Italian States Japs May Join War On Russia
First Payer staff reported Italy split into three groups for any outcome. Ambassador Mario Indelli sought help removing Italian embassy staff in Moscow and explained Italy’s war declaration on Russia. Press warned of US aid to Russia and Pacific moves. A Hongkong dispatch claimed a China Britain US alliance. US fleet might aid in Pacific trouble. Kokumin warned the US cannot evenly aid Britain China the Dutch East Indies the Near East and Russia. Civil aviation in Italy shows 225 percent rise in civilian pilots and 235 percent in aircraft production.
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Japan
Foreign Office
Moscow
Italy
Rusia
United States
Russia
Pacific
Yomiuri
Hongkong
America
Kekumin
Britain
Chiang Kai
Russia Mobilizes as Sky Control Broadcasts Stir Crowds
Reports describe cheering crowds at stations as uniformed troops return home and new mobilizations unfold. Army vehicles speed by while houses become barracks and blackout measures spread to public buildings. Ambassador Steinhardt warns Americans to depart unless essential. Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Bourke White are touring Russia with arrivals anticipated in Moscow.
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Russian Riviera
Lawrence A. Steinhardt
Erskine Caldwell
Sochi
Tobacco Road
Margaret Bourke White
Russia
Caldwells
Moscow
Merrie England Opens as R A F Clears Skies
London authorities announce open air entertainments to lift morale as the R A F reports clear skies of German bombers. Beginning tonight bands perform in two parks and four elsewhere with actors dancers and singers from bandstands. Open air dancing starts Wednesday and continues through July 5. police may ditch steel helmets in daylight.
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London
Great Britain
Merrie
England
Reformatory to Union President: A Derby of Crime and Labor
The article traces Mehringer or Martin from a 1931 chain grocery robbery and a 10 to 25 year sentence to seven years served, then a name change. By 1940 he works at an aluminum plant and becomes president of a new C. I. Co. union, amid threats and vendetta from Carl Milling, once robbed. The narrative likens him to Willie Bioff and centers on clashes between labor and bosses over wage raises.
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Martin
C. 1 Co. Union
Government seeks auto price ceiling across new models
Henderson said the administration would press to establish a complete price ceiling for new automobile models covering manufacturers' prices dealers' mark ups and trade ins. He criticized Chrysler for noncompliance and noted Packard delayed increases while Ford's request remained pending. Smaller independents would be released from the blanket request due to Chrysler's refusal.
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Chrysler
Roosevelt
Congress
Henderson
Packard Company
Ford Motor Company
A. F. L. Group Halts Strike at Shipyards
The A F L C I O machinists dispute over overtime pay ends in a halt to the strike as the master contract grants time and a half while the lodge demands double time and 1 15 an hour. Ed Dillon cites hysteria of the times and vows to follow members’ will. James Smith of the C I O weighs a recommendation. Navy registration of machinists as civil service workers fails to enroll enough to impact the strike.
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Times
James Smith
C. I. O. Lodge
Navy
U S Expected to Encourage Enlistments in War Effort
The report says the United States plans to recruit thousands of technicians to build and operate a new radio locator plane. It notes that many young men are restricted by selective service rules and would need permission or deferred status before international service. The article also mentions light aircraft use and required drawings for a light tank.
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Canada
Britain
Selective Service Act
Selective Service
State Department
German Tales of Successes Expand German War Reporting
German comm unique highlights alleged battlefield gains across Europe and Asia Minor as Mussolini reviews the first Italian motorized division against Russia. Berlin claims include sinking ships, capturing towns, and a 200000 ton haul of Allied shipping amid planned Polish legion mobilization. Finland remains a flashpoint with German troops on Finnish soil and Sweden granting transit.
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Italy
Paris
France
Russia
Finland
Risto Ryti
Turku
Pinguin
Cornwall
Indian Ocean
Tobruk
Libya
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Indian Oceans
Netherlands Admiralty
London
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Po Valley
Il Duce
Ugo Cavallero
von Rintelen
Rome
Poland
DNB
Berlin
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Bucharest
Romanian
Britain
Europe
Sweden
Norway
River flood stages across Mississippi River stations rise and fall
Readable data shows river stage measurements at multiple stations from St Louis to Fort Smith including Memphis Vicksburg Baton Rouge and Shreveport with 24 hour changes and recent trends. Several sites report falls while others show rises indicating varying flood dynamics along the river system.
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Mississippi St. Louis Memphis
Arkansas Vicksburg
Natchez Baton Rouge , Ouachita
Camden Monroe Ohio
Roosevelt Seeks $300 Million Defense Housing Increase
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize an extra 300 million dollars for defense housing expanding the program from last October's level. He said about 75 000 houses could be built to meet urgent needs between now and July 1 1942 and stressed housing is essential for defense industries to operate at full capacity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Notable Soviet High Command Leaders Named In Wartime Roles
The article profiles key Soviet military leaders including Marshal K A Meretskov vice commissar of defense who led the Finland campaign in 1939 40 Marshal S M Budyenny famed cavalry leader and morale booster Lieutenant General J F Smushkevich head of the Red Air Force General Grigori M Stern chief of staff to the Far East and now moved to the western front Admiral Nikolai G Kuznetzov commander in chief of the Navy.
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Timoshenko
Red Army
K. A. Meretskov
Finland
S. M. Budyenny
Poland
Russia
J. F. Smushkevich
Red Air Force
Alexander Loktionov
Grigori M. Stern
Marshal Bluecher
Far East
Bluecher
Stern
Stalin
Nikolai G. Kuznetzov
173 Are Lost When Turkish Ship Sinks
NBC report from Ankara says the Turkish steamer Rifa was torpedoed and sunk with 173 killed. The ship carried 201 passengers including 160 naval officers and men. only one lifeboat was usable and 28 percent were saved. Government arrangements with Germany and Italy were noted for safe passage to Egypt.
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New York
NBC
Martin Agronsky
Ankara
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Agronsky
Mercantile Marine
England
Turkey
Rifa
Germany
Italy
Egypt
Thirst Fights With Britain and Ethiopian Frontlines
Reported battles describe Italian forces in Ethiopia near Gondar and Gambela with General Nasi and General Gazzera amid food shortages and morale concerns. Farther west, Italian holdouts persist along the Baro river as Ethiopian forces tighten their encirclements. Separately a legal notice criticizes a 1941 election ordinance as ultra vires and unconstitutional.
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Gondar
Nasi
Gazzera
Jimma
Ethiopia
Sudan
Gambela
Baro
Election Suit Retrial Sought in Monroe Utility Case
Judge Shell declined to rule on the constitutionality of a 1940 act creating a receivership for Monroe’s municipally owned utility. The appeal cites improper publication timing, insufficient notice before election, and argues act 251 is unconstitutional for misleading title and unrelated provisions.
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Shell
City of
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