Senate Approves Naval Funds to Speed Armament Build Up
The Senate sent to the White House a 1.492 billion naval appropriations bill to speed production of ships aircraft munitions and new air bases. It provides 1.308 billion in direct appropriations 184.372 million in contract authority and would expand Navy personnel and aviation capacity with thousands of aircraft and shore facilities funds. It also notes allied requests and ongoing arms purchases as President Roosevelt and defense officials aim to accelerate armament output.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Chamber
House
Naval
Mr. Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Defense Commission
Stephen Early
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Morgenthau
Anglo-French Purchasing Commission
American envoys urge U S speed up war supplies
Washington reports that ambassadors in Great Britain and France have been urging faster production of war materiel for the allies. White House secretary Stephen Early said President Roosevelt will meet the national defense commission to pursue mass production methods, while Bullitt and Kennedy continue telephoning and cable communications to accelerate weapons output.
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Washington
White House
Great Britain
France
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Early
Paris
William C. Bullitt
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Bullitt
Kennedy
Ideal June weekends forecast for Midwest area
Chicago forecast shows a pleasant Midwest weekend with clear skies and moderate temperatures. A Weather Bureau official notes sharp regional contrasts with southern Illinois and parts of Missouri reaching the 90s while the northwest experiences cooling storms. Cooler weather and showers are expected to move east and south by tonight, entering southern Illinois and most of Indiana.
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Chicago
Middle West
C A. Donnel
United States Weather Bureau
Midwest
Illinois
Missour
Donnel
Torren
Indiana
Buckman and George Convicted in Mail Fraud Case
A federal jury in Madison convicted B. E. Buckman, president, and Louis C. George, vice president, of mail fraud and securities law violations. Eleven indicted, two ill to stand trial. five associates freed. Sentencing not yet set. Holt to be judged alongside. Buckman and George face one to three year terms at Waupun prison for securities violations.
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Madison
B. E. Buckman
Louis C. George
B. E. Buckman & Co
Madison Investment Firm
Edwin J. Crofoot
Bay City
Tex
Buckmans
Richard E. George
Kansas City
Louis
Wilbur W. Markson
Bangor
Ino
Fielding T. Spain
Milwaukee
Clarence D. Winebrenner
G. Briggle
Springfield
Edgar C. Holt
Buckman
Carl N. Hill
George
Waupun
Holt
James C. Casey
Eau Claire
Louis P. Bracy
Oshkosh
Frank R. Shotola
Chicago
Briggle
Crofcot
Texas
U. S. Dist. Atty
John J. Boyle
Hill
Fall
Weather forecast fragment for Wisconsin daybreak to evening
Mostly cloudy conditions and light showers persist across east and south portions with a slight warm trend in the extreme south. Occasional showers expected, with cloudy skies in the morning and partial clearing later in the day.
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Wisconsin
Pia
Italy Warns 5 to Keep Out of War
Rome dispatch reports all branches of the fascist party ordered to be ready to don uniforms for a Piazza Venezia mass meeting to hear Mussolini announce declared war. Giornale d Italia editor Gayda warned the United States against intervening, suggesting a possible European intervention that could involve America.
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Italy
Rome
Fascist Party
Piazza Venezia
Mussolini
Reynolds Packard
United Press
Giornale d’Italia
Virginio Gayda
United States
America
Gayda
Benito Mussolini
Gauda Coiferii
Germany
Duke of Windsor reportedly resigns liaison post in war effort
Informed sources say the Duke of Windsor has relinquished his post as liaison officer with the British and French armies. The former king, who abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Warfield, had served as major general attached to the British expeditionary force in France. His assignment focused on maintaining contact between British and French high commands.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Wallis Warfield
France
Hatch measure reaches House amid industry plea
The rules committee moved the Hatch bill to bar pernicious political activity by about 250000 state employees funded by federal money. After a stormy path through judiciary panels, the bill awaits a House vote. Rep. Abe Murdock urged quick floor action calling it a new rights framework for federal workers. Rockwell cited Wisconsin tax and regulatory barriers forcing capital to move and industry to expand under private enterprise.
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Washington
Rules Committee
House
Hatch
Judiciary Committee
Abe Murdock
Utah
Judiciary Group
John J. Dempsey
New Mexico
Dempsey
Walter F. Rockwell
Timken-Detroit Axle Company
Chamber of Commerce
Oshkosh
New Deal
Wisconsin
British Bombers Strikes Behind German Lines
British bombers attacked German lines and targets deep in the Rohr valley and other districts after German raids along the English coast. RAF heavy bombers hit junctions and marshaling yards west of the Ruhr while coastal command raided oil depots in Belgium. Two British aircraft were missing and one lost near the Somme. Irish coastal command bombed Ghent tanks with direct hits and blazing fires observed for miles.
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Wallace Carrell
London
Somme
Air Ministry
Medina
Royal Air Force
Rohr Valley
Germany
Ruhr
Aircraft Coastal Command
Belgium
France
England
Irish Coastal Command
Ghent
Labor board attacked as fifth column in House debate
Representative Smith of Virginia portrayed the NLRB as harboring a dangerous fifth column, pledging that labor gains be preserved as Mrs. Norton of New Jersey argued to keep the Wagner Act unimpaired. Debates centered on revisions, adding board members, and broader procedural changes amid charges of bias and special committee investigations.
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Washington
Smith
Virginia
Labor Board
House
Norton
New Jersey
NLRB
Nazis Build Gross Span Over River
German forces cross the Somme at Pont Remy on a improvised pontoon bridge under French artillery fire, tanks readying on the southern heights as the drive toward southwest France enlarges. The Wehrmacht reports gains “everywhere” as Cherbourg and Le Havre targets loom, with possible Somme flank turn to threaten Paris.
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Somme
Berlin
Pont Remy
Abbeville
France
High Command
Cherbourg
England
le Havre
Paris
Eng
Knox urges nation aid allies now
Milwaukee. Colonel Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and 1936 Republican candidate for vice president, urged immediate aid to Franco British allies. He warned that failing to provide courageous readership at this hour is near treason and urged the United States to aid the allies without regard to payment to safeguard the union's future.
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Milwaukee
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
United States
Knox
Chicago Daily News
National Federation of Sales Executives
Paris and Berlin clash as French advance stalls and strikes
International dispatch reports slight Allied setbacks south of the Somme as German forces push toward Le Havre and Paris. Premier Reynaud shuffles cabinet, taking foreign affairs. Daladier exits. Italy tightens coastal controls while Crown Colony Hongkong orders Germans to depart amid global war tensions.
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Associated Press
Paris
High Command
Somme
Reynaud
Foreign Ministry
Daladier
Berlin
Heart of
France
High Command U
le Havre
Rome
Italy
Washington
Latin America
Hongkong
Jivan
Dea
Hundreds Of Tanks Destroyed In Somme Battle
Premier Paul Reynaud told the republic that hundreds of German tanks were destroyed in the great Nazi offensive on the Somme and that French high command was satisfied with the defense. He spoke as Paris faced a tense moment with fighting planes overhead and claimed optimism based on three reasons: troop escape from Flanders, resilience of Parisian morale despite bombing, and progress in the Somme battle.
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Paris
Paul Reg»naud
Republic
Somme
Europe
Germany
France
Flanders
Federal plan would raise taxes and cut exemptions
Washington reports a House subcommittee proposal to cut personal income tax exemptions from 2500 to 2000 for married or head of family and from 1000 to 800 for single filers. The $400 child exemption remains. Treasury gains are estimated at 82.5 million yearly if a supertax remains, with possible surtax boosts for incomes over 5000.
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Washington
House
Cooper
Tennessee
Treasury
Milwaukee Population Grows to 589,558 in 1940 Census
Preliminary census figures show Milwaukee's population rising from 11,309 to 589,558 over the last decade, with final counts subject to alteration. Hartford in Washington County rises from 3,745 to 3,910, Antigo gains to 9,462 from 8,610, per Green Bay area census office notices.
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Milwaukee
Federal Census Office
Hartford
Sheboygan
Wis
Washington County
A. S. Horn
Antigo
Green Bay
Green Bay Area
Secret Commons Session Called for Home Defense Debate
Prime Minister Churchill announced a secret session of the house of commons for next Tuesday to debate home defense. The house of lords scheduled a secret session Wednesday on the same subject.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
House of Lords
Samme
French Hold Front as Tanks Cross Somme Front
Paris reports German forces poured up to 2000 tanks into the Somme battle, making slight advances while French armor planes and infantry counterattacks, with French outposts along the Somme to the Bresle river holding firm. German heavy bombardments and air actions occurred near Paris and the Oise Aisne region as authorities claim Paris is still out of reach.
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The
Somme
French
War Ministry
War Office
Maxime Weygand
English Channel
Bresle River
Abbeville
Et Rae
Somme-Aisne
Rhine
Rouen
Hitler
Poland
Berlin
Oise
Aisne
High Command
Ailette
France
Saar
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