Arms Bill Aims at Billion-Year Tax Boost and Debt Rise
Washington reports the defense program swelled to about 1 billion dollars yearly with executive moves to mobilize the national guard in emergencies. The Ways and Means panel raised the debt limit to 49 billion, and Roosevelt detailed plans for 88 new warships aircraft bases and munitions. The House approved a naval appropriation totaling 1.49 billion for the coming fiscal year amid party-line votes, while Charles Edison resigned as secretary of the navy and expected government savings target 250 to 300 million dollars.
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Big Berthas Ready By Louis P Lochner
Reporter Louis P Lochner travels Calais as German forces strengthen the occupation. Long range artillery is demonstrated able to strike London after orders from the firer. Troop movements appear widespread with exhausted soldiers returning from the front and separate units described as specialized troops.
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London Is Target Nature and Equipment Not Disclosed
WW Miles Away Whether they were the type that would be used in an attack on England or to force the Allied advance toward Paris, details remain undisclosed. The distance from Calais to London is about 90 miles, slightly farther than the original Big Bertha’s range. Page 4 Cal, 5.
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Annenberg Tax Bill Set at 8.3 Million
Moe Annenberg, Philadelphia publisher, faces 8.3 million dollars in income tax liability as he prepares to be sentenced in Chicago federal court tomorrow after pleading guilty to income tax violations. Atty. Gen. Jackson confirmed the figure, calling it the largest delinquent tax liability ever established.
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Watts to Inspect Petition List in Kas Nawha County
Prosecutor J Blackburn Watts said he will begin an immediate review of county registration books to determine if any primary voters signed a petition to place the Communist party on the November ballot. The intermediate court grand jury will be provided with details in any case where just cause is found.
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Who's L ying Now on Germany Capitulation Assent
The report cites Allied and German losses on the western front since the war began. Allied figures claim 1,200,000 Allied troops killed wounded or captured, 3,541 planes, and various naval losses, while German losses include 18,715 dead or missing and 42,525 wounded with 432 planes. A British semiofficial statement brands the 1,200,000 Allied death figure as fantastic, asserting British losses around 30,000 and noting six destroyers and 24 smaller craft among 222 naval vessels involved.
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French Are Holding Bay Along Somme
British spokesmen said France must stand virtually alone against German onslaughts until Britain can replace vast numbers of guns tanks trucks and munitions left by the British expeditionary force in the retreat from Flanders. Some British troops remain south of the Somme but more will be sent to France soon, leaving the French army across the channel largely alone.
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Lindy Wrong on Hitler Says His Mother-in-Law
New York June 4 Mrs. Dwight Morrow, widow of the U S ambassador in Mexico, sharply disagreed with Dr Charles Lindberghs view that invasion of the United States by Nazi forces is unlikely if America stays out of Europe Her remarks quoted an unnamed source suggesting Hitler will need time to consolidate conquests and perhaps victory will make him more liberal She expressed fear for her children and grandchildren.
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Chapman Elected By Nitra Voters
Lloyd M. Chapman won the Nitra biennial non partisan election with 311 votes defeating three opponents. Incumbent mayor F. Schawen placed third with 91 votes while former mayor Earl H. Cooper was second with 190. E. J. Howe received 61 votes. T. A. Lewis was reelected recorder. New town council members are Hugh Draper 468 Ray Ellis 448 Frank Koener 439 Henry Pauley 410 Paul Reynolds 332. Defeated: Fred H. Briggs 327 Grass 303 Warry Cochrane 257. Incumbent councilmen did not seek reelection.
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Italy Prods World With War Readiness Moves
Rome reports Mussolini’s cabinet approved new preparedness steps extending to Italian Africa and Libya, with penalties for hoarding in Ethiopia and Libya and funding for warship building and naval officer intake. Speculation swirled over timing and an anticipated new procedure for declaring Star War aims.
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Hitler Pledges Annihilation of All Allied Forces
Berlin report says Hitler pledged to carry the war to complete destruction of all Allied forces. The broadcast from Fuehrer headquarters announced the war’s outcome in Flanders as finished. It cited Allied losses at about 1,200,000 and German casualties at 10,255.
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Churchill Says 339000 Men Escaped Trap
London reports Churchill addressing the Commons with stark language on the fall of Belgium and the Allied fighting in Flanders. He asserted Britain would fight alone if necessary, promised continued resistance beyond a defense war, and cited vast Allied losses and a heroic rescue by thousands of boats. He warned invasion remains possible and pledged to defend the island at all costs.
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Civilians Hit Hard as Paris Air Raids Continue
Paris reports 254 dead and 52 wounded from the first great German air raid on Paris and vicinity. French figures list 195 civilians and 59 soldiers killed, 545 civilians and 107 soldiers wounded in Monday's raid. Allied reprisals targeted Munich Frankfort and Ruhr while Germans pressed raids on Rhone valley and Le Havre.
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Dunkerque Falls as Britain Fights On in War’s Early Hour
Winston Churchill admitted a colossal military disaster as German troops seized Dunkerque ending a rapid Flanders campaign. Allied losses were high, but Churchill vowed Britain would continue the war, fight on and never surrender.
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