Sinking of Robin Moor probes by State Department
The State Department opens an inquiry into the sinking of the cross Atlantic merchant ship Robin Moor by a submarine. Secretary Byrnes and assistant Secretary Jackson are linked to the case as the government assesses diplomatic and legal implications. Meanwhile justice news dominates as Stone is named Chief Justice and Jackson is elevated to the High Court.
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British and Nazi forces clash near Tobruk siege
British anti aircraft positions sit inside the Tobruk perimeter as fighting shifts in North Africa. Reports say Nazi forces press toward Egypt through Libya while Allied troops gain points beyond Tobruk and contend with Italian positions and improvised defenses.
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Roosevelt appoints Stone chief justice and two new associates
President Roosevelt names Harlan Fiske Stone as chief justice replacing Hughes. Sen. James Byrnes of South Carolina and Attorney General Robert H. Jackson of New York are tapped as new associate justices. Stone, 68, was named to the court by Coolidge in 1925 and Byrnes succeeds McReynolds while Jackson fills Stone's future seat. The Robin Moor sinking prompts a U S protest note to Germany as the U-boat claim sparks new international tensions amid wartime neutrality concerns. Mussolini addresses puppet lawmakers predicting Axis victory and mocks Roosevelt, insisting America stay firmly in the war and warning Britain’s position.
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Washington
Germany
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Gretmars
DUCE
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Sulla
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Italy
North
Africa
Englard
America
Strikes and Syria Highlight WWII Labor and Allied Moves
The piece reviews the Inglewood strike at North American Aviation where 12,000 workers halted production until troops occupied the plant and later withdrew some staff. It also covers Syria under British and Free French operations with Nazi air power threatening key airfields as Allied progress continues, amid mixed local reactions and defections.
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Inglewood
Colif
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Ingreweut
Prisvate
Syria
Damascus
Tyre
Vichy
de Gaulle
Palestine
Iraq
Britain
Suez
Alexandria
Cossiline
Re Gaulle
Churchill Under Fire Over Crete Handling and War Crisis
Britain’s wartime leadership faces sharp criticism in Parliament and press as Churchill defends his course after the Crete disaster. He rebukes former war minister Hore-Belisha and defends the fight, noting heavy losses of 17,000 troops and 100 planes amid air and sea challenges. Ireland’s Free State resists Roosevelt’s request for landing ships and aid ties with Britain, remaining neutral while German bombings hit Irish cities.
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Commons
Chamberlain
Leslie Hore-Bellsia
Prac Mealy
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Crete
iWajor
Irish Free State
Roosevelt
Germany
Broadstreet notes on wartime life and city sights
A collage of opinions and observations from a New York bystander. The writer mocks rationing and censorship while recounting trivial daily scenes, including trolley conduct, Broadway, and costume notes. He riffs on editors, propagandist rumors, and urban life with a satirical voice.
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