Nye Demands FDR Resign Over Foreign Policy Risks
Senator Nye urges President Roosevelt to resign to avoid disaster from foreign policy. He calls for hearings on whether a secret bomber sight was moved to aid the Allies. Hyde Park voices dispute as Knox warns of danger and Walsh presses for readiness amid war talk. Navy reveals plans for a $60 million aircraft carrier batch built at Norfolk yard.
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Dewey Attacks Roosevelt In Campaign Drive
A New York press report quotes unnamed critics accusing the Roosevelt administration of policy failures over seven years. The unnamed source argues Roosevelt must be defeated, asserting Franklin D. Roosevelt bears sole responsibility for national policies.
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Thomas
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt brands Nye in Hyde Park remarks
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park on June 21 branded Senator Nye as calis See Page 12.
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Spanish Cabinet Meeting Reported Amid Government Reorganization
Lisbon dispatches report the Spanish cabinet meeting in Madrid as the government undergoes reorganization. The afternoon session was noted by Madrid sources, signaling ongoing political changes.
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Sere Tae
Madrid
Unclear fragment hints at Wilmington firm connection
Fragment references E. L Du Pont De Nersours company at Wiminston and immediate connection. No clear event or outcome is described.
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Wiminston
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West Virginia Truckers Granted One-Year Tech Temporary Extensions
Fifty West Virginia truckers received one-year extensions and certificates of temporary exemption to July 1 this year after questionnaires and investigations.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Tech
GOP Considers Plank On Aid To European Nations
Philadelphia AP June 21 Republicans shaped a platform around the slogan peace and preparedness. Subcommittees debated how strongly to endorse aid to Allies while stressing caution amid a changing world and evolving events.
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Hitler Orders Armistice Car Taken To Berlin
Adolf Hitler ordered an Armistice railway car be brought to Berlin. The action recalls the 1918 and 1940 armistice events and includes commemorative markers to honor Marshal Foch. The monument to Marshal Foch is to be preserved undamaged.
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General Smedley Butler Dies at 58 in Philadelphia
Major Smedley D. Butler, 58, retired Marine Corps leader known as Old Gimlet Eye, died at 4 p.m. in a naval hospital after a month in bed from gall bladder and liver ailments. He twice served as a public safety official and was later connected to the Stimson and war secretary roles.
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Boone Dawson Visits Bluefield in Primary Campaign Stop
Daniel Boone Dawson from Charleston Republican gubernatorial bid arrives in Bluefield for a brief visit with campaign manager Jim H. Shott. The duo plans to travel to Philadelphia as part of outreach ahead of the state election.
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Maps Drift 10 Axis Relations in Tokyo Dispatch
New York reports Moscow radio in Tokyo on June 22 notes shifts in policy and strategy. Circles close to the war effort say James policy lines may have changed toward Eastern alliances and French positions amid tensions with Japan.
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Labor Leader John L. Lewis Faces Uprising Within CIO
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis opposing a third term for the president confronts rising disaffection in Labor's Non-Partisan League amid CIO alignment. The developing rift complicates the party and labor leadership in the West.
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Carol Casts His Lot With Nazi Germany
In Bucharest June 21 King Carol moves toward alignment with Germany amid a Nazi fascist style in Romania. The Iron Guard is banned but may receive official sanction while anti semitism grows. Page 12 details.
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United States
Joint Committee Okehs Tax Bill Considerations
Washington reports the Joint Committee on defense revenue bills. It reaffirms tax on individual and corporate income with surtaxes for higher earners and proposes war profits taxation if needed. Senate amendments for immediate increases were struck out. Conferees set terms for next steps.
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United States
Peace Terms Dictated by Hitler at Compiegne Forest
In June 1940 at Compiegne the French delegates received Hitler's peace terms in the railway car where the 1918 armistice was signed. The German demand called for end to resistance, guarantees for continued war against Britain, and acceptance of pre conditions for a new European order while terms were read in a ceremonial setting in the forest.
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Bombs Blast South England in Third Big Raid
Wave upon wave of German bombers attacked southern and eastern England early today with heavy demolition and incendiary bombs. The British responded with a raid on Berlin as anti aircraft fire and machine gun chatter filled the air.
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