Dunkirk Siege and Channel Battles Escalate
German bombardment backed by dive bombers destroyed three Allied warships and eight transports near Dunkerque as the Allies scramble to withdraw. Paris reports say heavy attacks along the Somme continued with two German probes repulsed and tanks and dive bombers aiding the assault.
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Withdrawals From Pocket Continuing
London reports Britain’s exultant homecoming for the 175000 strong expeditionary force with 100000 to 140000 safely back. Flanders fighting ends. Nelson reportedly sunk though German claims vary. Dunkerque air battles and evacuations continue as Britain braces for further invasion.
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Big air raid devastates southern France and Lyon region
A massive Luftwaffe attack hit southern France and the Lyon region, killing at least 46 people and wounding many more. Heavy bombs struck Marseille and towns along the Rhone Valley, with factories and homes destroyed, and a cotton ship damaged in the harbor. Swiss observers in Bern noted the raid’s scale as Allied air defenses sounded. Continued on Page Two.
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Fascist Rant on Defending Italy’s Sea Freedom and War News
Diplomatic reports cite a courteous Roosevelt Mussolini exchange as Italy intensifies military moves near the French border. Italy’s National Council seeks to break foreign stranglehold and cites 600000 war dead as motive for renewed aggression while preparations and mobilizations unfold across Liguria and Florence region.
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Army Chief Asserts Calling of National Guard Essential
Carnegie Institute president Dr. Samuel Harden Church announced that the 81,000,000 reward for Hitler's capture has not been claimed and has now expired. He noted receipt of a April 27 letter from a European statesman predicting a German attack on the Maginot Line and Balkans division.
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Roosevelt Seeks Authority to Call Guard to Active Duty
Washington June 1 The army chief of staff General George C. Marshall urged approval of President Roosevelts request to call the National Guard to active duty citing possible dangerous developments in the hemisphere. He said current authority falls short for deploying guards to assist regular divisions in any likely scenario. He argued more trained troops are needed to carry out missions without leaving the United States underprepared for other eventualities.
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Writer's Revelation: Hitler Plans Mapped by Uncle Sam
Washington reports evidence from federal files that much of Hitler blitzkrieg mobilization plans were based on American total war blueprints drawn up two decades earlier. The Nazi attache studied these mobilization designs for six months after Hitler rose to power in 1933, with English and French access also noted. Continued on Page 8, Sec. A.
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Greece Italy Sign Secret War Defense Pact
Observers in Allied and Yugoslav circles report a secret agreement between Greece and Italy reached by Premier General John Metaxas and the Italian government. The pact would allow Italian occupation of strategic Crete points with a formal protest to spare the rest of Greece should Italy attack, aiming to keep Greece from becoming a battlefield if Italy joins the European war.
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Missing British Diplomat Sir Launcelot Oliphant Reported
Sir Launcelot Oliphant veteran British diplomat and former ambassador to Belgium is missing after leaving Brugge for Dunkerque by car with a British military attache. The radio dispatch picked up by CBS says they have not been heard from since shortly before King Leopold's surrender.
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Leche Convicted of Using Mails to Defraud State
Alexandria La June 1 Richard W Leche former Louisiana governor 1936 to 1939 was found guilty today of using the mails to defraud the state of 31000 tied to a highway trucks deal. Sentence deferred to June 11 for motions.
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Newspaper Man Flies With French Bombers
A reporter joins a night reconnaissance with a French bombing squadron on the northern front. From the air, flames illuminate Cambrai and surrounding towns, with fires along the Somme and Aisne lines and targets including Cambrai airport and crossroads south of Abbeville.
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Italy poised to push peace move with German backing
Washington reports a German Italian peace initiative may surface after the Flanders battle ends within days. Officials cite reliable dispatches and expect Mussolini to demand terms from France and England. An ultimatum reportedly accompanies the offer, threatening Italy’s entry into the war if rejected.
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