Italy Orders Ships Off Sea in Rome’s Move
New York reports Rome ordered all Italian ships at sea to proceed to neutral ports and canceled sailings. Italo Verrando of Italian Line said the orders came directly from Rome and affect seven ships in American ports or waters. Cargo vessels from Key West to Cape Hatteras were told to divert to U.S. ports by noon, with Arsa Anssa Alberta held in port and Belvedere staying in Philadelphia. Shipping circles noted confidential advices and questioned Rex’s June sailing. Conte Biancamano remained at Balboa pending further instructions.
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U.2
Italo Verrando
Italian Line
Verrando
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Zew
United States
Key West
Cape Hatteras
Pacific Coast
Arsa
Anssa
Alberta
Belvedere
Philadelphia
Rex
America
Conte Biancamano
Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
Montevideo
London
The
Italian Lines
Reynolds Packard
United Press Staff
Tax measure advanced by house group to fund defense
A house tax subcommittee tentatively approved a bill to raise about 1.006 billion dollars annually to Finance half the national defense program. The plan lowers personal exemption amounts and enacts a 10 percent flat income tax increase plus a 1 percent rise on corporate taxes and higher surtaxes for incomes from 6000 to 100000. The measure aims to bring 2.05 million new taxpayers into the system and may go to the full committee soon.
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Cooper
Tennessee
Capitol
Roosevelt
Civil and Military Leaders To Confer At Teidler Office
Milwaukee leaders meet to discuss broad cooperation in national defense with a focus on aviation and industrial production. Maj. Gen Irving Fish and Harold Falk expected. Governors Heil and Zeidler to report findings from Washington on cooperation and potential military airports and an aircraft factory in Wisconsin.
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Carl F. Zeidler
National Guard
Wisconsin
Defense Council
Heil
Zeicher
Irving Fish
Harold Falk
Secretary of War
Hell
Zeidler
James Law
Madison
Governors Defense Council
Washington
U S Wichita Sails South America on Friendly Visit
The heavy cruiser U S S Wichita heads to South American ports for a friendly visit, following the U S S Quincy's departure for Rio de Janeiro. Wichita, a 10 000 ton vessel with 32 knot speed, carries four aircraft, nine eight inch guns and eight anti aircraft guns, and is crewed by 551.
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Charles Edison
U. S. S. Wichita
Quincy
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Uruguay
Brazil
Navy Department
Wichita
Western Front Tension Escalates as Allied Planes Hit Targets
International at a glance reports cannon planes targeting German tanks destroying four hundred units. Weygand orders no withdrawal as front holds near a two hundred mile western line. Nazi bombers strike central France and England while French counterattacks slow their advances near Paris. Berlin claims break through on the Weygand line though German bombers suffer nerve strain. U S embassy warns citizens to return home amid grim prospects and possible last chance ships. Italian ships ordered off seas hint at entry into war as Somme front steadies.
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Associated Press
Weygand
France
Paris
Berlin
High Command
Lenden
U. S
Somme
England
New York
Italy
British Bomb Rail Centers and Allied Air Raids
British flyers bombed railway centers and freight yards in Belgium and northwest Germany last night, with direct hits on a Somme estuary bridge. British air output rose sharply while raids on England continued. The Admiralty imposed a three mile curfew for merchant ships around the United Kingdom as Americans in Britain were urged to return home. The liner Washington planned to sail Bordeaux to Lisbon to collect refugees before heading to New York.
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Somme-Aisne
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Ministry of Home Security
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Air Force
Admiralty
United Kingdom
Roosevelt seeks power to trade surplus arms with Allies
President Roosevelt announced plans to ask Congress for legislation to authorize returning surplus weapons to manufacturers. The move would enable private firms to sell large stocks of American war supplies to Allied nations, with authority already allowing returns of aircraft and ammunition. Navy recently returned 50 warplanes for sale, but older items like the .75 cannon lack such procedures. The president also noted he read a New York Times editorial on universal military training.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Navy
Aslies
New York Times
House Rejects NLRB Increase
Washington reports the House refused to substitute a five member labor board for the current three member setup. A voice vote defeated a proposal for an entirely new and larger membership while other plans to create a new three man board or add two members remained under consideration.
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Washington
House
Missing Wisconsin farmer found walking along highway
Sheriff George E. Alderson announced John Ergelke, a farmer missing since May 30, was found walking along a highway near Ga je na MIL and was taken to his home near Belmont.
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George E. Alderson
John Ergelke
Jena
Mil
Belmont
Turks Face Momentous Dilemma Over Allies Pact
Turkish officials say the mutual assistance treaty with Britain and France could force Turkey to join a war if the Balkans are attacked or the Mediterranean is threatened. Some diplomats doubt Italy will risk siding with Germany, while Ankara keeps sizable forces in Thrace and along coasts ready to aid Greece or deter invasions.
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Edward Kennedy
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Turkey
Britain
France
Balkans
Mediterranean
Jainly
Mussolini
Ray
Dnce
Germany
Italy
Thrace
Bosporus
Greece
Alexandreita
Syna
Caucasus
Russia
Weather summary from Wisconsin to Texas and Yellowstone
Daily weather report from Associated Press shows cloudy cool conditions in Wisconsin and Northwestern states with general fair skies. Station data includes San Antonio and Abilene readings, 24 hour totals, temperatures from 36 to 58 degrees, 2 inches of precipitation, southwest wind, barometer 29.55, and a year ago record of 57 and 66 degrees.
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Wisconsin
Bniek eTpeTachTes
Dureau
San Antonio
Abliene
Yellowstone
Bis- From
Cherbourg Bombed Again by German Warplanes
Berlin reports Nazi air raids on Cherbourg harbor and central and eastern France airfields causing heavy damage. The Weygand line is claimed breached along the entire front. Allied air losses cited as seventy four planes versus nine German planes and the sinking of a speed boat. German aims center on the annihilation of France and England.
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Berlin
Cherbourg
France
Atlantic
Weyland
Germany
England
Heavy windstorm unsettles Open golf championship field
A violent windstorm disrupted the Open golf tournament at the Cleveland course. Lawson Little led after two rounds with 141, while Sam Snead Ben Hogan and other top contenders struggled as gusts toppled tents and forced spectators to seek shelter. several players quit or halted rounds as the gale raged.
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Gayle Talbot
Cleveland
Lawson Little
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Snead
Hogan
Nazi Forces Trebled For Great Drive
Paris battle report says German arms tripled since Wednesday as reserves poured in to crush Weygand line. Spokesmen claim massive tank losses, reduced air attacks, and a seven mile advance toward Soissons on the Aisne canal. French counts warn three times as many Germans in action, with defenses stiffening along the Weygand line and roads barricaded as 1.4 million Germans potentially engage France from Abbeville to the Union road.
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Ralph Heinzen
United Press
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France
Belgium
Germany
Flanders
Soissons
Aisne Canal
Laon
Maxime Weygand
Adolf Hitler
Weygand
Abbeville
Inion Road
Chemin Des Dames
Somme
I Generalissimo
Cooler Weather Forecast For Wisconsin Tomorrow
The federal weather bureau forecast cooler weather for Wisconsin after the previous day's heat. Madison hit 91, La Crosse 90, Milwaukee 82, Green Bay 78, with most locations lower. Rain occurred across several cities, Appleton lost power during a storm, and 14 year old Fem MecGuire was slightly injured by a fallen wire. The outlook calls for partly cloudy and cooler tonight and generally fair, continuing cool tomorrow.
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U.P
Wissonsin
Federal Weather Bureau
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Mercury
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la Crosse
Green Bay
Park Falls
Wausau
Superior
Wis
Duluth
Minn
Escanaba
Mich
Dubuque
Jand
Appleton
Appleton High School
Fem Mec-Guire
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Ind
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Springheid
Columbia
Keokuk
Cairo
Des Mores
Evansville
Indianapolis
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Ediumn
Peoria
Fort Wayne
Omaha
Neb
Weygand Line Holds Firm Amid Paris Battle
Paris reports Weygand line holding firmly as Allied air actions damage German tanks. German communique says fighting on schedule with some inroads. A Maginot fort withstood 1006 artillery shells while front near Paris sees heavy troop movement and high travel demand. Premier Reynaud expresses confidence as Weygand urges troops to hold soil of France.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Weygand
Somme
Aisne
Battlefront
Seine River
Maginot
Rhine
Reynaud
Séhjate Army Commission
Mile
Maxime Weygand
France
Democrats to Outline Fall Campaign in Green Bay
Wisconsin Democrats gathered in Green Bay for their state convention to launch candidacies and plan the fall campaign. Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago headlined the banquet and committee meetings followed. Potential gubernatorial candidate William E. O Brien and William B. Rubin are discussed, with Frank E. McGovern named as possible. Daneil J. Grady of Portage viewed for the Senate seat. All party factions were seen to be represented at the meeting events.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Wiliam E. O Brien
State Highway Commission
Wiliam B. Rubin
Franck E. McGovern
Milwaukee
Atty
Daneiel J. Grady
Portage
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