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Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1940

Page

3

Nye Demands President Resign To Avert Disaster

A Senate debate over the Woodring resignation, naval policy, and aiding the Allies grows heated as Sen Clark introduces a resolution demanding public release of Woodring's letter. Pepper and Walsh clash over defense, neutrality, and potential war, while Vandenberg and others push questions on Stimson and Woodring. Navy plans include an $80 million carrier project and shortened Annapolis training. Nye accuses Roosevelt of promising aid to France, prompting rebuttals that the U.S. will avoid war until it is truly America's.

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Myron C. Taylor Improves After Illness in Florence

Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt’s representative to the Holy See, has greatly improved in Florence after a serious illness. He is virtually fever free and his wife Mrs. Taylor is expected to arrive by airplane tomorrow.

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Peace and Preparation Dominate G O P Convention Debates

Amid ongoing Republican convention coverage, discussions focus on platform drafts and potential changes, with subcommittees wary of committing amid fast moving international events. Predictions center on numerous ballots, candidates like James and Dewey, and the influence of figures such as Knox, Stinson, and Pew.

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Critics branded as crooked in Roosevelt economic plan

President Roosevelt explained an international cooperative program to pool staples and curb unrest in the Western Hemisphere. He described a pan American system where commodities are channeled through centralized agencies to avoid price manipulation, with about 2 billion in goods involved split between U S products and others. He noted Canada not mentioned but said nations would cooperate without replacing existing reciprocal policies.

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Luftwaffe raid on eastern England triggers heavy bombing and RAF response

News recounts a major German air attack along England's eastern and southern coasts. British Spitfires engaged in predawn combat as searchlights mapped the night sky. Bombs fell over northeastern areas for more than an hour while defenses and blackout warnings persisted. Aircraft movement and gunfire were heard across the region as residents sought shelter. The broadcast blackout briefly resumed after a brief interruption as national security messages aired.

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Yellowstone Park Fire Rages With Nighttime Fronts

A Yellowstone Park fire flares near Weel Yellowstone in Montana two miles north of Weel. Civilian Conservation Corps crews rush to the scene as the blaze stretches along Chipmunk creek in a triangle wedge. Foresters fly in reinforcements from Rocky Mountain National Park and Glacier National Park as crews construct a floating dock to deliver supplies across Yellowstone Lake to the front.

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Japanese to join forces with Hitler and shift policy

A wartime press note reports Japan moving toward closer alignment with Germany and reapproaching the United States stance. It claims Japan will take a stronger hand in British and French holdings in the southern Orient, naming Hong Kong, French Indo-China, and other colonies as key possessions. The piece notes a lack of formal trade rejections as of January 28.

Washington Denounces Year Old Trade Treaty

Washington denounces a year old commercial treaty as damaging to ongoing relations with Japan. The United States insists that any move to renew formal trade relations must come from Tokyo, while customs duties remain unchanged.

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