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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1940

Page

4

Navy and Army Spending Scrutinized Over 20 Years

A Senate subcommittee review finds the army kept most funds in overhead and maintenance with slow equipment gains. The navy reports better progress but similar reliance on noncombat costs. total new ships added amount to 132 with 59 more under construction. The air arms show large plans but high costs and future expansion anticipated.

Army Navy War Department Senate Delaware Umon Commisston Wey Air Force Ain Air Force Monary

Barkley Named Permanent Chairman by Delegates

Delegates begin deliberations next month as Barkley becomes permanent chairman. Oliver A. Quayle, treasurer, says national committee finances are being arranged to start the fall campaign debt free, noting past committees carried substantial debt. Australia reports grasshopper plague recovery underway.

Barkley Oliver A. Quayle National Committee

Hopson Charged With Tax Evasion in Two Indictments

New York June 20 Hopson former head of Associated Gas and Electric and three former lawyers were indicted for conspiring to evade paying 1 866 405.29 in income taxes. The charges allege falsified records to show 17 000 000 profits of the National Public Utility and its associates. Co defendants include Garrett A Brownback George Lepine and Edward Huber.

New York Insi Howard C. Hopson Wiel Associated Gas & Electric System Unpson Associated Gas & Electro National Public Utility Company Hopson Garrett A. Brownback George IM Lepine Edward Huber

Guarded Embassy in Paris Reported by NBC

NBC correspondent Fred Bate said an armed guard surrounds the American embassy in Paris and that Ambassador William C. Bullitt is banned by the Germans from using telephones. The report also mentions a claim that ersatz tea contains gas and coconut, as cited by a German magazine.

New York INS Fred Bate National Broadcasting Company London Paris William C. Bullitt

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