Tense tensions rise as Axis forces extend to Syria and Britain faces losses
Reports from Ankara and Berlin claim German troops and heavy equipment reaching Latakia and swastika freighters moving from Romanian ports, while British and German naval and air actions intensify. Churchill hints at further moves as Crete aftermath looms and Vichy France eyes protection from Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Britain
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Kaiser Wilhelm
United Kingdom
German High Command
London Admiralty
R.A. F
London Air Ministry
Duesseldorf
Duisburg-Ruhfort
Ruhr
St. Nazaire
Ostend
Belgium
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Crete
Middle East
British Isles
Perth
Cretan
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Palestine
Syrian
Latakia
Iraq
Transjordan
Norway
London
Churchill
Reich
Benito Mussolini
Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitler
Cyprus
Maxime Weygand
England
Midlands
State Colony Changes Move to Special Category
A major state agency will be placed in a Special category with a separate bookkeeping staff. Its checks will clear through the finance department and regular reports will go there. Highway finances will be integrated via a deputy state comptroller attached to the highway staff.
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Durham
Check Itching First Application
Agonizing itching of eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples and scabies seeks relief with Blue Star Ointment. One application promises clearing and healing with repeated use as needed. Money back if not satisfied, trial offered.
New Move to Settle Lumber Strike is Made
A tentative agreement with new wage and bonus terms totals 15 million dollars and awaits ratification by United Automobile Workers locals. The deal provides an 8 cent hourly raise and a 345 bonus for workers with one year’s service, retroactive to June 1, replacing earlier paid vacation concessions.
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United Automobile Workers
Chrysler
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
San Francisco
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
A. F. of L. Machinists
Bethlehem
A. F. of L
Bay Area
Clarence A. Dykstra
Bethlehem Management and Union
Washington
Union Council
Metal Trades Council
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Pittsburgh
A. F
L. Teamsters
Defense
Secretary of Navy
Knox
St. Louis
L. Machinists
Busch-Sulzer Brother Diesel Engine Company
Navy
Boommen’s Union
Tacoma
Wash
A. F. of L. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Oahu Island
Journeymen
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union
A. F. of S.teamsters
Knox Calls For Labor Efficiency Push In Shipyards
The assembly urges a production miracle via immediate boosts in labor efficiency at shipyards. It seeks a government financed competition among yards with bonuses for leading workers to raise morale and competitive spirit in preparation for victory.
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Knox
Sabotage Suspected in Bomber Crash at Consolidated Plant
Wheatle and Austen named among top airmen involved in the crash near Consolidated Aircraft Company. A spokesman said evidence of sabotage was found and FBI and company officials would not discuss details. British agent Cooper called sabotage possible as the bomber neared handover to Britain. The craft had four engines and a 3000 mile range. Plant security had been boosted to 100 guards a month earlier.
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Consolidated Aircraft Company
Roosevelt
Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Public Debate on Roosevelt Term and Lindbergh Policy Shifts
A columnist critiques Roosevelt’s extended presidency and the public’s knowledge of his leadership while questioning Charles Lindbergh’s call for new policies under new leadership. The piece cautions against impeachment as a political tool and speculates on implications for Wallace and potential risks of authoritarian alignment.
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Lindbergh
Franklin D Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Adolf Hitler
Man and Negro Woman Charged With Concubinage
A white man L. O. Beavers aged 38 and a Negro woman Avery Harris aged 30, both at 1229 12 DeSiard Street, were jailed on concubinage charges after transfer from the city jail. W. O. Anderson, 40, of 619 Wilson Street, wounded in the same incident, was improving at St Francis sanitarium.
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Milton Coverdale
L. O. Beavers
DeSiard Street
Avery Harris
Os Beavers
Coverdale
W. O. Anderson
Wilson Street
Beavers
St. Francis Sanitarium
Chief Justice Hughes Leaves Supreme Court in 1930 After Illness
Spectators note Hughes showed less vigor as he resigns from the Supreme Court due to health and age. Roosevelt receives the letter of relief while Hughes plans rest and travel with wife Helen, aiming for Canada’s Rockies.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hyde Park
Hughes
Canadian Rockies
Supreme Court
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York
Taft
Republican Party
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
William Howard Taft
NRA
Drowned Nazis Fixed at 20000 on Crete Escort Run
Eyewitness accounts describe a nighttime evacuation on Crete May 29. 800 men boarded in the first hour after three gangways were laid. Soldiers, many wounded, trekked through mountains and caves while under constant German bombing, reaching a cruiser exhausted and rain-soaked.
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Crete
Cretan
Hell
Voters Far Below Qualified in Qua chita Parish Tax Election
Qua chita parish records show less than half of voters registered as of mid June with only 12 days left to qualify for the five year one mill tax election for Selman field improvement. Parish registrar Miss Lillian Collins announced the deadline and election date set for July 15.
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Quachita Parish
Lillian Collins
Selman Field
Army maneuvers near Camp Claiborne signal units work heavy
Maneuvers by 18 000 strong Red Arrow division pressed against light opposition from the 34th at Camp Claiborne. Lt Col Glenn B Arnold noted 253 miles of field telephones wired, likely extending field duty for some units after hostilities end. only 12 of the 18 000 hospitalized for minor ailments. Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in 1608.
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Sion
Camp Claiborne
Glenn B. Arnold
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Revenue
State Penitentiary
East Louisiana Hospital
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Crime Commission
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Tallulah
Mcgehee
Helena Marianna
Memphis
Sam
Monroe
Mcgehee Watson
Snow Lake
Information City
Virginia
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Asce Refrigerators
United Electric Service
Vin Aner
Chesterfield
Chouield
Ronald Reagan
Jane Wyman
Missouri
Warner Bros
Irving A. Fish
Samuel de_ “Champlain
Quebec
Terre Haute Brewing Co
Terre Haute, Indiana
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