Roosevelt urged to keep National Guard on active duty
Washington June 21 The War Department urged President Roosevelt to ask Congress to extend National Guard service beyond one year. Without new authority about 209000 guardsmen now on active duty would be demobilized Sept 16. The move aims to avoid demobilizing 18 guard divisions and affects 65,000 officers and men ordered to duty last Sept 16 with the Selective Service Bill.
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Missing Vassar Girl Found Dead in Car
Anne M Geren 19 a Vassar College student and Harvard professor's daughter was found dead in a parked car after a note stated she killed herself. A rubber hose led from the exhaust into the car, and police said carbon monoxide poisoning caused death, with the body in the car for about a week. Her father, Professor William C Greene, aided the search.
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Lexington
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Wiliam C. Greene
Senate subcommittee approves Stone for Chief Justice
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee approved the nomination of Harlan Fiske Stone to be Chief Justice of the United States without dissent. Senator Norris urged the action after no witnesses appeared at a public hearing on President Roosevelts designation for promotion. Stone, an associate justice since 1925, will retire July 4.
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RAF daylight raids sink German bases in heavy offensive
London reports the Naval Air Force claimed 10 German planes shot down in a major daylight sweep of northern France after a heavy Kiel night attack. The raid, described as one of the war's heaviest daylight operations, targeted Kiel shipyards and the Cherbourg coast. Galland reportedly downed two Spitfires during the raid, as RAF fighters clashed with enemy aircraft. officials say 10 enemy planes were destroyed during the engagement. Concluded on Page 2.
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Boy King Peter Reaches London for Rule Setup
London reports 11 year old King Fotor II of Yugoslavia arrives with prime minister and ministers after conquest. They travel by plane and are greeted by the Duke of Kent. Premier General Simo ic Foreign Minister Momtchilo l and Court Minister 31. Knenevic accompany the party seeking exile government in London.
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Knenevic
Beria Jail 100 for Army Law Violations in Switzerland
Swiss authorities say about 100 persons including foreigners have been arrested on charges of violating Swiss military law. The arrests were announced in Beria Switzerland on June 22 according to the police.
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Beria
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Chimanel
German air raid pounds Briagh Caval Base at Alexandrie
Report by the German High Command claims heavy air strikes against Briagh Caval Base near Alexandrie Egypt. Limited readable details indicate intensified bombing activity with significant aerial attention during the ongoing conflict.
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Alexandrie
Sweden and Switzerland regain U S financial links
Switzerland and Sweden win exemption from Roosevelt assets freeze enabling renewal of financial dealings in the United States. Sweden holds about 1.1 billion dollars in credits and assets. exact totals for Switzerland not specified. Uruguay signals unity with South American support for any American nation facing war pressures.
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Ford Grants Union Shop In C LO Paut
The United Auto Workers move toward a contract with Ford Motor aimed at wage increases for about 530,000 workers. A Sunday mass meeting in Detroit was planned to ratify the first union shop and dues checkoff in the auto industry. The pact proposes retroactive wage increases from the signing date and eliminates the Ford Service Department at the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Dearborn
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Roosevelt Names Davis as Head of U.S. Mediation Board
President Roosevelt designated William H. Davis of New York as chairman of the National Mediation Board effective July 2. Davis, currently vice chairman, will succeed Clarence A. Dykstra who resigned as of July 1.
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Rome Officials Targeted for Removal by July 15
Washington reports Rome to remove officials by July 15 as the United States demands reparations and warns against further attacks. The note ordered Italian consular offices and affiliated agencies closed in the U.S. and all Italian nationals linked to Italian government organizations removed, with a deadline of July 15. The move follows German pressure and Axis diplomacy amid looming conflict in Europe.
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Secret German Turkish pact and wartime moves reported
In London a secret clause of the German Turkish treaty bound Turkey to benevolent neutrality if Germany goes to war with Russia and to close the Dardanelles to Russian battleships. Meanwhile Vichy French forces held Damascus against heavy shelling by British and Free French siege forces. In Washington observers predict a US note demanding full German reparations for the sinking of the Robin Moor, called by Roosevelt an act of international outlaw. The Royal Air Force continued its tenth straight night of bombing in northwestern Germany, while heavy rains linger.
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Pat Harrison in Critical Condition While Hospitalized
Washington reports Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi grew weaker today as doctors described his condition as grave. The Senator, recovering from intestinal obstruction surgery, faced a slim chance of recovery. Also, news from Loch Sheldrake notes the Riviera Casino destroyed by fire with losses around $10,000.
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Control of US and Axis relations outlined by Fascist spokesman
June 2k report cites HM Giornale Vitella editor Gayda saying Washington created a perfect separation with the Axis, describing an economic and partial diplomatic war between Europe and the United States. He calls June a month of notable political clarifications and warns of further actions exclusive to foretelling events.
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Gayda
United States
Aid to Russia Sparks U S Debate in War Coverage
The Evening Standard argues that British aid to Soviet Russia may be necessary to defeat Nazi Germany. The piece notes American understanding is hard and warns that direct British support to Russia could provoke repugnance and suspicion among Americans unless justified as part of a broader strategy.
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