Britain Declares Syria Lebanon Enemy Occupied Territory
Axis bombed Alexandria in a heavy attack the night before, killing over 100 people per observers. The British move restricts commerce with Syria and Lebanon, key potential bases for a land drive toward Suez via Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
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Associated Press
London
Alexandria
Axis
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Suez
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Turkey
Britain
Crete
Cyprus
Alexandria-Cyprus
Lisya
Nazi Attack on Russia Rumors Stir Ankara Rumors
Ankara reports from foreign sources claim Germany has 100 divisions on the Soviet frontier in Poland and 30 divisions in Romania, with Romania recalling 25 mobilized divisions. Hull says Franco German aid is inimical to U S rights. Defense strikes surge with 52,800 at North American Aviation Inglewood plant, sparking concern.
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Ankara
Soviet
Turkey
Russia
Germany
Poland
Rumania
Oil Restrictions Coming In Month
Petroleum Administrator Ickes announced that oil consumption limits in the eastern United States are likely within a month. He suggested voluntary severe measures may be necessary, with potential gasless Sundays and possibly no pleasure driving. He urged nationwide daylight saving time and criticized C. W. Kellogg of Edison Electric Institute for his comments on the power situation.
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Washington
Ickes
C. W. Kellogg
Edison Electric Institute
Office of Production Management
Wallace Proposes Bill of Duties for Freedom
Vice President Henry A. Wallace releases a proposed Bill of Duties he calls the price of freedom and a defense for the bill of rights in the American Magazine. He warns that nations increasingly place the state above the individual and liberty could vanish quickly if unchecked.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Atlantic shift of US help to Britain in wartime warning
American naval experts fear Britain’s remaining Mediterranean fleet may be trapped as Germany and Italy gain air control. If Cyprus falls, Alexandria and Suez aid could move to the Indian Ocean, with ships possibly redirected from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Roosevelt plans to bolster the Atlantic fleet with battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines.
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Ray Tucker
Mediterranean
Marc Wostrum
Hitler
Cyprus
Alexandria
Admiralty
Suez Canal
Indian Ocean
Singapore
Japan
der Fuehrer
Washington
Gibraltar
Britain
London
Roosevelt
Atlantic
John G. Winant
United States
Pacific
House Appropriations Push Huge Army Supply Bill
Washington June 5 A 10 099655187 army supply bill the largest single appropriation since World War days would fund an expanded air corps to 40 000 planes and bolster defenses. The War Department warned the program may still be inadequate as costs rise and the bill funds 12 856 more planes and 1 418 000 soldier pay among other items.
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Washington
Air Corps
House
Appropriations Committee
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Germany
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Island
Soldiers Meet Violent Deaths at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg reports three enlisted men killed in violent deaths. Private Sam Rogers, 25, of Pageland South Carolina, struck by a car on a reservation highway. Private Blaney Grover Lee, 22, stabbed after leaving a dance near Dunn. Private Henry W. Bishop, 25, of New York City, fatally injured in a jump from a second floor room at military police headquarters. Two second lieutenants from Pennsylvania are detained as alleged occupants of the car.
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Fort Bragg
Sam Rogers
Pageland
S. C
J. F. Lamb, Jr
Pittsburgh
Dan S. Bitterman
Harrisburg
Henry W. Bishop
79Th Field Artillery
Military Police
E. 399Th Street
New York City
Blaney Grover Lee
Signal Corps
Dunn
Lee
B. G. Lee
FDR Urges Seaway and Power for St Lawrence Plan
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize immediate construction of the St. Lawrence seaway and hydro power project to boost national defense. He said the joint Canadian project could be built in four years under emergency pressure and emphasized production and power as keys to winning the defense race amid global threats.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Norway
Dardanelles
British Attack Bengasi Port and Rhodes Inrafight
British air force claims heavy damage to axis posts in the Middle East theater. Bombers hit Bengasi waterfront and the Maritza airport on Rhodes while Italian fighters repelled. one CR-42 shot down, several Me 109s damaged.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Bengasit
Maritza
Rhodes
Bengasi
Mediterranean
Italy-Libya
Stimson Urges Power to Seize Private Property for War Needs
Secretary Stimson said the president should have seizure powers to relieve machine tool bottlenecks aluminum shortages and German patent controls on vital defense processes. He warned against frivolous objections in Congress and indicated a 2 to 4 year time limit on the powers might be acceptable. The bill, supported by the Navy and OPM, seeks unlimited government control of private property and was met with varied criticism in Congress.
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Washington
Stimson
Wny
Congress
War Department
Roosevelt
Navy
OPM
Specifi
Navy Fliers Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Secretary Knox awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant William W. Lowrey and Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate John R. McCants at the San Diego naval air station for extraordinary heroism during an aerial rescue on May 15. Lieutenant Walter S. Osipoff, a Marine Corps officer, was saved when his parachute became entangled with the plane.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Wiliam W. Lowrey
Oohn R. McCants
San Diego Naval Air Station
Marine Corps
Lowrey
McCants
Walter S. Osipoff
Denny Shute Opens U S Open With 69 At Fort Worth
Denny Shute, a two time PGA champion, shot a 69 to lead the 45th U S Open at Colonial Club in Fort Worth Texas. Gene Kunes tied for early lead with a 71 while Jimmy Demaret posted 75 and Johnny Farrell battled the tough 5th hole death valley. Lawson Little began defense with a 9 on the front nine.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Denny Shute
Shute
Jimmy Demaret
Texas
Denny
Demaret
Colonial Club
Gene Kunes
Philadelphia
Kunes
Johnny Farrell
Death Valley
Lech Scuttled After Intercept By British Vessel
Rio de Janeiro June 3 Admiral Frank H Pegram commander of Britain's South Atlantic squadron said the 3290 ton blockade running German freighter Lech had been scuttled when intercepted by a British vessel Pegram arrived aboard the cruiser Newcastle which would stay 48 hours for routine machine repairs
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Rio DE Janeiro
Frank H. Pegram
Britain
South Atlantic
Lech
Pegram
Newcastle
Calls Workmen Out At Pacific Coast Factory
The CIO strike at North American Aviation’s Inglewood plant closed the factory as the Defense Mediation Board weighed the dispute. Roosevelt urged prompt use of a nationwide conciliation system. Lawmakers urged presidential action to end strikes hampering defense work.
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Associated Press
Defense
Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
North American Aviation Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
Defense Mediation Board
North American
Mediation Board
W. P. Goodman
United Automobile Workers
North America
CIO Lumber Workers
Northwest
Congress
Lambertson
R-Kas
House
Democratic
Rep
Ford
Madam Perkins
Hillman
Labor
Perkins
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Rich
R-Pa
Miss Perkins
Coast Guard Men Shifted to Navy Transports
Secretary Morgenthau announced that over 3,000 Coast Guard sailors will man new Navy transports under an executive order by President Roosevelt. About 700 will crew the liner America, with others reassigned after cutters were turned over to England. Rear Admiral Waesche says the shift can proceed without disrupting Coast Guard duties.
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Morgenthau
T'E Coast Guard
Navy
Roosevelt
Treasury
America
United States
Coast Guard
England
R. R. Waesche
Union
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Thomas R. Tate
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