Roosevelt Acts To End C SO Strike At Inglewood Plant
President Roosevelt ordered the U S army to take over the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood California as riots erupted. Lt Col Charles E Branshaw reported the plant was virtually broken and the takeover followed an army seizure earlier in the day. Details were to follow from Stephen Early the presidential press secretary.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Roosevelt
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
Charles E. Branshaw
army
United States army
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Stephen Early
Army moves in to end North American Aviation strike
United States Army troops moved into the North American Aviation Company in Los Angeles to take over the strike in support of Roosevelt era orders. A convoy of 59 trucks carried soldiers as tear gas was used during clashes, while about 12,000 workers cheered from across Fe dondo Boulevard after being barred from entering the plant to resume war plane production.
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LOS ANGELES
United States army
North American Aviation Company
Roosevelt
Fedondo Boulevard
First Such Action By President Tied To Newsroom Call
The article describes the president working in the study and calling his secretary to announce a action, marking the first time the United States government has taken such steps. The piece continues on page three Roosevelts Acts.
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United States
Salvage Drives Steel Recycling From Bombed Buildings
The London Times reports Britain is melting scrap steel from bombed structures to aid war production. Many girders remain untouched as demolition orders and labor shortages hinder removal, with transport limits delaying salvage while officials say efforts continue until steel is reused. The piece notes ongoing delays and allocate blame to logistics rather than will.
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Briain
London Times
Ministry of Works and Buildings
Four Mile Parade Aids Victory Loan Drive Halifax
A four mile parade in Halifax showcases Canada's military might with army navy and air force units. Throngs cheer as banners drums and colorful floats honor the birthday while supporting the Victory Loan drive.
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HALIFAX
Canada
Victory Loan second half underway in Canada
Ottawa reports the 1941 Victory Loan drive reached its second week with initial subscriptions totaling 323.8 million dollars toward an 600.08 million target. Prominent early bets include 10 million from Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada at Waterloo and 4.69 million from National Life Assurance Company of Canada plus 1 million from Dominion Tar and Chemical Company. Montreal saw a historic parade amid blackout preparations.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada
Waterloo
Ont
national jean
National Life Assurance Company of Canada
Toronto
Dominion Tar and Chemical Company
Montreal
Aontreal
Nazis Bomb Alexandria Grips British Naval Base
Heavy Nazi raid on Alexandria strikes the British naval base with hundreds feared killed or wounded. Planes attacked the POT area through anti aircraft fire from British and Greek fleets, causing major damage in European and Arab residential quarters.
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ALEXANDRIA
POT
Gawn
Body found along Bow River near Indus identified by RCMP
Calgary police report a badly decomposed elderly man found Sunday morning on the Bow River banks six miles southeast of Indus. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are working to identify the remains as a city funeral home prepares for the service on Monday.
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CALGARY
Bow river
Indus
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Free French Force Drives Into Syria Under Wilson
DOW GILBERT reports the British and Free French push into Syria easing fears of insufficient forces for a Levant offensive. Sir Maitland Wilson leads Palestine troops, showing tactical prowess on offensive, building on Libya success. The Rashid Ali revolt’s aftermath enables use of Iraqi forces for a westward Syrian drive from south and east.
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DOW GILBERT
Canadiana
Syria
Middle Fast command
Levant
Maitland Wilson
Palestine
Greece
Wilson
Libya
Archibald Wavell
Rashid Al
Iraq
Britain
Trans-Jordan
Prince Finds Princess Juliana In Pantry
Ottawa dispatch reports Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands arrived unexpectedly from the United Kingdom for a brief visit with Princess Juliana and their two daughters in a Rockcliffe home. The royal reunion occurred in the pantry as Juliana prepared breakfast after an unheralded trans Atlantic flight. The arrival was officially announced last night.
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OTTAWA
Rockcliffe
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Juliana
VICTORY
Victory Loan
D.C
Roosevelt
White House
United States
MAX
CANBERRA
Arthur W. Fadden
FEALIAN
ROME
A.P.I
Italy
BEIRUT
Lebanon
mandate high command
Tyre
Sour
HAIFA
Palestine
Damascus
Rayak
Syria
Labor minister hands strike to justice department in Toronto plants
Ottawa reports Labor Minister McLarty transferred the 600 plus worker strike at two Canadian General Electric plants in Toronto to the justice department for action. He said the matter is now a crown law issue, with the situation in the hands of law officers.
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OTTAWA
McLariy
justice department
Canadian General Electric
Toronto
McLaniy
sirigims
ELD.T
labor department
rew
Mec- Lary
house of commons
Wiezal
law officers
crown
John R. MacNicol
Toronto-Davenport
WVINTMUM
Dominion
Weygand Responds to Ottawa Free French Letter
G Gustave L Saurant, president of the National Free French committee in Ottawa, received Gen Maxime Weygand's acknowledgment. Weygand thanked him for the felicitations praising France's stance to hinder German moves toward Bizerte, expressing he was touched by the message.
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OTTAWA
Polish Destroyer First Allied Ship To Sight Bismarck
London reports the Polish destroyer Ploton under Cmdr Eu geniusz Plawski was the first Allied warship to sight the German battleship Bismarck and engage it before the craft was sunk. The destroyer faced heavy fire from Bismarck’s main and secondary armament as the action unfolded.
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Bismarck
LONDON
Ploton
dar
BomUranyr
Eugeniusz Plawski
pI. P. KL Vian
British cadets arrive at Arcadia under US instructors
Ninety nine Royal Air Force cadets completed a 5000 mile journey from Briam via Canada to Arcadia on Monday to begin primary training led by United States instructors.
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ARCADIA
Fiza
Royal Air Force
Briam
Canada
United States
Vichy Forces Blow Up Coastal Road in Levant Route
Reported tonight Vichy forces detonated sections of the coastal road from Palestine through Acre and Tyre toward Beirut. British naval squadrons, after reportedly losing a landing party as prisoners south of Beirut, anchored before Beirut and Tripoli but had not yet opened fire.
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Vichy
Palestine
Acre
Tyre
Beirut
Tripoli
Germany
Rom
Syria
England
I Piccolo
AMASCUS
A.P
Lebanon
Medawwar
De Geullists
LITANI
CAIRO
Lite
Ezran
Sheikh
Muskine
Humeitre
Middle East
Taxi Driver Inherits British Title After Cousin's Death
A 67 year old taxi driver from Texasville Nora Queensland was informed today that he has inherited the title Viscount Davidson following the death of a cousin who was the last holder of the title. The unusual succession puts a rural driver into peerage territory through a distant family tie.
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BRISBANE
Australas
Texasvillle
Nora Queensland
izle
Viscount Davidson
Canada Observes King George VI Birthday Holiday
Ottawa closes wartime and essential services as a Dominion observance marks King George VI's 46th birthday. Government departments and many businesses suspend activity while Parliament remains in session to address wartime needs. Prime Minister Mackenzie King may send a congratulatory message praising the King's courage and devotion to duty amid global threats.
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OTTAWA
canada
George VI
Mackenzie Bing
RAF Bombing Runs Over Germany Hit Essen and Dortmund
London report says the Royal Air Force scored successful results in overnight raids on western Germany, with notable damage at Essen and Dortmund. German sources acknowledge the strikes, noting fires and destruction of factories docks and rail facilities along the Ruhr region. A single German Nam raider killed a few in a Cornish coastal town.
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LONDON
Royal Air Force
Germany
Essen
Dortmund
air ministry
Thun
RAF
Britain
Ruhr
Dortmuncems Canal
Allies Capture 150 German Paratroops in Syria
Reuters from Cairo reports 150 German parachute troops captured by Allied forces in Syria, including a colonel. Free French radio notes enthusiastic local welcome and French troops aligning with British and Free French columns amid advances.
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ONDON
C.P
Reuters
Cairo
D’radio Levant
TRIPOLI
UKPon
Mosul
Iraq
TRAQ
ICHY
A.P
Baghdad
Italy
BERN
Germany
Syria
France
England
Vichy forces pull back to Litani defense line
Vichy France reports its units in Lebanon have withdrawn behind the coast at Tsre to establish defensive positions along the Litani River. The move aims to blunt a secondary British assault aimed at Beirut, the Lebanese capital.
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VICHY
France
Lebanon
Tsre
Litani
Beirut
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Free French
New York Sun
National Forestry Association
Egypt
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Beirit
De Gaulle
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Prince
Princess Juliana
new order
WEYGAND
R.A.F
Aleppo
Palmyra
Rhodes
Dodecanese islands
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