Italo German Armistice Pact reshapes war effort
Berlin reports France agrees to pull out empire and navy, leaving Britain with reduced aid. The armistice pact calls for massing French ships under Italo German control except reserve for colonial duties, demobilization, and mine sweeping. France pledges no pursuit of German aims and to curb transfers to Britain. Page 13 continues.
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Duce gains limited Italian armistice terms outlined
Rome reports Italy wins only a slim Alpine border belt and full rights over Jibuti and the French section of the Addis Ababa railway. Demilitarization applies to French bases in the Mediterranean, Tunis, and French Somaliland. No gains cited for Nice Corsica or other French territories. France demilitarizes in the Mediterranean as Britain fights on.
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French Somaliland
New Nazi Raids Stab at Britain
London reports heavy Luftwaffe activity as at least three enemy fighters are shot down over southeastern Scotland. Bombers strike across England Scotland and Wales with incendiaries, causing fires that are quickly contained. Royal Air Force fighters engage relentlessly, with anti air fire along the coast and dogfights over the countryside.
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Scotland
England
Wales
Churchill says French fleet aid to Nazis endangers Britain
London report quotes Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons saying Britain's safety was powerfully affected by the French fleet’s fate. He notes the fleet was ceded to Germany as part of an armistice and questions the German pledge not to use warships during the war, highlighting the risk to Allied security.
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Winston Churchill
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House of Commons
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West Virginia Republicans clash with mayor over Willkie attack
Dawson condemned by Charleston backers after an attack on Willkie. He claimed 74 percent of West Virginians favor Dewey. L Newton Thomas said Willkie HQ faced protests after Dawson criticized Willkie’s party history. A telegram to Dawson remained unanswered.
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Wendel Willkie
D. Boone
Wilkie
Dawson
Esty
Willkie
Two Bank Robbers Given Life Terms
Elmer Whitt of Columbus and Ivan Phillips of Marion were convicted for the Avondale branch robbery of Central Trust, taking 36110. Life imprisonment automatically followed after Judge Dudley Miller Gutealt omitted any recommendation. They were arrested hours after the crime. $2000 found in a downtown garage and about $20,000 hidden in a second vehicle. FBI identified them as principals in the Bank of South Charleston raid last year.
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Columbus
Ivan Phillips
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Central Trust Company
Dudley Miller Gutealt
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Phillips
Wrenley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bank of South Charleston
W. Va
Hoover Warns Republic Facing New Deal Road to Dictatorship
Philadelphia June 25 Herbert Hoover in a speech to the Republican convention says America must stay out of wars unless attacked in the western hemisphere and urges ousting the New Deal as it steers the nation toward dictatorship. He cautions against isolation, urges unity, and calls for a foreign policy grounded in realistic appraisal of dangers. He argues for cooperation with Roosevelt opponents and stresses aid to nations fighting for liberty.
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Herbert Hoover
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Roosevelt
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Hoover
Ceme
Hoosevelt
Red Army Guards Frontier With Germany Move
Stockholm Tidningen reports the Lower Red Army has taken over guarding the Kaunas frontier with Germany from Lithuanian forces. Tallinn dispatch says the Estonian police chiefs were arrested for burning papers from their records in a separate incident.
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Stockholm Tidningen
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Estonia
Hoover GOP Talk Highlights Policy To Shield America Abroad
Former President Herbert Hoover warned at the Republican National Convention that U S foreign policy must shield the nation from European and Asian wars. He urged ending provocative official speech, favoring peace over war and cautioned that joining wars could demand years to regain strength while warning against dictatorship and excess debt.
Port of Missing Candidates By Bugs Baer
Philadelphia June 25. The bureau of missing persons lists famous disappearances from the arena. The piece lampoons political figures like Baliwin MacNider Ham Fish Joe Martin Bridges Vandenberg Willkie Dewey Taft Hoover and others as candidates who folded or faded. The piece notes one may become vice president with playful wordplay about alphabet order and a bicycle built for two steering. Page 13. Col.
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Bureau of Missing Persons
Roosevelt Signs Defense Tax Bill to Aid War Finance
President Roosevelt signed a defense tax bill expected to raise about 4.69 billion dollars over five years by adding 2.2 million new taxpayers and boosting income, profits, excise, gift and inheritance taxes. The Treasury projects 1941 revenue at about 6.27 billion with yearly gains of nearly one billion through 1945, funding the nation’s defense program.
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Roosevelt
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Cal. 2) Page Fragments Offer Sparse Details
Readable text shows fragmentary page 4 references Cal. 2) notations with missing names dates or concrete events. The limited OCR yields little to identify persons places or actions, suggesting a buried or continuation item without clear context.
Where is Fleet Ask Diplomats
U S fleet whereabouts after leaving Hawaii became a major topic for military and diplomatic speculation in capitals across the Americas. Diplomats questioned whether the move signified a Pacific defensive retreat to meet Western Hemisphere defense needs or a shift toward Atlantic operations while maintaining British supply lines. The Roosevelt administration offered no clarification.
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INS
U. S
Hawaii
Pacific
Atlantic
Ford Won't Do Engines Mass production plans collapse
Washington June 25 Government talks with Henry Ford to mass produce airplane engines collapsed. William Knudsen of the National Defense Commission said Ford refused to build engines for Great Britain forcing cancellation of Rolls Royce motor production plans by Ford. The commission said cooperation in military equipment production will be sought elsewhere. Congress had moved an ANA appropriation to back a U S order, but Ford’s stance introduced uncertainty about mass production methods. Page 4 continuation.
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Henry Ford
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Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Ford
Great Britain
Rolls Royce Motors
Ford Motor Company
National Defense Advisory Commission
Commission
Ford Company
U. S
Bril
Congress
Mentor
Plank Pledges Peace Unless U S Attacked
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Republican platform committee unanimously approved the national defense and foreign policy plank, pledging peace unless the U S faces blitzkrieg or direct threats in the western hemisphere. The debate included Illinois and Chicago delegates, highlighting a stance of Americanism and strong defense while opposing foreign entanglements.
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W. W. Chaplin
Philadelphia
INS
New Deal
Platform Committee
GOP
Boner
Alfred M. Landen
Kansas
C. Wayland
Curly
Marshal Petain
France
Herbert Hyde
Resolutions Committee
Navy to Train 3,000 Young Men for Naval Reserve
President Roosevelt announced plans to train 3,000 unmarried American born men aged 19 to 26 for commissions in the naval reserve. Applicants may apply next Friday at naval district headquarters or nearest reserve unit or recruiting station. The announcement followed from plans to expand officer corps during wartime days.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Reserve
Panama Zone Undergoing Emergency Military Maneuvers
The Daily News reports a U S emergency rehearsal in the Panama zone with 30 000 troops under arms and mines laid at canal entrances. Troop movement includes heavy railroad artillery to the Atlantic side and guard ships around minefields as the Conte Biancamano liner shifts and operations continue.
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Panama Canal
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