Paving Plan Approved For Major Section Of US 165 Route
Funds for about 65 percent of United States Highway 165 between Grayson and Alexandria were approved by the federal bureau of roads. C C Sheppard reported after a meeting with W Prescott Foster and the state highway commission. Plans for the remaining distance are submitted. full completion awaits final design. The route remains largely straight with only two or three sites under consideration.
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Federal Bureau of Roads
C. C. Sheppard
United States
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Foster
Sheppard
Petain to Address British Attack on French Fleet
Berlin reports Premier Petain will reply to Churchill over the British naval raid on French ships near Oran. Vichy dispatches say he will outline France’s future stance toward Britain and protest US influence to intervene. Churchill is branded as instigator by Berlin papers with strong headlines.
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Henri Philippe Petain
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United States
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Paul Baudouin
Oran
Algeria
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Roosell
Elt
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Roosevelt lists five freedoms essential to permanent world peace
President Roosevelt named five essentials for lasting peace as Europe fights and the U S defends. They are freedom from fear through disarmament, freedom of information, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and freedom from want by removing barriers between nations.
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House asks removal of Leche portrait from capitol annex
The Louisiana House formally asked Governor Sam H. Jones to remove a Leche portrait from the capitol annex mural and a lobby plaque bearing his name. The measure cites Leche's indictments and convictions for high crimes, noting he is appealing a 10 year mail fraud sentence.
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Richard W. Leche
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Louisiana
Conrad Albrizzio
Louisiana State University
Chief State Engineer Held After Shooting at Violet Home
Harry Jacobs chief engineer of the Louisiana state board of engineers was charged with murder for the fatal shooting of his wife Mrs Edina Jacobs 46 at their palatial home near Violet in St Bernard parish a .38 caliber rifle was used Jacobs claimed the shooting was accidental and said he was shooting at stray dogs while his wife sat in an upper bedroom William Jacobs son was taken as a witness The sheriff noted bullet holes in kitchen doors and held Jacobs in St Bernard parish jail
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C. L. Rowley
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Americans Migrate Home From Galway Port on Liner
Americans flocked to Galway Ireland for the final boat to the United States aboard a United liner Washington. About 1 800 Americans from Britain and war torn Europe will embark this voyage. The ship, originally due at high tide, may sail late Saturday night or Sunday.
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Man Confesses to Slaying Daughter at School
Joseph Moshell a 47 year old Philadelphia cleaner admitted shooting dead his 15 year old daughter Melba after she refused to leave St Marys in the Field boarding school in Valhalla New York He then shot himself in the chest in the school reception room Nugent State Police Inspector said Moshell owned three Philadelphia cleaning establishments and the fatal quarrel occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Nugent
French cabinet cuts ties with Britain over Mers El-Kebir attack
Paris dispatch reports the French cabinet severing diplomatic relations with England in response to the Mers El-Kebir fleet action. A Lyon report notes large munitions stock explosions in the Rhone valley city amid the heat of the day.
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Charles Corbin
Charles de Gaulle
Lyon
Petit Dauphinois
Rhone
Wild gas well erupts on Olla tract in Louisiana
H L Hunts No 19 well on the Louisiana Central Lumber Co tract blew out today near Olla Louisiana. The wild gasser sent millions of cubic feet of gas escaping and water shooting over the derrick as operators worked to regain control. No injuries were reported.
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H. L. Hunt
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Romania backs axis as Gigurtu cabinet takes power
Rumors say Soviet asks full control of Prut bridgeheads and Reni Danube as Ion Gigurtu forms pro Nazi government in Bucharest. Romanians accept the change calmly while reports warn of gradual hardline measures and anti Semitic moves.
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U-Boat Aggression Presses Against British Shipping
Nazi submarines and dive bombers scored new hits against British shipping off England and in the southwest approaches to Portland. U boats sank several armed steamers including the Hartlepool and British Corporal and damaged multiple transports, while air raids damaged port facilities and armament plants along the English coast.
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Acrobat Frank Torrence Saves Wife Despite Injury
In Osceola Mills Pennsylvania July 5 a carnival trapeze artist named Frank Torrence lost his thumb when it was torn from his hand during a swing. He finished the act and saved his wife from a perilous fall by gripping the strap tighter and completing the performance.
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Cabinet to meet with Mussolini amid war shift
Rome reports the Italian cabinet will convene with Premier Mussolini at 10 am tomorrow to discuss war preparations and adaptation of trade industry and administration to war needs. Latvia informs Stalin of July 15 elections with Lithuania and possibly Estonia joining. British communique notes no land reports. South African bombers active over Italian Somaliland. rain falling on coastal areas.
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Italian warplanes over Malta fire without casualties
Italian aircraft over Valletta fired machine gun salvos but caused no casualties or damage. British oilmen face a 1 hour deadline to depart today as British sources report a new order affecting field executives. The British legation secured a temporary suspension of the order, while its protest against today’s ruling remained unresolved.
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French Liner Magailia Sails Bordeaux June 16
A German controlled Brussels radio broadcast heard in London reports the 15,383 ton French liner Magailia left Bordeaux on June 16 with former French President aboard. Continued on fifth page.
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Brussels
Bordeaux
English Ready For Action In Any Case Of Resistance
Geneva reports a French admiralty communique stating the Bretagne was blown up and Dunkerque Provenes and Morigador set on fire in the Mers El Kebir battle with the British fleet. British navy moves to assert control and prepare for possible cooperation with French forces.
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Fourth of July Death Toll 130
Nationwide tally shows 130 deaths tied to Fourth of July incidents despite a largely safe celebration. Fireworks fatalities in Colorado and Maine, road crashes causing 63 deaths, drowning 5, and several lightning deaths push totals by state and event, with state counts including New York 11 and California 10.
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War at a Glance AP Report on World War II Fronts
London reports France protests Britains action as Britain guards the French fleet at Alexandria with 250 ships seized to hinder Germany. Geneva notes a break in French British ties over the seizure. Berlin derides Churchill and cites heavy British shipping losses. Moscow says Red Army acts against warmongers. Bucharest notes Balkan pivot to axis. Galway reports Americana line Washington sails as last boat until end of war.
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