Full Reparations Demanded of Germany Washington
President Roosevelt warned Nazi Germany that sinking ships like the Robin Moor signals a world conquest plan. He told Congress the U S will resist with force and demand full reparations, framing it as a warning Berlin cannot ignore. Speculation swirled over possible responses from armed merchant ships to naval patrols and convoys.
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Robin Moor
Washington
Roosevelt
Nazi Germany
Congress
Germany
U. S
High Seas
German Reich
Berlin
Pha
DNB
House
Senate
Sumner Welles
German Press Hints New Mine Developed
Berlin reports a semi official news agency hints at a new German naval mine. Berlin sources say production offices will soon unveil a weapon against which Britain will be helpless.
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Berlin
INS
Britain
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Berlin Says Envoys Spies For Britain
Berlin declares Germany has proof of dozens of espionage cases with U S consular officials in Germany gathering and passing information to Britain. The talk shifts to possible breaking of relations with the United States as both sides hint at imminent moves. An American official notes a top down rupture is unlikely, while German spokesman cites long standing circumstances behind the July 15 closure demand and calls American action magnanimous but over.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
Secret Service
Washington
Teich
American Express Company
Roosevelt
State Department
Thirteen Veterans Help Raise Squalus Sub
In Forts mouth New Hampshire on June 20 thirteen crewmen of the O Nine who participated in the Squalus rescue of 1939 are named. Twelve earned Navy Crosses and one received a grade promotion for rescue work. Master diver J H McDonald of Trinidad Colorado received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his services.
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Fortsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth
J. H. McDonald
Trinidad, Colo
Reich Offers Pacts to Iran Afghanistan in European War Prompt
London June 20 AP Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop reportedly proposed mutual interest pacts with Iran and Afghanistan along the line of the Turkish German accord. Negotiations said advanced as German technicians move toward Iran and Afghanistan to develop resources and allow troop passage.
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Thomas C. Watson
London
Russia
Ukraine
Germany
U.S.S.R
Daily Sketch
von Ribbentrop
Iran
Afghanistan
Ater
Berlin
Helsinki
Stockholm
London Daily Express
Arctic
Leningrad
Krelian
Daily Express
Moscow Radio
Ussr
Evening Star
V. @ Dekanozov
Stores Plan Holiday for July 4 Weekend
Employes of many Charleston retail stores will enjoy a double holiday over the Fourth of July weekend, under plans announced by a merchants committee led by Brown Truslow. Thirty stores have agreed to close from Thursday evening July 4 to Monday morning July 7, with more invited to join.
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Charleston
Brown"Truslow
Coyle and
Richardson
Truslow
Coyle
the Diamond
O. J. Morrison
Frankenberger
Peoples
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Scthwabe-May
Kaufman Brothers
Nat's Toggery
Harmon, Isaac and Martin
Men and Boys Shop
John C. Wiley
United Woolen
May Shoe Company
John Lee, Inc
Telfords
the Vogue
Quality Shop
Polan's
Mildred’s
M. Hossier's
Hat
Baby Shop
After Paint and Glass Company
Sherwin Williams Company
J. M. Gates and Sons
Radford Paint Company
Charleston Maytag Company
2000 Register in Gotham For Air Raid Service
New York executives and workers rush to police stations to sign up as air raid wardens. Mayor LaGuardia and Police Commissioner Valentine urge 64,000 volunteers to aid civilian defense in potential air raid scenarios. The tone stresses seriousness and civic duty as registrations proceed.
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Gotham
New York
Park Avenue
Cervins
F. H. LaGuardia
Lewis J. Valentine
LaGuardia
Ford Signs Union Label to Be Carried on All Its Products
Ford Motor Company ending a four year dispute signed a comprehensive agreement with the United Automobile Workers CIO. The pact requires a wage scale matching peers, union-only hiring or within 30 days, dues checkoff from pay, elimination of the service department led by Harry Bennett, and recognition of seniority.
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Ford
Washington
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers Union of America
CIO
Service Department
Harry Bennett
Larry Allen Wins Headliners Award for Journalism
The National Headliners Club announced 12 men one woman and a two person crew would receive 1841 journalistic achievement awards for work between June 1 2540 and May 20 1941. Silver medallions will be presented at the banquet.
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Atlantic Ctty
N, J
Hewsrers Company
Damascus Is Shelled by British Fire Near City
Beirut dateline reports British shelling of Damascus as forces press to the Syrian capital. French authorities say Mahajamrene district suffered the worst damage with fires set throughout the quarter. Syrian authorities urged evacuation and warned of continuing bombardment as page notes instruct to turn to Page 2.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Mahajamrene
RAF Attacks Seek to Nip Invasion Try
London reports a series of nine nights of bomber raids targeting German industrial and troop centers to deter a Nazi invasion of Britain. The dispatch notes Britain aims to aid Russia by pressuring Germany and considers potential Soviet responses if Moscow resists Hitler’s demands.
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London
RAF
Britain
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
German Ruhr
Poland
Rumania
Edmiston Says We’d Be Dumb to Fight in Europe
Andrew Edmiston of the West Virginia National Guard opposes U S involvement in the war. He declares himself against sending troops abroad, favoring a focus on the western hemisphere. The remarks were made to officers and men of the 2nd Infantry in Fort Benjamin Harrison during a June 20 gathering.
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Europe
Edmiston
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Andrew Edmiston
D.W. Wa
AEF
2St Infantry
West, Virginia National Guard
Wreckage and Oil Signal O-9 Disaster Deepens
Navy officials confirmed the death of all 33 crew aboard the submarine O-9 after wreckage, oil slicks, and air bubbles surfaced from a depth of about 402 feet off the Isles of Shoals. Rescue efforts, including divers and a diving bell, were deployed but faces grim prospects as daylight awaited.
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Portsmouth
N. H
INS
Navy
Isles of Shoals
Jean D. Wainright
Flre
Admiral Wainright
Momsen
Falcon
Lindbergh urges negotiated peace to save European civilization
Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally at the Hollywood Bowl that only a negotiated peace can save European civilization. He warned that prolonging the war risks chaos in Europe and possibly America, criticizing interventionists and urging the U.S. to stay out of the conflict to preserve American life and ideals. He argued modern warfare makes Western invasion less likely but warns against defending Europe to avoid worsening danger.
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Los Angeles
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
America
Lindbergh
Hollywood Bowl
U. S
England
U. 5
Submarine Test Run Details From New London
Lieut. Commander George C. Crawford said two officers and 21 crew members were aboard the missing submarine U-9 as she sailed from New London for trials off Portsmouth New York. The crew includes Reservist Ensign M Wangsness of San Diego and others from Manhattan Kansas Blytheville and Halifax.
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New London
George C. Crawford
Conn
Portsmouth
N. Y
How and
J. Abbott
Oscelon
Crawford
M, PB. Wangsness
Naval
San Diego
Calif
Marvin D. Barry
Manhattan
Kaw
W. OR
Cannaday
Electrician's
Blytheville
Ark
William ‘T. Crute
Halifax
John F. Dufresne
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