Italy Moves Toward War as Contraband Talks See No Relaxation
Rome signals intent to keep military buildup, with Mussolini expanding artillery output and suspending civilian transport. Ciano returns from Albania with assurances of Albanian support as Britain hints at a contraband basis, but observers doubt a lasting Rome London understanding amid rising fascist momentum.
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Sicily
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Jeff Rome
Germany
London
British Isles
Fire destroys factory at Osaka Arsenal Japan
A fire destroyed one factory building at the Osaka Arsenal in Osaka, Japan. Central defense headquarters said the blaze was checked after about two hours, with no cause or casualties disclosed.
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Japan
Osaka Anmi
Central Defense
British nationals told to quit Italy amid emergency
British nationals who visited the embassy for advice on leaving were told to go unless they had urgent reasons to stay, particularly if they had families in Britain. The embassy has not circulated guidance to the colony as US officials have done.
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United States
Roosevelt asks congress for 2 percent aid for pilot training
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a 2 percent supplement totaling 32 million dollars for civilian pilot training under the Civil Aeronautics Authority. In his radio fireside chat he stressed unity, national defense, and vigilance against internal treachery while preserving social gains of the New Deal.
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Congress
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Associated Press
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Navy
G O P Approves Frank Committee Report For Platform
Washington reports prominent Republicans favor the Glenn Frank program committee as the foundation of the party platform. Speculation centers on Frank heading the convention platform committee with Lodge and Capper named as possibilities. Delegates to several state and at large slots are being chosen ahead of the Philadelphia meeting. Franklin Roosevelt is conceded to seek a third term, with decision left to him.
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Glenn Frank
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Philadelphia
Lodge
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Kansas
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British and Allied Forces Fight to Save Calais Front
British communique reports German attacks on the flanks of the expeditionary force met by successful counter moves with French tanks. Belgium reports joint action with British and Belgian units as heavy bombing strikes rear areas. Royal Air Force says twenty eight German aircraft destroyed or damaged. High command reorganization names Lieut. Gen. Haining and Maj. Gen. Paget to key posts as Calais battle rages and coastal defenses strengthen.
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Western Command
Calais
Britain
Nine Die in Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
Nine people died in Wisconsin and upper Michigan over the weekend. Causes included a Mississippi drowning after a fishing boat overturned near Genoa, a Madison car crash, a south Iron River crash with an oil truck, a train fatality in Eau Claire, a highway collision near Waukesha, a dynamite blast in Marathon county, a pedestrian hit on an Appleton street, and a child struck by a car in Clarksburg. Dist Atty Dost ceiled an inquest.
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Upper Michigan
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Waunakee
Edward Wall
Stambaugh
Mich
Georda Wall
Paul Mathison
Mahtowa
Minn
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Mukwonage
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Marathon County
Iron River
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Duluth
Chicago & Northwestern
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Highway 15
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Tracy
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Atty
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Peterson Child
Chicago milk strike ends after eight days of disruption
The eight day old Chicago milk strike ended last night and deliveries resumed today as trucks replenished a depleted supply. About 6 000 workers returned to work under the prestrike wage while negotiations continue for a new contract. If talks fail by June 10 an arbitration board will be set up, with final referees Archbishop Stritch or an authorized representative.
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Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Inside Dairy Workers Union
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Thomas J. Courtney
Samuel A. Stritch
May
Kelley
Courtney
Hoover to Speak on National Radio Tonight
Former President Herbert Hoover will address the nation via NBC radio at 7:30 p.m. CST on national defense. His office said he would discuss better organization required to achieve real defense.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
NBC
French Fire Shells Forts Near Swiss Border Intensifies
French guns pounded the German railroad and forts below Baden for a third day with limited German replies. Major targets were six forts around the rock of Istein near the Rhine rapids and the Kembs dam facing Switzerland.
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Baden
Istein
Wisconsin Weather Report Flags Cloudy Skies and Light Rain
The bulletin notes cloud cover and light rain in the eastern part of Wisconsin with forecasts of partly cloudy conditions and mild chill in the southeast. Observations list Milwaukee highs and lows over 24 hours, with Phoenix 101 and Seattle 39 as comparison stations.
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Ariz
Seattle
Wash
Beckstaff
Beckstaff Dbervatory
Plot to Link Liner Bared
German officials said signs grew that Britain planned to manipulate events to harm the American liner President Roosevelt and blame Germany to inflame U S war fever. The German news agency warned of a dastardly British plot to sink the President Roosevelt returning from Ireland with Americans near the war zone. Officials said Berlin had notified the U S embassy and that details would be disclosed tomorrow.
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United Press
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Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Ireland
Roosvelt
Supreme Court rules motor carrier workers fall under wage hour law
In a 5 to 4 decision Justice Reed held that about 200000 motor carrier employees excluding drivers are covered by the wage hour law if their duties affect safety. The ICC and wage hour administration agree clerks stenographers bookkeepers and others are subject to the fair labor standards act. The ICC has allowed a 60 hour week for drivers under the 1935 act. the wage hour act sets 44 to 40 hours over time.
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German War Drive in English Channel Escalates
Berlin reports swift attacks by air and torpedo boats along the Dunkerque to Ostend coast as German forces press a twofold aim to dominate the French channel coast and split allied forces. The high command claims a German tank set an allied destroyer ablaze at Boulogne and vows to determine the war’s tempo through new gains from Calais to Ypres.
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Courtrai
Calais
Reich
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia Dies of Wound in War
Berlin reports the death of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia from a heavy abdominal wound suffered in Flanders on May 23. He died Sunday morning at a Brussels military hospital after receiving the Iron Cross first class. Born July 4, 1906, he married Dorothea von Selviati in Bonn in 1933 and left two daughters, Felicitas and Christa. His body was en route to Potsdam for burial via Cologne.
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Prussia
Flanders
Friedrich Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
Oscar
Brussels
Marmor Palace
Dorothea von Selviati
Italy
Frederick the Great
Bonn
Felicitas
Christa
Kieinobisch
Cologne
Potsdam
International Update From The Front In World War II
Paris allies withdraw to positions west of the Scheldt amid a heavy Hus driving Menin area. French hold Calais while Boulogne falls. London names Sir John Oil as chief of imperial general staff and Sir Edmund Iron side oversees home defenses. Dublin to enforce wartime restrictions. Rome pushes war prep as Mussolini orders more artillery and halts civilian traffic to save fuel.
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Associated Press
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Valenciennes
River Scheldt
Menin
Calais
Boulogne
London
John Oil
Imperial General Staff
Edmund Ironside
Dublin
Ireland
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Allies Falter as German Offensives Surge in France and Flanders
Paris reports French troops occupy several villages south of the Somme as German advances press from Flanders toward Boulogne. Berlin claims rapid progress north of the salient while forces near Menin and Valenciennes trade blows. Allies withdraw to new lines and brace for possible encirclement as the Battle of the North continues.
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Somme
War Ministry
Flanders
Lys
Calais
Finger-Printing Aliens Approved to Boost Defense
The House approved a measure to speed transfer of the immigration service to the Justice Department for better control of aliens. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill requiring fingerprinting of about four million aliens with penalties including fines up to 10000 and prison terms up to 10 years for subversion or un American propaganda. aliens would have four months to report to postmasters for registration and must notify changes of address.
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