State finances ironed out as law is passed
Governor Sam H. Jones prepared to sign a 154 million dollar appropriation bill to run state operations for the next two years. A new cash on hand requirement for all agencies to the state treasury may delay drawings on 1940 41 funds. The House killed full crew railroad legislation measures and defeated a dam on Catahoula Lake draining La Salle Rapides and Catahoula parishes.
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
State Treasury
Tugwell
House
Jones
Catahoula Lake
la Salle
Rapides
Catahoula
Muddy Trinity River Becomes Danger Point in Texas Floods
The muddy Trinity River rose to danger level as flood conditions eased in central and southeast Texas where the death toll stood at twelve. Lowland families moved livestock and furniture while two more flood victims were reported in southeast Texas, including A. H. Henley, a 52 year old bridge foreman, recovered near Ganado, and Juan Banquez, a ranch hand, drowned near Victoria.
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Associated Press
Trinity
Texas
Trinity River
A. H. Henley
Victoria
Southern Pacific Railroad
Navidad Ranch
Ganado
Juan Banquez
San Antonio
Tragedy Near Bastrop Delays Recovery Of Man
Sam Cross and another man are buried under 15 feet of sand and 60 feet of water after a well collapsed while they were cleaning the shaft six miles northeast of Bastrop. Rescue plans to shore the sides and pump out the water were being made.
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Sam Cross
Bastrop
National unity urged as Fourth of July marked by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged a declaration of national unity on Independence Day 1940. He called Americans to banish racial hatred and religious bigotry as nationwide celebrations and readings of the Declaration of Independence took place.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Council Against
America
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Washington Monument
Woodrum
Democrat
Virginia
Mock blitzkrieg marks fourth as guns fire in New Mexico
A mock blitzkrieg celebrated the Fourth of July in southern New Mexico near the border. Thousands of blanks fired from anti aircraft and field guns and small arms as about 1000 ROTC students from New Mexico and nearby states begin five days of maneuvers at camps including Fort Logan and Camp Bulls Texas.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
United States-Mexico
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Arizona
Jones Colorado
Fort Logan
Colo Fort Sil
Oxia
Camp Bulls, Tex
Billions More for Defenses Pushes National Preparedness
Washington reports a new 5 billion defense program approved by President Roosevelt and his defense advisers. The plan aims to rapidly build a 50 000 plane air force and expand tanks artillery and equipment for mass production. Congress to consider outright funding for about half the program and authorizations for the rest. A second message within 10 days is expected proposing compulsory national service for youth.
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Washington
United States
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
July 4th Events Mark a Nation’s Varied History
July 4 marks a date of mixed memories for George Washington and many global milestones. Notable events include Washington surrendering Fort Necessity in 1754, the siege of Boston beginning in 1775, and Jefferson’s death in 1826.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
George Washington
Fort Necessity
Boston
Berebone
Westminster
London
Cain Coolidge
United States
Samuel Champlain
Massachusetts
Roger Williams
Providence
Kokomo
Ind
Hawaii
Republic
Erie Canal
Congress
Texas
Thomas Jefferson
Romania names Ion Gigurtu as new Nazi-aligned premier
Bucharest reports Ion Gigurtu becomes head of government and party leader in Romania after Gheorghe Tatarescu resigns. King Carol II may step back as Iron Guard pressures grow, with former Goga ministers poised for key posts and Antonescu, Budisteanu, and Horia Sima linked to the new regime.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ion Gigurtu
Hitler
Mussolini
Gigurtu
Gheorghe Tatarescu
Carol II
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Iron Guard
Carol
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russia
Tatarescu
Germany
Goga
Romania
France
Guard
Ion Antonescu
Radu Budisteanu
Horia Sima
Party of the Nation
Ernst Ur
Italians Push On Rome and Raid Alexandria
War reports note five Italian planes raided Alexandria but were driven out with no damage or casualties. In Singapore police interned 25 Germans at dawn. British oil workers in Romania told to evacuate within 24 hours. Italian Libya forces crossed into Egypt toward Musaid and Ethiopian troops seized Mojale on the Kenya border. South African bombers hit gun positions near a native camp in Mojale district.
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Alexandria
Rome
Libya
Musaid
Sollum
Dubai
Ethiopia
Mojale
Kenya
Cairio
British carrier Illustrious torpedo hit in war update
Berlin reports the British aircraft carrier Illustrious sustained a torpedo hit from German forces. High command asserts the vessel was struck during ongoing naval actions and status is being assessed.
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Berlin
Ilustrious
High Command
Belgian Government Based in Vichy Reported by Geneva Sources
A Geneva report citing French sources states the Belgian government has established residence in Vichy France. The claim appeared in a German radio broadcast in July.
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Seman
Geneva
Vichy
France
Effective Home Defenses Described By Churchill
England seizes French vessels in a southern port as boarding parties remove crews from ships with minimal resistance. British actions included taking over many ships and quartering establishments, amid mixed reactions from French officers and crews.
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Churchill
London
Survivor recalls horror as Arandora Star sinks off Ireland
Martin Verinder, 18, a steward, describes the Arandora Star disaster after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. He recalls a deck crowded with internees, a cloud of steam, and life rafts pulled under as the ship sank within minutes.
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London
Martin Verinder
Scotland
Canada
Ireland
Prime Minister Churchill Addresses Crowded Commons
Prime Minister Churchill, amid cheers from a full Commons, said a elaborate organization had been evolved by the fighting services to coordinate home defense. Diplomats including the Soviet ambassador and peers filled the galleries as Britain faces the war status and the French fleet issue.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
van Maisky
Britain
Commons
Nevile Chamberlain
Warships Ordered To Fight Way Home Ports
Geneva report says the Franco French fleet under Sir Winston Petain’s government is ordered to fight its way home after French battleships Dunkerque Provence and the flotilla leader Mogador were attacked and set afire by British ships near Oran. A naval battle rages in the Mediterranean as Berlin reports the order and German authorities suppress details.
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Berlin
Dunkerque
Provence
Mogador
Oren Harbor
DNB
Associated Pressey
France
Erith
Maditerranearn
Marshal Petain
Petain
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Oran
Hitler
Casebblanca
French Morocco
London
Britain
Canada
Bucharest
Carol II
Russia
Rumania
Balkan Kingdom
Budapest
Hungary
Claimagainat
Transylvania
Tokyo
J Nene
Peberes
United States
Japan
Far East
Plan Against Russia Claims In White Book Released
Berlin reports Germany published more French documents from the new white book claiming Allied plans to destroy Soviet oil fields this summer. The alleged papers quote a January memorandum by General Maurice and Admiral Darlan on possible intervention to ruin Russian air fields. Additional documents reference coordinated air force actions and a joint operation against Russia's Batumi and Baku refineries and ports in the Caucasus as of April 5.
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Berlin
Germany
Bhuald Voneh
France
Reich
Ladier
Reg Generalarime Maurice
Jean Darlan
Secord
Russia
Batu
Baku Oi
Caucasus
War at a Glance Across Axis Naval Fronts
War at a Glance reports terrifying naval clashes in the Mediterranean and Atlantic as British forces try to block armistice terms on the French fleet. It cites Italian and German dispatches on fires at Oran, Petain’s orders, and British seizures of French ships, with related casualties and air raids.
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U. S
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Sir Raide
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New York
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Athenia
North Sea
Glorious
Arandora Stz
Verinder
Cap
E. W. Moulton
Goel
Strasbourg
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