Hore-Belisha proposes common citizenship to allies
In Edinburgh June 1 former War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha called for common citizenship among Great Britain the British empire and the United States as a framework for a new democratic order. He urged a united allied council to direct industrial and military effort and criticized the Crete defense as a disaster citing lack of preparation and faulty execution.
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Lesiie Hore-Belisha
Great Britain
British Empire
United States
Hore-Belisha
France
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Scottish National Association
Crete
Belisha
Thousands of Women May Be Recruited To Take Part in Defense Industries
Washington June 6 Mary Anderson director of the Womens Bureau Labor Department says thousands of women may enter defense plants within six months. Demand for women in aircraft guns powder tanks and tools is rising as public and private officials are urged to expand training programs. Emphasis on schooling for married women with shifts from 2 pm to 10 pm. Warns training bottlenecks may slow absorption unless eased.
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Mary Anderson
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau Investigations
Roesevelt
Miss Anderson
Crete Criticism and War Production Pressure Highlight Debate
Hore-Belisha criticizes air defense planning after Crete loss and warns against complacent tactics citing Narvik and Rotterdam. He blasts propaganda and urges full use of manpower to boost factory and dock productivity while demanding stronger strategy and faster war effort in 1941.
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Winston Churchill
Archibald Sinclair
H. D. R. Margessie
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Hore-Belisha
Air Ministry
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Sentiment in Syria Favours Free France, Larminat Says
General Eduard de Larminat, high commissioner of Free France Africa, broadcast that Syrian sentiment is strongly for Free France and urged Frenchmen to oppose Vichy. He noted many crossed the border to resist a German Syria, while German propaganda seeks sway. Beirut streets are reported full of Germans with diplomatic passports.
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Eduard de Larminat
Syria
Germany
Beirut
Gestapo
Florida Sky Monopolized Claims CAA Florida Sky Monopolized Claims CAA
The Civil Aeronautics Authority abandons plans to locate a standardization and training center in Florida due to heavy military air activity and future expansion. Deputy administrator C I Stanton cites air traffic congestion and conflicts with Army and Navy air corps plans. Rep. Peterson may seek a resurvey for a suitable site in other Gulf states.
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Louisiana Now Is Democracy Says Governor
Governor Sam Houston Jones declared Louisiana democracy restored after a year of dictatorship, in an address to the Chicago Association of Commerce. He said a "weird governmental monstrosity" was slain by an aroused populace and that dictatorship dies hard despite the return to democratic norms.
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Sam Houston Jones
Louisiana
Chicago Association of Commerce
Germany
Fuhrer
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers for a Dinner Party
A vintage etiquette item asks five questions about serving manners. Answers: No for the swinging door issue, Yes to a flower in a finger bowl, coffee served in a glass, paper napkins okay in a garden meal, and No to waving cold foods. It suggests serving at least one hot dish and advises against corn on the cob at a party.
Seeks Trade With Eire
London reports Robert H. Hinckley assistant secretary of the US Commerce Department traveled to Dublin to meet Prime Minister Eamon de Valera about terminus facilities for an American-operated transatlantic air service. He planned to return to London and then the United States to file a report while American circles speculated on informal talks on furthering aid to Britain in exchange for economic relief.
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London
Robert H. Hinckley
U. S. Department of Commerce
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Hinckley
United States
de Valera
Well-dressed young lady stuck in fresh asphalt
In Stick-in-the-Mud Anderson South Carolina a well-dressed young woman sat trapped in a newly laid asphalt street. Two strong men freed her and recovered her missing shoes as she remained seated, watching her surroundings.
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Anderson, S. C
May Savings Hit Millions
Washington reports the first save-for-defense month yielded 441.782 million dollars to the U S treasury. Morgenthau called it a wonderful start and credited bond sales at 438.23 million and defense savings stamps at 3.552 million, with bonds above a million and stamps near ten million.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Morgenthau
FBI Official Dies In Crash In Kentucky
ELIZABETHTOWN KY June 6 Major W H Crane Lester 41 formerly second in command of the FBI was killed in a head on collision here late Wednesday. Five others were seriously injured. A Batesville Mississippi resident and former Rhodes scholar Lester was en route to Cincinnati to lecture tonight. He joined the FBI in 1930 and trained young men for the service. He resigned about a year ago.
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W. H. Crane Lester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Batesville
Miss
Memphis
Lester
Cincinnati
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