Huge Army Bill Asks 40 000 Planes For War
Washington June 5. A record $10,009,655,187 army supply bill was sent to the House to finance 40,000 air corps planes amid warnings the sum may still fall short. The War Department testified the program will require broad defense outlays, with estimates showing costs rising as the international situation evolves. General Marshall noted possible National Guard demobilization beside a plan to keep 655,000 regulars, and emphasized ongoing expansion of coast defenses and air power. The piece also details soaring farm commodity prices as the economy shifts to wartime needs.
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Washington
Air Corps
House
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Germany
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Army
National Guard
Army plans huge camp program to double field forces
Washington June 5 disclosure shows the army rushing a new billion dollar camp construction program. Officials say the War Department aims to raise field forces to 2,800,000 men, twice the current strength, with 28 proposed cantonments and 11 locations selected so far. Brigadier General Brehon Somervell testified before a House military subcommittee about fast tracking $1 billion in contracts.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Sross War Department
Reus
Brehon Somervell
House
Beadle County Marriage Licenses Surge in 1941
Beadle County reports a sharp rise in marriages in 1941 with 52 licenses issued to date, up from 34 in the same period of 1940. Draft concerns may influence the market. June traditionally dominates 1940 weddings, accounting for 25 of the year’s marriages, while the current month shows two licenses in four days.
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S. P. ‘Glanzer
Beadle County
Aessas
Oil Ban Stated To Start Soon
In Washington on June 5 petroleum administrator Ickes said restrictions on oil use in the east were likely within a month and urged voluntary measures if needed. He warned gasless Sundays could extend to all leisure driving and called for daylight saving nationwide. A tanker reallocation plan was seen as certain to address the looming east oil shortage.
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Washington
Ickes
Tekes
C. W. Kelloge
Edison Electric Institute
Office of Production Management
America
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Soviet
Ukraine
Europe
Ankera
Grane
Poland
Rumania
Bern
France Warned by U S Over Aggression in Europe
United States warns France against acting as an instrument of aggression for Germany and hints at possible occupation of French possessions in the western hemisphere. Secretary of State Hull states Paris has adopted a policy of collaboration with other powers to oppose aggression.
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Washington
United States
France
Germany
Western Hemisphere
Hull
Arthur C James Dies Industrialist of Trains and Yachts
New York June 5 Arthur Curtiss James a wealthy industrialist famed for railroads and yachts died after a week long pneumonia siege at Harkness Pavilion He was 74 and among the nation s wealthiest yet least known figures His wife Harriet Eddy Parsons also died 20 days earlier Funeral services were set for 10 a m Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church William W Carman his associate announced the details
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New York
Arthur Curtiss James
Harkness Pavilion
Harriet Eddy Parsons
James
First Presbyterian Church
Britain needs another Allenby to strike decisive blow
The War Today argues Britain must field a modern Allenby to deliver a swift victory in the Middle East. The piece urges320 bold action in Syria and Transjordan to rally morale, save the Mediterranean, and keep Turkey as an ally, noting no decision has yet been made.
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Britain
Allenby
Middle East
Messare
Jerusalem
Damascus
Turkey
Mediterranean
Moifi
Wilson
Paletting
Transjordan
Syria
Seo Vanderschmidt
Middle East War
London
Yria
9000 Worker Strike Hits California Aircraft Plant
The CIO organized a walkout at North American Aircraft Plant in California affecting 9,000 employees as the defense mediation board faced its second rejection in 24 hours. President Roosevelt urged prompt use of a national machinery for conciliation as production aims continued under defense orders.
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CIO
Defense Mediation Board
North Lane
B Fan Calif
Washington
Roosevelt
North American
Mediation Board
W. P. Goodman
Automobile Workers
North America
sWaas
Moi
National Defense ‘Mediation Board
Swollen Rivers Rise Across Pennsylvania After Heavy Rain
Rain swollen waters flooded eight communities across three Pennsylvania counties with depths from inches to seven feet. Northern West Virginia towns also flooded and several lives were lost. In Pennsylvania cities like Pittsburgh and Johnstown the rivers rose toward flood levels, basements filling as water advanced through streets and roads.
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Pittsburgh
Denetania
West Virginia
Jtown
Hundred
W. Va
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Britain Faces Wider War as Syria and Alexandria Hit
British and Allied observers report Axis forces poised to seize Syria and Lebanon while Germany bombs Alexandria. Air raids target key Mediterranean bases as Britain declares Syria and Lebanon enemy occupied, signaling a broader clash over the Suez Canal and Middle East influence. NATO-styled alliances and Mussolini entries loom as Iran and Turkey watch.
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London
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Axis
Suez Canal
Essault
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Crete
Cyprus
Libya
Suez
Betes
Alexander
Suse
Gibraltar
Nile
Port Said
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Chicago
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Wotity
Mary Cushman
Portuguese West Africa
United Siates
Sidney
U. S
Arthur C. James
DeWitt MacKenzie
Fred Vander Schmidt
Mey
Defense Industries Screoas Board
The
Hitler
Stalin
Vichy
Byrne
Egypt
Palestine
Berlin
Preier Mussolini
Fascist Council
Rome
RAF
Beirut
Anthony Eden
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