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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1940
Page
1
Philadelphia delegates convene with lively rivals for the presidential nomination. Dewey Taft Willkie Gannett James vie amid hot talks and uncertain ballots as factions jockey for early support and possible deadlock. Vandenberg also looms as a potential backer.
Damon Runyon reports on the first ballot where Sen. Styles Bridges Sen. Arthur Capper Sen. Charles McNary Gov. Baldwin and Hanford MacNider may split votes among front runners on the second call Bridges McNary and MacNider are mentioned as vice presidential possibilities Frank Gannett is named as a possibility if he fails on the first ballot
The House voted for a $4,000,000,000 naval expansion to build the largest U S. sea power yet, plus a $1,000,000,000 tax defense bill and a $1,768,913,908 army navy emergency appropriation. Knox questioned by naval committee on war policy and possible U S intervention in Europe.
Congressional passage of the $4,000,000,000 naval expansion bill yesterday was seen as assurance that $20,000,000 will be spent on enlarging the South Charleston naval ordnance plant. The project would double capacity and may include gun manufacturing facilities, marking one of the largest expansions in ship armor and ordnance nationwide.
Congress adjourned for a one week recess after sending to the White House a billion dollar tax bill and over four billion dollars in appropriations. The House adopted a ten hour day to press Congress until July 1 while approving emergency defense measures and annual relief and labor appropriations.
In Clarksburg on June 22, West Virginia justices of the peace rally to preserve their court as the state debates abolishing it. Sen. M M Neely, Democratic governor candidate, sent regrets due to Washington duties while Mayor D B Dawson of Charleston pledged support by telegram, tying his candidacy to the amendment.
State sinking fund records reveal manipulation of Charleston bond funds with nearly 200000 diverted from bond retirement to current levies. Officials describe figure juggling that hid a shortage until the sinking fund commission pressured city administration with tax department oversight.
London reports two large accidents at the Krupp munitions works in Essen and a hit on the Focke Wulf aircraft plant in Bremen as part of a major RAF night raid. Bombers ranged over northwest Germany causing damage near Osnabruck Bremen Kassel and other sites with reports of hazardous devices.
Italian troops stood ready in Rome to dash into France once a separate truce with Italy is concluded. Fascist forces could move through mountain passes and the Riviera into areas now under French control within ten days, with Mussolini’s occupation army expected to take over Alpine sections.
Berlin reports say England is a prime target for air attacks as German propaganda touts a looming Allied defeat. German press claims RAF and naval blockade threaten Britain while German sources trumpet air power and base operations in France as strategic leverage.
British naval and air units hunt the German battleship Scharnhorst off Trondheim after it damaged the Glorious aircraft carrier. A separate Soviet submarine surrendered to the Moonstone in the Gulf of Aden following depth charge attacks.
Berlin reports the French armies in Alsace Lorraine capitulated after being surrounded by German forces. The Maginot line fell, the three French armies dissolved, and about 500000 French soldiers were captured. A German communique predicted the collapse of French resistance and a ceasefire amid Compiègne peace talks.
France and Germany signed an armistice at Compiègne, ending nine months and nineteen days of conflict. General Huntziger led the French delegation with Adolf Hitler's envoy present, and signatures were also exchanged by Gen. Keitel for Germany. The armistice becomes effective six hours after Italy signs a parallel truce, with hostilities to halt in France and surrounding waters.
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