French Troops Retreat Southward as Capital Falls to Nazis
Paris occupied by German forces as French army pulls back toward the Loire. Reports say Romilly lies 65 miles southeast of Paris with tank led advance guards. Allied aid from the United States awaited as Tours evacuates government and press offices.
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Associated Press
Tours
France
Paris
French
Romilly
Dijon
Roosevelt
Reynaud
United States
Washington
Marne
Maginot
Montmed
Loire River
Orleans
Lowe
Long War Program Is Discarded
Britain abandons planned long term war program and speeds arms purchases for the United States. Navy reports the liner Caledonia sunk and the Scharnhorst hit near Trondheim. German successes include Paris capture and Maginot Line advances as Hitler proclaims a three day celebration.
Allies cap or scuttle 210000 ton Italian shipping
Bulletin reports total Italian shipping of 210,855 tons capsized or scuttled by Allies since Italy entered the war. Over 80,000 tons remain in British home waters. One source notes eight ships of 37,619 tons sunk by German action from the war’s start to Italy’s entry.
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Admiralty
Caledonia
Scharnhorst
Trondheim Fjord
France
London
Italy
Draft machinery setup eyed by Congress for quick mobilization
Washington June 14 Advocates in Congress urge immediate creation of draft machinery for national emergency with retained authority to activate. They claim it would shave a month off mobilization, allow 6 500 local boards to be appointed, and enable printing of registrations to send men to camps within about 30 days.
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Max Boyd
Washington
Congress
Chinery
Ising
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt Announces Defense Measures and Aid to Allies
President Roosevelt said all possible help is being given to the Allies and outlined two steps to bolster defenses. He cited a $1.498 billion army bill for personnel and equipment and the creation of a National Defense Research Committee led by Dr. Vannevar Bush within the Carnegie Institution, plus an expanded advisory group and naval and army participation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Americas
National Defense Research Committee
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution
Italian Ambassador Protests Anti Italian Feeling in US
Ambassador Ascanio Colonna of Italy met Secretary Hill in Washington and his aide said he protested a campaign to arouse anti Italian sentiment in the United States. The embassy planned a statement clarifying the protest, but the aide did not specify the reason.
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Washington
Ascanio Colonna
Italy
Hill
United States
Fresh German Troops Rushed to Front Line
Louis P. Lochner reports from behind the German front that countless fresh troops are being rushed into operations as Dr. Otto Dietrich claims Germany will win the war. Dietrich says peace is impossible and Hitler’s army is unbeatable, citing recent front activity and modern equipment.
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Berlin
Paris
le H
Montmedy
France
Maginot Line
Saar
Germany
English
le Havre
Seine River
Sedan
Pars
Maginot
Britain
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Otto Dietrich
Dietrich
Fuehrer
Great Britain
Poland
Hitler
Woodring Plans to Train 10 600 Men Annually for Air Forces
Secretary of War Woodring announced expansion plans to train 10 600 men each year for the growing air forces. Primary training will use civilian schools and new bases at Maxwell Field and Moffett Field with Randolph designated as Gulf center.
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Washington
Woodring
Air Corps
West Point of the Air
Randolph Field
Tex
Maxwell Field
Ala
Moffett Field
Calif
Gulf Training Center
Maxwell
Bullitt Placed In Protective Custody In Paris
United States Ambassador William C Bullitt was reported in protective custody in Paris by German authorities as Paris faced a closing Nazi advance The move followed Bullitts message that Paris would remain open and the decision for no defense in the city to avoid civilian losses amid the German breakout
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Berlin
United States
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Bullitt
Washington
France
Roosevelt
State Department
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Tours
Eottee
Oop. m
Ros U
Aebtaeeaay
Colleges May Save Country from European Fate
President F W Boatwright of the University of Richmond argues privately endowed Christian colleges could avert Europe’s fate. He cites growth in private colleges since 1890 from 415 to 806 and endowments rising to 2.86 billion dollars. Baptist schools totaled 67 with 28 577 students in 1939 40 and endowment value of 73 522 975 70.
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Baltimore
F. W. Boatwright
University of Richmond
Christian College
America
Europe
Christiana
Boatwright
Southern Baptist Convention
Waco
Texas
J. W. Raley
Shawnee
Fice
Spring Dowell
Macon
Spanish Troops Occupy Tangier Neutral Zone
Spanish forces and a destroyer occupied Tangier Morocco in the neutral zone to safeguard independence and neutrality. The action, done with police powers under a 1928 Tangier agreement, met no resistance and followed consultations with the international commission.
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John PL McKnight
Madrid
Tangier
Morocco
Foreign Ministry
Spain
London
Reuters
France
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Straits
Britain
Gibraltar
International Commission
Sone
Reich Blitzkrieg On Fast Schedule
Nazis push through Paris on ninth day of blitzkrieg toward the capital. The article notes German advances since June 5 and compares with earlier campaigns in Norway Denmark and Luxembourg, detailing rapid invasions and capitulations.
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NKS
France
Paris
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Low Countries
Fuehrer
Norway
Poland
Warsaw
Denmark
Haakon
London
Hnim
Luxembourg
Sasiannien
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U. S
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Southern Baptist Conention Today
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J. J. Clyde Turner
Greensio
N. C
Paul Jebber
Jefferson City
Oav
Ibraltar
Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Fort Capruzza
Libya
Senate
Rge
Havas
French News Service
Bordeaux
Duce
Hull
Louis P. Lochner
Cologne
Richmond
Baptists Christian Schools
Vital
International Tangier
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