Darlan Appeals For Support Of Collaboration Policy
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan called on the French nation to back his policy of collaboration with Germany to build a new Europe. He urged unity and rejected criticism while outlining three tasks: ease the current situation, prepare for peace for the vanquished, and prepare France's future in a new Europe.
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Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Germany
Europe
Darlan
Syria
Judgment on sinking of U S ship withheld by White House
Washington June 10 The White House asked that judgment be suspended on the sinking of the U S steamer Robin Moor until the causes are established. Rescue ship Osorio reported 11 of 46 aboard were saved after a May 21 torpedoing in the South Atlantic. Authorities seek official confirmation while missing include 17 crew and eight passengers.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Robin Moor
Waldemark Lucio Pereira
Osorio
Associated Press
South Atlantic
Stephen Early
Brazil
State Department
Jefferson Caffrey
Rio de Jannero
Navy Department
Caffrey
Maritime Commission
Senate approves draft age deferral to 28 by July 1
The Senate unanimously adopted an amendment to the selective service law authorizing President Roosevelt to defer men who reach 28 by July 1 this year. The change lowers the maximum draft age from 35 to 28, with those 28 to 35 only deferred, not excused, and not applying to those already in service. The 28 year limit was sponsored by Sen. Chan Gurney. The measure moves to the House.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Roosevelt
Sen. Chan Gurney
House
War Secretary Seeks Swift Bill To Halt Defense Strikes
Washington June 10 The War Department urged Congress to suspend its property seizure bill briefly to speed a law giving the President explicit power to handle defense strikes. Undersecretary Robert P Patterson told the House Military Committee amendments to the selective service act would aid government takeover of plants delaying defense. Patterson cited North American Aviation as an example and urged explicit statutory authority while noting constitutional powers already used.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Robert P. Patterson
House Military Committee
Connally
Vinson
North American Aircraft Corporation
Patterson
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
North American Aviation Plant
Churchill cites Crete losses and 1941 output gains
Prime Minister Churchill reports Crete losses at about 15 000 men killed wounded captured or missing. He notes May as the best month in the Battle of the Atlantic and a 50 percent rise in guns and heavy tanks output in early 1941. The admiralty says 17 000 were evacuated from Crete, totaling 32 000 defenders. He lists German losses including 5 000 drowned and 12 000 killed or wounded plus ships and aircraft destroyed.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Crete
Churchill
the Atlantic
Commons
Britain
Admiralty
Germany
Middle Eastern
Royal Navy
U S Materials Used To Better Singapore
Singapore’s naval base has been enhanced with U S and British materials to be ready for any fleet. Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton said expansion is of large dimensions due to changing war conditions and potential use by Allied fleets or Britain’s own forces.
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Singapore
United States
Geoffrey Layton
Britain
Far East
Layton
Six Are Known Dead In Texas As Dam Breaks
A west Texas flash flood from a broken Albany dam killed at least six people and endangered many more. Homes and a 20 foot wall of water swept through the town as the Nail and Cook ranches saw torrential overnight rains. Dozens were left homeless as the torrent carried away a house and trapped families, with six members of the Paul Alexander family still missing hours after the disaster. Authorities warned of continuing danger as rescue efforts continued at daylight.
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Albany
Tex
West Texas
John Gage
Hubbard Creek
Thelma Williams
Addie Ratliff
Alice Monk
Mack Strong
Paul Alexander
Alexander
Nail
Cook
Lake Diller
Army Strikers Vote to Return If Army Leaves Plant
Inglewood California June 10. Three thousand North American Aviation workers voted to return to work if four conditions are met including withdrawal of the Army from the factory. They will march back on the 7 p.m. shift if demands are met and the Army is withdrawn.
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Inglewood
Calif
U.P
North American Aviation, Inc
Elmer Freitag
Freitag
CIO
O'Neil Ignores Newsmen Over Mexico Liquor
Phoenix June 10 The Arizona state tax commission will not contest a Nogales test of its authority to stop liquor imports from Mexico lacking state luxury stamps. D C O Neil said the effort by publishers Mathews of the Arizona Daily Star and Sisk of the Nogales Herald to obtain stamps or seize liquor is “just another incident.”
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
D. C
Tucson
H. R. Sisk
Nogales
Il Duce challenges U S to enter world war
Mussolini declares the United States is at de facto war with the Axis and dares Washington to declare war. He warns intervention would risk a totalitarian regime at home and notes Spain and Turkey may draw the United States in. Public squares fill as stores close and radios relay the 50 minute address.
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Rome
Mussolini
United States
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Phillips
William Philips
Il Duce
Mussosini
Allied troops reportedly enter Damascus as Syria crisis grows
Ankara reports say British forces advance toward Damascus from Iraq and reach the Turkish frontier near Kam befie with control of the Turkish Iraq railway. Turkish circles voice optimism that Syria may fall soon while German and Italian quarters stay cautious.
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Dana Schmidt
Ankara
Turkey
U.P
Damascus
Syria
Germany
Iraq
Kamedhlie
Turkey-Iraq
British and Free French near Damascus in 1941 advance
British and Free French columns are within sight of Damascus, Syria, with authorities noting it remains to be seen whether defenders will offer resistance outside the ancient city.
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Cairo
Egypt
Damascus
Syria
German Raid Hits Haifa Oil Facilities in Palestine
Berlin reports German bombers attacked Haifa in Palestine last night. Bombs struck a pier and a large oil tank storing Mosul Iraqi oil, seen as a first German strike on Palestine and a challenge to Britain’s Mediterranean fleet.
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Berlin
Haifa
Palestine
DNB
Mosul
Iraq
New York
Britain
Mediterranean
French Air Squadron Lands in Syria Report
Berlin radio broadcast heard in New York reported a French air squadron landed in Syria after a flight from North Africa.
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New York
Berlin
Syria
North Africa
Two Killed Four Hurt In Mexican Gun Battle
Dispatches from Mazatlan report in Walamo, Sinaloa state, that two people were killed and four injured in a gun battle between two detachments of the army agrarian reserves. The clash began when Barron detachment arrived to settle a long-standing grudge, and regular troops with machine guns moved from Mazatlan to restore order.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Sinaloa State
Walamo
Barron
War moves into the South Atlantic as Robin Moor sinks
The sinking of the American ship Robin Moor signals a shift of World War II to the South Atlantic. The piece discusses French Dakar possibly serving as a Nazi U-boat base, the need to move Allied supplies around Africa to reach the Middle East, and the uncertainty over Dakar’s oil stocks.
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U.S
South Atlantic
Robin Moor
Mediterranean
France
Germany
Dakar
West Africa
Africa
South America
Cape of Good Hope
Red Sea
French Dakar
Churchill Reports Favorable Advance in Syria
London dispatches say Allied troops advancing favorably in Syria with little opposition from French forces. Churchill states Britain seeks no territories in Syria or French lands and will aid France’s freedom and independence. Allied columns push toward Damascus and Beirut as Free French sources report clashes near Damascus outskirts.
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London
A.P
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Syria
France
Iraq
Nile Valley
Suez Canal
Churchill
Middle East
Damascus
Beirut
Lebanon
Baseball National League Scores and Highlights
Chicago topped New York 11 to 0 as Olsen McCullough McGee Wittig and Danning led the offense. Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 4 to 3 with Heintzelman Klinger Dietz Lan ning and Lopez contributing. St Louis beat Philadelphia 3 to 0 behind Warneke Mancuso Johnson Crouch and Warren. Cincinnati edged Boston 4 to 3 with VanderMeer Lombardi Salvo Lamanna and Berres in strong form.
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New York
Olsen
McCullough
McGee
Wittig
Danning
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Warneke
Mancuso
Johnson
Crouch
Warren
Postponed Boston at St Louis Night Game due to Rain
Rain postponed the night game between Boston and St Louis. the makeup will be played the night of August 18. The Detroit and Cleveland and New York games are listed with pitching lines and score summaries.
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Boston
St. Louis
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