German Tank Drive Gains Ground Near Paris in Oise Front
Paris dispatch reports fierce French resistance along the Oise river north of Paris with German armored units breaking left flanks and advancing toward Forges-Les-Eaux. Polish artillery and allied air forces join the struggle as tanks and troops clash from Amiens to the Somme front amid heavy fighting in the Ourscannon forest.
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Paris
Oise
Ourscamp
Noyon
Maxime Weygand
Bresile
Forges-Les-Eaux
Rouen
Somme
Admiralty
Berlin
Bresle
Abbeville
War Ministry
Carlemont
Germany
the Somme
Channel
Maginot
Amiens
Ham
Aisne
Trenort
Aisne River
Bourg
Comin
Oise-Aisne
Soissons
Saissons
Harmony Keynote Opens Kansas Democratic Convention
Salina Kansas June 8 harmony would be the keynote as State Chairman C M Fitzwilliams announced the Kansas Democratic convention would begin Monday The chairman urged renewed push for Roosevelt third term and avoided noted differences with Lynn Brodrick and Guy Helvering Rep John M Houston keynote address to be broadcast by the state network at 11 39 with KSAL carrying the 1 15 pm convention session chaired by George H West in Salina Kansas
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Salina
Kan
Dove of Peace
Europe
C. M. Fitzwilliams
Harmony
Democratic Party
Fitzwilliams
Roosevelt
Kansas
MBS
Emporia
Great Bend
Kansas City
Wichita
George H. West
KSAL
Wagner Act Amendments Face Senate Obstruction
Washington reports that despite a 2 to 1 House approval, Wagner Act amendments creating a new labor relations board are said to head for a Senate committee bottleneck. Rep Smith leads the NLRB investigating panel. Hook predicts the bill won’t become law amid adjournment pressure.
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Washington
UPI
House
Labor Relations Board
Senate
Pheonole
Smith
D-Va
NLRB
Ronvesentative Hook
D-Mich
French Fall Back on 60 Miles Of Somme Front
Paris reports a French withdrawal from the Aumale Noyon line in the Somme center described as a retirement maneuver. German losses are cited as heavy, with seven German tank divisions and 3,000 tanks involved. Allied air forces supported counterattacks over a front from the sea to the Chemin des Dames road.
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Somme
Paris
Aumale- Noyon
Somme Front
War Ministry
Guus Vwigy
Aisne
Soissons
Chemin-des- Dames
Forges-Lex-Eaux
Gemans
Wild golf match at Canterbury disqualifies two for early start
National Open rounds at Canterbury Golf Club Cleveland June 8 saw six players disqualified for starting their final round ahead of schedule without reporting to the starter. Ed Oliver shot 71 to finish 287 four rounds. Frank Walsh led after three rounds with 213 while Sam Snead and Lawson Little were tied at 214.
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Canterbury Golf Club
Cleveland
Ed Oliver
Hornell
Frank Walsh
Sam Snead
Lawson Little
Walsh
Horton Smith
Snead
Little
Gene Sarazen
Byron Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Harold McSpaden
Sarazen
Leland Wilcox
Waterloo
Yaung
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Prowler Leaves Key and Padlock Clues in Svoboda Case
Alfred Donald White, 22, of 700 Arkansas street, was jailed facing charges of attempting to attack Mrs. Florence Svoboda at 933 Tennessee street. Police traced an automobile key and a padlock key found on her bedroom floor to White, who admitted entering the home and removing bed clothing. He said he had been drinking Thursday evening and noted keys for the Bell Music store delivery truck and its garage. A duplicate truck key found at a local key shop aided the arrest.
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Alfred Donald White
Arkansas Street
Florence Svoboda
Tennessee Street
White
Bell Music Store
Svoboda
Germans Report Attack Success But Hold Back Battle Details
Berlin reports a successful Somme offensive with new ground gained though no specifics on fighting. The air force aided operations and Dunkirk prisoners rose to 88 000. Submarine sinks an enemy cruiser off Ireland as raids continue on Dover and east coast targets.
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Berlin
Germany
Somme River
Somme
Fin Warthase Teanan
Baritunle
Dunkerque
Are
Ireland
Dover
England
France
Aisne Canal
Ford to test mass plane production in Henry Ford plants
The army assigns a fast pursuit plane to Henry Ford to gauge if his factories can produce 1,000 standard planes daily. Edsel Ford meets Morgenthau in Washington as Britain eyes expansion of allied air power and debates over compulsory training heat up in Congress.
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Washington
Army
Henry Ford
Ford Engineers
Detroit
Roosevelt
Ford
Louis Johnson
Fed
London
Britain
Edsel Ford
Treasury
Morgenthau
War Bulletins and War Office Notes Abroad
War dispatches from Rome Paris Berlin Bucharest Marseille Belfast London and Berlin report speculation on Italy's entry into the war, raids on Berlin, tank destruction near Paris, reservist mobilizations in Romania, espionage sentences in France and internments in Northern Ireland.
Weather Forecast For Kansas And Surrounding States
Cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight except in extreme west and east portions. Cooler in west and north central areas. Sunday partly cloudy in the west with thundershowers in the east and cooler. Next week generally fair and cool Monday and Tuesday, warmer midweek, showers late in the week, cooler again toward week end. Temperature readings show 84 at 5 pm, 63 at 9 pm, 71 at 1 pm, 65 at 3 am. Last year’s high and low were 86 and 63.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Allies and Norwegians Push Nazis Near Narvik Border
Allied and Norwegian forces advance along the Narvik line behind mountain artillery and air support. They report capture of German positions at Sildvik and bombardment of defenses at Hunddalen, about six miles from the Norwegian Swedish frontier.
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Stockholm
Narvik
Aftonbladet
Sildvik
Hunddalen
Alternative Plan Sets Weather Affects Kansas U Commencement
Weather disrupts the Kansas University graduation plan prompting an indoor option in Hoch auditorium or Robinson gymnasium for overflow. Alumni with reserved seats get priority. out-of-town attendees are urged to stay away if moved indoors. Three KFKU broadcasts and traffic controls, with parking and street closures, aim to manage crowds.
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Ks. U
Harold G. Ingham
Hoch Auditorium
Lawrence
Robinson Gymnasium
Aesearch
Altho
KFKU
K. U
Hoch
George Snyder
State Highway Patrol
Mississippi Street
Chemistry
Cunarder Carinthia Sunk by U-Boat with Losses Reported
The admiralty announced the armed merchant cruiser Carinthia was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat with two officers and two seamen killed. The Cunarder of 20 277 tons formerly served trans Atlantic routes. The crew numbered 405, with four dead and the rest saved. Location of sinking not disclosed. Germans claim they sank an auxiliary cruiser off northwest Ireland.
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London
Admiralty
Carinthia
Ireland
British Bombers Hit German Positions In Europe
London reports the British air force attacked German troop concentrations at Abbeville and military targets in northwest Germany. The air ministry says the Hirson railhead and Abbeville air field were damaged. Seventeen German planes were destroyed by RAF fighters, twelve British planes are missing.
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London
Abbeville
Germany
Air Ministry
Hirson
Royal Air Force
Stock Market Index Steady at 38.2 After Yesterday
The index for sixty stocks stands at 38.2 following a prior reading of 38.3. Market observers note a slight dip as trading resumes, with investors watching for shifts in major segments and sector activity.
Dr Schroeder to Speak Tomorrow at University Commencement
After a day of forums and events, the University will hold baccalaureate services tomorrow at 7 pm with Dr John Charles Schroeder of Yale delivering the sermon on A Sense of Responsibility. Chancellor Malott Gov Ratner and board representatives will offer greetings.
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Frank Strong
John Charles Schroeder
Yale University
Deane W. Malott
Payne H. Ratner
Board of Regents
Union Building
Lawrence
Evans Hearth
Hoch Auditorium
Legion Officials Discuss Home Guard Units Plan
A proposed American Legion program to organize World War veterans into home guard units was reported at a Washington conference of Legion and War Department officials held on June 8.
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Washington
American Legion
Legion
War Department
Two Million Belgians Dislodged by Invasion and War Ruins
Berlin reports that two million Belgian civilians have been displaced by German invasion and battles on Belgian soil. Homes and businesses are destroyed. US Ambassador John Cudahy has met German officials and aims to secure food shipments to Belgians without interference. Belgium relies on imports for most of its wheat needs.
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Berlin
United States
John Cudahy
Cudahy
Belgium
Campaign Plan Pushes Kaw Valley Potatoes Use
A seven member campaign committee backed by growers and the Kansas Industrial Development Commission adopts a plan to promote Kaw Valley potatoes. Growers pay 10 cents per acre to fund the drive with the commission matching contributions. Advertising and displays will target food dealers. Members include Emil Heck Sam Decker Paul Melott Jess Haney Deal Six and George Hedrick.
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Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Industrial Commission
Emil Heck
Lawrence
Sam Decker
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Paul Melott
Edwardsville
Jess Haney
Topeka
Deal Six
Douglas County
George Hedrick
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Showers for Sunday Target Eastern Kansas Weather
Scattered thundershowers are forecast for eastern Kansas tomorrow possibly interrupting a Sunday picnic or golf game. A low pressure system from northeast Colorado is expected to bring unsettled conditions tonight into central counties with temperatures in the 70s to low 80s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Colorado
S. D. Flora
Columbus
Phillipsburg
Dresden
Concert Opens Season In South Park
A wood sized crowd attended the first band concert of the season in South Park. Oliver Hobbs directed the high school organization. Clark Hargiss played a trombone solo and Carrie Jacobs Bonds "End of a Perfect Day" was enjoyed. The revival of the tune "Ma" pleased the audience. Another concert is scheduled for next Friday night.
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South Park
Oliver Hobbs
Clark Hargiss
Carrie Jacobs Bonds
Swiss Air Forces Down Nazi Planes in Separate Skies
Swiss air patrols shot down a Messerschmitt over Tengen Lucerne region after earlier downing seven German planes this month. A German bomber forced to land and a Swiss fighter were involved in clashes near Solothurn and the French border. two Swiss pilots were killed in the battles.
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Bern
Messerschmitt
Switzerland
Lhc
Tengen
Lucernenkanten
Solothern
Doubs River
France
City council approves salary raise for Chief Jude Anderson
The council voted eight to three to raise Police Chief Jude Anderson’s salary to 186 dollars a month for ten months to cover time at the federal police school in Washington. The measure, supported by discussion of budget, armory use, and building lighting, advances to second reading with no dissent.
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Jude Anderson
Anderson
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation Police
Wilfred Hunsinger
George Melvin
Melvin
Jay Palker
Parker
Willard Brown
Sue Or
Nye
Brown
Clarence Gorriil
A. W. Berger
Berger
I. F. Eberhart
Nevin
Stouch
Russell
Selig
Burgert
Scheilbar
Bushey
Pine
Chief of Police
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