Berlin London Squeeze Vichy Government
The piece reports Britain and Axis pressure on Vichy France amid a split in loyalties between old allies and a new order. It cites Weygand potentially losing control of North Africa troops and a Vichy-Darlan clash, plus trade bans, Syria developments, and German submarine sightings as signs of a looming Sea pathway threat.
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Associated Press
France
Britain
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Cyprus
Suez Canal
Zurich
Switzerland
Maxime Weygand
North
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Exchange Telegraph
Weygand
Syria
Vichy
Wergandt
Jean Darlan
Damascus
Egypt
French Mandate
Beirut
Lebanon
Ankara
Turkey
Reuters
Suez
Navy May Call Upon Draftees
Washington June 7 the selective service system may be aired to aid the navy in manning its fast growing auxiliary fleet and shore bases. A limited number of draftees would be used for service aboard converted merchant craft and at naval installations, while warships would generally retain full crews. Secretary Knox said six years voluntary enlistment is needed for training. Accelerated defense prep has boosted the auxiliary fleet, shore projects, and reserve calls. Volunteer enlistments continue at about 1000 to 1500 weekly as civilian work lures away draftees and re- enlistments have declined.
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Washington
Navy
Secreary
Sarazen Takes Early Lead In U S Open
Fort Worth June 7 Doughty Gene Sarazen shot a third round 72 to surge ahead in the U S Open with a 219 total as Clayton Heafner and Jag McSpaden slip. Heafner rebounded to 222 after a 78 while McSpaden moved to 220. Henry Ransom and Horton Smith were 221, Vic Ghezzi and Marvin Stahl at 226.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gene Sarazen
Clayton Heafner
Jag McSpaden
Heafner
McSpaden
Sarazen
Sarazon
Lawson Little
Henry Ransom
Horton Smith
Big Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. Lied
Marvin Stahl
Lansing. Mich
Reynaud Freed From Prison In Unoccupied France
Paul Reynaud, former French premier, released from prison and allowed to return to his home in southeast France after Marshal Petain's succession and the armistice with Germany. Paul Runyan shot a 71 at 7 005 yards to grab a 54 hole lead in the U S Open, 216 total to Sarazen's 219 with Johnny Bulla at 218.
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Vichy
France
Paul Reynaud
Marshal Petain
Germany
Bunyan
Bulla
Fort Worth
Tex
Paul Runyan
Gene Sarazen
Runyan
Sarazen
Johnny Bulla
Greensboro
N. C
Grade A Girls Batavta II No Valedictorian Named
When school authorities checked senior class records for a valedictorian six girls had earned Straight A grades across four years. To resolve the tie officials announced there would be no valedictorian.
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Batavta, II
Weygand Returns to Plan Algeria Visit
General Maxime Weygand, French commander in chief in North Africa, who has conferred with the Vichy government leaders here, left today by plan for Algeria to continue consultations and oversee operations in the region.
Quarrel Over Balkan Policy Sets Feud Between Churchill and Roosevelt
Washington reports a widening clash between Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt over Balkan operations. Churchill resisted diverting forces from North Africa to Greece, while Roosevelt and Donovan urged aid to Greece and Yugoslavia. The dispute risks British leadership changes and US war participation. Ambassadors were shuffled, with Winant recalled to patch the rift as Congress and White House watchers await the next move.
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Washiington
Ray Tucker
Balkan
Churchill
Roosevelt
Anthony Eden
North
Africa
Hitler
Washington
Wild Bill Donovan
Balkan Peninsula
Narvik
Dunkerque
Donovan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Sir Anthony
Near East
United States
10 Downing Street
Ambassador Winant
Grew Declares German Peace Is Impossible
Tokyo dispatch reports US ambassador Joseph C. Grew stating a just peace with Germany is utterly impossible now. He warned war may be necessary to safeguard the American way of life and promote a just peace and equitable world order. The comment followed a request to sign a cable opposing entry into war. several missionary groups refused.
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Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Japan
Germany
Conference For Justice
Grew
German
John T. Flynn
Congress
Jap Warplanes Raid Chungking Heights again add to killed
Japanese warplanes conducted a daylight attack on Chungking, following a Thursday raid that killed about 100 in the largest underground shelter. More than 60 planes hit in two waves, marking the eighth bombardment since spring. Residents spent hours underground as rescue squads removed bodies amid panic and trampling near shelter entrances.
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Chungking
Japan to Recognize Croatia Amid Yugoslav Dissolution
Tokyo reports the Japanese government approved recognizing Croatia, a Nazi created state formed from the collapse of Yugoslavia. The move marks international acknowledgment of the new entity amid postwar reshaping.
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Cratia
Tokyo
Croatia
Yugoslavia
FDR Propaganda Claims Spark Berlin Denial
Berlin says President Roosevelt based his claims on falsified documents. A spokesman asserted German propaganda orders were not real and that the story originated from English and American sources. The official argued Britain would collapse without U S aid, while denying any German propaganda plans in the United States.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
United States
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Lord Lothian
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Corps
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Buck Newsom Fined Five Thousand by Detroit Owner
Detroit reports Buck Newsom star pitcher for the Tigers was fined 5000 by Walter Briggs for failure to stay in proper condition. After demotion to bullpen duty, Newsom has appeared in 13 games this season with four wins and seven losses. His 35000 salary is noted as the highest for a pitcher.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Louis Norman
Buck) Newsom
Detroit Tigers
Walter C. Briggs
Newsom
the News
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Monroe Chosen as HQ for War Games in Carolina Area
June 7 Monroe has been selected as general headquarters for the fourth corps area's war games in October and November. The exercises will involve about 400,000 soldiers in a large scale mimic battle over a 5,000,000 acre section of the Carolinas.
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Monroe
Fourth Corps
Carolinas
London Thinks She Can Hold Vital Route
Ambassador John G. Winant told Vice President Wallace and Senate leaders that Britain believed it could hold the Suez Canal and keep the Mediterranean out of German hands. He outlined British morale and military position, noting Africa forces, suspected RAF air superiority, and a steadier shipping situation though Atlantic losses remain. He suggested Churchill retained strong support amid political pressure and possible shifts from Vichy.
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Jack Bell
Washington
John G. Winant
Wallace
Senate
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Winant
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Byrnes
D-Sc
Connally
D-Tex
Hill
D-Ala
Africa
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Crete
Royal Air Force
British Isles
English Channel
France
England
Churchill
Governor Reveals Identity During Capitol Ride
A youth hitchhiking in Helena asks about the capitol then reveals he plans to go to Omaha. The driver stops at the Montana statehouse where the rider learns the passenger is Sam Ford, who says he is the governor.
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Helena
Mont
Omaha
Capitol
Montana Statehouse
Sam Ford
Union To Speak Later Today Inglewood Strike
INGENWOOD Calif June 7 AP Richard T Frankensteen head of CIO UAW aviation division said a complete statement of the union s stand in the North American Aviation strike could be expected this afternoon We were told President Roosevelt would order the army to take over the plant Monday unless the walkout ends Frankensteen said no comment until the noon committee meeting A mass meeting of all workers is set for 3 pm tomorrow with union reaction to government control reports not disclosed Company officials declined comment
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Inglewood
Calif
Richard T. Frankensteen
Cio-Uaw Aviation Division
North American Aviation Corporation
Roosevelt
Frankensteen
Bill Backman
Bragg Forces Lose Battle in Caroline County Maneuvers
A three day mock battle between Fort Dix and Fort Bragg ended at 10 a m as northern units forced the southern forces back to the Caroline County maneuver area border. The retreating Fort Bragg troops held a front along the southeast edge as orders to cease fire were given after a Jeb Stuart style encirclement disrupted the attack. A press conference was planned to discuss maneuvers.
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Bowling Green
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Bragg
Caroline County
Money to Burn at Unadilla Gas Station Stove
Gas station manager E L Titus started a stove fire on a cold morning and burned money worth 125 dollars he had stored in the heater overnight. The incident left the fuel bills consumed while authorities investigated the curious misfortune at the Unadilla station.
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Unadilla
WN. C
E. L. Titus
British Forces In Africa Ready To Attack Nazis In Western Desert
British and South African troops massed in Egypt ready to engage German forces in the Western Desert while others observe Syria. South African veterans arrive by land and ship, singing of Africa, as French officials discuss possible action in Syria. Reports say German submarines near Beirut and airdromes at Latakia draw British attention, with Malta vowing to resist Axis advances.
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Africa
Western Desert
Cairo
Egypt
Mussolini
Western
Desert
Syria
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Nile
Suez Canal
Suez
Vichy
F. C. Stallard
Union of South Africa
G. H. Blaine
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Lebanon
Reuters
Beirut
Ankara
Turkey
Air Corps
Latakia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
RAF
Columbia Broadcasting System
Rhodes
Aleppo
Malta
Roosevelt Orders Government Takeover If Union Walkout Persists
The Army will seize and operate the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood California unless striking workers return Monday. White House secretary Stephen Early said papers are ready for President Roosevelt’s signature but the decision hinges on a CIO meeting the next day. Cabinet approval was reported, and Roosevelt hoped for a peaceful settlement without threats. He also invited AFL Machinists head Harvey W. Brown to discuss the San Francisco Bay shipyard walkout. Machinists seek pay rises to 1.15 per hour and double time overtime, with current wages around 1.00. Labor turmoil continues with lumber workers in Puget Sound cited as a secondary major strike. At Ford’s Rouge plant in Detroit, final assembly halted due to engine shortages amid a production slowdown, while CIO says no slowdown notice. Talks with UAW ongoing as Inglewood talks proceed late.
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Associated Press
Army
North American Aviation
Inzlewood
Calif
Stephen Early
White House
Roosevelt
CIO Union
Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Harvey W. Brown
AFL International Machinists’ Union
Washington
San Francisco Bay Area
Puget Sound
Detroit
Ford Company
Rouge
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Inglewood
Bill Backman
Pendergast and O Malley Sentenced in Fire Insurance Case
In Kansas City in June a Federal court sentenced former Democratic boss T. J. Pendergast and aide R. E. O Malley to two years each for contempt over deceiving the court in Missouri s 10 million fire insurance settlement. They had previously served about a year for income tax evasion. The government charged payments totaling 500 000 from a Chicago attorney representing insurers to speed a case in favor of fire companies. The funds were impounded after a rate hike was disallowed and the court later ordered all money returned to policy holders.
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Kansas City
June
T. J. Pendergast
R. E. O'Malley
Missouri
Pendergast
Weilding
United States
O'Malley
Chicago
Pendergast and O'Malley
Costly Caprice in New Rochelle Drug Fire
Frank Viscia restrained firemen from breaking a glass door to enter his burning drug store causing $8,000 in damage. He was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and said he did not want the door broken, fire or no fire.
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New Rochelle
Frank Viscia
Viscia
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