Nazis Could Drop 25 000 Troops in Britain
Lord Beaverbrook said Nazi Germany could deliver about 25,000 troops to Britain using 11,675 enemy planes, including 4,610 frontline fighters and 805 troop-carrying transports. He reported Britain’s aircraft output rising sharply since the Battle of Flanders, with increases in planes and engines and bomber tests by Steyal air force.
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Charlesston
Britain
Puots
Flanders
Bengerbrook
Lord Beaver
Brook
Beavervrook
Has Blitzkrieg Reached Peak
Military observers weigh whether the Nazi blitzkrieg on the western front has peaked amid reports of declined dive bombing, heavy tank losses, and continued but costly attacks. Reports from Somme and Soissons describe scarce Stukas, new British countermeasures, and the destruction of hundreds of German tanks.
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George Lait
Western Front
Somme
Soissons
Paris
Stuka
Germany
Poland
Defense Taxes Gain Committee Approval Pushes New Rates
The subcommittee says 1940 income taxes will see permanent exemptions cut and higher surtaxes. For a $3,000 net earned income, the illustrative tax would rise from $3 to $30.80 under the proposed plan, with a 10 percent supertax added on the higher total. The example shows married status and earned income deductions under both current and proposed laws, then notes silk demand weakness and sellers seeking cash in Yokohama and Kobe.
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Cooper
Conscription Hinted in Capital and Plans for 18 21 Year Olds
Army leadership has mapped plans for compulsory military training of youths aged 18 to 21, with an estimated 3.5 million physically qualified. Officials say they have no indication the President will push such legislation this year.
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Army High Command
Decision Near Italy Clears Seas of Ships
Italy may form a single force with Libya’s troops as three armies could merge under a marshal’s elevation. Foreign circles report improving Italy Russia relations and possible Moscow-Rome ambassador moves. France urged to seek peace with Hitler and restore territories, while blackout rules tighten and trains ready to move diplomats. Minefields extend along the coast in a wide defensive zone.
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Cludes
Libya
Egypt
Suez
Italy
Russia
Germany
Nalien
Auguste Rosso
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Nicolai Gorelhin
Rome
Finland
Gorelehin
France
Reynaud
Resto del Carlito
Bologna
Hitler
Corsica
Nice
Savoy
Tunisia
Jibuti
Red Cross
Tialian Coast
German Tank Forces Claimed Cut in Half
A New York broadcast cited by INS reports the French government claimed 2,500 German tanks destroyed or knocked out. The tally suggests the initial 6,000 tanks believed available at the invasion of Belgium has been reduced by about half.
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New York
INS
Columbia Broadcasting System
Helgium
Helf
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt Defense Plans at Charleston Convention
Dewey assailed FDR's defense program in Charleston where a state judicial convention set Aug 14 for nominating two supreme court candidates. He warned America faces a critical period and urged stronger armed forces, denouncing New Deal policy and government sabatoge while criticizing subterfuge in Roosevelt's fireside chat. Delegates elected officers, with women gaining temporary caucus rights before being outmaneuvered by parliamentary moves.
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Supreme Court
Summers H. Sharp
Dewey
America
Congress
Roosevelt
Dea
U. S
State Committee
Danel Boone Hole
Carl O. Schmidt
Wheeling
G. Wells
Wellsburg
Andrew Northcott
Huntington
Lattis Simmons
Ripley
FE. M. Tutwiler
Mount Hope
Ida M. Whittlee
Keysville
Eugenes W. Jones
Moundsville
Norman Collins
Beckley
FDR to Ask Billion For Super Warplanes
President Roosevelt briefs congressional lieutenants on authorizing resale of surplus and obsolete planes tanks guns and munitions to manufacturers to supply the Allies with new equipment while keeping the disposition to the Allies unstated. Army and Navy warn of vast World War II stockpiles and escalating munitions totals amid a shifting European crisis.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Navy
Curtiss-Wright
Army
France
French Army Holds As German Assaults Persist Along Aisne
The front remained fiery as German forces, deploying tanks and infantry, pressed along the Ailette and Aisne while French artillery and dive bombers contested the advances. Weygand directed operations personally, fortifying a 60 mile front to protect Paris despite heavy near continuous fighting. Paris, 70 miles from the battle zone, fortified its defenses as central France faced intensified air and ground assault.
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Aisne
War Ministry
Oise
Soissons
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Peronne
Paris
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Somme-Aisne
Seine
Champs Elysees
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Chemin-Des-Dames
Reynaud
Senate Army Commission
Air War Update and Civil Defense Call to Action
British air operations reported heavy bombing of railways bridges targets and oil facilities behind the Somme front with 70 bombs dropped on a Hamburg refinery and a large Delmethorst storage plant. Civil defense leader Sir John Anderson urged thousands to join air raid precautions as curfews and convoy rules tightened around the United Kingdom.
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France
Nouthwest
Germany
Hamburg
Delmethorst
Aachen
Nnes
Ghent
Arras
Norderney
England
Innight
Joseph Aspirin
Kent
London
John Anderso
Home Defense
Britain
Surrey
Stathe
Admiralty
United Kingdo
Lord Beaverbrook
The Spark for Your Liver Promoted by Drug Store Claim
A garbled ad-style pitch touts a liver spark remedy to aid digestion and relieve bloating. It urges readers to buy Maridne Pills and similar products from Cohen's and other drug stores, claiming guaranteed relief at a small price.
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Cohen's
Beaverbrook lauds British labor and air effort in war
Russell Anderson quotes Lord Beaverbrook praising British labor for 12 hour days and strong aircraft production to offset Nazi air power. He cites Germany’s 11,675 planes and 16,000 pilots, while noting U S embassy advice for nonessential Americans to return home aboard the liner Washington from Galway. Beaverbrook reflects on his son in the Royal Air Force and the peril faced by pilots and crews daily.
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Britain
Flanders
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
Beaverbrook
Reich
U. S
England
Washington
Galway
Ireland
Nazis Claim Drive Going Way Planned
Nazi officials in Berlin praised air force offensive gains and announced a new aim to smash France and England with no peace until victory. They claimed German success extending to England, boasting a hunger blockade on Britain and signaling continued war through to its bitter end. U S diplomat John Cudahy arrived in Berlin to resume talks with Washington.
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Hammerfest
Berlin
Hamburg
Germany
France
England
Qur Aim
Britain
Napoleon
Gershany
U. S
Belgium
John Cudahy
Brussels
Washington
Turks Reds to Sign Pact in Balkans Neutrality Trade
In Budapest on June 7, reports say Soviet Russia and Turkey are negotiating a trade treaty that would safeguard Balkan neutrality. The pact aims to bind both nations to avoid actions jeopardizing regional stability.
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Budapest
Russia
Turkey
Sidim
Balkans
Questions and Answers From an old reference page
A series of Q and A snippets covers topics from US drivers estimating 40,000 to 690, cleaning blow torch valves with amyl acetate and acetone mixes, cost of a Canada dollars 100 money order, Erda the earth goddess in Wagner, Catholic signers of the constitution, US coast guard duties in WWI, heat loss through ceilings, delegates-at-large in conventions, Girard College’s restrictions, and a note about Trinidad’s asphalt lake.
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Daniel Carroll
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U. S. Coast Guard
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Naval Establishment
Girard College
Clere Eyman
the College
Stephen Girard
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