Roosevelt on propaganda and press duties in democracy
A political column asserts Roosevelt correctly argues propaganda should not be printed as fact. It stresses the press must separate fact from opinion and combat distorted information. The piece laments pervasive propaganda across stage, cinema, radio, and public discourse, urging the press to uphold truth.
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Conference of Press
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Citizen Flia
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Washington
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American Legion
Encirclement of Damascus Reported by French Forces
Cairo and Damascus dispatches say French forces have encircled Damascus Syria and seek peaceful occupation terms amid ongoing negotiations. British coastal advances toward Beirut noted with French RAF support and Mediterranean wave ships.
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Egypt
Damascus
Syria
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Authoritarion
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Beirut
Mediterranean
RAF
Capt Roosevelt Expected to Reach Lisbon Tomorrow
London dispatch reports Captain Roosevelt, aboard a route to Lisbon, left Calvo on June 1 and was to arrive in Lisbon the next day. An American source says he paused to speak with someone en route, likely near Gibraltar, and was slated to fly to London once Portugal's expiration cleared. The officer, a marine corps observer, is bound for the Far East and the Middle East.
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Calta
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Aeteigeee
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Marine Corps
Weather Forecast for City and Vicinity Light Winds
Friday and Saturday predicted with a dip to at least 70 degrees Saturday morning. Partly cloudy skies and gentle variable winds expected. no significant weather events noted for the period.
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Metboroliglat
F D R Flays Raids on Union Members
President Roosevelt denounces labor union raids in a White House statement relayed by Stephen T. Early. He urges an end to intraparty and interunion poaching as Daniel Tobin of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters complains of membership raiding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Twpor
International
National
White House
Stephen T. Early
Daniel J. Tobin
AB. L. International ‘Teamsters’ Union
Lawmaker Urges Break With Nazis Over German Sabotage Fears
Washington June 13 Representative Cellar Democrat urges breaking diplomatic relations with Germany to prevent possible large damage. He cites recent fires and notes a repeat of wartime sabotage may be expected, warning of ongoing threats to the United States.
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Cellar
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Trull
Rethlrong
Germany
Gelier
Geller
Civil Service to Be Fingerprinted
President Roosevelt directed government civil service employees to undergo fingerprinting by the FBI. The executive order requires fingerprints on file before any new appointment or reinstatement to the federal service.
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Civil Service
Washington
Roosevelt
FBT
Honeymoon Ends in Jail Over Bad Checks
In San Francisco on June 13 1971 Lawrence Conley 44 Chicago and Louise Conley 24 Sacramento reportedly used 3000 in bad checks to fund a two month honeymoon. Conley faces charges of impersonating a naval officer and passing worthless checks while Louise was held as a material witness.
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Lawrence Conley
Chicago
Louise Confey
Sacramento
Calif
Conley
Niger
British Circling Attempt Reported Near Palmyra
Reports say British forces attempted a surrounding maneuver in the Syrian desert from Deir ez Zor toward Palmyra. The move aimed at French units in the south, with Palmyra hosting an air base and located east of Homs and northeast of Damascus.
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British Hope for Nazi Red Break
London reports, though unconfirmed, that German demands on Russia are so large Moscow might loosen its Baltic and Black Sea hold. British officials say talks with Moscow center on Russian German relations as Britain seeks to pull the war into a closer alliance with the United States. Moscow radio denies any Nazi demand or new talks as Germany and Russia are said to bluff and counter bluff to avoid war.
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Britain
Staffords
Vichy Plans to Prevent War Spread Warns Allies
London dispatch says the French government informed Britain it will avoid actions that could agitate or spread the conflict in Syria and Lebanon. The note, dated June 14, warns that Allied attacks on French mandated territories risk grave consequences while asserting France’s determination to defend its territory and possessions.
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London
Avoit
Syria
Lebanon
Nazis Hint All-Out Sub War on American Ships
Berlin officials deny U S claims that the Robin Moor was sunk without cause. A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman said Germany would sink any ship found carrying contraband en route to an enemy port, asserting the Robin Moor case was handled within blockade rules. The spokesman claimed contraband cargo on the Robin Moor was undisputed and warned that any ship with war material could be targeted by U boats or raiders.
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Dirnst Aus Deutschlind
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Cla
United States
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South Atlantic
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Hiller
Wilhelmstrasse
Anglo French notes over Syria invasion query
Vichy and British notes circulated through Madrid via Ambassador Leahy disputing the meaning of collaboration in Syria. Britain protests German presence in French mandates while Paris says most German troops and matériel were evacuated except for a few wounded and assisted planes.
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Marshal Petain
Vichy
Britain
Mantates
Willian D. Leahy
United States
Embsasay
Madrid
Rom
Fourth F D R Son to Join Service
Joan Roosevelt, the president’s youngest son, will join his three brothers in the armed services on Monday. He will go on active duty with the navy after leaving a job at a large department store. He will report to the navy supply corps school at Harvard Business School. He has held a reserve commission as ensign for six months.
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Boston
Joan Roosevelt
Navy
Borden Department
Ana
Dod
Navy Supply Corps
Warvard Business School
Berlin Admits Bomb Potency In New Super Bomb Warning
Berlin district air defense warns residents to seek air raid protection immediately when sirens sound as enemy weapons exhibit severe effects. The advisory notes many flee to cellars only when aircraft approach and reports indicate underground shelters are safest amid mentions of a new super bomb and destructive claims from Allied raids.
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Ber- Mn
Hirlstal
Germany
Nazi Editorial Confiscated After Invasion Hints
Berlin reports confiscation of Nazi party paper Voalkircher Beobachber by Reich officials after Goebbels editorial hints at a German invasion of Britain. The piece claims Churchill will be in trouble again in two months and likens British and French wartime miscalculations to mock German tactics.
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Hynlentina
Voalkircher Beobachber
Reich
Joseph Goebbels
Britain
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Prine Min Slay
Churchill
Grete
Hitler
Germany
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Fuehrer
Grebbels
Lady Bugs Released in Los Angeles Orchards
About 500000 lady bugs were released in Los Angeles County orchards to combat other pests. Agricultural Commissioner J. Tyan warned the bugs may harm only pests, not humans, and noted a planned shortage despite the release. Details on the counting effort or ranch location were not clearly stated.
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Angeles
Saya Herald J. Tyan
Roosevelt Suffering From Sore Throat and Fever
Washington June 1 9 The White House announced President Roosevelt is ill with a sore throat and slight fever. A planned press conference and cabinet meeting were canceled. The White House physician ordered Roosevelt to remain in his room for the day.
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Roosevelt
White House
Roorevell
Army to Fence in Munitions Areas At Forts And Posts
The War Department plans 10 foot non climbable chain link fences around critical munitions storage areas at U.S. Army posts with a total program of 2 802 400 dollars. Tentative allocations include Camp Barkeley Fort Bliss Fort Brown Camp Bullis Fort Sam Houston Camp Hulen New Orleans depot Ringgold Fort D.A. Rosson Wallace Wolters plus defenses of Galveston and San Antonio arsenal. Fencing will reach seven feet with three strands of barbed wire and floodlights along the line.
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BS Army Postat
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Nare
Woyle Quartermaster Depot
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San Antonio Arsenal
Torpedo hits Nazi warship off Norwegian coast
The air ministry announced a German pocket battleship was hit by a torpedo from a British plane off Norway. Dense smoke rose from the vessel which remained stationary off southern Norway before retreating at reduced speed with escort destroyers. Germany now has two pocket battleships, each about 10,000 tons, after the scuttling of the Admiral Graf Spee near Montevideo on December 17, 1939.
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Whesten
Norway
Sam
Germany
Oral Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Vichy Bars Jews From Businesses During Occupation
The Free French government in Vichy debarred Jews from professions and businesses in occupied France and German zones under a new law, imposing heavy penalties on violators. The measure targets Jewish citizens across sectors, reflecting harsher controls amid wartime authority.
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Vichy
France
Mheccupind
Turkey and Romania approve oil deal at Akshar
BucuiN June 13 The Turkish and Romanian authorities signed an oil treaty at Akshar today, official German news agency DNB reported from Bucharest. The agreement takes effect immediately and binds Romania to supply petroleum and petroleum products to Turkey.
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Turkey
Rumacia
Akshar
DNB
Bucharest
Tursey
British raids on Beirut harbor reported by bombers
British bombers raided Beirut harbor with anti aircraft batteries responding heavily. The night attack disrupted shipping and port operations as artillery fire and anti air defenses clashed over the city. In the U S mock election news V M Lancaster withdraws from the state representative race leaving 35 candidates.
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Severnines
Benbed Mie
V. M. Lancaster
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas partial read
Partly cloudy in San Antonio and vicinity with Friday night and Saturday temperatures rising. Warmer with gentle to fresh winds along the coast and southeast regions. Forecast shows highs around 92 to 93 degrees, lows near 68 to 68, and scattered afternoon showers in southeast and central parts.
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East
Texas
Facts of Robin Moor Declared Indisputable
Washington June 13 Sumner Wells undersecretary of state asserted the facts in the sinking of the Robin Moor were beyond dispute and indirectly accused Germany of violating the submarine warfare treaty. He said the evidence of 11 survivors was very clear and there could be no dispute about the facts.
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