French African Leaders Meet in Vichy Amid Axis Plans
Pierre Boisson arrives in Vichy to join high level talks on defending the French empire as Gen. Weygand remains in the city. Diplomatic circles discuss a proposed Euro-African league led by Germany and the axis, with tensions rising between France and Britain amid continued bombing.
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Dakar
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Boisson
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Franca
Charles de Gaulle
Roisson
Wergand
Petain
Tanning Union
Africa
Britain
Adolf Hiller
League of Nations
Telemondial
Trance
Europe
France
Charles del Gaulle
Jewish Solon Dies After Speech Defending Faith
Nashington June 4 Rep. Vs. Michael Mdelstein New Yor kemocrat died in the arms of a friend moments after defending Jewish people in a House speech. The 53-year-old New Yorker collapsed and died of a heart attack after remarks by Rep. Rankin criticizing international Jewish bankers. He was with Jacob Wasser man when he fell, Rep. Dickstein announced he died a martyr to a cause.
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Dickstein
N.Y
Armed Forces May Be Increased By Nearly Double
Washington June 4 AP a cryptic remark by the army construction quartermaster stirred congressmen that the U S army will rise to 2 8 million men double the 1 418 000 goal Brigadier General Brehon Somerville said he had orders to rush contracts for about 1 000 300 000 in construction He declined to detail but lawmakers saw it as evidence the War department planned to lift land forces to at least 2 500 000 and hold the national guard in federal service longer to meet world conditions Congress has funded cantonment planning and earlier programs run near 800 million with preliminary work totaling 15 1 400 000.
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Congress
United States Army
Brehon Somerville
House
War Department
National Guard
Yin
Arthur James dies at 74 one of nation's wealthiest men
Arthur Crutiss James, 74, heir to copper silver and gold mines and railroad securities, dies of pneumonia in Harkness pavilion New York 20 days after wife. Once reputed to hold more railroad stock than any other, his investments valued around 340 million dollars and about 40 000 miles of line. He cruised to Oyster Bay aboard his yacht recently and left no children. James supported Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and headed a Roosevelt election committee in New York governor race.
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Arthur Crutiss James
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Harkness Pavilon
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William W. Carman
Oyster Bay
Garman
William de F. Manice
R. Marshall Brice
Western Roads
Great Northern
North-irn Pacific
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Burling On
Quincy
Western Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Denver and
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Modore
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Newport
R. I
Alfred E. Smith
Independent Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kaiser Wilhelm II Dies at Doorn After World War I
Berlin broadcast reports Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German emperor, has died at his Doorn estate in the Netherlands. The former ruler had lived in exile following Germanys defeat in the war and died peacefully, ending a century of imperial rule.
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Berlin
Wilhelm II
Germany
Mo More
Private Captures One Colonel in Tennessee Maneuver
In mid Tennessee a lone private captured Colonel Robert Bond, commander of the 47th Infantry, 30th Division, blue forces. After the capture the pair wandered exhausted as the private sought guidance on what to do next.
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Tennessee
Robert Bond
47Th Infantry
Montana Gets Widespread Rainfall Across State
Gentle rains spread across Montana aiding fall crop and range moisture. Helena reported .17 inches after 6:30 PM with clearing forecast. Rain continued at Great Falls Drummond Belgrade and Billings with totals from Malta to Conrad and Lewistown to Great Falls varying from .05 to .74 inches.
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Evestack
Helena
Weather Bureau
Great Falls
Drummond
Belgrade
Billings
Malta
Poplar
Bozeman
Stanford
Conrad
Lewistown
Great Walls
Simple Funeral for Gehrig Draws Small, Close Circle
In New York on June 4 a simple service marked the farewell to Lou Gehrig the Iron Horse. Fewer than 100 relatives and baseball peers attended including Yankees figures and league officials. The ceremony featured a prayer and Episcopalian service with widow Eleanor Gehrig and Lou's parents among the mourners.
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Lot Gehrig
Gehrig
Columbia
Lou
William Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
National League
Leslie M. O'Connor
E. M. Landis
Edward G. Baste
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William Terry
Edward Brannick
Giants
Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
Thomas Richardson
George Ruppert
George Weiss
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
Bill Dickey
The
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Bill Robinson
John Kieran
New York Times
John C. Mather
Mary Frascha
Municipal Parole Commission
Francis J. Kear
F.H. LaGuardia
Eleanor Gehrig
Henry Gehrig
Heavy Rains Break Drouth Across Rich Farming Regions
The Associated Press reports heavy rains end a multiweek drought in many rich farming areas. Some crops were damaged and water supplies in streams wells and reservoirs declined in parts. Rain spread to Ohio Indiana Iowa Nebraska Maryland New Jersey and New York easing but not erasing aridity in others.
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Associated Press
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Youngs T
Iowa-Warren
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Virginia
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Missouri
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New York
Weather Bureau
Ome
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Georgga Power Company
Sidney Man Declared To Be a Death by Own Action
Authorities in Sidney Mont reported a death by hanging, found by the man’s son Otto Voss, about 60, who was feeding stock at a barn. The body was discovered hanging from a stall post, with health and law officials informing today.
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Sianey
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Jung
Otto
Voss
Weather forecast by region and days
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with showers and thunderstorms from the south and extreme east portion on Thursday and Friday. Generally fair and slightly warmer immediately east of the divide tomorrow.
Weber Goes East to Seek Missoula University Post Applicants
Victor Weber of Deer Lodge, member of the state board of education, will travel to Chicago and eastern points to interview applicants for the Missoula State University presidency. C W Leaphart serves as acting president in the interim after Dr. George Finlay Simmons submitted his resignation. The board approved the trip and formed a committee to survey possible candidates for the post.
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Victor Weber
Deer Lodge
State Board of Education
George Finlay Simmons
State University At
Missoula
Mid-West
State Board of Examiners
Weber
Chicago
Eastern Points
C. W. Leaphart
University Law School
Army Pilot Lands Plane With One Wheel Gone
At Lowry Air Field Denver a five man crew rode out a crippled bomber after a left tire burst on takeoff. Lieut Arch Campbell from Fort Worth Texas piloted the craft for 90 minutes while officers watched. He then nosed down and braked hard to prevent a crash and brought the ship safely to a stop.
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Denver
Army Air Corps Technical School
Lowry Teld
Arch Campbell
Forth Worth
Texas
Campbell
German Bund Camp in Jersey Closes After Stormy Years
In Trenton New Jersey the German American Bund auxiliary at Camp Nordland sold the 203 acre site for 23500 dollars to individual mortgagees and surrendered its charter. The camp known for rallies and Nazi imagery including brown uniforms with swastika armbands ended after legal action and state ban on foreign uniforms.
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Camp Nordland
Bund
Andover
Nordland
Adolf Hitler
Ordnungsdienst
Industry Now Geared To Build Planes
Washington July 4 Robert A Lovett assistant secretary of war for air said tonight that American mass production methods now are geared to manufacture airplanes in numbers sufficient to overwhelm the enemies of democracy. Lovett spoke on a radio broadcast from Washington in connection with the National Astronautic association meeting in Louisville.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Strike Ordered At Big Plane Plant By Union
Tugiewood California June 4 W P Goodman chairman of the CIO United Automobile Workers Union says about 9 000 production workers will strike at 4 a m tomorrow the move to halt the huge plant that builds war planes for the United States and Great Britain He criticizes the National Defense Mediation Board for stalling the workers Company officials say they will stay at the plant all night The Aeronautic Machinists Union begins mobilizing members to replace strikers with its own workers Police will patrol the plant area The CIO seeks wage increases from 50 cents to 75 cents an hour for beginners and a general rise of 10 cents an hour
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W. P. Goodman
United Automobile Workers Union
Goodman
United States
Great Britain
National Defense Mediation Board
Aeronautic Machinists’ Union
A.T.L
West Npask
James Lyttch
C.I.0
Nazis Reported Easing Into French Syria
London reports Nazis moving into French Syria with wounded fighters and refugees disguised as Jewish evacuees. Reuters says 12 daily planes reach Syrian airports and 400 wounded recently landed at Beirut. Beating back Syrian threats, British forces brace as Mosul oil fields return to British control amid unrest in Baghdad.
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Syria
Germany
Mediterranean
Reuters
Middle East
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Vazi
Taurus Express
Turkey
Balkan
Palestine
Mosul
Baghdad
Iraq
Germans Focus on Near East as Crete Prisoners Rise
German high command reports new Crete captures totaling over 12 000 British and Greek prisoners and claims 25 000 Crete detainees. Berlin cites French Syrian defenses and says British raids amount to aggression while air bases on Crete monitor sea routes to Egypt. Military courts may try civilians and POWs accused of mistreating paratroopers.
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Syria
Crete
Egypt
Near East
Pepper speaks for foreign policy rally at civic center
Senator Claude Pepper urged 700 listeners to back Roosevelt's foreign policy, calling for unity against Hitler. He denounced congressional opposition and warned that Nazi aims threaten the English speaking world, with Japan nearby and South America cited as a target in the encircling strategy.
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Claude G. Pepper
Florida
Civic Center
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Pepper
Congress
America Pirst Comiutes
Gates
Sen. Pepper
Germany
Hiller
Japan
Pacific
South America
Midland Area Raided in England Yet Light Damage Reported
German planes conducted a raid over the Midlands and surrounding districts causing some property damage and a few casualties. London endured a long air alert with limited incendiary fires, while fighter aircraft claimed two German planes shot down and one lost in daylight combat.
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West Mid
Midlands
London
East Anglia
Boulogne
Channel
Dighling
Southern Courtesy Is Not Yet Abandoned
In heavy rain a Memphis union picket escorted a lady customer into the store he was protesting. The act showed southern courtesy remains, as a striker stepped from the line to guide her inside with his umbrella.
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Memphis
Tenu
Forest Fires Threaten Big Timber Stands in Canada
Forest fires in the Whitecourt area burn fiercely threatening over 100 million feet of timber. Reports from Rocky Mountain House say fires there are extinguished or out of danger. A blaze along a 40 mile stretch west of Whitecourt endangers vast timber reserves. elsewhere fires smothered by rain are under control.
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Samonton
Alta
Whitecourt
Rocky Mountain House
White Court
Edmonton
Rock Mountain House
FCC chief says efforts to block radio rules face delay
Washington reports that FCC Chairman James L. Fly told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that efforts are under way to block the agency’s chain broadcasting rules until a reorganization of the commission occurs. He argued the rules would help both industry and public, while Senator White accused him of delaying investigation. Wheeler noted intense criticism from broadcasters and the syndication interests over the proposed regulations.
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Commission
James L. Fly
Senate
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Senate Interstate Commerce
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White
Wheeler
Mont
Compgang
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