Resignation of Reynaud Triggers British Demands for Mobilization
London papers and public press demand immediate action after Paul Reynaud's resignation and Petain forming a new cabinet. Calls for nationwide manpower mobilization, conscription, and intensified effort against Germany surface, with readers urged to prepare and join voluntary training amid political upheaval.
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London
INS
Paul Reynaud
Henri Petain
Britain
Germany
Osrics
England
Tory
London Daily Mirror
Treasury
Hitler
Windsor Castle
Paris
Ersailles
London Times
Telegraph
Daily Mail
Department of State
Droomsticks
Lithuania ex-president Smetona interned by Germans
The Soviet government announced that former Lithuanian president Antanas Smetona and several Lithuanian government members were interned by German authorities, signaling a crackdown on Lithuanian leadership during wartime.
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Moscow
Antanas Smetona
Lithuania
Willie Willis S Remarks on Truth and a Vek Incident
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Willie Willis claiming a past encounter where a younger person was urged to threaten another boy, but the attempted intimidation failed. The speaker dismisses the sincerity of the unnamed mano and reflects on childhood deception.
Ford aims to mass produce Curtiss P-40 fighter
The Curtiss P-40 fighter is wheeled into a Detroit Ford hangar for inspection by Henry Ford and engineers. Ford says mass production via an assembly line could reach 1,000 planes per day to bolster nation’s defense. The plane’s top speed is 367 mph.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Flying Needs and Air Training Emphasis in Wartime
Clarksburg report highlights U S efforts to qualify thousands of pilots at Randolph Field with Asst. Sec. of War Louis A Johnson stressing civilian pilots as the foundation for military aviators. Ceremonies honored aviation leaders and a mining board to examine applicants for army air training while noting commercial aviation's vital role in national air defense. Across Europe, Berlin dispatches claim German forces push victoriously into France, breaking Maginot defenses and sinking ships, with reports of U boats and troop movements as the front lines shift toward the Saar and Langres regions.
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Clarksburg
U. S
Louis A. Johnson
Harrison County
Fonger
American Airlines
Gen
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
John H. Towers
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Robert H. Hinckley
Cherman
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mining Board
Randolph Field
Texas
Johnson
The
AmericanLegion
U.S
Odo
GOP Hopes for Democratic Split Vanishes in West Virginia
West Virginia Republicans hoped for a split in the Democratic ranks to aid their fall campaign. After a preprimary split, Democrats moved toward unity as Parkersburg's state committee elected A Hale Watkins and other officers by acclamation, dampening GOP optimism and prompting Kanawha County to discuss renewed organization efforts.
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Kanawha County
Harry G. Hoffmann
West Virginia
Parkersburg
A. Hale Watkins
GOP
Kanawha
Chance
Solons May Quit Soon
Washington June 1 Democratic leaders signaled hope for adjournment Saturday as bipartisan support favored leaving a session ongoing only if the emergency persists Senate Leader Barkley said enough time could wrap up must pass legislation House leaders eyed a sine die adjournment by Wednesday or Thursday The main obstacles are the 1007 million defense tax bill and 1776 million emergency defense appropriation awaiting Senate action before possible final adjournment discussions turn to midweek guidance.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
House
Hese
Bund Heads Freed After Reading Police Arrest
Bund leaders Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze, 34, and Gislav Joseph Elmer, 4, were released from police custody after being arrested last Saturday as they left a local restaurant. Kunze, who led the German American Bund following Fritz Kuhn, and Elmer, secretary treasurer, wore gray uniforms with swastika pins when detained.
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Reading
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Soviet Grab Thought First Step Into War
Soviet Russia declares that Estonia and Latvia agreed to free passage for Soviet troops and to form new governments to honor mutual aid pacts. Red Army already occupies Lithuania and twin ultimatums to Latvia and Estonia are reported by Helsinki Sanomat. No full details of the ultimatums are known, and negotiations over a new government face difficulties as Soviet forces move through the Baltics.
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Moscow
Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Stockholm
Lithuania
Baltic States
Helsinki Sanomat
Reuters
London
Tighten Belts to Pay For Defense
Washington June 16 Sen Pat Harrison urged tightening belts to fund defense, warning that end of defense expenditures is not in sight and future taxation may be needed. He stressed opposition to war but readiness to defend the nation and its people.
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Pat Harrison
Miss
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Allied Fleet Tightening Up Blockade
London reports Britain rejects ill informed peace rumors and vows to fight Hitler to a finish. A formal statement says Germany has spent resources in a reckless offensive and, unless it defeats the British empire and allies soon, its chances will vanish. Page seven continuation.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Americans Trapped in France Seek Rescue Amid War Turmoil
About 3,000 to 4,000 American nationals stranded in southwestern France, chiefly around Bordeaux, press for evacuation. No French or U.S. ships are sailing to Bordeaux. potential action considered by President Roosevelt to order four U.S. naval vessels in Portuguese ports to reach Bordeaux and lift refugees. News corps also reported many correspondents among the stranded.
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Eurene
Franklin Roosevelt
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France’s Mighty Maginot Line Virtually Abandoned
Basel dispatch reports the Maginot Line largely emptied as half a million French troops withdrew secretly to form a westward open defense with General Weygand’s army. Forts along a 200 mile front are nearly empty with only a few troops left to shell the advancing German forces.
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Acre
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Switzerland
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Serine
High Command
Sain Ane Sr
Adolf Hitler
French cabinet resigns as Petain forms pro capitulation government
In Bordeaux on June 17 a reported ceasefire with Germany circulated as Premier Reynaud's cabinet resigned. Marshal Petain reportedly forms a new government favoring peace with Germany while Churchill seeks continued British support. The French military faces severe shortages amid the blitzkrieg.
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Michael Wilson
Bordeaux
France
Germany
Paul Reynaud
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Reynaud
Winston Churchill
Britain
France Names Petain Premier As Nazi Advance Grows
In Bordeaux on June 16 France chose 84 year old Marshal Henri Philippe Petain as premier as the Paul Reynaud government fell. German forces push deeper into France with over two million troops across the country from the coast toward the Swiss border, signaling peril for the nation.
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CAP
Fuhrer Witler
France
English Channel
High Command
Bordeaux
Henri Philippe ‘Petain
Paul Reynaud
Germany
Basel
Switzerland
Chamberlain Sees King After French Cabinet Resigns
Neville Chamberlain met King George VI at Buckingham Palace after the French Reynaud cabinet resigned. The London Daily Mail commented on the abrupt change in the French government.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Britain
King George
Buckingham Palace
Reynaud
France
London Daily Mail
France Turns To Petain As Reynaud Cabinet Falls
The French cabinet collapsed after a split over continuing resistance on French soil against German invaders. Marshal Henri Philippe Petain was chosen to succeed Reynaud as premier. Britain urged a finish fight in a message likely from Winston Churchill as German forces pushed deeper into France, with fortifications along the Maginot line abandoned to redeploy troops. German divisions advanced, threatening Auxerre, Alsace, Champagne, and Langres, prompting a strategic withdrawal of hundreds of thousands from the Maginot line to open areas. The report notes the Maginot line abandonment described as a shift to mobile defense.
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Associated Press
Paul Reynaud
France
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Reynaud
Britain
Winston Churchill
Auxerre
Alsace
Lar- Taine
Champagne
Langres
Dixe
Germany
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