Roosevelts Award Signals TVA Defense Production Role
President Roosevelt signed a 1.823 billion war department appropriation to equip a potential army of one million men. He then met with TVA official David E. Lilienthal and Edward R. Stettinius Jr to plan using TVA resources for munitions and nitrates, while announcing a national research advisory commission led by Vannevar Bush to keep pace with scientific warfare advances.
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Mayor Explains Budget Figure
Mayor Dawson clarified that the June 30 1939 shortage of 134000 was offset by a 25900 improvement in the city's finances. He attributed the discrepancy to dates and a August budget that counted July funds, with a $2200 posting error. He noted the council knew 25900 had returned to the general fund.
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Britain Opens War Chest for Allied Aid in France
London acts to buy every available weapon and ammunition in America to rush reinforcements to France. The government abandons the long war plan, releasing funds and resources despite home defense costs as the nation commits to an economic blitz to turn the tide in Europe within weeks.
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Turkey Backs Out of Conflict Amid Delayed Assembly
Ankara reports show Turkey wavering on joining the war as internal party dissension blocks a general assembly meeting. Observers predict Prime Minister Refik Saydam may declare a nonbelligerent stance on Monday, with Russia pressuring to keep Turkey out. Reports also say Fritz von Papen is near completing two short term trade pacts shifting chromium trade from Allies to Germany. British and French ambassadors in Istanbul work to sway Ankara.
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Plane Inventor Honored by Roosevelt Act
President Roosevelt signed a bill awarding Orville Wright honorary airplane license number 1 in recognition of outstanding service as an inventor of the air plane.
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Pursuit of Enemy Takes Paris as German Advance
Berlin dispatch says German army entered Paris amid claims of French collapse on the northern front and a major assault on the Maginot line from the Saar region. Montmedy fell as divisions moved to turn the line, Verdun threatened, and Paris was reportedly captured without bombardment. The Nazi high command announced the third phase pursuit of the enemy until final destruction has begun.
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1 000 Americans Leave From Galway
The U S liner Washington departed Galway at 4544 a m today carrying more than 1 000 American war refugees to New York as it faced stormy seas during the voyage approved by authorities in Galway.
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FDR Scoffs At Any Hitler Pledge to U.S.
President Roosevelt rejected a Hitler pledge to refrain from invading the western hemisphere and announced plans to train 10,600 men annually for the expanding army air force. At a press conference he sarcastically dismissed Hitler’s remarks as grotesque and hinted at broader historical assurances to nations without detailing dates or names.
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Italy’s Part In War Clear
Rome reports Italy’s role in the war as a harassing action against Allied targets in the Mediterranean and Red Sea. Italian high command says forces repelled British attacks from Egypt and Kenya, with raids on Hyeres Fayence and Toulon and operations near Tunis. Submarines reportedly damaged. Tangier neutralized by Franco troops via a Spanish force.
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Canadian Premier Pledges Aid to France
Ottawa dispatch reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King informing Parliament that Canada pledges unwavering aid to France to the utmost limit of its power and resources. He said he cabled French Premier Paul Reynaud with the commitment.
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Hitler Seeks Complete Rout And Surrender
Jubilant German troops press through Paris streets driving a swift campaign across France while French forces fight back in scattered rear and frontal assaults. Britain accelerates arms purchases as Italy shifts to Germany’s side, and Allied fleets face uncertain paths amid growing fear of a broader collapse.
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England to Fight On Even if Alone
London dispatch reports official British circles expect France to keep fighting despite Paris fall. They say Britain will fight to a finish regardless of outcome, noting Hitler’s effort to crush France quickly and citing Churchill’s June 4 Commons pledge to continue the war even alone.
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Ludwig Warns U S Must Enter War or Face Pan Germanic Clash
New York June 14 Emil Ludwig predicts the United States may face a Pan Germanic war within the next few years if Germany wins. He cites assurances from Paul Reynaud that Allies will gain mechanical superiority by November but warns invasion or conflict in the Americas could occur by 1943 or 1944 if those assurances fail. He urges US entry to save the war.
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