Turkey and Germany Sign Surprise Trade Pact
ANKARA and ANKARA report that the Turkish government signed a commercial agreement with Germany after months of talks with German ambassador Franz von Papen. The pact covers exchange of certain products up to 21 000 000 Turkish pounds and comes as Turkey maintains its reliance on the Allies program. Shipping in the Mediterranean will continue with Turkish ships operating Istanbul to Turkish ports in Anatolia.
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Ankara
Germany
Turkey
Britain
France
Italy
Foreign Ministry
Franz von Papen
Anbul
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Turports
Anatolia
Solons Rush to End Session
Washington June 13 legislation to reinforce opposition to any transfer of sovereignty in the western hemisphere won fast track to house consideration. Rep Fish said he would back war if needed to uphold the Monroe doctrine. The measure would oppose ceding French or British possessions to Germany if demanded.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
House
Congress
Rules Committee
Representative Fish
New York
Senate
Germany
Reich
Louisiana Senate Passes Bills to Oust Opelousas Judges
The Louisiana Senate approved two constitutional amendments aimed at removing District Judge Isom Guillory and District Attorney L Austin Fontenot of Opelousas. Passage followed debate led by Senator Ernest S. Clements, with support described as administrative and Governor backed. amendments would trigger vacancies and a governor called special election through 1948 if approved by the House and voters in November.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Isom Guillory
L. Austin Fontenot
Opelousas
Senate
Ernest S. Clements
Oberlin
Earl K. Long
House of Representatives
Walter Lanier
Thibodaux
Sam Jones
Clements
Jules Fisher
Jefferson Parish
Oscar Guidry
Acadia
D. E
Monroe
Irs
House
Four H Members Visit Monument
In Washington on June 13 4 H club delegates from farms across the United States toured the Washington Monument. The 172 delegates tested their strength by climbing the 555 foot shaft while guards noted their sturdiness as proof the movement will endure. Elevators provide access but the climbers showed vigor in the ascent as the day progressed.
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Washington
Washington Monument
United States
Dutch Belgian and Norway Envoys to Leave Rome
Dutch Belgian and Norway diplomats prepared to depart Rome signaling possible severance with Italy as the Soviet ambassador returns. Mines belt around Malta aims to box the base. Pantelleria island within the zone. Fourteen killed and 39 injured in the Turin air raid. Italy appoints Soddu as vice-chief of staff.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
Germany
Gorelchin
Ireland
Galeazzo Ciano
Eire
Turin
Ubaldo Soddu
Pietro Badoglio
Soddu
Malta
Pantelleria
Sicily
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Middle East
Straits of
Messina
Valetta
Cairo
Egypt
Seafino Mazzolini
War Bulletins From Cairo to Buenos Aires Across Fronts
Government sources say Egypt remains defensive and would declare war if Italy attacks Egyptian objectives. Fitawari Berou leaves Jerusalem to lead Haile Selassie forces in Ethiopia. Gibraltar hands 60 Italian officers to Spain after Pollensa sinking. King George VI’s official birthday canceled. Argentine cattle breeders ship 2,630 steers to show support for Britain.
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Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Jerusalem
Fitawari Berou
Haile Selassie
Ethiogda
Ethiopia
Buenos Aires
Great Britain
Seventy-Two French Mexicans Sail for France Army
Seventy two French citizens born in Mexico boarded the steamer Duc d Aumalo in Mexico City to travel to France and join the army.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Duc d'Aumalo
France
Italy Keeps Rome Lisbon Air Link For Transatlantic Traffic
Italian authorities announced that passenger and mail airline service will be maintained between Rome and Lisbon, ensuring Italy retains an outlet to trans Atlantic traffic.
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Rome
Lisbon
Portugal
Italy
Publication of Osservatore Romano Suspended During War
Rome and Vatican sources report Osservatore Romano will publish no issues for the war duration. The prohibition follows Italian objections to printing French and British war communiques alongside Italy and Germany reports. Paris reports Bullitt loses Chantilly Chateau garden to fighting in the war.
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Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Osservatore
Italy
Germany
Paris
United States
William C. Bullitt
Chantilly
Bullitt
Paria
Chan
Reynaud Seeks Immediate U S Aid Amid East Indies Tensions
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office calling a published claim that 2,000 British troops landed in the Dutch East Indies as grave. Dutch and British officials denied the report while awaiting word from consular reps in London. British sources doubted the action, per a Nichi Nichi dispatch from Surabaya.
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Tokyo
Dutch East Indies
Foreign Office
London
War Office
Nichi Nichi
Surabaya
Java
Heydration Heynaud pleads Roosevelt aid before too late
Premier Reynaud appeals to President Roosevelt for full aid to Allies with no expeditionary force and urges action before it is too late. He says France could shutter villages or move to Africa or America to continue the fight against Germany as Italy declares war. Roosevelt reportedly replies, stressing will to peace and unity.
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Tours
France
Heynaud
Roosevelt
United States
North Africa
America
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Charlottesville
Reynaud
Capital Technically Invio late Against Bombing
Allied reports say German and Italian offensives press the Paris region as Maxime Weygand’s forces halt a tally of advances. French spokesmen claim gains north of the capital while Cairo broadcasts note clashes on the Libyan border and Allied troops hold the line amid heavy action from 120 Nazi divisions.
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Associated Prenat
Maxime Weygand
Paris
Mamolini
Cairo
DNB
Paria
Puria
Striking Armies Needed by Italy
Frank MacMillen discusses Italy with emphasis on rapid ground forces and industrial output. He notes vulnerabilities in northern cities near France and the impact of sea blockades on supply lines and war materials like coal petroleum rubber and copper.
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Italy
New York
Naly
Europe
Wall Street
Tts
World War II War Brief from Multiple Fronts
Berlin warns Paris ultimatum with Nazi vanguard near eight miles from the heart of the French capital. Paris declares the city open and to be defended on the outskirts. Allied troops captured exceed one hundred thousand since June 5. Britain moves large reinforcements to support Paris while fronts widen across the Mediterranean and beyond.
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Berlin
Paris
Parig
Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
Britain
Istanbul
Turkey
Mussolini
London
Rome
Mediterranean
Toulon
Malta
Washington
Senate
Tokyo
Foreign Office
O Dues
Achabes Sequtes
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Monroe Solon
By Eddy Gilmore
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Nikolai Goreichin
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Algeciras
Gibraltar
George VI
England
Rimouski
Canada
Mary
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
U.S
Japan
East Indies
Isles
Hitler
By Frank MacMillen
Associated Press
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