British Empire Will Continue War On Germany
The British empire plans to keep fighting Nazi Germany to the last, despite France choosing peace. An authoritative statement, echoed by official circles, confirms Britain’s firm resolve to continue the struggle until victory, with similar stance expected from allied nations.
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Germany
London
France
Press Association
Great Britain
Britain
Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Millenniums Warning and Roses on East Washington Street
Pa New observes life on the east side noting early millennium hints in street upgrades and neighborhood gestures. June brings roses and brides but marriage licenses face a thorny joke. Thomas Ferguson, a telegrapher, buys a Union township home and tends plants while teaching lima beans to climb. Cows fear not, hay crops promise abundance. Prof Leslie on Moore Avenue displays a diverse flower show worth seeing.
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Thomas Ferguson
Union Township
R. G. Leslie
Moore Avenue
New Castle
Daily Weather Summary for The United States
The 24 hour period ending 5 p m Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 80 and a minimum of 53 with precipitation totaling .02 inches. The river stage stood at 7.6 feet. For the 24 hours ending 5 p m Saturday the maximum reached 86 and the minimum 68 with precipitation of 1.61 inches.
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United States
Latvia and Estonia Accept Soviet Demands
Moscow announces Latvia and Estonia have accepted new Soviet demands including reinforcement of garrisons and friendly governments. A Riga dispatch notes troops crossed the border and warships entered Riga harbor. The mutual assistance pact with the USSR is described as impermissible and intolerable. Lithuania's government is also reshaped with a left wing lineup.
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Moscow
Latvia
Estonia
DNB
Riga
Lithuania
Ussr
Russia
Reuters
Kaunas
M. Paleckis
Kreve Mickevicius
Refugees Return to Paris as Nazi Rule Opens
Paris awoke to fall of Paris as refugees streamed back into the capital under Nazi control. A Champs Elysees parade and tomb ceremony marked victory as Stukas roared overhead. Victorious German forces led a long, weary exodus of defeated columns nearby.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Germany
Rome Sees Separate Peace With Germany Imminent
In Rome today prominent circles argued a separate peace with Germany may be achievable through a third power. They noted potential Spanish aid and Franco’s close ties to Mussolini and Hitler, with Petain the French premier. The briefing hints Spain could mirror Italy’s wartime role. BAY IN NEW CASTLE-
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International
Rome
Germany
Italy
Spain
Francisco Franco
Mussolini
Hitler
Henri Philippe Petain
Bay
New Castle
Five Egyptian Soldiers Killed in Italian Air Raids
Cairo reports five Egyptian soldiers killed and nine wounded in four Italian air raids yesterday. Sollum Sidennarani and Mersamatru bombed with Mersamatru twice attacked. A 200 pound bomb near a dugout shelter wounded Chicago Daily News reporter Richard Mowrer and others. Cabinet action on Italy awaited.
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International News Service
Cairo
Sollum
Sidenarrani
Mersamatru
Reuters
Richard Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Italy
Italian Planes Also In Attacks Bulletin
Rome reports enemy planes bombed Cagliari Savona and other cities and the countryside while raiders were driven off at Palermo. Italian planes bombed Malta Tunis the Sudan and Kenya. The communique says air bases and airfields at Malta Corsica Tunisia were bombed with one British plane shot down. Civilian and ground casualties noted at Savona and Cagliari.
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International News Service
Rome
Cagliari
Savona
Palermo
Malta
Tunis
Sudan
Kenya
Corsica
Tunisia
New Naval Expansion Proposal Aims to Boost U S Navy
Washington June 17 The administration proposed a 1.2 billion dollar naval building program to raise the navy by 22 percent to the largest in the world. Senators Walsh and Vinson, chairs of the senate and house naval affairs committees, introduced identical bills authorizing the plan citing changing international conditions.
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Washington
Sen. Walsh
Mass
Rep. Vinson
Senate
House Naval Affairs
New Castle
Zerbe longtime Venango coroner dies after skeet range collapse
Franklin Pa June 17 county officials mourn the death of John Irwin Zerbe 61 coroner since 1934. He collapsed at the Venango Rod and Gun Club skeet range yesterday. Zerbe was a Zem Zem temple Erie active in American Legion 49 and 8 and Masonic circles.
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International News Service
Franklin
Venango County
John Irwin Zerbe
Venango
Zerbe
Zem Zem Temple
Erie
American Legion
Twelve Die As Army Planes Crash In Queens Village
At Mitch ell Field two army bombers collided and crashed in flames over Queens Village Long Island killing at least 12 people including eleven air force members. A spectator is thought to be the twelfth victim as wreckage struck three nearby houses and emergency squads rushed to the scene.
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New York
Mitchell Field
Queens Village
Long Island
U.S. Air Force
Paul Burlingame
Louisville
West Point
J. F. Dow
Halpin
H. P. Bedent
Little Rock
Ark
Richard M. Bylander
Martin J. Costello
New Bedford
Mass
Kraschewski
Dellingsland
N. J
Clinton O. Rhode
Clinton
P. R. Lambert
Newton Highland
J. H. Hail
Lawrence
Kas
Claude A. Shelbner
Hempstead
N. Y
Frank X. Deeley
Daytona Beach
Fla
New Castle
German Troops Reach Swiss Border Near Alsace Lorraine
Berlin reports motorized German units reached the Swiss border at Pontarlier southeast of Besancon closing a ring around French forces in Alsace Lorraine. London officials say fighting continued in France. Berne confirms rumor Swiss permission for German troop movement was denied.
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Berlin
Pontarlier
Bescancon
Alsace-Lorraine
London
France
Landon insists he is not a candidate in 1940 race
Alf M. Landon, former Republican nominee, arrived in Philadelphia for the G. O. P. convention and declared he is absolutely not a candidate this year. He urged a concise party creed and favored sending supplies to the Allies as a member of the resolutions committee.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
White House
Kansas
Resolutions Committee
Landon
New Castle
Pittsburgh Man Drowns Sunday
Henry G. Barr 22 of East Liberty drowned in Slippery Rock creek at McConnell's Mills near Ellwood City after an apparent heart attack while swimming. Rescue squads found his body at 7 a.m. and he was to be sent to East Liberty, following description of the aeronautical engineer who had just graduated from Pitt.
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Slippery Rock
McConnell's Mills
Henry G. Barr
Emerson Avenue
East Liberty
T. F. Nugent
Ellwood City
van Gorder
Barr
Pitt
McConnell
Ponder Fate Of French Navy And Colonies
American officials in Washington weigh the fate of the French navy and colonies as France seeks peace with Germany. State Department had not received any word from diplomats on France abandoning the fight against the Nazis. Sustained attack.
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Washington
New World
France
Germany
State Department
New Castle
Japanese Vows Sustained Attack on Chungking
A Japanese foreign office spokesman said Japan will maintain a sustained attack on Chungking the provisional capital of the Chiang Kai-shek regime despite protests from any quarter.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office
Japan
Chunking
Chiang Kang-Shek
Turbulent Democratic Committee Meeting Renames Shaw Chairman
John B. Shaw of Washington township was re elected county chairman after a tense session at the courthouse. Sheriff's deputies and eight city police were needed to quell tempers as opponents claimed the meeting was out of order. Shaw’s faction maintained control throughout the proceedings.
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Democratic Committee
Shaw
John B. Shaw
Washington Township
Court House
Joseph F. Travers
Merle Hildebrand
France's Peace Decision Seen as Tragic But Inevitable
London reports Britain accepts Marshal Petain's decision to sue for peace as tragic but inevitable. The British stance shows intent to continue the fight alone, with navy status a key issue. Officials seek clarity, while some believe Germany may pursue a peace offensive via the United States.
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Charles A. Smith
London
Great Britain
Marshal Henri Petain
France
Britain
Germany
United States
City Weather Reels Under 1.61 Inch Rainfall Saturation
A tropical style storm drenched the city Saturday with 1.61 inches of rain in about an hour. Gardens suffered heavy washing and dirt streets were badly eroded though stone gutters built with WPA labor mitigated hillside damage.
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Tropics
New Castle
State Department Hears From Bullitt
Ambassador William C. Bullitt in Paris reports to the State Department that the French capital is occupied without loss of life and that all staff members are safe. The message was sent via Berlin and received today.
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International News Service
Washington
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Berlin
State Department
U S Moves to Freeze French Financial Credits
Washington reports say officials from State and Treasury met with President Roosevelt in a likely first step to freeze French credits in the United States. Hull Berle Morgenthau Bell attended at the White House as a spokesman noted possible British takeovers of French airplane and war materiel orders. French investments in the U S run about 600 million dollars with roughly half in dollar balances and about 500 million in gold deposits.
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International News Service
Washington
State
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Berle
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Bell
United States
France
New Castle
Will Fly Planes Across Canadian Border For Allies
Washington reports the treasury allows American airplanes to cross into Canada for delivery to allies with American pilots. Aircraft may pass title to foreign ownership in flight, eliminating the need to tow planes. The action cites Houston, Maine, airport limits and was sent to the State Department.
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International News Service
Washington
The
Treasury
Houston
State Department
New Castle
Death Record notices for James Anderson Keeley Barr
James E. Anderson, 48, Ellwood road. Mrs. Paul McDonald, 68, 313 Walnut street. John Joseph Keeley, 79, 7 Baroline street. Henry G. Barr, 22, East Liberty are listed in the June 17 1940 death notices with ages and last known addresses.
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James E. Anderson
Ellwood Road
Paul McDonald
Walnut Street
John Joseph Keeley
Baroline Street
Henry G. Barr
East Liberty
France seeks peace. Petain asks terms in bid for halt
June 17 report from Bordeaux says Marshal Petain announced France has laid down arms and seeks honorable peace. He asked to learn German conditions and Hitler plans to meet Mussolini to discuss the accord. French command ordered hostilities ceased pending Germany's reply as remnants fight on front. Intermediary Jose Felix de la Querica named to convey terms to Petain.
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Reichsfuerher
Adolf Hitler
France
Marshal Petain
Henri Phillipe Petain
Thefuehrer
Mussolini
Bordeaux
Republic of France
Jose Felix de la Querica
Germans announce capture of Orleans in France
Berlin reports on June 17 that German high command announced the capture of the French city Orleans a strategic point on the Loire River. The notice references the seizure as a significant development in the French defense. Bay in New Castle.
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International News Service
Berlin
Orleans
Loire
New Castle
Rainy Picnic Warnings Push Indoor Plans
Arthur Mometer notes the weather saboteurs picnics with rain at will spoiling lunches and games. He advises indoors setups or carrying rain gear and umbrellas. Today’s high is eighty two.
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Berne
Switzerland
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