Weygand Darlan Rift Brings New Hope To England
British hopes to hold eastern Mediterranean positions rely on France's fate as Weygand may not back pro British forces in North Africa. Vichy, Darlan tensions, Syria, and German moves in Beirut plus Malta raids shape a shifting wartime scene. Britse and Allied actions stretch across Egypt and Suez while US officials report London believes sufficient manpower remains.
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Switzerland
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Weygand
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Damascus
Egypt
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Turkey
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England
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Omo
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Wallace
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Washington
U S Volunteers Long For Home in Britain
U S volunteers with British forces in Britain yearn for news of big league baseball and home. they ask who leads the leagues and what happened to Hank Aaron and the Dodgers. Homing desires include sending letters home without five cent postage while some say the U S may need machines more than men.
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United States
Taost
Hank Greenerg
Dodgers
H. F. Wilbur
Royal Oak
Mich
A. Derry
Baltimore
Ips
W. C. Doherty
San Francisco
England
M. M. Haydon
Philadelphia
Britain Confident Of Holding Suez, Winant Reports
Ambassador John G. Winant told Vice President Wallace and Senate leaders that Britain believes it can hold the Suez Canal and prevent German control of the Mediterranean. He reportedly said Britain has well equipped forces in Africa and air superiority may be rising, with shipping sinkings leveling off. Roosevelt noted no peace proposals were brought home.
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Jacek Bell
Washington
John G. Winant
Wallace
Senate
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Mediterranean
Great Britain
Africa
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Crete
Royal Air Force
English Channel
France
United States
England
Winant
Urge Labeling Of Liquor As Poison
Three Boston physicians appealed to the American Medical Association to endorse labeling all liquor as poison. They said they are not prohibitionists and that every drinker should be warned that alcohol can be dangerous if consumed in large or frequent amounts.
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Boston
American Medical Association
Wat
Merrill Moore
Lever
Abraham Myerson
Rains And Cold Weather Sweep South Dakota
SiouX Falls report June 7. Sharply cooler air followed general rains statewide with temperatures dropping up to 28 degrees to a 40 degree low in Lemmon. Northern areas led in precipitation with Lemmon 1.15 inches and Aberdeen .61. Other towns such as Pierre .23, Huron .18, Brookings .14, Watertown .12 also measured rain. Occasional showers expected Sunday as west turns warmer.
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Brookings
Watertown
Weather Bureau
Bunny Adds To Perils Of War In Texas Exercise
In Abilene on June 7 a Camp Harkeley private was hospitalized after a jackrabbit ran over him on maneuver grounds. The rabbit crossed a sleeping poling face and left deep gashes as medical officers confirmed the incident with the victim’s name withheld.
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Bunny
Abilene
Tex
Camp Harkeley
Nazis Discredit FDR Statement
Berlin reports an authorized spokesman calls Roosevelt remarks about German propaganda papers falsified. He says Britain would collapse without immediate American aid, noting the claims originate from British and American sources, not German propaganda. The spokesman cites quotations allegedly tied to Roosevelt and others to allege a proffered Western Hemisphere plan for peaceful collaboration. Indictment out of Minneapolis lists John L. Huber charged with mail fraud in grain purchase scheme.
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Roosevelt
United States
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Lord Lothian
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Corps
Britain
United ‘States
Spring Moisture Varies Across States Reported
Prien June TR reports one of the wettest springs in several years with South Dakota at 112 percent of normal precipitation while eastern regions see 53 to 77 percent. Pacific Northwest rainfall runs 66 to 79 percent and Indiana at 54 percent. Arizona shows 233 percent, with neighboring states Montana 66 Wyoming 112 North Dakota 111 Nebraska 121 Minnesota 113 Iowa unknown.
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Baston
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Arizona
Indiana
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Nebposh
Minnesota
Iowa
Official To Be On Radio Show In Rapid City
Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey deputy director of Selective Service will be the lead speaker on the People's Platform Round Table on CBS Saturday from 4 to 4 30 p.m. MST Col RE Beckwith says other participants include Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion Col Clinton Roy Dickingon of LeDtere Ink and Newbold Morris acting mayor of New York City.
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Rapid City
Jame
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Columbia Broadcasting System
RE. A. Beckwith
Milo J. Warner
The
American Legion
Col. Clinton
Roy Dickingon
Fisher
LeDtere Ink
Newbold Morris
New York City
The War Today German Propaganda Tale
The feature argues Germany aims for a Berlin crafted peace balloon amid wartime rhetoric. Fred Vanderschmidt, writing in Mac Kenzie’s absence, notes French actions likely in Syria as Brisian forces move in. French film of German effort and Italian air power shape the Western Mediterranean stance as Germany frames Syria as France’s affair.
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Berlin
Mundt Calls For Probe Of Air Arm Defense Role
Representative Mundt of South Dakota urged a nine member select committee to investigate whether the U S air arm receives proper recognition in defense plans. He proposed creating a secretary of air defense or a department of national defense to coordinate air with war and navy, due to growing concern over unification with the western hemisphere defense program.
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Washington
Mundt
South Dakota
Crete
Congress
House Rules Committee
United States
Western Hemisphere
Leader In Indian Damage Suit Dies Leader In Indian Damage Suit Dies
PEMA LAGS Be fie a the Sioux Indian tribes in seeking adjustment of claims growing from treaties with the United States, died Friday at his home near St. Michael's Mission south of here. Court was born in 1867 near White Earth, S. C., a full-blooded Sioux Indian of the Wahpeton branch of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux. He helped translate the Bible into the Sioux language.
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Pema
United States
St. Michel's Mission
Here
Court
White Earth
S. C
Wahpeton
North Dakota Faces Rainy Week After 13 Days of Showers
Bismarck reports ongoing wet weather with torrential rain soaking the state for 13 days. Officials note heavy downpours through the morning, with more rain forecast for Sunday, as communities assess flood risks and road conditions.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Strike Deadline Looms as Government Considers Takeover
A high federal official said the government would seize the CIO United Auto Workers strike bound North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California, by Monday if workers do not return. White House officials said the move would be authorized under emergency powers, with the aim of ending the defense industry walkout that halted all 11,500 employees.
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Inglewood
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Cio-United Automobile Workers Negotiating Committee
Stephen T. Early
White House
Early
CIO Union
Roosevelt
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United States
Britain
CIO
United Automobile Workers
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