New Property Draft Measure Passage Urged
President Roosevelt backs a war department bill to allow government seizure of private property for defense. Undersecretary Patterson urges quick passage in broad form, saying the measure is sweeping but needed for national emergency. Critics call it dictatorial. some lawmakers want time limits and safeguards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
U.P
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
Patterson
Navy
Reclamation Projects Get Senate Approval for 82 Million
The senate tentatively approved an 82,726,000 appropriation for western reclamation work for the fiscal year starting July 1942. The package, part of the interior department supply bill, includes general treasury financing for seven new developments and a 31,750,000 line item for the California Central Valley Project. An amendment by Senator Hayden granted 10,000,000 for project transmission lines.
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Washington
Senate
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
General Treasury
California Central Valley
House
Hayden
D-Ariz
Reclamation Bureau
Baseball results from the National and American Leagues
Cincinnati beat New York 7 to 5 with a 13 hit attack. Pittsburgh defeated Boston 9 to 5 behind strong relief. St Louis shut out Brooklyn 6 to 0. Philadelphia topped Chicago 7 to 0 with a late rally. New York edged Boston 2 to 4 in rain shortened action with limited scoring.
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New York
Boston
Peek & Rosar
Trout & Tebbetts
Philo
Chicago
Miracle Demanded In Ship Building
Rome and Washington report calls for action adopts Axis readiness and a US shipbuilding surge. Virginio Gayda says Mussolini and Hitler prepare new offensive while Secretary Knox urges a production miracle to boost shipyards and morale with government bonuses and competitive incentives.
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Virginio Gayda
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Adolf Hitler
Axis
Gayda
United States
Britain
Europe
World
Mussolini
Hitler
Roosevelt Meets Winant Knudsen and King in War Talks
President Roosevelt held a trio of conferences with John G. Winant ambassador to Britain William Knudsen production chief and Admiral E J King commander of the Atlantic patrol The meetings followed a session with Roosevelt and his legislative lieutenants signaling renewed effort to mobilize the unlimited national emergency Winant was to report on war developments and Britain's needs before meeting with Hopkins and the others at the White House
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
John G. Winant
Britain
William S. Knudsen
E. J. King
U.S. Atlantic
Henry A. Wallace
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Walter F. George
Georgia
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Capital
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Winant
Crete
Executive Mansion
Harry L. Hopkins
Knudsen
King
President
Arizona probes power rate by federal projects
Washington June 3 Henry S Wright chairman of the Arizona Colorado river commission urged tighter scrutiny of federal Colorado river benefits. Reclamation Commissioner John G Page promised review of Parker dam power resale rates in the interests of Arizona people as Senate proceedings considered Wright letters and Bullshead dam funding questions.
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Washington
Henry S. Wright
Arizona Colorado River Commission
Interior Department
Colorado River
John G. Page
Senate Appropriations Committee
Parker Dam
Arizona
Senate
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Wright
Fire Fighting Funds Hike Sought by Tucson Officials
Tucson city leaders debated the 1941 42 budget and possible funding increases. Andrew P. Martin urged a 10 percent rise in licenses to fund additional firemen after a recent East Sixth street blaze. Mayor Jaastad agreed to invite license paying businesses to a special meeting to decide if revenue can be raised.
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Andrew P. Martin
H. O. Jaastad
Martin
East Sixth Street
Park Avenue
Jackson Held Likely To Get Hughes' Post
Chief Justice Hughes will retire July 1 for health and age reasons after 19 years on the court. Speculation centers on Attorney General Robert H. Jackson as Roosevelt’s likely successor with a second vacancy expected to be filled by Senator Byrnes.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Hughes
James C. McReynolds
Byrnes
D-Sc
Congress
White House
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hyde Park
Wall of Silence Signals March Pressure on France
A Wall of Silence report notes March under way as French political activity intensifies. Secret French air force shifts to Tunisia and Syria ready to respond to British actions. Weygand appears in cabinet talks amid talks of a new international turn following Brennero meeting between Hitler and Mussolini.
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France
Tunisia
Syria
Vichy
Maxime Weygand
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Brennero
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Hitler
Weygand
Mediterranean
Near East
Oil Industry Proposes Gasless Sundays nationwide
The oil industry urged gasless Sundays and other restrictions across the United States to meet looming petroleum shortages. They also suggested broader conservation measures that could affect the western hemisphere.
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Washington
United States
Western Hemisphere
Parity Loans Bill Faces Veto By FDR
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt will veto the parity loan bill if Congress adds minimum price provisions for government purchases. Sources note he would reject the price clause regardless of the measure’s agricultural importance. No funds were provided in the new law making 85 percent parity loans mandatory for this year’s wheat cotton corn tobacco and rice.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Crete Shows Nazi Invasion Problem
Alexandria Egypt June 3 British officers who led removal of over 15 000 imperial and Greek troops from Crete say Germany must devise new invasion methods before attempting Britain. Despite air and sea control German efforts failed to land troops as British ships broke up transports and fishing boats. About 20 000 Germans were believed drowned when ships were sunk in the past fortnight.
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Darlan
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Mediterranean
Britain
Middle East
Suez
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Germany
Dakar
African
Alexandria
Egypt
Great Britain
France Prodded From Tomb by Axis Shadow
Dewitt MacKenzie writes from vacation with Fred Vanderschmidt about French collaboration fears under Axis pressure. The piece links Petain Weygand talks, Crete finish, Brennero meetings, and hints at Syria and Cyprus conflicts as France reactivates arms and risks in the Middle East.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Germany
Darlan
Marshal Petain
Maxime Weygand
Mediterranean
Crete
Brennero
Berlin Bombed As British Renew Night Raids On Germany
British air raids hit Berlin causing large fires and targeted Ruhr cities Duesseldorf Duisburg Ruhrort and Ostend and St Nazaire docks. Four aircraft were lost in raids and three in daylight attacks yesterday.
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London
Berlin
Air Ministry
Duesseldorf
Duisberg-Ruhrort
Ruhr
Ostend
St. Nazaire
Germany
Kiel Canal
Funds for Arizona Dam Approved by Senate Committee
The senate appropriations committee recommends $560,000 for Headgate Rock dam on the Colorado river near Parker Arizona. The增加 amount reflects a $260,000 increase over house approval to finish a main line canal for the Colorado river Indian reservation.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Headgate Rock
Colorado River
Parker
Ariz
House
Indian Bureau
Protection Plea Is Axis Plan For Vichy
London reports that Germany and Italy may demand that the Vichy regime request protection over Syria to permit a large scale Axis land campaign in the Middle East. Hitler and Mussolini reportedly discussed the plan at the Brenner Pass meeting.
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Germany
Italy
Vichy
Syria
Middle East
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Turkey
Latakia
Britain
Cyprus
Lebanon
Nogales Protest Over State Highway Budget
A large group of Santa Cruz officials and civic leaders left Nogales for Tucson to protest the 1941 42 state highway budget allocation. They argue the county was promised 150 000 dollars but two thirds depended on federal measures, leaving only 50 000 for new construction and maintenance. The delegation includes the board of supervisors city council and chamber of commerce.
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Ariz
Santa Cruz County
Tucson
Jack Procter
Highway Commission
Congress
Board of Cruisors
City Council
Chamber of Commerce
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