Verdun Falls and Maginot Line Broken on Broad Front
German high command announces capture of Verdun and a breakthrough on a broad front south of Saarbrucken. The fall ends Verdun fortress’s defense and signals a major Maginot Line breach. Also reported is heightened security around the American embassy in Paris as Bullitt is asked to stay within the embassy area for several days. Verdun lies about 155 miles east of Paris and 25 miles south of Montmedy.
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Allied Armies Clash With Nazis Near Longiers and Paris
Allied forces fight a fierce resistance in France as British and French commands anticipate strategic decisions within 24 hours. French high command reports violent combat west of Longieres and in the Champagne region east of Paris. News notes include potential French cabinet talks in Amien and aerial activity over Tours amid government movements. Egypt-Libyan frontier clashes raise the risk of Egypt entering the war as U.S. and local officials prepare for a judicial conference in Asheville with Attorney General Jackson and Governor Hoey speaking.
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Informal talks with Roosevelt yield no aid decision
British ambassador Lord Lothian and French envoy Count De St Quentin met with President Roosevelt for 70 minutes. They said the talks cleared up some points but no decisions were reached on further allied aid. White House officials avoided specifics outlining only an informal meeting. Congress was urged to authorize conversion of the auto industry to build 50 600 warplanes for allies.
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Apprehension over Bullitt reports from Washington
The state department said it last heard from Ambassador William C. Bullitt in France on Thursday night and noted no apprehension for his safety. The bulletin cites cautious handling amid ongoing diplomatic tensions.
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France
Victory Would Ause World Division
Secretary Wallace warned that a German victory in Europe would likely split the world into four spheres of influence. He outlined layers including Europe and Asia under German control, North and South America, and possible Australia New Zealand, with Russia and Japan. He claimed a German victory would give 400 million people under its power and eyed the Western Hemisphere as a future German hunting ground.
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Taft Reserves 102 Rooms For GOP Convention
Taft backers reserve 102 rooms for Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio at the national convention in Philadelphia along with rooms for aides and family. The housing roster lists Dewey 78 rooms and Gannett 48 rooms with other Taft backers in multiple hotels. Bayard Sharp disclosed the allocations noting Willkie’s late start may explain the spread.
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Hearings Set on Lumber Freight Boost in August
The State Utilities Commission scheduled hearings for August 13 and 14 on proposed interstate rail rate increases for domestic and imported lumber. The railroads seek higher charges, with imported lumber rising about 15 percent and domestic lumber about 2 percent, while current rates remain suspended pending the hearings.
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Two Prisoners Escape from Jackson County Camp
The penal division reports the escape of two inmates from the Jackson County prison camp. Waddell Fellingeme, serving a 10 year term for aiding and abetting in manslaughter from Carteret County, and Hugh Ferrell, serving seven to ten years for larceny in Cleveland in March 1938, are at large.
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Argentina Sets Large Scale Defense Build Program
President Roberto M. Ortiz and War Minister General Carlos Marquez led a war ministry conference approving a new defense expansion. The plan seeks 236 million pesos in aircraft and anti aircraft armament, with about 167 million pesos for 400 planes and related gear, likely to be bought in the United States pending congressional authorization.
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Soviet troops move into Lithuania after dispute
Moscow reports an end to a Soviet Lithuanian row over troop quartering. After a Russian ultimatum was accepted, Red Army units began marching into Lithuania as Tass published a June 14 communique. The document demanded trials for Lithuanian internal affairs leaders, a new government aligned with the mutual aid pact, and free passage for Soviet troops.
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Roosevelt pledges to redouble aid to Allies and defend France
President Roosevelt told Premier Reynaud that the United States would redouble efforts to send planes and munition to the Allies as long as France defends its liberties. He stressed no military commitments and that only Congress can make such commitments. The cable also rejects conquest or forced changes to France’s independence.
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British Tanks Battle Nazis
British armored forces in France oppose German inland advance from Paris toward the Loire River. Officers describe swift waves of air attack followed by tanks and infantry, with British light tanks clashing with heavy German cruisers near the Somme bridgehead, while the cavalry spirit endures in armor.
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City Officials Urged Not to Dock Employees Pay
The North Carolina League of Municipalities directors adopted a resolution urging city officials not to dock pay for municipal employees who attend National Guard encampments this summer. Nine military prisoners escaped from the Ford Bragg guard house by sawing bars. one was recaptured.
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Russians Build New Air Field on Big Diomede
Russians reportedly are building an air field and wireless station on Big Diomede Island near the U S Alaska border. A crew of about 25 Russians and several Russian Eskimo families work at the site amid conflicting reports of colonization. The wireless station would support year round weather broadcasts.
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Calypso Sunk by Italian Submarine in Mediterranean Action
Britain reports the loss of the cruiser Calypso after a torpedo strike by an Italian submarine in the Mediterranean. Two trawlers Myrtle and Ocean Sunlight are lost to mines in home waters. Britain plans a 300,000 man new war class and calls for volunteers as world war intensifies.
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Finland Resumes War Debt Payment in Washington
In Washington on June 15 Finland sent a $159,398 installment to the U.S. Treasury despite Congress having approved a measure the day before to extend a 10 year relief period. Minister Hjalmar J. Procope handed the check to Assistant Secretary Herbert F. Gaston and expressed gratitude for the recent friendship shown by the United States.
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Italian Coast Batteries Drive Off French Naval Squadron
Italian coastal guns at Genoa repelled a French force as a torpedo boat Calatafimi attacked four destroyers and five cruisers. Three dead and 12 wounded in Genoa, plus four more killed or injured in an Aviation raid on Savona. leaflets over Rome urged Italians to quit the war.
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