Ickes Fine Renews Threat In Coal Strike Fallout
A new coal strike threat surfaces as John L. Lewis denounces Secretary Ickes decision to fine bituminous miners one dollar a day for the June 15 walkout. Lewis calls it illegal and a brutal economic sanction while UMW officials warn of further stoppages. Ickes cites old contract penalties and says fines may apply if miners refuse to work without good reason.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
War Lebor Board
Central Pennsylvania Producers Association
WLB
Wagner Labor Relations Nct
Mr. Dempsey
Pay-Go Tax Made Law
President Roosevelt signed the pay-as-you-go tax bill yesterday as aides conferred on a program to raise the 16 billion dollars in additional savings and revenue requested for the year. Form on page 11.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Funds For Farm Security Administration Expenditures
The Senate last night approved 160 million dollars for expenditure by the Farm Security Administration as action on the 820 million dollar Agricultural Appropriations Bill was expected to finish today.
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Washington
Senate
Farm Security Administration
Near Anarchy Drama Spreads as Zoot-Suit Rebellion Grows
Los Angeles officials declare a state of near anarchy as police and reserves deploy around the city to curb violent clashes between servicemen and zoot-suiters amid six nights of unrest. Grand jury inquiry sought as gang activity fuels raids on homes in Watts. a war worker is knifed after a ride with two youths in 7000 suits. Continued on Page Twenty-four.
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Los Angeles
Fred N. Howser
Howser
Watts
Ekussehl E. Foss
Azusa
WAACS Defend Moral Standing Amid Rumors and Attacks
Secretary of War Stimson, church leaders, and two congresswomen rebut rumors about WAACS. They assert the charges are false and stress the corps supports American fighting strength. Congresswomen Rogers and Norton warn against Nazi-inspired attacks and urge continued recruitment.
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Washington
WAACS
Stimson
WAAC
Des Moines
Fort Oglethorpe
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rmass
House
Hitler
Armed Services
Mary T. Norton
D-N. J
Nazi Air War Warns of Damned Serious Assault on Germany
Berlin dispatches quote Voelkischer Beobachter as saying Allied air raids could hit all corners of Germany at any moment. The paper notes raids in the west and northwest already impact morale and labels the air war as a damned serious affair cited by Hitler’s mouthpiece.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Sweden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Dempsey Testified In Divorce Case In White Plains
Hannah Williams testified that former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey threatened her with a gun and assaulted her during their marriage. She described events in 1940 including a gun at her head, slaps, and verbal abuse, as the divorce case proceeded. The court planned to compel Dempsey to testify, though he was not present in court.
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White Plains
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Dempsey
Manassa Mauler
Coast Guard
Hannah
Dalmatian Puppy Classified Ad Draws Inquiries
A May Classified Ad in The Record Newspapers drew about 60 inquiries about a Dalmatian puppy. The ad urged people to place pets for sale and noted a phone contact at Tray 6100 for buyers.
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Mor Dalmatians
Oime
Disabled American Veterans Parade Canceled by Rain
Delegates to the annual state Disabled American Veterans convention gathered in the Hendrick Hudson lobby after a parade and memorial service were called off due to rain. Earle J. Wiley will speak tonight in the crystal ball room, with Surrogate Edward J. Donohue Mayor Frank J. Hogan and Joseph B. Mutholland slated as speakers. Charles H. Burkhardt presides as delegates plan today’s meetings and a dinner and dance at 8 pm.
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Hendrick Hudson
Charles H. Burkhardt
Troy
Earle J. Wiley
Crystal Ballroom
Edward J. Donohue
Frank J. Hogan
Joseph B. Mutholland
Burkhardt
Second Regiment
New York State Guard
Veterans’ Organizations
American Red Cross
Broadway
Second Street
Washington Park Monument
Francis A. Kelley
De Gaulle Says Resignation Threat Lingers Over DNL
Sources close to Gen Charles De Gaulle report he threatened to resign from the French Committee for National Liberation unless key personnel linked to Vichy are dismissed. He also opposes Gen Henri Giraud taking the post of minister of national defense while remaining commander in chief of the French army.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee For National Liberation
Vichy
de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
War Relief Draft Agreement Circulated by State Department
Washington reports a draft agreement for a United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration and a central agency to feed and aid war victims. The draft, approved by the United States Great Britain Soviet Russia and China, was sent to the 28 other United Nations and 11 associated nations for consideration. French authorities at Algiers were informed as well.
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Washington
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
China
United Nations
Algiers
Nation's crop prospects worst in three years
The Agriculture Department on June 1 rated crop prospects as the poorest in three years and warned production may not reach last year's level or government goals. Adverse weather delayed planting in key regions, reducing potential acreage and yields. War Food Administrator Davis urged intensified farm effort and conservation, noting wheat and other crops fell short of earlier forecasts due to drought in the Plains and wet conditions in the Eastern corn belt.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Victory Gardens
Great Plains
Corn
Ickes Seeks Gas Rationing Power From OPA
Secretary Ickes testified before a congressional committee that he is seeking to transfer gasoline rationing authority from the Office of Price Administration to his office. He said the move would give the Petroleum Administration power to decide where gasoline should be rationed, while OPA would still set the ration amounts.
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Eastern Seaboard
Mid-West
Ickes
Ralph K. Davies
Illinois
Atlantic
War Production Board
OPA
Baseball Scoreboard results from National and American Leagues
Brooklyn edged Boston 4 3 and St Louis defeated Pittsburg 5 0 in NL action. AL games saw New York 8 Philadelphia 2 and Chicago 11 Detroit 5 Boston 2 Washington 0. Eastern League Hartford 8 Elaire 0 with Albany Wilkes Barre, Utica Scranton, and Springfield Binghamton postponed.
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Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Hartford
Elaire
Albany
Wilkes-Barre
Utica
Scranton
Springfield
Binghamton
Chaplin Pays But Denies Paternity
Charles Chaplin agreed to pay 2500 dollars in cash and 100000 dollars weekly for Joan Berry support while a paternity suit proceeds, yet he denied being the father. A six page stipulation filed in Superior Court outlines payments and conditions, including blood tests for the infant.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Joan Berry
Tme
Miss Berry
Gertrude ‘el Berry
Negro Troops Riot at Camp Stewart Leaves MP Killed
Public relations officer Capt. Walter H. Dustmann Jr. reported that during a riot of Negro troops at Camp Stewart in Georgia one military policeman was killed and four others wounded. He said no white soldiers were involved aside from MPs and officers and none of the Negro soldiers was injured.
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Camp Stewart
Walter H. Dustmann, Jr
Fronts Across Europe and Pacific in World War II Report
Thousands of Germans breach the Russian line in the Caucaus but are bloodily repulsed. China makes a delaying stand against counterattacks. Allied aircraft drop forty tons of bombs on Jop-held Rabaul airdrome. The siege of Italy’s island fortresses continues as Mussolini, marking three years in war, attempts to shore up defenses with provincial government reshuffles.
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China
Pacific
Rabaul
Italy
Mussolini
Italy Says Fleet Ready For Battle
Italy declares its fleet is at action stations ready to repel enemy attacks. Adm Arturo Ficcardi says large naval units prepare for the offensive while Mussolini orders mass prefect shifts across 29 capitals in Italy, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Reports also say 50 000 troops in Corsica brace for Allied invasion and French patriots. Germany begins moving civilians from Lorient Le Havre Cherbourg and St Malo per Reuters dispatch.
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Sardinia
Sicily
Europe
Corsica
Zurich
Reuters
Germany
Lorient
le Havre
Cherbourg
St. Maio
Japs Cache Food at Poston Camp for Invasion Troops
A former Poston relocation center official told a Duesseldorf congressional sub committee that Japanese internees cached bread and other food in the desert at the Poston Camp for invasion forces and paratroopers.
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Los Angeles
Poston. Ariz. Relocation Center
Dues
Congressional
Poston Camp
Allies Claim 39 Air Victory in Pantelleria Raid
Allied Headquarters in North Africa report a major air assault against Pantelleria and nearby Sicilian targets. American Liberators hit Catania and Gerbini, destroying dozens of parked planes and downing several Axis fighters with no losses to US crews.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Wolfeanie
Mount Etna
United States Liberators
Middle East Command
Catania
Gerbini
Sicily
Ams
Tunisia
Rome
Pantellenia
Argentina curbs Axis ties as new gov cancels code messages
Argentina's new regime under Pedro Ramirez ends daily 100 word code messages from Axis embassies and nationals to their capitals, aligning with Rio de Janeiro talks on Axis espionage. Germany and Italy recognize the government, with Paraguay and the United States signaling probable recognition. Storni outlines a policy of interAmerican solidarity based on legality and opposition to conquest.
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Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Pedro Ramirez
Acta
Germany
Italy
Foreign Office
Erich Otto Meynen
Livio Garbaccio
Washington
Higinto Morinigo
Paraguay
Hull
United States
Marinigo
Segundo Storni
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