Reynaud vows France will fight to the end in new German drive
Paris AP Premier Reynaud told the Chamber of Deputies that France will fight to the end with Britain for world liberty as the new German offensive from the Aisne Somme front unfolds. He warned Allied help from Britain may be limited while Dutch and Belgian units brace on the Somme line.
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PARIS
Reynaud
Alles
Adolf Hitler
Aisne-Somme
Army Committee of
Chamber of Deputies
Deputies
France
Britain
Flanders
Amiens
Somme
Despiae
Viita
Aisne
Belgium
World War II Battlefronts Cloud French Defenses Amid Allied Assault
The report describes French river valley defenses near Somme and Bu to Aumale as Allied air and ground operations intensify. It notes debates over frontiers and the pace of planning while Nazi bombings of Paris and industrial targets signal a shifting phase of total war across Europe. Italy's ambivalence remains, with citizens uneasy about entering the conflict.
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Charles Erwin Wilson
Abbeville
Atriales
Paletes
Somme
Aumale
Scrmuers
Atferel
Germany
Smith
D-Va
Norton
D.W
Railiary
Rejceiver
Munich
Frankton
Paris
Friestrichshafen
Europe
Italy
Savins
Lev
House Group Preparing 1 Billion Tax Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee prepared a bill to yield about 1 billion dollars annually by broadening the income tax base. Republicans urged a general revision of revenue laws, with talks of new fields like lower brackets and a higher federal debt limit to finance the plan. President Roosevelt signaled possible savings by impounding agency funds, urging careful spending to pay as we go.
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Washington
Republican House
House
Ways and Means
Republican
Ways and ‘Means
Roosevelt
Congress
Sition
Air Training School Sought By Gallipolis
Gallipolis may host an air training school for embryo pilots as Dr. C E Holzer reports progress with federal authorities. Local measures include ground work and flying instruction led by Russell Kerr with hangar expansion promised. The project aligns with a government program to train thousands, with recruits from nearby counties expected.
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Gallipolis
Embryo Air Allots
C. E. Holzer
Holzer
Russell Kerr
Chamber of Commerce
Loca
Cald
Engineer Killed as Locomotive Leaps Rails
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger locomotive derailed after leaping rails, breaking into an embankment and hindering a coal train. One engineer died, an express messenger was injured, and six cars derailed in the incident attributed to a grade accident and collision on the Swiss German line.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Berlin
Newark
Star University
Toledo
Edward Deangelo
James Craig Watson
Hormer
University Stadium
Giles
Watson
War Today: Mackenzie Sees Second Hit Kriegs Phase Decisive
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the second phase of the German attack may be decisive in World War II. He warns the outcome hinges on rapid Allied responses, French resilience, and British reinforcements, noting Soviet signals on Near East interests alter the war’s political stakes.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Flanders
Vletory
London
Tassin
Near East
Moscow
Mussolini
Espa
Aid to Aged Director Attacks Bigelow Plan
In Columbus Ohio a drop in highway deaths below last year was cited as a sign the Bigelow plan for larger pensions faces opposition. The Ohio Society for Aid to the Aged seeks a $40 per month pension guarantee and aims to present the plan to voters at the upcoming election. Byron E Saf, Alliance junior high principal, was named high school principal to replace J E Vaughn who resigned after 33 years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bigelow
Ohio Society For Aid
Amerminciral
Alliance
Byron E. Saffellb
J. E. Vaughn
Marietta Riflemen Offer To Guard Plants
Two hundred members of the Ford Harmar Rifle Club volunteered to guard plants along government borders. The Marietta Riflemen offered their services to provide expert riflemen if needed for protection.
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Marietta
Ford ‘Harmar Rifle Club
Critic of Leopold Now Claims Good Foresight
Paris report says a worker sentenced to eight months in jail for critical remarks about King Leopold II appeared before the court claiming he showed remarkable foresight after Leopold capitulated to the Germans on May 2. The defense argued the remarks reflected foresight of the monarch’s downfall and future events.
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Leopold
Paris
A_ Faria shopmeny
Leopold Iie
Donahey proposes Ohio River Bridge bill in Congress
Senator Vic Donahey D Ohio introduced S4001 to authorize Lawrence County Ohio to acquire and operate any privately owned bridge across the Ohio River located in or adjoining the county. The measure seeks federal approval and potential operation rights for a regional crossing amid postwar infrastructure talk.
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Washington
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Lawrence County
Ohio River
Exodus of Haitians from Egypt as war fears rise
In Alexandria Egypt and other Near East cities ships bound for Italy reached capacity as hundreds of Haitians flee Egypt Syria and Palestine amid intensifying war fears. A majority of 500 Germans in Egypt ordered to leave or face internment told authorities they preferred the government.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
Syria
Palestine
Army Cites Fifth Column Activity Across Latin America
Washington AP a secret high command statement warns of Fifth Column activities in several Latin American nations amid defense prep. Secretary Wallace says dictators have designs on the New World and if England and France fall, the Americas will be next. Marshall testifies to Congress on Western Hemisphere tensions and possible intensified Fifth Column effort if Allies are defeated. Roosevelt requests defense funding to build ships and air power. Charles Edison resigns Navy post to seek New Jersey governorship. CIO endorses preparedness while protecting labor laws. Tennessee Powder Co. to supply smokeless powder to France and Britain. DuPont to operate plant near Memphis with Allied control. Senate appropriations in committee approve a large relief bill and civilian training for defense. Ellen Louise Buntz, 20 months, strangled by a sheet in Wauseon.
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Washington
Army High Command
Wallace
England
France
Americas
Senate Foreign Relations
Congress
House Military Committee
George C. Marshall
Latin America
Marshall
Great Britain
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Enw Meromn Peal Il Fund
Charles Edison
Sec
Tennessee Powder Company
Allied Purchasing Mission
Mem:his
E. I DuPont de
Senate Appropriations In
Civilian Conservation, Corps
Price Fixing Nears With War Spread
The National Association of Purchasing Agents warned of possible government price fixing for strategic imports like tin rubber and burlap. Executive Secretary George A Renard of New York said fixed prices and allocated supplies may spread beyond this year even if the U S does not enter the war. He argued nations now control production and prices and individuals may be forced to rely on government protection and assistance.
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Cincinnati
van Wert
National Guard
Joseph M. Schenck
Buffalo
N.Y
Jeanne Lewis
Century-Fox
Natonal Association of Purchasing ‘Agente
George A. Renard
New York
Renard
United States
Young Evangelist Emmanuel Shapiro Dies From Starvation
Emmanuel Shapiro a 21 year old evangelist starved himself to death ten weeks after severing his left hand. Superintendent GS Llewellyn reported that Shapiro refused food for a month and weakened while believing it was God’s command. Earlier he renounced Judaism and joined the cult.
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Llewellyn
Emmanuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Retired Gallia Merchant Found Dead In Home
John Schreiner age 71 a retired Gallipolis merchant and native of Middleport Meigs County was found dead in bed at his home today Funeral services set for Friday The report also notes political briefings and a Roosevelt birth in Washington with a seven pound nine ounce son born to Anne Clark Roosevelt wife of John Roosevelt Jr
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John Schreiner
Gallipolis
Middleport
Meigs County
Cowes Velt
Anne (Clark) Roosevelt
Jon
Flood claims five in Nebraska as eight more vanish
Northen Nebraska endures severe flooding with five deaths and eight missing across six northeastern counties. Hundreds are homeless as rivers surge, sweeping homes and businesses from foundations while residents recount harrowing rescues and attempts to cling to structures and lines before being swept away.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Edith Lipp
Id Ner
Jing Goate
Holt
Dismissal Sought in $7.5 Million Anti trust Suit
Cleveland. Industrial Organizations CIO asked federal court to dismiss Republic Steel's suit for 7.5 million dollars under Sherman Act. CIO counsel cited Apex Hosiery Co. ruling that violence in sit down strikes does not violate antitrust laws as a persuasive precedent. Republic has 10 days to reply.
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Cleveland
Sre
Federal District Court Today
Republic Steel Corporation
Little Steel
CIO
United States Supreme Court
Apex
Hosiery Co
Marvin C. Harrison
Acta
Republic
Nazi Blitz Opens Major Allied Front On Somme Front
Adolf Hitler launched a dawn offensive across a 125 mile Somme Aisne front from Laon to the Channel. German planes bombed Amiens and the Allette Canal while infantry pressed forward as French forces held. London circles hinted at Russian Allied cooperation and a possible separate peace offer from Hitler, with Churchill vowing Britain would fight to the end.
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Adolf Hitler
France
Somme-Aisne
Laon
Paris
English Channel
Fuehrer
Thunc
Amiens
Allette Canal
Laons
Soissons
Berlin
Hhame
London
Kremlin
Binder Sea
Mediterrane
Seacrest Passes Scanned By Fan Amid Turmoil
A fragmentary report recounts Seacrest Passes amid crowd chaos and a damaged scoreboard. Officials describe the incident as a tense moment during relations with a local team.
Twin Cities Split Over Daylight Saving Time
In twin cities Champaign and Urbana residents take opposite stances on daylight saving. Champaign council has moved to pass a daylight saving ordinance while Urbana’s city leaders rejected a similar proposal. The split centers on Wright Street, the dividing line between the two municipalities.
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Ampaigh
Paign
Urbana
Wright Street
Champaign
Destroyer strength remains higher despite losses
It was stated today that the total destroyer force, even after six ships were sunk in the Dunkirk withdrawals, is greater than at the war’s outbreak. New destroyers have been launched faster than they have been lost, maintaining larger naval strength.
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Dunkerque
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