Vichy Reveals Accord After Cabinet Meets
The United Press reports a French communique stating Premier Petain and Adolf Hitler agreed on cooperation while outlining plans to reconstruct Europe. Britain’s George VI sent France encouragement as Churchill urged not hindering aid. Reports from Madrid and Das Reich highlight Axis diplomacy and Franco’s cautious stance. Hitler reportedly bowed to Petain, expressing sorrow for their war entry.
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Speeches Tonight by The Associated Press
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Accepting Life Shapes Happiness and Courage
Margaret Fuller taught that acceptance defines happiness, as Carlyle quipped. We are born into conditions we did not choose, from race to religion, wealth to poverty, set by forces beyond us. People either accept life with faith that it means good or reject it, and the conquerors create beauty from existence.
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Roosevelt Sends US Attitude on French Western Possessions
Secretary Hull stated President Roosevelt conveyed that the United States and other American republics oppose any change in sovereignty of European possessions in the New World. Discussion followed the Hitler Petain meeting, with attention to Martinique and potential clashes with British forces. Hull did not reveal policy details or acts planned regarding the French possessions.
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Boy Clings to Bridge as Train Passes
An 8 year old boy, Paul Darnour of Rockford, clung to the Shell Rock river bridge as Rock Island passenger No. 64 sped by from Minneapolis toward Cedar Rapids. Engineer Albert C. Thompson spotted him and the conductor rushed back to ensure the boy’s safety. The child emerged unhurt, credited to quick thinking and calm action.
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Hall Accepts Public Interview on Hancher Choice
Davenport reaction to the proposed interview with W Earl Hall on Virgil M Hancher's qualifications as UI president. Dr A L Syverud of Davenport suggests a public session with press presence and outlines three specific questions about Hancher's training experience achievements and the Chicago suit issue. Hall welcomes the interview and proposes Waterloo Cedar Rapids or Iowa City for the meeting.
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CIO Affiliates Split Over Lewis Willkie Backing
John L. Lewis of the CIO endorsed Wendell Willkie from his Washington office, triggering mixed reactions among CIO affiliates and leaders. Some pledged support for Roosevelt, others criticized the move, while several unions signaled backing for reelection and denounced Roosevelt's policies as harmful.
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Local Folk Urged to Fight Third Term via Telegram Campaign
More than 2000 Cedar Rapids residents received telegraph blanks from the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government asking them to subscribe to a campaign opposing a third term for any president. The message originated in New York though recipient lists were locally compiled. The ad notes the committee is led by Samuel B. Pettengill with Louis J. Taber as vice chairman, and includes a paid Gazette notice outlining its aims.
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Roosevelt to broadcast in Boston Wednesday night
The White House said President Roosevelt will deliver a political speech in Boston on Wednesday night and will tour defense projects in the Connecticut Valley en route. The itinerary is being finalized by the Democratic National Committee and Massachusetts Democratic state committee, with Early noting the President will visit defense industries he has long wished to review.
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Tonight At 9 Deadline On Vote Registration
A mass of potential voters filed through city hall as Civ Clerk L J Storers workers registered 753 people and 384 change of address notices, pushing totals beyond 1,000. The line stretched from registration to the hall elevator as crowds persisted the last day of registering.
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Cobb Attacks New Deal in Willkie Endorsement Speech
Oklahoma City AP report notes Irvin Cobb, a humorist philosopher, delivering an hour and a half energy filled critique of the New Deal in a speech endorsing Wendell Willkie. He denounced the policy as old thimble rigging and warned against dictatorship and swapping horses mid stream.
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London Bombardment Deepens Night and Day Attacks
German air fleets struck the British Isles with renewed fury as London reported five alarms and widespread damage. A four story tenement was hit in the capital with many trapped. raids extended to Scotland and northern Germany targets. London endured its heaviest night bombardment in a week, alongside broader raids across England.
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German air raids resume on London after heavy night raid
Berlin dispatch reports German informants state that air raids on London recommenced only hours after one of the heaviest raids in recent weeks. The claim underscores continuing bombing pressure amid World War II aerial campaigns and London defense responses.
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Empress of Britain Bombed and Sunk Near Ireland
Berlin announced the 42,348 ton Empress of Britain was bombed and sunk off Ireland after German aircraft hit it in the blockaded zone. The liner had ferried British troops and carried royal passengers in 1939, with sightings by Pacific near Free Town and at Sydney earlier. Canadian Pacific confirms no Canadian troops aboard.
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Willkie Campaign Push Via Radio Chat From Private Train
Wendell L Wilkie used a private car on a special train to radio voters in New York and Bethlehem seeking unity and an end to class warfare. He challenged Roosevelt to explain defense plans jobs debt and earning power while praising labor ally John Lewis and urging Americans to unite in a great voluntary movement to strengthen the nation.
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London JAP reports Empress of Britain sunk
British observers on Saturday cited German reports claiming the liner Empress of Britain was sunk. The piece notes admission of quarters declined mirrored in the reports from London.
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Ickes Attacks Willkie Over Utility Backing
Secretary Ickes charged that Willkie's nomination and campaign were funded by Wall Street utility magnates and big bankers. He cited Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall and a law firm tied to corporate clients as evidence of heavy business influence guiding the Philadelphia convention and Willkie's rise.
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Marshall aided MacNider GOP nomination bid in 1940 convention
Mr Marshall worked for Col Hanford MacNider in Philadelphia to secure the GOP nomination. He attended early, won convention endorsement, and campaigned against Willkie. In his June 26 Current Comment he warned that if Willkie won, Washington would weaponize the disclosed New Deal smears and more.
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