War Profits Tax Planned By LaFollette
AP reports that Sen. La Follette plans a war profits tax targeting excess profits from defense contracts. He seeks treasury data on revenue potential and may introduce the measure to the Senate Finance Committee as Congress debates a $1.004 billion defense tax bill approval by the House Ways and Means Committee. Opposition comes from Sen. Harrison and others who see no wartime need. Republicans reportedly back any reasonable plan to curb abnormal profits in defense manufacturing. Grand: Page 2, Col. 2.
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Sect's Building Burned by Mob
A mob of 500 Kennebunk townspeople burned the headquarters of a local religious sect after two men were shot and critically wounded. Six cult members were arrested as shots and a volley left Dwight Robinson 22 and Fred McDonald 33 wounded. Police seized six shotguns and two rifles as townsfolk attacked the jail and then ransacked the sect building.
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Fred McDonald
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German Tank Columns Hammer Way To Point Within 35 Miles of Paris
Norwegian government reports Norway capitulated to Germany at midnight after two months of fighting. King Haakon and government fled to England and pledged support to British and French on the western front. Allies withdraw from Narvik area as Danish and Norwegian ports fall under Nazi control. The peace was announced via Tromsos, with uncertainty about full terms and further actions.
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Stockholm
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Tromsos
Send Allies 2,000 Planes, Solon Asks
UDSI Rep May 10 of Kentucky calls for dispatch of 2,000 first line U S war planes to the battle front and urges the president to embargo scrap iron copper oil and other war materials. He predicts German gains near Paris will harden Congress resolve to rush aid to the Allies.
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Soviet Fixes Her Fences
Moscow reports a pact with Japan to fix the Manchoukuo Outer Mongolia frontier ending recent border clashes. An official midnight note says Russia and Japan agreed on frontiers near Nomonhan with no further details. Ambassador Gorelchin to Rome and Italian envoy to Moscow to resume posts. Dr Rosso returning to Moscow.
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Outer Mongolia
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Dunbar Boy Drowned While Picnicking in Coat River
Henry Lindsey 15 son of Mr and Mrs H W Lindsey of Thurston street Dunbar drowned yesterday in Coat river during a picnic with relatives led by his uncle Webster Mallet. Body recovered about 4:30 pm and taken to Bartlett mortuary St Albans. Funeral plans incomplete. Siblings were in the party but could not help as he stepped into a hole and was pulled away by the current.
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Coat River
Webster Mallet
Bartlett
St. Albans
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Thomas
Louise
Frieda
Eva
Sub May Carry Nazis to England
Basel reports indicate intensive German preparations to attack England using parachute and submarine troops. Sources say over 100 submarines have been converted into undersea ports to ferry about 275,000 troops across the Channel in two nights and a day, with veteran parachutists slated to seize small coastal ports.
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Chassis free autos foreseen by Bendix engineer at SAE banquet
David Beecroft of Bendix Aviation outlined chassis less automobiles with smaller engines and better mileage, air conditioning and puncture proof tires. He warned speeds today exceed driver alertness. Modernized express highways would bypass cities rather than build new roads. The SAE gathering includes national defense discussions for the next 45 years. Army officers will address the convention on military implications for the profession tomorrow.
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Bendix Aviation Corporation
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Notable Educators Urge U S Declare War Now
Washington June 9 AP Thirty American educators lawyers writers and businessmen urging in a statement today that the U S declare war on Germany. The group says the U S has already joined Britain and France in opposing Nazi Germany and that American defense programs defend our ideals institutions and way of life. Signers include Admiral Standley retired Walter Millis Richard Cleveland and others urging immediate full mobilization of all U S air naval military and material resources to meet the German threat.
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St. John’s College
Douglas Brown
Princeton University
George Watts Hill
Durham
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George Fort Milton
Chattanooga
Somme
France
Weygand
U.S
Army Chief Seeks More Men For Rapid Expansion
The War Department and General Staff favor boosting manpower through volunteers while contemplating compulsory training. General Marshall prioritizes expanding the regular army with about 200000 new recruits in months, a step unseen since World War I. Congressional action on mandatory training discussions continues as lawmakers weigh immediate needs against long term reserves.
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German High Command Reports New Offensive Near Paris
German forces claim to have shattered Allied resistance on the Somme Oise route toward Paris and to have unleashed divisions in northeast France. At sea they report sinking a British aircraft carrier and other ships while inflicting further material losses. Paris reports about 600000 German troops engaged in a broader push along a 120 mile front, bringing total German strength to around 1.9 million in the north.
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High Command Communique
Italy Awaits French Defeat in War Broadcast
Rome reports editor Giovanni Ansaldo of Il Telegrafo says a German victory in France will trigger Italy's entry into the war. He notes Italy's first attack could occur in North Africa under Marshal De Bono and that France's defenses along the Weygand line collapsed, with Germany advancing on multiple fronts.
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U S Embassy Guarded as Troops Picket Rome
Pickets of troops were posted around the U S embassy late Sunday night to guard against demonstrations. Small groups of blackshirt soldiers in steel helmets occupied strategic points with reserves nearby. Troops numbered at least 10 and remained on duty until past midnight. This marked the first time American facilities were guarded alongside British and French embassies.
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Americans Honor Joan of Arc Altar in Domremy Ceremony
In Domremy France Ambassador Bullitt placed a white rose at the Joan of Arc statue after a ceremonial altar donation by Americans of all faiths. He said Americans pray for France and stand with right and justice against cruelty, noting German raids disrupted attendance.
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Pincer advance by three Panzer units nears Paris
German steel-sheathed tank columns push toward Paris from Beauvais Rouen and the Aisne in a three pronged pincer. French workers rush to fortify roads as Hitler's tanks and dive bombers hammer the front from the Channel to the Argonne.
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Blitzkrieg Overruns Nations In A Month Of War
The Associated Press recounts the rapid German conquest from Holland and Belgium to Luxembourg and the Low Countries. It notes the surrender of Belgiums king Leopold and Norways capitulation after invasions in Denmark and Norway.
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France
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Norway
French War Reports See German Breaks Near Paris Amid Bombing
Paris faces heavy raids as German forces thrust toward the outskirts of Rouen and across the Seine near Pont de Larche. French lines withdraw on most fronts, while a bold counterattack near Soissons baffles meaning of the advance. Bright flares and anti aircraft fire illuminate Beauvais as shells light the night.
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