Roosevelt reiterates aid limits to France in wartime pledge
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt pledged to aid France with airplanes artillery and ships as long as they fight to defend their liberty while warning Congress must authorize any military commitments. He described Reynaud’s appeal as a last plea and said the United States would not recognize any action infringing national integrity.
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London
Paul Reynaud
Britain
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Dunkerque
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Turks Retain Position On War Sidelines
Ankara reports Turkey will keep non belligerent status while Allies' and Axis powers maneuver over the Balkans. Moscow hints Turkey should avoid entering the war. Turkey seeks German trade deals to secure chromium and prevent being cut off from global commerce. Official statement expected next week.
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Refik Saydam
Abey
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Reich
Verdun Falls to Nazis as Paris advance worries Allies
British and American leaders pledge aid to the Allies as German forces break through the Maginot Line and Verdun falls, signaling a dramatic Nazi advance toward Paris. Berlin proclaims Versailles secured and Paris within reach as France braces for a potential capitulation.
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U.S
Verdun
French flood attempt to drive Germans from Rhine foothold fails
In EL Switzerland June 15 French efforts to flood the Rhine foothold north of Basel failed to dislodge German forces. French dynamited streams to wash the Germans back, but their position held at Breisach-Neuf Breisach as a major four tremen battle raged along the river’s west bank and near Basel.
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Defense Tax Bill Approved by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 1.007 billion defense tax bill imposing a 19 percent cut in non essential appropriations. It lowers exemptions for married and single filers, broadens taxes on corporations and nuisances, raises personal income levies, and lifts the federal debt limit.
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Senate Finance Committee
Writer Finds Paris Empty
Paris under German occupation presents a stark scene as Swastika banners rise atop major landmarks. Louis P Lochner describes the capital seized during the advance of Nazi forces, noting the city’s emptied streets and the army’s control as he files his first word picture from Place de l Opera.
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Italian Repels Dawn Naval Attack On Genoa
Rome reports a dawn strike on Genoa repelled by Italian forces after the French lost a destroyer and suffered casualties. Italian high command says local frontier advances occurred as part of Axis plans to break French resistance, with civilians among recent casualties from raids.
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Senate Passes Relief Measure With Large WPA Funds
The Senate approved a broad relief bill totaling 1 224 791 357 in appropriations after five days of debate. It boosts wartime and refugee aid, allocates 100 million for surplus farm product removal, and retains 975.65 million for the Works Projects Administration with new spending conditions. The measure returns to the House for its numerous changes.
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Lindbergh Urges Western Hemisphere Defense Against War
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh urged defense for the United States with cooperation from American republics and insistence on military bases where needed. He warned against entanglement in Europe and said it is useless to send troops now, arguing Germany’s victory would create the world’s strongest military power. He criticized foreign meddling and an organized minority in Congress and the press for pressuring intervention.
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France
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Nazis Strike On All Sides Of French
Reported in Bordeaux by Associated Press men, Nazi forces press on multiple fronts in France as authorities relocate government and communications to the Bordeaux region causing news from France to thin. London authorities say little military news is expected until transit is complete.
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German armies cross Rhine into Alsace and push toward Chaumont
German forces breach the Rhine defenses and advance into Alsace while other columns cross the Seine and reach Chaumont 135 miles southeast of Paris. French leaders convene in France as Reynaud seeks American aid and vows no separate peace.
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Red Army Moves Into Lithuania Amid Mutual Aid Pact
Moscow announced free passage for Soviet troops into Lithuania under the mutual assistance agreement signed in 1939. German reports say Red Army units crossed into Vilna Kaunas and other cities meeting little resistance, with armored formations streaming toward Kaunas as food stores drew crowds in panic.
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Smetona Flees Before Soviet Press Reports
Lithuanian President Antanas Smetona reportedly fled into Germany as Russian troops advanced. High Lithuanian officials accompanied him. German officials could not confirm but signaled possible asylum if he entered German territory. Berlin noted Lithuania’s crisis as a Russian-Lithuanian matter with no Reich direct interest.
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