Lack of Men One Cause of French Loss
Premier Marshal Petain explained to the French people why the defeat of isolated armies forced him to seek an armistice. He cited manpower shortages and a weakened line compared with World War I, noting fewer troops and weaker allied support in 1940.
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Maxime) Weyand
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Italy
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Anzacs Seek Active Duty In British Isles Arrival
Thousands of fighting Anzacs from Australia and New Zealand pour into a northern British port after seven months of Antipodean training. Crowds cheer as transports, their ships veiled in gray paint, bring volunteers eager for combat with Germany. The page five continuation hints at Eden’s message amid the spectacle.
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New Zealand
British Isles
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Theatre Admission Note for Strand or Dixie Tonight
Mrs C M Perkins 321 West Wilford Street attends tonight's double bill at Strand or Dixie. The Swiss Family Robinson stars Thomas Mitchell. Bables For features Rochelle Hudson and Chan in Panama. identification may be required.
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Strand
Dixie
Maginot Line Soldiers Surrender To Neutrals
On June 20 in Goumois France near the Swiss frontier the eastern Maginot line surrendered its arms to Swiss troops and streamed into Switzerland. About 50 000 men along with two generals and many officers gave up after a failed attempt to break through German forces at the Jura gate to reach the southern army.
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France
East-Ern Maginot
Switzerland
Jura
Pan America Naval Bases Planned At Washington Conference
June 20 1940 a well informed source states the United States may discuss Latin American bases for naval and air operations at a Pan American conference on hemisphere defense with emphasis on military and economic needs. Under Secretary Sumner Welles says all 21 republics were contacted for an extraordinary meeting. The note to Britain France and the Netherlands indicates no concession of western possessions. The base issue remains in discussion. Torpedo boat sale to Britain and shipbuilder profit guarantees draw congressional criticism amid a $4 billion fleet expansion bill.
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United States Navy
Sumners Welles
Hull
Germany
Italy
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New World
Rules Committee
Rayburn
Texas
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London Denies Forcing Egypt Into Europe War
London authority circles deny Britain seeks to press Egypt into war. They say Britain only asks Egypt to honor a new military alliance and avoid actions hindering operations, noting Egyptians are living up to treaties and no measures harming military work are under way.
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Egypt
Europe
Britain
French Naval Bases Bombed In Tunisia And Corsica
Italian military headquarters announced ongoing air bombardments of Corsica and Bizerta in Tunisia with heavy damage. Bombers also claimed destruction of British tanks on the Egypt Libya frontier and raids on British bases in Sudan and Kenya. Additional raids targeted Ligurian and Sardinian area coastal regions.
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Corsica
Bizerta
Tunisia
Egypt
Libya
Sudan
Kenya
Italy
Ligurian
Maly Cobs
Sardiny
Aerial Fight Continues Over Britain in Night Raids
London June 20. At least six civilians killed and about sixty injured as German warplanes bombed widely across England Scotland and Wales in the most widespread air attack yet directed at the British Isles. British defense shot down at least three German planes while Royal air force bombers attacked the Ruhr Rhineland and west Germany.
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Wales
British Isles
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Great Britain
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Royal Ai Force
Ruhr
Rhineland
West Germany
Aircraf
Amiens
Rouen
France
Commons
Tientsin Blockade Lifted By Jap Troops
Tokyo reports the Tientsin blockade is lifted at noon after Britain and France sign an agreement. Japanese barricades remain under army control amid ongoing disputes over terrorist acts and silver reserves in the British and French concessions. General Homma calls the move a trial measure and reserves right to reimpose limits if needed.
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Foreign Office
Tientsin
Britain
France
China
Maszharu Homma
Duke of Windsor Flees By Motor Car to Spain
The Duke of Windsor left his Cap d Antibes villa near Cannes by car for Spain as the American born duchess departed earlier. The couple had been in southern France since late May after he left his post as liaison between French and British armies.
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Spain
Cannes
France
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Riviera
Cap D’antibes
Hull warns against isolation as danger to freedom
In Cambridge on June 20, Secretary of State Cordell Hull denounced isolationism and warned that America cannot safeguard its achievements by retreat. He spoke at Harvard's 304th year, urging resolve to confront looming global threats and to follow the spirit of past American crises. Continued on page 5.
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Mass
Cordell Hull
America
Hull
Harvard University
U.S
Senate approves defense tax with excess profits levy
Washington June 20 The senate ignored administration pleas and passed defense tax legislation raising about 1.007 billion yearly in excise cuts and lower exemptions. An immediate excess profits tax on all corporations aims at 400 to 500 million yearly, with estimates of up to 8 billion from individuals and similar from corporations, sent to a joint house senate committee.
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Senate
House
Joint Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
LaFollette
Wis
Believe French To Give Up Their Fight Tomorrow
A Bern dispatch to Stefani says hostilities between France and the German Italian alliance are expected to cease Friday or Saturday. French plenipotentiaries met German representatives at an unspecified location and later departed toward Bordeaux, the temporary French capital.
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Rome
France
Bern
Switzerland
Stefani
Bordeaux
Stassen Ready To Deliver His Keynote Speech
Governor Harold E. Stassen plans to deliver the keynote at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. The 33 year old Minnesotan said his address, focused on Europe’s warfare and the nation’s interest, is nearly ready with possible last minute revisions.
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ST. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Philadelphia
Europe
Poling Named Temporary Office Assistant in Charleston
In Charleston in June 1931 an announcement by Meadows names Mrs. Eleanor Poling widow of Forrest B. Poling as a temporary office assistant to handle a flood of letters about a Communist petition for a place on the November election ballot. Poling is a former assistant attorney general and department commander of the American Legion.
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Charleston
Republicans Oppose War Policy Pressure Delegation
A 26 member Republican House delegation led by Hamilton Fish urged the resolutions committee to declare against any moves that could draw the United States into war. They condemned Roosevelt's foreign policy as they pressed to keep America out of conflict.
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Republican Resolutions Committee
America
Republican House
Hamilton Fish
New York
Roosevelt
Fish
House
Corbett
Pennsylvania
Senator Ernest Gibson Dies in Washington Illinois
Vermont Senator Ernest Willard Gibson died at 67 after a weeklong illness of heart trouble. A lawyer by trade, he served 16 years in Congress as a Republican, first in the House in 1924 and then the Senate from 1933. He had voted to overrule Coolidge’s veto of the soldiers bonus bill. He chaired the naval committee amid defense legislation efforts.
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Washington
Ernest Willard Gibson
Vermont
Congress
Gibson
Coolidge
House
Senate
Naval
Australians Arrive In England For War Duty
The War Office says large contingents of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand expeditionary force who left in May landed in Great Britain and are moving to concentration areas. The troops are reported all well and in good spirits.
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London
War Office
Australian Imperial Force
New Zealand
Great Britain
France Sends Trio To Hear Nazi Demands
France dispatches three plenipotentiaries to receive armistice terms from Germany and Italy. Reports say the exact time and place of the audience remain undisclosed. Berlin radio claims Italy will not directly negotiate. Lille Lyon Brest fronts indicate rapid German advances with Lyon possibly captured.
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Trio
Berlin
CBS
Italy
Germany
Puehrer
Hitler
Mussolini
Munich
Rhone Valley
Lyon
Brest
Baltic
Winchester May Become Haven For English Tots
Winchester Virginia may host three English children for the war as Arthur Edmonds of Winchester England asks mayor Charles R. Anderson to provide a home. Betty Gwendolyn and Roger Edmonds, ages about 15 and younger, could be brought here with authorities weighing the request.
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Virginia
England
Arthur T. Edmonds
Charles R. Anderson
Betty
Gwendolyn
Roger Edmonds
Dr. Anderson
Edmonds
Ian
Defiance Seethes Over Nazi Flags On Italian House
In Defiance Pennsylvania on June 20 neighbors reacted to two Nazi flags painted on the roof of an Italian family home. State police were summoned twice as residents argued about the incident amid strong emotions and community tension.
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Defiance
Roosevelt forms coalition cabinet amid Woodring exit
President Roosevelt proposes a coalition cabinet with Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war and Knox as secretary of the navy after Woodring resigns. The move follows Stimson’s tenure as cabinet member and Knox’s prior government roles. Rumors swirl as Alf Landon visits the White House amid mounting political tension in Washington.
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Navy
Henry L. Stimson
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Chicago Daily News
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Taft
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Senate
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White House
Woodring
New Jersey
Alf M. Landon
Lyon Surrenders to German Forces in World War II News
In June 1940 Lyon, France fell to German control as Paris and other leaders pursued peace terms with Adolf Hitler. Public disclosures noted halt in blitzkrieg and ongoing political discussions among French officials about terms and the future of the nation amidst the war.
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