British subs claim hits on Axis ships in Med and Atlantic
British submarines report sinking seven Axis vessels and damaging three in the Mediterranean and Atlantic raids. They say undersea craft also hit Italian shipping and warships in harbors near Lampedusa and Mytilene, with several tankers and an armed merchant cruiser damaged.
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London
Atlantic
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Lampedusa
Aegean
Sicily
Bengali
Libya
Government to fund bomber plant expansion under New Deal defense law
Washington reports Jesse H. Jones says nearly 1.0 billion will finance plants for the 500 bombers per month plan under expanded RFC and Federal Loan powers signed by President Roosevelt. The law adds 1.5 billion in defense borrowing with few strings, already largely used for factories metals and rubber stock.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Loan Agency
RFC
Jones
Great Britain
Carnival worker killed by bear at Detroit carnival
Thomas L. Mier a 28 year old carnival employee was killed before his wife when a Canadian brown bear he led out of its cage on a carnival lot in Detroit struck him breaking his neck. Captain William Callender owner of the 485 pound bear had refused Mier’s request to tour taverns fearing mishandling. Mier who had followed the Lee United shows with his wife for a month formerly of Flint Mich died after the animal attacked him during tricks.
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Detroit
Thomas L. Mier
William Callender
Bay City
Mich
Miller
Flint
Lee United
Agreement Sought From 39 Eastern Shipyards to Avert Strikes
The government asked 55 Eastern shipyards to approve a two year pact to stabilize jobs and reduce worker migration. Drafted in Washington by a shipbuilding stabilization committee, the plan mirrors Pacific coast master contracts and seeks a $1.12 hourly wage for first class skilled mechanics with a no lockout/no work suspension clause. A Friday conference in the capital was set for final action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Production Management
Navy
Maritime Commission
A. F. of L
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Great Lakes
Big Radio Station Seized in Mexico
President Avila Camacho ordered expropriation of the 180,000 watt XERA at Villa Acuna Coahuila to serve the nation. The U S owned station was seized after the ministry of communications canceled its concession for noncompliance. The government will indemnify owners within ten years and inventory the property.
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Mexico City
Avila Camacho
Mexico
XERA
Villa Acuna
Coahuila
del Rio
Tex
United States
Government Information Office
Ministry of Communications
Mexican Frontier Broadcasting Company
Compania Mexicana Radiodifusra Fronteriza
Lightning strikes Camp Clai borne troops injure 25
A bolt of lightning at Camp Claiborne struck the 135th medical regiment area in Alexandria Louisiana injuring 25 soldiers. The strike toppled a canteen toppled shelves and knocked down a flagpole as troops walked through company streets. The Wisconsin unit arrived from Camp Shelby Mississippi 24 hours earlier.
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Alexandria
Camp Claiborne
135Th Medical Regiment
135Th
Wisconsin
Camp Shelby
Miss
Father’s Day Observance Grows Across the Nation
The article notes Father’s Day is observed nationwide today, tracing its 1923 origins from a joke to broad respect. Proponents say fathers deserve recognition for their uncelebrated work while mothers often receive more attention, though many dads prefer little fuss.
Walmsley Named Assistant Director of Civilian Defense in South
New Orleans reports former mayor T Semmes Walmsley will be appointed assistant director of civilian defense for the south with offices in Washington. Walmsley, Tulane law graduate and former Tulane football captain, resigned as mayor June 20 1936 after Old Regulars split from Huey Long’s machine.
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New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
South
Washington
Walmsley
Robert S. Maestri
Defense Administration
Tulane University Law
Tulane
Army Air Corps
Huey P. Long
United Service Organizations Open $10,000 Drive in Fifth District
USO launches a drive for about $10,000 across the Fifth district as part of a national push to fund recreational facilities for young soldiers in training. Ed C. Apperson chairs the area effort with local civic leaders and mayors Benoit and Williams backing the campaign.
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United Service Organizations
Ed C. Apperson
Harvey H. Benoit
Harry M. Williams
Monroe
West Monroe
Henry Bernstein, Jr
D. Ross Banister
Robert Cowden
Ouachita Parish
Joe F. Smith
A. K. Kilpatrick
A. D. Tisdale
Axis moves as Roosevelts freeze expands assets worldwide
Axis Italy ready to seize American property in reprisal for U S asset freezes. Stalin faces opposition over German appeasement while Timoshenko pushes resistance. British French hostilities in Syria intensify as Vichy denies fleet movements.
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Associated Press
Italy
Roosevelt
United States
Rome
Europe
Germany
Helsinki
Finland
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
S. K. Timoshenko
Stalin
London
Turkey
Bessarabia
Romania
Ankara
Ukraine
Damascus
Sidon
Beirut
Lebanon
Matsuoka
Mussolini
Il Duc
Vichy
Toulon
Syria
Expect American Merchant Vessels Will Carry Arms
Washington reports predict arming of U S merchant ships after Sumner Welles stated the United States would uphold freedom of the seas. A high administration official cited the Robin Moor sinking as a reason for arming sailors. Navy says waters off New York harbor will be mined from June 15 to September 30, with continuous patrolling after loading mines. Continuous mining operation and readiness described as potential practice, with official notes to shipping.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Robin Moor
Navy
New York Harbor
Welles
Seizure Bill 13 Up To Congress
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to draft its own version of a property seizure bill to authorize the government to requisition private property for defense. Legislators say he will address letters to the military affairs chairmen outlining objectives and inviting a tailored bill. The War Department proposed a sweeping measure last week that triggered strong opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
The
War Department
Tangi
Leche appeals 10 year term in mail fraud case
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche petitions the U S Supreme Court to review his 10 year federal sentence for mail fraud. He claims three federal prosecutors tried to secure a guilty verdict at any cost during the Alexandria trial. Co-defendants L P Abernathy and George Younger faced related charges in a truck purchase scheme.
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Washington
Richard W. Leche
Supreme Court
Leche
Alexandria
L. P. Abernathy
Highway Commission
George Younger
Abernathy
Younger
France Gave Up Too Soon In War News Analysis
Kirke L. Simpson argues that France collapsed a year ago and misjudged Allied resolve, while Britain fights on with gains in East Africa and Greece. He notes Churchill’s hint of reduced Atlantic losses in May and predicts Axis shipping threats easing, aided by American aid.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Petain
Vichy
England
Britain
Italy
East Africa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Churchill
Mediterranean
North Africa
Syria
Greece
Crete
Roosevelt
British Isles
Atlantic
Parliament
Berlin
London
Roosevelt freezes foreign assets and forms alien property bureau
At Roosevelt's direction the treasury froze German and Italian assets in the United States and imposed strict supervision on transactions with Soviet Russia. The Justice Department created an alien property bureau to study alien transactions. A census of foreign-owned property was ordered. Japan was not listed among Axis partners.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Germany
Italy
Soviet
Russia
Justice Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Four Cars Damaged in Two Separate Accidents
Acting Police Chief B L Brantley reports two crashes yesterday afternoon damaged four cars. In one collision on Washington Street Leroy McArthur Collingston’s car overturned after being struck by Lillie B Bolden causing minor injuries to Collingston and Sterling Turner. In a second crash at Adams and North Eighth streets Burt Perot driving a taxicab collided with Fred Roberson, owner of the other car, with about fifty dollars damage.
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B. L. Brantley
Leroy McArthur Collingston
Washington Street
Lillie B. Bolden
North Tenth Street
North 11Th Street
Adams
North Eighth Streets
Burt Perot
Grammont Street
North Eighth Street
Fred Roberson
Negro
Eros
Adam Street
Stalin Seeks 10 Yield but Army Heads Oppose
London reports a rift in Soviet policy as Joseph Stalin leans toward German appeasement, opposed by Red Army leaders led by Defense Commissar S. K. Timoshenko. Turkish and Helsinki sources warn of ongoing Soviet-German tensions and troop movements as Berlin hints at Ukraine in a long war.
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London
Soviet Russia
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Finland
Helsinki
S. K. Timoshenko
Ankara
Turkey
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Germany
Ukraine
Rumania
Bessarabia
Bulgaria
Romania
Berlin
Old State Code Group 10 Meet New Orleans
Louisiana convention members who drafted the 1921 constitution gather at Antoine's in New Orleans to mark the 20th anniversary. Governor Sam Jones and 146 delegates, including Hewitt Bouanchaud and Charles Rosen, attend with other speakers.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Antoine
Jefferson B. Snyder
Madison Parish
Charles Rosen
L. O. Broussard
Vermillion Parish
H. H. White
Rapides Parish
Frank E. Powell
Beauregard
Jones
Sidney L. Herold
Shreveport
Ben C. Dawkins
Benson Ford Excluded From Army Service in 195? Draft
June 14 Detroit army medical examiners rejected 21 year old Benson Ford, son of Edsel Ford and Ford Motor Co president. Officials withheld reason, but Ford cited a congenital cataract in the left eye. His brother Henry Ford II serves as a navy ensign.
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Army
Benson Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Young Ford
Ford
Young
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