U S Arms Vessels as French Reach Palestine Frontier
In the 11 day invasion of Syria French troops are reported to have driven through British lines toward the Palestine frontier south of Merdjayoun threatening central British communications. Axis forces claim British losses at Salam were enormous as British forces withdraw to forward positions.
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U.S
Frontier of Palestine
North Africa
Associated Press
Palestine
Syria
Salam
Bernt
Vichy
Merdjayoun
Middle East
Libya
Tobruk
Stefani
Archibald P. Wavell
U S Sails Near Threat of Submarine War
President Roosevelt signaled readiness to arm U S merchant ships if needed to confront submarine warfare. Officials weigh Germanys response to a forthcoming protest over the sinking of the Robin Moor. State department builds case with survivor accounts from Brazil and South Africa before issuing a formal note.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Berlin
State Department
Robin Moor
South
Atlantie
Mr. Roosevelt
Brazil
South Africa
Workers Reject County Peace Plan in McKeesport Strike
McKeesport Pa labor strike escalates as garbage collectors street cleaners and maintenance workers reject a peace proposal. The 146 to 2 vote ends plans for a return to work while council considers a higher pay increase beyond the roughly 10 percent boost offered last week.
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Mckeesport
Garbarge
Alex Paul
GIO
Fritz Kuhn Denied Parole From Clinton Prison
Fritz Kuhn, former Bund leader, serving a six to four year term for embezzlement, was denied parole today by the parole board at Clinton Prison, Dannemora. The action followed a unanimous decision.
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Dannemora
Y.F
Fritz Kuhn
Fase
Eee
Bund
Paris
Clinton Prison
Guinea Pigs Die as Building Burns
Three hundred guinea pigs raised for Parke Davis Drug Co by Carl Nielsen of Amber township perished when Nielsen’s barn burned Tuesday night. The fire near Scottville destroyed the animals not insured, plus a small amount of hay and several chickens. The Nielsen home escaped neighbor efforts prevented greater loss as the Nielsen family was away.
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Parke Davis Drug Co. Laboratories
Carl Nielsen
Amber Township
Seven Bands Planned for Ludington July Parade
Ludington will feature at least seven bands in the Fourth of July parade this year, two more than in 1940, announced L. F. Peterson in charge of music. The lineup includes Whitehall high school, Shelby high school, Pentwater high school, Hart high school, Ludington high school, St. Simon city band, and Ludington city band.
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Ludington
L. F. Peterson
Peterson
Whitehall High School
Shelby High School
Pentwater
Hart High School
Ludington High School
St. Si- Tinh
Surprise Witnesses in McKay Mail Fraud Trial
Government lawyers planned to call surprise witnesses in the mail fraud trial of ank D. McKay and eleven co-defendants. FBI agent John Doyle continued testimony on the McKay Deminsky audit as defense sought to strike details of McKay and his wife’s stake in the firm. Judge Lederle reserved ruling on the motion amid the ongoing examination.
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Detroit
Ank D. McKay
Henry G. O'Donnell
John Doyle
FBI
McKay-Dembinsky, Inc
Doyle
McKay
McKay-Deminsky, Inc
Arthur F. Lederle
Moderate Heat Wave Grips Nine-State Northcentral District
Forecaster A J Knorr warns of temperatures reaching the 90s for several days as a high pressure dry air mass moves across the Mississippi valley. Warmer conditions extend from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians with little rain expected. Notable readings include 95 in Sheridan Wyoming 93 Miles City Montana and 92 Pembina North Dakota. Blythe California tops the nation at 108 degrees with 107 in Yuma and Phoenix Arizona.
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Chicago
A. J. Knorr
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Knorr
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Chadron
Neb
Valentine
Bismarck
N. D
Huron
Southwest Desert
Blythe
Calif
Yuma
Phoenix
Ariz
German protest over expulsion of consuls rejected
The German note to the U S state department protested the July 10 expulsion deadline for German consular officials. Undersecretary Sumner Welles signaled it would be rejected and said arrangements were being made for the consuls to depart directly for Germany, not to Latin America. The protest concerned only the expulsions, not asset freezes.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Sumner Welles
Welles
Hans Thomsen
Germany
Novadoc salvage nears completion near Pentwater harbor
Salvage of the stranded Canadian freighter Novadoc off Pentwater grows closer to finish after Captain E C Lessard and the tug Submarine raise the stern and pump out water. Weather improves, allowing tow toward port for temporary repairs before dry docking. Repairs on the ship, grounded on a sand bar near Little Point Sauble, have faced rough seas and high winds since spring. Meanwhile, George Sword 11 dies from injuries after being struck by a car near Utica following a bicycle accident Monday.
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Pentwater
Lake Michigan
E. C. Lessard
Detroit
Lessard
R. J. Wilson
Patterson Steamship Co
Novadoc
Weather forecast for Lower Michigan and Detroit area
The weather forecast notes fair conditions with slightly warmer temperatures today and Thursday. Winds come from the northwest to the west, with partly cloudy skies in some areas. Sunset is around 8:46 p.m. and sunrise about 1:57 a.m. Moonrise and other details are unclear due to OCR issues but indicate typical spring weather.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mayyegutie
Tank Commanders Complain of Travel Restrictions in War Games
In Tennessee war games, second armored division tanks from Fort Benning Ga faced limits to off road movement. Officers said tight roadways reduce effectiveness, as artillery and observation planes coordinate forward moves, trapping tanks unable to maneuver on narrow routes.
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Tennessee
Second Armored
Fort Benning
Committee Split On Seaway Plan
House rivers and harbors committee remains divided on authorizing construction of the 8&J. Lawrence seaway. A poll showed 10 for, 10 against, and five undecided, with Secretary Stimson endorsing the project as vital for defense. Governor Lahman was invited to speak. Stimson said construction could take four years, possibly three with luck.
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Washington
House
Herbert Lahman
New York
Stimson
Government aluminum plant urged by Senator Connally
Senator Connally argues for government construction and operation of an aluminum plant to boost aircraft metal output. He favors a Fontana site on the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina, with joint operation with Alcoa as a standby facility after demand subsides.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Senate Defense Investigating
Connally
Aluminum Company of America
Fontana
Little Tennessee River
North Carolina
Alcoa
Hamlin Lake Road Surfacing Underway In County Work
A county crew began blacktopping Hamlin Lake Road between South and North bayous using new equipment including a chip spreader and a 1000 gallon distributor. North bayou work starts, with completion expected to connect to Upper Hamlin road near Saubleinn. project long sought by nearby property owners. Flint Estil Grim, 16, of Flushing, died Tuesday in Hurley Hospital from injuries suffered in a Monday night auto collision.
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Hamlin Lake
South
North Bayous
North Bayou
Shellenbargers
Saubleinn
Hamlin Road
Viciny
Flint
Estil_ Grim
Flushing
Hurley
Hopsital
Army ReducesTroops at Los Angeles Aircraft Plant
The North American Aviation plant in Los Angeles scales back troop levels to 10 warplanes a day after a 9 strike, with a battalion of 900 infantry leaving and another 900 set to depart. About 2,500 guards remain amid a wage dispute at Piper Aircraft in Lock Haven, as talks with a government mediator continue. AFL and CIO leaders oppose the Vinson bill limiting strikes during defense disputes while CIO UAW threatens to close Detroit truck plants over parts shortages.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Corporation
Lock Haven
Piper Aircraft Corporation
AFL
Washington
CIO
Vinson
National Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray
William Green
Governor reports budget balanced in Lansing
Governor Van Weagener announced a balance plan by cutting between two and three million dollars from the state budget for the ensuing biennium. He did not disclose exact cuts. He had said the budget was out of balance while legislative leaders contested that the enacted bills did not exceed anticipated revenues. The governor also signed 61 additional acts, bringing his total to nearly 200 finalized since Monday.
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Lansing
van Weagener
Monay
Dynamites Shanty to Get Revenge
Frank Tyron a 26 year old Manistee man was arrested by state police for blowing up a hunting shanty north of Hamlin lake with dynamite. He pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property, paid 25 dollar fine and 5.35 costs, and must restitute the damaged structure’s value. He said he acted to get even with the shanty owners for alleged damage to a shanty he owned.
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Hamlin Lake
Frank Tyron
Manistee
Lester Blodgett
Britain calls for volunteer army for new radio locator
Britain announced a volunteer force of 13 000 technicians to build and operate a radio wave airplane locator hailed as crucial to airborne warfare. Lord Beaverbrook urged 10 000 men and 3 000 women to work the device as details remained guarded.
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London
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
America
Robert Alexander Watson Watt
Air Ministry
Clement R. Atlee
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Soviet Evacuation Report From Hanko Incomplete
An incomplete dispatch from Helsinki notes possible large scale evacuation of Soviet troops from the Hanko base under a 30 day lease. Witnesses described long trains along Finnish railways and ships moving toward Leningrad before the line failed.
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Bern
Switzerland
Helsinki
Hanko
Finland
Leningrad
Ludington Youth Given Sentence in Auto Theft Case
Grand Rapids reports six to twenty four month prison terms for six men in a federal case involving transporting stolen automobiles across state lines. All pleaded guilty last week. The group includes Kermit Bochart, 19, Ludington, who drew a six month term.
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Grand Rapids
Kermit Bochard
Ludington
Michigan Maple Block plant closed by strike
Petoskey plant shut Tuesday after 80 United Furniture Workers CIO members walked out over demands for a 10 cent hourly raise a minimum wage of 5 cents and a closed shop. Brighton report adds Thomas Priddey age 12 drowned Tuesday in Island Lake.
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Petoskey
Michigan Maple Block Co
United Furniture Workers Union
CIO
Brighton
Thomas Priddey
Island Lake
Capital Slaying Manhunt Pushes Washington
Authorities launched a city wide manhunt after the brutal killing of 23 year old Jessie Elizabeth Trieff, the War Department stenographer, whose nude body was found in a private garage. Captain Ira Keck ordered a roundup of men previously arrested on sex crimes as a 14 detective homicide squad chased tips, while clues remained elusive.
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Washington
Jessie Elizabeth Trieff
Ira Keck
War Department
Fourth Committee Plans Meeting In Ludington Tonight
Ludington committee heads will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in Chamber of Commerce offices. Chairman Orge Haller urges all committee heads to attend as the celebration planning advances. Detroit Henry Ford tours his 19% foot yacht used in Atlantic patrol during World War I and later by Ford as a naval reserve ship before purchase five years ago.
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Roosevelt
United States
Hans Borchers
New York City
Ludington
Chamber Commerce
Orge Haller
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
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