U S May Close Frozen Assets Of Vichy Bloc
Washington reports a fresh U S accusation that France was urged to fight for Germany in Syria prompting talk of freezing further French assets in the United States and possibly severing diplomatic ties with Vichy. Hull warned that Laval and Darlan had advanced plans to hand France to Hitler, while Vichy and Haye urged misinterpretation of Near Eastern events.
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Washington
United States
France
Germany
Syria
Vichy
Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Hull
Adcdrance
Darlan-Laval
Hitler
Messrs Laval
Darlan
Gaston
Henry Haye
Lebanon
Ger
OPM Outlines Two Year Shipyard Wage Stabilization Plan
The Office of Production Management proposed a two year agreement to Atlantic coast shipyards to prevent strikes. It calls for uniform wage rates for construction and repair workers, a base 1.12 dollar rate for first class mechanics, cost of living based wage adjustments after one year, overtime and Sunday rates, shift premiums, no lockouts, no production restrictions, and a local arbitration based grievance system.
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Office of Production Management
Atlantic Coast
Gerard Swope
Atlantic Oast Shipibuilding
Knox
Emory
Land
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Maritime Commission
William S. Knudsen
Idney Hillman
OPM
Welles Defends American Ship Sinking View
Washington June 14 AP Sumner Welles undersecretary of state said Americans are not impressed by bluster or threats in response to Berlin warnings any contraband ship to England would be sunk He noted no final statement before the Robin Moor facts arrive explaining the sunken vessel carried peaceful cargo and had American citizens aboard including a woman and a child and unlikely survivors estimate three quarters lost No survivors confirmed in Italy and reports of congressional support growing on page 2 column 7
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Sumner Welles
Berlin
United States
England
Robin Moor
Welles
Atlantic Ocean
Italy
State Department
William Phillips
Rome
Gotham Harbor May Be Mined
Washington reports preparations to sow loaded mines in the lower New York harbor this summer, with mine planting planned between June 15 and September 30 near Sandy Hook. The operation may be for training or actual harbor defense, and the area will be patrolled whenever loaded mines are deployed.
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New York Harbor
Navy
Sandy Hook
Hydographic Office
Slovaks Near Pact With Axis, Reports Say
ROME reports said Slovakia would sign the three power pact joining Italy Germany and Japan as part of a bloc in southeastern Europe. Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano arrived in Venice with Croatian and German diplomatic representatives amid the announcement.
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Slovakia
Galeazzo Ciano
Venice
Croatia
Germany
Yugoslavia
Roosevelt Smith reconciliation tale ties old feud to Washington
A behind the scenes look at the RooseveltSmith reconciliation shows how the feuding leaders mellowed after their feud over presidential ambitions. The piece recounts a cordial exchange among Al Smith Jouett Shouse and Grace Tully and notes Roosevelt’s approval of foreign policy while New Dealers face plant seizures and corporate salary cuts.
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Ray Tucker
Jouett Shouse
Georgetown
Jouett
Shouse Long
Chicago
Roosevelt
Liberty League
Shouse
Smith
White House
Steve Early
Grace Tully
RAF Hammer's Three German Fighting Ships
London reports strong Bomber Command strikes on the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and a 10 000 ton cruiser, likely Prinz Eugen, with heavy bombs on Brest berths and Ruhr targets. Coastal raids hit Brittany airfields. Australian Tomahawks shoot down three dive bombers off Syria. Seven German raiders shot down in British skies. Bevin says nightly safety improving.
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London
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Air Ministry
Ruhr Valley
Bismarck
Atlantic
Schwerte
Coastal Command
English Channel
Brittany
Britain
Luftwaffe Back Over England
Berlin reports Nazi air raids on Britain targeting the British east and south coasts including the Thames mouth and Eastern England airports. Three British planes were shot down in dogfights over the North Sea and the English Channel. Also active were raids on Tobruk, Haifa and Palestine with two British bombers downed in Western Germany and the northwestern coast. Civilian casualties reported in Iraq.
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Leicester
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Schwerte
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Boulogne
Berlin
Germany
London
Thames
High Command
Toda
England
North Sea
Tobruk
Libyan
Haifa
Palestine
Iraq
Matsuoka Affirms Axis Ties In Message To Mussolini
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka sent a personal message to Italian leader Benito Mussolini praising his June 10 speech. He endorsed Italy's collaboration with Germany and the joint mission of the Axis, stating no country can disturb their relations. The message was delivered to the Italian ambassador in Tokyo.
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Japan
Axis
Mussolini
Yosuke Matsuoka
Matsuoka
IL Duce
Italy
Germany
Tokyo
Explosion Aboard Venezuelan Oil Tanker Injures Five
A violent blast on the Venezuelian tanker Caroni at the Gulf Refining Co pier in Philadelphia lifted the bow and damaged the 3164 ton ship. Five crew members were injured as vapor ignited by a light bulb lowered into a forward storage tank during cleaning operations. No fire occurred.
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Schuylkill River
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Philadelphia Police
Santiago Rodriguez
McGarrity
Stalin and Hitler bluff over Ukraine gains crisis
Swiss reports describe a high stakes bluff between Stalin and Hitler over Ukraine access and wartime production. The Journal de Geneve says Stalin would yield to avert a break, seeking to keep Russia out of war while supporting Ukraine as key to a self sustaining Europe. Berlin Moscow reports reflect denials amid troop movements and continued diplomatic pressure.
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Negotiations Denied Over Damascus Surrender
Official sources rejected reports that negotiations were under way for Damascus capitulation to British and French forces. The denial cited a London radio origin. The same bulletin notes the Coast Guard rescue of 46 crew from the British merchant ship Tresillian, 4743 tons, by Cutter Duane.
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Syria
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Coast Guard
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Allies Report Slight Gains In Syrian War
London dispatches report Kissoue abandoned by French troops who fell back near Damascus. Allied forces hold Nebatiye west of Kissoue with RAF support and press toward Damascus while facing some opposition near Sidon. Vichy and British Free French leaders reportedly in talks and Damascus defenders thought to consider open city status to avoid siege.
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Beirut
Aleppo
Syria
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Kissouc
Wnebatiye
Choesly
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Merdjayoum
Sidon
Cairo
Murder conviction of Cash upheld by high court
The State Supreme Court upheld the first degree murder conviction of Hubert Cash of Durham for killing his wife Ruth Copley Cash on September 17, 1940. The ruling sets his execution for July 4 unless Governor Broughton grants clemency.
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Hubert ¥. Cash
Durham
Ruth Copley Cash
Cash
West Coast Strikes Show Split Over Navy Shipwork Return
West Coast labor tensions as Puget Sound CIO lumber strike widens while AFL Machinists in San Francisco mull a return to work on 500 million dollars in navy and merchant shipbuilding. CIO locals plan a Monday resumption under a peace plan while demanding a 10 cent base wage boost, with 12 to 22 thousand workers affected across mills, logging outfits, and Olympic Peninsula firms. Negotiations hinge on mediation board action and Roosevelt mediation order.
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National Defense Mediation Board
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AFL
Harry Hook
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Mediation Board
Machinists Executive Council
Roosevelt
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Inglewood
Calf
CIO United Automobile Workers
Army
U S Freezes Axis Assets in Broad War Move
President Roosevelt ordered immediate freezing of all German and Italian assets in the United States and extended controls to invaded European countries. The Treasury will administer the measures to block financial transactions aiding the Axis, with penalties for noncompliance. General licenses may lift controls for Finland Portugal Spain Sweden and the USSR upon assurances on license use.
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Treasury Department
White House
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Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Morgenthau Urges Fight to Defend Freedom at Amherst
Secretary Morgenthau told Amherst College alumni that Americans must be willing to fight for their freedom or risk losing safety and comforts. He contrasted acting now to stamp out tyranny with the danger of surrendering liberties, urging decisive action rather than cynicism. He spoke to graduates about continued progress across generations.
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