Plane Crashes Kill Twelve In New York City Area
Two training Douglas bombers collided in midair over a New York City suburb, killing twelve army personnel including ten from the army air reserve and Lt. Paul Burlingame. The crash occurred during a V formation takeoff near Mitchell Field with homes in 230th street struck. In Tulsa, two training planes collided near an airport killing three on board and injuring two on the ground. Names given include Louis Seibel, Ohn Langmaid, Daniel B. Stone and residents of St Louis, Bryn Mawr and Wellington.
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New York
New York City
Army Air Reserve Corps
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Kelly Field
Tex
Paul Burlingame
Louisville
West Point
Tulsa
Oklo
Municipal
Louis Seibel
Train School
Spartan
Ohn Langmaid
Daniel B. Stone
Jim Evanoff
Enna Evanoff
L. J. Carr
Evanoff
Seibel
St. Louis
Langmaid's
Bryn Mawr Pa
Stone's
Wellington
Kas
Louisiana Keeps 1 Percent Sales Tax Through 1940 End
Louisiana will retain the 1 percent sales tax on all purchases until December 31, 1940, after the house ways and means committee rejected a proposal to end the levy sooner. The move aims to protect revenue until replacement taxes become available in 1941. The bill now proceeds to the house for action.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
H. H. Huckabay
Caddo
Sam H. Jones
Delesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
House Appropriations Committee
Alvin B. Crais
Crais
B. A. Hartley
CCC Increases Louisiana Roll for CCC Camps
The civilian conservation corps will accept 1 466 Louisiana men for employment in conservation work at CCC camps statewide on July 1. Monroe district quota totals 315, with Caldwell 27 East Carroll 18 Franklin 33 Jackson 16 Lincoln 18 Madison 9 Morehouse 22 Ouachita 38 Richland 48 Tensas 7 Union 43 West Carroll 36. Applicants must be 17 to 23, unemployed and physically fit. Most will serve in Louisiana CCC camps.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Louisiana
CCC
M. B. Bowman
State Department of Public Welfare
Bowman
C. Ellis Henicai
Monroe
Caldwell
East Carroll
Franklin
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Tensas
Union
West Carroll
Monroyan On U S Ship Attacked By Bombers
Lieutenant Robert Germany of the U S S Tutuila, patrolling the Yangtze in China, survived a Japanese raid as bombs fell near the vessel forcing crew to seek cover. The Monrow family of 1504 Fairview Drive learned of the narrow escape.
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R. W. Germany
Fairview Avenue
Monroe
Yangtze River
China
U. S. S. Tutuila
Chungking
Germany
Fairview Drive
Associated Press
Monroe City High School
Novel Academy
Navy seeks 84 ships in $1.2 billion expansion plan
House and Senate naval leaders propose a $1.2 billion program to add 84 warships, boosting fleet strength by about 22 percent. The plan follows a White House briefing and precedes expected identical bills from Vinson and Walsh. President Roosevelt had just signed bills authorizing a naval air force expansion.
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Washington
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Naval Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Congressional
U.S. Planes May Be Flown Across Borders to Allies
Washington reports a Treasury State Department ruling authorizes allied war planes bought in the United States to be flown across the nation’s borders to Europe. Planes can cross the Canadian border after payment, with title transferring as the ship passes over the boundary.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Treasury
State Department
Europe
Edward F. Foley
Police Head Will Help F B I On Saboteurs
Baton Rouge reports State Police Superintendent Steve Alford says would be saboteurs are ready to act and offers department aid to the FBI and Justice Department. He proposes fingerprinting industrial workers to detect unloyal employees and urges public help in reporting suspected saboteurs.
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Baton Rouge
Steve Alford
Yjoday
United States Department of Justice
Alford
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Italy Sees Armistice Move Hinting End to War
Rome reports France seeks armistice with Germany and Italians greet the move with jubilation. Italian air forces continue raids on Malta Corsica and Tunisia while clashes occur along the Franco Italian frontier and in North Africa. Civilian casualties reported in British raids at Savona and Cagliari.
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Malta
Mediterranean
Aden
East Africa
Italy
Corsica
Tunnisia
Alps
British to Take Over All War Supplies From France
New York June 17 Reliable Wall Street sources report Britain will seize war supplies contracted for in the United States by France and buy as much more as possible here. The British French purchasing commission has orders worth over 1.6 billion dollars, chiefly airplanes, placed in this country. Undelivered orders exceed six thousand aircraft, with many more to be diverted to Great Britain.
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New York
Wall Street
France
United States
Great Britain
DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated? Press
England
Germany
War Today Explores France Britain Sea Power and Naval Risk
The piece by DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes how France being forced to yield affects Britain and its Navy. It weighs the impact of allied fleets, potential French fleet transfer, and the threat of German dominance if naval balance shifts. It considers French air power and the feasibility of cross channel action.
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Germany
Italy
Britain
England
Hitler
Early Invasion Predicted by Sir Nevile Henderson
Sir Nevile Henderson told a Lincoln meeting that Adolf Hitler will likely invade England in July rather than August or September. He warned of blockade bombing and invasion as three means to Britain’s defeat, urging a professional war stance.
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Lincoln
England
Nevile Henderson
Adolf Hitler
Plans for Transfer of German Prisoners Overseas
German prisoners in London plan transfer to British possessions overseas. Details of schedule and destinations are not fully disclosed in the report.
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London
Six Youths Die as Auto Hits Georgia Train at Crossing
Six young persons were killed when their automobile collided with a locomotive of the Atlanta Birmingham and Coast train near Lagrange Georgia. Victims named include Dan Pritchard Davie 14 Shawmut Clifford Clem 2 Langdale Ala Genelle Robinson 19 Lanette Ala Hazel Freeman 15 West Point Ga. The car was dragged 15 feet and demolished. four others were thrown from the vehicle.
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Lagrange
Atlanta
Birmingham
J. W. White
Georgia State Patrol
Vietias
Dan Pritchard Davie
Shawmut
Clifford Clem
Langdale
Ala
Genelle Robinson
Lanett
Hazel Freeman
West Point
England To Fight Declared Nation Shocked By War News
Rome reports Mussolini and Ciano left Rome for talks with Hitler as France asks for armistice. Churchill to broadcast on war situation. France seeks armistice terms while Petain vows to end the fighting and Britain vows to carry on.
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England
Rome
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Adolf Hitler
France
War at a Glance in War Affairs Across Capitals
AP summary reports France seeking peace and armistice after Petain urges halt. Britain vows to fight on. Berlin cites France capitulation and plans talks with Mussolini. German forces trap 1,000,000 French troops, seize Orleans, cross the Loire. Alsace Lorraine encircled. Italian British battles on Egypt Libyan border. US Senate debates $1 billion defense tax. Soviet troops move into Estonia Latvia Lithuania. Tokyo fears loss of Far East colonies.
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France
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Mussolini
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Maginot Line
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Lorraine
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Washington
Senate
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Estonia
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