German Planes Intensify Attacks On Great Britain
German air planes pressed raids across Great Britain in a widening offensive, with two German planes shot down and heavy anti aircraft fire. Civilian casualties were reported as a woman and child died in southwest England. British raids on Dutch bases Texel Ymuiden continued with one German fighter downed.
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Dan Campbell
United Press
London
Great Britain
Holand
England
Scotland
British Isles
Channel
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Texel
Ymuiden
Holland
Germany
Ruhr
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Britain
Roosevelt 10 Submit Large Defense Plan
Washington a vast supplementary defense program costing upwards of 5 billion dollars will go to Congress next week. The plan aims to accelerate air force expansion to 90 000 planes and begin mass production of planes tanks and guns. Army shares about 4 billion and navy 1 billion in appropriations.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Navy
Army
Arandora Star Sunk With German Italian Internees
The 15 501 ton British liner Arandora Star carrying German and Italian internees to Canada was torpedoed and sunk off Ireland by a German submarine west of the North Channel. Many passengers died while about 1 000 survivors were rescued at a Scottish port. a first group had been landed at Quebec and Montreal over the weekend.
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London
Canada
Ireland
Berlin High Command
North Channel
Scotland
Quebec
Montreal
France to call National Assembly for new constitution
A dispatch from Havas in Vichy reports the French government will convene a National Assembly to draft a new constitution under the high authority of Marshal Petain. The move signals a reconfiguration of power during the wartime regime.
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France
National Assembly
Tendon
Foy Havas
Vichy
Marshal Petzin
Germans Complete French Occupation
Berlin reports the German occupation of sections of France is complete on schedule and under the terms of the French German armistice agreement. Official sources said the move aligns with the armistice plan.
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Berlin
France
Clausen Sees GOP Victory Under Willkie McNary
Fred H. Clausen of Horicon predicts the Republican ticket led by Wendell L. Willkie and Charles L. McNary will produce the party’s largest national vote in November. He says the key task is to preserve defend and safeguard the nation and its institutions and government, and that service by every citizen is required for the U S Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mearee
Wis
Fred H. Clausen
Horicon
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles L. McNary
Willkie
McNary
Clausen
Winds Wreak Texas Buildings and Crops
Damaging winds wreck houses and crops in Texas with no reported loss of life. Schoolhouses at Thorndake San Gabriel and Desmonds were crushed and damaged rigs laid waste in the affected area.
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Thorndake
San Gabriel
Desmonds
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern Off Tomorrow July 4
No newspaper will be printed tomorrow in Oshkosh as Independence Day prompts a full pause in plant activity. Reporters will cover holiday events to provide Friday’s complete news summaries.
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Northwestern
N E A Ties Academic Freedom to Democracy
Dean William S. Taylor of the University of Kentucky told the National Education Association’s 78th annual meeting that academic freedom must not shield fifth columnists. The NEA assembly for 203,429 educators said teachers must support democratic government, exposing flaws but not advocating an alternate system. The Colorado Education Association requested the statement.
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Milwaukee
America
William S. Taylor
University of Kentucky
National Education Association
United States
Colorado
W. B. Mooney
Denver
Colo
Colorado Education Association
Dean Taylor
Berlin Publishes War Plans Seized in France
Nazi news agency D N B claims allied documents seized by German forces in France reveal plans to widen the war through entangling Scandinavia Romania Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia. The Gamelin document dated March 116 urges pressure on Germany and hints at targeting Swedish ore and Romanian and Soviet oil wells.
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Berlin
Germany
Scandinavia
Romania
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Hitler
France
Maurice Gamelin
Denmark
Norway
Foreign Office
Flanders
Gamelin
Baku-Batum
Italiars Claim Victory in Attack Over British
Italy reports that Malian troops repelled a British assault on the Metemme garrison in Italian East Africa. British casualties are listed as 0 dead with ammunition and machine guns lost, while Italian anti aircraft batteries claimed hits. Italian air forces also bombed Aden, a key British base at the Red Sea entrance.
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Italy
Metemme
Italian East Africa
Aden
Red Sea
Willkie Targets Big Donors as New Deal Divide Grows
Wendell L. Willkie rejects large campaign contributions and corporate money, unveiling a $5 000 limit and a ban on corporate gifts. He forms a 12 member advisory group led by Gov Harold Stassen to steer a three man control plan while asserting the race centers on New Deal philosophy not party lines. The plan includes leaders from Dewey Taft campaigns and a push to run against Roosevelt for a third term.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Willkie
John L. Lewis
Wheeler
Montana
Lewis
Roosevelt
Stassen
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
House
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
David S. Ingalls
Cleveland
Taft
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Dewey
Paul John Kroesi
Chattanooga
Tennnessee
Oren Root Jr
Roosevelt to Leave for Hyde Park Home
President Roosevelt will depart today for his family home in Hyde Park New York. On the Fourth his program includes transferring the Franklin D Roosevelt library to house his private and official papers. He expects to return to the White House Monday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Daylight air raid alarms stun England amid raids and losses
Reports say German air raiders stage a bold daylight attack on English shores with machine gun fire as a prior night raid kills 12 and wounds 123. One Nazi bomber is destroyed. The tally marks 24th raid since June 18. In Romania Anti Jewish riots grow as Carol tries to fend off Hungarian and Bulgarian demands over Bessarabia and Bucovina losses to Russia. Budapest reports peacetime military measures. Germany hints at a white book on alleged French staff plans. Germany warns the Netherlands against disturbances of demobilization. Commander Winkelm is captured. Navy contracts total billions. Stimson may be War Secretary. Knox appointment delayed.
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Germany
Romania
Carol
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russia
Budapest
Bertin
Britain
France
Netherlands
Winkelman
Britain Refuses Japanese Demand Over Burma Route
Britain rejects Japan’s demand to close the arms route via British Burma to Chiang Kai Shek’s Chinese forces. R. A. Butler said in the Commons that questions with the United States could arise if Britain acceded. The note was received by the British ambassador in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, who forwarded views to London.
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Tokin
Great Britain
British
Burma
Chiang Kai Shek
Britain
United States
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
London
Tokio
Robert Leslie Craigie
Foreign Office
Robert
Tragic 6 Teens Die At Grade Crossing Crash Near Maywood
Six youths including Lorraine O Leary and Catherine Clark from Oak Park and Francis Freire and Joseph Santo from Chicago died when a Soo Line train struck their auto at a grade crossing as they rushed a sick friend to hospital. The driver ignored signals and swerved past stopped vehicles, sending the car 1 800 feet.
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Chacage
Maywood
Soo Line
Lorraine O'Leary
Lorraine Norns
Catherine Clark
Oak Park
Ili
Francis Freire
Joseph Santo
Dena Brennah
Chicago
Riots Spread Across Romania Amid Jewish Targeting
Anti-Semitic violence surged through Bucharest and towns from the capital to Jassy. Injuries rose as troops and police struggled to halt mobs while wealthier Jews fled or sheltered inside. Romania observed a day of mourning over territorial losses as delegates met near Odessa to discuss tensions with Russia.
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Robert St. John
Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Jassy
Bessarabia
Hungary
Transylvania
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Rumania
Bucovina
Russia
Odessa
Coun
Weather summary from Wisconsin region and Phoenix data
The report lists temperatures from official stations Phoenix and Park Falls with a high around 110 in Phoenix and 74 in Wisconsin. It notes a 24 hour period ending Tuesday 8 pm with a maximum 74 and minimum 48, precipitation 0.2, northeast wind, barometer 29.65. A year ago the highs and lows were 9 and 52 respectively.
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Wisconsin
wNam
Phoenix
Park Falls
Beckstaff Oerivatory
Unified Wisconsin Democrats Form Harmony Committee
A Milwaukee meeting of Wisconsin Democrats created a unified eight member committee to plan campaign strategy for state and national races. Members include Broughton Keller Weisman Slocum Callahan Glerum Falver and Carroll. A July 6 Fond du Lac delegate meeting will select representatives for national panels.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Thomas F. Millane
Millane
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan
Frank Kuhl
Gustave J. Keller
Appleton
J. M. Weisman
Racine
John Slocum
Madison
William Callahan
Garner
Jay D. Glerum
Kenosha
Lawrence Falver
Fond du Lac
William C. Carroll
Prairie du Chien
Carroll
Broughton
Chicago
Dentist Dr Harvey H Vickers Dies in Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva Wisconsin Dr Harvey H Vickers 49 longtime dentist and school board member died last night from a heart ailment after 21 years of practice.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Harvey H. Vickers
Knox Nomination Clears Way for Navy Secretary Vote
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee approved Col. Frank Knox's nomination for secretary of the navy nine to five, paving the way for Senate consideration early next week of Knox and Henry Stimson’s nomination for secretary of war. Knox testified he opposed sending American troops to Europe and affirmed his stance amid questions over wartime aid.
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Washington
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Navy
Senate
Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Naval Committee
United States
Europe
Stimson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Walsh
Massachusetts
Russell
Georgia
Byrd
Louisiana
Lucas
Ilinois
Hale
Maine
Barbour
New Jersey
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Bone
Holt
West Virginia
Johnson
California
Helen Essary
Democrat
Fred Essary
Baltimore
Essary
Rehoboth Beach
del. Knox
England
Atlantic
Pacific
Japan
Indication of Rain in Fourth Prediction
Forecaster G. E. Dunn predicted a cool yet pleasant July 4 with no rain expected across the nine state region. Temperatures were forecast to hold in the 60s overnight, rising to 70s and 80s from the Mississippi eastward and around 90 in the Dakotas and western Minnesota.
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Chicago
G. E. Dunn
North Central
Dunn
Tomorow
Mississippi
Ohio River
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
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