Nation adopts plan for enlarged army and universal service
Immediate increases urged to 1,360,000 in army, universal military training for all young men, and rapid war material production. Resolutions call for National Defense Act amendments to 1,250,000 enlisted, a 450,000 strong National Guard, full mobilization of organized reserves, universal service, larger reserve and heat weapon production, and presidential power to order the National Guard if needed.
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Cee a Motors C40 Reach Peace Tentative Auto Workers Pact
June 16. Negotiations for the CNo 40 auto workers versus General Motors produced a tentative agreement to avert disruptions to the national defense program. John Sterman, director of the Federal Counsellion bureau, said the essentials of the agreement are completed and ratification by locals is expected next week.
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Compulsory Service Draft Blanks Ready for Use
Providence June 16 The Providence Sunday Journal reports government printing office completed 700000 detailed draft records as war department orders anticipate congress action on selective service A bill is drafted and ready for introduction once White House approves. Postmaster Named at Fromberg Montana Senate confirms Janet Rose for Fromberg postmaster.
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Paris in ruins as German forces advance toward Versailles
A Paris dispatch reports widespread damage and sightings of German troops, with Versailles looming as a strategic target. Citizens cry as memorials and landmarks show destruction while the Arc de Triomphe and other sites glow under fires. Observers note few Germans seen in the capital and describe the uneasy aftermath.
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Allies May Not Expect U S Troops In Near Term
Roosevelt pledged increased air fields artillery and munitions for allies and said the United States will not consider as gralmd any force against France. He noted only Congress can commit such pledges and discussed allied aid with British and French ambassadors. The White House said no formal communications were presented and details of aid decisions remained undisclosed.
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Holt claims ships sent to Allies not obsolete type
Senator Holt, from West Virginia, says 227 of 69 navy planes sent to Allies were delivered in March and April and calls the president’s obsolete label incorrect. He cites Navy Department data and notes planes were traded at about 45 290 dollars each, near cost. He mentions a new committee for defending advice by aiding the Allies, formed by 18 men, including Thomas Tamont and Henry Slimeon, meeting in New York on April 28. Holt warns against petitions by employers altering improves, arguing against committees to drag America into war.
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Religious Meeting in WDano Breaks Up by War Vets
In Moncow Idaho on June 16 a religious meeting in WDano was broken up by alert ex service men led by Fortce Chief George N. Shorfield. Officers arrested three men after a raid on the meeting place following a call alleging incitement to riot. Few Moscow residents were involved. several hundred yarn caps marked in red were seized as evidence. Ex service men urged affidavits and cleared the town, moving the group toward Spokane.
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Germany Unlikely to Disperse Armies Further for Time
A lengthy dispatch notes Germany’s restraint after rapid gains in Europe, with Norway conquered and Denmark and Holland overrun. It discusses potential invasion risk to Britain, the blockade, and the strategic shift toward coastal and air power, warning Britain remains the stronger adversary and the global stakes of the conflict. It also mentions a fire at 130 Ralph Street and a fire-related blackout amid ongoing war news.
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Senate approves big tax bill amid debt limit lift
Senate committee advances a broad tax bill raising personal income levies by ten percent and boosting the debt limit from 45.09 billion to 49 billion. A new defense tax designation replaces an alcohol levy while tobacco and amusement taxes are reshaped to raise additional revenue.
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Beockinridgs to Answer Lindbergh Talk Tonight
The Boston Committee to Defend America by aiding the Allies said Colonel Henry Beockinridgs, former normal cabinet to Colonel Charles A Lindbergh, would reply tonight to the aviator’s radio address. He plans to answer the “statement involvements” ahead of an expected public response tomorrow in Astana.
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Senator Pittman to speak on Lindbergh remarks
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee announced that Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Pittman of Nevada would address a rally on Colonel Lindbergh's views. The speech, set for the evening, aims to condemn what critics call misconceived foreign policy and promote unity against German aggression.
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Paris Battle Front Rages as German Advance Presses On
A chaotic world front report says French defenses hold tenuously as German forces push near Paris and across eastern fronts. Roosevelt pledges aid while Reynaud seeks Allied support, and Russia moves troops into Lithuania after capitulation.
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Divergent Views On Roosevelt Statement To Premier Raynaud
Washington June 16 members of the Senate foreign affairs committee offered opposite readings of Roosevelt's message to France. Some said the remarks disavowed military commitments while others argued the language suggested the president could deploy troops if Congress did not act. Key figures cited include Chatman Flum Senator Nye and Chairman Pittman.
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Germans skeptical on 0.5.4 aiding Allies late
Berlin reports show informed circles doubting 0.5.4 will help Allies as American material aid remains conditional on Allied resistance. Roosevelt’s support for France provokes no surprise. stance toward warring powers unchanged, fears of altered aid persist. Planes over Tours noted amid heavy fire and a shaken dispatch timing. A woman’s body identified as 68-year-old Jessie Sellar, a beauty parlor operator, found at a hotel shaft.
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