Middle East admits ink is lost in war report
London reports that fall of Crete and Darlan’s alignment with the Axis have closed the Mediterranean as a Britain to Middle East link. Britain must ship vast munitions around Africa to reach Suez, with routes via Crete Libya and Sicily Tunisia vulnerable to Axis air attacks. Turkey pressure and Cyprus defenses loom as Britain withdraws 15,000 from Crete to Egypt. Greek sources claim German losses rise. Co. 3.
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Rete
Adiral Darlan
Suez
Mediterranean
Africa
Crete
Libya
Sicily
Tunisia
Turkey
Britain
Medierranean
Cyrus
Egypt
Suez Canal
War
North Carolina weekend deadly toll rises in accidents
Over the weekend at least 12 people died in North Carolina, with traffic crashes leading fatalities. Harold Hartis 21 and sisters Martha 19 and Betty 17 died in a head on crash north of Dunn, with several others injured. Additional drownings occurred on High Rock Lake and in Mitchell River. Multiple other fatal incidents include a toddler struck by a truck in Fayetteville and a train collision in Concord. Names, places, and ages detail a grim regional toll.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Dunn
Harold Hartis
Martha Hartis
Betty Hartis
Winter Park
Wilmington
H. M. Edison, Jr
Saluda
Rie Raynor
Phil Lee
Chatham County
Sanford
W. S. Wynn
Bristol
Elkin
Mitchell River
Laurinburg
Henry Smith
Florida
Roosevelt Grants Mandatory Wartime Priorities for Arms
President Roosevelt signed measures to speed armament production by issuing mandatory priorities to orders and contracts from foreign governments within the lease lead act. He also signed a bill to keep iron ore flowing to steel plants by allowing Canadian vessels to move ore between U.S. ports on the Great Lakes and suspended for a year the coastwise trade law. A third bill appropriated 843 million dollars for the Post Office Department for the coming year.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
White House
Army
Navy
Office of Production Management
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Post Office Department
Soldier from South Carolina Commits Suicide on Furlough
Fort Bragg public relations said Pvt. Carlyle W. Lane, 25, of Battery E, 178th Field Artillery, South Carolina National Guard, committed suicide on furlough yesterday. Lane was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lane of near Loris, South Carolina.
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FT. Bragg
Fort Bragg
Pvt
Carlyle W. Lane
Battery E
178Th Field Artillery
South Carolina National Guard
Lane
John W., Lane
Near
Loris
S. C
Coast Threatened With New Strike by Truck Drivers
A nationwide wage dispute spreads to the San Francisco bay area where 4500 CLO warehousemen may halt work over a 10 cent hourly raise for women workers now paid 50 and 35 cents. Pittsburgh already faced a 2200-strong walkout, shipments of defense materials were restricted, and officials warned the dispute could disrupt armament and eastern supply lines. The union seeks 10 cents more per hour atop an 85 cent base, with a 48 hour week.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Pittsburgh
Pacific Northwest
San Francisco
CLO
Association of San Francisco Distributors
AFL Teamsters’ Union
Motor Truck Association
Washington fights Hitler money schemes in U S assets
Washington officials thwart Reich attempts to buy American properties abroad in occupied Europe and in the United States. Officials urge Americans to hold and refuse sales while exposing the buyers as unwelcome. Dutch and French assets remain frozen to protect dollar exchange. Unrest in municipal elections puzzles Washington, prompting expectations about the 1942 Congressional races.
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Hitler
Germany
Europe
der Fuhhrer
United States
Treasury
Reich
der Fuehrer
Bertin
Siege Proclaimed in Eastern Syria by French High Commissioner
The French high commissioner for Syria proclaimed a state of siege for Eastern Syria under the French mandate, according to German radio. Frontier controls were tightened as authorities moved to enforce the measure.
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New York
Syria
Middle East
Lawmakers Sen t St Lawrence Great Lakes Basin Power Plan
In Washington on June 2, the House Rivers and Harbors Committee chair Mansfield introduced legislation to authorize development of the power and navigation resources of the St Lawrence Great Lakes basin.
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Washington
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Basin
House
Mansfield
D-Tex
Rivers and Harbors Committee
San Francisco CIO Warehouse Strike Affects 190 Stores
On June 2 and 3, about 4,500 members of the CIO warehouse union walked out for higher wages for women workers. Roughly 190 warehouses handling groceries dry goods liquor and drugs were disrupted by the action.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
CIO
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Requisitioning Power Sought for President in National Defense
The War Department presented a bill to Congress to grant the President authority to requisition property of any kind deemed necessary for national defense during the emergency. Officials described the powers as all inclusive, akin to World War era authority. The proposal was approved by the President, the Navy, and the Office of Price Administration.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Wilson
Navy
OPM
Landed German motorized infantry at Latakia May 25
Ankara reports confirmed by high authority that German motorized infantry was landed by coastal freighters at the Syrian port of Latakia on May 25. The disclosure comes from official channels in Ankara dated June 1.
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Ankara
Turkey
Latakia
Americans Fight Italians New York
A Rome radio dispatch cited by Shanghai says fighting broke out in the Chinese city between Italian and American sailors. The report offered no additional details and NBC picked up the account.
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New York
Rome
Shanghai
NBC
Bomber Crashes in San Diego Bay
Pi-A Consolidated B-24 bomber, prepared for delivery to Great Britain, crashed in San Diego Bay on June 2 during takeoff operations. No further details on casualties or cause were provided in the brief report.
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San Diego
Calif
Great Britain
Gayda estimates Crete losses at 45000 killed or captured
Rome dispatch quotes Virginio Gayda, an authoritative Fascist editor, claiming Britain suffered about 45000 casualties in Crete. He disputes British sea withdrawals of 15000, says Britain lacks ships and freedom to move that many. He cites 75 percent loss rate from a 60000 force, notes 15000 missing.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Britain
Crete
Gayda
Mediterranean
Tobruk
High Command
Bombs Fall on British Embassy in Chungking Attack
Six bombs hit the British embassy compound in Chungking as 27 Japanese warplanes attacked the capital for the second day. Craters formed around the counsellor Sir Arthur Blackburn’s residence. interiors damaged. ambassador offices windows cracked. servants’ quarters wrecked. No staff hurt. Debris filled the embassy area.
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Chungking
China
Arthur Blackburn
Battle for Crete Declared Ended by German High Command
Berlin June 2 German high command proclaimed the battle for Crete is ended and said only 13 000 prisoners of war remained on the island. The last resistance was crushed when German forces occupied Sphakion on the south coast near the island’s western end. 3 000 more prisoners were taken north of the city after subduing last ditch British fighters. About 10 000 Britons and Greeks were claimed as captured in the windup of the Axis Balkan campaign. A British destroyer was said to be destroyed with three hits while aiding sea flight efforts. Observers in Berlin doubted Britain’s naval forces could soften the blow.
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Berlin
Crete
Sphakion
High Command
Balkan
Britain
Mediterranean
Manchester Hit Hard By Nazis
German planes pounded Manchester early today with incendiaries and high explosives. Rescue teams battled smoke as they searched wreckage. several fires broke out but were controlled. Nurses feared buried in a nurses home. two hospitals, three churches, shelters, hotels, and a theatre were hit. A family tragedy left a man dead near a sign at a pub. a nurse died after an attempted amputation in a hospital. Five wardens and a young curate among casualties. crypt shelter survivors.
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Manchester
England
Weygand Pays Surprise Call On Vichy Chief
General Maxime Weygand arrived in unoccupied France from North Africa by special plane to confer with Chief of State Marshal Petain. The French commander was met by General Laure and taken to Petain’s private office at the Parc Hotel after a brief wait.
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Vichy
France
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Marshal Petain
Petain
Parc Hotel
General Laure
Court Upholds Denison Dam Sale and Power Plan
The Supreme Court ruled the federal construction of the Denison Dam across the Red River in Texas and Oklahoma constitutional as a power producer and flood control project. Justice Douglas delivered the decision with no dissent. Oklahoma Governor Phillips had argued the power aspect violated state rights and would flood 100,000 acres, but the court sided with federal authority arguing navigation, flood control and general welfare benefits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Denison
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Govérnar
Leon“ C.” Phillips
Justice Department
Bridges Case Delayed Rereargued by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ordered reargument on October 13 in long pending contempt cases involving labor leader Harry Bridges and the Los Angeles Times. The issue is whether prefinal publication commentary on court cases constitutes contempt. No explanation was given for the action.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Harry Bridges
Los Angeles Times
James C. McReynolds
Crete Loss Blamed On German Air Superiority
British and Greek survivors recount Crete’s fall due to German air power not parachute troops. They describe heavy dive bombing and machine gun fire, with thousands of Allied troops evacuated to Egypt after the defense collapsed. Air power, not ground assault, dictated the outcome, as Germans reportedly deployed about 1000 planes there.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Egypt
Crete
Germany
Future Policy Outlined By Axis Chiefs
Rome dispatch says Fascists report Axis leaders Hitler and Mussolini discussed U S action under Roosevelt plans to defend the Western Hemisphere. Observers expect Crete to be used for air attacks on British positions and note oil fields in Iraq and Suez Canal aims as part of broader Mediterranean strategy.
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United States
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Roosevelt
French West Africa
Azores
Atlantic Islands
Hitler
Mussolini
Crete
Cyprus
Alexandria
Palestine
Haifa
Middle East
Iraq
Syria
Suez Canal
Virginia Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
Axis leaders hold Brenner Pass talks in accord
Berlin report says Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at Brenner Pass for five hours and ended in full accord on political aims. General Wilhelm Keitel and General Ugo Cavallero attended, with plans to press Mediterranean expansion against British forces.
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Hitler
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Balkan
Crete
Wilhelm Keitel
Ugo Cavallero
Red Sea
Middle Eastern
Longer Hours May Be On Way
Washington June 2 Three senators holding differing views on policy agreed that national defense may require longer working hours. Norris urged government operation of plants amid disputes, Taft proposed relaxing 40 hour limits, Lucas supported presidential powers to ensure continuous arms production, Ellender opposed broad relaxation though allowed targeted relief during shortages.
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Norris
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Neb
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Ellender
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