Unity in War Prep as Allies Seek Weapons Fast
Washington huddles over top defense plans as Ambassadors Kennedy and Bullitt urge faster Allied weapon production. Morgenthau cites a $1B plane buy and possible surplus WWI arms sales. Jackson warns against mass arrests while F.B.I. boosts anti subversive work. aliens face tougher controls. Page 19.
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Roosevelt
Defense Commission
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Joseph P. Kennedy
London
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Bullitt
Paris
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Anglo-French Purchasing Commission
War Department
Jackson
Early
White House
Sidney Hillman
Larbor
Justice Department
Budget Bureau
Congress
Pope Won’t Leave Vatican Regardless Of Rome War
Pope Pius XII reportedly told intimates he would not quit Vatican City no matter Rome's fate. Vatican officials consider moving the papal state’s communications to a neutral country such as Portugal to stay in contact with belligerents after Italy’s entry into the war. Preparations begin to blackout Vatican City in sync with Rome. Grune wald to be sentenced Tuesday in Minneapolis for willful neglect of duty as former morals squad member.
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Minneapolis
Charles Gunewald
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Piazza Venezia
Mussolini
Italy
Duke of Windsor relinquishes liaison post in Europe
London sources report Duke of Windsor has given up his duties as liaison officer with British and French armies. No reason given for the change. Brigadier Edward Spears was said to have assumed most duties after the Duke's return to the Riviera residence.
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Committee Votes Exemption Cut
Washington June 6 A House subcommittee approved lowering personal income tax exemptions from 2500 to 2000 for married or head of family filers and from 1000 to 800 for single filers The child exemption remains 400 The plan would raise taxes for many low income taxpayers and add about 2050000 people to the tax rolls next March 15 It also accounts for a 10 percent supertax raising overall payments and aims to boost defense tax revenue while possibly expanding the program to 1.6 billion annually
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Treasury
Moisture Deficiency In Huron Area Cut By Added Showers
Showers on Wednesday raised Huron area precipitation to 1.70 inches for the week and improved the year to date deficit. June total reached 1.7 inches versus a normal 0.76. Through 1940, Huron has 6.66 inches of rain, below the normal 8.04. Forecasters expect fair weather tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures and a warmup Friday afternoon. 24 hour rainfall totals include Aberdeen 0.04, Fairfax 0.45, Mitchell 0.33, Mobridge 0.07, Pierre 2.6, Rapid City 0.08, Sioux Falls 1.0, Yankton 0.74, Watertown 0.10, Ardmore 0.09, Brookings 0.54, Faith 0.10, Vivian 0.46.
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Brookings
Faith
Vivian
Stark Hinted For Navy Secretary
Governor Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri resigns Duluth trip to Washington for talks with President Roosevelt. Reported discussions focus on national defense while Stark is considered for the Navy secretary post to succeed Charles Edison.
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Charles Edison
Italy Sows Mines As Editor Gayda Warns America
Rome reports minefields sown in a 32 mile danger zone to shield Italy as a prospective war partner of Germany. Virginio Gayda warns the United States to stay out of the conflict while Mussolini prepares for a possible wartime announcement. Thousands of Fascist soldiers depart as Germany coordinates wartime food supply with Italy.
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Mussolini
Turkey
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Walter Darre
Reich
Daladier Ousted as Reynaud Takes Key Foreign Post
In Paris Daladier is dropped from government as Premier Reynaud assumes the foreign ministry. In London officials hint Britain may move to replace Chamberlain as Munich partner of Daladier amid political reshuffles.
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France
Reynaud
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Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Daladier
Reynaud assumes foreign minister post amid cabinet purge
Paris reports that Premier Paul Reynaud proclaimed himself foreign minister in addition to prime minister and war portfolio. The 62-year-old leader consolidates power as Germany presses advances. Edouard Daladier and other ministers were dropped from the government, signaling a strengthened administration during the critical moment of the German offensive.
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Paul Reynaud
France
Reynaud
Edouard A Ladier
Governors Stress Preparedness After Invasion Threats
Governors wrapped a four day conference with a grim warning over invasion risks. Missouri Governor Lloyd C Stark, retiring chair of the National Governors Conference, warned that France and England may fall and the United States cannot stay immune long. He planned to fly to Washington to discuss defense programs with President Roosevelt.
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Missouri
National Governors Conference
Somme
France
England
United States
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Roosevelt
OS Eatlier
British And Nazis Trade Punches In Aerial Warfare
London reports a major German bombing raid on England while British airmen strike back against German supply lines and communications from the Somme to the Ruhr. Incendiaries and high explosives hit a 270 mile stretch of coast as civilian casualties arise and Britain urges child withdrawals to safe areas despite reports of limited battlefield progress for both sides.
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Thames
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Norfolk
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Las
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Tle
Munich
Feo
Germans Claim Gains In Somme Offensive Across Front
German forces on the Somme front reported gains as their drive pressed toward Paris and Le Havre. French and Allied units fought back with 75mm guns and anti tank weapons, claiming heavy German tank losses and seven and a half mile advances. Berlin and Paris both touted progress amid heavy fighting and high casualties.
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London
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Britain
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France
Paris
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