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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
The House passed by 401 to 1 a vast defense measure funding 3,000 planes 68 ships and 95 000 army troops with bases Navy air support and training. Only Rep Marcantonio dissented. Senate debates CCC noncombatant roles and resistance to moving toward war.
Rome reports Italy moves to split the Mediterranean with a broad mine belt to trap Malta while Allied air raids hit Milan Turin and other northern targets. Details from the war front remain withheld as bombings extend to Genoa and areas along the Libyan coast.
Willie Willis remarks that true progress feels like Sunday actions when people grow to govern themselves, noting that they quit when they gain autonomy. The quote frames personal responsibility and independence as signals of right behavior.
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Paris remains calm after the government left and the atmosphere clears. rain dissolves yesterday’s smoke, air turns clear, crowds thin, anti air craft fire continues as France awaits the next wartime decision under low clouds.
Sen Robert Reynolds introduces a measure defining subversive activity as a federal felony. The bill targets advocacy of overthrow by force and aims to empower federal prosecution of fifth columnists and related subversive acts. The same session moves for deportation of Harry Bridges with a separate house vote pending.
A cloudburst in Quinwood floods Meadow Creek valley to eight feet, forcing about fifty families from their homes in Leslie. The torrent blocked state highway 44, causing considerable property damage before waning by evening.
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Finance Committee that buyers of proposed federal defense bonds would incur taxes on income from the securities even if exemptions are kept for other bonds. The House plan would add 1.004 billion in taxes and raise the federal debt limit, funding a $4 billion defense issue to be retired in five years.
The senate voted 47 to 35 against approving voluntary military training for Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees. Senator George proposed adding voluntary elementary military training to non combatant CCC programs, while Senator Byrnes and Majority Leader Barkley opposed full military training for about 300000 youths.
In Ankara on June 13 officials said Turkey will not enter the war for the time being after a cabinet meeting and talks with the British ambassador. Foreign Minister Saracoglu addressed a secret assembly session while Premier Saydam and army heads discussed the situation. Authorities expect a decision within 48 hours and civil defense measures including blackout preparations and shop orders to move to neutral ports.
Former State Chairman R. Carl Andrews reported expenses of 19 678 468 for his campaign and 1 740 in contributions to the secretary of state. Contributors included Crawford Sloan 40 Rolla D Campbell 525 and J B White 40. Senator Thomas B Sweeney reported 3 185 85 in expenditures with 84 607 18 listed in the primary filing.
German forces tighten ring around Paris with artillery on the upper Rhine drive and Oise sector smashing toward the French capital. Berlin reports 20 000 Allied prisoners after St Valery en Caux as six generals and 20 098 men surrender in the region.
Cairo reports Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Italy and hands embassy staff their passports. Buenos Aires notes four British sailors injured by a bomb on the Gascony ship. Madrid reiterates Spain’s nonbelligerent stance in the European war. London reports Malian troop movements and Malta air raid casualties.
Allied reports describe German forces massing near Paris with three main thrusts from east west and north. American Marines, British and Polish reinforcements race to France as Dieppe allies brace for further combat while Berlin claims breakthrough with Reims Rouen Seine crossings and 20000 prisoners.
Berlin reports a German submarine stopped the U S liner Washington near Portugal but says it was mistaken identity. Official Nazi release claims the Washington was misidentified as a Greek steamer on a Bordeaux Lisbon Galway route and that the submarine commander acted correctly.
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida called for full US aid to Allied nations while stopping short of war. Speaking at Chicago Flag Day, he urged Americans to defend democracy and liberty, citing Mussolini and the European conflict as reasons for decisive support.
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