Britain Hails Roosevelt Move as War Edges Closer
The Iceland landing drew German cautions and British praise. A German spokesman warned the U S troops move tightens the war zone. Churchill in Parliament hailed the action as pivotal and said Britain would keep forces in Iceland to ensure mutual aid in dangerous waters.
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United States
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Roosevelt
Naxi
Berlin
Azores
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Islands
Dakar
French West Africa
London
Winston Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Churchill
Serial Numbers Assigned Tonight by Local Board Officials
Beache County local board to assign serial numbers tonight to all registrants who registered July 1. Cards will be shuffled and drawn, numbered S-1 onward. A second national lottery will later determine order numbers for new registrants. After assignment, new cards will be sandwiched among old registrants from last October to set the ratio and insertion order for the draft.
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Beache County
Washington
Britain Warns Wodehouse On Propaganda Broadcasts
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain has noted British humorist P. G. Wodehouse lent his services to the German propaganda machine. He said measures would be taken to warn him of consequences of any Berlin broadcasts to the United States.
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Britain
Wodehouse
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Najesty
Egret
Autor
FDR to Seek Extra Lend Lease Funds This Week
President Roosevelt will ask Congress for an additional appropriation for defense and lend‑lease operations. Sources say the figure could match the original 7.0 billion lend‑lease bill, with all of the first fund to be allocated by August and another similar sum needed soon to plan further arms production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T. Barly
White House
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Navy and Maritime Commission
Harold D. Smith
Harry
Hoosevelt
Nazis Fighting A La Dillinger On French Coast
Moscow reports the Red Army says Germany shifted artillery from Dunkirk and Cherbourg to bolster the Stalin line and placed dummy wooden suns in emplacements while they trained. An official note cites captured German officers describing the transfer and use of decoy guns to mislead the Allies.
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Red Army
Germany
Dunkerque
Cherbourg
Britain to supply large war goods to Soviet Russia
London reports that Britain has arranged large shipments of war materials to the Soviet Union and some military equipment is already in transit. Foreign Secretary Eden insists Russia is not a formal ally, stressing collaboration against Germany with no treaty or alliance yet in place.
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Russia
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BBC
Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
Germany
Watchmen and Miners Clash Wounding Several in Pottsville Area
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on July 9 three men were wounded by gunfire and many others bruised in a clash between anthracite miners and company watchmen at the Correale Construction Company yard. The miners demanded the stop of a steam shovel used in surface mining near Donaldson, 14 miles west. Deputy Sheriff L M Probst called the incident an extensive disturbance as the sheriff and state police rushed to the scene.
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Correale Construction Company
Donaldson
L. M. Probst
Schuylkill County
Rayburn Opposes Service Extension
Speaker Rayburn opposed extending drafted men beyond one year but favored a second year for volunteers and suggested officer training schools to encourage longer service. President Roosevelt and Rep Wadsworth supported extending service. Roosevelt avoided a firm decision on using selectees outside the hemisphere.
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Russians May Upend Notion Hitler Can Be Stopped
DeWitt Mackenzie reports on a rumored shift in war mythology as Soviet forces reportedly halt or reverse Nazi advances along the Russian front. The claim echoes through London and Vichy, challenging the long held belief that Hitler’s machine is unstoppable, though caution remains about pronouncing a final turning point.
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Acho
London
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Teresly
Europe
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Mackenzie—Pase Pleven
Vichy Government Seeks Armistice in Syrian Conflict
Vichy France says it asked Britain for an immediate armistice in Syria and Lebanon. General Henri Dentz was authorized to seek a cessation to end bloodshed as British and Free French forces advance on Da mascus Beirut Aleppo and Homs. Churchill reported Dentz requested armistice terms but London said unconfirmed. The move aims to fulfill empire obligations under the armistice terms.
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Syria
Henri Denis
Ent
Beirut
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Lebanon
British Foreign Office
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Damascus
Aleppo
Homs
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House of Commons
Henri Dentz
London
Farmers Urged To Seek Tax Compromise On Delinquents
Beadle County harvests begin as farmers are urged to apply for compromises on delinquent personal property taxes before AAA grain loans. J M Fisher notes no loans for those with unpaid taxes, per South Dakota law. Deputy Sheriff Chan Royer calls compromises a strong way to clear back taxes, as penalties and interest up to 1939 are waived upon approval.
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Beadie County
J. M. Fisher
State County Aaa Committee
Fisher
South Dakota
Chan Royer
Bulow In Fine Condition After Prostate Operation
Washington dispatch reports Senator Bulow Democrat of South Dakota is in very fine condition after a Tuesday prostate operation. The attending physician said he should be able to leave the hospital and be in good health from two to four weeks.
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Washington
Senator Bulow
South Dakota
Horstel We
Russians Claim Nazi Drive Stalled by Red Army
Moscow reports say Soviet forces routed German units in northern White Russia and blocked major Nazi advances while German panzer thrusts tested new gaps. Russian air power claimed jetting down 102 enemy planes, with fighting centered near Polotsk Lepel and Novograd Volynski.
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