Roosevelt weighs new steps to reduce defense strikes
President Roosevelt indicated new measures to curb labor stoppages in defense industries but would not act until the Defense Mediation Board finishes settling West Coast aircraft and lumber disputes. He dodged questions on North American Aviation and International Woodworkers Union strikes, while praising union support and citing progress in Pittsburgh trucking among 52,800 defense workers on strike nationwide.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Defense
Defense Mediation Board
North American Aviation Corporation
International Woodworkers Union
Washington
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood , Teamsters
Tobin
Toin
Pittsburgh
John A. Moffitt
Suez Canal Examined as Blood-Soaked Syria Ties Rise
Berlin reports a crisis over Syria with German analysts predicting further Axis actions near the Suez Canal. They call the canal vital to British naval power and land operations in Egypt and North Africa, noting Crete raids and earlier canal attacks as part of a broader strategy. Dienst says Britain shows no official stance yet, while German sources deny troops in Syria and stress potential consequences of any British move.
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Berlin
Syria
Suez Canal
Alemannia
Mediterranean
North Africa
Crete
Diensts Deutschland
Rin
Gerany
Dienst
London
Britain
Porion
Trces
Alexandria
Voolkiser Beohachter
England
Vichy says U S misunderstands France’s plight
The Vichy foreign office denounces U S Secretary Hull saying Washington does not grasp France’s difficult situation. The note states France aims to preserve relations with the United States while safeguarding its vital interests. It argues cooperation with Germany is a response to necessity, not aggression, as Petain’s government defends Syria against Britain.
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Vichy
France
Foreign Office
U. S
Hull
Germany
Washington
United States
Marshal Petain
Syria
Wheat Parity Is 98 Cents
The Agriculture Department announced a loan schedule for this year’s wheat crop at about 98 cents a bushel, set at 85 percent of parity under new legislation to support prices for major crops. The plan includes rates for principal markets and a formula for stored grain loans, using 1909 14 parity as a benchmark.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Warning on Britain's war supply crisis by Winant
Washington dispatch quotes Ambassador Winant telling Roosevelt and Hull that Britain must ship more goods to Britain faster or face intensified pressure to seek peace with Hitler. He warns of naval losses, food shortages, and morale strain as New Deal reforms risk being sidelined to boost production for Britain.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Britain
Churchill
Hitler
John G. Winant
Roosevelt
Hull
London
Downing Street
White House
Norway
Low Countries
Brush
Mr. Winant
Knudsen
Atlantic
King
Draft Limit Of 28 Okayed By Committee
The Senate Military Affairs Committee approved an amendment to defer induction of draftees reaching age twenty eight. The 5 to 3 vote backed President discretion to delay service by birth day, amid debate over a fixed age versus general deferment. General Hershey urged a 27 year top limit, citing younger troops' needs and stamina.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Selective Service Act
Reynolds
D-Nc
Hill
D-Ala
Kilgore
D-W.va
Selective Service Bureau
Gurney
D-Nd
Johnson
Dcole
Holman
R-Ore
Thomas
R-Idaho
Bridges
R-Nh
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Hershey
Army
RAF Destroys Italian Plane in Syria Raid
RAF bombers destroyed an Italian plane on Aleppo airfield in Syria in the first British disclosure of Fascist aircraft in the French ruled state. The raid hit hangars and runways, with smoke rising from asphalt surfaces. Other raids targeted Rhodes Katavia Derna and Bengali as Axis supply routes were attacked.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
RAF
Aleppo
Syria
Middle East
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Iraq
Kattavia
Derna
Bengali
North Africa
High Command
Rome Claims U.S.: Strikes Civil War
Rome reports editor Virginio Gayda argues American strikes signal civil war, threaten national unity and the nation’s fortune. He cites North American Aviation strike delaying orders worth 196,060,000 and notes 2,253,216 man-days lost in defense industries since January 1.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Fascism
No. L
United States
Argentina invites seven American defense leaders for tours
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina invites war ministers from Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Chile Galcia Peru and the United States to visit defense installations on July 9 during Argentina 125th independence anniversary celebrations. Delegations may tour Cordoba airplane works Puerto Belgrano naval base and Rio Plata defenses.
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Argentina
United States
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Galicia
Chile
Peru
Spain
Roosevelt
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Ruiz Guinazu
Washington, D. C
Juan Tonazzi
Cordoba
Puerto Belgrano
Bahia Blanco
Rio Plata
Facists Raid Gibraltar and Suez Threats Rise
Axis raids hit Gibraltar and threaten the Suez Canal as Italian bombers strike near the rock, part of a broader push to trap the British Mediterranean fleet. London reports 150 killed and 200 wounded at Alexandria as French leaders in Vichy discuss Hull’s warning and empire defense amid Hitler's plan. General Dentz orders troops to defend Syria and Lebanon.
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Britain
Great Rock
Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
Alexandria
London Radio
France
Vichy
U. S
Cordell Hull
Germany
Jean Darian
Maxime Weygand
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Harl Esteva
Tunis
Adolf Hitler
Henri Dentz
Syria
Lebanon
London Await Cripps Report
Sir Stafford Cripps the British ambassador to Moscow will return to London for consultation and then go back to Moscow after a few days. He and his wife left Moscow and are en route to Stockholm as the first leg of their journey home.
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London
Sir Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Stafford
Stockholm
Stafford Cripps
United Kingdom
Bullets May Ease Oil Shortage Hopes In East
Washington reports a possible partial easing of the oil shortage as foreign ships in American ports may be requisitioned. Secretary Ickes has asked the Maritime Commission to specify how many vessels would be available to move oil, signaling shifts in wartime petroleum logistics.
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Washington
East
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Administrator
Maritime Commission
Power To Be On Ration Basis
Atlanta June 6. Five major power concerns plan strict industrial electricity rationing at 6 am June 16 if drought continues. Primary affected states Georgia Alabama South Carolina Mississippi with Georgia Power confirming allocations not yet definite and defense industries to receive priority.
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Atlanta
Georga Power Company
Defense
Commonwealth and Southern Corp
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Gulf
Hore-Belisha criticizes British battle plan in Crete speech
Former War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha urges common citizenship among Great Britain the empire and the United States as a key to democratic unity and laments Crete defense as a disaster. He audits air force plans and calls for a single allied council with expert guidance while warning productivity at home is slipping and Britain must accelerate war effort beyond 1914 pace.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Great Britain
British Empire
United States
Hore-Belisha
France
Britain
Scottish National Association
Crete
Belisha
Winston Churchill
Archibald Sinclair
H. D. R. Margesson
Air Ministry
Narvik
Rotterdam
FDR Accuses Germany of Pushing Peace Talk Propaganda
President Roosevelt said Ambassador Winant brought no peace terms from England and German propaganda urged Nazis in the United States to spread the claim Britain was near peace. He cited Berlin orders to stress that Germany sought no Western Hemisphere aggression and to sow fear about peace talks. He noted a coincidence that similar stories appeared in an American newspaper.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John G. Winant
England
Germany
Berlin
Western Hemisphere
Winant
United States
Britain
Dutch Reply Shrugs at Tokyo Demands on Indies Exports
Batavia dispatch reports Netherlands delivers a largely unfavorable memorandum to Japan on Indies exports such as rubber oil and tin. Japanese leader Yoshizawa calls it disappointing yet not a breakoff, saying the reply leaves room for interpretation but little room for further talks. He will seek clarifications from Dutch negotiator Van Mook as Tokyo weighs next steps.
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Relman Morin
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Indies
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Tokyo
Japan
Yoshizawa
H. J. van Mook
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