantic ordeal.
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Union of South Africa
Robin Moor
Capetown
Mid-Atlantic
Melvin Mundy
Bethlehem
Yank On Aerial Bender Over Germany
London reports a U S born fighter pilot in a daring mission over German-occupied territory. He reportedly shot down a Messerschmitt 110, attacked an airdrome, damaged a searchlight station and two warning beacons, and struck home after a dramatic encounter with the enemy fighter. The service identified him as a Squadron leader but did not release his name.
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London
U11
Air Ministry
Tnday
Child Enjoys Sea Adventure
CAPETOWN June 16 The bravest survivor among 35 aboard the Robin Moor is two year old Robin McCullough son of Mr and Mrs Robert W McCullough. He endured 12 days in open boats and faced scorching sun without harm. He spoke of enjoying the voyage and the “pretty fishes” though his father noted the sharks that trailed the life boat.
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Capetown
Union of South
British Claim Air Triumphs Amid Sinking Tragedy
London reports air victories tonight while confirming at least 23 dead from the sinking of the passenger steamer St Patrick between Rosslare and Fishguard. Ministry notes hits on Boulogne station and a storehouse, with RAF clashes yielding bomber and fighter losses. No major British bombings reported in Britain.
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London
INS
Fair Ministry
St. Patrick
Rosslare
Ire
Fishguard
Wales
France
Boulogne
England
Britain
St Patrick
Americans in Rome Face Lunch Money Shortage
Rome presses American accounts after Fascist government freezes U S funds in reprisal for U S holdings. Banks deny withdrawals and the embassy account joins the freeze. Diplomats and journalists form most of Rome’s American colony, as efforts to arrange transfers for living costs begin.
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Rome
Italy
U.s
U. S
Bank of
Roosevelt
Washington
Haly
U S Demands Close German Consulates and Notable Agencies
Washington reports a drastic move to curb Nazi propaganda by ordering the closure of all German consulates and three semi official Nazi agencies by July 10. The action targets the German Library of Information in New York the German railway and tourist agencies and the Trans Ocean news service.
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New York
Manhattan
U. S
Washington
German Library of Information
Trans-Ocean News Service
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Germany
Reich
Capitol Hill
Izacco
Calif
Ramspeck
D. Ga
Anderson
Hess
Ohio
Tinkham
Mass
San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Baron Edgar
Weidemann Reflects on Closed German Consulates
SAN FRANCISCO June 16-19 Capt Fritz Weidemann German consul general and Hitler ally faced the U S order shutting all German consulates. He told reporters the times have been tough and he might be reassigned. his territory covers northern California Oregon Washington Idaho Nevada Montana Colorado and Wyoming.
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San Francisco
Fritz Weidemann
Adolf Hitler
U. S
Times
Weidemann
ATL
Otto Denzer
State Department
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
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