Churchill Defends Iceland Move Over Wheeler Disclosure
Prime Minister Churchill protested that Wheeler’s Iceland troop disclosure jeopardizes British lives. Roosevelt released Churchill’s dispatch noting concern, not a protest, about voluntary Iceland movement and its risks. Senators Brooks and Clark criticized administration steps toward war.
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Early
Congress
Capitol Hill
Churchill
Iceland
Roosevelt
State Department
Wheeler
Roosevelt to Seek Over Five Billion in New Aid Bills
President Roosevelt said he would ask Congress this week for supplemental lend-lease, army, navy and Maritime Commission appropriations likely totaling five to six billion dollars. Two requests will be submitted: expanded current aid and greatly extending the seven billion lend-lease program. Early and Budget Director Harold Smith reviewed nearly complete figures for the dual package.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Maritime Commission
Stephen T. Early
Army
Navy and Maritime Commission
Early
Harold Smith
Italy and Germany Agree On Cutting Up Jugoslavia
Rome reports Italy and Germany signed an accord outlining the partition of Jugoslavia. The frontier will run from the Italian Jugoslav border toward a point south of Sabach and then east to where Italy Germany and Croatia meet.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Sabach
Syria moves toward armistice as Damour falls near Beirut
In a British led push, Damour was captured and Beirut threatened as Gen. Henri Dentz seeks armistice terms with Britain. Churchill disclosed the move in Parliament after Dentz’s request followed six weeks of fighting. Britain may demand security against German attack and prisoner exchanges. A separate report from Scranton notes Mrs. Tydvil Evans Kegler dying after her vigil for her brother James Evans.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
White House
France
Henri Dentz
Syria
Damour
Beirut
Dentz
House of Commons
Britain
Palestine
Iraq
Cyprus
Engert
Vichy
Free France
Scranton, Pa
Tydvil Evans Kegler
James Evans
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast With Mostly Fair Conditions
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas expects fair conditions with isolated thundershowers in southwest mountains, and similar unsettled weather in the Pecos Valley and eastward New Mexico with scattered showers today and Thursday. Temperatures ranged from a 65 to 90 degree 24 hour low and high, with noon at 89.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Pecos Valley
U S plane output peaks in June despite loss
U S defense officials report June production at about 1 400 planes, the highest level yet, offset by an estimated 70 planes lost at the North American Aviation plant. May output was 1 334, April 1 389, with plans to speed Britain deliveries via a standardized approach and deeper Anglo American coordination led by Merrill C Meigs in England.
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Washington
U.S
North American Aviation Company
Defense
Army
Navy
Britain
OPM
London
U. S
Merrill C. Meigs
England
J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon
United States
Laforce Family Hospitalized After Birth in Flushing
The Laforce family is in hospital with a newborn daughter born at Flushing Hospital. Four children aged 4, 3, 2, and 1 have whooping cough and are at Willard Parker Hospital. The husband is reportedly at an army hospital in Watertown New York.
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New York
Amarillo Police Captain John Snider Returns Home
John Snider night captain of the Amarillo police department left Northwest Texas Hospital to his home after a sudden illness. He was on duty when attacked by appendicitis and rushed to hospital where surgeons considered an operation before he began to recover.
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John Snider
Amarillo
Texas
Snider
Dallas Fledgling Denied Pilot License by CAA Over Eyes
The Civil Aeronautics Authority refused a Dallas applicant for a pilot license citing weak vision. A CAA doctor questioned the eye chart during the medical test, prompting the exchange, while Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance is noted in the text.
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Dallas
U.P
Civil Aeronautics Authority Today
CAA
Wheeler dares Roosevelt to seek a war declaration
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana challenged President Roosevelt to ask Congress for a declaration of war and pledged support for the war effort if such a request reached Congress. He urged direct action amid disputes over Iceland occupation and wartime disclosures, calling for unity and an honest, decent approach.
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Burton Wheeler
Roosevelt
Washington
U.P
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Alion
Wheeler
White House
Winston Churchill
Iceland
U.S
North Atlantic
Churchill on Icelandic Occupation and Allied Support
Prime Minister Churchill notes that 80 000 British troops will stay in Iceland and US forces will remain with periodic provisioning. He calls the US occupation a major strategic move to protect the Western Hemisphere from the Nazi threat and highlights naval cooperation to ease supply runs through dangerous waters.
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Iceland
United States
Churchill
Nazis Claim New Pushes Across Vast Russian Front
The Associated Press reports Nazi forces claim new advances into the Soviet Union across three sectors including Ostrov and Estonia and capture near Murmansk by way of the Finnish border. Moscow dismisses the gains, reporting Red Army counterattacks and a stalled drive along a 1000 mile front.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
White Russia
Rumania
Hitler
Ploesti
Black Sea
Constanta
Estonia
Russia
Ostrov
Finland
Salla
Murmansk-Leningrad
Murmansk
Rayburn Supports Guard Extension and Selectee Service
Speaker Rayburn said the war department favors extending active service for the national guard and selectees who volunteer for extended duty, while opposing compulsory retention beyond the one year except for volunteers. He urged possible amendment to allow selectees to offer another year and called for in-unit officers training to aid advancement.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
War Department
National Guard
Rayburn
Roosevelt
House Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Congress
Western Hemisphere
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
White House
Hawaii
Panama
Trinidad
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Six Nurses Missing After Ship Sunk
The American Red Cross reports a British vessel carrying 10 Red Cross nurses to England was torpedoed. Six nurses are missing, four were rescued in good condition, and the boat sailed from a gulf coast port on June 5. The vessel’s identity remains secret and the torpedoing occurred about two weeks earlier.
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Washington
Red Cross
England
Gulf Coast
Dr J J Crume Remains In Northwest Texas Hospital
Hospital report shows Dr J J Crume in fair condition after a blood transfusion yesterday. Relatives from out of town have been notified to come to his bedside as of today. An unrelated note mentions asphalt tile sold at Newby’s.
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J. J. Crume
Northwest
Texas Hospital
British Bombers Hit German Industrial Targets in Night Raid
British long range bombers attacked Germany destroying rail yards at Hamm and Munster and damaging factories at Bielefeld with great fires. Leuna oil plant near Leipzig and targets at Haugesund and northern France coasts were struck as heavy bombs caused extensive damage. seven bombers missing and five German planes shot down.
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London
Germany
Hamm
Munster
Bielefeld
Air Ministry
Leuna
Leipzig
Haugesund
France
Britain
British Engineer Hangs for Treason
George Johnson Armstrong, an engineer, was hanged at Wandsworth prison the first British subject executed in this war for violating the wartime treachery act. He offered his services to the German espionage network via a German consul in the United States and was arrested upon returning to Britain after a secret Old Bailey trial on June 8.
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London
U.P
George Johnson Armstrong
Wandsworth
Armstrong
United States
Great Britain
Old Bailey
Lady Lawyer Wins Case for Fiance in Milwaukee
Miss Margaret Pinkley a recent University of Wisconsin law school graduate won her first district court case representing her fiance John P Varda Eagle River assemblyman. Varda faced a speeding charge dismissed by Judge Harvey L Neelan as he hurried to her home to announce their engagement.
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Milwaukee
Margaret Pinkley
University of Wisconsin Law School
John P. Varda
Eagle River
Varda
Jack Farwell Improves After Major Operation
Family members report H. J. Jack Farwell is much better today after a major operation at Northwest Texas Hospital last week. He had a good night last night and is progressing well.
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H. J
Jack” Farwell
Mr. Farwell
Northwest Texas Hospital
Weather Forecast Sparks City Water Plan
The water department notes rising spirits as fair weather is forecast and several men plan to water lawns by tomorrow afternoon. Mr Collman forecast no rain with a shower near Pueblo, Colorado. Phoenix sees over 100 degrees and a 10 inch rain, with desert steam. Collman again predicts fair weather, a southwest breeze and 90 to 95 degrees.
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City Water Department
Mr. Collman
Pueblo
Colo
Phoenix
Ariz
Collman
Willkie Invited To White House Luncheon
President Roosevelt invites Wendell L. Willkie to a White House luncheon conference described as a general discussion of international affairs. Willkie, ally of the administration's foreign policy, last met the President after a trip to England. Stephen Early says Willkie is not seeking a government job.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
White House
Willkie
England
Stephen Early
Airport Proposal is in the Mill
Amarillo's plan to continue improving English Field hinges on spending the proposed allotment of over 611000. L C Elliott regional manager for the Civil Aeronautics Authority gave assurances during a long distance call with Fort Worth. Work on a contract exceeding 234000 is currently under way at the airport.
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Amarillo
L. C. Elliott
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Fort Worth
News Tip Prize Won By Loyd Shelton
Loyd Shelton wins the week's five dollar prize for a tip about a strange fish described as a large salamander axolotl. Helen Gill takes two dollars for a tip about her younger brother and a risky firecracker incident. Charles Blackwell gets two dollars for reporting a fire under a piano on a roof at Austin Myers' Piano Store.
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Lloyd Shelton
Mr. Shelton
West Fifth
Helen Gill
Nineteenth Avenue
Charles Blackwell
Jackson Street
Austin Myers
C. O. Williams
Arch Road
Jo Ann Beets
North Johnson Street
Joe Weatherly
Dalton Eason
North Polk Street
E. J. Anderson
General
E. McConnaughey
River Road
Essie Scott
North Pierce Street
Whit Latta
Harrison Street
M. B. Darby
Madison Street
W. J. Pearson
Moore Street
Wanda Louise Gatton
Pierce Street
M. B. Thomas
Tennessee Street
Dan Ferguson
Taylor Street
Imogene King
Carolina Street
Ed Bune Drant
Pueblo Courts
Chaos in British Plane Production Is Charged
In the House of Commons Lieut. Com. Austin Hopkinson alleged widespread chaos in British war aircraft production. Laborite George M. Garro-Jones charged that hundreds of American-made planes sat unpacked in warehouses and that the Ministry of Aircraft Production failed to provide essential maintenance gear, leaving some aircraft completely ready while others waited in storage.
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London
House of Commons
Austin Hopkinson
Independent
Hopkinson
Fleet Air Arm
George M. Garro-Jones
Ministry of Aircraft
United States
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Illinois
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
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Clark
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Ecuador
Sumner Welles
Bibles and
Russell Stationery Company
Damascus
Aleppo
Palmyra
Laforce
Better
Baltic
Dvina River
Parnu
Viljandi
Leningrad
Bessarabia
Red Army
Prut
Newby’'s
Jack Farwell
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Loyd Shelton
RAF
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