Reds Ready To Fight As Finns Prepare Reds Ready To Fight As Finns Prepare
In Moscow the government press denied any invasion plan while Izvestia asserted the enemy would not cross the Soviet frontier. The Red Army and reserves conducted intensive training nationwide as NKVD border units maintained round the clock watch along forests steppes mountains and seas. London and Ankara had heard rumors of German troop buildup on the eastern frontier.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Izvestia
Red Army
Soviet Union
Farflung
NKVD
State Police
London
Ankara
Germany
Soviet Army Is Mystery To World
The article surveys the Red Army's size and strength, noting estimates from 14 million potential manpower to 2 million actual effective troops in 1938, with discussions on mobilization, equipment, rails, morale, and possible conflict impacts if Hitler attacked Soviet Russia. It also covers Finland mobilizing reservists, fears of a Germany-Soviet clash, and Finland's censorship controls amid looming war.
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John H. Martin
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Russia
Red Army
United States
Moscow
Red Air Force
Luftwaffe
Finland
Joseph Stalin
Allies Hammer At Gates Of Damascus In Mideast Drive
Allied forces press a multi pronged assault on Damascus from Cairo reports say British Indian and Free French units attack from three sides. French commander Gen Henri Deniz defied a capital capitulation demand, while Beirut dispatches on Mezze airport clashes with Hindu troops are unconfirmed by British sources.
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Damascus
Cairo
Henri Deniz
Beirut
Mezzee
Lebanon
Alexandria
RAF Bombays
Kuneitra
Diezzine
Merdjayoun
Palestine
Briish
Vichy
Com
London Study Aid for Russia Bullets NAZIS CLAIM
Berlin reports an authorized spokesman said the German government has evidence that some American consular officials gathered information in Germany for the British secret service. The claim concerns Allied espionage and international tensions during the war.
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British
Berlin
Germany
Secret Service
Ninth Night of RAF Bombing Targets Cologne and Duesseldorf
London reports on a new British policy discussion about aiding Soviet Russia if needed against Hitler. The RAF conducted a ninth consecutive night of heavy bombing on invasion coastline bases and western German industry, with Cologne and Duesseldorf as targets. Some sources suggest potential Soviet alliance if war widens.
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London
Rusia
Britain
Adolf Hitler
United States
Hitler
Joseph Stalin
British Isles
RAF
Germany
Cologne
Duesseldorf
London Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Senate approves WPA relief funding and House backstop
Washington June 20 The Senate passed a 936 90 000 work relief appropriation and sent back to the House a 50 485 000 increase package. The measure funds the Works Projects Administration to provide jobs for about 1 000 000 people during the coming fiscal year starting July 1. A brief clash between Senators Adams and Murray centered on a provision about David Lesser and WPA employment. Murray defended Lesser, a former head of the workers alliance, as a WPA inspector at 4400. Adams objected that Lesser had insulted Congress in testimony. The Senate rejected Murray's bid to delete the provision. Also a London dispatch cites a Dagens Nyheter report that a Russian ambassador to Germany has seen Hitler multiple times, via Joachim von Ribbentrop.
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House
Works Projects
Adams
D-Cola
Murray
D-Mont
Vhal Senate
David Lesser
WPA
Lasser
Workers Alliance
Adams Allegrilly
Iser
Works Alliance
Congress
Mary
Pssian
London
UPI
Getorg
Sweden
Prion
Dagens Nyheter
eTmany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Eral Times
Adolf Hitler
V. G. Dekanozov
Fierce Fighting Breaks Out Again in Ethiopia
Rome reports renewed heavy combat in Ethiopia with a British attack on Gondar zone repulsed and 400 British casualties. A surprise assault on Debra Tebor was halted by a counter attack as Italian forces hold the Gondar area near Lake Tanai. Fascist planes bombed incoming reinforcements.
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Rome
Ethiopia
Gondar
Debra Tebor
Oddis Ababa
Lake Tanai
East Africa
Sawdust Fire Hazard Plagues Goldsboro Fire Dept
Stubborn Goldsboro town report notes the fire department contends with a persistent sawdust pile at a lumber yard after four fires in three weeks. Fire crews remain stationed as authorities seek solutions to prevent further blazes.
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Goldsboro
Roosevelt Hull Note Threatens Sharp Break With Germany
Washington dispatch describes a forthcoming Roosevelt note reacting to the Robin Moor sinking. It will demand no explanation and warn Hitler that future attacks will be answered with force, potentially leading to severance of diplomatic relations and war if demands aren’t met. The move is framed as decisive, with limited domestic input and a navy-ready stance.
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Ray Tucker
Roosevelt-Hull
Robin Moor
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Hitler
U. S
Reich
Congress
Berlin
Separate Air Unit Opposed in Washington Debate
Washington June 20 Opponents of a separate air force argue for consolidating army aviation into a single autonomous branch while some leaders favor war department reforms. Senator Hill of Alabama says modern warfare questions the wisdom of creating an independent air arm now, despite past support.
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Teaders
War Department
Senator Hill
Alabama
Army
Hil
Hill
Russian Grab Threat To U S
Senators well informed on international affairs warned that German moves against Russia could supply Nazis with raw materials prolong the war and raise the risk of American involvement. Senator Pepper urged stronger aid to Britain and suggested occupying Dakar the Azores as bases. Senator Norris said Russia resisting could aid England to bomb Germany.
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Germany
Russia
Pepper
Great Britain
Ukraine
Dakar
Azores
South Atlantic
Norris
Ind-Neb
England
British Shipping Losses Decrease in May
London reported May shipping losses at 328,000 tons, a drop from April. Corrected April losses total 981,251 tons, making it the war’s worst month. Atlantic sinking rose in May while more U-boats were believed active, with total war losses to end May at 1,639 ships.
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London
Britain
Atlantic
Aviatrix Cochran Arrives in London After Transatlantic Bomber Flight
Blanche Cochran the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic landed in London aboard a Hudson bomber with Captain Grace Carlisle as navigator. She praised British wartime effort, plans a possible return flight, and noted room 913 in her London hotel.
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London
Blanche Jacqueline Cochran
Womn
Atlantic
England
Fler
United States
Grace Carlisle
U S Consular Officials In Reich Dominated Nations Closing Shop
Berlin dispatch reports United States consulates in Germany and seven conquered nations will close at Nazi requests. About 75 to 80 U.S. consular staffers are affected, with questions on who handles French and English interests. Italy’s closures signal axis solidarity amid mutual protests and counter moves.
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U. S
Berlin
Leland B. Morris
United States
Germany
Robin Moor
American Express Company
France
Italy
Roosevelt calls sinking of Robin Moor an international outlaw
President Roosevelt labeled the sinking of the American steamer Robin Moor by a German submarine as ruthless and an act of an international outlaw. He told Congress the United States will not yield use of the high seas to Germany, warning against piracy and Nazi world domination. Survivors reached safety after the May 21 sinking and the incident sparked a strong protest.
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United States
Germany
Reich
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
South Atlantic
Ozorio
Capetown
mid-Atlantic
Britain
Robin Moor
Submarine Squalus Overdue Seven Hours In Dive Rescue
Portsmouth June 20 The navy reported one of its oldest submarines the O 9 seven hours overdue after a dive in a swept area about 370 feet deep. The rescue ship Falcon aided in bringing the Squalus to the surface as Admiral John D. Wainwright said the craft was seven hours overdue. The O 9 normally carries two to four officers and around 30 men. Other subs Grenadier Trout Triton O 6 and U 19 were rushed to the scene.
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Falcon
John D. Wainwrict
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Triton
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