Survivors From Robin Moor Reach Capetown
Thirty five survivors of the American freighter Robin Moor reached Capetown aboard a British rescue ship, including seven passengers and 28 crewmen. They earlier abandoned the sinking ship May 21 after it was torpedoed by a German submarine. The list of survivors includes the chief officer and other crew, with 11 others already identified at Recife, Brazil. The Brazilian group left for the United States as more details were to follow.
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Recife
Brazil
mid-Atlantic
United States
New York
Arthur Lewis, Jr
Robin Line
Capetown
Mitchell Colts & Co., Ltd
Ozorio
Robin Mayor
Ben Cahen
New York City
R. W. McCullough
R. M. McCullough
McCullough
H. G. Gennell
E. W. Myers
South Collington Avenue
Baltimore
Melvin V. Mundy
Dacotah Street
Bethlehem
Robert E. Taylor
Salisbury
Mass
George Newton
Taylor Wneb
James J. O'Neill
Brooklyn
Fred Hayes
North Parkwood Drive
Cleveland
John Johnson
Haraden Avenue
Waterton
Jose Reyes
San Juan
P. R
Salvatore A. la Pera
Woodbury Street
New
British Forces Reach Close to Damascus and Beirut
The Associated Press reports renewed fighting slowed the Allied push into the Levant as Beirut and Damascus neared capture. British and Free French troops claimed gains at Kissone and Sidon, advancing to within five miles of Damascus and 12 miles of Beirut amid strong Vichy resistance. regional strongholds like Bissoue and Sidon anchor the defenses south of Damascus and Beirut.
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Associated Press
London
Levant
Beirut
Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
Kissone
Sidon
Cairo
Imperial
de Gaullist
Bissoue
Leader Seeks To Have AFL Men Return
Harvey W. Brown, president of the International Association of Machinists, said he would travel to San Francisco to urge striking shipyard machinists to return to work in line with President Roosevelt’s wishes. The National Defense Mediation Board prepared recommendations for publication in Washington after CIO and AFL machinists rejected them in San Francisco. A Wednesday meeting was called to press compliance with the administration’s stance. In McKeesport, Pa., CIO workers in garages and sewer and street maintenance struck for union recognition and higher wages, halting garbage collection and delaying rain-damage street repairs as mayor Lysle dismissed five garage workers.
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Associated Press
Harvey W. Brown
American Federation of Labor
International Association of Machinists
San Francisco
Roosevelt
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO
AFL
Washington
Brown
McKeesport
George H. Lysle
Lysle
Churchill Accepts Rochester Honor with Unity Call
London, June 15. In a NBC broadcast Churchill accepted an honorary LLD from Rochester University. He urged united action to avert a new dark age and spoke of joined hands across the ocean and shared American confidence. He noted his mother’s Rochester birth and his Jerome ancestry in America.
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
NBC Blue
Rochester CN. ¥. University
Churchill
Rochester
Leonard Jerome
Jeromes
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Maneuvers to Curb Speeding Across Two States
North Carolina and South Carolina highway patrols agreed on a 30 mile per hour speed limit for privately owned vehicles within the first army maneuvers territory next fall. Governors and highway commissions in both states will consider the rule, with about seven patrolmen from each state assigned to the area and cross state operations anticipated.
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Raleigh
High Way
North Carolina
South Carolina
Broughton
North Carolina Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Jonn Armstrong
Maneuvers
E. Fleming Mason
Armstrong
City Seeks $75 Million for Coastal Home Defense Gear
Ray Tucker reports La Guardia told a House Appropriations panel the cost to arm key eastern and western coastal cities with home defense equipment could reach 75 million dollars. An initial 900000 for 1941 1942 administrative expenses tops the current request as factories face heavy defense orders. Fire fighting gear dominates the planned outlay, with 145 million needed for New York City and similar ratios for other cities. A federalized purchasing system is urged to prevent bid wars and ensure uniform equipment. The mayor cautions heavy buying is unlikely soon due to industrial demand and defense work.
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Ray Tucker
Mavtor la
la Guardia
New York City
Boston
British Drive Opens in Africa Across Libyan Border
Cairo June 16 British forces launched a sharp offensive against German and Italian units along the Egyptian Libyan frontier. The Middle East command says East Africa has moved forward with the surrender of an Italian general and 2,000 troops in Southern Ethiopia. Libyan border fighting saw Imperial forces claim destruction of axis vehicles in the Ganisut area near Bardia as the operation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cairo
Egyp
East Africa
Ethiopia
Middle East
Ganisut
Bardia
Nazi Industry Raided Again
London reports strong British bomber raids on Western Germany causing extensive damage in Cologne and Hanover while targeting Ruhr industry. RAF attacked docks at Dunkerque and German airfields. losses included three bombers. Ships in the Ems estuary and off the Netherlands coast were damaged or hit.
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London
Germany
Cologne
Hanover
Air Ministry
RAF
Ruhr
Dunkerque
France
Bomber Command
Ems
Borkum
Netherlands
Seizure Bill To Be Changed
Washington June 16 Senate leaders discussed overhauling the War Department property seizure bill to target hoarding of defense materials rather than granting blanket authority. The bill currently would let the President requisition or take over any property for national defense, drawing opposition. Roosevelt said he had not seen the measure and favored congressional revision to fit needs, with possible letters to committee chairmen urging action.
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Washington
Senate
War Department
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Fascist Chief Ties Up U S Money In Italy
Rome reports Mussolini ordered immediate registration of all American property in Italy and froze U S bank accounts in reprisal for U S actions against Italian holdings. Bank withdrawals were blocked as Italians and Americans react to a wider financial dispute with Britain named in the Popolo.
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U. S
Italy
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Comminunique
Bank of Italy
Washington Dispatches
Popolo di Roma
Washington
England
Germany
German Soviet Relations Near Critical Point
A London foreign source says German Russian relations near a critical stage. Germany seeks more oil grain and ore from Russia while Russian leaders fear German influence could threaten Soviet ambitions as a world power. Russian sources dispute this, saying relations remain amicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Black Sea
Tass
German claims new sea victories in Eastern Mediterranean
Berlin reports four direct bomb hits sank a British light cruiser in the Eastern Mediterranean. German air efforts damaged a heavy cruiser and struck several airports on Cyprus. The high command also said combat planes scored a direct hit on a heavy cruiser near Beirut, with a second cruiser hit later. Attacking force met a strong naval force off the Lebanon coast.
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Berlin
Mediterranean
High Command
Cyprus
Beirut
Lebanon
Mobilization Rumors Stir Ankara Over Soviet Orders
Ankara reports widespread rumors that Soviet Russia ordered general mobilization amid claimed German troop concentrations on its borders but no official confirmation was available.
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Ankara
Turkey
Soviet
Russia
Dutch East Indies Reject Thought Of Yielding To Japan
In Batavia the governor general declared the Dutch East Indies reject any thought of joining Japan’s proposed new order for East Asia. He warned against leaks of war goods to Germany, outlined budget deficits for 1941, and noted ongoing talks with Japan with no concessions given.
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Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Tokyo
East Asia
Legislative People’s Council
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
East Indies
Germany
United States orders end of German consulates in U S
The United States ordered the closing of all German consulates and removal of German nationals connected with those agencies. The action also requires closure of the German Library of Information, Railway Tourist Bureau, and Trans ocean News Agency before July 10. The note to Germany states these agencies have acted beyond their duties and are inimical to the United States. Closure and withdrawals to be completed by July 30.
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Washington
United States
Sumner Welles
German Library of Information and Railway Tourist Bureau
German Transocean
Welles
Germany
Hans Thomsen
State Department
Ihouse
Lam
German Library of Information
New York
Transocean News Service
British Warships Damaged in Beirut Battle
Two British destroyers were damaged in a prolonged sea and air clash with French forces near Sidon and Beirut. One destroyer suffered heavy damage with flames aboard and ground to a standstill. a second destroyer sustained lighter damage. Dawn actions involved French surface ships opposing a British force of two cruisers and four destroyers.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
French Bomber Lands at Gibraltar Surrenders
Sixteen June near La Linea Spain Py Four French airmen landed their bomber at Gibraltar and surrendered to the British. A second bomber was rescued after crashing in the Strait amid anti aircraft fire. A third plane from the same raid was lost and three crewmen were saved. The landed aircraft came from a French base in Morocco.
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LA Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
Morocco
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Robert ST. John Capetown
Union of South Africa
Duce
Second Armored
R. E. Nelson
82Nd Reconnassance Battalion
Second Armored Division
Hell On Wheels
Tennessee
West Coast
Mediation Board
North and
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Murray
Ion
Axis Po
Western
Bulletin
The
Ment
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Yoshizawa
Indies
Government Finance Department
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