Dewey Attacks Makeshift Defense Plan In West Virginia
Dewey attacked Roosevelt's national defense program as obviously makeshift during a Charleston visit. He spoke before the state committee luncheon and a rally, urging a sound course while praising harmony in Kay's reelecting as state chairman. The day included a three way meeting with a postponed election of a national committee woman and a staffer from Parkersburg.
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Roosevelt
New York
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Madalyn Bazzle
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Walter S. Hallanan
Lilly
Hallanan
Thomas O'B. Flynn
Wheeling
Abe" Lilly
Robert McDougle
Parkersburg
Care Ebert
Philadelphia
Causcus Forum
Spinach science fallacies spark castor oil quip
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen notes a joking take on scientists proving a spinach belief wrong yet lamenting the slow move to castor oil in public discourse. The item combines a light editorial quip with a regional humor voice and dated style.
FDR to Ask Billion For Super-Warplanes
President Roosevelt planned to request a new one billion dollars to build a fleet of 50 000 armored fighters. The aim is a vast US air armada to defend the western hemisphere and bolster aid to the Allies amid Suffers in Europe.
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Somme
Paris
French Pilot Praises U S Made Bombers In Paris
Paris June 7 INS A French pilot who helped destroy 400 Nazi tanks on the Somme Aisne front returned to Paris praising his American made plane saying the new machines are excellent for bombing tank columns and very effective in combat.
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INS
Somme- Aisne Front
Conscription Hint Looms as Roosevelt Eyes National Guard Mobilization
WASHINGTON June 1 Congress and public respond to President Roosevelts suggestion of mobilizing the national guard as part of a broader preparedness plan. He acknowledged reading an editorial urging universal compulsory military training, provoking debate over immediate action and potential opposition on Capitol Hill. The measure faces likely stiff resistance from critics concerned about peacetime military policy.
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RAF Bombs Aid France as Land Divisions Rebuild
London reports the Royal Air Force delivering heavy bombing and strafing against German positions to support the Allied defense of France. The air campaign targets German communications and other sites while Britain awaits fresh land divisions to join the French front. Military sources describe the situation on the battlefield as pretty good but note uncertainty about the German main assault. Potential Scots units are in line with French troops.
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Britain
France
Air Ministry
Defense Taxes Win Approval
Washington reports that a new defense tax bill won tentative approval by a House subcommittee. It would raise about 1.9 billion annually for defense, lift the debt limit to 49 billion, and lower exemptions to 2000 for married couples and 800 for singles. It would levy a five year 1 percent supertax on normal tax and raise surtax rates for higher brackets with broad excise increases, including gasoline.
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National Defense
America
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Beost Corporation
Cooper M-Tenn
Windsor Denies Reports He Gave Up Post
London dispatch quotes the Duke of Windsor denying rumors he relinquished his liaison role with French and British forces in France. Sources say he and the Duchess are staying at their Cap d Antibes residence for an indefinite period.
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Reuters
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Gazette Want Ad Brings Quick Results
A brief notice states a combination service station and tourist camp was rented in a first applicant’s record for a business opportunity. The Gazette ad for Semige Station Tennnt Comp Division 43 600 St Albans Road was cancelled with the advertiser billed for only one issue. Dial 2638 tonight to insert an ad in Sunday’s Gazette.
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Italy poised for decision as ships held and forces ready
Rome reports Italy nears a decision hour by holding ships at world standstill while arming. The air force is granted 380 million dollars for a three year expansion and the navy 80 million for armament. Marshal Emilio Debenno takes command of southern armies amid wartime buildup.
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Italy
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Navy
Emilio Debeng
Ttaly
Debeno
Nesy
Nazi Air Raiders Roar Over Britain
London june 8 Saturday eve German air raiders roared over eight counties in a third straight night of attacks on England one bomber circling low to machine gun a southeast port town while another crashed and burned in East Suffolk two crew killed one injured one house badly damaged slight damage to others no civilian casualties reported the machine gunning plane dropped no bombs but skimmed close to earth residents urged to turn to page 3 for full details
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London
England
Suffolk
Ministry of Home Security
U S Help Seen As War War Talk In Yorkshire Post
The Yorkshire Post predicts tomorrow that American opinion may soon believe the U S should declare war on Germany. The paper says the move would lend moral weight to America's condemnation of Hitler's conquest plans and aims.
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Yorkshire Post
Anthony Enlen
U. S
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America
Hitler
Nazis Claim Drive Going Way Planned
Berlin dispatch reports German high command claiming the Weygand line pierced along the front and advances toward Paris proceed on plan at about 25 miles daily. Air superiority claimed with raids on British airports and coastal defense actions.
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Kennedy warns Americans to leave England now
London dispatch says U S Ambassador Joseph Kennedy delivered a firm final warning to Americans in England. Those staying after the liner Washington sails next week will do so at their own risk. The embassy urged all Americans with no essential reason to depart immediately. The Washington is set to sail from Galway likely June 14 and can carry about 1,000 passengers as belligerent-ship travel remains prohibited.
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INS
U. 5
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Galway
French Front Holds Despite German Offense Across Somme Aisne
Allied lines retreating along the Somme front as General Weygand orders a strategic withdrawal to meet a double flank. French defense centers report holding while Weygand says German tanks and infantry are being repulsed and many enemy losses are recorded along the 125 mile front.
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Soissons
Aisne
Bresle
Paris
Somme
Maxime Weygand
France
Weygand
Bresce
Germans at Home Fed Lean War News Diet
Berlin reports a lean diet of war news as the high command claims progress on schedule despite stiffer resistance from stronger weapons. Citizens listen intently for bulletins on the Paris move while Weygand's defense is said to be broken on a 62 mile front.
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Berlin
Weygand
France
Paris
Ford Seeks Warplane Type For National Defense
Detroit June 1 Henry Ford asked the U S War Department to send a plane to the Ford airport for inspection by himself and his engineers to determine the type the nation would need in an emergency. Ford sought a capable explainer to accompany the plane for briefing.
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U. S. War Department
Ford
Dearborn
Louis A. Johnson
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