Allies Push Forward On Six Fronts
Allied forces advancing in six spearhead drives into French mandated Syria and Lebanon report gains across multiple sectors. British and Free French incursions reach Damascus outskirts and near Sidon while RAF attacks target Aleppo airfield and Beirut harbor.
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Associated Press
London
Syria
Lebanon
High Command
Vichy
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Sidon
Beirut
Jesus
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Ras el-Ain
Aleppo
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Turkey
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Kissoue
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Marshal Yetain
Palestine
Mediterranean
Petain
France
Middle East
Mandates
Senate votes to grant Roosevelt seizure powers over defense plants
The Senate passed legislation to give the president authority to seize defense plants facing production failures or labor disputes. An amendment by Senator Ball would require mediation attempts to be exhausted before seizure. In industry, production resumed at several plants including Aluminum Company of America and Bohn Aluminum, with troops reinforced at Inglewood.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Ball R-Minn
Aluminum ‘Company of American
Ork
Cleveland
Bio
Etroit
Bohn - Aluminum Inc. Brass Company
California
Indus
Inglewood
San Didge
AFL
Parrapred
Pittsburgh
Eace
CIO Steelwork 3
Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division
Piterneve
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat Aid
Aterials
Detroit
CIO
Dhe
Chrygler and
Brigg Manufactur
Ph High
Washington
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Sweet Refrain Learn the Want Ad Swing
A six line ad in the Times- Enterprise costs 42 cents per insertion if run for six consecutive insertions. For that investment you reach thousands of readers of this paper daily. Think of it. PHONE 12.
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Times- Enterprise
Master Plan For Civilian Defense Shifts Police Duties
The Times Enterprise reports that in the nation’s civilian defense drive led by Fiorello LaGuardia the police in large cities will bear heavy responsibilities. The fourth article outlines police duties within the civilian defense program and previews citizen roles to follow.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
Office of
Times-Enterprise Special News Service
Police and firemen to lead civilian defense war plans
U S law enforcement agencies will form the core of a civilian defense program to protect lives and property in wartime. Police will coordinate training of volunteers, safeguard utilities and industry, and manage air raids and blackouts while stabilizing public morale. Patriotic groups will aid in guarding vital zones.
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New York
Special News Service
United States
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Preliminary report on Robin Moor sinking by German submarine
Washington reports a preliminary consul's finding that the American ship Robin Moor was sunk by a German submarine. The commander was aware the vessel was American, based on interviews with 11 survivors, with 35 missing after the May 21 sinking in the South Atlantic.
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United States
Robin Moor
Staten Island
Capetown
South Africa
South Atlantic
Washington
State Department
Pernambuco
Brazil
Sumner Welles
Walter J. Linthicum
Welles
Greenswich
Weather forecast for the Southeast and Gulf Coast
South Carolina sees scattered thunderstorms tonight and along the coast Friday with interior fair. Georgia turns partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a few thundershowers Friday. Alabama has considerable cloud and scattered thundershowers in the south tonight, partly cloudy Friday. Northwest Florida reports partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with scattered thundershowers in the west and light to moderate southwest winds.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Roosevelt nominates Harlan Stone as chief justice
President Roosevelt nominates Harlan F. Stone to succeed Hughes as chief justice. Robert H. Jackson to fill Stone’s seat, and Senator James Byrnes to replace Me Reynolds, with Byrnes confirmed promptly as a judiciary nominee.
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Harlan Stone
Senator Byrnes
Robert Jackson
High Court
Washington
Roosevelt
Harlan F. Stone
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Stone
Robert H. Jackson
James Clark Me. Reynolds
James Francis Byrnes
South Carolina
Glass
D-Va
Byrnes
Senate
Judiciary
Jackson
Judiciary Committee
Fracis Biddle
Justice Department
Biddle
Philadelphia
Nazi submarine blamed for torpedoing U S steamship Robin Moor
The State Department said an American consular report found the U S steamship Robin Moor undoubtedly sunk by a German sub in the South Atlantic. Eleven survivors have reached safety. thirty five others are missing. Churchill pledged Allied fight until victory as Britain and allies mobilize across Europe and the Middle East.
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Stephen Early
Washington
Germany
United States
Winston Churchill
Britain
London
Adolf Hitler
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