Welles Defends Robin Moor Sinking and German Submarine Role
Undersecretary Sumner Welles stated the Robin Moor sinking facts are beyond dispute and accused Germany of violating an international submarine warfare treaty. He said a full US statement would await 11 survivors depositions from Brazil before action. The department summarized the May 21 sinking with 30 minutes for passengers to abandon ship.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Germany
United States
Welles
Brazil
State Department
South Atlantic
Berlin
Robin Moor
England
Roosevelt
Ger
Shipbuilding Hinges on End of Strike in Defense Plants
The Associated Press reports that $600 million in San Francisco Bay defense shipbuilding could resume full speed after the International Machinists Council in Washington urged APL workers to return to 11 shipyards. A Sunday meeting will decide on the council action and a possible Monday return.
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Associated Press
San Francisco Bay Area
APL
International Executive Council
Washington
Harry Hook
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Executive Council
Pittsburgh
Curtis Wright Company
Defense. Mediation Board
AF Machinists
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Consolidated
Army
Navy
Britain
Senate
House
Military Affairs Committee
Tall Steel Buildings as Safest Air Raid Shelters
The Office of Civilian Defense urges a civilian defense plan stressing tall steel and concrete buildings as safer shelters. They warn fires, hunger, disease, and mental strain will challenge civilians, and emphasize protecting large occupancies like apartments, hotels, theaters, and offices.
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OCD
Don Whitehead
Frank
J. Wheeler
New York
Special News Service
Europe
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense
F. H. LaGuardia
Survivor recounts Nazi boarding of Robin Moor and radio seizure
A Robin Moor survivor said German seamen boarded the freighter in the South Atlantic and seized its radio to prevent SOS signaling before a torpedo sank the ship. He described 18 days in an open boat, rationing food, brutal heat, and eventual rescue by the Brazilian ship Ozorio.
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Recife
Brazil
United States
South Atlantic
Orizio
Africa
Franensteen moves to purge coast CIO of subversives
Los Angeles reporters note June 13 that Richard T. Frankensteen calls to purge Pacific coast CIO UAW leadership of subversive elements. He declares five day North American Aviation strike was a wildcat action and suspends local leaders and five international reps. Walter Smethurst and Eric Nicol arrive as part of the drive amid charges filed against Lew H. Michener.
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Los Angeles
CIO
Richard T. Frankensteen
Pacific Coast
United Automobile Workers
Frankensteen
Natino
Aviation
Cio-Uaw
UAW
North American Aviation
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Communist Party
UAW International
Lew H. Michener
West Coast
National Cio
Walter Smethurst
National Aircraft Workers
Smethhurst
Buffalo
N. Y
Eric A. Nicol
United States Department of Labor
North American
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt Cancels All Engagements
Washington reports President Roosevelt, suffering a slight sore throat, cancels all engagements including the Friday cabinet meeting and press conference. The June 13 bulletin notes the cancellation affects official duties for the day.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Weather forecast for South Carolina Georgia and nearby regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers in parts of South Carolina Georgia and Florida. Alabama also shows partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers mainly in the extreme south this afternoon or tonight. Winds will be gentle to moderate from the south or west along the coast.
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James I. Byrnes
South Carolina
Wallace
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
White House
Robert H. Jackson
Francis Biddle
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
U S to Protest German Sinking of Robin Moor
Washington reports the United States will lodge a vigorous protest with Germany over the torpedoing of the Robin Moor. Survivors say a Nazi Uboat attacked deliberately. The State Department will demand restitution for loss of life and property and assurances against a repeat incident. 35 still missing.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Robin Moor
State Department
Roosevelt
Walter J Linthicum
U. S
Pernam
On the Job. Vimes-Enterprize Help Wanted Ads
On the Job. Vimes-Enter prise offers buy ers, rent elds, locate help through want-ads. They promise wide reach and quick results for hiring and property needs with a phone contact.
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Vimes-Enterprise
News on the Nazi Soviet accord hints at strains and Britain’s stance
A DeWitt Mackenzie feature reviewed by Fred Vanderschmidt notes signs of strain between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. It cites German demands on Moscow, perceived Soviet evasion, and limited Soviet aid to Germany. Britain’s Cripps returns home amid hints he may not go back, as Iraq’s oil conflict is examined and Soviet help remains minimal.
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Russia
Germany
Kremlin
Stafford’ Cripps
Moscow
Iraq
Stalin
Hitler
Reich
Stalin Beccame
Soviet Union
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Britain
Eis
Steed Se
U.S. SR
British Warship Hit as Nazis Threaten Arm-Carrying Vessels
A British warplane reported a torpedo strike on a German pocket battleship off Norway as Nazi threats to attack ships carrying contraband to England escalated. Berlin vowed to sink any England bound vessel, while the United States prepared a protest over the sinking of the Robin Moor. Relations with the Soviet Union and potential German invasion plans on the Baltic and Black Seas dominated London and Washington diplomacy.
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U.S
Robin Moor
Welles
Germany
Air Ministry
Berlin
England
Norway
Skaggerak
United States
America
Washington
State Department
Russia
London
Europe
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Joseph V. Stalin
Baltic
Black Seas
Helsinki
Finland
Kremlin
Berns
Switzerland
Soviet
Ankara
Turkey
Bir Stafford Cripps
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