French-Italian Front Calm as Nazis Near Paris
Paris dispatch reports calm on the Alpine frontier as Italy enters the war. The French high command claims forces are in position and not yet attacked while German units reportedly crossed the Seine but were held before Paris. Smoke over the city darkens the dawn as German tanks move toward the outskirts.
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Italy
Germany
High Command
Seine
Seine River
Sétiral
Tours Becomes Capital City Amid France Crisis
By William J. Humphreys June 11 Tours in the Loire region has become the emergency capital of France as ministries embassies and legations are moved into the city. Refugees and government records pour in from Paris and northern regions while embassy limousines and papal nuncio arrive among the initial transports to Tours.
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William J. Humphreys
Tours
Loire
France
Paris
Legation
Belgium
Argentina
House blocks amendments to defense tax bill in tight session
In Washington on June 11 the house did not consider any amendments to the 1.904 billion defense tax bill. The rules committee recommended a pass or reject approach to the bill in its entirety, a rare procedure. GOP members defended the stance, aligning with Democrats amid urgent national needs.
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House
Rules Committee
GOP
Emer
Ways and Means Committee
Metal Airplane Door Drops Off Big Plane
BECKLEY June 11 A metal airplane door dropped from the sky as a nearby farmer watched overhead. T. R. Crook said a lightning flash preceded the drop from a big commercial plane. Authorities found no sign the craft was in distress and it continued on its southerly course. A Beckley flier surveyed the area and found no further evidence of the incident.
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T. R. Crook
Beckley Flier
Resume Efforts To End Charleston Strike
Efforts to settle Charleston's week old construction shutdown continued as a Charleston Building Trades Council committee rejected arbitration proposed by the Charleston Contractors Association. The association urged submitting the dispute to a six to six arbitration panel and resuming work during negotiations.
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Charleston Building Trades Council
AFL
Charleston Contractors Associat
E Association
Allies Will Get U S Help Pledges F R Speech
President Roosevelt pledged unqualified material and moral aid to the Allies invoking the neutrality act against Italy. He cited a series of proclamations naming Italy a belligerent under cash and carry rules and told graduates at the University of Virginia that Italy rejected peaceful negotiations, signaling a shift toward war readiness.
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Washington
Italy
Roosevelt
United States
Charlottesville
France
England
University of Virginia
Holt Warns US Neutrality Is Being Abandoned
Washington June 11 Senator Holt of West Virginia charged last night that the United States is drifting toward intervention in the European war. He warned that propaganda is masking a real drive to enter the war and urged citizens to act, saying the cost to Americans’ sons would be the same whether the nation goes in directly or indirectly.
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Washington
Holt
D.-W. Va
Part of Paris Burning Reported by NBC Correspondent
NBC correspondents in Europe said German bombers over Paris set parts of the city ablaze this morning. Fred Bate in London cited confirmation from the French embassy that sections of the capital burned while suburbs suffered great damage and heavy casualties were feared. Refugees crowded roads exiting Paris as fires raged.
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National Broadcasting Company
Europe
Paris
Fred Bate
NBC
London
Associates Press
Sububs
Change of By-Laws at Court House Meeting June 12 1940
Important notice announces a special club meeting at the court house at 8 p m on June 12 1940 to vote on by law changes. The ineligibility rule for officers and directors will not bar membership on Republican Executive Committees. Directors will be elected to fill vacancies.
Congressional Action On Naval Measures Finished
The house completed congression al action today on bills permitting the Navy to have a total of 10 000 planes and 16 000 pilots and to build 22 new combat vessels. Both pieces of legislation now go to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature. In addition to the fighting pf, the fleet increase measure would permit construction of a n number of auxiliary vessels.
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Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Turkey poised to act if called on in war shift
June 11 report suggests Turkey may mobilize under a mutual aid pact with Allies as Hungary and Balkan states brace for Italy's entry. Fragmentary Istanbul dispatches note Ankara moving toward war footing to counter Italian moves in the Aegean.
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Turkey
Hungary
Balkan
Italy
Europe
Istanbul
Ankara
Aegean
Hussien Djahid Yalchin
Anti-Italian Feelings Surge in French Cities
Reports from France describe anti Italian demonstrations in Lyon and Bordeaux with crowds shouting against Italians. In Marseille police detained about 900 Italians during the night. At Bordeaux a crowd damaged windows before the Italian consulate and then moved to the US consulate, singing multiple national anthems.
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Tours
France
Lyon
Bordeaux
Marseille
Benito
United States
Bridgeport Bus Service Reduced By West Penn
Charleston June 11 The Monongahela Transport company received approval from the Public Service Commission to cut its Clarksburg Bridgeport daily bus runs from 26 to 14. West Virginia Transportation Company request to allow passenger loading on route 50 between Clarksburg and Bridgeport was denied.
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Monongahela Transport Company
Public Service Commission
Clarksburg
Bridgeport
West Virginia Transportation Company
Italy Moves Against foe Early Today War Cabinet Meets
Italy launches war footing as Mussolini calls extraordinary cabinet session and declares supreme command of war. Royal observers present as Italian forces, navy, and air units engage the foe early, aiming to position the Mediterranean as Italy’s sea. Continued on page.
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Rome
Mussolini
Great Britain
France
High Command
Conference Delays Strike At Jewel Ridge Co Mines
In Bluefield on June 11 officials from the United Mine Workers and Jewell Ridge Coal Corp resumed talks hoped to avert a strike by 800 miners at Jewell Ridge in Tazewell county Virginia and Jewell Valley in Buchanan county. A US Labor Department mediator reported progress after a day of discussion of wage contract obligations dated 1939.
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United Mine Workers
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
John Conner
U. S. Labor Department
Jewell Ridge
Tazewell County
Jewell Valley
Buchanan County
Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
Four Deserters Taken In Week In Huntington
Huntington police report four local youths arrested on federal warrants for desertion. Leo Adams 20 stationed at Fort Knox Ky Earllips 20 U S 8 New York NY Clarence Field 18 U S 8 Tuscaloosa Norfolk Va James Burgess 19 station not disclosed detained at Cabell jail awaiting transfer to Navy or Army authorities.
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New New York
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Clarence Field
Tuscaloosa
Norfolk
James Burgess
Cabell
Navy
Turkey Backs Allies After Mussolini Move Declared Wrong Horse
Deputy Hossein Djahid Yalchin announced Turkey stands with the Allies, denying planned war while Mussolini’s choice is said to be wrong. Italian cabinet debates consequences as official Turkish stance emphasizes readiness to take up arms if needed.
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Yakchin
Mussolini
Italy
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Sipas
Germans Reach Marne Front and Seine Crossings
War bulletin reports German forces near the Marne River east of Paris and crossing the lower Seine at multiple points. Also, the Italian steamer Sistiana seized at Table Bay by British South African authorities, and Paris orders unmobilized French youths aged 17 and older to depart the capital. The U S liner Washington was stopped by an unidentified submarine with 1 020 passengers aboard.
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Berlin
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Sistiana
Capetown
South Africa
Table Bay
Reuters
U.S
Washington
State Department
United States
Europe
Dutch Crown Princess Arrives in Canada as Refugees
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her two young daughters reached Halifax Nova Scotia today fleeing war in Europe. They will reside at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, the governor general's official residence.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Europe
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Canada
Ford plans mass production of P-40 pursuit planes
Detroit June 11 mass production of high speed pursuit planes for the US army is promised at least 1000 a day within six months. Henry Ford said the Curtiss P 40 single engine fighter can be rolled from the line without disrupting automobile output. He insisted the planes are for defense only as part of a wartime bargain.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
United States Army
Henry Ford
Ford
United States War Department
Communist Candidate Is Indicted By Grand Jury
BECKLEY June 11 The Raleigh County grand jury returned five indictments accusing Oscar Wheeler 53 year old goat farmer of defrauding and deceiving individuals by urging votes for others and Allen St Clair of Beckley of signing the Communist petition and voting in the May 14 primary Wheeler was not in custody when the indictments were returned and he denied the charges
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Beckley
Communist Party
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Oscar ©. Wheeler
Allen St. Clair
Wheeler
Attlee Voices Roosevelt Aid for Allied Victory
London June 11 Attlee told the House of Commons Roosevelt’s assurances of material aid would help win the war against Germany. He called the US promise a signal of democracy’s strength and said it would marshal Allied resources despite Italy’s crimes and German aggression.
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Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Atlantic
Attlee
Italy
Republi
Americas
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
Germany shifts reply to Italy over Roosevelt speech
Berlin reports authorized sources say Germany will delegate Italy to answer President Roosevelt's speech criticizing Italy for entering the war with Germany. The speech apparently shows no new stance, only disappointment over failed months of trying to align Italy with the United States.
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Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
United States
French Armies Lost as Nazi Drive Encircles Dieppe
Berlin reports two French armies destroyed in a new Nazi drive. Sources claim four to five million troops but experts doubt mobilization totals near 5 million. A fresh sack around Dieppe cuts Allied lines as German forces press toward Paris. High command says enemy resistance wanes amid massive losses and prisoners.
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France
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Bookeamin
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Page
British Anger Triggers Riots Over Churchill War Stance
London dispatch notes widespread Britons expressing anger at Churchill's World War II stance while mixed reactions greet President Roosevelt's pledge of U S resources to Allies. Rioting reports indicate intense public unrest as national mood shifts.
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