Roosevelt says Britain may employ American workers abroad
President Roosevelt stated he would not be surprised if American steel had gone into British bases and if American workers worldwide were paid by Britain. He said legal, noting bases possibly via direct purchase or lease lend. Wheeler urged war declaration if bases exist in Ireland or Scotland. Knox denied prior shooting reports. George opposed expanding U S armed forces beyond the western hemisphere.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
U.S
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Burton Wheeler
Dem
Montana
Wheeler
Wendell Willkie
British Isles
Knox
Atlantic patrol
Ireland
congress
British raid on Lofoten Islands yields German papers
A March 4 raid by a British naval force on the Lofoten Islands produced secret German documents at Svolvaer harbor control post. The translated White Paper shows German aims to control the Norwegian press and instructs reporting of domestic politics to align with Reich policy.
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Lofoten Islands
Norway
Svolvaer
Germany
hinider
Mines Blast 3 Hun Ships Near Deland
Three German ships in a Finland to Germany convoy were blown to pieces by mines off Deland island near eastern Sweden. More than 600 men were thrown into the sea. Swedish rescuers saved 24 and eight died before hospital. Survivors credited possible Nazi torpedo escorts with saving some.
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NEW YORK
Finland
Germany
Deland
Sweden
Kalmar
Stockholm
Associated Press
Stockholms-Tidningen
Two Brothers Drowned While Fishing in Seymour Narrows
Campbell River in British Columbia reports the drowning of PJ and H. W Williams and RK G Williams of Regina along with Chambry Bald when their rowboat capsized in a tide rip in Seymour Narrows yesterday.
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CAMPBELL RIVER
B. C
C. PJ
H. W
RK. G. Williams
Regina
brothers
Chambry Baldwin
Seymour Narrows
Rye Harvest Starts in Grassy Lake District
Grassy Lake Alberta farmers begin winter rye harvest the first of the season with yields around 15 bushels per acre. Spring grains look well due to good moisture though 4000 acres south of Grassy Lake suffered 15 to 100 percent damage in a July 3 storm affecting Fettig and Grosse crops.
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GRASSY LAKE DISTRICT
The
Herald
GRASSY LAKE
Alberta
Petainists Find Them Unacceptable in Syria Beirut Clash Deepens
British reports say Australian detachments reached Beirut outskirts while Paris radio claimed Australian troops entered Beirut in Syria. Vichy refuses Allied armistice terms, denounces them as unacceptable and insists on continuing fights as British note to Gen. Dentz is studied and rejected.
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NEW YORK
A.P
Paris
Beirut
Syria
NBC
ICHY
France
Petain
Vichy
Free French movement
France Rebuffs British Syrian Armistice Terms
Vichy replies to Britain with a rejection of conditions for a Syrian armistice. France cites its League mandate duties to emancipate Syria and Lebanon and asserts it cannot replace French authority over populations under its tutelage. The document notes the first clause’s political terms are irreconcilable with French rights. Continued on Page Three.
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VICHY
France
Britain
Dentz
United States
Beirut
League of Nations
Syria
Lebanon
Russians Win Respite From Nazi Drives
Moscow reports 19 days of fighting yield a respite as the Red Army holds a 2,000 mile front from the Arctic to the Black Sea. The communique notes nothing of consequence occurred on the fronts overnight, signaling a lull before possible new German or Soviet moves.
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OSCOW
Red army
Kremlin
Stalin line
Arctic
Black Sea
Norwegian Guerrillas Sabotage Behind Finnish Lines
A Soviet communique reports Red Army scouts captured two armed men in civilian clothes near Finland who were identified as Norwegian guerrillas named Berner and Larson. The pair reportedly joined a resistance group after Nazi occupation and continued sabotage behind Finnish German lines after Germany invaded Russia.
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MOSCOW
Red Army
Finland
Berner
Larson
Norway
Russia
Minister Solon Low Receives Emergency Appendectomy
Hon Solon Lay provincial treasurer in Alberta's Social Credit cabinet was rushed to Galt hospital from Waterton Lakes National Park Thursday evening and underwent an emergency appendectomy. Dr D B Fowler attends. condition described as favorable. He is expected to be hospitalized about ten days.
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Solon Lay
Alberta
Social Credit
Galt hospital
Waterton Lakes National Park
D. B. Fowler
Low
Conservative leader predicts conscription in Canada
Calgary July 11 Yon. R. B. Hanson Conservative leader in the House of Commons said there will be conscription in Canada but it may come too late. He noted the Liberal government had accepted the principle in the National Mobilization Act and asked when it would be implemented if welfare demands it.
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CALGARY
C.P
R. B. Hanson
House of Commons
Canada
Hanson
Mackenzie King
Trainees To Stay In Army As Reserve Force
Four months training graduates number 4697 will remain in uniform as Reserve Army members. Defence Minister Ralston announced in April that graduates would be kept in service to relieve units for overseas duty. The plan likely keeps them in service for the war's duration.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
Defence
Ralston
Nazis Admit Drive Is At Standstill
Berlin reports the German eastward push from the Bialystok Minsk area has stalled at several points. The note says a strong Russian defense persists and a rest period ended after 14 days of hard fighting.
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Flanders
France
Greece
BERLIN
Germany
Bialystok-Minsk
D.N.B
Britain Waives Rights Over Seized Vessels
The British government announced it has waived belligerent claims to 28 Italian and 2 German ships seized by the United States. The move allows U S control of the vessels in ports, following their crews wrecking machinery to hinder service.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Boyle arrives to join Australian naval board
Vice Admiral Sir Guy Boyle arrived in Melbourne to join the Australia naval board and carried expressions of gratitude from the British admiralty for the loyal cooperation of Royal Australian Navy ships.
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MELBOURNE
Australia
Guy Boyle
Australia naval board
admiralty
Royal Australian Navy
Naples Bombed by British Planes in Three-Hour Raid
Naples was bombed last night by British planes in a nearly three hour raid. Italian communiques claim much damage to civilian dwellings but no mention of industrial or military destruction.
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ROME
Naples
LONDON
Royal Air Force
Le Trait
Rouen
Rhineland
Germany
trans-Channel
Calais
Boulogne
Evacuation of Moscow Expands to Women and Children
News briefs report continued evacuation from Moscow with women and elderly and employed children being moved out on a voluntary basis. Other items note Navy denials of combat claims, Japan avoiding engagement for now, a Swedish freighter sunk, and large Russian troop movements toward fronts.
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MOSCOW
KNOX
STARK
NAVY
WASHINGTON
Frank Knox
Harold R. Stark
senate naval committee
United States navy
JAPAN
SHANGHAI
Tokyo
NEW YORK
North Atlantic
LONDON
Russia
Poland
Germany
C.P
Reuters
Ankara
LETHBRIDGE
CALGARY
Henry Martell
Edmonton
Joe English
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London Scottish Regiment
Great Britain
U.S. Atlantic patrol
VHE LEFI BAND
Crown
B.C
Petainists
Cybiscus
Henri Dentz
Norge
Soviet
Solon Low
JAMES McCOOK
OND
Leningrad
Kiev
Hitler
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