Roosevelt asks Congress for vast defense funding
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize about 4.85 billion dollars for defense, raising total defense funds to near 10 billion. He outlined goals to expand the navy, equip a 1.2 million-strong land force, stockpile for 2 million mobilized troops, boost production capacity, and build 50 thousand planes annually, with selective training discussed for manpower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
France grants Petain full powers for new constitution
In Vichy on July 10 the national assembly approved a bill giving Marshal Petain control to draft a new constitution modeled on Fascist Italy. The vote was 569 to 80 with 15 abstentions, effectively dissolving the parliament as a body. Edouard Herriot interrupted proceedings defending absent leaders as Daladier and others were rumored to be sailing toward North Africa.
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Vichy
France
French National Assembly
Petain
Italy
Severa
Pierre
Laval
Henri Philippe Petain
Edouard Daladier
Edouard Herriot
National Assembly
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Georges Mandel
Cesar Campinchi
Massilia
North Africa
Mas‘silia
Casablanca
Heat to Stay On in Topeka as Dry Spell Persists
Weatherman S. D. Flora says hot, dry conditions will continue in eastern and southern Kansas with near 100 degree readings. Mild thundershowers may reach the northwest and north central counties over the next 36 hours, but northeast Kansas faces critical moisture shortages affecting corn tasseling.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Central
S. D. Flora
Flora
Montana
Wyoming
Jta
Elkhart
Secret Bund Aims at Better Relations Revealed
Austin July 10 A Dies committee spokesman said the un-American activities probe disclosed a secret Kyffauserbund aiding German and American citizens. Its Houston headquarters included veterans of German wars who met monthly and saluted the swastika. Members entertained German ship crews and held rifle practice amid investigations by committee agents over several months.
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Austin, Tex
Martin Dies
D-Tex
Germany
Tianhee
Houston
Kyffauserbund
Bund
Horst Wessel
Dies
House Committee On UN
Knight accuses Woodring of not sharing responsibility
Earl Knight a Democratic lawyer and two time failing 3rd district candidate for Congress accuses former Secretary of War Harry F Woodring of passing the buck and refusing to share responsibility for policy failures in criticism of administration remarks. He cites lack of cooperation within the War Department as the greatest obstacle to preparedness and urges accountability.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Earl Knight
Congress
Harry F
Woodring
Knight
Topeka
War Department
Kansas firms urged for national defense orders
Topeka July 10 Secretary Rolla A. Clymer reports Kansas industries could supply many needs of the national defense program He says the state commission will act as a clearing house to connect manufacturers with federal buyers and notes Navy procurement interest in Kansas products Robbins plans a Washington visit to decide on a permanent Kansas presence Nichols named director of miscellaneous purchases in the program
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Topeka
Rolla A. Clymer
State Industrial Development Commission
Payne Ratner
Kansas Industries
Washington
Clymer
Uncle Sa
Kansas
Plains States
Navy
Development Commission
Richard Robbins
Belvidere
Commission
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Robbins
State Commission
Rhoads
National
Kansas City
Middle West
J.C. Nichols
Sabotage Plot Said Uncovered United States Navy Yard
Chairman Martin Dies announced information about a sabotage plot against a battleship under construction in a Pennsylvania navy yard. Philadelphia officials said they knew nothing about the purported plot.
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Austin
Tex
Martin Dies
Congressional Investigating Committee
Pennsylvania Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Government July 1 estimates Wheat and corn crops
The agriculture department forecast a 1940 corn crop of 2,415,998,000 bushels and total wheat production of 728,644,000 bushels, based on July 1 conditions. Winter wheat 523,990,000 bushels. spring wheat 204,654,000 bushels. oats 1,031,622,000. barley 287,377,000. rye 36,848,000. Kansas wheat at 89,298,000 bushels. yield 1.5 bu per acre on 7,765,000 acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Britain and Italy Claim Naval Victory in Ionian Sea
The Associated Press reports disputed claims of a naval clash in the Ionian Sea with Britain saying Italian ships fled after a long-range hit and Italy asserting British ships were sunk. London hailed RAF defense over English Channel as a second major triumph amid conflicting accounts.
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London
Italy
R.A.F
Phanel
Mediterranean
Soepone
Admiralty
Battle of the Mediterranean Opens With Mutual Claims of Victory
Rome reports two great naval powers Britain and Italy began a prolonged clash over empire lifelines. Italian losses are greater than British claims while sinking of a destroyer Zeffiro and a submarine loss are noted. Engagements span the eastern, central and western Mediterranean around Crete and the Balearics.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Europe
Italy
Great Britain
Zeffiro
Asea
Mare Nostrum
Crete
Ionian
Balearic Islands
Gibraltar
Acid boosts Dawson oil well to 300 barrels a day
Joe Higgins of Lincoln, official of Uhri Oil, announced the John Ogle farm well near Dawson was producing about 300 barrels daily after 500 gallons of acid were poured in. The well showed some gas after acidizing.
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Falls ‘City
Neb
Joe Higgins
Lincoln
Uhri Oil Company
John Ogle
Dawson
Higgins
Italian Navy Chased to By British Fleet Units
London July 10 The British navy reported a dramatic chase of the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean as mysterious torpedo strikes and a submerged submarine were claimed by the Admiralty. The main engagement ended with the Italian force driven off shore and a cruiser hit by torpedoes. Admiral Cunningham announced no British losses.
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London
Italy
Sir Andrew Cunningham
Amortization Plan for Defense Industry In Excess Profits Tax
Washington July 10 An agreement sets an amortization provision over five years for additional industrial facilities created for national defense. The move, announced by Stephen Early after talks with Morgenthau Knudsen and others, aims to ease tax uncertainty for contractors and align with Vinson Trammell act provisions.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Jesse Jones
William Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate
Air ministry reports eleven German planes shot down
War bulletins from London dated July 10 say eleven German planes were shot down during attacks on British shipyards and coasts with many more believed severely damaged. Berlin and radio reports note Romania intends to withdraw from the League of Nations. Waters between the Orkneys, Iceland, and Greenland have been mined, the admiralty announced.
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London
Air Ministry
Berlin
Radio 1
Radio Tonight
Bucharest
League of Nations
Orkneys
Iceland
Greenland
Admiralty
Nazi Dispatch-Bearer Indicted by U S Jury
Dr Herbert Hoehne a 29 year old German was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts for failure to register as an agent of a foreign government and for failing to notify the secretary of state of his presence in the United States He was linked to routing diplomatic mail from Yokohama via San Francisco and Los Angeles to consulates in Central and South America The case was presented by acting United States attorney William Fleet Palmer and named Wiedemann Loeper as not to be prosecuted.
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Los Angeles
Herbert Hoehne
William Fleet Palmer
United States
Washington State Department
Palmer
Fritz Wiedemann
Herman Loeper
San Francisco
Germany
Hoehne
Yokohama
Central
South America
Carol Challenges Power of Romanian Iron Guard
Bucharest July 10 The ministry of propaganda announced the arrest of General Ton Antonescu veteran leader of Romania s pro Nazi Iron Guard as King Carol II moved to prevent the Iron Guard from wresting control of the government. Antonescu seized yesterday at Predeal in the Transylvania foothills because of an unfriendly attitude towards the present regime. The king sought to win support from all factions and quell any internal threat to his totalitarian party of the nation to present a united front against outside danger to Romania s existence.
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Bucharest
Ministry of Propaganda
Ton Antonescu
Romania
Iron Guard
Carol
AlNonescu
Predeal
Transylvania
Party of the Nation
Rumania
Ford Tractor Highlight Spurs Local Car Load Event
A report notes another car load of Ford For aye tractors arriving, featuring Williams Roberts and company branding. The item underscores continued demand for Ford tractors and local distribution by Williams Roberts yard.
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Williams-Roberts
Planes clash as German raid pounds southern England
London reports a massive air battle over England and the English Channel with nearly 150 German and British planes. Ten German aircraft were claimed shot down, a convoy attacked, and anti aircraft fire and smoke filled the skies as bombs fell on the south coast and Wales, with British fighters dispersing the raid.
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London
England
English Channel
Boulogne
French
France
Britain
Casement Warns Secretary Wallace Over Crop Quotas
Dan Casement, livestock farmer and foe of the AAA, telegrams Secretary Wallace in Manhattan asking if efforts to bind the Willkie administration to crop quotas are intended. He cites a press dispatch claiming farmers could sell 556 million pounds under a next year quota or 618 million pounds if agreeing to three-year quotas. He labels the move unprecedented and asks for justification.
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Manhattan
Dan Casement
AAA
Wallace
Willkie
Stimson Sworn In as Secretary of War in Roosevelt Cabinet
Henry L. Stimson was sworn in today as President Roosevelt's secretary of war in the White House oval office. The brief ceremony was witnessed by President Roosevelt and aides Louis Johnson and General Edwin M. Watson. The Senate confirmed the appointment yesterday. Stimson previously served as secretary of war under Taft and secretary of state under Hoover.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Senate
Stimson
Taft
Hoover
Union Contract Approved for Kansas City Firm Remodel
A general contract with Universal Construction Co of Kansas City covers remodeling and new offices plus a soda fountain in the Union building basement. Work starts within 1–2 days, to finish in 45 days, with a projected outlay near $5,000, excluding fixtures. The recreation room is being abandoned from completion. the soda fountain will be expanded and modernized with fluorescent lighting and added storage.
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Universal Construction Company of
Kansas City
Union
Union Corporation
Henry Werner
Market Report on Cobbler and Triumph Potatoes
The Cobbler potato market slid about 10 cents per hundred pounds while Triumphs stayed steady around 1.10. Best Cobblers fetched 0.90 per hundred. demand remained active with good quality and no heat damage. Wheat prices held steady as harvest nears completion and grain flow to elevators dwindles.
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Bis
Polish Vessels Escape French Ports For British Harbors
Two Polish ships escaped French West African ports and reached British harbors. The 3,133 ton Stalowa Wola fled Dakar and the 6,845 ton Pulaski slipped from Konakii Inner harbor in night action. Admiralty announced the exits mark Polish escape from French control.
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London
Admiralty
Dakar
French West Africa
Konakii
Referendum on Constitution Decided by French Assembly
The French national assembly voted in secret to submit a future constitution to a nationwide referendum for approval. The body also debated granting Marshal Petain full power to promulgate and ratify a new constitution. Corporative assemblies would advise the government and exercise some legislative powers.
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French National Assembly
Petain Group
Mar‘shal Henri ‘Philippe Petain
National Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Kansas R O T C Men Hit First Air Target at Fort Sheridan
Kansas University and Kansas State College cadets form gun crews at Fort Sheridan Illinois shooting 15 pound shrapnel at 40 foot cloth targets towed by planes over Lake Michigan. The letter from the camp notes 290 ROTC cadets from eight schools plus 1400 CMTC, 200 Plattsburgers, 400 reserve officers and a 2,500 strong garrison.
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Kansas
R.O.T.C
Fort Sheridan
Ill
K. U
Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Baldwin
R.O. T.C
Cdr
Karl F. Baldwin
R. U. Military Science Department
Minnesota
Washington University
Kansas State
Kansas University
Ilinois
Michigan State
Cincinnati
Citadel
South Carolina
C.M.T. C
Plattsburgers
Chicago
North Shore
Knox Confirmed as Navy Secretary by Senate Vote
The Senate approved Col. Frank Knox for secretary of the navy by 66 to 16 after debate on his foreign policy views. Separately, Henry L. Stimson was sworn in as secretary of war by a 56 to 28 vote. Senator Lucas defended Knox as a patriot above party while opponents cited party lines.
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Washington
Senate
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Knox
Holt
D.-W. Va
Lucas
D.-Ih
Henry L
Stimson
Knox.s
Ilinois
Roosevelt
Clark
D-Mo
Reed and Capper
R-Kan
Miller
Caraway
D-Ark
Turkey Calls Assembly To Hear Russian Demands
Istanbul reports the government convened an emergency session of the national assembly for Friday to consider potential Soviet demands. Officials deny an ultimatum but expect a Soviet note soon, possibly seeking a share of control over the Dardanelles. The Russian ambassador returns to Moscow and Stalin may later state Turkey wishes.
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Istanbul
National Assembly
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Romania Withdraws From League Citing Illusions
Bucharest announces Romania will quit the League. Foreign Minister Mihail Manoilescu says the move ends Romania's political illusions of aligning with great and friendly nations, notably Germany and Italy.
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Bucharest
Rumania
League of Nations
Mihail Manoilescu
Germany
Italy
Weather forecast for Kansas with scattered showers
Kansae fair tonight and Thursday with scattered mild thunder showers toward the northwest. Cooler in the northwest on Thursday. Temperature readings include 24 hour maximum and minimum. data from Gas Rey Record shows day and night figures and comparison with the previous year.
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Kansae
Dali
Ted
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