29 Persons Are Under Arrest As Nazi Spies
New York June 30. Seven charged with espionage pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court. Eighteen others including two women pleaded innocent. All 25 held on $25,000 bail to July 15. Names include Stein Kleiss Waalen Wheeler-Hill Brockhoff Siegler Stigler and Roeder among others. FBI roundup followed.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
U. S
Martin C. Epstein
Lilly Barbara Carola Stein
Manhattan
Hartwig Kleiss
Leo Waal_en
Axeil Wheeler-Hill
James Wheeler-Hill
Fritz Kuhn
Alfred E. Brockhoff
West New York
N. J
Erwin Wilhelm Siegler
Franz Stigler
Germany
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eghteen
New Jersey
Michigan
Wisconsin
Frederick Joubert Duquesne
Carl L. Norden Company
Norden
U. S. Army
Herman Lang
Schwarzenbach Am Wald
Everett Minster Roder
Mer ~N. Y
FBI
Roeder
Sperry
E. J. Gonnellex
Suspec
Iowa Administrator for F H A Named
Des Moines newspaper notes the state appoints Tesva administrator of the Federal Housing Administration effective immediately. Frank Jo Comfort, Democratic National Committeeman, states the family has not yet settled. Experience in real estate and estate planning cited. role connected to a Des Moines bank’s property department.
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Des Moines
Sheen
Tesva
Frank Jo Comfort
Democrate Onetional
Seid
Wil
Man Dies After Auto Hit Near Zearing Iowa
Mac Deal, about 65, of Zearing, dies at a Marshalltown hospital after being struck by an automobile west of Zearing. He had just left a bus and was walking into town. The driver Floyd Conkin, 21, State Center, said he was blinded by the lights of another machine. Deal suffered a broken leg, back, and head fractures.
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Zearing
Mac Deal
Marshalltown
Here
Deal
Floyd Conkin
State Center
Young Men 21 Must Register
United Press report from Washington notes about 750,000 men aged 21 will register for selective service tomorrow. Draft boards nationwide will record those who have turned 21 since R-day last Oct 16, with many projected into the army to meet Roosevelt's 900,000-man quota for the new fiscal year. The policy favors physically fit, single men and automatic deferments for those 28 or older.
France breaks with Soviet Union in diplomatic rupture
Vichy France severed diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union amid a government claim that Soviet diplomatic and consular agents in France were engaged in activities detrimental to public order and national security. Mobilized guards were posted at key sites and several staff members were reportedly detained as the foreign break was announced by Jean Francois Derlan.
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Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Vichy
France
Soviet Union
Real
Vie
Dimitri Begomaiov
Jean Frances Derlan
Elfex
Viens
Streins
Sayigt
Soviet Conscription Extends to Labor Force in Baltic
Officials in Leningrad and Riga announce decrees extending conscription to able men aged 16 to 30 and women 16 to 45 for defense work. A Baltic military district order cites German sabotage and spy activity, ordering removal of civilian radio gear and banning loitering on streets and balconies.
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Teningry
Baltic
Hoover Air Address Outlined Seven Point Plan
In a NBC radio address June 30 former President Herbert Hoover outlined a seven point program to keep the United States nondefeatist non isolationist and noninterventionist toward the war. He urged aiding Britain and China but not sending American troops into war zones while arming for Western Hemisphere defense. He called on Congress to decide peace or war and warned against ideological wars to impose the four freedoms by force. He urged improving freedoms at home and hoped for a future peace table without war hates, with a concrete plan for any conference.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
NBC Red
Russia
Hoover
Britain
China
Congress
United States
Germans Make Little Advance In Poland and Russia
United Press reports show German forces advancing up to 260 miles from the Polish border into Russia, but delays in issuing a victory communique hint at slower progress and stronger Russian resistance. The Russian defense holds a 2500 mile front from Finland to the Black Sea, with long, cautious withdrawals and no decisive breakthrough imminent.
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U. S
United Press
Russia
Finland
Black Sea
Building Collapse Crashes Navy Hemp Storage Site in Minnes
A three story building in Minnesota collapsed today, dumping tons of United States navy hemp into a vacant structure. The Casemt Tre building, used for hemp storage under a government contract, had contained refrigeration equipment and been vacant with no one inside at the time.
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United States Navy
Percival Co
Farm youth drowned near Gladbrook in Iowa
Gladbrook Iowa June 30 A farm youth Melvin Zink 19 from Green Mountain drowned yesterday in Union Grove Lake near Gladbrook. He could not swim and had gone wading with three companions when the accident occurred.
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Gladbrook
Melvin Zink
Green Mountain Farm
Union Grove Lake
Zink
Germans Slow Blitzkrieg Pace In Early War Effort
Russian forces appeared to slow the German blitzkrieg as reports cited the capture of Lwow and massed forces near Minsk. The warfront widened on the Russo-Finnish border while Nazi communiques claimed occupation of Lwow in southeastern Poland, west of the former frontier, with fighting ongoing near Kiev and Minsk.
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Joe Alex Morris
U. P
United Press
Ukraine
Kiev
Minsk
Mirsk
Onch
Iowa Heat Wave Soars Across State With Heavy Rain
Weather reports show scattered showers over the past 24 hours with Iowa cities recording notable rainfall. Davenport measured 1.98 inches while Waterloo reported 0.90, Iowa City 1.04, and other towns such as Estherville and Decorah recorded around 0.9 inches as heat continues to grip the region.
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Eratures
Tomorreey
Estherville
Davenport
Waterloo
Towa City
Charles City
Decorah
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Forest City
Mine explosion leaves 12 unaccounted for at Rochester mine
Indiana Pa June 39 UP Rescue workers recovered two bodies as they fought a “dead lair” in attempting to reach at least 12 other miners believed trapped by a dust explosion in the McIntyre mine of Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal company. Heath F. Clark, president of the company, said 20 others were freed earlier and one identified as Albert Cook. The blast likely started from ignition of dust at the heading face.
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Indiana
Lair
Ateast
McIntyre
Rochester
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Heath
Clark
Albert Cook
First Heat Victim Dies in Omaha
A man tentatively identified as Chester Whit4 of Bluffs collapsed in the state high office building and died after being treated. Investigators say he may have been an interim participant in a summer heat event. authorities pursued applications and delayed a price inquiry as the case developed.
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Omaha
Chester Whit4
Bluffs
Boy Accidentally Killed by Gun Near Farm East of Here
A boy died in an accidental gun incident on a farm area east of town. The victim was reported as the son of Mr. Ea Aldinger. Investigators are awaiting further details as the case is investigated on the rural property.
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Ea Aldinger
Here
Britain Bombed German Points in 72nd Raid of War
June 30 report: British raids heavily hit Tam omen district shipyards and other targets in northwestern Germany. The 72nd raid of the war paused by weather but resumed with large fires and extensive damage. Berlin claims 11 British bombers shot down. British attacks along the French coast yielded no German opposition. German air attacks on Britain were minor with few bombs causing no casualties.
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Lender
Itish
Tamomen
Germany
Berlin
Air Ministry
Britain
England
Fir
Europe
Middle East
Ger
Death Comes to Paderewski in New York Apartment
Tenace Jan Paderewski died in a 10 room New York apartment where he spent his final months. He passed away late last night from pneumonia after battles with war injuries and declining health. His sister Mme Strackacz and aides Kowopalla were with him. The report notes his renowned musical genius and Polish heritage in the days after his death.
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Earl B. Steele
United
New York
IPT
Tenace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Mme
Dean Strackacz
I. Kollopalla
Owas
Oak Ridge
Association of Ronprhey
Chief Justice Hughes Term Ends Today
Chief Justice Hughes ends his term today marking the transition in the judiciary. The move concludes a prominent era, with anticipated ceremonies and remarks from legal officers and colleagues.
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Hughes
50 Head Cattle Burned In Motor Crash Near Salix
A motor crash near Salix ta. June 20 caused a fire that burned 50 head of cattle and killed Maquoreta. The KR L L fire swept through a building, $15,109 in damage reported, several employees escaped Injury. The accident involved a motor vehicle and a truck tractor pulling a hay bale trailer. Deno Kenny was struck by a vehicle in the incident.
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Maquoreta
KR. L
Deno Kenny
Salix
Iowa Gasoline Tax Collections Jump in June Report
State treasurer W. G. C. Bagley announced Iowa gasoline tax receipts reached a high for June totaling 8,233,007 dollars, up 5191,784 from June 1940. June’s revenue exceeded the prior year, and July figures were anticipated higher as the tax continues to rise.
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W. G. C. Bagley
Congress Clean Up Fiscal Year
Washington June 39 United Press staff correspondent Congress meets an hour earlier to jam through seven appropriation bills totaling more than 4 000 000 000 before the 1941 fiscal year which already has been memorable for two all time appropriations records The total cash appropriations for the session will approximate 33 000 000 000 and leaders hope to have the last of the bills ready for President Roosevelt s signature by night The senate is to consider first the 1942 1 060 500 026 agriculture department bill carrying funds for soil conservation and parity payments It may be increased 50 000 600 by the transfer of an item for the food stamp plan from the relief bill A deadlock on the 936 390 000 relief bill probably will be broken and permitting that measure to be pushed through quickly The deadlock had been caused by objections to inclusion of food stamp funds in the relief bill The house already was approved conference reports on the labor federal security bill carrying funds for social security moments whose present total of 171 627 260 may be increased by senate action the 54 300 500 District of Columbia 25 087 486 legislative appropriation Other bill in conference awaiting final action in one or both houses are the 17 055 000 000 and deficiency bill and the 279 Continued on Page Three
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John R. Beal
United Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
Rescue Nurses and Marines Rescue Mission Details
A June report notes six American Red Cross nurses and U S Marines carried out a rescue operation near Washington and Juneau. Details are incomplete due to fragmented text but indicate a coordinated effort involving Red Cross personnel and Marines to reach frightened, threatened, or stranded individuals during a perilous transit.
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Washington
Juneau
Td Retheen
Labor disputes settle across multiple sites in defense era
United Press reports widespread labor peace as thousands of workers return to defense plants. AFL CIO machinists in San Francisco Bay yards accept a coast master contract with 1.12 base wage and time and a half overtime. Other unions resume work after standoffs in Midland Marysville Pittsburgh and Inglewood amid arbitration talks and pending national boards.
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United Press
San Francisco
CIO
AFL
Bay Area
Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Company
Chemical
United Mine Workers
Marysville
United Automobileorkers
CPO
Chrysler
Pittsburgh
National Defense Mediation Board
NDMMB
Inglewood
Uaw-Cio
American Potash and Chemical Company
Governor Makes More Appointments at Mason City
The governor announced additional appointments related to medical examiners in Mason City and surrounding areas, detailing terms and roles for the new appointees in a formal gubernatorial release.
Lt. McCracken of Iowa Killed in Crash
A report notes Lt. McCracken of Iowa was killed in a crash while a companion Walter W. Vio parachuted and landed safely. Details are sparse due to missing text but authorities say the incident occurred during routine watch and involves several named individuals, including Griffin and Harry Fu.
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Walter W. Vio
Griffin Thes Ste
Harry Fu
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