Hull accuses Vichy government in Syria statement
United States Secretary Hull denounces Vichy for aiding Germany in Syria and hints at possible actions. He cites Laval and Darlan as steering France toward Hitler, while France defends its forces in the region.
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United States
France
Germany
Syria
Vichy
Berlin
Free French” Committee
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Hull
Darlan- Laval
Hitler
Messers Laval
Dar Jan
Gaston Henrey- Haye
Await Decision On State Employee Strike Yet Uncertain
An employee of the state civil service commission who struck this week will not know until early next week whether they lost their job. Thomas J. Wilson, the Personnel Director, said the commission has a list from the liquor commission of those who struck, but it also includes others marked absent from work. He will determine who was a striker or blocked by other strikes, with findings to be presented to the civil service commission. Funeral services will be held Monday for Fred P. Neesley, 66, president of the Michigan Central railroad Pioneers association, who died Thursday.
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State Eqyor Control Commission
Civil Service Department
Thomas J. Wilson
Nquor Commission
Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Jackson
Fred P. Neesley
Pioneers’ Association of the
Michigan Central Railroad
West Coast Labor Strife Drives Defense Shipbuilding Ties
Puget Sound CIO lumber workers plan to resume Monday under a peace plan after rejecting a 10 cent raise. AFL machinists in San Francisco vote Sunday on returning to work amid a dispute over wages and overtime. Weyerhaeuser mills and Olympic Peninsula operations restart, involving thousands of workers as mediation seeks industry survey results.
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Associated Press
National Defense Mediation
Puget Sound
Weyerhaeuser
Everett
Wash
Vail
McDonald
Lyman
Olympic Peninsula
IWA
Mediation Board
Orton
San Francisco Bay Arc
AFL
Harry Hage
Machinists
Executive Council
Roosevelt
Congressional Ire over sinking of Robin Moor
Washington reports rising Congress support for protest to Germany after the American merchant ship Robin Moor was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Senator Barkley calls for an immediate protest note. Senator Wheeler urges caution pending explanation. Glass says Germany must pay if proved responsible. Secretary Hull expected to send a strong protest and seek indemnification. Eleven crew and passengers rescued. 35 missing. Philip Williams arrives with the Brazilian report from Pernambuco detailing survivors' account.
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State Department
Germany
Robin Moor
Barkley
Wheeler
D-Mont
Hull
Berlin
South Atlantic
Roosevelt
Philip P. Williams
Rio de Janeiro
William J. Linthicum
Pernambuco
Brazil
Uniform fishing regulations urged for Great Lakes area
Michigan conservation commission urged an international fisheries commission to standardize Great Lakes commercial fishing rules. The plan, proposed by Fred A. Westerman, calls for a regulatory group from eight states and Ontario to oversee uniform regulations, with a board of inquiry to consider the matter. Westerman blamed unwise fishing methods for the decline and urged action to improve conditions, noting administration by individual states may be insufficient without a central agency.
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International Fisheries Commission
Great Lakes
Michigan Conservation Commission
Fred A. Westerman
Department
Lakes
Ontario
International Board of Inquiry
Curently
Westerman
Flag Day Founder Renews His Pledge
Philadelphia railroader William T Kerr renews his commitment to nationwide Flag Day observances on the 164th anniversary of Betsy Ross’s flag. He declares Flag Day a national defense project for unity and American institutions as he travels from his Arch Street home. The CBS Betsy Ross episode inspired Kerr to form the American Flag Day Association 49 years ago and expand the June 14 observance nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Lfe
Old Glory
Little Arch Street
Betsy Ross
William T. Kerr
CBS
Kerr
Government Nears Conclusion in McKay Mall Fraud Trial
In Detroit the federal government nears the end of its case in the mall fraud trial of Republican National Committeeman Frank D. McKay and eleven co defendants. The $500,000 liquor graft shakedown is central to the charges as FBI testimony underpins the case. Judge Lederl e announced a one day recess for defense motions.
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Detroit
Mall
Republican National
Frank D. McKay
FBI
Arthur F. Lederle
Governor Praises Seaway Proposal
Governor Murray D. VanWagoner of Michigan, arriving with 400 Detroit board of commerce members, said completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway would deter attacks on Canada and the United States. He cited closer ties via easy communications and the waterway project as deepening relations between the two nations. The Michigan governor spoke during the board’s annual Lake Ontario cruise, which departed for Ogdensburg.
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Toronto
Ship Damaged by Blast At Philadelphia Pier
A massive explosion aboard the Venezuelan oil tanker Caroni injured five crew, lifting the bow from the water at Gulf Refining Schuylkill river pier. Captain Santiago Rodriguez suggested a vapor accumulation ignited by a light bulb lowered into the forward storage tank.
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Philadelphia
Caroni
Gulf Refining Company
Schuylkill River
John McCarrity
Philadelphia Police
Santiago Rodriguez
Weather Forecast for Lower Michigan and Ludington Coast Guard
Mostly cloudy with showers or thunderstorms today and light rain Sunday with little temperature change. Gently to moderate southerly winds. Sun sets at 8:08 p.m. today and rises at 4:55 a.m. Moon rises at 11:59 p.m. in Ludington coastal area with a 24 hour high of 57 and low of 59.
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Michigan
Petroit
Ludington Coast Guard
Predict Long Dispute over Tax Legislation
Senate leader Barkley warned of a drawn out fight over tax legislation as talks stretch into next September. He noted early July House action would require hearings and Senate debates to reconcile differences. Also, urgency rose on an $885.9 million WPA relief bill to fund up to 1,000,000 jobs for next year with House approval and Senate subcommittee timing.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
House
Finance Committee
Senate Appropriations
German Italian assets frozen by Roosevelt order
President Roosevelt ordered the immediate freezing of all German and Italian assets and those of invaded or occupied European countries not yet covered. The action, issued during the national emergency, will be administered by the Treasury Department, with machinery already in motion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Treasury Department
White House
School Officers to Meet Monday in Scottville
Mason County School Officers association will meet in Scottville high school Monday evening at 8 o'clock to elect officers for the ensuing year. Miss Gertrude Eastman, commissioner of schools, announced that annual report blanks and figures on state aid for the coming year will be presented to school district officers. All district officers are urged to attend.
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Scottville
Mason County School Officers' Association
Scottville High
Gertrude Eastman
CIO Members Suspended In East Strike Drive
Newark union official says the suspension of 10 United Automobile Workers CIO members at Brewster Aeronautical in Long Island City is the spearhead of a drive to purge subversive elements. Local 365 president Di Lorenzo notes the move aligns with national leadership to purge those who undermine morale amid a major fighter plane orders program.
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N. J
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Long Island City
N. Y
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
United States
Britain
Anee Tng
Thomas di Lorenzo
New York
First Week Campaign in Syria Ends with Damascus Advance
British imperial and Free French forces press toward Damascus as the first week of the Syria and Lebanon campaign closes. Vichy defenses retreat from Kissone to within sight of the city walls. Damascus surrender appears imminent, a potential turning point in Allied efforts in the Middle East. In naval action, British ships sink a Bismarck auxiliary and RAF targets Scharnhorst and Gneisenau near Brest, with reports of a cruiser likely Prinz Eugen. Heavy raids also hit the Ruhr and Brittany as Britain reports seven German bombers downed.
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Associated Press
Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Vichy
Berlin
London
Kissone
Tosalle
Africa
Middle East
Germany
Britain
Bismarck
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
France
Prinz Eugen
Pittsburgh
Ruhr
Schwerte
Brittany
Ron
Ernest Bevin
Navy plans to mine New York Harbor area this summer
The navy disclosed preparations to plant mines in the lower bay of New York Harbor using loaded mines in part this summer. Officials would not confirm if the operation is for training or harbor defense. Shipping advisories set a June 15 to September 30 window near Sandy Hook with constant patrols when loaded mines are in place.
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Washington
New York Harbor
Navy
Sandy Hook
Hydrographic Office
July Draft Quota Set at 13 Men for Mason County
Mason county will be asked to supply 13 men for the U S army in July, a tentative quota notice received by the local draft board shows. Departure date not fixed but likely around July 20. The July quota is six fewer than this month’s total.
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Mason County
U.S. Army
Draft Board
Two Given Tickets Speeding Charges Satirized by City Police
Two speeders were issued tickets Friday night as part of a local anti speeding drive. Walter Marchido paid a four dollar fine plus one dollar costs before Justice Kester Blodgett. Louis McDonald faced speeding charges to appear later. An announced name of Maurice Tallefson was corrected to Willard Tallefson from earlier listings.
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Walter Marchido
Kester Blodgett
Louis McDonald
Maurice Tallefson
Willard Tallefson
Japanese Foreign Minister backs Mussolini on Axis stance
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka telegraphs Premier Mussolini endorsing his declaration that Japan would not remain in different in the face of American aggression against the Axis. The Boulder Dam recreational area drew 655 visitors in the year ending September 30.
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Rome
Yosuke Matsuoka
Mussolini
Japan
Boulder Dam
Broadcasters Seek Senate Inquiry Into FCC Actions
In Washington the broadcasting industry urged a sweeping congressional probe of the FCC amid new regulations. Mark Ethridge of the NAB cited three cases where the FCC favored friends of the administration including interests tied to Jesse Jones and a potential divestiture plan for National Broadcasting. He named radio stations in Houston, Winston-Salem, and a clear channel grant for a Boston station.
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Federal Communications ‘Commission
FCC
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Mark Ethridge
National Association of Broadcasters
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Ethridge
Commission
Chain Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Company
Louisville
Courier-Journal and Times
Houston
Tex
Jones
Winston-Salem
Clear Channel
Boston
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