Five Men May Be Tried Again After Conspiracy Trial
A New York jury returned nine acquittals and five mistrials in an 11 week trial of 14 men charged with conspiring to overthrow the government and steal Federal property. One defendant hanged himself. two were discharged. remaining defendants await possible retrial.
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New York
Harold M. Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Alfred J. Quinlan
National Guard
John F. Cassidy
Brooklyn Christian Front Organization
John A. Graf
John F. Cook
Marine Corps Reserve
Laroy Keegan
Baker
Mitchael Will
Michael J. Beirne
Andrew Buckiey
Francis J. Malone
Liam H. D. Bushnell
Macklin Boettger
John Albert Wiebrock
Claus Gunther Ernecke
Southern Delegates Visit Gov. James at Philadelphia Hotel
A 23 member North Carolina delegation met Governor Arthur H. James in his Philadelphia hotel suite and praised him as unpledged yet favorable to the party. The group, led by Charles A. Jonas, said James has revived the party’s spirit in Pennsylvania and expressed warm regard for him. Meanwhile the Willkie movement gained traction in Pennsylvania with signs of split loyalties among the 72 delegation votes.
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Philadelphia
North Carolina
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Colin G. Spencer
Carthage
N. C
James
Charles A. Jonas
Willkie
Pittsburgh
Dewey
Taft
John W. Hargis
Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
California
Hoover
Grand Jurors Warned by Judge in Whiteville
Superior Court Judge J J. Burney warned grand jurors in Whiteville to stay alert for any signs of fifth column activity and report findings to the court amid a supposed national crisis.
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Whiteville
Superior Court
J. J. Burney
United States
Willkie Nominating Fight Intensifies at National Convention
At the Philadelphia convention, Taft Dewey and Willkie vie for delegates as Hoover supporters claim votes. Ralph Carr of Colorado backs Willkie while others push varied contenders. Joseph W. Martin denounces the Roosevelt era as a march toward one man rule and urges a strong defense without war or debt.
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Philadelphia
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Martin
America
Government Adopts New Temporary Supreme Tax Plan
Roosevelt permanent surtax increases on incomes from four thousand to one hundred thousand. A permanent extra one percent for corporations and a five year ten percent super tax. Millionaires face a 75 percent surtax plus normal taxes with an escape clause capping the super tax at ten percent of post tax income. Retroactive to 1940 income, payable March 15 1941. Inheritance and gift taxes rise modestly.
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Congress
France declares Armistice Day mourning and silent tribute
France observes Armistice Day with a minute of silence at 11 a.m. for 1914-18 and 1939-40 dead. Marshal Petain to address the nation by radio as Pomaret vows France will endure with a new hope. French troops, exhausted after weeks of blitzkrieg, are confined to barracks as shops close and religious services are held. The U.S. ambassador Bullitt arrived from Paris to witness the occupation.
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Aret
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
France
Pomaret
Marshal Petain
Paris
Merchants to Convene in Elizabeth City for 88th Convention
The North Carolina Merchants Association will hold its 88th annual convention in Elizabeth City on July 8 and 9. Local merchants and association members are set to attend the event at the city venue.
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina Merchants Association
Britain Faces Final Blitz With Mussolini in Question
The piece analyzes Britain's perilous position as a decisive German attack nears, while Mussolini’s role in the Mediterranean and possible Spanish base support loom large. Franco’s neutrality, potential Gibraltar operations, and the overall Axis strategy are weighed against Allied defenses and bombings across England.
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Hitler and Co
Britain
Mediterranean
England
Musolini
Spain
Franco
Mussolini
Hitler
I Duce
Suez Canal
Berlin-Rome
Gibraltar
Paris abandoned prompts new French defense unity
Churchill describes a plan to appeal to the United States with M Reynaud as the fighting spirit. He notes Reynaud was deposed after a meeting in Tours on June 13 and criticizes Bordeaux reports for diverging from the facts.
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Bordeaux
German raids strike England in dawn air offensive
German bombing planes attacked a wide area of England before dawn in the war’s most extensive raids. Government reports say three civilians killed and 13 injured with no damage in the London area. Two missing persons searched for in a southwestern town as Britain braces for possible large scale Nazi assault.
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Petain
France
Churchill
Britain
England
Germany
Midlands
Ministries of Air and Home Security
British Broadcasting Corporation
Wales
Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
German Armistice Ends 46 Day Blitz Across Western Europe
The cease fire at 1:35 a m marked a 46 day campaign that toppled Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and most of France. Hitler praised the victory as glorious and ordered flags displayed for 10 days and bells rung for seven. Paris radio linked to Berlin as proclamations urged German citizens home and Nazi cooperation to repair damage.
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Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
France
Nazi Party
Hitler
Greater
Reich
Cologne
Rhineland
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Bordeaux
Birdie Causes Fault in College Tennis Match
Lexington report says Buddy Welborn a Davis son College student scored a birdie in a tennis match. As he served a sizzler the bird dipped over the court and the ball dropped for a fault. the bird paid with its life.
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Lexington
Buddy) Welborn
Davidson College
Welborn
Heavy Rain Falls Forty Inches in One Day in Assam
A single day brings about forty inches of rainfall in Assam near the Himalaya region of India. The deluge affects local communities and prompts flood warnings as authorities assess damage and relief needs.
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Assam
Himalaya Mountains
India
Legion Convention Advocates Total War Readiness and Unity
R Dave Hall chaired the membership committee as the convention backed a policy on national defense urging readiness and full mobilization of resources. Governor Hoey praised the Legion as a force for Americanism while urging broad military production and unity across citizenship and industry. Awards and district officer elections followed before the closing commander's dance at the Armory.
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United States
Britain
Hoey
Legion
Fredom
America
Europe
Hitler
Winston- Salem
George K. Freeman
Salisbury
James A. Lockhart
Lincolnton
William T. Joyner
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Mocksville
Sparta
Gastonia
R. L. Keller
Morganton
Henry K. Burber
Kiffin Rockwell Post
Asheville
Raleigh
Charlotte
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Will Glass
George Ellis
H. C. Bonner
Washington
John C. Taylor
LeRoy Hand
Gatesville
F. M. Tucker
Ahoskie
J. G. Madry
Rich Square
Beck Bland
Kinston
Royall
Clinton
Mark C. Lassiter
Snow Hill
Paul Robinson
Chapel Hill
Hickory Woods
Warrenton
William Shaw
Fayetteville
Guy S. Crawford
Rowland
Ralph M. Dowd
Dunn
J. F. Sinclair
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W. H. Eubanks
Rockingham
Henry L. Ingram
Asheboro
Richard L. Davis
Lexington
J. T. Fesperman
Kannapolis
S. A. Russell
W. W
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Dorsey B. Rhyne
Iron Station
Herbert Miller
Thomas M. Green
Oteen
R. K
Davis
Marion
Burginnell
Dist
F. W. Swan
Andrews
Bill Tydell
Alf
Hig Franklin
J. M. Broughton
Armory
Daytime Fire Alarm Mystifies Goldsboro Crew
Firemen in Goldsboro respond to a daytime alarm at the Jones home. They find hastily removed furnishings and thick upstairs smoke but no visible fire or source of the alert. Investigators query the odd scene as the cause remains unknown.
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Goldsboro
Jones
Roosevelt weighs mosquito boat sale amid war vessel transfer dispute
The article reports Attorney General Jacks ruling that British acquisition of the World War I era mosquito boats would conflict with a 1917 law. Edison mentions pressure to sell but Navy keeps the flotilla. The scene includes Congress scrutiny, Roosevelt’s defense moves, and a plan to build third locks on the Panama Canal to reduce sabotage risks.
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Bellige
Roosevelt
Neations
Jacks
Craf
U. Navy
States
Britain
Edison
Navy
Stephen T. Early
White House
Compton
Congress
Chai Walsh
D-Mass
Senate
I Val
Army
Pa Canal
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Comision
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