84 More Ships For U.S. Navy Asked in Bills
The administration asked Congress to authorize 84 additional wartime ships over four years at about 200 million dollars. The plan would expand the fleet to 18 ships including 26 battleships 1 aircraft carrier 70 cruisers 838 destroyers and 170 submarines upon completion in 1944. The move is part of a broad defense push with a push for a larger navy and shipyard expansion.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Wingon ID
Gao
Sen. Walsh
Mass
House
Senate
Vinson
Capitol
Civil Service Exams Announced for Various Positions
The Civil Service commission announced competitive exams for junior engineer, advanced apprentice, scientific aid, construction cost auditor, principal and junior construction cost auditor, furniture designer, and library director and assistant director. Full information available from Harry Gill, secretary of the board of examiners, in the federal building.
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S. Civil Service Commis- Tday
Assi Fn
Harry Gill
Board of Examiners
Axis Partners Confer Today to Split Spoils
Axis leaders including Munsolai and Count Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss terms with France after Metz fell and the Maginot line collapsed. German press hailed the move as a decisive blow while surrounding 1,060,000 French troops faced capitulation near the Saint Mihiel area.
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Axis Partners
Germany
Munsolai
Galeazzo Ciano
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
France
England
Berlin
Veerkischer Beobachter
Britain
Watt
Metz
Versailles
Marshal Petain
Petain
Reynaud
Frances
Saint Mihiel
Rhine-Marne Canal
Epinal
Toul
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Italy Eyes Mediteranean Gains in Britain War Push
News notes that Italy plans a broader offensive against Britain with aims in the Mediterranean including Corsica Tunisia and Djibouti as peace terms with France are negotiated. Mussolini and Hitler to meet. Ciano travels from the front for discussions while German Italian officers work on France surrender terms. Air raids target Malta Tunis Sudan Kenya and Italian coast towns. casualties reported at Savona and Cagliari.
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Britain
Gayda
Bea
Hitler
Mussolini
Tly
Reich
Medierranean
Italy
Ciano
Hiller
Crna
Tellan
France
Rome
Nalin T
Mary
Hallons
Malta
Tunis
Sudan
Kenya
Cagliari
Savona
Palermo
Corsica
Tunisia
City Employees Face Interim Pay Crisis and Loans
City workers continue unpaid this month as officials explore methods to cover next year’s budget gap. Possible legal steps include a 163 percent salary raise, while some employees anticipate using two weeks’ salary loans backed by payroll assignments.
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Jovles
Army Probe Into Aerial Tragedy Involving Four Planes
An Army probe investigates a V formed four plane crash in a bungalow district that killed twelve airmen and injured a resident. Some crew bailed with parachutes but died on impact as wreckage, valued at about 370000, sparked fires. Names and a sole survivor remain withheld pending formal identification.
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Mitchell Field
Acme
Air Forge
Paul Burlingame
Louisville
Liew
Dow
Houston
H. P. Bedient
Tittle Rock
Ark
Hieward M. Bylander
Litte Rock
Martin J. Castello
New Belford
Miss. Corp
Krasehowski
Dale Kingsland
N. J
Clinton G. Rane
Clinton, Not
Py MM
Newden Itland
Mase
I. H. Mail
Lascereneg
Maes
Stall Seret
Cynde AL Biainaon
Mitchelfield
Keep Faith Petition Saintains French People Faith
Fragmented OCR text presents a speech attributed to Petain urging French faith during changing hours. It references compassion for refugees, a call to end hostilities, and rallying around the government. Contains garbled lines about bathing cats and cat care guidance within unrelated content.
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Silfiers
BC Pain Relief Claim Card Note
The label promotes BC as a fast acting pain reliever usable for headaches and muscle aches when directions are followed. It cautions consulting a physician if pains persist or recur frequently, implying potential medical concerns.
Trade Cartel Plan Rushed for Western Hemisphere Deal
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt ordered a cabinet committee to shape a western hemisphere anti-totalitarian trade cartel centered on the United States. The plan aims to use roughly 1.1 billion dollars of French assets to stabilize markets and deter a German seizure of reparations or booty. A White House briefing said the study will assess export surpluses and seek Allied input, with possible inclusion of Canada Australia New Zealand and other British possessions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Germany
Adolf Hitler
France
Hitler
Jim
Sec
State Hall
See
Af Treasury Morgentinau
Sco
St Commerce Hopkins
Af Agriculture Wallace
Hull
Qaid
White House
Auys
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Red Candidate Denied Release By Supreme Court
The court refused bail for Wheeler a Communist gubernatorial candidate citing security concerns and legal limits. Wheeler arrested June 11 faced demeanor charges and a $5,000 bail deemed excessive by attorneys while government bonds were considered unsuitable for his appearance.
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Supreme
Een
Id Wheeler
Murley M. Kileare
Osear
Wievler
Wheeler
Supreme Court
Svint
Fate of French Fleet in Doubt Across War News
The Associated Press reports a major question on the fate of the French fleet, second in Europe, whose status could shift Allied naval power. If the French fleet remains, Allied sea strength grows. if not, Britain would face greater naval dominance.
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Associated Press
300000 Frenchmen Snatched From Trap Refuse to Quit
In LES VERRIERS Switzerland June 48 Tuesday The Jura mountains battle ends as German forces close the Alsace Lorraine trap. French Alpine chasseurs rescue thousands of French troops, boosting French resolve as Paul Dauday declares the will to resist a peace deemed dishonorable.
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Les Verriers
Switzerland
Jura Mountains
Alsace-Lorraine
Iran
Pesene
Paul Daudoiy
Italian Garrison Claimed Captured in Libyan Frontier Battle
British command claimed to have captured six hundred Italian prisoners including officers, three field guns, and large quantities of military supplies in a Libyan frontier battle southwest of Sollum. The operation followed bombing raids on Tobruk, with Egyptian casualties and damage reported at Metem Matru, Sollum, Sidani, El Aden, and El Guibi. Reuters noted injuries to Chicago Daily News correspondent Richard Mowrer.
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Itsoon
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Reuters
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Chicago Daily News
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Sollum
Sidani
Daly
Cairo
London
Ali Maher Pasha
Maly
Thalian Tobruk
el Aden
el Guibi
Halian
Red Japanese Pact Talks Progress Reported in Tokyo
The Daily Mail cites Tokyo sources noting negotiations for stabilizing Russo Japanese relations as part of a broader policy shift. The talks follow the recent Russo Japanese frontier agreement over Manchuria and signal efforts to free capabilities for other actions.
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London
Uder Way
Daily Mail
Tokyo
Manchukuaia
World's Tonic Prompts Cures at Cohen's Drug Store
A Dunbar tale touts World's Tonic as a cure for bloating belching sleepiness kidney pain and nervous headaches. The ad claims customers like Hallie Stewart found relief and urges readers to visit Cohen's Drug Store 160 Summers Street Charlestown for a trial with no obligation.
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Mel
Hallie Stewart
Tonin
Alen World's Toole
Cohen
Charlestan
Cote
Doug
Cohen's
Doug Stoves
Dewey Man Heads GOP Committee
Herbert K. Hyde of Oklahoma was elected temporary chairman of the Republican resolutions committee in Philadelphia as the Dewey backer seeks a GOP platform. The isolationist Hyde urged a national program to solve unemployment and defense issues, with debate on foreign policy and aid to the Allies without entering war.
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Philadelphia
Jime
Herbert K. Hyde
Oklahoma
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Lodey
Hyde
Alfred M. Landan
Hansas
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
U. S
Eariler
Guy, Landon
France
Wailer B. Edge
New Jersey
Fifth Column Helped Smash French Defense
June 17 report reveals Hitler s fifth column aided the Meuse breakthrough that breached the French ninth army. Premier Reynaud condemned the French command for serious mistakes as Nazi tanks and motorized units crossed bridges toward Abbeville, with an INS correspondent observing the events.
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Bordeau
INS
Adolf Hitler
Ninth Army
Meuse
Abbeville
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Hitler
Bill to Defend Monroe Doctrine in Senate Vote
A legislative measure asserts the United States will not recognize or consent to transfer of Western Hemisphere territory by non American powers. It urges immediate consultation with American republics if such transfer seems likely, citing Senator Vandenberg and Monroe Doctrine timing. Roosevelt freezes French assets amid France capitulation, with France holding over a billion in gold and securities in the U S. Britain expected to assume French armament orders. fear rises Germany may seize the French fleet, potentially altering naval balance.
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Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
United States
Western Hemisphere
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
U. S
France
Roosevelt
Germany
Britain
Nazi Press Urges Hard Peace Terms
The Lokelanzeiger quotes a wartime press urging harsh peace and cites rhetoric about ending the French threat on Germany’s western border. It recalls past tensions from 1914 to 1917 and describes British and French actions as removing German sentimentalities through state measures.
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Lokelanzeiger
France
Germany
Weygand
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