Fall of Paris signals collapse as German advance tightens
Bands played and crowds cheered in Berlin while French resistance mounted in the field. German troops moved toward Paris with reports of upheaval, as authorities denied Bullitt’s capture and Paris’s loss was proclaimed. Military strategists warned the French capital’s fall sealing defeat, while Maginot line activity persisted and Berlin celebrated with church bells tolling.
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Berlin
Sedan
Montmerty
Paris
U. S
William C. Bullitt
Cole Varce
Speal
Paul Reynaud
France
Roosevelt
Dienst Aus Deutschland
England
le Havre
Reynaud
Marne
Seine
Loire River
Tours
Maginot Line
Nachtausgabe
Champs Elysees
Castle of Versailles
Otto Dietrich
Hitler
Germany
English Channel
French retreat across Paris to Maginot line signals advance
The report describes French forces in full retreat from Paris toward the Maginot line at Sedan, with German forces pushing 85 miles in ten days. It notes strategic points behind the lines and bridgeheads on the Seine as the western wing advances ahead of schedule while the eastern flank nears the Maginot line.
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le Havre
Paris
Seine
Sedan
Michael Wilson
Tours
France
INS
Maginot Line
Argonne
Saar
Montmedy
Maginot
Champagne
Montmedy 1
Berlin
Aregonne
High Command
Ludwig predicts US entry or fight alone amid Axis tensions
German biographer Ludwig, arriving from Switzerland, argues the United States must join the Allies or fight alone as Mussolini’s Italy weakens. He blames Britain and France’s leaders for unpreparedness, predicts Italy may fall with Abyssinia losing support, and says Paris’ fall only strengthens French resolve. He warns of revolution in Italy and calls Leopold II a Nazi sympathizer.
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Hitler
Ludwig
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Italy
Rome
Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
Stanley Baldwin
John Simon
Great Britain
France
Socialist Party
Germany
Paris
Oaly
U. S
Switzerland
Canada
Leopold II
Czecho-Slovakia
Micolson
Berlin
London
Nicolson
Italy's War Role Clarified by Press Report
Continued report notes on Italy's participation in the war. It mentions the frontier with Egypt and Libya, and on the Ethiopian border an attack supported by artillery and bombing planes was repulsed, with several English officers reportedly captured.
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Egypt
Libya
Exhausted, Outmatched Army Fights Bravely
The story reports German advances through France and the Netherlands with heavy Allied losses. It notes the fall of Tours outskirts, Paris entry by German forces, and dire French morale amid scarce supplies and dwindling reserves. It mentions Yugoslav Premier Milan Stojadinovic’s release and ongoing Mediterranean actions by Italy and Britain.
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Scharnhorst
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Libya
Lib.rane
Lcvtstoun
Italy
Mediterranean
Hyeres
Fayence
Toulon
Spain
Mussolini
Franco
Tangier
Morgeen
Gibraltar
Reuters
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Milan Stojadinovic
Germany
Belgrade
Moratorium Offered On Finland Debt Payments
Washington reports the Senate unanimously passed a resolution to grant Finland a one year postponement of two debt installments totaling 9159,000 due June 15 and December 15. Senator Johnson warned against setting a precedent but did not oppose the measure. Finland has already defaulted and indicated willingness to pay.
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Washington
INS
Finland
Congress
U. S
Senate
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
House
Sen. Johnson
Cali
New York
New Orleans German Consulate Guarded After Statement
In New Orleans a police guard surrounded the German consulate after a statement attributed to Consul Bar on Edgar Von Spiegel saying Germany will not forget America's attitude was published in the New Orleans afternoon papers.
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New Orleans
INS
Edgar von Spiegel
Germany
America
Arms Funds Measure Signed by President
Mappet plans rapid enactment next week as Congress races to finalize the broad defense program. The House approved a bill for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to finance expansion of aircraft munition and related plants on defense orders. Senate committees weigh a $1.706 billion emergency defense appropriation without full hearings. A Home Defense Guard of 1,000,000 men is eyed, while a naval flying corps proposal seeks promotion standards by aeronau tical proficiency under the Chief of Naval Operations. The War Department outlines training for 7,000 pilots and 9,000 bombardiers and navigators with courses at Randolph Field Texas Maxwell Field Alabama and Moffett Field California, plus a pursuit instructors school opening December 1 at Barksdale Louisiana.
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Mappet
House
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Appropriations
House Military Affairs Committee
Vinson
Naval Affairs Committee
Naval
Naval Flying Corps
Marine Corps
Chief of Naval Operations
Army Air Corps
War Department
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Tex
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Moffett Field
Calif
Barskdale
Mayor Dawson Comments on City Budget Figures
Mayor Dawson reviewed the city budget and noted a $154 020 30 total, with a $25 900 cushion item added by Joan the PWA as a pre settlement placeholder. He flagged a clerical $38 532 41 unpaid bill misreading later corrected to $41 702, and said the $28 000 variance is minor. PWA adjustments may recur this year. recovery expectations depend on final settlements. Collector Dalton’s license roundup could affect June 30 overdraft scaling.
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PWA
General Fund
Dawson
Dalton
Ucense
Britain to mobilize vast war materiel against Nazi force
Britain and the United States will mobilize a vast flow of armaments to blunt the German advance in France and beyond. Officials predict a weight of weaponry that Hitler cannot match, with speed of delivery crucial and campaigns measured in weeks rather than years.
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London
Britain
U. S
Hitler
France
Harold Nicolson
Ministry of Information
Europe
British Empire
Americas
Nicolson
Leicester
Adolf Hitler
England
Sutuma
Educator backs compulsory military training
President Harold W. Dodds of Princeton urged compulsory military training in the United States to support the rearmament efforts. He proposed registering men 18 to 65, including certain aliens, and calling 45 to 71 for brief training. He argued the program aims to defend democratic ideals, not aggress.
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New York
ENS
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
U. S
Boddy
Radl
Dodds
Woodrow Wilson
Turkey Seen Backing Away From Conflict
Reports from Belgrade indicate Turkey is pulled back from entering the war as the national assembly meeting is cancelled. French Gen Mittelhauser, commander of the Near East forces, is said to demand Turkish troops police Syria and Palestine. Mittelhauser arrived in Belgrade today with word that Russia has assured Turkey.
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Turkey
National Assembly
Belgrade
Eugene Mittelhauser
Syria
Palestine
Mittelhauser
Russia
FDR Rejects Hitler Pact Pledge and War Readiness Plan
The article notes FDR dismissing any Hitler pledge to the U.S. and outlines U.S. military expansion with 1,292 trainee filers every five weeks in a 35 week program across Randolph Field Tex Maxwell Field Ala and Moffett Field Calif. It details Sen Pepper proposing presidential authority over auto and aircraft industries to deliver 50 000 warplanes by a fixed date and potential shifts to defense contracts. Roosevelt press conference coverage includes aid to Allies, a $1 498 billion army expansion, creation of a national defense research committee led by Vannevar Bush, and river and harbor funding for defense. A Loudon American group appeals to McNary for planes and arms. The Balkans Near East peace concern is noted with Italian ambassador updates.
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Randolph Field
Tex
Maxwell Field
Ala
Moffett Field
Calif
Sec
Woodring
Capitol Hill
Sen. Pepper
Dfla
Pepper
U. S
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Reynard
Roosevelt
Reynaud
National Defense Research Committee
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Loudon
Sen. McNary
R-Ore
Senate
Ehe Union
Balkans
Near East
Nwogast
ST. Joseph Aspir
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