United States Warns Axis Powers to Stay Out of Western Hemisphere
The United States cautioned Germany and Italy to keep hands off British French and Dutch possessions in the western hemisphere. Secretary Hull sent notes to Berlin and Rome while seeking a united front of 21 American republics for military and economic defense reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine amid armistice talks and hemisphere concerns.
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Rome
Washington
United States
Germany
Italy
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Benito Mussolini
France
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Congress
Excess Profits Levy Vote Hits Senate Debate
Washington lawmakers discussed a defense revenue bill proposing an excess profits levy and a sharp war profits tax. The measure would raise billions with new taxes, prompting surprise amendments as senators weigh economic impact and wartime funding.
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Washington
Defense
Rome fascists eye peace move and postwar map
The United States warns it would accept a peace plan that leaves France with severe terms and maintains an occupation army. Mussolini and Hitler push for major territorial gains in Corsica and Britain while Rome signals no sympathy for France.
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Rome
Fascists
Associated Press
United States
France
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Corsica
Britain and Germany clash in renewed England air raids
British and German planes staged a second night of offensive air action over England and coastal areas. Bombs hit near northeast towns as anti aircraft and fighters engaged raiders from Scotland to near London. Bremen and Hamburg faced heavy bombing with up to 250 bombs dropped in ten minutes. Parliament discussed arms purchases as RAF attacked Bremen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Essen, Castrop, Sterkrade and Hanover. My older text note on Myron Taylor in Rome appears as stray.
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London
Britain
Germany
England
Scotland
Bremen
Hamburg
Frankfort
Essen
Castrop
Sterkrade
Hanover
Air Ministry
Capital And Labor Press Platform Demands In 1936 GOP
A Philadelphia report notes John L. Lewis and labor leaders urging the Republican platform to reflect pro labor and pro Allied aid positions while criticizing FDR era policies. The AFL CIO stance emphasizes assistance to European democracies short of war entry and calls for youth labor organization critique of past party records.
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Hitler
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Landon
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Spain Demands Share Of Postwar Spoils
Madrid reports Spain seeks a stake in postwar spoils from the war’s end, arguing for control of the African coast opposite Gibraltar and the Andorra principality on the Pyrenees frontier. The piece notes talk of a broader redraw as exiled royals and European royals seek refuge, with Zita, Otto, and Leopold II’s children among arrivals crossing the mountains.
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Spain
Prince
Rions
Go- Gamer
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Ain
Zita
Austria
Otto
Leopold II
Belgium
Logan mother and son drown in West Virginia flood
A 19 year old Missie Smith and her 2 year old son Everett Lee died when Missie fell from a wooden footbridge into Dingess creek during high waters near Logan. Two teenage boys are reported missing after floods from two days of rain along the Kanawha and Elk rivers and nearby creeks threaten lowland property.
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West Virginia
Kanawha River
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Sie Smith
Logan
Dingess Creek
Everett Lee
Clendenin
Elk River
Birch Run
Jack Jenkins
Rn County
German drive nears Marseille as Cherbourg and Rennes fall
German forces push southward in France amid rapid artillery successes. Cherbourg Nancy and Rennes are reported under German control. Lyon lies about 200 miles from Marseille and the Mediterranean coast while Kehl broadcasts claim further gains.
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Associated Press
Berlin
France
England
Cherbourg
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Rennes
Brittany
Lyon
Marseille
Rhine
Kehl
Government May Flee To Algiers Seek to Sustain War
Reports claim France may retreat to Algiers while continuing the fight. Paris discusses German terms and possible leadership moves with Lebrun and top officials heading to Africa. Officials say negotiators have been named and a new Loire battle has ended as troops reposition.
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Berlin
New York
Paris
Wide World Radio
Algiers
Associated Press
Bordeaux
France
Germany
Lebrun
Africa
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Edouard Herriot
Jules Jeanneney
Bombs Hit Bordeaux as Refugees Routed
An undetermined number of people were killed and wounded when German planes bombed Bordeaux, the provisional capital of occupied France. Two bombs struck refugee shelters and several important buildings were damaged.
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Bordeaux
France
Walsh Criticizes Navy Policy On Profits and Vessels
Senator Walsh chairman of the Senate Naval Committee rebukes the Navy over a claimed 10 percent profit guarantee on ship building contracts and a misstatement about a bureau chief’s remarks. He warns that delivering Britain warships and chasers could invite dangerous consequences if an enemy submarine nears harbors. The Appropriations Committee released related concerns.
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Navy
Washington
D-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
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Means
Great Britain
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Mass
Senate Appro
Armies in Lorraine press on amid German advance
Reports say French forces retreat from the Maginot line are forming to defend their positions, fighting enemies from east, north and west. German columns push toward Lyon from the Swiss frontier while Paris signals possible armistice terms and internal rebuke of General de Gaulle amid calls for national unity and continued resistance.
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Libya
Lorraine
Rman Weens
France
Lyon
Nevers
London
Germany
de Gaulle
Nations Defense
Henry Philippe Petain
Coun
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Charles Pomaret
United States
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